American college football season
2000 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August – November 2000 Playoffs November – December 2000 Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA Champion Mount Union (5)Gagliardi Trophy (QB), Pacific Lutheran
← 1999 ·
NCAA Division III football seasons
· 2001 →
The 2000 NCAA Division III football season , part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 2000, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2000 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia . The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their fifth Division III championship by defeating the Saint John's (MN) Johnnies , 10−7.
The Gagliardi Trophy , given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to , quarterback from Pacific Lutheran .[1]
Conference standings [ ]
2000 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Hardin–Simmons $^
9
–
0
12
–
1
Mary Hardin–Baylor
8
–
1
9
–
1
Austin
6
–
3
7
–
3
Howard Payne
6
–
3
6
–
4
McMurry
5
–
4
6
–
4
Texas Lutheran
4
–
5
4
–
6
Mississippi College
3
–
6
3
–
7
Sul Ross
2
–
7
2
–
7
Louisiana College
1
–
8
2
–
8
East Texas Baptist
1
–
8
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Wesley $^
6
–
0
9
–
2
Ferrum
4
–
2
6
–
4
Methodist
4
–
2
6
–
4
Frostburg State
3
–
3
4
–
6
Salisbury State
3
–
3
5
–
5
Greensboro
1
–
5
5
–
5
Chowan
0
–
6
2
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Western Maryland $^
7
–
0
10
–
2
Muhlenberg
5
–
2
9
–
2
Ursinus
5
–
2
8
–
3
Johns Hopkins
4
–
3
5
–
5
Dickinson
4
–
3
5
–
5
Swarthmore
2
–
5
4
–
5
Gettysburg
1
–
6
1
–
9
Franklin & Marshall
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Illinois Wesleyan +
6
–
1
9
–
1
Millikin +^
6
–
1
9
–
2
Wheaton (IL) +
6
–
1
8
–
2
Augustana (IL)
4
–
3
7
–
3
North Central (IL)
3
–
4
5
–
5
Carthage
1
–
6
4
–
6
North Park
1
–
6
3
–
7
Elmhurst
1
–
6
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 Freedom Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Springfield (MA) $^
6
–
0
11
–
2
Western Connecticut
5
–
1
10
–
1
Norwich
3
–
3
7
–
3
Plymouth State
3
–
3
5
–
5
Merchant Marine
3
–
3
3
–
6
WPI
1
–
5
2
–
8
Coast Guard
0
–
6
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Bluffton +
5
–
1
7
–
3
Hanover +^
5
–
1
8
–
4
Defiance
4
–
2
7
–
3
Anderson (IN)
3
–
3
4
–
6
Franklin (IN)
3
–
3
4
–
6
Manchester
1
–
5
2
–
8
Mount St. Joseph
0
–
6
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Aurora $^
7
–
0
7
–
4
Benedictine (IL)
6
–
1
7
–
3
Concordia (WI)
5
–
2
7
–
3
Greenville
3
–
4
6
–
5
MacMurray
3
–
4
5
–
5
Lakeland
3
–
4
4
–
6
Eureka
1
–
6
2
–
8
Concordia (IL)
0
–
7
0
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Central (IA) $^
10
–
0
12
–
1
Wartburg
9
–
1
9
–
1
Buena Vista
7
–
3
7
–
3
Coe
6
–
4
6
–
4
Simpson
6
–
4
6
–
4
Luther
5
–
5
5
–
5
Loras
4
–
6
4
–
6
Cornell (IA)
3
–
7
3
–
7
Upper Iowa
3
–
7
3
–
7
William Penn
2
–
8
2
–
8
Dubuque
0
–
10
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Hope $^
5
–
0
8
–
2
Albion
3
–
2
7
–
3
Alma
3
–
2
6
–
4
Kalamazoo
3
–
2
5
–
4
Adrian
1
–
4
2
–
8
Olivet
0
–
5
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Commonwealth
Widener x^
5
–
0
12
–
2
Moravian
3
–
2
6
–
4
Susquehanna
2
–
3
7
–
3
Lebanon Valley
2
–
3
4
–
6
Albright
2
–
3
3
–
7
Juniata
1
–
4
1
–
9
Freedom
Lycoming x
4
–
0
7
–
2
King's (PA)
3
–
1
7
–
4
Wilkes
2
–
2
5
–
6
Delaware Valley
1
–
3
3
–
7
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham
0
–
4
1
–
9
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
St. Norbert $^
9
–
0
10
–
1
Ripon
8
–
1
9
–
1
Illinois College
5
–
4
6
–
4
Carroll (WI)
5
–
4
5
–
5
Grinnell
5
–
4
5
–
5
Beloit
3
–
6
3
–
7
Lake Forest
3
–
6
3
–
7
Monmouth (IL)
3
–
6
3
–
7
Knox
2
–
7
2
–
8
Lawrence
2
–
7
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Bethel (MN) $^
9
–
0
–
0
10
–
1
–
0
Saint John's (MN) ^
8
–
1
–
0
13
–
2
–
0
St. Olaf
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
St. Thomas (MN)
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
6
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Concordia–Moorhead
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Augsburg
3
–
6
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Hamline
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Carleton
1
–
8
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Macalester
0
–
9
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Bogan Division
Worcester State x
5
–
1
7
–
2
Bridgewater State xy$^
5
–
1
8
–
3
Fitchburg State
4
–
2
5
–
4
Massachusetts Maritime
3
–
3
5
–
4
Westfield State
2
–
4
3
–
6
Framingham State
2
–
4
3
–
7
Maine Maritime
0
–
6
0
–
9
Boyd Division
Salve Regina xy
4
–
1
7
–
3
Nichols
4
–
2
7
–
3
UMass Dartmouth
4
–
2
5
–
4
Curry
3
–
3
6
–
4
MIT
3
–
3
4
–
5
Western New England
2
–
4
4
–
5
UMass–Boston
0
–
5
1
–
9
Championship: Bridgewater State 27 , Salve Regina 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Montclair State $^
6
–
0
7
–
3
Rowan
5
–
1
7
–
2
Cortland
4
–
2
4
–
6
TCNJ
3
–
3
4
–
5
New Jersey City
2
–
4
3
–
7
William Paterson
1
–
5
2
–
8
Kean
0
–
6
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Linfield $^
5
–
0
9
–
1
Pacific Lutheran ^
4
–
1
9
–
2
Whitworth
3
–
2
6
–
3
Puget Sound
2
–
3
5
–
4
Lewis & Clark
1
–
4
3
–
6
Willamette
0
–
5
3
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Wittenberg $^
7
–
0
12
–
1
Allegheny
6
–
1
7
–
3
Ohio Wesleyan
4
–
3
6
–
4
Earlham
4
–
3
6
–
4
Wooster
4
–
3
6
–
4
Hiram
2
–
5
3
–
7
Wabash
5
–
2
6
–
4
Denison
2
–
5
2
–
8
Kenyon
1
–
6
3
–
7
Oberlin
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Mount Union $^
9
–
0
14
–
0
Ohio Northern ^
8
–
1
9
–
3
Wilmington (OH)
7
–
2
7
–
3
John Carroll
6
–
3
7
–
3
Baldwin–Wallace
5
–
4
5
–
5
Muskingum
3
–
6
4
–
6
Otterbein
3
–
6
4
–
6
Capital
2
–
7
3
–
7
Marietta
2
–
7
3
–
7
Heidelberg
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Emory & Henry $^
5
–
1
8
–
3
Bridgewater ^
5
–
1
10
–
2
Catholic University
4
–
2
6
–
4
Washington and Lee
2
–
4
5
–
5
Hampden–Sydney
2
–
4
4
–
6
Randolph–Macon
2
–
4
3
–
7
Guilford
1
–
5
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Washington & Jefferson $^
4
–
0
9
–
2
Grove City
3
–
1
6
–
4
Waynesburg
2
–
2
6
–
4
Bethany (WV)
1
–
3
5
–
5
Thiel
0
–
4
2
–
8
Westminster (PA) *
0
–
0
8
–
2
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * Completing reclassification from NCAA Division II —games did not count in conference standings.
2000 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Redlands $
5
–
0
7
–
2
Whittier
4
–
1
4
–
5
Occidental
2
–
3
5
–
4
La Verne
2
–
3
2
–
7
Claremont-Mudd
1
–
4
4
–
5
Cal Lutheran
1
–
4
3
–
6
2000 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Trinity (TX) +^
4
–
2
10
–
3
DePauw +
4
–
2
6
–
4
Sewanee +
4
–
2
6
–
4
Rhodes
3
–
3
5
–
4
Centre
3
–
3
5
–
5
Millsaps
2
–
4
5
–
5
Rose–Hulman
1
–
5
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Hobart +^
3
–
1
9
–
2
Union (NY) +^
3
–
1
9
–
2
Rochester (NY) +
3
–
1
6
–
3
RPI
1
–
3
3
–
6
St. Lawrence
0
–
4
1
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2000 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Thomas More
–
9
–
1
Brockport
–
8
–
1
Ithaca
–
7
–
3
Buffalo State
–
7
–
4
Hartwick
–
7
–
4
Menlo
–
6
–
4
Principia
–
5
–
4
Pomona-Pitzer
–
4
–
4
Alfred
–
4
–
6
Colorado College
–
3
–
6
Maryville (TN)
–
3
–
7
Wisconsin Lutheran
–
3
–
7
Chapman
–
2
–
7
Westminster (MO)
–
2
–
8
Maranatha Baptist
–
1
–
8
Blackburn
–
1
–
9
Rockford
–
1
–
9
St. John Fisher
–
1
–
9
Mount Ida
–
0
–
8
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
American Southwest Conference – Hardin–Simmons
Atlantic Central Football Conference – Wesley
Centennial Conference – Western Maryland
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Illinois Wesleyan , Millikin , and Wheaton (IL)
Dixie Intercollegiate Football Conference – No Champion Named
Freedom Football Conference – Springfield
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Bluffton and Hanover
Illini-Badger Football Conference – Aurora
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope
Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener
Midwest Conference – St. Norbert
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Bethel (MN)
New England Football Conference – Nichols and Salve Regina (Blue Division), Bridgewater State (Red Division)
Championship Game: Bridgewater State 27, Salve Regina 24
New England Small College Athletic Conference – Amherst , Colby , and Middlebury
New Jersey Athletic Conference – Montclair State
North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg
Northwest Conference – Linfield
Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – DePauw , Sewanee , and Trinity (TX)
University Athletic Association – Chicago
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Mount Senario
Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hobart , Rochester , and Union (NY)
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Stout
Postseason [ ]
The 2000 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 28th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the eighth time. This was the second bracket to feature 28 teams since last expanding in 1999.[2]
Playoff bracket [ ]
First Round Campus Sites
Second Round Campus Sites
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia
Mount Union
32
Ohio Northern
47
Ohio Northern
15
Millikin
21
Mount Union
32
Hanover
20
Wittenberg
21
Hope
3
Hanover
21
Wittenberg
31
Wittenberg
32
Aurora
20
Mount Union
70
Widener
30
Brockport
6
Springfield
31
Springfield
13
Montclair State
29
Springfield
27
Widener
33
Widener
61
Union (NY)
26
Widener
40
Hobart
25
Hobart
14
Bridgewater State
0
Mount Union
10
Saint John's (MN)
7
Linfield
17
Central (IA)
28
Central (IA)
20*
St. Norbert
14
Central (IA)
18
Pacific Lutheran
41
Saint John's (MN)
21
Bethel (MN)
13
Pacific Lutheran
21
Saint John's (MN)
20
Saint John's (MN)
28*
UW–Stout
19
Saint John's (MN)
38
Hardin–Simmons
14
Hardin–Simmons
32
Western Maryland
38
Western Maryland
10
Emory & Henry
14
Hardin–Simmons
33
Trinity (TX)
21
Trinity (TX)
30
Wesley
3
Trinity (TX)
47*
Bridgewater (VA)
59
Bridgewater (VA)
41
Wash. & Jefferson
42
* Overtime
Final AFCA Top 25 Poll [ ]
Team
Final Record
Points
1. Mount Union
14-0
1,150
2. St. John's
13–2
1,104
3. Hardin-Simmons
12–1
991
4. Central(IA)
12–1
983
5. Wittenberg
12–1
974
6. Widener
12–2
876
7. Pacific Lutheran
9–2
821
8. Linfield
9–1
795
9. Wisconsin-Stout
10–1
673
10. Springfield
11–2
603
11. Western Maryland
10–2
572
12. Brockport State
8–1
564
13. Trinity(TX)
10–3
537
14. Bethel
10–1
481
15. Bridgewater
10–2
428
16. Washington & Jefferson
9–2
406
17. St. Norbert
10–1
387
18. Wartburg
9–1
362
19. Ohio Northern
9–3
354
20. Western Connecticut State
10–1
282
21. Millikin
9–2
274
22. Union
9–2
265
23. Illinois Wesleyan
9–1
251
24. Mary Hardin-Baylor
9–1
152
25. Hanover
8–4
120
Others receiving votes: Wesley, 86; Hobart, 78; Thomas More, 76; Montclair St., 74; Hope, 65; Rowan, 44; Aurora, 34; Ripon, 20; Emory & Henry, 20; Middlebury, 14; Amherst, 11; Bridgewater St., 9; Wheaton, 8; Lycoming, 4; Augustana, 2.[3]
Awards [ ]
Gagliardi Trophy : , Pacific Lutheran
AFCA Coach of the Year : Larry Kehres , Mount Union
AFCA Regional Coach of the Year: Region 1 : Mike DeLong , Springfield Region 2 : Bill Zwaan , Widener Region 3 : Pete Fredenburg , Mary Hardin-Baylor Region 4 : Larry Kehres , Mount Union Region 5 : Ed Meierkort , Wisconsin-Stout[4]
See also [ ]
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