American college football season
2001 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August – November 2001 Playoffs November – December 2001 Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA Champion Mount Union (6)Gagliardi Trophy (RB), Mount Union
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The 2001 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 2001, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2001 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia . The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their sixth, and second consecutive, Division III championship by defeating the Bridgewater (VA) Eagles , 30−27.
The Gagliardi Trophy , given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to , running back from Mount Union .[1]
Conference and program changes [ ]
School
2000 Conference
2001 Conference
Christopher Newport
New program
Dixie
Conference standings [ ]
2001 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Hardin–Simmons $^
8
–
0
8
–
2
Mary Hardin–Baylor ^
7
–
1
8
–
2
Howard Payne
7
–
2
8
–
2
Mississippi College
6
–
3
7
–
3
East Texas Baptist
4
–
5
5
–
5
Austin
3
–
5
3
–
6
Louisiana College
3
–
6
4
–
6
Sul Ross
3
–
6
3
–
7
Texas Lutheran
2
–
7
2
–
8
McMurry
0
–
8
0
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Wesley $
3
–
0
7
–
3
Frostburg State
2
–
1
4
–
5
Salisbury
1
–
2
4
–
6
Apprentice §
0
–
3
2
–
7
$ – Conference champion § – Not an NCAA member
2001 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Western Maryland +^
5
–
1
8
–
3
Muhlenberg +
5
–
1
7
–
4
Johns Hopkins
4
–
2
6
–
3
Ursinus
3
–
3
6
–
4
Dickinson
3
–
3
5
–
5
Gettysburg
1
–
5
4
–
6
Franklin & Marshall
0
–
6
1
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Augustana (IL) +^
6
–
1
10
–
2
Illinois Wesleyan +
6
–
1
7
–
2
Millikin
5
–
2
8
–
2
Wheaton (IL)
5
–
2
6
–
4
Carthage
3
–
4
6
–
4
North Central (IL)
2
–
5
3
–
7
Elmhurst
1
–
6
2
–
8
North Park
0
–
7
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 Dixie Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Ferrum +
5
–
1
6
–
4
Christopher Newport +^
5
–
1
5
–
5
Greensboro
3
–
3
5
–
5
Methodist
3
–
3
5
–
5
Shenandoah
3
–
3
5
–
5
Chowan
2
–
4
2
–
7
Averett
0
–
6
1
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 Freedom Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Western Connecticut +^
5
–
1
8
–
2
Plymouth State +
5
–
1
7
–
3
Merchant Marine
3
–
3
4
–
5
Springfield (MA)
3
–
3
4
–
5
WPI
3
–
3
4
–
6
Norwich
1
–
5
4
–
6
Coast Guard
1
–
5
2
–
7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Anderson (IN) +
5
–
1
8
–
2
Defiance +^
5
–
1
8
–
3
Bluffton
4
–
2
5
–
5
Hanover
4
–
2
5
–
5
Franklin (IN)
2
–
4
3
–
7
Manchester
1
–
5
2
–
8
Mount St. Joseph
0
–
6
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
MacMurray $^
7
–
0
9
–
2
Aurora
6
–
1
7
–
2
Concordia (WI)
4
–
3
6
–
4
Benedictine (IL)
4
–
3
4
–
6
Lakeland
3
–
4
4
–
6
Greenville
2
–
5
5
–
5
Concordia (IL)
1
–
6
1
–
9
Eureka
1
–
6
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Central (IA) $^
8
–
1
9
–
2
Wartburg
7
–
2
8
–
2
Cornell (IA)
6
–
3
7
–
3
Coe
6
–
3
6
–
4
Buena Vista
4
–
5
5
–
5
Loras
4
–
5
5
–
5
Simpson
4
–
5
4
–
6
Upper Iowa
3
–
6
3
–
7
Luther
2
–
7
3
–
7
Dubuque
1
–
8
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Albion $
5
–
0
8
–
2
Hope
4
–
1
7
–
2
Alma
3
–
2
6
–
4
Adrian
2
–
3
2
–
8
Kalamazoo
1
–
4
5
–
4
Olivet
0
–
5
1
–
9
2001 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Widener $^
10
–
0
12
–
1
Lycoming
8
–
1
8
–
1
King's (PA)
7
–
2
7
–
3
Albright
5
–
4
6
–
4
Juniata
4
–
5
5
–
5
Susquehanna
4
–
5
4
–
6
Wilkes
4
–
5
4
–
6
Moravian
3
–
5
4
–
5
Delaware Valley
2
–
7
3
–
7
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham
1
–
7
1
–
8
Lebanon Valley
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Ripon +
7
–
1
8
–
2
St. Norbert +^
8
–
1
9
–
1
Monmouth (IL)
6
–
2
8
–
2
Grinnell
5
–
3
5
–
5
Illinois College
4
–
4
6
–
4
Lake Forest
4
–
4
5
–
5
Beloit
2
–
6
3
–
7
Carroll (WI)
2
–
6
2
–
7
Knox
2
–
6
2
–
7
Lawrence
1
–
7
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
Bethel (MN) +^
8
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
Saint John's (MN) +^
8
–
1
–
0
11
–
3
–
0
St. Thomas (MN)
7
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
6
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
St. Olaf
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Concordia–Moorhead
4
–
5
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Augsburg
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Hamline
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Carleton
1
–
8
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Macalester
0
–
9
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Bogan Division
Westfield State xy$^
6
–
0
10
–
1
Worcester State
5
–
1
10
–
1
Bridgewater State
3
–
3
5
–
4
Framingham State
2
–
4
2
–
7
Maine Maritime
2
–
4
2
–
7
Massachusetts Maritime
2
–
4
2
–
7
Fitchburg State
1
–
5
2
–
7
Boyd Division
Nichols xy
5
–
0
6
–
4
Curry
4
–
1
9
–
2
UMass Dartmouth
3
–
2
6
–
4
Salve Regina
2
–
3
4
–
4
Western New England
1
–
4
3
–
5
MIT
0
–
5
1
–
8
Championship: Westfield State 12 , Nichols 0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Rowan +^
5
–
1
11
–
2
Montclair State +^
5
–
1
9
–
2
TCNJ
4
–
2
6
–
4
Cortland
3
–
3
5
–
5
William Paterson
2
–
4
3
–
7
Kean
1
–
5
2
–
7
New Jersey City
1
–
5
1
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Wittenberg $^
7
–
0
11
–
2
Ohio Wesleyan
6
–
1
9
–
1
Wabash
6
–
1
8
–
2
Allegheny
4
–
3
5
–
5
Earlham
3
–
4
4
–
6
Wooster
3
–
4
4
–
6
Denison
2
–
5
2
–
8
Oberlin
2
–
5
2
–
8
Hiram
1
–
6
3
–
7
Kenyon
1
–
6
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Linfield +
4
–
1
7
–
2
Whitworth +
4
–
1
7
–
2
Pacific Lutheran +^
4
–
1
8
–
3
Willamette
2
–
3
4
–
5
Lewis & Clark
1
–
4
3
–
6
Puget Sound
0
–
5
0
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Mount Union $^
9
–
0
14
–
0
Ohio Northern
8
–
1
8
–
2
Capital
6
–
3
7
–
3
John Carroll
6
–
3
7
–
3
Baldwin–Wallace
5
–
4
5
–
5
Wilmington (OH)
4
–
5
5
–
5
Otterbein
3
–
6
4
–
6
Muskingum
2
–
7
3
–
7
Marietta
1
–
8
2
–
8
Heidelberg
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Bridgewater $^
6
–
0
12
–
1
Emory & Henry
3
–
3
5
–
5
Hampden–Sydney
3
–
3
5
–
5
Washington and Lee
3
–
3
5
–
5
Guilford
3
–
3
4
–
6
Randolph–Macon
2
–
4
4
–
6
Catholic University
1
–
5
3
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Washington & Jefferson $^
4
–
0
11
–
1
Bethany (WV)
2
–
2
6
–
3
Waynesburg
2
–
2
3
–
7
Grove City
1
–
3
2
–
8
Thiel
1
–
3
2
–
8
Westminster (PA) *
0
–
0
4
–
5
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * Completing reclassification from NCAA Division II —games did not count in conference standings.
2001 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Occidental $
5
–
0
8
–
1
Cal Lutheran
3
–
2
6
–
3
Redlands
3
–
2
5
–
3
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
2
–
3
5
–
3
Whittier
2
–
3
2
–
7
La Verne
0
–
5
1
–
8
2001 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Trinity (TX) $^
6
–
0
9
–
2
Centre
5
–
1
9
–
1
DePauw
4
–
2
5
–
5
Millsaps
3
–
3
6
–
4
Sewanee
2
–
4
5
–
5
Rhodes
1
–
5
5
–
5
Rose–Hulman
0
–
6
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2001 Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
RPI $
4
–
0
8
–
1
Union (NY)
3
–
1
9
–
2
Hobart
2
–
2
6
–
3
Rochester (NY)
1
–
3
3
–
7
St. Lawrence
0
–
4
0
–
10
2001 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Thomas More ^
–
11
–
1
Ithaca ^
–
11
–
2
Brockport ^
–
9
–
2
Menlo
–
8
–
2
Hartwick
–
7
–
4
Rockford
–
5
–
4
Alfred
–
4
–
5
Martin Luther
–
4
–
5
Wisconsin Lutheran
–
4
–
5
Chapman
–
3
–
6
Colorado College
–
3
–
6
Maranatha Baptist
–
3
–
6
Principia
–
2
–
4
St. John Fisher
–
3
–
7
Pomona-Pitzer
–
2
–
6
Maryville (TN)
–
2
–
8
Westminster (MO)
–
2
–
8
Buffalo State
–
1
–
8
Mount Ida
–
1
–
8
Utica
–
0
–
8
Blackburn
–
0
–
10
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
American Southwest Conference – Hardin–Simmons
Atlantic Central Football Conference – Wesley
Centennial Conference – Western Maryland and Muhlenberg
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) and Illinois Wesleyan
Dixie Intercollegiate Football Conference – Christopher Newport and Ferrum
Freedom Football Conference – Plymouth State and Western Connecticut State
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Anderson and Defiance
Illini-Badger Football Conference – MacMurray
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion
Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener
Midwest Conference – Ripon and St. Norbert
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Bethel (MN) and Saint John's (MN)
New England Football Conference – Westfield State (Bogan Division), Nichols (Boyd Division)
Championship Game: Westfield State 12, Nichols 0
New England Small College Athletic Conference – Williams
New Jersey Athletic Conference – Rowan
North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg
Northwest Conference – Linfield , Pacific Lutheran , and Whitworth
Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Bridgewater
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Occidental
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX)
University Athletic Association – Washington–Saint Louis
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Northwestern–St. Paul
Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference – RPI
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Eau Claire and Wisconsin–Stevens Point
Postseason [ ]
The 2001 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 29th 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 ninth time. This was the third 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
Augustana (IL)
54
Augustana (IL)
7
Defiance
14
Mount Union
49
Wittenberg
38*
Wittenberg
21
Hardin–Simmons
35
Wittenberg
41
Thomas More
34
Thomas More
0
MacMurray
30
Mount Union
35
Saint John's (MN)
14
Central (IA)
21
Pacific Lutheran
27*
Pacific Lutheran
27*
Whitworth
26
Pacific Lutheran
6
Saint John's (MN)
27
Saint John's (MN)
31
St. Norbert
20
Saint John's (MN)
9
UW–Stevens Point
37
UW–Stevens Point
7
Bethel (MN)
27
Mount Union
30
Bridgewater (VA)
27
RPI
10
Ithaca
35
Ithaca
27
Montclair State
23
Ithaca
0
Rowan
40
Rowan
48
Brockport
17
Rowan
43
West. Conn. State
8
West. Conn. State
14
Westfield State
7
Rowan
24
Bridgewater (VA)
29
Bridgewater (VA)
41
Trinity (TX)
30
Trinity (TX)
37
Mary Hardin–Baylor
6
Bridgewater (VA)
57
Widener
56
Widener
32
Christopher Newport
7
Widener
46
Wash. & Jefferson
24
Wash. & Jefferson
30
Western Maryland
21
* Overtime
See also [ ]
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