American college football season
The 2004 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 2004, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2004 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia . The Linfield Wildcats won their first Division III championship by defeating the Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders , 28−21.
The Gagliardi Trophy , given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to , safety from Wesley (DE) .[1]
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
School
2003 conference
2004 conference
Eastern Oregon Mountaineers
Independent
Cascade (NAIA)
Stillman Tigers
Independent
Independent (Division II)
Conference standings [ ]
2004 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 4 Hardin–Simmons $^
9
–
0
10
–
1
No. 2 Mary Hardin–Baylor ^
8
–
1
13
–
2
Texas Lutheran
7
–
2
7
–
3
Howard Payne
6
–
3
7
–
3
Louisiana College
4
–
5
5
–
5
East Texas Baptist
4
–
5
4
–
6
Austin
3
–
6
3
–
7
Sul Ross
2
–
7
2
–
8
McMurry
1
–
8
2
–
8
Mississippi College
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2004 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Salisbury $^
5
–
0
10
–
1
Wesley
4
–
1
8
–
2
Brockport
3
–
2
6
–
4
Buffalo State
2
–
3
4
–
6
Frostburg State
1
–
4
2
–
8
Apprentice §
0
–
5
3
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant § – Not an NCAA member
2004 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Johns Hopkins +
4
–
2
9
–
2
Franklin & Marshall +
4
–
2
8
–
3
Muhlenberg +
4
–
2
8
–
3
Dickinson +
4
–
2
6
–
4
McDaniel +
4
–
2
6
–
4
Gettysburg
1
–
5
1
–
9
Ursinus
0
–
5
1
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions
2004 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 5 Carthage +^
6
–
1
11
–
2
No. 12 Wheaton (IL) +^
6
–
1
10
–
2
Augustana (IL)
5
–
2
7
–
3
North Central (IL)
4
–
3
7
–
3
Millikin
4
–
3
5
–
5
Illinois Wesleyan
2
–
5
3
–
7
Elmhurst
1
–
6
4
–
6
North Park
0
–
7
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2004 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 15 St. John Fisher +^
5
–
1
9
–
2
No. 20 Ithaca +
5
–
1
9
–
2
Springfield
4
–
2
8
–
2
Alfred
3
–
3
8
–
3
Norwich
3
–
3
7
–
4
Utica
1
–
5
3
–
7
Hartwick
0
–
6
1
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2004 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Lakeland +
6
–
1
8
–
2
Concordia (WI) +
6
–
1
7
–
3
Aurora +^
6
–
1
6
–
5
MacMurray
4
–
3
6
–
3
Greenville
3
–
4
3
–
6
Eureka
2
–
5
3
–
7
Benedictine (IL)
1
–
6
1
–
9
Concordia (IL)
0
–
7
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2004 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Mount St. Joseph $^
6
–
0
10
–
1
Hanover
5
–
1
6
–
4
Anderson (IN)
3
–
3
5
–
5
Bluffton
3
–
3
5
–
5
Franklin (IN)
3
–
3
5
–
5
Defiance
1
–
5
1
–
9
Manchester
0
–
6
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2004 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 24 Wartburg +^
6
–
2
8
–
3
Coe +
6
–
2
7
–
3
Buena Vista
5
–
3
6
–
4
Central (IA)
5
–
3
6
–
4
Luther
5
–
3
6
–
4
Simpson
4
–
4
6
–
4
Loras
3
–
5
4
–
6
Cornell (IA)
1
–
7
2
–
8
Dubuque
1
–
7
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2004 Liberty League football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 21 Hobart $^
7
–
0
9
–
2
Union (NY)
6
–
1
6
–
3
RPI
4
–
3
5
–
4
Rochester (NY)
3
–
4
4
–
6
St. Lawrence
3
–
4
4
–
6
Merchant Marine
3
–
4
3
–
7
WPI
2
–
5
5
–
5
Coast Guard
0
–
7
1
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2004 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Alma $^
6
–
1
8
–
3
Olivet
5
–
2
8
–
2
Albion
5
–
2
7
–
3
Hope
5
–
2
6
–
4
Adrian
3
–
4
6
–
4
Tri-State *
2
–
5
2
–
8
Wisconsin Lutheran
2
–
5
2
–
8
Kalamazoo
0
–
7
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * – Provisional NCAA Division III member
2004 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 11 Delaware Valley $^
9
–
0
12
–
1
Moravian
7
–
2
7
–
4
Albright
6
–
3
8
–
3
Wilkes
6
–
3
6
–
4
Widener
5
–
4
6
–
4
King's (PA)
4
–
5
4
–
6
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham
3
–
6
4
–
6
Lebanon Valley
3
–
6
4
–
6
Susquehanna
3
–
6
4
–
6
Lycoming
3
–
6
3
–
7
Juniata
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2004 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 22 St. Norbert $^
9
–
0
9
–
2
Monmouth (IL)
8
–
1
9
–
1
Lake Forest
7
–
2
8
–
2
Grinnell
5
–
4
6
–
4
Illinois College
5
–
4
6
–
4
Ripon
4
–
5
5
–
5
Carroll (WI)
3
–
6
3
–
7
Beloit
2
–
7
3
–
7
Lawrence
1
–
8
2
–
8
Knox
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2004 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 9 Concordia–Moorhead $^
8
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
St. Thomas (MN)
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
2
–
0
Saint John's (MN)
6
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
St. Olaf
5
–
3
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Bethel (MN)
5
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Augsburg
2
–
6
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Hamline
1
–
7
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Carleton
1
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2004 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Bogan Division
Fitchburg State xy
6
–
0
8
–
4
Bridgewater State
4
–
2
6
–
3
Westfield State
4
–
2
5
–
4
Worcester State
3
–
3
6
–
4
Maine Maritime
3
–
3
3
–
6
Massachusetts Maritime
1
–
5
1
–
8
Framingham State
0
–
6
0
–
9
Boyd Division
Curry xy$^
5
–
1
9
–
2
Endicott x
5
–
1
6
–
4
UMass Dartmouth
4
–
2
7
–
4
Western New England
3
–
3
5
–
4
Nichols
3
–
3
4
–
6
Salve Regina
1
–
6
2
–
8
MIT
0
–
6
2
–
7
Championship: Curry 17 , Fitchburg State 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2004 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Rowan $^
6
–
0
10
–
3
TCNJ
5
–
1
7
–
2
Cortland
4
–
2
5
–
4
Montclair State
2
–
4
4
–
4
Western Connecticut
2
–
4
5
–
5
Kean
1
–
5
2
–
8
William Paterson
1
–
5
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2004 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 10 Wooster $^
7
–
0
11
–
1
Wittenberg
5
–
2
7
–
3
Ohio Wesleyan
5
–
2
5
–
5
Denison
4
–
3
6
–
4
Wabash
4
–
3
6
–
4
Allegheny
4
–
3
5
–
5
Earlham
3
–
4
4
–
6
Kenyon
2
–
5
2
–
8
Oberlin
1
–
6
1
–
9
Hiram
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2004 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 1 Linfield $^
5
–
0
13
–
0
No. 23 Willamette ^
4
–
1
7
–
4
Whitworth
3
–
2
7
–
2
Pacific Lutheran
2
–
3
6
–
3
Puget Sound
1
–
4
5
–
4
Lewis & Clark
0
–
5
1
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2004 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 3 Mount Union $^
9
–
0
12
–
1
No. 19 Ohio Northern
7
–
2
8
–
2
Capital
6
–
3
7
–
3
John Carroll
6
–
3
6
–
4
Baldwin–Wallace
5
–
4
6
–
4
Marietta
5
–
4
5
–
4
Otterbein
3
–
6
4
–
6
Wilmington (OH)
3
–
6
3
–
7
Muskingum
1
–
8
1
–
9
Heidelberg
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2004 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 17 Bridgewater $^
6
–
0
8
–
3
Hampden–Sydney
5
–
1
8
–
2
Washington and Lee
4
–
2
6
–
4
Emory & Henry
3
–
3
4
–
6
Randolph–Macon
2
–
4
3
–
7
Guilford
1
–
5
1
–
9
Catholic University
0
–
6
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2004 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 7 Occidental $^
6
–
0
10
–
2
Cal Lutheran
4
–
2
6
–
3
La Verne
3
–
3
4
–
5
Pomona-Pitzer
3
–
3
4
–
5
Redlands
3
–
3
4
–
5
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
1
–
5
2
–
7
Whittier
1
–
5
2
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2004 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 14 Trinity (TX) $^
6
–
0
9
–
2
DePauw
5
–
1
8
–
2
Rhodes
3
–
3
5
–
5
Millsaps
3
–
3
4
–
5
Centre
2
–
4
4
–
6
Rose–Hulman
1
–
5
4
–
6
Sewanee
1
–
5
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2004 University Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Washington University $
3
–
0
6
–
4
Case Western Reserve
2
–
1
5
–
5
Carnegie Mellon
1
–
2
6
–
4
Chicago
0
–
3
3
–
6
2004 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 16 Christopher Newport +^
5
–
1
9
–
3
Shenandoah +^
5
–
1
7
–
4
Methodist
4
–
2
7
–
3
North Carolina Wesleyan
3
–
3
4
–
4
Averett
2
–
4
6
–
4
Ferrum
1
–
5
4
–
6
Greensboro
1
–
5
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2004 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Mount Ida
–
6
–
2
Maryville (TN)
–
5
–
4
Chapman
–
4
–
5
Huntingdon
–
4
–
5
Thomas More
–
4
–
6
Colorado College
–
2
–
7
Husson
–
2
–
7
Menlo
–
1
–
7
Macalester
–
1
–
8
Plymouth State
–
1
–
8
Chowan
–
1
–
9
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
American Southwest Conference – Hardin–Simmons
Atlantic Central Football Conference – Salisbury
Centennial Conference – Dickinson , Franklin & Marshall , Johns Hopkins , McDaniel , and Muhlenberg
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Carthage and Wheaton (IL)
Empire 8 Conference – Ithaca and St. John Fisher
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Mount St. Joseph
Illini-Badger Football Conference – Aurora , Concordia (WI) , and Lakeland
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Coe and Wartburg
Liberty League – Hobart
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Alma
Middle Atlantic Conference – Delaware Valley
Midwest Conference – St. Norbert
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Concordia–Moorhead
New England Football Conference – Fitchburg State (Bogan Division), Curry and Endicott (Boyd Division)
Championship Game: Curry 17, Fitchburg State 7
New England Small College Athletic Conference – Trinity (CT)
New Jersey Athletic Conference – Rowan
North Coast Athletic Conference – Wooster
Northwest Conference – Linfield
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 – DePauw and Trinity (TX)
University Athletic Association – Washington–Saint Louis
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Westminster (MO)
USA South Athletic Conference – Christopher Newport and Shenandoah
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse
Postseason [ ]
The 2004 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 32nd 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 12th time. This was the last bracket to feature 28 teams before expanding to 32 teams in 2005.[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
Linfield
52
UW–La Crosse
37
UW–La Crosse
14
St. Norbert
23
Linfield
56
Occidental
28
Occidental
27
Willamette
14
Occidental
42
Concordia–Moorhead
28
Concordia–Moorhead
40
Wartburg
14
Linfield
52
Rowan
0
Rowan
45
Hobart
35
Hobart
14
Curry
16
Rowan
56
St. John Fisher
31
Delaware Valley
7
Muhlenberg
3
St. John Fisher
20
Delaware Valley
21
Delaware Valley
26
Shenandoah
17
Linfield
28
Mary Hardin–Baylor
21
Hardin–Simmons
28
Mary Hardin–Baylor
32
Mary Hardin–Baylor
42
Trinity (TX)
13
Mary Hardin–Baylor
52
Christopher Newport
35
Wash. & Jefferson
16
Salisbury
24
Christopher Newport
14
Wash. & Jefferson
55**
Wash. & Jefferson
24
Bridgewater (VA)
48
Mary Hardin–Baylor
38
Mount Union
35
Mount Union
27
Wheaton (IL)
31
Wheaton (IL)
6
Mount St. Joseph
7
Mount Union
38
Carthage
31
Carthage
20
Alma
28
Carthage
14
Wooster
41
Wooster
7
Aurora
34
* Overtime
[ ]
Team
Final Record
Points
1. Linfield (25)
13–0
625
2. Mary Hardin-Baylor
13–2
600
3. Mount Union
12–1
571
4. Hardin-Simmons
10–1
501
5. Carthage
11–2
491
6. Rowan
10–3
488
7. Occidental
10–2
463
8. Washington and Jefferson
12–1
447
9. Concordia-Moorhead
11-1
429
10. Wooster
11–1
397
11. Delaware Valley
12-1
363
12. Wheaton (Ill.)
10–2
339
13. UW-La Crosse
7-4
320
14. Trinity (Texas)
9–2
281
15. St. John Fisher
10–2
262
16. Christopher Newport
9-3
248
17. Bridgewater (Va.)
8-3
200
18. Salisbury
10-1
195
19. Ohio Northern
8–2
165
20. Ithaca
9–2
163
21. Hobart
9–2
95
22. St. Norbert
9–2
80
23. Willamette
7-4
71
24. Wartburg
8–3
53
25. UW-Whitewater
7-3
48
Others receiving votes: Mount St. Joseph 39, Trinity (Conn.) 33, Alma 31, UW-Eau Claire 30, Whitworth 17, Texas Lutheran 17, Aurora 16, Augustana 16, Muhlenberg 14, Johns Hopkins 12, Springfield 9, Shenandoah 9, Hampden-Sydney 9, Moravian 8, Albright 3, Capital 2, Waynesburg 1, New Jersey 1, Curry 1, McDaniel 1.[3]
Awards [ ]
Gagliardi Trophy : , Wesley (DE)
AFCA Coach of the Year : Jay Locey , Linfield
AFCA Regional Coach of the Year: Region 1 : Chuck Priore , Trinity College (Conn.) Region 2 : , Delaware Valley College Region 3 : Jimmie Keeling , Hardin-Simmons University Region 4 : Tim Rucks , Carthage College Region 5 : , Concordia-Moorhead College (Minn.)[4]
See also [ ]
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