American college football season
2006 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August – November 2006 Playoffs November – December 2006 Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA Champion Mount Union (9)Gagliardi Trophy (QB), Alma
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The 2006 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 2006, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2006 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia . The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their ninth Division III championship by defeating the Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks , 35−16. This was the second of seven straight championship games between Mount Union (3 wins) and Wisconsin–Whitewater (4 wins) and the second straight win for Mount Union.
The Gagliardi Trophy , given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to , quarterback from Alma .[1]
Conference standings [ ]
2006 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 8 Mary Hardin–Baylor $^
8
–
0
10
–
3
No. 13 Hardin–Simmons ^
6
–
1
8
–
2
Texas Lutheran
4
–
4
6
–
4
Sul Ross
4
–
4
5
–
4
Howard Payne
3
–
5
5
–
5
Mississippi College
3
–
5
5
–
5
East Texas Baptist
3
–
5
3
–
7
Louisiana College
2
–
5
4
–
5
McMurry
2
–
6
3
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 7 Wesley $^
4
–
0
13
–
1
Apprentice §
2
–
2
7
–
3
Salisbury
2
–
2
6
–
5
Brockport
2
–
2
4
–
6
Frostburg State
0
–
4
2
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant § – Not an NCAA member
2006 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Dickinson $^
5
–
1
8
–
3
Ursinus
4
–
2
8
–
3
Gettysburg
3
–
3
5
–
5
Johns Hopkins
3
–
3
5
–
5
Muhlenberg
2
–
4
5
–
5
McDaniel
2
–
4
4
–
6
Franklin & Marshall
2
–
4
3
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 16 Wheaton (IL) +^
6
–
1
10
–
2
No. 19 North Central (IL) +^
6
–
1
9
–
3
Augustana (IL) +
6
–
1
7
–
3
Carthage
3
–
4
6
–
4
Elmhurst
3
–
4
6
–
4
Illinois Wesleyan
2
–
5
3
–
7
Millikin
2
–
5
3
–
7
North Park
0
–
7
1
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 4 St. John Fisher +^
5
–
1
12
–
2
No. 10 Springfield +^
5
–
1
10
–
2
Alfred
4
–
2
8
–
3
Ithaca
4
–
2
7
–
3
Hartwick
2
–
4
4
–
6
Utica
1
–
5
3
–
7
Norwich
0
–
6
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Mount St. Joseph $^
7
–
0
9
–
2
Franklin (IN)
6
–
1
9
–
1
Defiance
5
–
2
7
–
3
Hanover
4
–
3
4
–
6
Rose-Hulman
3
–
4
6
–
4
Bluffton
2
–
5
3
–
7
Anderson (IN)
1
–
6
2
–
8
Manchester
0
–
7
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Concordia (WI) $^
7
–
0
10
–
1
Greenville
5
–
2
6
–
4
Aurora
5
–
2
5
–
5
Lakeland
5
–
2
5
–
5
Benedictine (IL)
3
–
4
4
–
6
MacMurray
2
–
5
3
–
7
Concordia (IL)
1
–
6
2
–
8
Eureka
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 11 Central (IA) $^
8
–
0
10
–
1
Wartburg
6
–
2
8
–
2
Coe
5
–
3
7
–
3
Dubuque
5
–
3
6
–
4
Buena Vista
4
–
4
4
–
6
Loras
4
–
4
4
–
6
Simpson
3
–
5
3
–
7
Luther
1
–
7
2
–
8
Cornell (IA)
0
–
8
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 Liberty League football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 20 Hobart +^
5
–
1
8
–
2
No. 25 Union (NY) +^
5
–
1
7
–
3
Rochester (NY)
4
–
2
7
–
4
RPI
3
–
3
7
–
3
St. Lawrence
3
–
3
5
–
4
Merchant Marine
1
–
5
3
–
7
WPI
0
–
6
3
–
6
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Hope $^
7
–
0
7
–
4
Alma
5
–
2
6
–
4
Olivet
5
–
2
6
–
4
Adrian
4
–
3
5
–
5
Albion
3
–
4
5
–
5
Kalamazoo
2
–
5
2
–
7
Tri-State #
2
–
5
2
–
8
Wisconsin Lutheran
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * – Provisional NCAA Division III member
2006 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 14 Wilkes $^
9
–
0
11
–
1
Delaware Valley
8
–
2
8
–
3
Widener
6
–
3
7
–
4
King's
6
–
3
6
–
5
Lebanon Valley
5
–
4
6
–
4
Lycoming
4
–
5
4
–
5
Moravian
4
–
5
4
–
6
Albright
2
–
7
2
–
8
FDU Florham
2
–
7
2
–
8
Juniata
2
–
7
2
–
8
Susquehanna
2
–
7
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
St. Norbert $^
9
–
0
10
–
1
Monmouth (IL)
7
–
2
7
–
3
Ripon
7
–
2
7
–
3
Illinois College
6
–
3
6
–
4
Lake Forest
5
–
4
5
–
5
Lawrence
4
–
5
5
–
5
Carroll (WI)
4
–
5
4
–
6
Grinnell
2
–
7
2
–
8
Knox
1
–
8
2
–
8
Beloit
0
–
9
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 5 Saint John's (MN) +^
7
–
1
11
–
2
No. 17 Bethel (MN) +^
7
–
1
9
–
2
St. Olaf
6
–
2
8
–
2
St. Thomas (MN)
5
–
3
6
–
4
Gustavus Adolphus
4
–
4
6
–
4
Concordia–Moorhead
3
–
5
4
–
6
Carleton
2
–
6
4
–
6
Hamline
1
–
7
3
–
7
Augsburg
1
–
7
1
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 New England Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Bogan Division
Coast Guard xy
7
–
0
8
–
3
Bridgewater State
6
–
1
8
–
2
Maine Maritime
5
–
2
6
–
3
Fitchburg State
3
–
4
4
–
5
Worcester State
3
–
4
4
–
6
Massachusetts Maritime
2
–
5
3
–
6
Framingham State
1
–
6
1
–
8
Westfield State
1
–
6
1
–
8
Boyd Division
Curry xy$^
7
–
0
11
–
1
Endicott
5
–
2
6
–
4
Nichols
4
–
3
5
–
4
UMass Dartmouth
4
–
3
5
–
4
Plymouth State
4
–
3
4
–
5
Western New England
3
–
4
5
–
4
MIT
1
–
6
2
–
7
Salve Regina
0
–
7
1
–
8
Championship: Curry 34 , Coast Guard 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 21 Cortland +
6
–
1
9
–
2
No. 12 Rowan +^
6
–
1
9
–
3
Montclair State
5
–
2
7
–
3
Kean
4
–
3
7
–
4
Western Connecticut
2
–
5
5
–
5
TCNJ
2
–
5
4
–
6
Buffalo State
2
–
5
3
–
7
William Paterson
1
–
6
1
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Wabash +
6
–
1
8
–
2
Wittenberg +^
6
–
1
7
–
4
Wooster
5
–
2
8
–
2
Allegheny
4
–
3
6
–
4
Oberlin
4
–
3
5
–
5
Kenyon
3
–
4
4
–
6
Denison
3
–
4
3
–
7
Ohio Wesleyan
3
–
4
3
–
7
Earlham
1
–
6
3
–
7
Hiram
0
–
7
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 9 Whitworth $^
6
–
0
11
–
1
No. 23 Linfield
5
–
1
6
–
3
Pacific Lutheran
4
–
2
4
–
5
Puget Sound
3
–
3
7
–
3
Willamette
2
–
4
2
–
7
Menlo
1
–
5
4
–
6
Lewis & Clark
0
–
6
0
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 1 Mount Union $^
9
–
0
15
–
0
No. 3 Capital ^
8
–
1
11
–
2
Baldwin–Wallace
6
–
3
7
–
3
Marietta
5
–
4
6
–
4
Ohio Northern
5
–
4
6
–
4
John Carroll
5
–
4
5
–
5
Otterbein
3
–
6
4
–
6
Wilmington (OH)
3
–
6
3
–
7
Muskingum
1
–
8
2
–
8
Heidelberg
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Washington and Lee $^
5
–
1
7
–
4
Bridgewater
4
–
2
8
–
2
Emory & Henry
4
–
2
6
–
4
Hampden–Sydney
4
–
2
4
–
6
Guilford
3
–
3
6
–
4
Catholic University
1
–
5
3
–
7
Randolph–Macon
0
–
6
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 15 Occidental $^
6
–
0
9
–
1
Redlands
4
–
2
4
–
5
Cal Lutheran
3
–
3
6
–
3
La Verne
3
–
3
3
–
6
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps
2
–
4
4
–
5
Pomona–Pitzer
2
–
4
3
–
6
Whittier
1
–
5
2
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Millsaps $^
6
–
0
7
–
4
Trinity (TX)
5
–
1
8
–
2
DePauw
3
–
3
6
–
4
Rhodes
3
–
3
6
–
4
Centre
2
–
4
5
–
5
Austin
2
–
4
4
–
6
Sewanee
0
–
6
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 University Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 22 Carnegie Mellon $^
3
–
0
11
–
1
Washington University
2
–
1
6
–
4
Case Western Reserve
1
–
2
5
–
5
Chicago
0
–
3
4
–
5
$ – Conference champion ^ – Division III playoff participant
2006 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
North
Minnesota–Morris xy$#
7
–
0
7
–
3
Northwestern (MN) #
6
–
1
7
–
3
Crown #
2
–
5
3
–
6
Trinity Bible §
2
–
5
2
–
6
Martin Luther
2
–
5
2
–
8
South
Rockford xy
5
–
2
7
–
3
Maranatha Baptist
4
–
3
6
–
3
Westminster (MO)
4
–
3
4
–
5
Blackburn
3
–
4
3
–
7
Principia
0
–
7
0
–
9
Championship: Minnesota–Morris 27 , Rockford 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant # – Provisional NCAA Division III member
2006 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 24 Christopher Newport +^
6
–
1
8
–
3
Averett +
6
–
1
7
–
3
North Carolina Wesleyan
5
–
2
6
–
4
Maryville (TN)
4
–
3
5
–
5
Methodist
2
–
5
4
–
6
Greensboro
2
–
5
3
–
7
Ferrum
2
–
5
2
–
7
Shenandoah
1
–
6
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2006 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Huntingdon
–
6
–
4
Husson
–
6
–
4
Mount Ida
–
5
–
4
Colorado College
–
5
–
5
Chapman
–
4
–
5
Macalester
–
2
–
7
SUNY Maritime
–
1
–
6
Morrisville State #
–
1
–
8
Becker
–
0
–
9
LaGrange
–
0
–
10
# – Provisional Division III member
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
American Southwest Conference – Mary Hardin–Baylor
Atlantic Central Football Conference – Wesley
Centennial Conference – Dickinson
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) , North Central (IL) , and Wheaton (IL)
Empire 8 Conference – St. John Fisher and Springfield
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Mount St. Joseph
Illini-Badger Football Conference – Concordia (WI)
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA)
Liberty League – Hobart and Union (NY)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope
Middle Atlantic Conference – Wilkes
Midwest Conference – St. Norbert
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Bethel (MN) and Saint John's (MN)
New England Football Conference – Coast Guard (Bogan Division), Curry (Boyd Division)
Championship Game: Curry 34, Coast Guard 28
New England Small College Athletic Conference – Williams
New Jersey Athletic Conference – Rowan and SUNY Cortland
North Coast Athletic Conference – Wabash and Wittenberg
Northwest Conference – Whitworth
Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Washington & Lee
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Occidental
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Millsaps
University Athletic Association – Carnegie Mellon
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Minnesota–Morris
USA South Athletic Conference – Averett and Christopher Newport
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater
Postseason [ ] The 2006 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 34th 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 14th time.[2]
Qualification [ ] Twenty-one conferences met the requirements for an automatic ("Pool A") bid to the playoffs. Besides the NESCAC, which does not participate in the playoffs, five conferences had no Pool A bid. The NWC was in the first year and the PAC in the second year of the two-year waiting period, while the ACFC, UAA, and UMAC failed to meet the seven-member requirement.
Schools not in Pool A conferences were eligible for Pool B. The number of Pool B bids was determined by calculating the ratio of Pool A conferences to schools in those conferences and applying that ratio to the number of Pool B schools. The 21 Pool A conferences contained 181 schools, an average of 8.6 teams per conference. Thirty-seven schools were in Pool B, enough for four bids.
The remaining seven playoff spots were at-large ("Pool C") teams.
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
49
Hope
0
Mount Union
35
Wheaton (IL)
42
Wheaton (IL)
3
Mount St. Joseph
28
Mount Union
17
North Central (IL)
35
Capital
14
Concordia Wisconsin
6
North Central (IL)
13
Capital
32
Capital
41
Wittenberg
14
Mount Union
26
Wilkes
42
St. John Fisher
14
Washington & Lee
0
Wilkes
14
Rowan
20
Rowan
21
Hobart
18
Rowan
0
St. John Fisher
49
St. John Fisher
31
Union (NY)
21
St. John Fisher
27
Springfield
42
Springfield
21
Curry
14
Mount Union
35
Wesley
49
Wisconsin–Whitewater
16
Dickinson
21
Wesley
37
Carnegie Mellon
21
Carnegie Mellon
0
Millsaps
0
Wesley
34
Washington & Jefferson
27
Mary Hardin–Baylor
28
Christopher Newport
23
Washington & Jefferson
27
Mary Hardin–Baylor
33
Mary Hardin–Baylor
30
Hardin–Simmons
21
Wesley
7
Wisconsin–Whitewater
59
Wisconsin–Whitewater
44
St. Norbert
17
Wisconsin–Whitewater
24
Wisconsin–La Crosse
28
Wisconsin–La Crosse
21
Bethel (MN)
21
Wisconsin–Whitewater
17
Whitworth
27
Saint John's (MN)
14
Occidental
23
Whitworth
3
Saint John's (MN)
21
Saint John's (MN)
21
Central (IA)
13
* Overtime
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