American college football season
The 2010 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 2007, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2007 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia . The Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks won their first Division III championship by defeating the Mount Union Purple Raiders , 31−21. This was the sixth of seven straight championship games between Mount Union (3 wins) and Wisconsin–Whitewater (4 wins).
The Gagliardi Trophy , given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to , quarterback from Trine .[1]
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
School
2009 conference
2010 conference
Menlo Northwest (Division III)Independent (NAIA)
Conference standings [ ]
2010 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 5 Mary Hardin–Baylor $^
8
–
0
12
–
1
Louisiana College
7
–
1
7
–
3
No. 24 Hardin–Simmons
6
–
2
8
–
2
McMurry
4
–
4
6
–
4
East Texas Baptist
4
–
4
5
–
5
Texas Lutheran
3
–
5
4
–
6
Mississippi College
2
–
6
4
–
6
Howard Payne
1
–
7
2
–
8
Sul Ross
1
–
7
1
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 4 Wesley $^
3
–
0
12
–
1
Salisbury ^
2
–
1
7
–
3
Frostburg State
1
–
2
2
–
8
Apprentice §
0
–
3
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant § – Not an NCAA member
2010 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Ursinus +
7
–
2
8
–
2
Johns Hopkins +
7
–
2
8
–
3
Muhlenberg +^
7
–
2
7
–
4
Moravian
6
–
3
7
–
4
Gettysburg
5
–
4
6
–
4
Franklin & Marshall
5
–
4
6
–
5
McDaniel
4
–
5
5
–
5
Dickinson
3
–
6
3
–
7
Susquehanna
1
–
8
2
–
8
Juniata
0
–
9
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 3 North Central (IL) $^
7
–
0
12
–
1
No. 11 Wheaton (IL) ^
6
–
1
10
–
2
Illinois Wesleyan
4
–
3
7
–
3
Augustana (IL)
4
–
3
6
–
4
Carthage
3
–
4
6
–
4
Elmhurst
3
–
4
6
–
4
Millikin
1
–
6
4
–
6
North Park
0
–
7
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
SUNY Maritime $^
7
–
0
10
–
1
Norwich
5
–
2
8
–
3
Castleton
5
–
2
5
–
4
Mount Ida
5
–
2
6
–
5
Gallaudet
3
–
4
3
–
5
Becker
2
–
5
2
–
8
Husson
1
–
6
1
–
9
Anna Maria
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 13 Alfred $^
5
–
0
10
–
3
St. John Fisher
3
–
2
9
–
2
Springfield
3
–
2
9
–
2
Ithaca
3
–
2
6
–
4
Hartwick
1
–
4
4
–
5
Utica
0
–
5
5
–
5
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 22 Franklin (IN) $^
8
–
0
9
–
2
Hanover
6
–
2
7
–
3
Defiance
6
–
2
6
–
4
Rose-Hulman
5
–
3
6
–
4
Mount St. Joseph
4
–
4
5
–
5
Bluffton
3
–
5
4
–
6
Anderson (IN)
3
–
5
3
–
7
Manchester
1
–
7
2
–
8
Earlham
0
–
8
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 12 Wartburg $^
8
–
0
10
–
1
No. 14 Coe ^
7
–
1
9
–
2
Central (IA)
6
–
2
8
–
2
Loras
4
–
4
5
–
5
Luther
4
–
4
5
–
5
Dubuque
3
–
5
4
–
6
Buena Vista
2
–
6
3
–
7
Simpson
2
–
6
2
–
8
Cornell (IA)
0
–
8
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 Liberty League football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
St. Lawrence $^
5
–
1
5
–
6
RPI
4
–
2
6
–
4
Hobart
3
–
3
5
–
4
Rochester (NY)
3
–
3
4
–
5
Merchant Marine
3
–
3
4
–
6
Union (NY)
2
–
4
2
–
7
WPI
1
–
5
3
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 10 Trine $^
6
–
0
11
–
1
Adrian
4
–
2
5
–
5
Albion
4
–
2
5
–
5
Hope
3
–
3
3
–
7
Alma
2
–
4
3
–
7
Kalamazoo
2
–
4
3
–
7
Olivet
0
–
6
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 16 Delaware Valley $^
6
–
1
9
–
3
Lebanon Valley
5
–
2
6
–
5
Wilkes
5
–
2
6
–
5
Lycoming
4
–
3
6
–
4
Widener
4
–
3
5
–
5
Albright
3
–
4
5
–
5
King's
1
–
6
1
–
9
FDU Florham
0
–
7
3
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
St. Norbert $^
7
–
2
7
–
4
Carroll (WI)
6
–
3
7
–
3
Ripon
6
–
3
7
–
3
Monmouth (IL)
6
–
3
6
–
4
Grinnell
5
–
4
6
–
4
Beloit
5
–
4
5
–
5
Illinois College
5
–
4
5
–
5
Lake Forest
2
–
7
2
–
8
Lawrence
2
–
7
2
–
8
Knox
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 7 St. Thomas (MN) $^
8
–
0
12
–
1
No. 6 Bethel (MN) ^
7
–
1
12
–
2
Saint John's (MN)
6
–
2
7
–
3
St. Olaf
4
–
4
6
–
4
Concordia–Moorhead
4
–
4
5
–
5
Gustavus Adolphus
3
–
5
4
–
6
Augsburg
2
–
6
4
–
6
Carleton
2
–
6
3
–
7
Hamline
0
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 New England Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Bogan Division
Framingham State x
6
–
1
9
–
2
Maine Maritime xy
6
–
1
8
–
3
Massachusetts Maritime
4
–
3
5
–
5
Westfield State
4
–
3
5
–
5
Bridgewater State
3
–
4
5
–
5
Worcester State
3
–
4
5
–
5
Coast Guard
1
–
6
2
–
7
Fitchburg State
1
–
6
1
–
9
Boyd Division
Western New England x
6
–
1
9
–
2
Endicott xy$^
6
–
1
9
–
3
Salve Regina
5
–
2
6
–
4
Curry
4
–
3
6
–
4
Plymouth State
4
–
3
6
–
4
UMass Dartmouth
2
–
5
3
–
7
Nichols
1
–
6
1
–
9
MIT
0
–
7
1
–
8
Championship: Endicott 38 , Maine Maritime 35
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 23 Rowan +
8
–
1
9
–
1
No. 18 Cortland +^
8
–
1
10
–
2
No. 19 Montclair State +^
8
–
1
10
–
2
Kean
5
–
4
5
–
5
TCNJ
5
–
4
5
–
5
Buffalo State
4
–
5
4
–
6
William Paterson
3
–
6
4
–
6
Brockport
2
–
7
2
–
8
Morrisville State
2
–
7
2
–
8
Western Connecticut
0
–
9
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 17 Wittenberg $^
6
–
0
10
–
1
Wabash
5
–
1
8
–
2
Allegheny
4
–
2
7
–
3
Wooster
4
–
2
5
–
5
Oberlin
3
–
3
4
–
6
Denison
2
–
4
4
–
6
Ohio Wesleyan
2
–
4
2
–
8
Hiram
1
–
5
1
–
9
Kenyon
0
–
6
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 Northern Athletics Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Benedictine (IL) $^
7
–
0
8
–
3
Concordia (IL)
6
–
1
8
–
2
Aurora
5
–
2
7
–
3
Wisconsin Lutheran
4
–
3
6
–
4
Lakeland
3
–
4
4
–
6
Concordia (WI)
2
–
5
2
–
8
Maranatha Baptist
1
–
6
1
–
9
Rockford
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 9 Linfield $^
6
–
0
9
–
2
No. 20 Pacific Lutheran
5
–
1
8
–
1
Willamette
4
–
2
7
–
3
Whitworth
3
–
3
5
–
5
Lewis & Clark
2
–
4
4
–
5
Puget Sound
1
–
5
2
–
7
Pacific (OR)
0
–
6
0
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 2 Mount Union $^
9
–
0
14
–
1
No. 8 Ohio Northern ^
8
–
1
10
–
2
Baldwin–Wallace
6
–
3
7
–
3
Otterbein
5
–
4
6
–
4
Capital
5
–
4
5
–
5
John Carroll
5
–
4
5
–
5
Heidelberg
4
–
5
5
–
5
Muskingum
2
–
7
3
–
7
Marietta
1
–
8
2
–
8
Wilmington (OH)
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Washington and Lee $^
6
–
0
8
–
3
No. 25 Hampden–Sydney ^
5
–
1
9
–
2
Bridgewater
4
–
2
8
–
2
Randolph–Macon
3
–
3
7
–
3
Catholic University
2
–
4
4
–
6
Emory & Henry
1
–
5
5
–
5
Guilford
0
–
6
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 15 Thomas More $^
7
–
0
11
–
1
Washington & Jefferson
6
–
1
9
–
2
Waynesburg
4
–
3
6
–
4
Bethany (WV)
4
–
3
5
–
5
Grove City
3
–
4
5
–
5
Saint Vincent
3
–
4
3
–
7
Westminster (PA)
1
–
6
2
–
8
Thiel
0
–
7
0
–
10
Geneva #
–
5
–
5
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant # – Provisional NCAA Divisional III member; games not counted in standings
2010 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 21 Cal Lutheran $^
6
–
0
8
–
2
Redlands
5
–
1
8
–
1
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps
4
–
2
7
–
2
Occidental
3
–
3
4
–
5
Whittier
1
–
5
2
–
7
La Verne
1
–
5
1
–
8
Pomona–Pitzer
1
–
5
1
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2010 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
DePauw $^
6
–
0
9
–
2
Millsaps
5
–
1
7
–
3
Centre
3
–
3
6
–
4
Rhodes
3
–
3
4
–
6
Austin
2
–
4
4
–
5
Trinity (TX)
2
–
4
4
–
6
Sewanee
0
–
6
1
–
9
Birmingham–Southern #
–
6
–
4
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant # – Provisional Division III member; games not counted in standings
2010 University Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Chicago $
3
–
0
8
–
2
Washington University
2
–
1
7
–
3
Case Western Reserve
1
–
2
8
–
2
Carnegie Mellon
0
–
3
4
–
6
2010 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Greenville $
6
–
0
7
–
3
St. Scholastica
5
–
2
7
–
3
Crown
4
–
2
6
–
3
Martin Luther
4
–
2
5
–
4
Minnesota–Morris
4
–
2
4
–
4
Westminster (MO)
3
–
4
5
–
5
Eureka
2
–
5
2
–
8
Northwestern (MN)
1
–
5
1
–
8
MacMurray
0
–
7
0
–
10
2010 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
North Carolina Wesleyan +
6
–
1
7
–
3
Christopher Newport +^
6
–
1
6
–
5
Ferrum
4
–
3
4
–
6
Shenandoah
4
–
3
4
–
6
Averett
3
–
4
5
–
5
Maryville (TN)
3
–
4
4
–
6
Greensboro
1
–
6
2
–
8
Methodist
1
–
6
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
American Southwest Conference – Mary Hardin–Baylor
Atlantic Central Football Conference‡ – Wesley
Centennial Conference – Johns Hopkins , Muhlenberg , and Ursinus
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – North Central (IL)
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – SUNY Maritime
Empire 8 Conference – Alfred
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Franklin
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wartburg
Liberty League – St. Lawrence
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Trine
Middle Atlantic Conference – Delaware Valley
Midwest Conference – St. Norbert
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – St. Thomas (MN)
New England Football Conference – Framingham State and Maine Maritime (Bogan Division), Endicott and Western New England (Boyd Division)
Championship Game: Endicott 38, Maine Maritime 35
New England Small College Athletic Conference – Williams
New Jersey Athletic Conference – Montclair State , Rowan , and SUNY Cortland
North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference – Benedictine (IL)
Northwest Conference – Linfield
Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Washington & Lee
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Thomas More
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Cal Lutheran
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – DePauw
University Athletic Association – Chicago
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Greenville
USA South Athletic Conference – Christopher Newport and North Carolina Wesleyan
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater
Postseason [ ] The 2010 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 38th 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 18th time.[2]
Qualification [ ] Twenty-three conferences met the requirements for an automatic ("Pool A") bid to the playoffs. Besides the NESCAC, which does not participate in the playoffs, four conferences had no Pool A bid. The ECFC and UMAC were in the second year of the two-year waiting period, while the ACFC and UAA 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 23 Pool A conferences contained 197 schools, an average of 8.6 teams per conference. Twenty-eight schools were in Pool B, enough for three bids.
The remaining six 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 Wesley
53
Muhlenberg
14
Wesley
44
Montclair State
16
Montclair State
7
Hampden–Sydney
14
Wesley
19
Thomas More
42
Mary Hardin–Baylor
9
Washington & Lee
14
Thomas More
7
Mary Hardin–Baylor
59
Mary Hardin–Baylor
69
Christopher Newport
7
Wesley
7
North Central (IL)
57
Wisconsin–Whitewater
27
St. Norbert
7
North Central (IL)
28
Ohio Northern
37
Ohio Northern
9
Wittenberg
14
North Central (IL)
10
Trine
45
Wisconsin–Whitewater
20
DePauw
35
Trine
31
Wisconsin–Whitewater
52
Wisconsin–Whitewater
45
Franklin
21
Wisconsin–Whitewater
31
Mount Union
49
Mount Union
21
St. Lawrence
0
Mount Union
31
Delaware Valley
23
Delaware Valley
3
Salisbury
12
Mount Union
37
Alfred
60
Alfred
7
SUNY Maritime
0
Alfred
34
SUNY Cortland
49
SUNY Cortland
20
Endicott
35
Mount Union
34
St. Thomas (MN)
57
Bethel (MN)
14
Benedictine
10
St. Thomas (MN)
24**
Linfield
42
Linfield
17
Cal Lutheran
26
St. Thomas (MN)
7
Bethel (MN)
28
Bethel (MN)
12
Wartburg
20
Bethel (MN)
15
Wheaton (IL)
31
Wheaton (IL)
10
Coe
21
* Overtime
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