American college football season
The 2016 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 on September 5, 2016 and ended with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl , on December 16, 2016 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia . However, UMHB's championship was later vacated by the NCAA.[1]
Conference changes and new programs [ ]
Three programs changed conference affiliations.
School
2015 conference
2016 conference
Carroll
MWC
CCIW [2]
McMurry
Independent
ASC [3]
Nebraska Wesleyan
Great Plains (NAIA )
IIAC [4]
A full list of Division III teams can be viewed on the D3football website.[5]
This was also the final season of competition for two Division III conferences. The New England Football Conference will be absorbed by the Commonwealth Coast Conference ,[6] and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference , which had lost most of its membership in 2012 when seven schools left to form the Southern Athletic Association , will end its sponsorship of football and continue as a non-football conference.
Conference standings [ ]
2016 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 1 Mary Hardin–Baylor $^
6
–
0
15
–
0
No. 13 Hardin–Simmons ^
5
–
1
9
–
2
Sul Ross
4
–
2
6
–
4
East Texas Baptist
3
–
3
7
–
3
McMurry #
2
–
4
4
–
5
Louisiana College
1
–
5
4
–
6
Howard Payne
0
–
6
0
–
10
Belhaven *
–
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant # – Provisional NCAA Division III member * – Provisional NCAA Division III member; games not counted in standings
Rankings from D3football.com
2016 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 11 Johns Hopkins $^
9
–
0
11
–
1
Muhlenberg
8
–
1
9
–
2
Franklin & Marshall
6
–
3
7
–
4
Susquehanna
6
–
3
6
–
4
Moravian
4
–
5
5
–
5
Juniata
3
–
6
4
–
6
Gettysburg
3
–
6
3
–
7
McDaniel
3
–
6
3
–
7
Ursinus
2
–
7
2
–
8
Dickinson
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2016 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 10 North Central (IL) $^
8
–
0
11
–
1
No. 8 Wheaton (IL) ^
7
–
1
11
–
2
Illinois Wesleyan
6
–
2
7
–
2
Carthage
5
–
3
7
–
3
Elmhurst
4
–
4
5
–
5
Millikin
3
–
5
4
–
6
Augustana (IL)
2
–
6
3
–
7
Carroll (WI)
1
–
7
1
–
9
North Park
0
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2016 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Husson $^
7
–
0
9
–
2
Norwich
5
–
2
5
–
5
SUNY Maritime
4
–
3
6
–
5
Castleton
4
–
3
4
–
6
Mount Ida
4
–
3
4
–
6
Becker
2
–
5
3
–
7
Gallaudet
1
–
6
2
–
8
Anna Maria
1
–
6
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2016 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 12 Alfred $^
8
–
0
12
–
1
No. 25 St. John Fisher
6
–
2
8
–
3
Brockport
6
–
2
7
–
4
Utica
5
–
3
7
–
4
Ithaca
4
–
4
5
–
5
Buffalo State
3
–
5
5
–
5
Cortland
3
–
5
5
–
6
Hartwick
1
–
7
2
–
8
Morrisville State
0
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2016 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Franklin (IN) +
7
–
1
8
–
2
Rose-Hulman +^
7
–
1
8
–
3
Mount St. Joseph
6
–
2
6
–
4
Bluffton
5
–
3
7
–
3
Defiance
4
–
4
5
–
5
Hanover
4
–
4
4
–
6
Manchester
2
–
6
2
–
8
Anderson (IN)
1
–
7
1
–
9
Earlham
0
–
8
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2016 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 17 Coe $^
8
–
0
11
–
1
Central (IA)
6
–
2
8
–
2
Dubuque
6
–
2
8
–
2
Wartburg
5
–
3
6
–
4
Nebraska Wesleyan
3
–
5
4
–
6
Buena Vista
3
–
5
3
–
7
Luther
2
–
6
3
–
7
Simpson
2
–
6
3
–
7
Loras
1
–
7
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2016 Liberty League football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 24 St. Lawrence +
6
–
1
9
–
1
No. 19 Hobart +^
6
–
1
9
–
2
Merchant Marine
4
–
3
5
–
4
Springfield
4
–
3
5
–
5
WPI
3
–
4
6
–
4
RPI
3
–
4
6
–
5
Union (NY)
2
–
5
3
–
7
Rochester (NY)
0
–
7
1
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2016 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Bridgewater State $^
8
–
0
8
–
3
Framingham State
6
–
2
8
–
3
Plymouth State
4
–
4
6
–
4
UMass Dartmouth
4
–
4
5
–
5
Western Connecticut
4
–
4
5
–
5
Fitchburg State
3
–
5
5
–
5
Massachusetts Maritime
3
–
5
4
–
6
Worcester State
3
–
5
3
–
7
Westfield State
1
–
7
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2016 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Olivet $^
6
–
0
9
–
2
Hope
5
–
1
7
–
3
Alma
4
–
2
7
–
3
Trine
3
–
3
6
–
4
Adrian
2
–
4
4
–
6
Kalamazoo
1
–
5
3
–
7
Albion
0
–
6
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2016 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 20 Stevenson $^
8
–
1
9
–
2
Delaware Valley
7
–
2
9
–
2
Albright
7
–
2
8
–
3
Widener
6
–
3
6
–
4
King's
5
–
4
5
–
5
Lebanon Valley
4
–
5
4
–
6
Wilkes
3
–
6
3
–
7
Lycoming
2
–
7
3
–
7
FDU Florham
2
–
7
2
–
8
Misericordia
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2016 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 21 Monmouth (IL) $^
8
–
0
10
–
1
St. Norbert
7
–
1
7
–
3
Lake Forest
6
–
2
8
–
2
Macalester
6
–
2
7
–
3
Illinois College
5
–
3
6
–
4
Cornell (IA)
4
–
4
5
–
5
Beloit
2
–
6
3
–
7
Lawrence
2
–
6
3
–
7
Knox
2
–
6
2
–
8
Ripon
2
–
6
2
–
8
Grinnell
0
–
8
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2016 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 6 St. Thomas (MN) $^
8
–
0
12
–
1
No. 9 Saint John's (MN) ^
7
–
1
10
–
2
Concordia–Moorhead
6
–
2
7
–
3
Bethel (MN)
5
–
3
5
–
5
Gustavus Adolphus
3
–
5
5
–
5
Hamline
3
–
5
5
–
5
Augsburg
2
–
6
2
–
8
St. Olaf
1
–
7
2
–
8
Carleton
1
–
7
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2016 New England Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 22 Western New England $^
7
–
0
11
–
1
Salve Regina
6
–
1
8
–
2
Endicott
5
–
2
5
–
5
Nichols
4
–
3
6
–
4
MIT
3
–
4
3
–
7
Coast Guard
2
–
5
3
–
7
Curry
1
–
6
3
–
6
Maine Maritime
0
–
7
1
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2016 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 23 Frostburg State +
8
–
1
10
–
1
No. 15 Wesley +^
8
–
1
9
–
3
Salisbury
6
–
3
8
–
3
Christopher Newport
6
–
3
7
–
3
Kean
5
–
4
7
–
4
Rowan
5
–
4
6
–
4
Montclair State
3
–
6
4
–
6
TCNJ
2
–
7
2
–
8
Southern Virginia
1
–
8
2
–
8
William Paterson
1
–
8
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2016 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 16 Wittenberg $^
8
–
1
10
–
2
Denison
7
–
2
8
–
2
DePauw
7
–
2
8
–
2
Wabash
7
–
2
8
–
2
Ohio Wesleyan
6
–
3
6
–
4
Wooster
4
–
5
4
–
6
Hiram
3
–
6
3
–
7
Kenyon
2
–
7
3
–
7
Allegheny
1
–
8
1
–
9
Oberlin
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2016 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Lakeland +^
5
–
1
7
–
4
Aurora +
5
–
1
6
–
4
Benedictine (IL)
4
–
2
6
–
4
Wisconsin Lutheran
4
–
2
5
–
5
Concordia (IL)
2
–
4
4
–
6
Concordia (WI)
1
–
5
3
–
7
Rockford
0
–
6
1
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2016 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 7 Linfield $^
7
–
0
9
–
2
Whitworth
6
–
1
8
–
2
George Fox
5
–
2
5
–
4
Pacific Lutheran
4
–
3
5
–
4
Pacific (OR)
3
–
4
4
–
6
Willamette
2
–
5
3
–
7
Puget Sound
1
–
6
3
–
6
Lewis & Clark
0
–
7
0
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2016 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 3 John Carroll $^
9
–
0
12
–
2
No. 4 Mount Union ^
8
–
1
12
–
2
Heidelberg
6
–
3
6
–
4
Ohio Northern
5
–
4
5
–
5
Otterbein
5
–
4
5
–
5
Capital
4
–
5
4
–
6
Muskingum
3
–
6
4
–
6
Marietta
3
–
6
3
–
7
Baldwin Wallace
2
–
7
3
–
7
Wilmington (OH)
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2016 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Randolph–Macon $^
6
–
1
9
–
2
Emory & Henry
5
–
2
6
–
4
Washington and Lee
5
–
2
6
–
4
Shenandoah
4
–
3
6
–
4
Bridgewater
4
–
3
5
–
5
Hampden–Sydney
3
–
4
3
–
7
Guilford
1
–
6
4
–
6
Catholic University
0
–
7
3
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2016 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 18 Thomas More $^
8
–
0
9
–
2
Case Western Reserve
7
–
1
9
–
1
Washington & Jefferson
6
–
2
9
–
2
Carnegie Mellon
6
–
2
7
–
4
Westminster (PA)
5
–
3
8
–
3
Saint Vincent
3
–
5
5
–
5
Thiel
3
–
5
4
–
6
Bethany (WV)
2
–
6
3
–
7
Geneva
2
–
6
3
–
7
Waynesburg
2
–
6
2
–
8
Grove City
0
–
8
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2016 Southern Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Berry +
7
–
1
9
–
1
Washington University +^
7
–
1
8
–
3
Centre
6
–
2
8
–
2
Hendrix
5
–
3
7
–
3
Rhodes
4
–
4
6
–
4
Chicago
4
–
4
4
–
6
Millsaps
2
–
6
3
–
7
Birmingham–Southern
1
–
7
1
–
9
Sewanee
0
–
8
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2016 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Redlands $^
7
–
0
8
–
2
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps
5
–
2
7
–
2
Pomona–Pitzer
5
–
2
6
–
3
Chapman
4
–
3
5
–
4
Cal Lutheran
4
–
3
4
–
5
La Verne
2
–
5
2
–
7
Occidental
1
–
6
1
–
8
Whittier
0
–
7
0
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2016 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Southwestern (TX) $
6
–
0
7
–
3
Trinity (TX)
3
–
3
5
–
5
Texas Lutheran
2
–
4
2
–
8
Austin
1
–
5
3
–
7
2016 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Northwestern (MN) $^
8
–
1
9
–
2
Eureka
7
–
2
8
–
2
MacMurray
7
–
2
8
–
2
St. Scholastica
7
–
2
7
–
3
Minnesota–Morris
5
–
4
6
–
4
Westminster (MO)
4
–
5
4
–
6
Iowa Wesleyan #
3
–
6
3
–
7
Crown
2
–
7
2
–
8
Greenville
2
–
7
2
–
8
Martin Luther
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant # – Provisional NCAA Division III member
2016 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Huntingdon +^
6
–
1
9
–
2
Maryville (TN) +
6
–
1
8
–
2
North Carolina Wesleyan
4
–
2
5
–
4
Ferrum
4
–
3
6
–
4
Averett
4
–
3
5
–
5
Methodist
2
–
4
3
–
6
LaGrange
1
–
6
3
–
7
Greensboro
0
–
7
1
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Postseason [ ]
Twenty-five conferences met the requirements for an automatic ("Pool A") bid to the playoffs. Besides the NESCAC, which does not participate in the playoffs, two conferences had no Pool A bid. The American Southwest, which had fallen below the required seven members in 2013 and lost its Pool A bid after the two-year grace period, was in the first year of the two-year waiting period, having now attained seven members; the SCAC had only four members.
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 25 Pool A conferences contained 222 schools, an average of 8.9 teams per conference. Twelve schools were in Pool B, enough for one bid.
The remaining six playoff spots were at-large ("Pool C") teams.
Playoff bracket [ ]
First round November 19, 2016
Second round November 26, 2016
Quarterfinals December 3, 2016
Semifinals December 10, 2016
Championship December 16, 2016Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia
Mary Hardin-Baylor*
50
Redlands
28
Mary Hardin-Baylor*
27
Hardin-Simmons*
10
Linfield
10
Linfield
24
Mary Hardin-Baylor*
38
Wheaton*
45
Wheaton
16
Huntingdon
10
Wheaton
31
North Central*
41
North Central*
14
Rose-Hulman
7
Mary Hardin-Baylor*
14
Alfred* †
33
Mount Union
12
Bridgewater State
27
Alfred*
30
Western New England *
44
Western New England
24
Husson
27
Alfred*
45
Hobart*
21
Mount Union
70
Mount Union
38
Mount Union
28
Johns Hopkins*
42
Johns Hopkins*
21
Randolph-Macon
21
Mary Hardin-Baylor
10
St. Thomas*
43
UW-Oshkosh
7
Northwestern (MN)
0
St. Thomas*
55
Coe*
21
Coe
6
Monmouth
14
St. Thomas*
31
St. John's*
32
UW-Oshkosh
34
UW-Platteville
31
St. John's
14
UW-Oshkosh*
49
UW-Oshkosh*
31
Washington U.
13
UW-Oshkosh*
10
John Carroll*
37
John Carroll
3
Olivet
12
John Carroll* ††
20
Wesley *
38
Wesley
17
Stevenson
17
John Carroll
31
Thomas More*
30
UW-Whitewater*
14
Wittenberg †
33
Wittenberg
9
UW-Whitewater*
45
UW-Whitewater*
37
Lakeland
27
* Home team † Overtime Winner
Bowl games [ ]
Winning teams are denoted in bold .
Date
Bowl
Stadium City
Home team
Away team
Score
Nov. 18, 2016
ECAC Chapman Bowl
Franklin Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Kean
SUNY-Cortland
30–27
Nov. 18, 2016
ECAC President's Bowl
Franklin Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Washington & Jefferson
Brockport
38–31
Nov. 19, 2016
ECAC Lynah Bowl
Franklin Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Utica
Westminster (PA)
33–6
Nov. 19, 2016
ECAC Bushnell Bowl
Franklin Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
No. 24 Frostburg State
No. 22 St. John Fisher
38–14
Nov. 19, 2016
New England Bowl
Gaudet FieldMiddletown, Rhode Island
Salve Regina
Framingham State
37–34
Nov. 19, 2016
Centennial -MAC Bowl Series
Scotty Wood StadiumAllentown, Pennsylvania
Muhlenberg
Delaware Valley
30–27
Nov. 19, 2016
Centennial-MAC Bowl Series
Shirk StadiumReading, Pennsylvania
Albright
Franklin & Marshall
28–23
Nov. 20, 2016
ECAC Legacy Bowl
Franklin Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Carnegie Mellon
Salisbury
52–20
Nov. 20, 2016
ECAC Whitelaw Bowl
Franklin Field Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SUNY-Maritime
RPI
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See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ Quillin, Kurtis (June 26, 2020). "NCAA denies UMHB sanctions appeal" . KCEN-TV . Retrieved November 7, 2021 .
^ "Carrol returns to CCIW" , D3sports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
^ "War Hawks Tabbed Fifth in 2016 ASC Football Poll" , McMurry War Hawks. July 19, 2016.
^ "NWU gives up NAIA status, will join IIAC" , D3sports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
^ "Division III Team Pages" , D3football.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
^ "Commonwealth Coast Conference To Administer Football Championship Beginning in 2017-18" (Press release). Commonwealth Coast Conference. October 5, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2016 .
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