2017 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August 31 – November 11, 2017 Playoffs November 18 – December 15, 2017 Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA Champion Mount Union Gagliardi Trophy Brett Kasper (QB), Wisconsin–Oshkosh
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The 2017 NCAA Division III football season was the portion of the 2017 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. Under Division III rules, teams were eligible to begin play on August 31, 2017.[1] The season ended with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl, on December 15, 2017, at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia . Mount Union earned their 13th national title, defeating defending national champions Mary Hardin–Baylor .
Conference and program changes [ ]
The 2017 season saw several significant changes to the landscape of Division III football:
The New England Football Conference, a football-only league that had operated since 1965, became the football league of the all-sports Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC), operating as Commonwealth Coast Football (CCC Football). The football league remains a separate entity from the overall conference.
The New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference began sponsoring football.
The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference , which had sponsored football since its creation in 1962 as the College Athletic Conference, ended sponsorship of football at the end of the 2016 season. The league had lost most of its membership when seven schools left in 2012 to form the Southern Athletic Association .
The New England Small College Athletic Conference eliminated its members' annual pre-season scrimmages in favor of a 9th regular season game and ensuring all conference members play one another each season.[3] Conference members remain ineligible for postseason tournament play.
The Empire 8 and Liberty League announced on July 5 the creation of the New York State Bowl Game, which will feature the top two teams from each conference who failed to make the DIII tournament. It will be held immediately for the 2017 season, on November 18.[4]
Maranatha Baptist University announced that it would be dropping it's football program on February 17. The school cited the resignation of coach , small roster numbers, and the struggle of filling a schedule as an independent all as factors in the decision.[5]
School
2016 conference
2017 conference
Alfred State
Independent
ECFC [6]
Austin
SCAC
SAA [7]
Becker
ECFC
CCC Football [8]
Brevard
SAC (D-II )
USA South [9]
Catholic
ODAC
NEWMAC [10]
Chicago
SAA & UAA
MWC [11]
Coast Guard
NEFC
NEWMAC
Curry
NEFC
CCC Football
Dean
USCAA
ECFC [6]
Endicott
NEFC
CCC Football
Maine Maritime
NEFC
NEWMAC
Marantha Baptist
Independent
Dropped program
Merchant Marine
Liberty League
NEWMAC
MIT
NEFC
NEWMAC
Nichols
NEFC
CCC Football
Norwich
ECFC
NEWMAC
Salve Regina
NEFC
CCC Football
Springfield
Liberty League
NEWMAC
Southwestern
SCAC
ASC [13]
Texas Lutheran
SCAC
ASC [13]
Trinity (TX)
SCAC
SAA [7]
Washington (MO)
SAA & UAA
UAA only[14]
Western New England
NEFC
CCC Football
WPI
Liberty League
NEWMAC
A full list of Division III teams can be viewed on the D3football website.[15]
Conference standings [ ]
2017 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 2 Mary Hardin–Baylor $^
9
–
0
14
–
1
No. 11 Hardin–Simmons ^
8
–
1
9
–
2
East Texas Baptist
6
–
3
7
–
3
Southwestern (TX)
6
–
3
6
–
4
Texas Lutheran
6
–
3
6
–
4
Sul Ross
4
–
5
5
–
5
Louisiana College
2
–
7
3
–
7
McMurry #
2
–
7
2
–
8
Belhaven #
1
–
8
2
–
8
Howard Payne
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant # – Provisional NCAA Division III member
Rankings from D3football.com
2017 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Franklin & Marshall +
8
–
1
10
–
1
No. 20 Johns Hopkins +^
8
–
1
9
–
2
Muhlenberg
6
–
3
8
–
3
Susquehanna
6
–
3
8
–
3
Ursinus
5
–
4
6
–
4
Dickinson
3
–
6
3
–
7
Gettysburg
3
–
6
3
–
7
Juniata
2
–
7
3
–
7
McDaniel
2
–
7
3
–
7
Moravian
2
–
7
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2017 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 8 North Central (IL) +^
7
–
1
10
–
2
No. 17 Illinois Wesleyan +^
7
–
1
9
–
2
No. 22 Wheaton (IL)
6
–
2
8
–
2
Carthage
5
–
3
7
–
3
Millikin
5
–
3
7
–
3
North Park
2
–
6
3
–
7
Elmhurst
2
–
6
2
–
8
Augustana (IL)
1
–
7
1
–
9
Carroll (WI)
1
–
7
1
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2017 Commonwealth Coast Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Western New England $^
5
–
0
8
–
3
Curry
4
–
1
8
–
3
Salve Regina
3
–
2
6
–
3
Endicott
2
–
3
3
–
7
Becker
1
–
4
1
–
9
Nichols
0
–
5
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2017 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 25 Husson $^
7
–
0
10
–
2
SUNY Maritime
6
–
1
9
–
2
Castleton
5
–
2
6
–
4
Mount Ida
3
–
4
4
–
6
Gallaudet
3
–
4
3
–
7
Dean #
2
–
5
4
–
6
Alfred State #
1
–
6
1
–
9
Anna Maria
1
–
6
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant # – Provisional Division III member
Rankings from D3football.com
2017 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 5 Brockport $^
7
–
0
13
–
1
Alfred
5
–
2
8
–
3
Cortland
5
–
2
7
–
4
Buffalo State
3
–
4
6
–
5
Morrisville State
2
–
5
4
–
6
Hartwick
2
–
5
3
–
7
Utica
2
–
5
3
–
7
St. John Fisher
2
–
5
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from AFCA Poll
2017 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 24 Franklin (IN) $^
8
–
0
8
–
3
Rose-Hulman
7
–
1
8
–
2
Manchester
5
–
3
6
–
4
Mount St. Joseph
5
–
3
6
–
4
Bluffton
4
–
4
4
–
6
Hanover
4
–
4
4
–
6
Defiance
2
–
6
2
–
8
Anderson (IN)
1
–
7
1
–
9
Earlham
0
–
8
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2017 Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 10 Wartburg $^
8
–
0
12
–
1
Central (IA)
6
–
2
7
–
3
Luther
5
–
3
6
–
4
Dubuque
4
–
4
6
–
4
Simpson
4
–
4
5
–
5
Loras
3
–
5
4
–
6
Coe
2
–
6
4
–
6
Buena Vista
2
–
6
2
–
7
Nebraska Wesleyan
2
–
6
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2017 Liberty League football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Ithaca +
4
–
1
8
–
3
RPI +^
4
–
1
8
–
3
Hobart
3
–
2
7
–
3
Union (NY)
3
–
2
7
–
4
St. Lawrence
1
–
4
2
–
8
Rochester (NY)
0
–
5
2
–
7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2017 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Framingham State +
7
–
1
10
–
1
Plymouth State +^
7
–
1
9
–
2
Western Connecticut
5
–
3
7
–
3
Worcester State
5
–
3
6
–
4
UMass Dartmouth
4
–
4
4
–
6
Westfield State
3
–
5
3
–
7
Fitchburg State
2
–
6
3
–
7
Bridgewater State
2
–
6
2
–
8
Massachusetts Maritime
1
–
7
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2017 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 19 Trine $^
6
–
0
11
–
1
Hope
5
–
1
8
–
2
Adrian
4
–
2
5
–
5
Olivet
3
–
3
5
–
5
Albion
2
–
4
4
–
6
Alma
1
–
5
4
–
6
Kalamazoo
0
–
6
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2017 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 7 Delaware Valley $^
9
–
0
12
–
1
Albright
7
–
2
8
–
3
Widener
7
–
2
7
–
4
Stevenson
6
–
3
6
–
5
Lebanon Valley
5
–
4
5
–
5
King's
4
–
5
5
–
5
Lycoming
4
–
5
5
–
6
FDU Florham
2
–
7
3
–
7
Misericordia
1
–
8
1
–
9
Wilkes
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2017 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
North
St. Norbert xy
5
–
0
7
–
3
Chicago
3
–
2
6
–
4
Macalester
3
–
2
5
–
5
Ripon
3
–
2
5
–
5
Lawrence
1
–
4
2
–
8
Beloit
0
–
5
1
–
9
South
Monmouth (IL) xy$^
5
–
0
9
–
2
Lake Forest
4
–
1
8
–
2
Illinois College
3
–
2
5
–
5
Cornell (IA)
2
–
3
4
–
6
Knox
1
–
4
5
–
5
Grinnell
0
–
5
1
–
9
Championship: Monmouth 9 , St. Norbert 6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2017 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 4 St. Thomas (MN) $^
8
–
0
11
–
2
No. 14 Saint John's (MN) ^
7
–
1
9
–
2
No. 21 Concordia–Moorhead
6
–
2
8
–
2
Bethel (MN)
5
–
3
5
–
5
Gustavus Adolphus
4
–
4
5
–
5
St. Olaf
3
–
5
4
–
6
Augsburg
2
–
6
4
–
6
Hamline
1
–
7
2
–
8
Carleton
0
–
8
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2017 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 12 Wesley $^
9
–
0
10
–
2
No. 9 Frostburg State ^
8
–
1
11
–
2
Salisbury
7
–
2
7
–
4
Montclair State
5
–
4
5
–
5
Christopher Newport
4
–
5
5
–
5
Kean
4
–
5
4
–
6
TCNJ
4
–
5
4
–
6
Rowan
3
–
6
4
–
6
Southern Virginia
1
–
8
2
–
8
William Paterson
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2017 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 18 Wittenberg $^
9
–
0
10
–
1
DePauw
7
–
2
8
–
2
Wabash
7
–
2
8
–
2
Denison
6
–
3
7
–
3
Wooster
5
–
4
6
–
4
Ohio Wesleyan
5
–
4
5
–
5
Oberlin
3
–
6
4
–
6
Allegheny
2
–
7
3
–
7
Hiram
1
–
8
2
–
8
Kenyon
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2017 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Lakeland $^
6
–
0
8
–
3
Benedictine (IL)
5
–
1
7
–
3
Aurora
4
–
2
5
–
5
Wisconsin Lutheran
3
–
3
3
–
7
Concordia (IL)
1
–
5
3
–
6
Concordia (WI)
1
–
5
2
–
8
Rockford
1
–
5
1
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2017 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 6 Linfield $^
7
–
0
9
–
2
Whitworth
5
–
2
8
–
2
George Fox
5
–
2
7
–
3
Pacific (OR)
4
–
3
4
–
4
Pacific Lutheran
4
–
3
4
–
4
Puget Sound
2
–
5
3
–
6
Lewis & Clark
1
–
6
2
–
7
Willamette
0
–
7
0
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2017 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 1 Mount Union $^
9
–
0
15
–
0
Heidelberg
6
–
3
7
–
3
Ohio Northern
6
–
3
7
–
3
John Carroll
6
–
3
6
–
4
Baldwin Wallace
5
–
4
6
–
4
Marietta
5
–
4
6
–
4
Otterbein
5
–
4
6
–
4
Muskingum
1
–
8
2
–
8
Wilmington (OH)
1
–
8
2
–
8
Capital
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2017 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Washington and Lee $^
5
–
1
8
–
3
Randolph–Macon
4
–
2
7
–
3
Hampden–Sydney
4
–
2
6
–
4
Shenandoah
3
–
3
6
–
4
Guilford
3
–
3
5
–
5
Bridgewater
1
–
5
4
–
6
Emory & Henry
1
–
5
3
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2017 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 13 Case Western Reserve +^
8
–
0
11
–
1
No. 16 Washington & Jefferson +^
8
–
0
11
–
1
Westminster (PA)
6
–
2
7
–
3
Carnegie Mellon
5
–
3
7
–
4
Thomas More
5
–
3
6
–
4
Grove City
4
–
4
4
–
6
Geneva
2
–
6
3
–
7
Bethany (WV)
2
–
6
2
–
8
Waynesburg
2
–
6
2
–
8
Saint Vincent
1
–
7
2
–
8
Thiel
1
–
7
1
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2017 Southern Athletic Association football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 15 Berry $^
8
–
0
11
–
1
Centre
7
–
1
9
–
1
Hendrix
6
–
2
8
–
2
Trinity (TX)
5
–
3
6
–
4
Rhodes
3
–
5
4
–
6
Birmingham–Southern
2
–
6
3
–
7
Millsaps
2
–
6
3
–
7
Sewanee
2
–
6
3
–
7
Austin
1
–
7
3
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from D3football.com
2017 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Chapman $^
6
–
0
6
–
3
Redlands
5
–
1
7
–
2
Cal Lutheran
3
–
3
5
–
3
Pomona–Pitzer
3
–
3
4
–
4
Claremont–Mudd–Scripps
2
–
4
4
–
5
La Verne
2
–
4
3
–
5
Whittier
0
–
6
0
–
8
Occidental *
–
0
–
3
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * – Occidental canceled six games, and their remaining conference games were not counted in the standings.
2017 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Eureka $^
8
–
1
8
–
3
MacMurray
7
–
2
8
–
2
St. Scholastica
7
–
2
7
–
3
Northwestern (MN)
6
–
3
6
–
4
Westminster (MO)
6
–
3
6
–
4
Martin Luther
4
–
5
5
–
5
Greenville
4
–
5
4
–
6
Iowa Wesleyan #
2
–
7
2
–
8
Minnesota–Morris
1
–
8
1
–
9
Crown
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant # – Provisional NCAA Division III member
2017 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Huntingdon $^
7
–
0
9
–
2
Ferrum
5
–
2
8
–
2
Averett
5
–
2
6
–
4
Maryville (TN)
3
–
4
5
–
5
LaGrange
3
–
4
4
–
6
North Carolina Wesleyan
3
–
4
3
–
7
Methodist
2
–
5
2
–
8
Greensboro
0
–
7
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Preseason [ ]
Overseas exhibition games [ ]
Because Division III football teams do not award scholarships, they are permitted by NCAA rules to occasionally travel outside the United States to tour and play exhibition matches. Several teams took off-season trips in late spring 2017 and played primarily non-college club teams, with the exception of Illinois Wesleyan, who played a Japanese college team.[16] All of the games were won by the Division III schools, which are displayed in bold.
Date
Location
NCAA DIII Team
Hosting Team
Score
May 20, 2017
Milngavie , Scotland , UK
CMS
East Kilbride Pirates (BAFA Premier )
73–6
May 21, 2017
Ferrara , Italy
Southwestern
Ferrara Aquile(IFL )
94–0
May 21, 2017
Shanghai , China
Puget Sound
Shanghai Titans(AFCL )
84–6
May 27, 2017
Barcelona , Spain
John Carroll
Senior Spanish League All-Stars(LNFA )
91–7
May 27, 2017
Belfast , Northern Ireland , UK
Centre
Belfast Trojans (IAFL )
47–0
June 3, 2017
Landsberg , Germany
Rose-Hulman
Landsberg X-Press(Regionalliga South )
82–0
June 4, 2017
Tokyo , Japan
Illinois Wesleyan
Waseda (KCFA )
33–6
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 second year of the two-year waiting period, having attained seven members in 2016; the NEWMAC, having just begun football sponsorship, was in the first year of the waiting period. Despite losing three members, the Liberty League retained its Pool A bid, but entered the grace period.
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 215 schools, an average of 8.6 teams per conference. Eighteen schools were in Pool B, enough for two bids.
The remaining five playoff spots were at-large ("Pool C") teams.
Playoff bracket [ ]
First round November 18, 2017
Second round November 25, 2017
Quarterfinals December 2, 2017
Semifinals December 9, 2017
Championship Stagg Bowl December 15, 2017Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia
Wisconsin-Oshkosh *
63
Lakeland
0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh *
42
North Central (IL) *
17
North Central
21
St. John's (MN)
7
Wisconsin-Oshkosh
41
Wartburg *
35 †
Wartburg
27
Franklin
34
Wartburg *
49
Trine *
63
Trine
7
Monmouth (IL)
24
Wisconsin-Oshkosh
40
Mount Union *
21
Mount Union
43
Washington & Lee
0
Mount Union *
45
Illinois Wesleyan *
0
Case Western Reserve
16
Case Western Reserve
28
Mount Union
70
Washington & Jefferson
31
Frostburg State
37
Johns Hopkins
28
Washington & Jefferson
23
Wittenberg
7
Frostburg State
46
Frostburg State
35
Mount Union
12
Mary Hardin-Baylor
50
Mary Hardin-Baylor
0
Chapman
6
Mary Hardin-Baylor
24
Linfield
27
Linfield
0
Hardin-Simmons
13
Mary Hardin-Baylor
24
St. Thomas (MN)
47
St. Thomas (MN)
10
Eureka
8
St. Thomas (MN)
29
Berry
34
Berry
13
Huntingdon
20
Mary Hardin-Baylor
24
Delaware Valley
35
Brockport
0
Western New England
0
Delaware Valley
37
Springfield
21
Husson
15
Husson
23
Delaware Valley
28
Brockport
66
Brockport
31
Plymouth State
0
Brockport
49
Wesley
45
Wesley
28
Rensselaer
27
* Home team † Overtime Winner
Bowl games [ ]
Date
Bowl
Location
Home team
Away team
Score
Nov. 17, 2017
ECAC Chapman Bowl
Delaware Stadium Newark, DE
Merchant Marine
Buffalo State
35–20
Nov. 18, 2017
Centennial -MAC Bowl Series
Shadek StadiumLancaster, PA
Franklin & Marshall
Widener
21–7
Centennial-MAC Bowl Series
Shirk StadiumReading, PA
Albright
Susquehanna
28–9
ECAC Bushnell Bowl
Delaware Stadium Newark, DE
Muhlenberg
Carnegie Mellon
36–6
ECAC Whitelaw Bowl
Delaware Stadium Newark, DE
Salisbury
Ithaca
27–17
New England Bowl Series
Bowditch Field Framingham, MA
Framingham State
Curry
48–14
New England Bowl Series
Alumni Stadium Worcester, MA
WPI
SUNY Maritime
17–3
New York Bowl
Frank Bailey FieldSchenectady, NY
Union (NY)
SUNY Cortland
35–28
Nov. 19, 2017
ECAC Lynah Bowl
Delaware Stadium Newark, DE
Stevenson
Alfred
29–16
See also [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Bylaw 17.10.3: First Contest" (PDF) . 2016–2017 NCAA Division III Manual . NCAA. p. 145. Retrieved January 27, 2017 . A member institution shall not play its first contest (game) against outside competition in football before the Thursday preceding the weekend that is 11 weeks before the first round of the Division III Football Championship.
^ "NESCAC Football Moves to Full Round-Robin Schedule" (Press release). NESCAC . April 28, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2017 .
^ "Empire 8, Liberty League create football 'New York State Bowl Game' " .
^ "Maranatha drops its football program" . 2017-02-02.
^ a b "ECFC Adds Alfred State, Dean for 2017 Season" (Press release). Eastern Collegiate Football Conference. January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ a b "Austin College, Trinity University Will Affiliate With SAA Football In 2017" (Press release). Southern Athletic Association. November 18, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ "CCC Football to Add Becker College as Associate Member in 2017; CCC Football to Have Seven Members by 2018" (Press release). Commonwealth Coast Conference. November 19, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ "Brevard College Set to Join USA South" (Press release). USA South Athletic Conference. December 9, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2016 .
^ "NEWMAC Adds Eighth Football Member Catholic University" (Press release). New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference. September 29, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ "UChicago football set to join Midwest Conference as affiliate member in 2017" (Press release). Athletics & Recreation, The University of Chicago. May 11, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ a b "Southwestern And Texas Lutheran Join The ASC As Football Affiliate Members" (Press release). American Southwest Conference. December 3, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ "Washington University in St. Louis to join CCIW as associate member for football in 2018" (Press release). College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin . June 12, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2017 .
^ "Division III Team Pages" , D3football.com. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
^ "2017 Events | Global Football" . Archived from the original on 2017-06-01. Retrieved 2017-05-17 .
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