1991 NCAA Division III football season

The 1991 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 1991, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1991 at Hawkins Stadium in Bradenton, Florida. The Ithaca Bombers won their third Division III championship by defeating the Dayton Flyers, 34−20.^[1]

RegularseasonAugust – November 1991

PlayoffsNovember – December 1991

National
championship

Hawkins Stadium
Bradenton, FL

ChampionIthaca

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1991 NCAA Division III football season
Regular season	August – November 1991
Playoffs	November – December 1991
National championship	Hawkins Stadium Bradenton, FL
Champion	Ithaca
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Conference changes and new programs

Name change

New England Football Conference member Southeastern Massachusetts University changed its name to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth before the start of the 1991 season. Its football program hence changed from the Southeastern Massachusetts Corsairs to the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs.

Conference changes

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School	1990 Conference	1991 Conference
UAB	New Program	D-III Independent
Charleston Southern	New Program	D-III Independent
Thomas More	D-III Independent	AMC

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Conference standings

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1991 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Thomas More $	3	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
Defiance	2	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Wilmington (OH)	1	–	2	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Bluffton	0	–	3	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1991 Atlantic Collegiate Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Saint Francis (PA) $	3	–	0	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Marist	2	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Gallaudet	1	–	2	–	0	1	–	7	–	1
St. John Fisher	0	–	3	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1991 Centennial Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Dickinson $^	7	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Johns Hopkins	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
Ursinus	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Muhlenberg	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Gettysburg	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Swarthmore	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1991 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Augustana (IL) $	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Illinois Wesleyan	6	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Wheaton (IL)	6	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Millikin	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Carroll (WI)	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
North Central (IL)	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Carthage	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Elmhurst	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
North Park	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1991 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Stonehill $	5	–	0	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Bentley	4	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Siena	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Western New England	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
MIT	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	7	–	0
Assumption	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1991 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wabash $	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
No. 23 Hanover	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
DePauw	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Anderson (IN)	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Manchester	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Rose–Hulman	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Franklin (IN)	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

1991 Iowa Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Simpson (IA) $^	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Central (IA)	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Loras	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Wartburg	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Luther	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Upper Iowa	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
William Penn	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Dubuque	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Buena Vista	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1991 Liberty Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
St. John's $	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Iona	3	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
C. W. Post	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Stony Brook	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Merchant Marine	1	–	3	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Pace	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1991 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Albion +^	4	–	0	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Olivet +	4	–	0	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Hope	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Kalamazoo	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Adrian	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Alma	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1991 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lycoming $^	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Susquehanna ^	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
Moravian	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Lebanon Valley	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
Albright	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Delaware Valley	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Juniata	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Widener	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Wilkes	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1991 Midwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
North Division
Beloit xy	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Ripon	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
St. Norbert	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Lawrence	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
South Division
Coe xy$^	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Cornell (IA)	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Monmouth (IL)	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Knox	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Grinnell	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Illinois College	0	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Championship: Coe 26, Beloit 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1991 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Saint John's (MN) $^	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
St. Olaf	6	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Bethel (MN)	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
St. Thomas (MN)	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Gustavus Adolphus	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Hamline	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Carleton	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Concordia–Moorhead	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Augsburg	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Macalester	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1991 New England Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
North Division
UMass Lowell xy$^	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Plymouth State	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Maine Maritime	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
UMass–Boston	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Nichols	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Curry	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	9	–	0
South Division
Bridgewater State xy	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
UMass Dartmouth	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Massachusetts Maritime	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Westfield State	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Worcester State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Framingham State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Fitchburg State	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Championship: UMass Lowell 10, Bridgewater State 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1991 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Glassboro State $^	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
William Paterson	4	–	1	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Ramapo	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Trenton State	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	2	–	1
Montclair State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Kean	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Jersey City State	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	9	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1991 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Allegheny $^	7	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Case Western Reserve	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Wittenberg	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Kenyon	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Denison	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Wooster	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Earlham	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Oberlin	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1991 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Baldwin–Wallace $^	9	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Mount Union	7	–	1	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Muskingum	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
John Carroll	5	–	2	–	2	5	–	3	–	2
Capital	5	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Heidelberg	4	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Ohio Northern	3	–	5	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Otterbein	2	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Hiram	1	–	8	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Marietta	0	–	9	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1991 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Guilford $	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Emory & Henry	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Hampden–Sydney	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
Randolph–Macon	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Bridgewater	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Washington and Lee	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Guilford won the conference title by virtue of a head-to-head win over Emory & Henry.

1991 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Washington & Jefferson $^	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Waynesburg	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Thiel	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Grove City	1	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Bethany (WV)	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1991 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Redlands $	5	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
La Verne	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Occidental	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Whittier	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Pomona-Pitzer	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
Claremont-Mudd	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1991 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Millsaps $	3	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Sewanee	2	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Rhodes	2	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Centre	2	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Trinity (TX)	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1991 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wisconsin–La Crosse $^	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Wisconsin–Stevens Point	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin–Whitewater	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin–Platteville	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Wisconsin–Oshkosh	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin–Stout	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin–River Falls	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Wisconsin–Superior	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll

1991 NCAA Division III independents football records
v t e	Conf.			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Dayton ^		–		13	–	1	–	0
Ithaca ^		–		12	–	1	–	0
Union (NY) ^		–		10	–	1	–	0
Buffalo State		–		9	–	2	–	0
Wesley		–		9	–	2	–	0
Hofstra		–		8	–	2	–	0
Ferrum		–		7	–	2	–	0
Alfred		–		7	–	3	–	0
Cortland		–		7	–	3	–	0
Frostburg State		–		7	–	3	–	0
Maryville (TN)		–		7	–	3	–	0
San Diego		–		7	–	3	–	0
Coast Guard		–		6	–	3	–	0
Aurora		–		5	–	3	–	1
Georgetown		–		6	–	4	–	0
Mercyhurst		–		5	–	4	–	0
UAB		–		4	–	3	–	2
Albany		–		5	–	5	–	0
Brockport		–		5	–	5	–	0
Catholic University		–		5	–	5	–	0
Saint Peter's		–		4	–	4	–	0
Wagner		–		5	–	5	–	0
Davidson		–		4	–	5	–	0
Drake		–		4	–	6	–	0
Colorado College		–		3	–	6	–	0
Buffalo		–		3	–	7	–	0
Charleston Southern		–		3	–	7	–	0
Gannon		–		3	–	7	–	0
Quincy		–		3	–	7	–	0
Canisius		–		2	–	7	–	0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham		–		2	–	7	–	0
Menlo		–		2	–	7	–	0
Kentucky Wesleyan		–		2	–	8	–	0
Methodist		–		2	–	8	–	0
Norwich		–		2	–	8	–	0
Salisbury State		–		1	–	9	–	0
Western Connecticut State		–		1	–	9	–	0
Duquesne		–		0	–	9	–	0

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Conference champions

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Conference champions
Association of Mideast Colleges – Thomas More Centennial Conference – Dickinson College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Wabash Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Simpson Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Coe Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN) New England Football Conference – Massachusetts–Lowell New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Glassboro State North Coast Athletic Conference – Allegheny Ohio Athletic Conference – Baldwin Wallace Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Guilford Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Millsaps Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Midwestern State University Athletic Association – Carnegie Mellon Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Concordia–St. Paul Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse

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Postseason

The 1991 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 19th 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 Hawkins Stadium in Bradenton, Florida for the second time. Like the previous six tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.^[2]

Playoff bracket

Regionals Campus Sites		Quarterfinals Campus Sites		Semifinals Campus Sites		National Championship Game Hawkins Stadium Bradenton, Florida

Ithaca	31

Glassboro State	10
		Ithaca	35

		Union (NY)	23
Union (NY)	55

UMass–Lowell	16
				Ithaca	49

				Susquehanna	13
Lycoming	18

Washington & Jefferson	16
		Lycoming	24

		Susquehanna	31
Susquehanna	21

Dickinson	20
						Ithaca	34

						Dayton	20
Saint John's (MN)	75

Coe	2
		Saint John's (MN)	29

		Wisconsin–La Crosse	10
Wisconsin–La Crosse	28

Simpson	13
				Saint John's (MN)	7

				Dayton	19
Allegheny	24*

Albion	21
		Allegheny	25

		Dayton	28*
Dayton	27

Baldwin–Wallace	10

1991 NCAA Division III football season

Conference changes and new programs

Name change

Conference changes

Conference standings

Conference champions

Postseason

Playoff bracket

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