The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Scott Hvistendahl, wide receiver and punter from Augsburg.[1]
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Maranatha Baptist, Martin Luther, and Mount Senario
Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference – RPI
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Eau Claire, Wisconsin–River Falls, Wisconsin–Stevens Point, and Wisconsin–Whitewater
Postseason
The 1998 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 26th 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 second time. As of 2014, Salem has remained the yearly host of the Stagg Bowl. This was the final bracket to feature sixteen teams before expanding to 28 teams in 1999.[2]
Playoff bracket
Regionals Campus Sites
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia
Mount Union
21
Albion
19
Mount Union
21
Wittenberg
19
Wittenberg
13
Millikin
10
Mount Union
34
Trinity (TX)
29
Lycoming
49
Catholic University
14
Lycoming
21
Trinity (TX)
37
Trinity (TX)
30
Western Maryland
20
Mount Union
44
Rowan
24
Wisconsin–Eau Claire
28
Central (IA)
21
Wisconsin–Eau Claire
10
Saint John's (MN)
3
Saint John's (MN)
33
Pacific Lutheran
20
Wisconsin–Eau Claire
19
Rowan
22
Buffalo State
38
Springfield
35
Buffalo State
17
Rowan
19
Rowan
26
TCNJ
2
See also
1998 NCAA Division I-A football season
1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season
1998 NCAA Division II football season
References
^"All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
^"1998 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved November 26, 2014.