The 2019 NCAA Division III football season is the component of the 2019 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. The regular season began on September 5 and culminated on November 16.[1][2]
The annual Cortaca Jug game between Ithaca and Cortland on November 16 was moved to MetLife Stadium in honor of the 150th anniversary of college football. It became the most-attended game in Division III history, with 45,161 fans watching Ithaca defeat Cortland 32–20.[3]
2019 American Southwest Conference football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 6 Mary Hardin–Baylor $^
9
–
0
12
–
1
Texas Lutheran
8
–
1
8
–
2
No. 21 Hardin–Simmons
7
–
2
8
–
2
East Texas Baptist
6
–
3
6
–
4
Howard Payne
4
–
5
5
–
5
Southwestern (TX)
3
–
6
4
–
6
Louisiana College
3
–
6
3
–
7
Sul Ross State
3
–
6
3
–
7
Belhaven
2
–
7
2
–
8
McMurry
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Centennial Conference football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 7 Muhlenberg $^
9
–
0
13
–
1
No. 16 Susquehanna
8
–
1
10
–
1
Johns Hopkins
6
–
3
8
–
3
Franklin & Marshall
5
–
4
7
–
4
Dickinson
4
–
5
5
–
5
Ursinus
4
–
5
5
–
5
Moravian
4
–
5
4
–
6
McDaniel
2
–
7
3
–
7
Juniata
2
–
7
2
–
8
Gettysburg
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 5 Wheaton (IL) $^
9
–
0
12
–
1
No. 1 North Central (IL) ^
8
–
1
14
–
1
Washington University
6
–
3
7
–
3
Illinois Wesleyan
6
–
3
6
–
4
Augustana (IL)
5
–
4
6
–
4
Millikin
4
–
5
5
–
5
Carthage
4
–
5
4
–
6
Carroll (WI)
1
–
8
2
–
8
Elmhurst
1
–
8
1
–
9
North Park
1
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Commonwealth Coast Conference football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Western New England $^
7
–
0
9
–
2
Endicott
6
–
1
9
–
2
Nichols
4
–
3
6
–
4
Husson
4
–
3
4
–
6
Salve Regina
3
–
4
4
–
6
New England
2
–
5
4
–
6
Curry
2
–
5
2
–
8
Becker
0
–
7
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Dean $#
4
–
1
4
–
6
SUNY Maritime ^
3
–
2
5
–
6
Alfred State
2
–
3
3
–
6
Gallaudet
2
–
3
2
–
6
Castleton
2
–
3
2
–
7
Anna Maria
2
–
3
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
# – Provisional Division III member
2019 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 25 Brockport +^
5
–
1
9
–
3
Cortland +
5
–
1
8
–
3
Morrisville State
4
–
2
6
–
5
Utica
3
–
3
5
–
5
Alfred
2
–
4
5
–
5
St. John Fisher
2
–
4
5
–
5
Hartwick
0
–
6
1
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Hanover $^
7
–
0
9
–
2
Mount St. Joseph
5
–
2
7
–
3
Rose-Hulman
5
–
2
6
–
4
Franklin (IN)
4
–
3
5
–
5
Manchester
3
–
4
4
–
6
Bluffton
2
–
5
2
–
8
Anderson (IN)
1
–
6
3
–
7
Defiance
1
–
6
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Liberty League football standings
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Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 12 Union (NY) $^
6
–
0
11
–
1
Hobart
4
–
2
9
–
2
Ithaca
4
–
2
8
–
3
RPI
3
–
3
6
–
5
St. Lawrence
3
–
3
5
–
5
Buffalo State
1
–
5
1
–
9
Rochester (NY)
0
–
6
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Framingham State $^
8
–
0
8
–
3
Western Connecticut
6
–
2
8
–
3
Bridgewater State
6
–
2
6
–
4
UMass Dartmouth
5
–
3
7
–
3
Massachusetts Maritime
4
–
4
6
–
4
Plymouth State
4
–
4
6
–
4
Westfield State
2
–
6
2
–
8
Fitchburg State
1
–
7
2
–
8
Worcester State
0
–
8
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Hope $^
7
–
0
9
–
2
Albion
5
–
2
8
–
2
Olivet
5
–
2
8
–
2
Alma
4
–
3
6
–
4
Adrian
4
–
3
5
–
5
Trine
2
–
5
5
–
5
Kalamazoo
1
–
6
2
–
8
Finlandia
0
–
7
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
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Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 8 Delaware Valley $^
8
–
0
11
–
2
Stevenson
7
–
1
8
–
3
Wilkes
6
–
2
8
–
3
Misericordia
5
–
3
5
–
5
Widener
4
–
4
5
–
5
King's (PA)
3
–
5
5
–
5
Lycoming
3
–
5
4
–
6
Lebanon Valley
3
–
5
3
–
7
FDU Florham
2
–
6
3
–
7
Albright
2
–
6
2
–
8
Alvernia
1
–
7
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Midwest Conference football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
North
St. Norbert xy
5
–
0
6
–
3
Lake Forest
4
–
1
7
–
3
Ripon
3
–
2
4
–
6
Macalester
2
–
3
4
–
6
Beloit
1
–
4
1
–
9
Lawrence
0
–
5
1
–
8
South
Monmouth (IL) xy$^
4
–
0
7
–
3
Chicago
3
–
1
6
–
3
Illinois College
2
–
2
6
–
3
Cornell (IA)
1
–
3
4
–
5
Knox
0
–
4
3
–
6
Grinnell *
0
–
0
0
–
3
Championship: Monmouth 10, St. Norbert 7
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
y – Championship game participant
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
* – Grinnell canceled seven games, including all five divisional games.
2019 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 4 Saint John's (MN) +^
7
–
1
12
–
2
No. 15 St. Thomas (MN) +
7
–
1
8
–
2
No. 23 Bethel (MN)
6
–
2
8
–
2
Gustavus Adolphus
5
–
3
7
–
3
Concordia–Moorhead
5
–
3
5
–
5
St. Olaf
3
–
5
5
–
5
Carleton
2
–
6
4
–
6
Augsburg
1
–
7
2
–
8
Hamline
0
–
8
1
–
9
+ – Conference co-champions
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Middlebury $
9
–
0
9
–
0
Wesleyan
8
–
1
8
–
1
Williams
7
–
2
7
–
2
Trinity (CT)
5
–
4
5
–
4
Amherst
4
–
5
4
–
5
Hamilton
4
–
5
4
–
5
Tufts
4
–
5
4
–
5
Bates
2
–
7
2
–
7
Colby
2
–
7
2
–
7
Bowdoin
0
–
9
0
–
9
$ – Conference champion
2019 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
WPI +
6
–
1
10
–
1
MIT +^
6
–
1
7
–
3
Merchant Marine
5
–
2
6
–
3
Springfield
5
–
2
6
–
4
Coast Guard
2
–
5
5
–
5
Norwich
2
–
5
5
–
5
Catholic University
2
–
5
2
–
8
Maine Maritime
0
–
7
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 9 Salisbury $^
7
–
0
11
–
1
No. 11 Wesley ^
6
–
1
10
–
2
Montclair State
5
–
2
6
–
4
Rowan
4
–
3
4
–
6
Kean
2
–
5
3
–
7
Christopher Newport
2
–
5
2
–
8
TCNJ
2
–
5
2
–
8
William Paterson
0
–
7
2
–
8
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Denison +
7
–
2
8
–
2
Wittenberg +
7
–
2
7
–
3
Wabash +^
7
–
2
7
–
4
Ohio Wesleyan
6
–
3
7
–
3
DePauw
6
–
3
6
–
4
Wooster
5
–
4
6
–
4
Allegheny
4
–
5
4
–
6
Kenyon
2
–
7
3
–
7
Oberlin
1
–
8
1
–
9
Hiram
0
–
9
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference football standings
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Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 24 Aurora $^
7
–
0
9
–
2
Benedictine (IL)
6
–
1
7
–
3
Eureka
4
–
3
6
–
4
Concordia (IL)
3
–
4
5
–
5
Concordia (WI)
3
–
4
5
–
5
Lakeland
3
–
4
4
–
6
Wisconsin Lutheran
2
–
5
2
–
8
Rockford
0
–
7
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Northwest Conference football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 19 Linfield $^
7
–
0
8
–
2
Whitworth
5
–
2
6
–
3
Puget Sound
4
–
3
6
–
4
George Fox
4
–
3
5
–
5
Pacific (OR)
4
–
3
4
–
6
Lewis & Clark
3
–
4
4
–
5
Pacific Lutheran
1
–
6
2
–
7
Willamette
0
–
7
1
–
8
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 3 Mount Union $^
9
–
0
11
–
1
No. 13 John Carroll
8
–
1
9
–
1
Baldwin Wallace
6
–
3
7
–
3
Ohio Northern
6
–
3
6
–
4
Heidelberg
5
–
4
6
–
4
Marietta
4
–
5
5
–
5
Wilmington (OH)
3
–
6
3
–
7
Muskingum
2
–
7
3
–
7
Otterbein
2
–
7
2
–
8
Capital
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 20 Bridgewater $^
8
–
0
10
–
1
Randolph–Macon
7
–
1
9
–
2
Emory & Henry
6
–
2
8
–
3
Washington and Lee
5
–
3
6
–
4
Shenandoah
4
–
4
6
–
4
Ferrum
3
–
5
4
–
6
Southern Virginia
2
–
6
4
–
6
Guilford
1
–
7
2
–
8
Hampden–Sydney
0
–
8
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Case Western Reserve $^
8
–
1
9
–
2
Grove City
7
–
2
9
–
2
Carnegie Mellon
7
–
2
8
–
3
Washington & Jefferson
6
–
3
8
–
3
Westminster (PA)
6
–
3
8
–
3
Bethany (WV)
4
–
5
4
–
6
Geneva
3
–
6
3
–
7
Saint Vincent
3
–
6
3
–
7
Waynesburg
1
–
8
1
–
9
Thiel
0
–
9
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Southern Athletic Association football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Berry +^
7
–
1
9
–
2
Trinity (TX) +
7
–
1
8
–
2
Birmingham–Southern
6
–
2
7
–
3
Hendrix
5
–
3
7
–
3
Austin
4
–
4
5
–
5
Centre
3
–
5
5
–
5
Millsaps
3
–
5
5
–
5
Rhodes
1
–
7
1
–
9
Sewanee
0
–
8
0
–
10
+ – Conference co-champions
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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t
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Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 10 Chapman $^
7
–
0
10
–
1
No. 18 Redlands ^
6
–
1
9
–
2
Pomona-Pitzer
4
–
3
5
–
4
Cal Lutheran
4
–
3
5
–
5
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
3
–
4
5
–
5
La Verne
3
–
4
4
–
6
Whittier
1
–
6
2
–
8
Occidental
0
–
7
0
–
8
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2019 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
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Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Martin Luther $^
8
–
0
9
–
2
Greenville
7
–
1
8
–
3
St. Scholastica
5
–
3
7
–
3
MacMurray
5
–
3
5
–
5
Northwestern (MN)
4
–
4
4
–
6
Westminster (MO)
4
–
4
4
–
6
Crown
2
–
6
3
–
7
Minnesota–Morris
1
–
7
1
–
9
Iowa Wesleyan
0
–
8
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2019 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
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t
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Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Huntingdon $^
6
–
1
8
–
4
Brevard #
5
–
2
8
–
2
Averett
5
–
2
7
–
3
North Carolina Wesleyan
5
–
2
6
–
4
Methodist
3
–
4
4
–
6
Maryville (TN)
3
–
4
3
–
7
LaGrange
1
–
6
3
–
7
Greensboro
0
–
7
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
# – Provisional Division III member
2019 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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t
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Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 2 Wisconsin–Whitewater +^
6
–
1
13
–
2
No. 22 Wisconsin–Oshkosh +^
6
–
1
8
–
3
Wisconsin–La Crosse
5
–
2
7
–
3
Wisconsin–Platteville
4
–
3
7
–
3
Wisconsin–Stout
3
–
4
4
–
6
Wisconsin–Stevens Point
2
–
5
3
–
7
Wisconsin–Eau Claire
1
–
6
3
–
7
Wisconsin–River Falls
1
–
6
2
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
Postseason
Twenty-seven conferences met the requirements for an automatic ("Pool A") bid to the playoffs.
There were no "Pool B" bids this year, slots normally allocated to schools not in a Pool A conference.
The remaining five playoff spots were at-large ("Pool C") teams.
Qualified teams
Automatic bids (27)
Conference
Team
Appearance
Last
American Southwest Conference
Mary Hardin–Baylor
18th
2018
American Rivers Conference
Central (IA)
21st
2009
Centennial Conference
Muhlenberg
9th
2018
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin
Wheaton (IL)
11th
2016
Commonwealth Coast Football
Western New England
6th
2018
Eastern Collegiate Football Conference
SUNY Maritime
2nd
2010
Empire 8
Brockport
7th
2018
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference
Hanover
8th
2018
Liberty League
Union (NY)
12th
2006
Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference
Framingham State
5th
2018
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Hope
5th
2006
Middle Atlantic Conference
Delaware Valley
9th
2018
Midwest Conference
Monmouth (IL)
7th
2017
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Saint John's (MN)
26th
2018
New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference
MIT
3rd
2018
New Jersey Athletic Conference
Salisbury
11th
2015
North Coast Athletic Conference
Wabash
10th
2015
Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference
Aurora (IL)
5th
2008
Northwest Conference
Linfield
15th
2017
Ohio Athletic Conference
Mount Union
31st
2018
Old Dominion Athletic Conference
Bridgewater (VA)
7th
2005
Presidents' Athletic Conference
Case Western Reserve
5th
2017
Southern Athletic Association
Berry
3rd
2018
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Chapman
3rd
2017
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference
Martin Luther
2nd
2018
USA South Athletic Conference
Huntingdon
5th
2017
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Wisconsin–Oshkosh
5th
2017
At-large bids (5)
Team
Conference
Appearance
Last
North Central (IL)
CCIW
12th
2018
Redlands
SCIAC
9th
2016
Wartburg
ARC
14th
2018
Wesley
NJAC
15th
2017
Wisconsin–Whitewater
WIAC
17th
2018
Playoff bracket
First round November 23
Second round November 30
Quarterfinals December 7
Semifinals December 14
Championship Stagg Bowl December 20 Shenandoah, Texas
*
Mary Hardin–Baylor
43
Redlands
14
*
Mary Hardin–Baylor
42
Huntingdon
6
*
Berry
24
Huntingdon
27
*
Mary Hardin–Baylor
7
Wisconsin–Whitewater
26
*
Wisconsin–Whitewater
35
Monmouth (IL)
10
*
Wisconsin–Whitewater
41
Wartburg
28
*
Hope
3
Wartburg
41
*
Wisconsin–Whitewater
35
Saint John's (MN)
32
*
Wheaton (IL)
51
Martin Luther
7
*
Wheaton (IL)
49
Central (IA)
13
*
Central (IA)
38†
Wisconsin–Oshkosh
37
*
Wheaton (IL)
33
Saint John's (MN)
34
*
Chapman
68†††
Linfield
65
*
Chapman
26
Saint John's (MN)
55
*
Saint John's (MN)
51
Aurora
47
*
Wisconsin–Whitewater
14
North Central (IL)
41
*
Salisbury
83
SUNY Maritime
0
*
Salisbury
62
Union (NY)
41
*
Union (NY)
24
Case Western Reserve
21
*
Salisbury
8
Muhlenberg
24
*
Muhlenberg
38
MIT
0
*
Muhlenberg
42
Brockport
0
*
Western New England
28
Brockport
33
*
Muhlenberg
14
North Central (IL)
45
*
Mount Union
65
Hanover
14
*
Mount Union
52
North Central (IL)
59
*
North Central (IL)
51
Wabash
15
*
North Central (IL)
31
Delaware Valley
14
*
Wesley
58
Framingham State
21
*
Wesley
10
Delaware Valley
45
*
Bridgewater (VA)
22
Delaware Valley
30
See also
2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season
2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season
2019 NCAA Division II football season
2019 NAIA football season
References
^"2019 Division III football scoreboard". D3football. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
^"2019 Division III football scoreboard". D3football. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
^Otis, John (2019-11-15). "Ithaca-SUNY Cortland Rivalry Leads to Division III Attendance Record". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-12-08.