1999 NCAA Division III football season

1999 NCAA Division III football season
1999 NCAA Division III football season
Regular season	August – November 1999
Playoffs	November – December 1999
National; championship	Salem Football Stadium; Salem, VA
Champion	Pacific Lutheran
Gagliardi Trophy	Danny Ragsdale (QB), Redlands

The 1999 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 1999, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1999 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia.

The Pacific Lutheran Lutes won their first Division III championship by defeating the Rowan Profs, 42−13. The Lutes were led by All-American quarterback Chad Johnson, running back Anthony Hicks and offensive lineman Andrew Finstuen. College Football Hall of Fame coach Frosty Westering won his fourth national championship.

The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Danny Ragsdale, quarterback from Redlands.^[1]

Conference standings

1999 American Southwest Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Hardin–Simmons $^	7	–	0	12	–	1
McMurry	6	–	1	7	–	2
Howard Payne	4	–	3	5	–	5
Mississippi College	3	–	4	6	–	4
Mary Hardin–Baylor	3	–	4	4	–	6
Austin	2	–	5	3	–	7
Texas Lutheran	2	–	5	3	–	7
Sul Ross	1	–	6	2	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1999 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Frostburg State $	5	–	1	8	–	3
Ferrum	4	–	2	6	–	4
Wesley	4	–	2	6	–	4
Chowan	2	–	4	5	–	4
Greensboro	2	–	4	3	–	6
Methodist	2	–	4	3	–	7
Salisbury State	2	–	4	2	–	7

$ – Conference champion

1999 Centennial Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Western Maryland $^	7	–	0	11	–	1
Ursinus ^	6	–	1	10	–	2
Dickinson	4	–	3	6	–	4
Muhlenberg	4	–	3	6	–	4
Johns Hopkins	3	–	4	4	–	6
Gettysburg	2	–	5	3	–	7
Franklin & Marshall	1	–	6	2	–	8
Swarthmore	0	–	7	1	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1999 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Augustana (IL) $^	6	–	1	9	–	2
Millikin	5	–	2	7	–	2
Wheaton (IL)	5	–	2	7	–	2
Illinois Wesleyan	4	–	3	6	–	3
Carthage	4	–	3	5	–	4
North Central (IL)	2	–	5	2	–	7
Elmhurst	1	–	6	2	–	7
North Park	1	–	6	2	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1999 Freedom Football Conference standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Western Connecticut $^	6	–	0	10	–	1
Plymouth State	4	–	2	8	–	3
Springfield (MA)	4	–	2	4	–	6
WPI	3	–	3	5	–	4
Merchant Marine	2	–	4	3	–	7
Norwich	1	–	5	4	–	6
Coast Guard	1	–	5	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1999 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Hanover $^	7	–	0	10	–	1
Wilmington (OH)	6	–	1	9	–	1
Wabash	5	–	2	5	–	5
Bluffton	4	–	3	7	–	3
Franklin (IN)	2	–	5	4	–	6
Manchester	2	–	5	3	–	7
Anderson (IN)	2	–	5	2	–	8
Mount St. Joseph	0	–	7	2	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1999 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Aurora $	7	–	0	8	–	2
MacMurray	4	–	3	6	–	4
Concordia (WI)	4	–	3	5	–	5
Lakeland	4	–	3	5	–	5
Benedictine (IL)	3	–	4	6	–	4
Greenville	3	–	4	5	–	5
Eureka	3	–	4	4	–	6
Concordia (IL)	0	–	7	2	–	8

$ – Conference champion

1999 Iowa Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Wartburg $^	10	–	0	10	–	1
Central (IA) ^	9	–	1	10	–	2
Buena Vista	7	–	3	7	–	3
Simpson (IA)	6	–	4	6	–	4
Upper Iowa	6	–	4	6	–	4
Coe	4	–	6	4	–	6
Loras	4	–	6	4	–	6
William Penn	3	–	7	3	–	7
Cornell (IA)	3	–	7	3	–	7
Luther	2	–	8	2	–	8
Dubuque	1	–	8	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1999 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Alma +^	5	–	1	8	–	2
Albion +	5	–	1	6	–	3
Hope +	5	–	1	5	–	4
Defiance	3	–	3	4	–	5
Kalamazoo	2	–	4	3	–	6
Adrian	1	–	5	2	–	7
Olivet	0	–	6	0	–	9

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

1999 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Commonwealth
Susquehanna x	4	–	1	7	–	3
Juniata	3	–	2	6	–	4
Widener	3	–	2	6	–	4
Albright	2	–	3	3	–	7
Lebanon Valley	2	–	3	2	–	8
Moravian	1	–	4	2	–	8
Freedom
Lycoming x^	4	–	0	9	–	1
Wilkes	3	–	1	7	–	4
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham	2	–	2	5	–	5
King's (PA)	1	–	3	5	–	5
Delaware Valley	0	–	4	2	–	8

x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1999 Midwest Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
St. Norbert $^	9	–	0	9	–	2
Grinnell	7	–	2	7	–	3
Beloit	6	–	3	7	–	3
Ripon	6	–	3	6	–	4
Carroll (WI)	4	–	5	5	–	5
Lake Forest	4	–	5	5	–	5
Lawrence	3	–	6	3	–	7
Knox	2	–	7	3	–	7
Illinois College	2	–	7	2	–	8
Monmouth (IL)	2	–	7	2	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1999 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Saint John's (MN) $^	8	–	1	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
Bethel (MN)	7	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
St. Thomas (MN)	7	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Gustavus Adolphus	6	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Concordia–Moorhead	6	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Augsburg	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
St. Olaf	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Carleton	1	–	8	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Hamline	1	–	8	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Macalester	1	–	8	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1999 New England Football Conference standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Blue Division
Salve Regina x	6	–	0	8	–	3
Curry	5	–	1	7	–	3
MIT	4	–	2	6	–	4
Nichols	3	–	3	6	–	3
UMass Dartmouth	2	–	4	3	–	7
UMass–Boston	1	–	5	1	–	9
Western New England	0	–	6	2	–	7
Red Division
Bridgewater State x^	6	–	0	10	–	1
Massachusetts Maritime	5	–	1	8	–	2
Fitchburg State	4	–	2	6	–	4
Westfield State	3	–	3	4	–	6
Maine Maritime	2	–	4	3	–	6
Worcester State	1	–	6	1	–	9
Framingham State	0	–	6	2	–	8

x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1999 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Williams	7	–	1	7	–	1
Middlebury	6	–	2	6	–	2
Amherst	5	–	3	5	–	3
Trinity (CT)	5	–	3	5	–	3
Wesleyan	5	–	3	5	–	3
Bates	4	–	4	4	–	4
Tufts	4	–	4	4	–	4
Colby	3	–	5	3	–	5
Hamilton	1	–	7	1	–	7
Bowdoin	0	–	8	0	–	8

No conference champion recognized

1999 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Montclair State $^	5	–	0	9	–	2
Rowan ^	4	–	1	12	–	2
TCNJ	3	–	2	4	–	5
New Jersey City	2	–	3	3	–	7
William Paterson	1	–	4	2	–	8
Kean	0	–	5	0	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1999 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Wittenberg $^	6	–	0	11	–	1
Allegheny	4	–	2	8	–	2
Ohio Wesleyan	4	–	2	8	–	2
Wooster	4	–	2	8	–	2
Denison	2	–	4	4	–	6
Earlham	1	–	6	2	–	8
Kenyon	0	–	6	1	–	9
Wabash	0	–	0	5	–	5
Hiram	0	–	0	0	–	10
Oberlin	0	–	0	0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1999 Northwest Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Willamette $^	5	–	0	7	–	4
Pacific Lutheran ^	4	–	1	13	–	1
Linfield	3	–	2	6	–	3
Whitworth	2	–	3	5	–	5
Puget Sound	1	–	4	1	–	8
Lewis & Clark	0	–	5	0	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1999 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Mount Union $^	9	–	0	12	–	1
Ohio Northern ^	8	–	1	11	–	2
John Carroll	6	–	3	7	–	3
Otterbein	6	–	3	7	–	3
Baldwin–Wallace	6	–	3	6	–	4
Heidelberg	4	–	5	4	–	6
Muskingum	2	–	7	3	–	7
Capital	2	–	7	2	–	8
Marietta	2	–	7	2	–	8
Hiram	0	–	9	0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1999 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Catholic University $^	6	–	0	9	–	2
Emory & Henry	4	–	2	6	–	4
Randolph–Macon	4	–	2	5	–	5
Bridgewater	3	–	3	5	–	5
Washington and Lee	3	–	3	5	–	5
Guilford	2	–	4	4	–	6
Hampden–Sydney	0	–	6	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Catholic University's win over Salisbury State and Washington and Lee's win over Centre counted in the conference standings.

1999 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Washington & Jefferson $^	4	–	0	9	–	3
Grove City	3	–	1	6	–	4
Waynesburg	2	–	2	5	–	4
Bethany (WV)	1	–	3	4	–	6
Thiel	0	–	4	3	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1999 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Redlands $	5	–	0	7	–	2
La Verne	4	–	1	7	–	2
Cal Lutheran	3	–	2	3	–	6
Claremont-Mudd	2	–	3	5	–	4
Occidental	1	–	4	2	–	7
Whittier	0	–	5	0	–	9

$ – Conference champion

1999 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Trinity (TX) $^	6	–	0	12	–	1
Rhodes	4	–	2	6	–	3
Sewanee	4	–	2	6	–	4
Centre	3	–	3	5	–	5
DePauw	3	–	3	5	–	5
Millsaps	1	–	5	2	–	8
Rose–Hulman	0	–	6	2	–	8

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1999 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Westminster (MO) +	2	–	1	8	–	2
MacMurray +	2	–	1	6	–	4
Greenville +	2	–	1	5	–	5
Blackburn	0	–	3	2	–	8

+ – Conference co-champions

1999 Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
RPI $^	4	–	0	9	–	1
Union (NY)	3	–	1	9	–	2
Hobart	2	–	2	5	–	4
Rochester (NY)	1	–	3	3	–	6
St. Lawrence	0	–	4	0	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1999 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Wisconsin–Stevens Point +^	6	–	1	9	–	2
Wisconsin–La Crosse +^	6	–	1	7	–	4
Wisconsin–River Falls	5	–	2	6	–	4
Wisconsin–Platteville	3	–	4	5	–	5
Wisconsin–Whitewater	3	–	4	3	–	7
Wisconsin–Oshkosh	2	–	5	3	–	7
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	2	–	5	2	–	8
Wisconsin–Stout	1	–	6	2	–	8

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

1999 NCAA Division III independents football records
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Pomona-Pitzer		–		7	–	1
Westminster (MO)		–		8	–	2
Buffalo State		–		7	–	3
Maryville (TN)		–		7	–	3
Thomas More		–		7	–	3
Ithaca		–		7	–	4
Alfred		–		6	–	4
Brockport		–		6	–	4
Hartwick		–		6	–	4
Chapman		–		5	–	4
Cortland		–		5	–	5
Menlo		–		4	–	5
Mount Ida		–		3	–	4
Principia		–		3	–	5
Maranatha Baptist		–		2	–	6
Colorado College		–		2	–	7
St. John Fisher		–		1	–	8

Conference champions

Conference champions
American Southwest Conference – Hardin–Simmons Atlantic Central Football Conference – Frostburg State Centennial Conference – Western Maryland College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) Freedom Football Conference – Western Connecticut State Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hanover Illini-Badger Football Conference – Aurora Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wartburg Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion, Alma, and Hope Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming Midwest Conference – St. Norbert Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN) New England Football Conference – Salve Regina (Blue Division), Bridgewater State (Red Division) New Jersey Athletic Conference – Montclair State North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg Northwest Conference – Willamette Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Catholic Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX) University Athletic Association – Washington–Saint Louis Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Mount Senario Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference – RPI Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse and Wisconsin–Stevens Point

Postseason

The 1999 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 27th 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 seventh time. This was the first bracket to feature 28 teams after expanding from the previous format of 16 teams in place from 1985 to 1998. With the new format, four teams were given byes to the second round.^[2]

Playoff bracket

First Round Campus Sites		Second Round Campus Sites		Quarterfinals Campus Sites		Semifinals Campus Sites		National Championship Game Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia

		Mount Union	42
Augustana (IL)	39	Augustana (IL)	33
St. Norbert	32			Mount Union	56
Ohio Northern	56			Ohio Northern	31
Hanover	14	Ohio Northern	58
Wittenberg	42	Wittenberg	24
Alma	19					Mount Union	17
						Rowan	24*
		West. Conn. State	24
Montclair State	37	Montclair State	32
Buffalo State	34			Montclair State	13
Rowan	29			Rowan	42
RPI	10	Rowan	55
Ursinus	43	Ursinus	0
Bridgewater State	38							Rowan	13
								Pacific Lutheran	42
		Wartburg	14
Pacific Lutheran	28	Pacific Lutheran	49
Willamette	24			Pacific Lutheran	19
Central (IA)	38			Saint John's (MN)	9
UW–La Crosse	17	Central (IA)	9
Saint John's (MN)	23	Saint John's (MN)	10
UW–Stevens Point	10					Pacific Lutheran	49
						Trinity (TX)	28
		Trinity (TX)	20
Western Maryland	20	McDaniel	16
Catholic University	16			Trinity (TX)	40
Hardin–Simmons	28			Hardin–Simmons	33
Washington (MO)	21	Hardin–Simmons	51
Wash. & Jefferson	14	Wash. & Jefferson	3
Lycoming	7

* Overtime

Final AFCA Top 25 Poll

Team	Final Record	Points
1. Pacific Lutheran (45)	13-1	1,125
2. Rowan	12–1	1,074
3. Mount Union	12–1	1,035
4. Trinity(TX)	12–1	990
5. Ohion Northern	11–2	870
6. Hardin-Simmons	12–1	859
7. St. John's	11–2	809
8. Montclair State	9–2	752
9. Western Maryland	11–1	750
10. Wittenberg	11–1	717
11. Central(IA)	10–2	617
12. Wartburg	10–1	582
13. Augustana	9–2	526
14. Western Connecticut	10–1	510
15. Lycoming	9–1	473
16. Washington & Jefferson	9–3	400
17. Hanover	10–1	377
18. Catholic	9–2	364
19. Wisconsin-Stevens Point	9–2	356
20. Rensselaer	9–1	256
21. Ursinus	10–2	249
22. St. Norbert	9–2	183
23. Bridgewater State	10–1	139
24. Willamette	7–4	132
25. Wisconsin-La Crosse	7–4	124

Others receiving votes: Buffalo St 118, Alma 109, Washington (Mo.) 85, Wilmington 13, McMurry 9, Redlands 9, Union 9, Pomona-Pitzer 5, Aurora 5, Millikin 4, Williams 3, John Carroll 3, Otterbein 1.^[3]

Awards

Gagliardi Trophy: Danny Ragsdale, Redlands

AFCA Coach of the Year: Larry Kehres, Mount Union

AFCA Regional Coach of the Year: Region 1: Peter Mazzaferro, Bridgewater State Region 2: Frank Girardi, Lycoming Region 3: Steve Mohr, Trinity (TX) Region 4: Larry Kehres, Mount Union Region 5: Rick Willis, Wartburg^[4]

References

^ "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
^ "1999 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
^ "Latest news". USA Today. June 10, 2000. Archived from the original on June 10, 2000. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
^ "- 1999 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year Winner Bios". October 7, 2000. Archived from the original on October 7, 2000. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

[1] "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved November 26, 2014.

[2] "1999 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved November 26, 2014.

[3] "Latest news". USA Today. June 10, 2000. Archived from the original on June 10, 2000. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

[4] "- 1999 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year Winner Bios". October 7, 2000. Archived from the original on October 7, 2000. Retrieved September 28, 2021.

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