American college football season
The 1993 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 1993, and concluded with the
NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1993 at
Salem Football Stadium in
Salem, Virginia . The
Mount Union Purple Raiders won their first Division III championship by defeating the
Rowan Profs , 34−24.
[1] The first
Gagliardi Trophy was awarded to Mount Union's quarterback
Jim Ballard .
Conference and program changes
Following an NCAA rule change passed in January 1991, which required Division I schools to conduct all sports at the Division I level by 1993, multiple Division I universities were forced to move their football programs from the Division III level. As such, teams from
Butler University , the
University of Dayton ,
Drake University , the
University of Evansville ,
Valparaiso University , the
University of San Diego ,
Jacksonville University ,
Creighton University ,
Bradley University ,
Davidson College ,
Georgetown University ,
Marist College ,
Canisius College ,
Duquesne University ,
Fairfield University ,
Iona College ,
St. John's University ,
St. Peter's University , and
Siena College . Many of these teams became football members of non-scholarship
Division I FCS football leagues like the
Pioneer Football League , the
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference , the
Patriot League , and the
Big South Conference .
[2]
Conference changes
Conference standings
Conference champions
Postseason
The 1993 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 21st 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 third time. As of 2014, Salem has remained the yearly host of the Stagg Bowl. Like the previous eight tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.
[3]
Playoff bracket
See also
References