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2024 NCAA Division III football season

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2024 NCAA Division III football season
Total No. of teams240
Preseason AP No. 1Cortland
Regular seasonSeptember 1 – November 16, 2024
PlayoffsNovember 23 – January 4, 2025
Shell Energy Stadium
Houston, TX
January 4, 2025
← 2023 · NCAA Division III football seasons · 2025 →

The 2024 NCAA Division III football season is the component of the 2024 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. The regular season began on September 1 and will end on November 16. This is the 51st season that the NCAA has sponsored a Division III championship.

Cortland are the defending national champions.

The season's playoffs will be played between November 23 and January 4, 2025, culminating in the national championship—also known as the Stagg Bowl—at Turner Stadium in Humble, Texas.[1]

Conference changes and new programs

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Membership changes

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Team Former conference New conference Ref
Hilbert Hawks Independent Empire 8 [2]
Castleton Spartans ECFC MASCAC [3]
Calvin Knights New program MIAA [4]
Austin Kangaroos ASC SCAC [5]
Centenary Gentlemen Restarted program SCAC [5][6]
Lyon Scots Independent SCAC [7]
McMurry War Hawks ASC SCAC [8]
Texas Lutheran Bulldogs ASC SCAC [9]
Sul Ross Lobos ASC LSC (NCAA D-II) [10]
Defiance Yellow Jackets HCAC MSFA (NAIA) [11]
Birmingham–Southern Panthers SAA School closed [12]
Maine Maritime Mariners Restarted program Independent [13]

Other headlines

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  • August 1 – The Commonwealth Coast Conference announced that it would be rebranding to the Conference of New England, effective for the 2024 season.[14]

Conference standings

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2024 American Rivers Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Central (IA)   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Coe   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Nebraska Wesleyan   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Simpson (IA)   0 – 0     1 – 1  
No. 13 Wartburg   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Luther   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Buena Vista   0 – 0     0 – 2  
Dubuque   0 – 0     0 – 2  
Loras   0 – 0     0 – 2  
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from D3football.com
2024 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Hardin–Simmons   1 – 0     2 – 0  
East Texas Baptist   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Mary Hardin–Baylor   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Howard Payne   0 – 1     0 – 2  
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from D3football.com
2024 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Johns Hopkins   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Ursinus   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Dickinson   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Franklin & Marshall   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Gettysburg   0 – 0     1 – 1  
McDaniel   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Muhlenberg   0 – 0     1 – 1  
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from D3football.com
2024 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Augustana (IL)   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Carroll (WI)   0 – 0     1 – 0  
No. 1 North Central (IL)   0 – 0     1 – 0  
North Park   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Washington University   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Carthage   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Elmhurst   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Illinois Wesleyan   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Millikin   0 – 0     0 – 1  
No. 18 Wheaton (IL)   0 – 0     0 – 1  
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Conference of New England football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Endicott   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Husson   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Nichols   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Western New England   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Curry   0 – 0     0 – 2  
New England (ME)   0 – 0     0 – 2  
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Alfred State   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Anna Maria   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Dean   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Gallaudet   0 – 0     0 – 2  
2024 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Cortland   1 – 0     2 – 0  
Morrisville   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Alfred   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Brockport   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Hartwick   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Utica   0 – 0     1 – 1  
St. John Fisher   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Hilbert   0 – 1     0 – 1  
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Anderson (IN)   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Mount St. Joseph   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Bluffton   0 – 0     0 – 2  
Franklin (IN)   0 – 0     0 – 2  
Hanover   0 – 0     0 – 2  
Manchester   0 – 0     0 – 2  
Rose–Hulman   0 – 0     0 – 2  
2024 Landmark Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Susquehanna   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Catholic University   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Keystone   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Lycoming   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Moravian   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Wilkes   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Juniata   0 – 0     0 – 2  
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Liberty League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Rochester   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Buffalo State   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Hobart   0 – 0     1 – 1  
RPI   0 – 0     1 – 1  
St. Lawrence   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Union (NY)   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Ithaca   0 – 0     0 – 2  
2024 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Castleton   1 – 0     2 – 0  
UMass Dartmouth   1 – 0     2 – 0  
Western Connecticut   1 – 0     1 – 1  
Westfield State   1 – 0     1 – 1  
Worcester State   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Plymouth State   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Fitchburg State   0 – 1     1 – 1  
Bridgewater State   0 – 1     0 – 2  
Framingham State   0 – 1     0 – 2  
Massachusetts Maritime   0 – 1     0 – 2  
2024 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Adrian   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Albion   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Hope   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Kalamazoo   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Trine   0 – 0     1 – 0  
No. 16 Alma   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Calvin   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Olivet   0 – 0     1 – 1  
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Delaware Valley   1 – 0     2 – 0  
FDU–Florham   1 – 0     2 – 0  
King's   1 – 0     1 – 1  
Lebanon Valley   1 – 0     1 – 1  
Widener   1 – 0     1 – 1  
Albright   0 – 1     1 – 1  
Misericordia   0 – 1     1 – 1  
Alvernia   0 – 1     0 – 2  
Eastern   0 – 1     0 – 2  
Stevenson   0 – 1     0 – 2  
2024 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Knox   1 – 0     2 – 0  
Lake Forest   1 – 0     2 – 0  
Cornell (IA)   1 – 0     1 – 1  
Monmouth (IL)   1 – 0     1 – 1  
Ripon   1 – 0     1 – 1  
Illinois College   0 – 1     1 – 1  
Beloit   0 – 1     0 – 2  
Chicago   0 – 1     0 – 2  
Grinnell   0 – 1     0 – 2  
Lawrence   0 – 1     0 – 2  
2024 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Div     Conf Overall
Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
Northwoods Division
No. 6 Saint John's (MN)   0 – 0     0 – 0     2 – 0  
St. Olaf   0 – 0     0 – 0     2 – 0  
Carleton   0 – 0     0 – 0     0 – 1  
Gustavus Adolphus   0 – 0     0 – 0     0 – 1  
St. Scholastica   0 – 0     0 – 0     0 – 1  
Skyline Division
Hamline   0 – 0     0 – 0     2 – 0  
No. 24 Bethel (MN)   0 – 0     0 – 0     1 – 0  
Concordia–Moorhead   0 – 0     0 – 0     1 – 1  
Augsburg   0 – 0     0 – 0     0 – 1  
Macalester   0 – 0     0 – 0     0 – 2  
Championship: TBA, TBA
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Amherst   1 – 0     1 – 0  
Trinity (CT)   1 – 0     1 – 0  
Tufts   1 – 0     1 – 0  
Wesleyan   1 – 0     1 – 0  
Williams   1 – 0     1 – 0  
Bates   0 – 1     0 – 1  
Bowdoin   0 – 1     0 – 1  
Colby   0 – 1     0 – 1  
Hamilton   0 – 1     0 – 1  
Middlebury   0 – 1     0 – 1  
2024 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Coast Guard   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Merchant Marine   0 – 0     2 – 0  
WPI   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Springfield   0 – 0     2 – 0  
MIT   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Maritime   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Salve Regina   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Norwich   0 – 0     0 – 2  
2024 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Rowan   0 – 0     2 – 0  
No. 22 Salisbury   0 – 0     2 – 0  
TCNJ   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Montclair State   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Christopher Newport   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Kean   0 – 0     0 – 2  
William Paterson   0 – 0     0 – 2  
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Wabash   1 – 0     2 – 0  
No. 21 DePauw   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Wooster   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Kenyon   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Wittenberg   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Denison   0 – 0     0 – 2  
Hiram   0 – 0     0 – 2  
Oberlin   0 – 0     0 – 2  
Ohio Wesleyan   0 – 1     1 – 1  
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Benedictine (IL)   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Rockford   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Concordia (WI)   0 – 0     1 – 0  
No. 19 Aurora   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Concordia (IL)   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Wisconsin Lutheran   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Lakeland   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Eureka   0 – 0     0 – 2  
St. Norbert   0 – 0     0 – 2  
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
George Fox   0 – 0     2 – 0  
No. 20 Whitworth   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Lewis & Clark   0 – 0     1 – 1  
No. 23 Linfield   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Pacific (OR)   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Pacific Lutheran   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Willamette   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Puget Sound   0 – 0     0 – 2  
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Baldwin Wallace   1 – 0     2 – 0  
Muskingum   1 – 0     2 – 0  
Heidelberg   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Marietta   0 – 0     1 – 0  
No. 4 Mount Union   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Ohio Northern   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Capital   0 – 0     0 – 1  
No. 25 John Carroll   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Otterbein   0 – 1     0 – 2  
Wilmington   0 – 1     0 – 2  
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Averett   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Guilford   0 – 0     2 – 0  
No. 10 Randolph–Macon   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Shenandoah   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Bridgewater   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Ferrum   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Hampden–Sydney   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Washington and Lee   0 – 0     1 – 1  
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Carnegie Mellon   2 – 0     2 – 0  
Case Western Reserve   2 – 0     2 – 0  
Washington & Jefferson   2 – 0     2 – 0  
No. 9 Grove City   1 – 0     1 – 0  
Westminster (PA)   1 – 0     1 – 0  
Allegheny   1 – 1     1 – 1  
Saint Vincent   1 – 1     1 – 1  
Bethany (WV)   0 – 2     0 – 2  
Geneva   0 – 2     0 – 2  
Thiel   0 – 2     0 – 2  
Waynesburg   0 – 2     0 – 2  
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Southern Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Centre   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Southwestern (TX)   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Millsaps   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Berry   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Hendrix   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Rhodes   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Sewanee   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Trinity (TX)   0 – 0     1 – 1  
2024 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Sun Division
Pomona-Pitzer   0 – 0     1 – 0  
La Verne   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Redlands   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Surf Division
Chapman   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Cal Lutheran   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Championship: TBA, TBA
2024 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Texas Lutheran   1 – 0     2 – 0  
McMurry   1 – 0     1 – 1  
Austin   0 – 0     0 – 2  
Lyon   0 – 1     1 – 1  
Centenary   0 – 1     0 – 2  
2024 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Greenville   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Martin Luther   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Minnesota Morris   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Westminster (MO)   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Crown   0 – 0     0 – 2  
Northwestern (MN)   0 – 0     0 – 2  
2024 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Maryville (TN)   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Brevard   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Huntingdon   0 – 0     0 – 1  
Belhaven   0 – 0     0 – 2  
Greensboro   0 – 0     0 – 2  
LaGrange   0 – 0     0 – 2  
Methodist   0 – 0     0 – 2  
North Carolina Wesleyan   0 – 0     0 – 2  
Southern Virginia   0 – 0     0 – 2  
2024 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Wisconsin–La Crosse   0 – 0     2 – 0  
No. 14 Wisconsin–Oshkosh   0 – 0     2 – 0  
Wisconsin–Platteville   0 – 0     2 – 0  
No. 3 Wisconsin–Whitewater   0 – 0     2 – 0  
No. 7 Wisconsin–River Falls   0 – 0     1 – 0  
Wisconsin–Eau Claire   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   0 – 0     1 – 1  
Wisconsin–Stout   0 – 0     1 – 1  
As of September 16, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Maine Maritime   –     0 – 2  

Rankings

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Main article: 2024 NCAA Division III football rankings

Postseason

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Teams

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See also: List of NCAA Division III Football Championship appearances by team

Bracket

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First round
November 17
Campus sites 		Second round
November 24
Campus sites 		Quarterfinals
December 1
Campus sites 		Semifinals
December 8
Campus sites 		Championship
2024 Stagg Bowl
December 14
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Coaching changes

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Preseason and in-season

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This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2024, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled games but before its playoff games.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement Previous position
TCNJ Casey Goff May 7, 2024 Hired as head coach for Brooke HS (WV)[15][16] Eric Jendryaszek[17] (interim) TCNJ offensive line coach (2022–2023)
Castleton Tony Volpone May 9, 2024 Resigned[18] Tyler Higley (interim; named full-time on June 13)[19] Castleton defensive coordinator (2022–2023)
Westfield State Pete Kowalski May 21, 2024 Retired[20] Lou Conte[21] American International head coach (2023)
Chicago Todd Gilcrist Jr. July 5, 2024 Resigned[22] Max Andrews (interim) Chicago offensive line coach (2023)
Otterbein Tommy Zagorski July 12, 2024 Resigned[23] Jake Schaefer (interim) Otterbein offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023)
Southwestern (TX) Joe Austin July 26, 2024 Retired[24] Bill Kriesel[25] (interim) Southwestern (TX) associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and defensive backs coach (2023)
Worcester State Adam Peloquin August 6, 2024 Resigned[26] Zach Besaw (interim) Worcester State defensive backs coach (2020–2023)

End of season

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This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement Previous position
Wabash Don Morel September 2024 (effective at season's end) Retired

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "From 2022-2025, Stagg will break the mold". D3Football.com (Press release). October 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Football to Join Empire 8 Beginning 2024 Season". hilberthawks.com. Hilbert College. September 22, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Castleton University to Join MASCAC Football in 2024". mascac.com. January 5, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Calvin Football Announces 2024 Schedule". calvinknights.com. Calvin University. May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "SCAC announces football plan". d3football.com. November 2, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "Centenary Announces Return of Football". gocentenary.com. November 10, 2021.
  7. ^ "SCAC to Reinstate Football; Adds Lyon as Affiliate for 2024 Season". scacsports.com. November 2, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  8. ^ "McMurry University Set to Join SCAC in 2024-25". scacsports.com. October 31, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  9. ^ "Texas Lutheran to Join SCAC Football in 2024". scacsports.com. November 21, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  10. ^ "Sul Ross State to join the LSC on July 1, 2024". lonestarconference.org. July 24, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  11. ^ "Defiance College Board of Trustees approve athletic program's return to NAIA". defianceathletics.com. October 6, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  12. ^ Moody, Josh. "Birmingham-Southern Announces Abrupt Closure". insidehighered.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  13. ^ "Maine Maritime Academy to Reinstate Football Program". Maine Maritime Mariners. January 9, 2023.
  14. ^ "The Conference of New England is Here" (Press release). Conference of New England. August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  15. ^ Beal, Barry (May 7, 2024). "Goff Resigns as Head Football Coach". TCNJ Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  16. ^ Samuels, Doug (May 7, 2024). "Division III head coach resigns for high school head coaching job". Footballscoop. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  17. ^ "Jendryaszek Named Interim Head Football Coach for 2024 Season". The College of New Jersey Athletics. May 7, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  18. ^ "Volpone Steps Down, Higley Selected as Interim Head Football Coach". Vermont State University Castleton. March 10, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  19. ^ "VTSU Castleton Removes Interim Tag, Names Higley Head Football Coach". Vermont State University Castleton. May 9, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  20. ^ "Coach K Calls It a Career". May 31, 2024.
  21. ^ "Lou Conte, Jr. Named Head Football Coach at Westfield State". June 4, 2024.
  22. ^ Samuels, Doug (July 5, 2024). "Sources: Todd Gilcrist resigns after two seasons at University of Chicago". Footballscoop. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  23. ^ "Zagorski Leaving Coaching to Focus on Personal Health". Otterbein University Athletics. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  24. ^ "Joe Austin to Retire as Southwestern University Head Football Coach". July 16, 2024.
  25. ^ "Southwestern Athletics Designates Bill Kriesel as Interim Head Football Coach, Nick Mask as Assistant Head Coach". July 19, 2024.
  26. ^ Barnett, Zach (August 6, 2024). "Sources: Division III head coach resigns one month before season opener". Footballscoop. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
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