2023 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season

2023 NCAA Division III football season

Total No. of teams| 240
Preseason AP No. 1| North Central (IL)[1]
Regular season| September 2 – November 12, 2023
Playoffs| November 19 – December 15, 2023

National
championship

| Salem Football Stadium
Salem, VA
December 15, 2023
Champion| Cortland
Gagliardi Trophy| Luke Lehnen, QB, North Central (IL)
| <- 2022 · | NCAA Division III football seasons | · 2024 ->

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The 2023 NCAA Division III football season was the component of the 2023 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. The regular season began on September 2 and ended on November 12. This was the 50th season that the NCAA has sponsored a Division III championship.

North Central (IL) were the defending national champions.

The season's playoffs was played between November 19 and December 15, culminating in the national championship—also known as the Stagg Bowl—at the Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia.[2]

## Conference changes and new programs

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### Membership changes

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Team  | Former conference  | New conference  | Source

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Catholic | NEWMAC | Landmark | [3]
Eastern | Independent | MAC | [4]
Finlandia | UMAC | University closed | [5]
Juniata | Centennial | Landmark | [6]
Keystone | ECFC | Landmark | [7]
Lycoming | MAC | Landmark | [8]
Lyon | Sooner (NAIA)  | Independent | [9]
Moravian | Centennial | Landmark | [10]
Salve Regina | CCC | NEWMAC | [11]
Southwestern | ASC | SAA | [12]
SUNY Maritime | ECFC | NEWMAC | [13]
Susquehanna | Centennial | Landmark | [14]
Whittier | SCIAC | Program dropped | [15]
Wilkes | MAC | Landmark | [16]

## Other headlines

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* September 23 – Shenandoah's Haley Van Voorhis became the first woman to play a non-kicking position in NCAA football, coming on as a safety in the first quarter of the Hornets' game against Juniata.[17]
* October 4 – Anna Maria College announced it was leaving the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference and joining the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference for the 2025–26 academic year.[18]
* October 10 – Dean College announced it was leaving the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference and joining the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference for the 2025–26 academic year.[19]

## Conference standings

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2023 American Rivers Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 3 Wartburg $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 1  |
Coe ^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Central (IA) |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Dubuque |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Loras |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Nebraska Wesleyan |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Simpson (IA) |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Buena Vista |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Luther |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 American Southwest Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 16 Hardin–Simmons $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Mary Hardin–Baylor |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Howard Payne |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
McMurry |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
East Texas Baptist |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Texas Lutheran |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Austin |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Sul Ross*  |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant
* * Note: Sul Ross ineligible for D3 postseason play and conference games due to start of transition to D2.

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 Centennial Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 8 Johns Hopkins $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
No. 22 Muhlenberg |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  |
Franklin & Marshall |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Ursinus |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Dickinson |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Gettysburg |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
McDaniel |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 2 North Central (IL) $^  |  | 9  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 14  | - | 1  |
No. 12 Wheaton (IL) ^  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Augustana (IL) |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Washington University |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Carroll (WI) |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
North Park |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Carthage |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Elmhurst |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Illinois Wesleyan |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Millikin |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 Commonwealth Coast Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 15 Endicott $^  |  | 5  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Western New England |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Husson |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
New England (ME) |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Curry |  | 1  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Nichols |  | 0  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Alfred State +^  |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Anna Maria \+  |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Gallaudet \+  |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
Dean |  | 1  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Castleton |  | 0  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2023 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 1 Cortland $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 14  | - | 1  |
Brockport |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Utica |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
St. John Fisher |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Alfred |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Morrisville |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Hartwick |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Mount St. Joseph $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Rose–Hulman |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Hanover |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Franklin (IN) |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Bluffton |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Defiance |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Manchester |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Anderson (IN) |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2023 Landmark Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 14 Susquehanna $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  |
Lycoming |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Wilkes |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Catholic University |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Moravian |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Keystone |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Juniata |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 Liberty League football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 18 Ithaca $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
No. 21 Union (NY) ^  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
Hobart |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
RPI |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Rochester (NY) |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
St. Lawrence |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Buffalo State |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
UMass Dartmouth \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Bridgewater State \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Western Connecticut +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Framingham State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Plymouth State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Westfield State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Massachusetts Maritime |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Worcester State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Fitchburg State |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2023 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 6 Alma $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
Hope |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Trine |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Albion |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Olivet |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Kalamazoo |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Adrian |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Delaware Valley $^  |  | 9  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
King's (PA) |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Stevenson |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Widener |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Lebanon Valley |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
FDU–Florham |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Misericordia |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Eastern |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Alvernia |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Albright |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2023 Midwest Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Illinois College +^  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Monmouth (IL) \+  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Lake Forest |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Cornell (IA) |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Chicago |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Ripon |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Knox |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Grinnell |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Beloit |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Lawrence |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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Northwoods Division
Gustavus Adolphus xy  |  | 4  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
No. 19 Saint John's (MN) |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Carleton |  | 2  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
St. Olaf |  | 1  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
St. Scholastica |  | 0  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Skyline Division
Bethel (MN) xy$^  |  | 4  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Concordia–Moorhead |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Augsburg |  | 2  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Hamline |  | 1  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Macalester |  | 0  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Championship: Bethel (MN) 31, Gustavus Adolphus 7

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Middlebury \+  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  |
Trinity (CT) \+  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  |
Tufts |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  |
Wesleyan |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  |
Amherst |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
Bowdoin |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
Colby |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |
Hamilton |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |
Williams |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |
Bates |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 9  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions

2023 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Springfield $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Salve Regina |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Merchant Marine |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Coast Guard |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Maritime |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
MIT |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 5  |
WPI |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Norwich |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2023 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Christopher Newport $^  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Salisbury |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Rowan |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Montclair State |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
TCNJ |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
William Paterson |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Kean |  | 0  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2023 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings |

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DePauw $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  |
Denison |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Wabash |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Wittenberg |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Ohio Wesleyan |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Wooster |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Kenyon |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Hiram |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Oberlin |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2023 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference football standings |

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No. 13 Aurora $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  |
St. Norbert |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Concordia (WI) |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Benedictine (IL) |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 4  |
Wisconsin Lutheran |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Lakeland |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Eureka |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Rockford |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Concordia (IL) |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 Northwest Conference football standings |

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No. 17 Whitworth $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  |
Linfield |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 1  |
Lewis & Clark |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Pacific Lutheran |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
George Fox |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Puget Sound |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 6  |
Pacific (OR) |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 7  |
Willamette |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 9 Mount Union $^  |  | 9  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  |
No. 20 John Carroll |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Marietta |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Baldwin Wallace |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Heidelberg |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Ohio Northern |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Muskingum |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Wilmington |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Capital |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
Otterbein |  | 0  | - | 9  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
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No. 7 Randolph–Macon $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 1  |
Washington & Lee |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Bridgewater |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Hampden–Sydney |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Shenandoah |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Averett |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Ferrum |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Guilford |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 10 Grove City $^  |  | 10  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  |
No. 25 Carnegie Mellon |  | 9  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 1  |
Washington & Jefferson |  | 8  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Case Western Reserve |  | 7  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Westminster (PA) |  | 6  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Geneva |  | 4  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Allegheny |  | 3  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Saint Vincent |  | 3  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Thiel |  | 3  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Waynesburg |  | 2  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Bethany (WV) |  | 0  | - | 10  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 Southern Athletic Association football standings |

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No. 11 Trinity (TX) $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
No. 23 Berry |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  |
Centre |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Rhodes |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Hendrix |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Southwestern (TX) |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Birmingham–Southern |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Sewanee |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Millsaps |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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Sun Division
Pomona-Pitzer xy  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Redlands |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
La Verne |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Surf Division
Chapman xy$^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 3  |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps x  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Cal Lutheran |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Championship: Chapman 41, Pomona-Pitzer 20

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

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Minnesota Morris $^  |  | 5  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Northwestern (MN) |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Greenville |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Martin Luther |  | 2  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Crown |  | 1  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  |
Westminster (MO) |  | 1  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 8  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 USA South Athletic Conference football standings |

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Belhaven $^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Huntingdon |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Maryville (TN) |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Brevard |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
North Carolina Wesleyan |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Methodist |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Greensboro |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Southern Virginia |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |
LaGrange |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

2023 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 4 Wisconsin–La Crosse $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 5 Wisconsin–Whitewater ^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
Wisconsin–Platteville |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
No. 24 Wisconsin–River Falls |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 3  |
Wisconsin–Oshkosh |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 4  |
Wisconsin–Stout |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Wisconsin–Eau Claire |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |
Wisconsin–Stevens Point |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division III playoff participant

Rankings from D3Football.com
2023 NCAA Division III independents football records |

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Lyon |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 4  |
Hilbert |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 8  |

## Rankings

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Main article: 2023 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

#### Automatic bids (28)

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| Automatic bids

Conference  | School  | Record  | Appearance  | Last
American Rivers | Wartburg | 10–0  | 16th  | 2022
American Southwest | Hardin–Simmons | 9–1  | 12th  | 2022
Centennial | Johns Hopkins | 10–0  | 12th  | 2021
CCIW | North Central (IL) | 10–0  | 15th  | 2022
Commonwealth Coast | Endicott | 9–1  | 5th  | 2022
ECFC | Alfred State | 6–4  | 1st  | —
Empire 8 | Cortland | 9–1  | 12th  | 2022
HCAC | Mount St. Joseph | 9–1  | 7th  | 2022
Landmark | Susquehanna | 10–0  | 5th  | 2022
Liberty | Ithaca | 8–2  | 21st  | 2022
MASCAC | Western Connecticut | 7–2  | 4th  | 2001
Michigan | Alma | 10–0  | 5th  | 2022
Middle Atlantic | Delaware Valley | 9–1  | 12th  | 2022
Midwest | Illinois College | 9–1  | 2nd  | 2011
Minnesota | Bethel (MN) | 8–2  | 12th  | 2022
NEWMAC | Springfield | 9–1  | 9th  | 2022
New Jersey | Christopher Newport | 7–3  | 11th  | 2014
North Coast | DePauw | 10–0  | 5th  | 2022
NACC | Aurora | 10–0  | 8th  | 2022
Northwest | Whitworth | 9–0  | 5th  | 2018
Ohio | Mount Union | 10–0  | 34th  | 2022
Old Dominion | Randolph–Macon | 10–0  | 6th  | 2022
Presidents' | Grove City | 10–0  | 1st  | —
SAA | Trinity (TX) | 9–1  | 15th  | 2022
SCIAC | Chapman | 6–3  | 4th  | 2019
Upper Midwest | Minnesota Morris | 7–3  | 6th  | 1981
USA South | Belhaven | 9–1  | 1st  | —
Wisconsin | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 9–1  | 14th  | 2022

#### At-large bids (4)

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| At-large bids

School  | Conference  | Record  | Appearance  | Last
Wisconsin–Whitewater | WIAC | 9–1  | 20th  | 2022
Union (NY) | Liberty | 9–1  | 13th  | 2019
Wheaton (IL) | CCIW | 9–1  | 14th  | 2022
Coe | ARC | 9–1  | 10th  | 2016

### Bracket

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| First round
November 18
Campus sites | | | Second round
November 25
Campus sites | | | Quarterfinals
December 2
Campus sites | | | Semifinals
December 9
Campus sites | | | Championship
2023 Stagg Bowl
December 15
Salem, Virginia |

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| * | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 62 | | | | |
|  | Minnesota Morris | 7 | | | * | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 56 |
| * | Aurora | 20 | | |  | Aurora | 35 |
|  | Coe | 7 | | | | | | * | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 42 |
| * | Trinity (TX) | 20 | | | | |  | North Central (IL) | 55 |
|  | Hardin–Simmons | 6 | | |  | Trinity (TX) | 28 | | | |
| * | North Central (IL) | 65 | | | * | North Central (IL) | 71 |
|  | Belhaven | 0 | | | |  | North Central (IL) | 34 |
| * | Wartburg | 49 | | | | | | * | Wartburg | 27 |
|  | Illinois College | 14 | | | * | Wartburg | 42 | | | |
| * | Whitworth | 42 | | |  | Whitworth | 20 |
|  | Chapman | 28 | | | | | | * | Wartburg | 31 |
| * | Wheaton (IL) | 41 | | | | |  | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 28 |
|  | Mount St. Joseph | 34 | | |  | Wheaton (IL) | 42 | |
| * | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 42 | | | * | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 49 |
|  | Bethel (MN) | 14 | | | | North Central (IL) | 37 |
| * | Mount Union | 56 | | | | | | | Cortland | 38 |
|  | Alfred State | 14 | | | * | Mount Union | 20 | | | |
| * | Alma | 32 | | |  | Alma | 24 |
|  | DePauw | 17 | | | | | | * | Alma | 41 |
| * | Endicott | 17 | | | | |  | Cortland | 58 |
|  | Cortland | 23 | | | * | Cortland | 25 | | | |
| * | Susquehanna | 20 | | |  | Grove City | 24 |
|  | Grove City | 21 | | | |  | Cortland | 49 |
| * | Johns Hopkins | 62 | | | | | | * | Randolph–Macon | 14 |
|  | Western Connecticut | 20 | | | * | Johns Hopkins | 39 | |
| * | Delaware Valley | 16 | | |  | Union (NY) | 17 |
|  | Union (NY) | 24 | | | | | | * | Johns Hopkins | 36 |
| * | Springfield | 7 | | | | |  | Randolph–Macon | 39 |
|  | Ithaca | 21 | | |  | Ithaca | 0 | |
| * | Randolph–Macon | 28 | | | * | Randolph–Macon | 46 |
|  | Christopher Newport | 20 | |

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### Bowl games

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Division III had 13 bowl games, featuring teams that did not qualify for the Division III postseason tournament.

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King's (PA) (8–2)  | Centennial
MAC | Franklin & Marshall 30
King's (PA) 7
12:00 p.m.  |  | Muhlenberg (9–1)
Lebanon Valley (6–4)  | Muhlenberg 23
Lebanon Valley 7
Whitelaw Bowl  |  | RPI (7–3)
Widener (7–3)  | Liberty
MAC | RPI 49
Widener 21
Lynah Bowl  |  | Washington & Jefferson (8–2)
Merchant Marine (7–2)  | PAC
NEWMAC | Washington & Jefferson 46
Merchant Marine 21
New England Bowl |  | Salve Regina (8–2)
Anna Maria (5–4)  | NEWMAC
ECFC | Salve Regina 37
Anna Maria 34
| Western New England (7–3)
UMass Dartmouth (9–1)  | CCC
MASCAC | Western New England 37
UMass Dartmouth 7
Cape Henry Bowl  |  | Wilkes (4–6)
Bridgewater (7–3)  | Landmark
ODAC | Wilkes 35
Bridgewater 17
Cape Charles Bowl  |  | Lycoming (4–6)
Washington & Lee (8–2)  | Lycoming 20
Washington & Lee 17
Lakefront Bowl | Raabe Stadium
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin |  | Monmouth (IL) (8–2)
St. Norbert (7–3)  | MWC
NACC | Monmouth (IL) 21
St. Norbert 14
1:00 p.m.  | Chapman Bowl  | Campus sites |  | Utica (8–2)
Hobart (8–2)  | Empire 8
Liberty | Utica 10
Hobart 6
2:00 p.m.  | Centennial-MAC Bowl Series  |  | Ursinus (7–3)
Stevenson (7–3)  | Centennial
MAC | Ursinus 31
Stevenson 13
3:00 p.m.  | Isthmus Bowl | Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin |  | Wisconsin–Platteville (6–4)
Augustana (IL) (8–2)  | WIAC
CCIW | Wisconsin–Platteville 36
Augustana (IL) 10
5:00 p.m.  | Bushnell Bowl  | Campus sites |  | Carnegie Mellon (9–1)
Brockport (8–2)  | PAC
Empire 8 | Carnegie Mellon 37
Brockport 7

## Coaching changes

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### Preseason and in-season

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McDaniel | Demarcus White | June 8, 2023  | Resigned[21] | David Sartin | McDaniel offensive line coach (2021–2022)
Willamette | Isaac Parker | September 8, 2023  | Fired[22] | Tim Rude | Willamette defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach (2022–2023)
Adrian | Jim Deere | October 17, 2023  | Resigned[23] | Harry Bailey | Adrian offensive coordinator and running backs coach (2016–2023)

### 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.

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Concordia (IL) | Andy Lambert | N/A  | N/A  | Chase Hankins[24] | Concordia (IL) offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2022–2023)
Hampden–Sydney | Marty Favret | August 20, 2023 (effective at season's end)  | Retired[25] | Vince Luvara[26] | Washington & Jefferson defensive coordinator (2016–2023)
Bethel (MN) | Steve Johnson | October 30, 2023 (effective at season's end)  | Retired[27] | Mike McElroy[28] | Bethel (MN) defensive coordinator (2017–2023)
Westminster (MO) | John Welty | November 7, 2023 (effective at season's end)  | Retired[29] | Luke Butts | Lake Forest defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2017–2023)
Nichols | Dale Olmsted | November 10, 2023 (effective at season's end)  | Resigned[30] | Vinny Marino[31] | Nichols offensive coordinator (2022–2023)
Carthage | Dustin Hass | November 13, 2023  | Resigned[32] | Matt Popino[33] | Endicott assistant head coach and defensive coordinator (2022–2023)
Ohio Northern | Dean Paul | November 13, 2023  | Retired[34] | Andy Fries[35] | Rose–Hulman offensive coordinator and offensive line coach (2020–2023)
Dubuque | Stan Zweifel | November 14, 2023  | Retired[36] | Ryan Maiuri[37] | Central (IA) assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023)
Adrian | Harry Bailey (interim)  | November 17, 2023  | New coach hired[38] | Joe Palka | Saline HS (MI) head coach (2012–2023)
Belhaven | Blaine McCorkle | November 28, 2023  | Hired by Northwestern State[39] | CJ Nightingale[40] | Wheaton (IL) defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach (2020–2023)
Norwich | Mark Murnyack | November 30, 2023  | Resigned[41] | Bill Russell[42] | Norwich associate head coach, special teams coordinator, and linebackers (2014–2023)
Union (NY) | Jon Poppe | December 2, 2023  | Hired by Columbia[43] | Jon Drach[44] | Wilkes head coach (2018–2023)
Willamette | Tim Rude (interim)  | December 11, 2023  | New coach hired[45] | Aric Williams | Montana Tech defensive coordinator (2022–2023)
Eureka | Kurt Barth | December 20, 2023  | Resigned[46] | Randy Starks[47] | Loughborough defensive line coach (2023)
Wilkes | Jon Drach | December 29, 2023  | Hired by Union (NY)[44] | David Biever[48] | Wilkes associate head coach and offensive line coach (2019–2023)
Wilmington | Corey Fillipovich | January 3, 2024  | Resigned[49] | Kevin Burke[50] | Minnesota Morris associate head coach and offensive coordinator (2020–2023)
Johns Hopkins | Greg Chimera | January 4, 2024  | Hired by Penn[51] | Dan Wodicka[52] | Johns Hopkins defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2022–2023)
Ferrum | Cleive Adams | Before January 9, 2024  | Became school's athletic director  | Kevin Sherman[53] | Buffalo wide receivers coach (2022–2023)
Delaware Valley | Duke Greco | January 10, 2024  | Hired by West Chester[54] | Mike Isgro[55] | Delaware Valley special teams coordinator and running backs coach (2015–2023)
Millsaps | Cory York (interim)  | January 24, 2024  | Permanent replacement[56] | Brandon Lechtenberg | Central Oklahoma defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2022–2023)
Maritime | Mickey Rehring | February 9, 2024  | Resigned[57] | Jamel Ramsay[58] | Nassau CC head coach (2017–2023)
Misericordia | John Davis | February 17, 2024  | Resigned[59] | Tyler Cottle (interim)[60] | Misericordia defensive coordinator (2021–2023)
King's (PA) | Skyler Fultz | February 19, 2024  | Resigned[61] | Mike Cebrosky | King's (PA) associate head coach and defensive coordinator (2023)
McDaniel | David Sartin (interim)  | February 22, 2024  | Permanent replacement[62] | Skyler Fultz | King's (PA) head coach (2023)
Fitchburg State | Zach Shaw | April 1, 2024  | Resigned[63] | Izzy Abraham[64] | American International associate head coach, special teams coordinator, and running backs coach (2022–2023)
Rowan | Jay Accorsi | April 12, 2024  | Retired[65] | Pat Ruley[66] | Susquehanna associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and inside linebackers coach (2023)

## See also

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* 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season
* 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season
* 2023 NCAA Division II football season
* 2023 NAIA football season
* 2023 U Sports football season
* 2023 junior college football season

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NCAA College Division|

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Playoffs|

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Championship games|

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* East: Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl (1969–1972)
* West: Knute Rockne Bowl (1969–1972)

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Records & statistics|

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* Team win–loss records
* Gagliardi Trophy

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