| 2017 NCAA Division III football season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Regular season | August 31 – November 11, 2017 | |
| Playoffs | November 18 – December 15, 2017 | |
| Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA | ||
| Champion | Mount Union | |
| Gagliardi Trophy | Brett Kasper (QB), Wisconsin–Oshkosh | |
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The 2017 NCAA Division III football season was the portion of the 2017 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. Under Division III rules, teams were eligible to begin play on August 31, 2017.[1] The season ended with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, on December 15, 2017, at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. Mount Union earned their 13th national title, defeating defending national champions Mary Hardin–Baylor.
A member institution shall not play its first contest (game) against outside competition in football before the Thursday preceding the weekend that is 11 weeks before the first round of the Division III Football Championship.