2019 NCAA Division III football season | ||
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Total No. of teams | 247 | |
Regular season | September 5 – November 16, 2019 | |
Playoffs | November 23 – December 21, 2019 | |
Woodforest Bank Stadium Shenandoah, TX December 21, 2019 | ||
Champion | North Central (IL) | |
Gagliardi Trophy | Broc Rutter (QB), North Central (IL) | |
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The 2019 NCAA Division III football season is the component of the 2019 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. The regular season began on September 5 and culminated on November 16.[1][2]
The season's playoffs ended with the NCAA Division III Football Championship (also known as the Stagg Bowl) at Woodforest Bank Stadium in Shenandoah, Texas, hosted by the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor.
The annual Cortaca Jug game between Ithaca and Cortland on November 16 was moved to MetLife Stadium in honor of the 150th anniversary of college football. It became the most-attended game in Division III history, with 45,161 fans watching Ithaca defeat Cortland 32–20.[3]