2023 NCAA Division III football season | ||
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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 | |
Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA December 15, 2023 | ||
Champion | Cortland | |
Gagliardi Trophy | Luke Lehnen, QB, North Central (IL) | |
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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]