University of Mount Union Raiders Raiders
1st in NCAA Division III2024 Schedule
North Central beat Mount Union on Friday night to win the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl and claim the NCAA Division III championship, finishing off a perfect season for rookie coach Brad Spencer.
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Mary Hardin-Baylor won its second Division III championship in three years Friday night, beating Mount Union 24-16 in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.
Jase Hammack finds T.J. Josey, who beats his man in single coverage for a 36-yard Mary Hardin-Bay touchdown
Jase Hammack is forced out of the pocket and throws off his back foot to K.J. Miller for the big-time 28-yard reception.
D'Angelo Fulford runs the quarterback keep and dives into the end zone for the Mount Union touchdown.
Mount Union in Alliance, Ohio, turned out the current head coaches at Iowa State and Toledo, along with prominent assistants at Ohio State and Michigan, who all emerged from an intense setting in which about 10 percent of undergrads play football.
Led by Nick Brish's 10 tackles and safety, the Purple Raiders shut out Mary-Hardin Baylor 12-0.
Mount Union limited defending champion Mary Hardin-Baylor to 144 yards and went on to a 12-0 victory Friday night to capture its 13th Division III football national championship.
2024 NCAA Division III Standings Standings
American Rivers Conference | OVR | CONF |
---|---|---|
Wartburg Colle.. | - | 1.000 |
Coe College | - | 0.875 |
Central Colleg.. | 1 | 0.750 |
Dubuque | 4 | 0.625 |
Simpson Colleg.. | 4 | 0.500 |
Nebraska Wesle.. | 6 | 0.250 |
Buena Vista | 7 | 0.250 |
Loras College | 7 | 0.250 |
Luther | 8 | 0.000 |
American Southwest | OVR | CONF |
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Hardin-Simmons | - | 1.000 |
Mary Hardin-Ba.. | 4 | 0.667 |
East Texas Bap.. | 4.5 | 0.333 |
Howard Payne | 8.5 | 0.000 |
CCIW | OVR | CONF |
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North Central Co.. | - | 1.000 |
Wheaton | 2 | 0.889 |
Washington Unive.. | 2 | 0.778 |
Illinois Wesleya.. | 5 | 0.556 |
North Park | 5 | 0.444 |
Carroll (WI) | 5 | 0.444 |
Augustana (IL) | 6 | 0.333 |
Elmhurst | 7 | 0.333 |
Carthage | 8 | 0.222 |
Millikin | 10 | 0.000 |