1992 NCAA Division III football season

1992 NCAA Division III football season
1992 NCAA Division III football season
Regular season	August – November 1992
Playoffs	November – December 1992
National; championship	Hawkins Stadium; Bradenton, FL
Champion	Wisconsin–La Crosse

The 1992 NCAA Division III football season, part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 1992, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1992 at Hawkins Stadium in Bradenton, Florida. The Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles won their first Division III championship by defeating the Washington & Jefferson Presidents, 16−12.^[1]

Program changes

After Glassboro State College changed its name to Rowan College of New Jersey in 1992, the Glassboro State Profs became the Rowan Profs at the start of the 1992 season.

Conference standings

1992 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Thomas More $^	3	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Defiance	2	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Bluffton	1	–	2	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Wilmington (OH)	0	–	3	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1992 Centennial Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Dickinson $	5	–	1	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
Swarthmore	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Gettysburg	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Johns Hopkins	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Franklin & Marshall	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Ursinus	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Muhlenberg	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1992 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Illinois Wesleyan $^	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Augustana (IL)	6	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Wheaton (IL)	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Millikin	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Elmhurst	2	–	4	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
North Park	1	–	4	–	2	1	–	6	–	2
North Central (IL)	1	–	5	–	1	1	–	7	–	1
Carthage	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1992 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Bentley $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Nichols	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
Stonehill	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Assumption	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Western New England	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Curry	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
MIT	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1992 Freedom Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
WPI $^	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Merchant Marine	4	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
Plymouth State	4	–	1	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
UMass Lowell	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Stony Brook	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Norwich	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Western Connecticut	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Coast Guard	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1992 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wabash $	5	–	0	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Hanover	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
DePauw	3	–	1	–	2	4	–	4	–	2
Anderson (IN)	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Manchester	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Rose–Hulman	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Franklin (IN)	0	–	5	–	1	0	–	9	–	1

$ – Conference champion

1992 Iowa Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Central (IA) $^	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Simpson	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	1
Loras	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Upper Iowa	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Wartburg	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Luther	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Buena Vista	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
William Penn	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Dubuque	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1992 Liberty Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wagner $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
St. John's	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
C. W. Post	2	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Marist	2	–	2	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Iona	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Pace	0	–	5	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1992 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Albion $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Hope	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Olivet	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	1
Adrian	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Alma	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Kalamazoo	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1992 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Lycoming $^	7	–	0	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Susquehanna	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Lebanon Valley	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Moravian	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Wilkes	3	–	4	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Juniata	3	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Widener	3	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Delaware Valley	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Albright	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1992 Midwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
North Division
Beloit xy	4	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Carroll (WI)	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
St. Norbert	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Ripon	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Lake Forest	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Lawrence	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
South Division
Cornell (IA) xy$	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
Coe	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Monmouth (IL)	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Illinois College	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Knox	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Grinnell	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	9	–	0
Championship: Cornell (IA) 40, Beloit 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

1992 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Carleton $^	8	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Saint John's (MN)	7	–	1	–	1	8	–	1	–	1
Concordia–Moorhead	6	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Hamline	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Bethel (MN)	5	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Gustavus Adolphus	4	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
St. Olaf	4	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
St. Thomas (MN)	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Augsburg	2	–	7	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Macalester	0	–	9	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1992 New England Football Conference standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Bridgewater State $	8	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
Massachusetts Maritime	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Maine Maritime	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Westfield State	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
UMass–Boston	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
UMass Dartmouth	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Framingham State	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Worcester State	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Fitchburg State	0	–	8	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1992 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Rowan $^	6	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
Montclair State	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
William Paterson	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Kean	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	1
Trenton State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Ramapo	1	–	5	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Jersey City State	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1992 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wittenberg $	8	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	1
Allegheny	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Ohio Wesleyan	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Denison	2	–	4	–	2	3	–	5	–	2
Wooster	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
Case Western Reserve	1	–	3	–	2	2	–	6	–	2
Kenyon	2	–	5	–	1	2	–	6	–	2
Earlham	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Oberlin	1	–	7	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Oberlin forfeited to Wittenberg

1992 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Mount Union $^	9	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace	7	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
John Carroll	7	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Ohio Northern	5	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Heidelberg	4	–	4	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Otterbein	3	–	4	–	2	3	–	5	–	2
Muskingum	3	–	6	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Marietta	3	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Capital	1	–	7	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Hiram	1	–	8	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1992 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Emory & Henry $^	5	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Hampden–Sydney	3	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Randolph–Macon	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Bridgewater	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Guilford	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1992 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Washington & Jefferson $^	4	–	0	–	0	11	–	2	–	0
Grove City	3	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Bethany (WV)	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Waynesburg	1	–	3	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Thiel	0	–	4	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1992 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Redlands $^	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
La Verne	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	1	–	1
Occidental	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Pomona-Pitzer	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Cal Lutheran	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Whittier	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Claremont-Mudd	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1992 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Sewanee $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Millsaps	2	–	1	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Centre	2	–	2	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Rhodes	1	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Trinity (TX)	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

1992 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Wisconsin–La Crosse $^	6	–	0	–	1	12	–	0	–	1
Wisconsin–Whitewater	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Wisconsin–River Falls	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Wisconsin–Platteville	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin–Stevens Point	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Wisconsin–Eau Claire	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Wisconsin–Stout	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Wisconsin–Oshkosh	0	–	7	–	0	1	–	8	–	0
Wisconsin–Superior	0	–	0	–	0	1	–	1	–	0

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

1992 NCAA Division III independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Dayton ^		–		10	–	1	–	0
Aurora ^		–		9	–	1	–	0
Ithaca ^		–		9	–	2	–	0
Evansville		–		7	–	2	–	0
Saint Peter's		–		7	–	2	–	0
Saint Francis (PA)		–		8	–	2	–	1
Drake		–		7	–	2	–	1
San Diego		–		7	–	2	–	1
Buffalo State ^		–		7	–	3	–	0
UAB		–		7	–	3	–	0
Wesley		–		7	–	3	–	0
Union (NY)		–		6	–	3	–	0
Frostburg State		–		6	–	3	–	1
Cortland		–		7	–	4	–	0
Albany		–		6	–	4	–	0
Duquesne		–		5	–	4	–	0
Mercyhurst		–		5	–	4	–	1
Davidson		–		5	–	5	–	0
Maryville (TN)		–		5	–	5	–	0
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham		–		4	–	5	–	0
Ferrum		–		4	–	5	–	0
Alfred		–		4	–	6	–	0
Buffalo		–		4	–	6	–	0
Catholic University		–		4	–	6	–	0
Georgetown		–		4	–	6	–	0
Hofstra		–		4	–	6	–	0
Canisius		–		3	–	6	–	1
Colorado College		–		3	–	6	–	0
Menlo		–		3	–	6	–	0
St. Lawrence		–		3	–	6	–	0
Brockport		–		3	–	7	–	0
Charleston Southern		–		3	–	7	–	0
Salisbury State		–		2	–	7	–	0
Siena		–		2	–	7	–	0
Hartwick		–		1	–	7	–	0
Methodist		–		0	–	10	–	0

^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Conference champions

Conference champions
Association of Mideast Colleges – Thomas More Centennial Conference – Dickinson College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Illinois Wesleyan Freedom Football Conference – WPI Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Wabash Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central College Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Cornell (IA) Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Carleton New England Football Conference – Bridgewater State New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Rowan North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Sewanee Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Howard Payne University Athletic Association – Rochester Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Mount Senario Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse

Postseason

The 1992 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 20th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Hawkins Stadium in Bradenton, Florida for the third, and final, time. Like the previous seven tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.^[2]

Playoff bracket

Regionals Campus Sites		Quarterfinals Campus Sites		Semifinals Campus Sites		National Championship Game Hawkins Stadium Bradenton, Florida

Mount Union	27

Dayton	10
		Mount Union	49

		Illinois Wesleyan	27
Illinois Wesleyan	21

Aurora	12
				Mount Union	24

				Wisconsin–La Crosse	29
Central (IA)	20

Carleton	8
		Central (IA)	9

		Wisconsin–La Crosse	34
Wisconsin–La Crosse	47

Redlands	26
						Wisconsin–La Crosse	16

						Washington & Jefferson	12
Emory & Henry	17

Thomas More	10
		Emory & Henry	15

		Washington & Jefferson	51
Washington & Jefferson	33

Lycoming	0
				Washington & Jefferson	18

				Rowan	13
Rowan	41

WPI	14
		Rowan	28

		Buffalo State	19
Buffalo State	28

Ithaca	26

References

^ "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
^ "1992 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

[1] "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

[2] "1992 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

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