# 2023 NCAA Division III football season

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.

## Conference changes and new programs
### Membership changes

| Team | Former conference | New conference |
| Catholic | NEWMAC | Landmark |
| Eastern | Independent | MAC |
| Finlandia | UMAC | University closed |
| Juniata | Centennial | Landmark |
| Keystone | ECFC | Landmark |
| Lycoming | MAC | Landmark |
| Lyon | Sooner (NAIA) | Independent |
| Moravian | Centennial | Landmark |
| Salve Regina | CCC | NEWMAC |
| Southwestern | ASC | SAA |
| SUNY Maritime | ECFC | NEWMAC |
| Susquehanna | Centennial | Landmark |
| Whittier | SCIAC | Program dropped |
| Wilkes | MAC | Landmark |

## Other headlines

* September 23 – Shenandoah's Haley Van Voorhis became the first woman to play a non-kicking position in NCAA football, coming on as a safety in the first quarter of the Hornets' game against Juniata.
* October 4 – Anna Maria College announced it was leaving the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference and joining the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference for the 2025–26 academic year.
* October 10 – Dean College announced it was leaving the Eastern Collegiate Football Conference and joining the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference for the 2025–26 academic year.

## Conference standings

2023 American Rivers Conference football standings :
| 2023 American Rivers Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 3 Wartburg $^  8 –0  13 –1   Coe ^  7 –1  9 –2   Central (IA)  6 –2  8 –2   Dubuque  5 –3  5 –5   Loras  4 –4  5 –5   Nebraska Wesleyan  2 –6  4 –6   Simpson (IA)  2 –6  3 –7   Buena Vista  2 –6  2 –8   Luther  0 –8  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2023 American Southwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 16 Hardin–Simmons $^  6 –0  9 –2   Mary Hardin–Baylor  5 –1  6 –4   Howard Payne  3 –3  6 –4   McMurry  3 –3  6 –4   East Texas Baptist  3 –3  5 –5   Texas Lutheran  1 –5  2 –8   Austin  0 –6  1 –9   Sul Ross*  0 –0  4 –6   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant * Note: Sul Ross ineligible for D3 postseason play and conference games due to start of transition to D2. Rankings from D3Football.com | 2023 Centennial Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 8 Johns Hopkins $^  6 –0  12 –1   No. 22 Muhlenberg  5 –1  10 –1   Franklin & Marshall  3 –3  8 –3   Ursinus  3 –3  8 –3   Dickinson  3 –3  6 –4   Gettysburg  1 –5  2 –8   McDaniel  0 –6  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com |
| 2023 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 2 North Central (IL) $^  9 –0  14 –1   No. 12 Wheaton (IL) ^  8 –1  10 –2   Augustana (IL)  7 –2  8 –3   Washington University  6 –3  7 –3   Carroll (WI)  4 –5  5 –5   North Park  4 –5  5 –5   Carthage  3 –6  3 –7   Elmhurst  2 –7  3 –7   Illinois Wesleyan  2 –7  2 –8   Millikin  0 –9  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2023 Commonwealth Coast Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 15 Endicott $^  5 –0  9 –2   Western New England  4 –1  8 –3   Husson  3 –2  7 –3   New England (ME)  2 –3  6 –4   Curry  1 –4  3 –7   Nichols  0 –5  3 –7   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2023 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Alfred State +^  3 –1  6 –5   Anna Maria +  3 –1  5 –5   Gallaudet +  3 –1  4 –5   Dean  1 –3  2 –8   Castleton  0 –4  2 –7   + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 2023 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 1 Cortland $^  6 –0  14 –1   Brockport  5 –1  8 –2   Utica  4 –2  9 –2   St. John Fisher  2 –4  5 –5   Alfred  2 –4  4 –6   Morrisville  2 –4  4 –6   Hartwick  0 –6  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2023 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Mount St. Joseph $^  7 –0  9 –2   Rose–Hulman  6 –1  7 –3   Hanover  4 –3  7 –3   Franklin (IN)  4 –3  4 –6   Bluffton  3 –4  4 –6   Defiance  3 –4  4 –6   Manchester  1 –6  1 –9   Anderson (IN)  0 –7  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 2023 Landmark Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 14 Susquehanna $^  6 –0  10 –1   Lycoming  4 –2  5 –6   Wilkes  4 –2  5 –6   Catholic University  3 –3  5 –5   Moravian  3 –3  4 –6   Keystone  1 –5  2 –8   Juniata  0 –6  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com |
| 2023 Liberty League football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 18 Ithaca $^  6 –0  9 –3   No. 21 Union (NY) ^  5 –1  10 –2   Hobart  4 –2  8 –3   RPI  3 –3  8 –3   Rochester (NY)  2 –4  5 –5   St. Lawrence  1 –5  3 –7   Buffalo State  0 –6  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2023 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  UMass Dartmouth +  7 –1  9 –2   Bridgewater State +  7 –1  7 –3   Western Connecticut +^  7 –1  7 –3   Framingham State  5 –3  5 –4   Plymouth State  4 –4  4 –6   Westfield State  3 –5  3 –7   Massachusetts Maritime  2 –6  2 –8   Worcester State  1 –7  1 –9   Fitchburg State  0 –8  0 –10   + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 2023 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 6 Alma $^  6 –0  12 –1   Hope  5 –1  8 –2   Trine  4 –2  6 –4   Albion  3 –3  7 –3   Olivet  2 –4  4 –6   Kalamazoo  1 –5  5 –5   Adrian  0 –6  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com |
| 2023 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Delaware Valley $^  9 –0  9 –2   King's (PA)  7 –2  8 –3   Stevenson  6 –3  7 –4   Widener  6 –3  7 –4   Lebanon Valley  6 –3  6 –5   FDU–Florham  4 –5  5 –5   Misericordia  4 –5  4 –6   Eastern  2 –7  2 –8   Alvernia  1 –8  1 –9   Albright  0 –9  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 2023 Midwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Illinois College +^  8 –1  9 –2   Monmouth (IL) +  8 –1  9 –2   Lake Forest  6 –3  7 –3   Cornell (IA)  6 –3  6 –4   Chicago  6 –3  6 –4   Ripon  5 –4  5 –5   Knox  3 –6  3 –7   Grinnell  2 –7  2 –8   Beloit  1 –8  2 –8   Lawrence  0 –9  0 –10   + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2023 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteDiv ConfOverall Team W L W L W L  Northwoods Division Gustavus Adolphus xy  4 –0  5 –3  6 –4   No. 19 Saint John's (MN)  3 –1  7 –1  8 –2   Carleton  2 –2  5 –3  7 –3   St. Olaf  1 –3  4 –4  5 –5   St. Scholastica  0 –4  1 –7  2 –8   Skyline Division Bethel (MN) xy$^  4 –0  7 –1  8 –3   Concordia–Moorhead  3 –1  4 –4  5 –5   Augsburg  2 –2  4 –4  6 –4   Hamline  1 –3  2 –6  4 –6   Macalester  0 –4  1 –7  3 –7   Championship: Bethel (MN) 31, Gustavus Adolphus 7 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com |
| 2023 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Middlebury +  8 –1  8 –1   Trinity (CT) +  8 –1  8 –1   Tufts  6 –3  6 –3   Wesleyan  6 –3  6 –3   Amherst  4 –5  4 –5   Bowdoin  4 –5  4 –5   Colby  3 –6  3 –6   Hamilton  3 –6  3 –6   Williams  3 –6  3 –6   Bates  0 –9  0 –9   + – Conference co-champions | 2023 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Springfield $^  7 –0  9 –2   Salve Regina  6 –1  9 –2   Merchant Marine  5 –2  7 –3   Coast Guard  3 –4  5 –5   Maritime  3 –4  5 –5   MIT  3 –4  4 –5   WPI  1 –6  3 –7   Norwich  0 –7  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 2023 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Christopher Newport $^  5 –1  7 –4   Salisbury  4 –2  6 –4   Rowan  4 –2  5 –5   Montclair State  4 –2  5 –5   TCNJ  3 –3  5 –5   William Paterson  1 –5  2 –8   Kean  0 –6  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 2023 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  DePauw $^  8 –0  10 –1   Denison  6 –2  7 –3   Wabash  6 –2  7 –3   Wittenberg  6 –2  7 –3   Ohio Wesleyan  4 –4  5 –5   Wooster  3 –5  4 –6   Kenyon  2 –6  2 –8   Hiram  1 –7  1 –9   Oberlin  0 –8  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 2023 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 13 Aurora $^  8 –0  11 –1   St. Norbert  6 –2  7 –4   Concordia (WI)  6 –2  7 –3   Benedictine (IL)  5 –3  5 –4   Wisconsin Lutheran  4 –4  4 –6   Lakeland  3 –5  4 –6   Eureka  2 –6  4 –6   Rockford  1 –7  2 –8   Concordia (IL)  1 –7  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2023 Northwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 17 Whitworth $^  7 –0  10 –1   Linfield  6 –1  8 –1   Lewis & Clark  4 –3  5 –5   Pacific Lutheran  4 –3  5 –5   George Fox  3 –4  4 –6   Puget Sound  2 –5  3 –6   Pacific (OR)  2 –5  2 –7   Willamette  0 –7  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com |
| 2023 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 9 Mount Union $^  9 –0  11 –1   No. 20 John Carroll  8 –1  8 –2   Marietta  7 –2  8 –2   Baldwin Wallace  6 –3  6 –4   Heidelberg  5 –4  6 –4   Ohio Northern  4 –5  4 –6   Muskingum  3 –6  4 –6   Wilmington  2 –7  3 –7   Capital  1 –8  1 –9   Otterbein  0 –9  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2023 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 7 Randolph–Macon $^  7 –0  13 –1   Washington & Lee  6 –1  8 –3   Bridgewater  5 –2  7 –4   Hampden–Sydney  4 –3  6 –4   Shenandoah  3 –4  5 –5   Averett  2 –5  5 –5   Ferrum  1 –6  3 –7   Guilford  0 –7  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2023 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 10 Grove City $^  10 –0  11 –1   No. 25 Carnegie Mellon  9 –1  10 –1   Washington & Jefferson  8 –2  9 –2   Case Western Reserve  7 –3  7 –3   Westminster (PA)  6 –4  6 –4   Geneva  4 –6  4 –6   Allegheny  3 –7  3 –7   Saint Vincent  3 –7  3 –7   Thiel  3 –7  3 –7   Waynesburg  2 –8  2 –8   Bethany (WV)  0 –10  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com |
| 2023 Southern Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 11 Trinity (TX) $^  8 –0  10 –2   No. 23 Berry  7 –1  9 –1   Centre  6 –2  6 –4   Rhodes  4 –4  6 –4   Hendrix  3 –5  3 –7   Southwestern (TX)  3 –5  3 –7   Birmingham–Southern  2 –6  3 –7   Sewanee  2 –6  3 –7   Millsaps  1 –7  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2023 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Sun Division Pomona-Pitzer xy  5 –3  6 –4   Redlands  4 –4  5 –5   La Verne  1 –7  2 –8   Surf Division Chapman xy$^  6 –2  6 –3   Claremont-Mudd-Scripps x  6 –2  8 –2   Cal Lutheran  2 –6  3 –7   Championship: Chapman 41, Pomona-Pitzer 20 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 2023 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Minnesota Morris $^  5 –0  7 –4   Northwestern (MN)  4 –1  6 –4   Greenville  2 –3  5 –5   Martin Luther  2 –3  2 –8   Crown  1 –4  1 –8   Westminster (MO)  1 –4  1 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com |
| 2023 USA South Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Belhaven $^  7 –1  9 –2   Huntingdon  6 –1  8 –2   Maryville (TN)  5 –2  8 –2   Brevard  5 –2  5 –5   North Carolina Wesleyan  4 –3  4 –6   Methodist  2 –5  2 –8   Greensboro  2 –5  2 –8   Southern Virginia  1 –6  1 –9   LaGrange  0 –7  0 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 2023 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 4 Wisconsin–La Crosse $^  7 –0  11 –2   No. 5 Wisconsin–Whitewater ^  6 –1  11 –2   Wisconsin–Platteville  4 –3  7 –4   No. 24 Wisconsin–River Falls  4 –3  7 –3   Wisconsin–Oshkosh  4 –3  6 –4   Wisconsin–Stout  2 –5  4 –6   Wisconsin–Eau Claire  1 –6  2 –8   Wisconsin–Stevens Point  0 –7  1 –9   $ – Conference champion+ – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2023 NCAA Division III independents football records vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Lyon   –  4 –4   Hilbert   –  0 –8 |

## Postseason
### Teams
### Bracket

| First round November 18 Campus sites | First round November 18 Campus sites | First round November 18 Campus sites | Second round November 25 Campus sites | Second round November 25 Campus sites | Second round November 25 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 2 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 2 Campus sites | Quarterfinals December 2 Campus sites | Semifinals December 9 Campus sites | Semifinals December 9 Campus sites | Semifinals December 9 Campus sites | Championship 2023 Stagg Bowl December 15 Salem, Virginia | Championship 2023 Stagg Bowl December 15 Salem, Virginia | Championship 2023 Stagg Bowl December 15 Salem, Virginia |
| * | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Minnesota Morris | 7 | * | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 56 | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Aurora | 20 | | Aurora | 35 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Coe | 7 | | | | * | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 42 | | | | | | |
| * | Trinity (TX) | 20 | | | | | North Central (IL) | 55 | | | | | | |
| | Hardin–Simmons | 6 | | Trinity (TX) | 28 | | | | | | | | | |
| * | North Central (IL) | 65 | * | North Central (IL) | 71 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Belhaven | 0 | | | | | | | | North Central (IL) | 34 | | | |
| * | Wartburg | 49 | | | | | | | * | Wartburg | 27 | | | |
| | Illinois College | 14 | * | Wartburg | 42 | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Whitworth | 42 | | Whitworth | 20 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chapman | 28 | | | | * | Wartburg | 31 | | | | | | |
| * | Wheaton (IL) | 41 | | | | | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 28 | | | | | | |
| | Mount St. Joseph | 34 | | Wheaton (IL) | 42 | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 42 | * | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 49 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bethel (MN) | 14 | | | | | | | | | | North Central (IL) | North Central (IL) | 37 |
| * | Mount Union | 56 | | | | | | | | | | Cortland | Cortland | 38 |
| | Alfred State | 14 | * | Mount Union | 20 | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Alma | 32 | | Alma | 24 | | | | | | | | | |
| | DePauw | 17 | | | | * | Alma | 41 | | | | | | |
| * | Endicott | 17 | | | | | Cortland | 58 | | | | | | |
| | Cortland | 23 | * | Cortland | 25 | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Susquehanna | 20 | | Grove City | 24 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Grove City | 21 | | | | | | | | Cortland | 49 | | | |
| * | Johns Hopkins | 62 | | | | | | | * | Randolph–Macon | 14 | | | |
| | Western Connecticut | 20 | * | Johns Hopkins | 39 | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Delaware Valley | 16 | | Union (NY) | 17 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Union (NY) | 24 | | | | * | Johns Hopkins | 36 | | | | | | |
| * | Springfield | 7 | | | | | Randolph–Macon | 39 | | | | | | |
| | Ithaca | 21 | | Ithaca | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Randolph–Macon | 28 | * | Randolph–Macon | 46 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christopher Newport | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* - Host team

### Bowl games

Division III had 13 bowl games, featuring teams that did not qualify for the Division III postseason tournament.
| Date | Time (EST) | Game | Site | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
| Nov 18 | 11:00 a.m. | Centennial-MAC Bowl Series | Campus sites | Franklin & Marshall (7–3) King's (PA) (8–2) | Centennial MAC | Franklin & Marshall 30 King's (PA) 7 |
| Nov 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Centennial-MAC Bowl Series | Campus sites | Muhlenberg (9–1) Lebanon Valley (6–4) | Centennial MAC | Muhlenberg 23 Lebanon Valley 7 |
| Nov 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Whitelaw Bowl | Campus sites | RPI (7–3) Widener (7–3) | Liberty MAC | RPI 49 Widener 21 |
| Nov 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Lynah Bowl | Campus sites | Washington & Jefferson (8–2) Merchant Marine (7–2) | PAC NEWMAC | Washington & Jefferson 46 Merchant Marine 21 |
| Nov 18 | 12:00 p.m. | New England Bowl | Campus sites | Salve Regina (8–2) Anna Maria (5–4) | NEWMAC ECFC | Salve Regina 37 Anna Maria 34 |
| Nov 18 | 12:00 p.m. | New England Bowl | Campus sites | Western New England (7–3) UMass Dartmouth (9–1) | CCC MASCAC | Western New England 37 UMass Dartmouth 7 |
| Nov 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Cape Henry Bowl | Campus sites | Wilkes (4–6) Bridgewater (7–3) | Landmark ODAC | Wilkes 35 Bridgewater 17 |
| Nov 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Cape Charles Bowl | Campus sites | Lycoming (4–6) Washington & Lee (8–2) | Landmark ODAC | Lycoming 20 Washington & Lee 17 |
| Nov 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Lakefront Bowl | Raabe Stadium Wauwatosa, Wisconsin | Monmouth (IL) (8–2) St. Norbert (7–3) | MWC NACC | Monmouth (IL) 21 St. Norbert 14 |
| Nov 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Chapman Bowl | Campus sites | Utica (8–2) Hobart (8–2) | Empire 8 Liberty | Utica 10 Hobart 6 |
| Nov 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Centennial-MAC Bowl Series | Campus sites | Ursinus (7–3) Stevenson (7–3) | Centennial MAC | Ursinus 31 Stevenson 13 |
| Nov 18 | 3:00 p.m. | Isthmus Bowl | Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium Sun Prairie, Wisconsin | Wisconsin–Platteville (6–4) Augustana (IL) (8–2) | WIAC CCIW | Wisconsin–Platteville 36 Augustana (IL) 10 |
| Nov 18 | 5:00 p.m. | Bushnell Bowl | Campus sites | Carnegie Mellon (9–1) Brockport (8–2) | PAC Empire 8 | Carnegie Mellon 37 Brockport 7 |

## Coaching changes
### Preseason and in-season

This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2023, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled games but before its playoff games.
| School | Outgoing coach | Date | Reason | Replacement | Previous position |
| Lebanon Valley | Joe Buehler | May 4, 2023 | Retired | J. R. Drake | Lebanon Valley defensive coordinator (2018–2022) |
| McDaniel | Demarcus White | June 8, 2023 | Resigned | David Sartin | McDaniel offensive line coach (2021–2022) |
| Willamette | Isaac Parker | September 8, 2023 | Fired | Tim Rude | Willamette defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach (2022–2023) |
| Adrian | Jim Deere | October 17, 2023 | Resigned | Harry Bailey | Adrian offensive coordinator and running backs coach (2016–2023) |

### End of season

This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.
| School | Outgoing coach | Date | Reason | Replacement | Previous position |
| Concordia (IL) | Andy Lambert | N/A | N/A | Chase Hankins | Concordia (IL) offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2022–2023) |
| Hampden–Sydney | Marty Favret | August 20, 2023 (effective at season's end) | Retired | Vince Luvara | Washington & Jefferson defensive coordinator (2016–2023) |
| Bethel (MN) | Steve Johnson | October 30, 2023 (effective at season's end) | Retired | Mike McElroy | Bethel (MN) defensive coordinator (2017–2023) |
| Westminster (MO) | John Welty | November 7, 2023 (effective at season's end) | Retired | Luke Butts | Lake Forest defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2017–2023) |
| Nichols | Dale Olmsted | November 10, 2023 (effective at season's end) | Resigned | Vinny Marino | Nichols offensive coordinator (2022–2023) |
| Carthage | Dustin Hass | November 13, 2023 | Resigned | Matt Popino | Endicott assistant head coach and defensive coordinator (2022–2023) |
| Ohio Northern | Dean Paul | November 13, 2023 | Retired | Andy Fries | Rose–Hulman offensive coordinator and offensive line coach (2020–2023) |
| Dubuque | Stan Zweifel | November 14, 2023 | Retired | Ryan Maiuri | Central (IA) assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023) |
| Adrian | Harry Bailey (interim) | November 17, 2023 | New coach hired | Joe Palka | Saline HS (MI) head coach (2012–2023) |
| Belhaven | Blaine McCorkle | November 28, 2023 | Hired by Northwestern State | CJ Nightingale | Wheaton (IL) defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach (2020–2023) |
| Norwich | Mark Murnyack | November 30, 2023 | Resigned | Bill Russell | Norwich associate head coach, special teams coordinator, and linebackers (2014–2023) |
| Union (NY) | Jon Poppe | December 2, 2023 | Hired by Columbia | Jon Drach | Wilkes head coach (2018–2023) |
| Willamette | Tim Rude (interim) | December 11, 2023 | New coach hired | Aric Williams | Montana Tech defensive coordinator (2022–2023) |
| Eureka | Kurt Barth | December 20, 2023 | Resigned | Randy Starks | Loughborough defensive line coach (2023) |
| Wilkes | Jon Drach | December 29, 2023 | Hired by Union (NY) | David Biever | Wilkes associate head coach and offensive line coach (2019–2023) |
| Wilmington | Corey Fillipovich | January 3, 2024 | Resigned | Kevin Burke | Minnesota Morris associate head coach and offensive coordinator (2020–2023) |
| Johns Hopkins | Greg Chimera | January 4, 2024 | Hired by Penn | Dan Wodicka | Johns Hopkins defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2022–2023) |
| Ferrum | Cleive Adams | Before January 9, 2024 | Became school's athletic director | Kevin Sherman | Buffalo wide receivers coach (2022–2023) |
| Delaware Valley | Duke Greco | January 10, 2024 | Hired by West Chester | Mike Isgro | Delaware Valley special teams coordinator and running backs coach (2015–2023) |
| Millsaps | Cory York (interim) | January 24, 2024 | Permanent replacement | Brandon Lechtenberg | Central Oklahoma defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2022–2023) |
| Maritime | Mickey Rehring | February 9, 2024 | Resigned | Jamel Ramsay | Nassau CC head coach (2017–2023) |
| Misericordia | John Davis | February 17, 2024 | Resigned | Tyler Cottle (interim) | Misericordia defensive coordinator (2021–2023) |
| King's (PA) | Skyler Fultz | February 19, 2024 | Resigned | Mike Cebrosky | King's (PA) associate head coach and defensive coordinator (2023) |
| McDaniel | David Sartin (interim) | February 22, 2024 | Permanent replacement | Skyler Fultz | King's (PA) head coach (2023) |
| Fitchburg State | Zach Shaw | April 1, 2024 | Resigned | Izzy Abraham | American International associate head coach, special teams coordinator, and running backs coach (2022–2023) |
| Rowan | Jay Accorsi | April 12, 2024 | Retired | Pat Ruley | Susquehanna associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and inside linebackers coach (2023) |