# D3football.com

D3football.com is an organization that reports and recognizes accomplishments of NCAA Division III football. Some of the main goals of the D3football.com are to highlight the lower divisions of the NCAA and promote those student athletes. D3football.com is also responsible for one of the two Top 25 polls for Division III football, along with the American Football Coaches Association. They also keep attendance records for NCAA Division III football as well, since the NCAA does not recognize attendance records for lower divisions.
The organization recognizes individuals through weekly awards throughout the season, as well as all-region and all-American teams at the conclusion of the year. They also help to present the Gagliardi Trophy by announcing semifinalist, finalist, and winner.

## All-American Teams

Since 1999, D3football.com has selected an All-American team. It is selected by the editors through nominations by DIII sports information directors (SIDs) and is also recognized by the NCAA.

## D3football.com National Coach of the Year

In 2005, D3football.com started awarding a national coach of the year for NCAA Division III.
| Year | Coach | Team |
| 2005 | Bob Berezowitz | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| 2006 | Larry Kehres | Mount Union |
| 2007 | Lance Leipold | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| 2008 | Lance Leipold | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| 2009 | Lance Leipold | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| 2010 | Lance Leipold | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| 2011 | Lance Leipold | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| 2012 | Larry Kehres | Mount Union |
| 2013 | Lance Leipold | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| 2014 | Joseph Smith | Linfield |
| 2015 | Vince Kehres | Mount Union |
| 2016 | Tom Arth | John Carroll |
| 2017 | Vince Kehres | Mount Union |
| 2018 | Jim Margraff | Johns Hopkins |
| 2019 | Jeff Thorne | North Central (IL) |
| 2020 | — No season due to the COVID-19 | — No season due to the COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Pete Fredenburg | Mary Hardin–Baylor |
| 2022 | Chris Winter | Wartburg |
| 2023 | Curt Fitzpatrick | Cortland |
| 2024 | Brad Spencer | North Central |

## D3football.com National Player of the Year

In 2005, D3football.com started awarding an offensive and defensive player of the year for NCAA Division III.
| Year | Offensive | Team | Defensive | Team |
| 2005 | Brett Elliott | Linfield | Damien Dumonceaux | Saint John's (MN) |
| 2006 | Nate Kmic | Mount Union | Ryan Kleppe | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| 2007 | Justin Beaver | Wisconsin–Whitewater | Jerrell Freeman | Mary Hardin–Baylor |
| 2008 | Nate Kmic | Mount Union | Jace Rindahl | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| 2009 | Cecil Shorts | Mount Union | Eddie Vallery | Wittenberg |
| 2010 | Levell Coppage | Wisconsin–Whitewater | Matt Wenger | North Central (IL) |
| 2011 | Levell Coppage | Wisconsin–Whitewater | Nick Driskill | Mount Union |
| 2012 | Nate Wara | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Javicz Jones | Mary Hardin–Baylor |
| 2013 | Kevin Burke | Mount Union | Cole Klotz | Wisconsin–Whitewater |
| 2014 | Jake Kumerow | Wisconsin–Whitewater | Tyre Coleman | Hobart |
| 2015 | Jordan Roberts | St. Thomas (MN) | Tom Lally | Mount Union |
| 2016 | Sam Riddle | Linfield | Teidrick Smith | Mary Hardin–Baylor |
| 2017 | Brett Kasper | Wisconsin–Oshkosh | Mamadou Soumahoro | Berry |
| 2018 | Jackson Erdmann | Saint John's (MN) | Louis Berry | Mount Union |
| 2019 | Broc Rutter | North Central (IL) | Dallas McRae | Wheaton (IL) |
| 2020 | — No season due to the COVID-19 | — No season due to the COVID-19 | — No season due to the COVID-19 | — No season due to the COVID-19 |
| 2021 | Blaine Hawkins | Central (IA) | Jefferson Fritz | Mary Hardin–Baylor |
| 2022 | Ethan Greenfield | North Central (IL) | Michael Nobile | Delaware Valley |
| 2023 | Luke Lehnen | North Central (IL) | Owen Grover | Wartburg |
| 2024 | Luke Lehnen | North Central (IL) | Matt Jung | Bethel |