# 2024 NCAA Division III football season

The 2024 NCAA Division III football season was the component of the 2024 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. The regular season began on September 1 and ended on November 16. This was the 51st season that the NCAA has sponsored a Division III championship.
Cortland is the defending national champion.
The playoffs were expanded from 32 from last season to 40 teams.
The season's playoffs was played between November 23 and January 5, 2025, culminating in the national championship—also known as the Stagg Bowl. The game was initially set for Turner Stadium in Humble, Texas, but was later moved to Shell Energy Stadium in Houston. The move also makes the 2024 championship game the first since 2004 to be played on a grass field. North Central (IL) was the 2025 Stagg Bowl champions, defeated Mount Union 41–25.

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

| Team | Former conference | New conference |
| Hilbert Hawks | Independent | Empire 8 |
| Castleton Spartans | ECFC | MASCAC |
| Calvin Knights | New program | MIAA |
| Austin Kangaroos | ASC | SCAC |
| Centenary Gentlemen | Restarted program | SCAC |
| Lyon Scots | Independent | SCAC |
| McMurry War Hawks | ASC | SCAC |
| Texas Lutheran Bulldogs | ASC | SCAC |
| Sul Ross Lobos | ASC | LSC (NCAA D-II) |
| Defiance Yellow Jackets | HCAC | MSFA (NAIA) |
| Birmingham–Southern Panthers | SAA | School closed |
| Maine Maritime Mariners | Restarted program | Independent |

## Other headlines

* April 18 – The NCAA D-III Management Council announced that they would support an expansion of the playoff bracket from 32 teams to 40 effective for this season. The amount of automatic qualifier bids will remain unchanged, but the amount of available at-large bids will increase from 4 to 12.
* August 1 – The Commonwealth Coast Conference announced that it would be rebranding to the Conference of New England, effective for the 2024 season.

## Conference standings

2024 American Rivers Conference football standings :
| 2024 American Rivers Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 13 Wartburg $^  8 –0  10 –2   Coe ^  7 –1  9 –2   Central (IA)  6 –2  8 –2   Dubuque  5 –3  5 –5   Simpson (IA)  4 –4  5 –5   Nebraska Wesleyan  2 –6  3 –7   Buena Vista  2 –6  2 –8   Loras  2 –6  2 –8   Luther  0 –8  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3football.com | 2024 American Southwest Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 4 Hardin–Simmons $^  6 –0  10 –1   Mary Hardin–Baylor ^  4 –2  8 –4   East Texas Baptist  2 –4  5 –4   Howard Payne  0 –6  1 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3football.com | 2024 Centennial Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 19 Johns Hopkins $^  6 –0  12 –2   Ursinus ^  5 –1  9 –2   Muhlenberg  4 –2  8 –3   Franklin & Marshall  3 –3  7 –4   Dickinson  2 –4  5 –6   Gettysburg  1 –5  2 –8   McDaniel  0 –6  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3football.com |
| 2024 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 1 North Central (IL) $^  9 –0  15 –0   No. 20 Wheaton (IL)  8 –1  9 –2   Washington University  7 –2  8 –2   Illinois Wesleyan  5 –4  5 –5   Carroll (WI)  4 –5  5 –5   North Park  4 –5  5 –5   Augustana (IL)  3 –6  4 –6   Elmhurst  3 –6  3 –7   Carthage  2 –7  2 –8   Millikin  0 –9  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2024 Conference of New England football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 10 Endicott $^  5 –0  10 –2   Western New England  3 –2  6 –4   Husson  3 –2  6 –5   Curry  2 –3  4 –6   New England (ME)  2 –3  4 –6   Nichols  0 –5  3 –7   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2024 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Alfred State y$^  2 –1  5 –6   Anna Maria y  2 –1  4 –5   Gallaudet  2 –1  5 –4   Dean  0 –3  0 –9   Championship: Alfred State 39, Anna Maria 37 $ – Conference championy – Championship game participant^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 2024 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 2 Cortland $^  7 –0  11 –1   Brockport  5 –2  8 –3   Morrisville  5 –2  7 –4   Alfred  5 –2  7 –4   Utica  3 –4  5 –5   St. John Fisher  2 –5  3 –7   Hartwick  1 –6  2 –8   Hilbert  0 –7  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2024 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Mount St. Joseph $^  6 –0  8 –3   Hanover  5 –1  8 –3   Rose–Hulman  4 –2  5 –5   Bluffton  3 –3  3 –7   Franklin (IN)  2 –4  3 –7   Anderson (IN)  1 –5  2 –8   Manchester  0 –6  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 2024 Landmark Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 6 Susquehanna $^  6 –0  12 –2   Wilkes  5 –1  7 –4   Moravian  4 –2  7 –4   Catholic University  3 –3  5 –5   Lycoming  2 –4  4 –6   Juniata  1 –5  2 –8   Keystone  0 –6  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com |
| 2024 Liberty League football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Hobart $^  6 –0  9 –2   Ithaca  5 –1  6 –4   RPI  3 –3  5 –5   Rochester  2 –4  6 –5   St. Lawrence  2 –4  3 –6   Union (NY)  2 –4  3 –7   Buffalo State  1 –5  3 –7   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 2024 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  UMass Dartmouth $^  9 –0  10 –1   Western Connecticut  8 –1  9 –2   Plymouth State  5 –4  5 –4   Bridgewater State  5 –4  5 –5   Massachusetts Maritime  5 –4  5 –5   Westfield State  4 –5  4 –6   Framingham State  3 –6  3 –7   Worcester State  3 –6  3 –7   Castleton  2 –7  3 –7   Fitchburg State  1 –8  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 2024 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 16 Hope $^  7 –0  11 –1   Alma  6 –1  8 –2   Albion  5 –2  7 –3   Trine  4 –3  6 –4   Adrian  3 –4  6 –4   Olivet  2 –5  3 –7   Kalamazoo  1 –6  4 –6   Calvin  0 –7  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com |
| 2024 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  King's (PA) $^  9 –0  10 –2   Delaware Valley  7 –2  8 –3   FDU–Florham  5 –4  7 –4   Eastern  5 –4  5 –5   Lebanon Valley  5 –4  5 –5   Stevenson  5 –4  5 –5   Widener  5 –4  5 –6   Misericordia  2 –7  3 –7   Albright  1 –8  2 –8   Alvernia  1 –8  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 2024 Midwest Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Lake Forest $^  9 –0  10 –1   Monmouth (IL)  8 –1  9 –2   Illinois College  7 –2  8 –2   Chicago  6 –3  6 –4   Cornell (IA)  5 –4  5 –5   Ripon  4 –5  4 –6   Knox  2 –7  3 –7   Grinnell  2 –7  2 –8   Lawrence  1 –8  1 –9   Beloit  1 –8  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 2024 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteDiv Conf.Overall Team W L W L W L  Northwoods Division No. 3 Saint John's (MN) xy$^  4 –0  8 –0  11 –1   St. Olaf  2 –2  5 –3  7 –3   Carleton  2 –2  4 –4  5 –5   Gustavus Adolphus  2 –2  4 –4  5 –5   St. Scholastica  0 –4  3 –5  4 –6   Skyline Division No. 21 Bethel (MN) xy^  4 –0  6 –2  11 –3   Concordia–Moorhead  3 –1  6 –2  7 –3   Augsburg  2 –2  3 –5  4 –6   Hamline  1 –3  1 –7  3 –7   Macalester  0 –4  0 –8  0 –10   Championship: Saint John's (MN) 41, Bethel (MN) 33 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com |
| 2024 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Wesleyan $  8 –1  8 –1   Trinity (CT)  7 –2  7 –2   Tufts  7 –2  7 –2   Middlebury  6 –3  6 –3   Williams  5 –4  5 –4   Colby  4 –5  4 –5   Bowdoin  3 –6  3 –6   Amherst  2 –7  2 –7   Bates  2 –7  2 –7   Hamilton  1 –8  1 –8   $ – Conference champion | 2024 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 23 Springfield $^  7 –0  12 –1   Maritime  5 –2  8 –3   Salve Regina  5 –2  6 –4   WPI  4 –3  6 –4   Merchant Marine  3 –4  5 –4   Coast Guard  3 –4  5 –5   MIT  1 –6  3 –6   Norwich  0 –7  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2024 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 8 Salisbury $^  6 –0  12 –1   Christopher Newport  5 –1  7 –3   Rowan  4 –2  6 –4   TCNJ  3 –3  6 –4   Kean  2 –4  2 –8   Montclair State  1 –5  3 –7   William Paterson  0 –6  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com |
| 2024 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 9 DePauw $^  8 –0  11 –1   Wabash  7 –1  8 –3   Denison  6 –2  6 –4   Wittenberg  5 –3  6 –4   Kenyon  4 –4  5 –5   Ohio Wesleyan  3 –5  4 –6   Wooster  2 –6  3 –7   Oberlin  1 –7  1 –9   Hiram  0 –8  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2024 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 15 Aurora $^  8 –0  9 –2   St. Norbert  7 –1  8 –3   Wisconsin Lutheran  6 –2  7 –3   Concordia (WI)  5 –3  6 –3   Lakeland  4 –4  4 –5   Benedictine (IL)  3 –5  5 –5   Rockford  2 –6  4 –6   Concordia (IL)  1 –7  2 –8   Eureka  0 –8  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2024 Northwest Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 14 Linfield $^  7 –0  10 –2   No. 22 Whitworth ^  6 –1  10 –2   Pacific Lutheran  5 –2  7 –3   Lewis & Clark  4 –3  5 –5   Pacific (OR)  3 –4  5 –5   George Fox  2 –5  4 –6   Puget Sound  1 –6  2 –8   Willamette  0 –7  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com |
| 2024 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 5 Mount Union $^  9 –0  14 –0   No. 24 John Carroll ^  8 –1  9 –3   Marietta  7 –2  8 –3   Baldwin Wallace  6 –3  7 –3   Heidelberg  4 –5  5 –5   Muskingum  4 –5  5 –5   Ohio Northern  4 –5  5 –5   Capital  1 –8  1 –9   Otterbein  1 –8  1 –9   Wilmington  1 –8  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com | 2024 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Randolph–Macon $^  7 –0  10 –2   Shenandoah  5 –2  8 –3   Washington and Lee  5 –2  7 –4   Bridgewater  4 –3  6 –4   Ferrum  3 –4  5 –5   Hampden–Sydney  3 –4  5 –5   Averett  1 –6  3 –7   Guilford  0 –7  3 –7   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 2024 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 13 Carnegie Mellon +^  9 –1  10 –2   No. 12 Grove City +^  9 –1  9 –2   No. 17 Washington & Jefferson +^  9 –1  9 –2   Westminster (PA)  7 –3  8 –3   Case Western Reserve  6 –4  6 –4   Geneva  5 –5  5 –5   Waynesburg  4 –6  4 –6   Thiel  3 –7  3 –7   Allegheny  1 –9  1 –9   Bethany (WV)  1 –9  1 –9   Saint Vincent  1 –9  1 –9   + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com |
| 2024 Southern Athletic Association football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Berry +^  6 –1  8 –3   Centre +^  6 –1  8 –3   Trinity (TX) +^  6 –1  8 –3   Millsaps  3 –4  5 –5   Hendrix  2 –5  4 –6   Southwestern (TX)  2 –5  4 –6   Rhodes  2 –5  3 –7   Sewanee  1 –6  2 –8   + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 2024 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Sun Division Pomona-Pitzer xy$^  7 –1  8 –3   Redlands  3 –5  3 –7   La Verne  0 –8  0 –10   Surf Division Chapman xy  6 –2  7 –3   Claremont-Mudd-Scripps  6 –2  8 –2   Cal Lutheran  2 –6  2 –8   Championship: Pomona-Pitzer 37, Chapman 34 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 2024 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Texas Lutheran +^  7 –1  9 –2   McMurry +  7 –1  7 –3   Centenary  4 –4  4 –6   Austin  2 –6  2 –8   Lyon  0 –8  1 –9   + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 2024 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Northwestern (MN) $^  7 –0  7 –4   Greenville  5 –2  7 –3   Martin Luther  4 –3  6 –4   Minnesota Morris  4 –3  5 –5   Crown  1 –6  1 –9   Westminster (MO)  0 –7  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 2024 USA South Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Maryville (TN) $^  7 –0  9 –2   LaGrange  6 –2  6 –4   Brevard  5 –2  6 –3   Belhaven  5 –3  5 –5   Huntingdon  5 –3  5 –5   North Carolina Wesleyan  4 –4  4 –6   Greensboro  1 –7  1 –9   Methodist  1 –7  1 –9   Southern Virginia  1 –7  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 2024 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  No. 7 Wisconsin–Platteville $^  6 –1  9 –2   No. 18 Wisconsin–La Crosse ^  5 –2  8 –4   Wisconsin–River Falls  4 –3  7 –3   Wisconsin–Oshkosh  4 –3  6 –4   Wisconsin–Whitewater  4 –3  6 –4   Wisconsin–Stout  4 –3  6 –5   Wisconsin–Eau Claire  1 –6  2 –8   Wisconsin–Stevens Point  0 –7  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantRankings from D3Football.com |
| 2024 NCAA Division III independents football records vteConf.Overall Team W L W L  Maine Maritime   –  0 –3 |

## Postseason
### Teams
### Bracket

| First round November 23 Campus sites ESPN+ | First round November 23 Campus sites ESPN+ | First round November 23 Campus sites ESPN+ | Second round November 30 Campus sites ESPN+ | Second round November 30 Campus sites ESPN+ | Second round November 30 Campus sites ESPN+ | Third round December 7 Campus sites ESPN+ | Third round December 7 Campus sites ESPN+ | Third round December 7 Campus sites ESPN+ | Quarterfinals December 14 Campus sites ESPN+ | Quarterfinals December 14 Campus sites ESPN+ | Quarterfinals December 14 Campus sites ESPN+ | Semifinals December 21 Campus sites USA: ESPN+ Canada: TSN+ | Semifinals December 21 Campus sites USA: ESPN+ Canada: TSN+ | Semifinals December 21 Campus sites USA: ESPN+ Canada: TSN+ | Championship 2025 Stagg Bowl January 5, 2025 Shell Energy Stadium Houston, Texas USA: ESPN/ESPN+ Canada: TSN+ | Championship 2025 Stagg Bowl January 5, 2025 Shell Energy Stadium Houston, Texas USA: ESPN/ESPN+ Canada: TSN+ | Championship 2025 Stagg Bowl January 5, 2025 Shell Energy Stadium Houston, Texas USA: ESPN/ESPN+ Canada: TSN+ |
| | | | * | Saint John's (MN) | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 59 | | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Northwestern (MN) | 14 | | | | * | St. John's (MN) | 38 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Susquehanna | 41 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | * | Susquehanna | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Hobart | 35 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | * | Susquehanna | 24 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Bethel (MN) | 21 | | | | | | |
| | | | * | Lake Forest | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Bethel (MN) | 31 | | Bethel (MN) | 48 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Coe | 26 | | | | | Bethel (MN) | 24 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | * | Wartburg | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | * | Wartburg | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Wisconsin–Platteville | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Susquehanna | 0 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | * | North Central (IL) | 66 | | | |
| | | | * | Cortland | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Endicott | 44 | | Endicott | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alfred State | 0 | | | | * | Cortland | 28 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Springfield | 40 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | * | Springfield | 54 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | UMass Dartmouth | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Springfield | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | * | North Central (IL) | 27 | | | | | | |
| | | | * | North Central (IL) | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Whitworth | 21 | | Whitworth | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Pomona–Pitzer | 13 | | | | * | North Central (IL) | 41 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Hope | 21 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | * | Hope | 49 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Aurora | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | North Central (IL) | North Central (IL) | 41 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mount Union | Mount Union | 25 |
| | | | * | Hardin–Simmons | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Trinity (TX) | 22 | | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 29 | | | | | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 28 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | * | Linfield | 18 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | * | Linfield | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Texas Lutheran | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | * | Johns Hopkins | 17 | | | | | | |
| | | | * | DePauw | 45 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| * | Berry | 16 | | Maryville (TN) | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maryville (TN) | 20 | | | | * | DePauw | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Johns Hopkins | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | * | Johns Hopkins | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Grove City | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Johns Hopkins | 37 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | * | Mount Union | 45 | | | |
| | | | * | Salisbury | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| * | King's (PA) | 32 | | King's (PA) | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ursinus | 29 | | | | * | Salisbury | 35 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Randolph–Macon | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | * | Randolph–Macon | 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Washington & Jefferson | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | * | Salisbury | 17 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Mount Union | 38 | | | | | | |
| | | | * | Mount Union | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| * | John Carroll | 52 | | John Carroll | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mount St. Joseph | 7 | | | | * | Mount Union | 24 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Carnegie Mellon | 19 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | * | Carnegie Mellon | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Centre | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* - Host team

### Bowl games

Division III held 13 bowl games in 2024, featuring teams that did not qualify for the Division III postseason tournament; this is the same number of games contested in 2023 season, but saw the addition of the Fusion Bowl and two bowls organized by NIL company Opendorse, as well as the subtraction of the ECAC Lynah Bowl and the New England Bowl series.
| Date | Time (EST) | Game | Site | Television | Teams | Affiliations | Results |
| Nov 23 | Noon | Centennial-MAC Bowl Series | Campus sites | CentennialTV MACtv (streaming) | Widener Muhlenberg* | Centennial MAC | Muhlenberg 34 Widener 7 |
| Nov 23 | Noon | Centennial-MAC Bowl Series | Campus sites | CentennialTV MACtv (streaming) | Franklin & Marshall Delaware Valley* | Centennial MAC | Franklin & Marshall 7 Delaware Valley 0 |
| Nov 23 | Noon | Centennial-MAC Bowl Series | Campus sites | CentennialTV MACtv (streaming) | Dickinson FDU–Florham* | Centennial MAC | FDU–Florham 49 Dickinson 14 |
| Nov 23 | Noon | Whitelaw Bowl | Campus sites | | Stevenson Morrisville* | MAC Empire 8 | Morrisville 21 Stevenson 18 |
| Nov 23 | Noon | Chapman Bowl | Campus sites | | Rochester Brockport* | Liberty Empire 8 | Brockport 42 Rochester 23 |
| Nov 23 | Noon | Bushnell Bowl | Campus sites | | Alfred Western Connecticut* | Empire 8 MASCAC | Western Connecticut 45 Alfred 14 |
| Nov 23 | Noon | Lakefront Bowl | Raabe Stadium Wauwatosa, Wisconsin | | Monmouth (IL) St. Norbert | MWC NACC | St. Norbert 20 Monmouth (IL) 14 |
| Nov 23 | 1:00 pm | Fusion Bowl | Campus sites | Northeast Sports Network | Husson Maritime* | CNE NEWMAC | Maritime 21 Husson 14 |
| Nov 23 | 1:00 pm | Cape Henry Bowl | Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia | ODAC Sports Network (streaming) | Wilkes Washington & Lee | Landmark ODAC | Washington & Lee 40 Wilkes 21 |
| Nov 23 | 5:00 pm | Cape Charles Bowl | Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia | ODAC Sports Network (streaming) | Moravian Shenandoah | Landmark ODAC | Moravian 35 Shenandoah 14 |
| Nov 23 | 3:00 pm | Isthmus Bowl | Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium Sun Prairie, Wisconsin | | Wisconsin–Stout Wheaton (IL) | WIAC CCIW | Wheaton (IL) 35 Wisconsin-Stout 32 |
| Nov 23 | 1:00 pm | ForeverLawn Bowl | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Canton, Ohio | FloSports | Hanover Wabash | HCAC NCAC | Hanover 13 Wabash 10 |
| Nov 23 | 6:00 pm | Extra Points Bowl | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Canton, Ohio | FloSports | Marietta Westminster (PA) | OAC PAC | Westminster (PA) 27 Marietta 13 |
* - Host team

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

This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2024, 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 |
| TCNJ | Casey Goff | May 7, 2024 | Hired as head coach for Brooke HS (WV) | Eric Jendryaszek (interim) | TCNJ offensive line coach (2022–2023) |
| Castleton | Tony Volpone | May 9, 2024 | Resigned | Tyler Higley (interim; named full-time on June 13) | Castleton defensive coordinator (2022–2023) |
| Westfield State | Pete Kowalski | May 21, 2024 | Retired | Lou Conte | American International head coach (2023) |
| Chicago | Todd Gilcrist Jr. | July 5, 2024 | Resigned | Max Andrews (full-season interim) | Chicago offensive line coach (2023) |
| Otterbein | Tommy Zagorski | July 12, 2024 | Resigned | Jake Schaefer (full-season interim) | Otterbein offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023) |
| Southwestern (TX) | Joe Austin | July 26, 2024 | Retired | Bill Kriesel (interim; named full-time on November 5) | Southwestern (TX) associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and defensive backs coach (2023) |
| Worcester State | Adam Peloquin | August 6, 2024 | Resigned | Zach Besaw (full-season interim) | Worcester State defensive backs coach (2020–2023) |
| Maine Maritime | Calvin Powell | October 11, 2024 | Resigned | Bill Mottola Jr. (interim) | Lely HS (FL) head coach (2014–2023) |
| Millikin | Carlton Hall | October 27, 2024 | Fired | Patrick Allgeier (interim) | Millikin offensive line coach (1996–2024) |

### 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 |
| Wabash | Don Morel | September 2024 | Retired (effective at before team's bowl game) | Jake Gilbert | Wabash defensive coordinator (2024) |
| Anna Maria | Steve Croce | October 17, 2024 | Retired (effective at season's end) | Tanner Kingsley | Anna Maria associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach (2024) |
| Dean | Andrae Murphy | November 7, 2024 | Fired (effective before conference playoffs) | Eric Desmond Lee (interim) | Dean athletic director |
| Illinois Wesleyan | Norm Eash | November 10, 2024 | Retired (effective at season's end) | Jared Williamson | Roosevelt head coach (2020–2024) |
| Saint Vincent | Aaron Smetanka | November 13, 2024 | Fired | Casey Goff | Brooke HS (WV) head coach (2024) |
| Olivet | Dan Musielewicz | November 18, 2024 | Fired | Erik Ieuter | Muskingum head coach (2018–2024) |
| St. John Fisher | Paul Vosburgh | November 19, 2024 | Retired | Ed Raby Jr. | Morrisville head coach (2020–2024) |
| Franklin (IN) | Alan Hensell | November 22, 2024 | Fired | Mike Leonard | Franklin (IN) head coach (2003–2019) |
| Albright | Isaac Collins | November 25, 2024 | Moved to administrative position | Shaun Weaver | Frostburg State defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator (2024) |
| Hiram | Jack Mrozinski | November 26, 2024 | Fired | Xavier Dupree | Catawba wide receivers coach (2023–2024) |
| Marietta | Andy Waddle | December 9, 2024 | Hired as head coach by Valparaiso | Tom Kaufman | Gilmour Academy (OH) head coach (2023–2024) |
| Muskingum | Erik Ieuter | December 10, 2024 | Resigned | Matt Nardo | Bluffton head coach (2022–2024) |
| Hartwick | Mark Carr | December 13, 2024 | Retired | Matt Rogers | Wilkes offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2024) |
| Millikin | Patrick Allgeier (interim) | December 16, 2024 | Permanent replacement hired | Billy Riebock | Midwestern State offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023–2024) |
| Maine Maritime | Bill Mottola Jr. (interim) | December 17, 2024 | Permanent replacement hired | Nick Sheehan | Maine Maritime offensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coach (2024) |
| Otterbein | Jake Schaefer (interim) | December 19, 2024 | Permanent replacement hired | Dave Marquis | Valparaiso co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach (2023–2024) |
| Worcester State | Zach Besaw (interim) | December 19, 2024 | Permanent replacement hired | Lazaro Mitjans Jr. | Harvard running backs coach (2023–2024) |
| Cortland | Curt Fitzpatrick | December 21, 2024 | Hired as head coach by Colgate | Tom Blumenauer | Franklin & Marshall head coach (2022–2024) |
| Dean | Eric Desmond Lee (interim) | January 9, 2025 | Permanent replacemint hired | Luke Bakanowsky | New England (NH) offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2024) |
| La Verne | Chris Kirch | January 10, 2025 | Hired as associate head coach and general manager by Southwestern (CA) | Richard Sanchez | Cardinal Newman HS (CA) head coach (2021–2024) |
| Elmhurst | Mike Murray | January 13, 2025 | Resigned | Mike Heffernan | St. Scholastica head coach (2019–2024) |
| Lewis & Clark | Joe Bushman | January 13, 2025 | Hired as head coach by Casteel HS (AZ) | Brett Elliott | Linfield offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2019–2024) |
| George Fox | Chris Casey | January 14, 2025 | Retired | Spencer Crace | Pacific Lutheran assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach (2024) |
| Wooster | Frank Colaprete | January 20, 2025 | Hired as head coach by Cardinal Mooney HS (OH) | Austin Holter | Wooster HS (OH) head coach (2021–2024) |
| Chicago | Max Andrews (interim) | February 5, 2025 | Permanent replacement hired | Craig Knoche | Walter Payton College Preparatory HS head coach (2020–2024) |
| Howard Payne | Kevin Bachtel | February 5, 2025 | Resigned | Coby Gipson | Lamar assistant head coach and wide receivers coach (2022–2024) |
| Bluffton | Matt Nardo | February 11, 2025 | Hired as head coach by Muskingum | Chris Hedden | Trine offensive coordinator (2024) |
| Cornell (IA) | Dan Pifer | February 11, 2025 | Resigned | Curt Ritchie | Williamsburg HS (IA) head coach (2001–2024) |
| Schreiner | Kenny Treschitta | February 11, 2025 | Resigned | Keith Allen | Klein HS (TX) offensive coordinator (2022–2024) |
| Franklin & Marshall | Tom Blumenauer | February 13, 2025 | Hired as head coach by Cortland | Michael Phelan | Franklin & Marshall defensive coordinator (2022–2024) |
| Misericordia | Tyler Cottle (interim) | February 14, 2025 | Permanent replacement hired | Steve Cushing | Cortland defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2021–2024) |
| St. Scholastica | Mike Heffernan | February 15, 2025 | Hired as head coach by Elmhurst | Matt Bremer | St. Scholastica assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach (2020–2024) |
| Morrisville | Ed Raby Jr. | February 18, 2025 | Hired as head coach by St. John Fisher | | |
| TCNJ | Eric Jendryaszek (interim) | February 24, 2025 | Permanent replacement hired | Tyler Moody | Stonehill associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach (2020–2024) |
| Lebanon Valley | J. R. Drake | February 28, 2025 | Resigned | Chris Thompson (interim) | Lebanon Valley offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2021–2024) |
| Gallaudet | Chuck Goldstein | March 11, 2025 | Resigned | | |