# 1992 NCAA Division III football season

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.

## 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 :
| 1992 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Thomas More $^ 3 –0 –09 –2 –0 Defiance 2 –1 –09 –1 –0 Bluffton 1 –2 –01 –8 –0 Wilmington (OH) 0 –3 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1992 Centennial Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Dickinson $ 5 –1 –18 –2 –1 Swarthmore 4 –2 –15 –3 –1 Gettysburg 4 –3 –06 –4 –0 Johns Hopkins 4 –3 –06 –4 –0 Western Maryland 4 –3 –05 –5 –0 Franklin & Marshall 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 Ursinus 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Muhlenberg 1 –6 –01 –8 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1992 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Illinois Wesleyan $^ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0 Augustana (IL) 6 –1 –06 –3 –0 Wheaton (IL) 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Millikin 4 –3 –04 –5 –0 Elmhurst 2 –4 –12 –6 –1 North Park 1 –4 –21 –6 –2 North Central (IL) 1 –5 –11 –7 –1 Carthage 0 –7 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1992 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bentley $ 6 –0 –09 –1 –0 Nichols 4 –1 –17 –1 –1 Stonehill 4 –1 –16 –2 –1 Assumption 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 Western New England 1 –5 –04 –6 –0 Curry 1 –5 –02 –6 –0 MIT 1 –5 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1992 Freedom Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T WPI $^ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0 Merchant Marine 4 –1 –07 –1 –1 Plymouth State 4 –1 –14 –4 –1 UMass Lowell 2 –3 –14 –4 –1 Stony Brook 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 Norwich 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Western Connecticut 2 –4 –02 –8 –0 Coast Guard 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1992 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Wabash $ 5 –0 –16 –2 –1 Hanover 4 –2 –06 –4 –0 DePauw 3 –1 –24 –4 –2 Anderson (IN) 3 –3 –05 –5 –0 Manchester 2 –4 –05 –5 –0 Rose–Hulman 2 –4 –04 –6 –0 Franklin (IN) 0 –5 –10 –9 –1 $ – Conference champion |
| 1992 Iowa Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Central (IA) $^ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0 Simpson (IA) 6 –2 –06 –2 –1 Loras 5 –3 –07 –3 –0 Upper Iowa 5 –3 –06 –4 –0 Wartburg 5 –3 –05 –5 –0 Luther 4 –4 –06 –4 –0 Buena Vista 2 –6 –02 –7 –0 William Penn 1 –7 –01 –9 –0 Dubuque 0 –8 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1992 Liberty Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Wagner $ 5 –0 –08 –2 –0 St. John's 3 –2 –05 –5 –0 C. W. Post 2 –2 –16 –3 –1 Marist 2 –2 –14 –5 –1 Iona 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 Pace 0 –5 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1992 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Albion $ 5 –0 –08 –1 –0 Hope 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Olivet 2 –3 –02 –6 –1 Adrian 2 –3 –02 –7 –0 Alma 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Kalamazoo 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1992 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Lycoming $^ 7 –0 –18 –1 –1 Susquehanna 7 –1 –09 –1 –0 Lebanon Valley 5 –3 –07 –3 –0 Moravian 4 –4 –06 –4 –0 Wilkes 3 –4 –15 –4 –1 Juniata 3 –4 –13 –6 –1 Widener 3 –4 –13 –6 –1 Delaware Valley 2 –6 –03 –7 –0 Albright 0 –8 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1992 Midwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T North Division Beloit xy 4 –1 –06 –3 –0 Carroll (WI) 4 –1 –08 –1 –0 St. Norbert 3 –2 –04 –5 –0 Ripon 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Lake Forest 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Lawrence 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 South Division Cornell (IA) xy$ 5 –0 –010 –0 –0 Coe 4 –1 –08 –1 –0 Monmouth (IL) 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Illinois College 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Knox 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 Grinnell 0 –5 –00 –9 –0 Championship: Cornell (IA) 40, Beloit 14 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant | 1992 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Carleton $^ 8 –1 –09 –2 –0 Saint John's (MN) 7 –1 –18 –1 –1 Concordia–Moorhead 6 –2 –17 –2 –1 Hamline 5 –4 –06 –4 –0 Bethel (MN) 5 –4 –05 –5 –0 Gustavus Adolphus 4 –5 –04 –6 –0 St. Olaf 4 –5 –04 –6 –0 St. Thomas (MN) 3 –6 –03 –7 –0 Augsburg 2 –7 –03 –7 –0 Macalester 0 –9 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1992 New England Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bridgewater State $ 8 –0 –09 –1 –1 Massachusetts Maritime 6 –2 –06 –3 –0 Maine Maritime 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 Westfield State 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 UMass–Boston 4 –4 –05 –4 –0 UMass Dartmouth 4 –4 –05 –4 –0 Framingham State 3 –5 –04 –5 –0 Worcester State 1 –7 –01 –9 –0 Fitchburg State 0 –8 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1992 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Rowan $^ 6 –0 –012 –1 –0 Montclair State 5 –1 –06 –3 –0 William Paterson 4 –2 –08 –2 –0 Kean 3 –3 –06 –3 –1 Trenton State 2 –4 –03 –7 –0 Ramapo 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 Jersey City State 0 –6 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1992 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Wittenberg $ 8 –0 –08 –1 –1 Allegheny 7 –1 –08 –2 –0 Ohio Wesleyan 6 –2 –08 –2 –0 Denison 2 –4 –23 –5 –2 Wooster 2 –4 –13 –6 –1 Case Western Reserve 1 –3 –22 –6 –2 Kenyon 2 –5 –12 –6 –2 Earlham 2 –5 –05 –5 –0 Oberlin 1 –7 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference championOberlin forfeited to Wittenberg |
| 1992 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Mount Union $^ 9 –0 –012 –1 –0 Baldwin–Wallace 7 –2 –08 –2 –0 John Carroll 7 –2 –08 –2 –0 Ohio Northern 5 –4 –06 –4 –0 Heidelberg 4 –4 –15 –4 –1 Otterbein 3 –4 –23 –5 –2 Muskingum 3 –6 –04 –6 –0 Marietta 3 –6 –03 –6 –1 Capital 1 –7 –12 –7 –1 Hiram 1 –8 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1992 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Emory & Henry $^ 5 –0 –011 –1 –0 Hampden–Sydney 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Washington and Lee 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Randolph–Macon 2 –3 –04 –6 –0 Bridgewater 2 –3 –03 –7 –0 Guilford 1 –4 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1992 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Washington & Jefferson $^ 4 –0 –011 –2 –0 Grove City 3 –1 –05 –4 –0 Bethany (WV) 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Waynesburg 1 –3 –02 –7 –0 Thiel 0 –4 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1992 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Redlands $^ 6 –0 –08 –2 –0 La Verne 5 –1 –07 –1 –1 Occidental 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Pomona-Pitzer 3 –3 –04 –4 –0 Cal Lutheran 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Whittier 2 –4 –03 –6 –0 Claremont-Mudd 0 –6 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1992 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Sewanee $ 4 –0 –08 –1 –0 Millsaps 2 –1 –15 –4 –1 Centre 2 –2 –03 –6 –0 Rhodes 1 –2 –15 –4 –1 Trinity (TX) 0 –4 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1992 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Wisconsin–La Crosse $^ 6 –0 –112 –0 –1 Wisconsin–Whitewater 5 –2 –08 –2 –0 Wisconsin–River Falls 4 –2 –16 –2 –1 Wisconsin–Platteville 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 3 –4 –05 –5 –0 Wisconsin–Stout 1 –6 –02 –7 –0 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 0 –7 –01 –8 –0 Wisconsin–Superior 0 –0 –01 –1 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1992 NCAA Division III independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW 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.

### Playoff bracket

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| Mount Union | Mount Union | 27 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dayton | Dayton | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dayton | Dayton | 10 | Mount Union | Mount Union | 49 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 27 | | | | | | | |
| Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 21 | Illinois Wesleyan | Illinois Wesleyan | 27 | | | | | | | |
| Aurora | Aurora | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aurora | Aurora | 12 | | | | Mount Union | Mount Union | 24 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wisconsin–La Crosse | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 29 | | | | |
| Central (IA) | Central (IA) | 20 | | | | | | | Wisconsin–La Crosse | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 29 | | | | |
| Carleton | Carleton | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Carleton | Carleton | 8 | Central (IA) | Central (IA) | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wisconsin–La Crosse | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 34 | | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin–La Crosse | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 47 | Wisconsin–La Crosse | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 34 | | | | | | | |
| Redlands | Redlands | 26 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Redlands | Redlands | 26 | | | | | | | | Wisconsin–La Crosse | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 16 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 12 |
| Emory & Henry | Emory & Henry | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 12 |
| Thomas More | Thomas More | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Thomas More | Thomas More | 10 | Emory & Henry | Emory & Henry | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 51 | | | | | | | |
| Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 33 | Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 51 | | | | | | | |
| Lycoming | Lycoming | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lycoming | Lycoming | 0 | | | | Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 18 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rowan | Rowan | 13 | | | | |
| Rowan | Rowan | 41 | | | | | | | Rowan | Rowan | 13 | | | | |
| WPI | WPI | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WPI | WPI | 14 | Rowan | Rowan | 28 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Buffalo State | Buffalo State | 19 | | | | | | | |
| Buffalo State | Buffalo State | 28 | Buffalo State | Buffalo State | 19 | | | | | | | |
| Ithaca | Ithaca | 26 | | | | | | | | | | |