# 1993 NCAA Division III football season

The 1993 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 1993, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1993 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their first Division III championship by defeating the Rowan Profs, 34−24. The first Gagliardi Trophy was awarded to Mount Union's quarterback Jim Ballard.

## Conference and program changes

Following an NCAA rule change passed in January 1991, which required Division I schools to conduct all sports at the Division I level by 1993, multiple Division I universities were forced to move their football programs from the Division III level. As such, teams from Butler University, the University of Dayton, Drake University, the University of Evansville, Valparaiso University, the University of San Diego, Jacksonville University, Creighton University, Bradley University, Davidson College, Georgetown University, Marist College, Canisius College, Duquesne University, Fairfield University, Iona College, St. John's University, St. Peter's University, and Siena College. Many of these teams became football members of non-scholarship Division I FCS football leagues like the Pioneer Football League, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, the Patriot League, and the Big South Conference.

### Conference changes

| School | 1992 Conference | 1993 Conference |
| Buffalo | D-III Independent | I-AA Independent |
| Cal Lutheran | D-II Independent | SCIAC (D-III) |
| Canisius | D-III Independent | MAAC (I-AA) |
| Charleston Southern | D-III Independent | I-AA Independent |
| Davidson | D-III Independent | I-AA Independent |
| Dayton | D-III Independent | Pioneer (I-AA) |
| Drake | D-III Independent | Pioneer (I-AA) |
| Duquesne | D-III Independent | I-AA Independent |
| Evansville | D-III Independent | Pioneer (I-AA) |
| FDU–Florham | D-III Independent | Middle Atlantic |
| Georgetown | D-III Independent | MAAC (I-AA) |
| Iona | D-III Independent | MAAC (I-AA) |
| Quincy | D-III Independent | IBFC (D-II) |
| St. Francis (PA) | D-III Independent | I-AA Independent |
| St. John's (NY) | D-III Independent | MAAC (I-AA) |
| St. Peter's | D-III Independent | MAAC (I-AA) |
| San Diego | D-III Independent | Pioneer (I-AA) |
| Siena | D-III Independent | MAAC (I-AA) |
| UAB | D-III Independent | I-AA Independent |
| Wagner | D-III Independent | I-AA Independent |
| Wisconsin–Superior | WSUC | Dropped program |

## Conference standings

1993 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings :
| 1993 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Thomas More $ 3 –0 –08 –2 –0 Defiance 2 –1 –09 –1 –0 Wilmington (OH) 1 –2 –06 –4 –0 Bluffton 0 –3 –03 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1993 Centennial Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Dickinson + 5 –2 –07 –4 –0 Franklin & Marshall + 5 –2 –06 –4 –0 Ursinus 4 –3 –05 –4 –0 Gettysburg 4 –3 –05 –5 –0 Muhlenberg 4 –3 –04 –5 –0 Johns Hopkins 2 –5 –04 –6 –0 Western Maryland 2 –5 –03 –5 –1 Swarthmore 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 + – Conference co-champions | 1993 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Augustana (IL) $ 7 –0 –07 –2 –0 Wheaton (IL) 6 –1 –07 –2 –0 Millikin 5 –2 –06 –3 –0 Illinois Wesleyan 3 –4 –04 –5 –0 North Park 2 –4 –14 –4 –1 North Central (IL) 2 –5 –03 –6 –0 Elmhurst 1 –5 –11 –7 –1 Carthage 1 –6 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1993 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Bentley $ 6 –0 –010 –0 –0 Stonehill 4 –2 –07 –2 –0 MIT 4 –2 –05 –3 –0 Assumption 4 –2 –06 –4 –0 Western New England 2 –4 –02 –6 –1 Curry 1 –5 –01 –8 –0 Nichols 0 –6 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1993 Freedom Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T WPI $ 5 –0 –05 –4 –0 Plymouth State 5 –1 –06 –4 –0 Stony Brook 3 –2 –06 –3 –1 Coast Guard 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Merchant Marine 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 UMass Lowell 2 –3 –05 –5 –0 Western Connecticut 2 –4 –04 –6 –0 Norwich 0 –6 –00 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1993 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Anderson (IN) $^ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0 Franklin (IN) 5 –1 –06 –3 –0 Wabash 4 –2 –05 –4 –0 Manchester 2 –4 –05 –5 –0 Hanover 2 –4 –03 –7 –0 Rose–Hulman 1 –5 –03 –7 –0 DePauw 1 –5 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1993 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Quincy $ 6 –0 –09 –0 –0 Greenville 5 –1 –08 –2 –0 MacMurray 3 –3 –06 –4 –0 Concordia (WI) 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Eureka 3 –3 –03 –7 –0 Lakeland 1 –5 –01 –9 –0 Concordia (IL) 0 –6 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1993 Iowa Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Wartburg $^ 8 –0 –09 –2 –0 Central (IA) 7 –1 –08 –1 –0 Loras 6 –2 –07 –2 –1 Simpson (IA) 5 –3 –05 –5 –0 Luther 3 –5 –04 –6 –0 Buena Vista 3 –5 –03 –6 –0 Upper Iowa 3 –5 –03 –7 –0 Dubuque 1 –7 –02 –8 –0 William Penn 0 –8 –01 –9 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1993 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Albion $^ 5 –0 –010 –1 –0 Kalamazoo 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Hope 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Alma 2 –3 –02 –7 –0 Adrian 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 Olivet 0 –5 –01 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1993 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Commonwealth Moravian x^ 4 –1 –08 –3 –0 Susquehanna 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Widener 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Lebanon Valley 3 –2 –05 –5 –0 Albright 1 –4 –03 –7 –0 Juniata 1 –4 –01 –9 –0 Freedom Wilkes x^ 5 –0 –010 –1 –0 Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham 4 –1 –08 –3 –0 Lycoming 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Delaware Valley 2 –3 –02 –8 –0 Upsala 1 –4 –01 –8 –0 King's (PA) 0 –5 –01 –9 –0 x – Division champion/co-champions^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1993 Midwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T North Division Carroll (WI) xy 4 –1 –07 –3 –0 St. Norbert 3 –2 –06 –3 –0 Beloit 3 –2 –03 –6 –0 Ripon 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Lawrence 2 –3 –02 –7 –0 Lake Forest 1 –4 –02 –7 –0 South Division Coe xy$^ 5 –0 –010 –1 –0 Cornell (IA) 4 –1 –07 –2 –0 Knox 3 –2 –05 –4 –0 Monmouth (IL) 2 –3 –04 –5 –0 Illinois College 1 –4 –03 –6 –0 Grinnell 0 –5 –00 –9 –0 Championship: Coe 47, Carroll (WI) 20 $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1993 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Saint John's (MN) $^ 9 –0 –012 –1 –0 St. Thomas (MN) 8 –1 –08 –2 –0 Hamline 6 –3 –07 –3 –0 Concordia–Moorhead 6 –3 –06 –4 –0 Carleton 5 –4 –06 –4 –0 Augsburg 4 –5 –05 –5 –0 St. Olaf 3 –6 –04 –6 –0 Bethel (MN) 2 –7 –02 –8 –0 Gustavus Adolphus 2 –7 –02 –8 –0 Macalester 0 –9 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1993 New England Football Conference standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Maine Maritime $ 7 –1 –09 –1 –0 Westfield State 6 –2 –07 –2 –1 Worcester State 5 –3 –06 –3 –0 UMass Dartmouth 5 –3 –05 –4 –0 Bridgewater State 5 –3 –05 –5 –0 Framingham State 3 –5 –04 –5 –0 Massachusetts Maritime 3 –5 –04 –6 –0 UMass–Boston 2 –6 –02 –7 –0 Fitchburg State 0 –8 –00 –8 –1 $ – Conference champion | 1993 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Trinity (CT) 8 –0 –08 –0 –0 Williams 7 –1 –07 –1 –0 Wesleyan 6 –2 –06 –2 –0 Colby 5 –2 –15 –2 –1 Middlebury 5 –3 –05 –3 –0 Bowdoin 3 –4 –13 –4 –1 Amherst 3 –5 –03 –5 –0 Hamilton 1 –7 –01 –7 –0 Tufts 1 –7 –01 –7 –0 Bates 0 –8 –00 –8 –0 No conference champion recognized | 1993 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Rowan $^ 5 –0 –011 –2 –0 William Paterson ^ 3 –2 –08 –4 –0 Montclair State 3 –2 –07 –3 –0 Trenton State 2 –3 –03 –6 –1 Kean 2 –3 –05 –4 –0 Jersey City State 0 –5 –00 –7 –1 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1993 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Allegheny $^ 8 –0 –09 –2 –0 Wittenberg 7 –1 –09 –1 –0 Ohio Wesleyan 6 –2 –06 –4 –0 Earlham 3 –4 –04 –6 –0 Kenyon 3 –5 –04 –6 –0 Denison 3 –5 –03 –7 –0 Case Western Reserve 2 –4 –02 –8 –0 Wooster 2 –5 –02 –7 –0 Oberlin 0 –8 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1993 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Mount Union $^ 9 –0 –014 –0 –0 Baldwin–Wallace 8 –1 –09 –1 –0 Heidelberg 7 –2 –08 –2 –0 John Carroll 5 –4 –06 –4 –0 Ohio Northern 4 –4 –15 –4 –1 Capital 4 –5 –05 –5 –0 Otterbein 3 –6 –04 –6 –0 Muskingum 2 –6 –12 –7 –1 Marietta 2 –7 –02 –8 –0 Hiram 0 –9 –00 –10 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1993 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Randolph–Macon $ 5 –0 –07 –2 –1 Emory & Henry 4 –1 –07 –3 –0 Hampden–Sydney 3 –2 –06 –4 –0 Bridgewater 1 –4 –02 –8 –0 Guilford 1 –4 –02 –8 –0 Washington and Lee 1 –4 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1993 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Washington & Jefferson $^ 4 –0 –011 –1 –0 Bethany (WV) 2 –2 –04 –4 –1 Grove City 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 Waynesburg 1 –3 –03 –6 –0 Thiel 1 –3 –02 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1993 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T La Verne $ 6 –0 –07 –2 –0 Occidental 5 –1 –08 –1 –0 Redlands 3 –3 –06 –3 –0 Cal Lutheran 3 –3 –05 –4 –0 Whittier 3 –3 –04 –5 –0 Claremont-Mudd 1 –5 –01 –6 –1 Pomona-Pitzer 0 –6 –01 –7 –0 $ – Conference champion | 1993 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Trinity (TX) $ 4 –0 –06 –4 –0 Millsaps 2 –2 –05 –4 –0 Rhodes 2 –2 –03 –7 –0 Centre 1 –3 –04 –5 –0 Sewanee 1 –3 –04 –5 –0 $ – Conference champion |
| 1993 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Wisconsin–La Crosse $^ 7 –0 –011 –1 –0 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 6 –1 –08 –2 –0 Wisconsin–Whitewater 5 –2 –06 –4 –0 Wisconsin–River Falls 3 –4 –06 –4 –0 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 3 –4 –04 –6 –0 Wisconsin–Platteville 2 –5 –03 –7 –0 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 1 –6 –03 –7 –0 Wisconsin–Stout 1 –6 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1993 NCAA Division III independents football records vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Union (NY) ^   –  9 –1 –0 Colorado College   –  8 –1 –0 Frostburg State ^   –  10 –2 –0 Wesley   –  7 –3 –1 Brockport   –  7 –4 –0 Albany   –  6 –4 –0 Buffalo State ^   –  6 –4 –0 Ithaca   –  6 –4 –0 Maryville (TN)   –  6 –4 –0 Hartwick   –  4 –3 –1 Ferrum   –  5 –4 –0 Aurora   –  4 –5 –0 Alfred   –  4 –6 –0 Methodist   –  4 –6 –0 Salisbury State   –  2 –7 –0 St. Lawrence   –  2 –8 –0 Catholic University   –  1 –9 –0 Cortland   –  1 –9 –0 Menlo   –  0 –8 –1 ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |

## Conference champions

* Conference champions
* Association of Mideast Colleges – Thomas More
* Centennial Conference – Dickinson and Franklin & Marshall
* College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL)
* Freedom Football Conference – WPI
* Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Anderson
* Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wartburg
* Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion
* Middle Atlantic Conference – Wilkes
* Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Coe
* Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN)
* New England Football Conference – Maine Maritime
* New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Rowan
* North Coast Athletic Conference – Allegheny
* Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
* Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Randolph-Macon
* Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
* Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – La Verne
* Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX)
* Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hardin–Simmons
* University Athletic Association – Carnegie Mellon
* Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Mount Senario
* Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse

## Postseason

The 1993 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 21st 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 Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the third time. As of 2014, Salem has remained the yearly host of the Stagg Bowl. Like the previous eight tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.

### Playoff bracket

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| Mount Union | Mount Union | 40 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Allegheny | Allegheny | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Allegheny | Allegheny | 7 | Mount Union | Mount Union | 30 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Albion | Albion | 16 | | | | | | | |
| Albion | Albion | 41 | Albion | Albion | 16 | | | | | | | |
| Anderson (IN) | Anderson (IN) | 21 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anderson (IN) | Anderson (IN) | 21 | | | | Mount Union | Mount Union | 56 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 8 | | | | |
| Wisconsin–La Crosse | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 55 | | | | | | | Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 8 | | | | |
| Wartburg | Wartburg | 26 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wartburg | Wartburg | 26 | Wisconsin–La Crosse | Wisconsin–La Crosse | 25 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 47 | | | | | | | |
| Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 32 | Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 47 | | | | | | | |
| Coe | Coe | 14 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coe | Coe | 14 | | | | | | | | Mount Union | Mount Union | 34 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Rowan | Rowan | 24 |
| Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | Rowan | Rowan | 24 |
| Moravian | Moravian | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Moravian | Moravian | 7 | Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 28 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Frostburg State | Frostburg State | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Frostburg State | Frostburg State | 26 | Frostburg State | Frostburg State | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Wilkes | Wilkes | 25 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wilkes | Wilkes | 25 | | | | Washington & Jefferson | Washington & Jefferson | 16 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rowan | Rowan | 23 | | | | |
| Rowan | Rowan | 29 | | | | | | | Rowan | Rowan | 23 | | | | |
| Buffalo State | Buffalo State | 16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Buffalo State | Buffalo State | 16 | William Paterson | William Paterson | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Rowan | Rowan | 37 | | | | | | | |
| William Paterson | William Paterson | 17 | Rowan | Rowan | 37 | | | | | | | |
| Union (NY) | Union (NY) | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |