# 1999 NCAA Division III football season

The 1999 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 1999, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1999 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia.
The Pacific Lutheran Lutes won their first Division III championship by defeating the Rowan Profs, 42−13. The Lutes were led by All-American quarterback Chad Johnson, running back Anthony Hicks and offensive lineman Andrew Finstuen. College Football Hall of Fame coach Frosty Westering won his fourth national championship.
The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Danny Ragsdale, quarterback from Redlands.

## Conference standings

1999 American Southwest Conference football standings :
| 1999 American Southwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Hardin–Simmons $^  7 –0  12 –1   McMurry  6 –1  7 –2   Howard Payne  4 –3  5 –5   Mississippi College  3 –4  6 –4   Mary Hardin–Baylor  3 –4  4 –6   Austin  2 –5  3 –7   Texas Lutheran  2 –5  3 –7   Sul Ross  1 –6  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1999 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Frostburg State $  5 –1  8 –3   Ferrum  4 –2  6 –4   Wesley  4 –2  6 –4   Chowan  2 –4  5 –4   Greensboro  2 –4  3 –6   Methodist  2 –4  3 –7   Salisbury State  2 –4  2 –7   $ – Conference champion | 1999 Centennial Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Western Maryland $^  7 –0  11 –1   Ursinus ^  6 –1  10 –2   Dickinson  4 –3  6 –4   Muhlenberg  4 –3  6 –4   Johns Hopkins  3 –4  4 –6   Gettysburg  2 –5  3 –7   Franklin & Marshall  1 –6  2 –8   Swarthmore  0 –7  1 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1999 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Augustana (IL) $^  6 –1  9 –2   Millikin  5 –2  7 –2   Wheaton (IL)  5 –2  7 –2   Illinois Wesleyan  4 –3  6 –3   Carthage  4 –3  5 –4   North Central (IL)  2 –5  2 –7   Elmhurst  1 –6  2 –7   North Park  1 –6  2 –7   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1999 Freedom Football Conference standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Western Connecticut $^  6 –0  10 –1   Plymouth State  4 –2  8 –3   Springfield (MA)  4 –2  4 –6   WPI  3 –3  5 –4   Merchant Marine  2 –4  3 –7   Norwich  1 –5  4 –6   Coast Guard  1 –5  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1999 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Hanover $^  7 –0  10 –1   Wilmington (OH)  6 –1  9 –1   Wabash  5 –2  5 –5   Bluffton  4 –3  7 –3   Franklin (IN)  2 –5  4 –6   Manchester  2 –5  3 –7   Anderson (IN)  2 –5  2 –8   Mount St. Joseph  0 –7  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1999 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Aurora $  7 –0  8 –2   MacMurray  4 –3  6 –4   Concordia (WI)  4 –3  5 –5   Lakeland  4 –3  5 –5   Benedictine (IL)  3 –4  6 –4   Greenville  3 –4  5 –5   Eureka  3 –4  4 –6   Concordia (IL)  0 –7  2 –8   $ – Conference champion | 1999 Iowa Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Wartburg $^  10 –0  10 –1   Central (IA) ^  9 –1  10 –2   Buena Vista  7 –3  7 –3   Simpson (IA)  6 –4  6 –4   Upper Iowa  6 –4  6 –4   Coe  4 –6  4 –6   Loras  4 –6  4 –6   William Penn  3 –7  3 –7   Cornell (IA)  3 –7  3 –7   Luther  2 –8  2 –8   Dubuque  1 –8  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1999 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Alma +^  5 –1  8 –2   Albion +  5 –1  6 –3   Hope +  5 –1  5 –4   Defiance  3 –3  4 –5   Kalamazoo  2 –4  3 –6   Adrian  1 –5  2 –7   Olivet  0 –6  0 –9   + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1999 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Commonwealth Susquehanna x  4 –1  7 –3   Juniata  3 –2  6 –4   Widener  3 –2  6 –4   Albright  2 –3  3 –7   Lebanon Valley  2 –3  2 –8   Moravian  1 –4  2 –8   Freedom Lycoming x^  4 –0  9 –1   Wilkes  3 –1  7 –4   Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham  2 –2  5 –5   King's (PA)  1 –3  5 –5   Delaware Valley  0 –4  2 –8   x – Division champion/co-champions^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1999 Midwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  St. Norbert $^  9 –0  9 –2   Grinnell  7 –2  7 –3   Beloit  6 –3  7 –3   Ripon  6 –3  6 –4   Carroll (WI)  4 –5  5 –5   Lake Forest  4 –5  5 –5   Lawrence  3 –6  3 –7   Knox  2 –7  3 –7   Illinois College  2 –7  2 –8   Monmouth (IL)  2 –7  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1999 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Saint John's (MN) $^ 8 –1 –011 –2 –0 Bethel (MN) 7 –2 –08 –2 –0 St. Thomas (MN) 7 –2 –07 –3 –0 Gustavus Adolphus 6 –3 –07 –3 –0 Concordia–Moorhead 6 –3 –06 –4 –0 Augsburg 5 –4 –06 –4 –0 St. Olaf 3 –6 –03 –7 –0 Carleton 1 –8 –02 –8 –0 Hamline 1 –8 –02 –8 –0 Macalester 1 –8 –02 –8 –0 $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1999 New England Football Conference standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Blue Division Salve Regina x  6 –0  8 –3   Curry  5 –1  7 –3   MIT  4 –2  6 –4   Nichols  3 –3  6 –3   UMass Dartmouth  2 –4  3 –7   UMass–Boston  1 –5  1 –9   Western New England  0 –6  2 –7   Red Division Bridgewater State x^  6 –0  10 –1   Massachusetts Maritime  5 –1  8 –2   Fitchburg State  4 –2  6 –4   Westfield State  3 –3  4 –6   Maine Maritime  2 –4  3 –6   Worcester State  1 –6  1 –9   Framingham State  0 –6  2 –8   x – Division champion/co-champions^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1999 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Williams  7 –1  7 –1   Middlebury  6 –2  6 –2   Amherst  5 –3  5 –3   Trinity (CT)  5 –3  5 –3   Wesleyan  5 –3  5 –3   Bates  4 –4  4 –4   Tufts  4 –4  4 –4   Colby  3 –5  3 –5   Hamilton  1 –7  1 –7   Bowdoin  0 –8  0 –8   No conference champion recognized | 1999 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Montclair State $^  5 –0  9 –2   Rowan ^  4 –1  12 –2   TCNJ  3 –2  4 –5   New Jersey City  2 –3  3 –7   William Paterson  1 –4  2 –8   Kean  0 –5  0 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1999 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Wittenberg $^  6 –0  11 –1   Allegheny  4 –2  8 –2   Ohio Wesleyan  4 –2  8 –2   Wooster  4 –2  8 –2   Denison  2 –4  4 –6   Earlham  1 –6  2 –8   Kenyon  0 –6  1 –9   Wabash  0 –0  5 –5   Hiram  0 –0  0 –10   Oberlin  0 –0  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1999 Northwest Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Willamette $^  5 –0  7 –4   Pacific Lutheran ^  4 –1  13 –1   Linfield  3 –2  6 –3   Whitworth  2 –3  5 –5   Puget Sound  1 –4  1 –8   Lewis & Clark  0 –5  0 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1999 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Mount Union $^  9 –0  12 –1   Ohio Northern ^  8 –1  11 –2   John Carroll  6 –3  7 –3   Otterbein  6 –3  7 –3   Baldwin–Wallace  6 –3  6 –4   Heidelberg  4 –5  4 –6   Muskingum  2 –7  3 –7   Capital  2 –7  2 –8   Marietta  2 –7  2 –8   Hiram  0 –9  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1999 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Catholic University $^  6 –0  9 –2   Emory & Henry  4 –2  6 –4   Randolph–Macon  4 –2  5 –5   Bridgewater  3 –3  5 –5   Washington and Lee  3 –3  5 –5   Guilford  2 –4  4 –6   Hampden–Sydney  0 –6  1 –9   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participantCatholic University's win over Salisbury State and Washington and Lee's win over Centre counted in the conference standings. | 1999 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Washington & Jefferson $^  4 –0  9 –3   Grove City  3 –1  6 –4   Waynesburg  2 –2  5 –4   Bethany (WV)  1 –3  4 –6   Thiel  0 –4  3 –7   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1999 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Redlands $  5 –0  7 –2   La Verne  4 –1  7 –2   Cal Lutheran  3 –2  3 –6   Claremont-Mudd  2 –3  5 –4   Occidental  1 –4  2 –7   Whittier  0 –5  0 –9   $ – Conference champion |
| 1999 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Trinity (TX) $^  6 –0  12 –1   Rhodes  4 –2  6 –3   Sewanee  4 –2  6 –4   Centre  3 –3  5 –5   DePauw  3 –3  5 –5   Millsaps  1 –5  2 –8   Rose–Hulman  0 –6  2 –8   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1999 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Westminster (MO) +  2 –1  8 –2   MacMurray +  2 –1  6 –4   Greenville +  2 –1  5 –5   Blackburn  0 –3  2 –8   + – Conference co-champions | 1999 Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  RPI $^  4 –0  9 –1   Union (NY)  3 –1  9 –2   Hobart  2 –2  5 –4   Rochester (NY)  1 –3  3 –6   St. Lawrence  0 –4  0 –10   $ – Conference champion^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant |
| 1999 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Wisconsin–Stevens Point +^  6 –1  9 –2   Wisconsin–La Crosse +^  6 –1  7 –4   Wisconsin–River Falls  5 –2  6 –4   Wisconsin–Platteville  3 –4  5 –5   Wisconsin–Whitewater  3 –4  3 –7   Wisconsin–Oshkosh  2 –5  3 –7   Wisconsin–Eau Claire  2 –5  2 –8   Wisconsin–Stout  1 –6  2 –8   + – Conference co-champions^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant | 1999 NCAA Division III independents football records vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Pomona-Pitzer   –  7 –1   Westminster (MO)   –  8 –2   Buffalo State   –  7 –3   Maryville (TN)   –  7 –3   Thomas More   –  7 –3   Ithaca   –  7 –4   Alfred   –  6 –4   Brockport   –  6 –4   Hartwick   –  6 –4   Chapman   –  5 –4   Cortland   –  5 –5   Menlo   –  4 –5   Mount Ida   –  3 –4   Principia   –  3 –5   Maranatha Baptist   –  2 –6   Colorado College   –  2 –7   St. John Fisher   –  1 –8 |

## Conference champions

* Conference champions
* American Southwest Conference – Hardin–Simmons
* Atlantic Central Football Conference – Frostburg State
* Centennial Conference – Western Maryland
* College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL)
* Freedom Football Conference – Western Connecticut State
* Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hanover
* Illini-Badger Football Conference – Aurora
* Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wartburg
* Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion, Alma, and Hope
* Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming
* Midwest Conference – St. Norbert
* Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN)
* New England Football Conference – Salve Regina (Blue Division), Bridgewater State (Red Division)
* New Jersey Athletic Conference – Montclair State
* North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg
* Northwest Conference – Willamette
* Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
* Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Catholic
* Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
* Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands
* Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX)
* University Athletic Association – Washington–Saint Louis
* Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Mount Senario
* Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference – RPI
* Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse and Wisconsin–Stevens Point

## Postseason

The 1999 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 27th 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 seventh time. This was the first bracket to feature 28 teams after expanding from the previous format of 16 teams in place from 1985 to 1998. With the new format, four teams were given byes to the second round.

### Playoff bracket

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| | | | Mount Union | Mount Union | 42 | | | | | | | | | |
| Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 39 | Augustana (IL) | Augustana (IL) | 33 | | | | | | | | | |
| St. Norbert | St. Norbert | 32 | | | | Mount Union | Mount Union | 56 | | | | | | |
| Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 56 | | | | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 31 | | | | | | |
| Hanover | Hanover | 14 | Ohio Northern | Ohio Northern | 58 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 42 | Wittenberg | Wittenberg | 24 | | | | | | | | | |
| Alma | Alma | 19 | | | | | | | Mount Union | Mount Union | 17 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Rowan | Rowan | 24* | | | |
| | | | West. Conn. State | West. Conn. State | 24 | | | | | | | | | |
| Montclair State | Montclair State | 37 | Montclair State | Montclair State | 32 | | | | | | | | | |
| Buffalo State | Buffalo State | 34 | | | | Montclair State | Montclair State | 13 | | | | | | |
| Rowan | Rowan | 29 | | | | Rowan | Rowan | 42 | | | | | | |
| RPI | RPI | 10 | Rowan | Rowan | 55 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ursinus | Ursinus | 43 | Ursinus | Ursinus | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bridgewater State | Bridgewater State | 38 | | | | | | | | | | Rowan | Rowan | 13 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Pacific Lutheran | Pacific Lutheran | 42 |
| | | | Wartburg | Wartburg | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| Pacific Lutheran | Pacific Lutheran | 28 | Pacific Lutheran | Pacific Lutheran | 49 | | | | | | | | | |
| Willamette | Willamette | 24 | | | | Pacific Lutheran | Pacific Lutheran | 19 | | | | | | |
| Central (IA) | Central (IA) | 38 | | | | Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 9 | | | | | | |
| UW–La Crosse | UW–La Crosse | 17 | Central (IA) | Central (IA) | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 23 | Saint John's (MN) | Saint John's (MN) | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| UW–Stevens Point | UW–Stevens Point | 10 | | | | | | | Pacific Lutheran | Pacific Lutheran | 49 | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 28 | | | |
| | | | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 20 | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Maryland | Western Maryland | 20 | McDaniel | McDaniel | 16 | | | | | | | | | |
| Catholic University | Catholic University | 16 | | | | Trinity (TX) | Trinity (TX) | 40 | | | | | | |
| Hardin–Simmons | Hardin–Simmons | 28 | | | | Hardin–Simmons | Hardin–Simmons | 33 | | | | | | |
| Washington (MO) | Washington (MO) | 21 | Hardin–Simmons | Hardin–Simmons | 51 | | | | | | | | | |
| Wash. & Jefferson | Wash. & Jefferson | 14 | Wash. & Jefferson | Wash. & Jefferson | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lycoming | Lycoming | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* Overtime

## Final AFCA Top 25 Poll

| Team | Final Record | Points |
| 1. Pacific Lutheran (45) | 13-1 | 1,125 |
| 2. Rowan | 12–1 | 1,074 |
| 3. Mount Union | 12–1 | 1,035 |
| 4. Trinity(TX) | 12–1 | 990 |
| 5. Ohion Northern | 11–2 | 870 |
| 6. Hardin-Simmons | 12–1 | 859 |
| 7. St. John's | 11–2 | 809 |
| 8. Montclair State | 9–2 | 752 |
| 9. Western Maryland | 11–1 | 750 |
| 10. Wittenberg | 11–1 | 717 |
| 11. Central(IA) | 10–2 | 617 |
| 12. Wartburg | 10–1 | 582 |
| 13. Augustana | 9–2 | 526 |
| 14. Western Connecticut | 10–1 | 510 |
| 15. Lycoming | 9–1 | 473 |
| 16. Washington & Jefferson | 9–3 | 400 |
| 17. Hanover | 10–1 | 377 |
| 18. Catholic | 9–2 | 364 |
| 19. Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 9–2 | 356 |
| 20. Rensselaer | 9–1 | 256 |
| 21. Ursinus | 10–2 | 249 |
| 22. St. Norbert | 9–2 | 183 |
| 23. Bridgewater State | 10–1 | 139 |
| 24. Willamette | 7–4 | 132 |
| 25. Wisconsin-La Crosse | 7–4 | 124 |
Others receiving votes: Buffalo St 118, Alma 109, Washington (Mo.) 85, Wilmington 13, McMurry 9, Redlands 9, Union 9, Pomona-Pitzer 5, Aurora 5, Millikin 4, Williams 3, John Carroll 3, Otterbein 1.

## Awards

Gagliardi Trophy: Danny Ragsdale, Redlands
AFCA Coach of the Year: Larry Kehres, Mount Union
AFCA Regional Coach of the Year: Region 1: Peter Mazzaferro, Bridgewater State Region 2: Frank Girardi, Lycoming Region 3: Steve Mohr, Trinity (TX) Region 4: Larry Kehres, Mount Union Region 5: Rick Willis, Wartburg