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.

1999 NCAA Division III football season
Regular season	August – November 1999
Playoffs	November – December 1999
National championship	Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA
Champion	Pacific Lutheran
Gagliardi Trophy	Danny Ragsdale (QB), Redlands
NCAA Division III football seasons

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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Saint John's (MN) $^ 8 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0 Bethel (MN) 7 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 St. Thomas (MN) 7 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Gustavus Adolphus 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Concordia–Moorhead 6 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Augsburg 5 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 St. Olaf 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Carleton 1 – 8 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Hamline 1 – 8 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Macalester 1 – 8 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1999 New England Football Conference standings Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 participant Catholic 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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 Conf Overall 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

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

See also

• 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season
• 1999 NCAA Division II football season