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 and Conference 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. The Atlantic Collegiate Football Conference folded after the 1991 season. The Freedom Football Conference began competition this year with eight members. The University of Wisconsin-Superior cancelled its season in September of 1992 after playing 2 games. They would not revive the program. Conference changes School 1991 Conference 1992 Conference Carroll (WI) CCIW Midwest Curry NEFC ECFC Evansville Mid-South (NAIA) D-III Independent Gallaudet ACFC D-III Independent Hartwick New Program D-III Independent Marist ACFC Liberty Merchant Marine Liberty FFC Nichols NEFC ECFC Norwich D-III Independent FFC Plymouth State NEFC FFC Siena ECFC D-III Independent St. Francis (PA) ACFC D-III Independent St. John Fisher ACFC D-III Independent Stony Brook Liberty FFC Quincy D-III Independent IBFC (NAIA) UMass Lowell NEFC FFC Wagner D-III Independent Liberty Western Connecticut D-III Independent FFC WPI D-III Independent FFC
Conference standings
Conference champions Conference championsAssociation 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
See also 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season 1992 NCAA Division II football season
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