Centennial Conference football

Centennial Conference football is an annual American football competition of the Centennial Conference competing in NCAA Division III.

History

On June 4, 1981, the Centennial Conference was founded as a football-only league, then known as the Centennial Football Conference. Charter members included Dickinson College, Franklin & Marshall College, Gettysburg College, Johns Hopkins University, Muhlenberg College, Swarthmore College, Ursinus College, and Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College).

Standings by year

Championship records

By school School Championships Years Johns Hopkins 17 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024 Muhlenberg 12 1983, 1986, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2021 Dickinson 9 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2006 Franklin & Marshall 7 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995, 2004, 2017 McDaniel 7 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 Gettysburg 3 1983, 1984, 1985 Ursinus 2 1996, 2010 Swarthmore 2 1983, 1984 Susquehanna 1 2022 Juniata 0 Moravian 0

By year

Record Year Champions Conference Overall Head coach 1983 Gettysburg 5–2 8–2 Barry H. Streeter Muhlenberg 5–2 6–3 Ralph Kirchenheiter Swarthmore 5–2 7–2 Tom Lapinski 1984 Gettysburg 6–1 8–2 Barry H. Streeter Swarthmore 6–1 8–1 Tom Lapinski 1985 Gettysburg 6–0–1 11–1–1 Barry H. Streeter 1986 Franklin & Marshall 6–1 8–3 Tom Gilburg Muhlenberg 6–1 7–3 Ralph Kirchenheiter 1987 Franklin & Marshall 7–0 9–1–1 Tom Gilburg 1988 Dickinson 6–1 10–1 Ed Sweeney Franklin & Marshall 6–1 7–3 Tom Gilburg 1989 Dickinson 7–0 9–1–1 Ed Sweeney 1990 Dickinson 5–1–1 8–1–1 Ed Sweeney 1991 Dickinson 7–0 9–1 Ed Sweeney 1992 Dickinson 5–1–1 8–2–1 Ed Sweeney 1993 Dickinson 5–2 7–4 Darwin Breaux Franklin & Marshall 5–2 6–4 Tom Gilburg 1994 Dickinson 7–0 10–1 Darwin Breaux 1995 Franklin & Marshall 6–1 7–3 Tom Gilburg 1996 Ursinus 7–0 9–2 Steve Gilbert 1997 McDaniel 7–0 10–1 Tim Keating 1998 McDaniel 7–0 10–2 Tim Keating 1999 McDaniel 7–0 11–1 Tim Keating 2000 McDaniel 7–0 10–2 Tim Keating2001 McDaniel 5–1 8–3 Tim Keating Muhlenberg 5–1 7–4 Mike Donnelly 2002 Johns Hopkins 5–1 9–2 Jim Margraff McDaniel 5–1 9–2 Tim Keating Muhlenberg 5–1 10–2 Mike Donnelly2003 Johns Hopkins 5–1 10–1 Jim Margraff Muhlenberg 5–1 7–3 Mike Donnelly2004 Dickinson 4–2 6–4 Darwin Breaux Franklin & Marshall 4–2 8–3 Shawn Halloran Johns Hopkins 4–2 9–2 Jim Margraff McDaniel 4–2 6–4Tim Keating Muhlenberg 4–2 8–3Mike Donnelly2005 Johns Hopkins 5–1 8–3 Jim Margraff 2006 Dickinson 5–1 8–3 Darwin Breaux 2007 Muhlenberg 8–0 11–1 Mike Donnelly 2008 Muhlenberg 7–1 9–2 Mike Donnelly 2009 Johns Hopkins 7–1 10–3 Jim Margraff 2010 Johns Hopkins 7–2 8–3 Jim Margraff Muhlenberg 7–2 7–4 Mike Donnelly Ursinus 7–2 8–2 Peter Gallagher 2011 Johns Hopkins 9–0 10–1 Jim Margraff 2012 Johns Hopkins 8–1 10–2 Jim Margraff 2013 Johns Hopkins 9–0 10–1 Jim Margraff 2014 Johns Hopkins 9–0 11–1 Jim Margraff 2015 Johns Hopkins 9–0 11–1 Jim Margraff 2016 Johns Hopkins 9–0 11–1 Jim Margraff 2017 Franklin & Marshall 8–1 10–1 John Troxell Johns Hopkins 8–1 9–2 Jim Margraff2018 Johns Hopkins 8–1 12–2 Jim Margraff Muhlenberg 8–1 11–2 Nate Milne 2019 Muhlenberg 9–0 13–1 Nate Milne2021 Johns Hopkins 8–1 9–1 Greg Chimera Muhlenberg 8–1 9–1 Nate Milne 2022 Susquehanna 9–0 10-1 Tom Perkovich 2023 Johns Hopkins 6–0 12–1 Greg Chimera 2024 Johns Hopkins 6–0 12–2 Dan Wodicka

References

Centennial Conference Football Record Book (Archived) Centennial Conference Football History & Records (Archived) Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football history and records book (Archived) Muhlenberg football history Franklin & Marshall football Championship history Year-by-year results Stat archives McDaniel football schedule and results Dickinson football schedule and results Gettysburg football History Year-by-year records Ursinus football Archives schedule and results

External links

D3Football.com Standings ESPN Standings