1991 NCAA Division III football season

The 1991 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 1991, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1991 at Hawkins Stadium in Bradenton, Florida. The Ithaca Bombers won their third Division III championship by defeating the Dayton Flyers, 34−20.

1991 NCAA Division III football season
Regular season	August – November 1991
Playoffs	November – December 1991
National championship	Hawkins Stadium Bradenton, FL
Champion	Ithaca
NCAA Division III football seasons

Conference changes and new programs

Name change

• New England Football Conference member Southeastern Massachusetts University changed its name to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth before the start of the 1991 season. Its football program hence changed from the Southeastern Massachusetts Corsairs to the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs.

Conference changes

School	1990 Conference	1991 Conference
UAB	New Program	D-III Independent
Charleston Southern	New Program	D-III Independent
Thomas More	D-III Independent	AMC

Conference standings

1991 Association of Mideast Colleges football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Thomas More $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0 Defiance 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Wilmington (OH) 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Bluffton 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1991 Atlantic Collegiate Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Saint Francis (PA) $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Marist 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Gallaudet 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 1 St. John Fisher 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1991 Centennial Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Dickinson $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Franklin & Marshall 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Western Maryland 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Johns Hopkins 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 1 Ursinus 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Muhlenberg 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Gettysburg 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Swarthmore 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1991 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Augustana (IL) $ 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Illinois Wesleyan 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Wheaton (IL) 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Millikin 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Carroll (WI) 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 North Central (IL) 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Carthage 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Elmhurst 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 North Park 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1991 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Stonehill $ 5 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Bentley 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Siena 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 Western New England 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0 MIT 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0 Assumption 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1991 Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wabash $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 No. 23 Hanover 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 DePauw 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Anderson (IN) 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Manchester 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1 Rose–Hulman 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Franklin (IN) 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1991 Iowa Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Simpson (IA) $^ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Central (IA) 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0 Loras 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Wartburg 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Luther 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Upper Iowa 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 William Penn 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Dubuque 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Buena Vista 1 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1991 Liberty Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T St. John's $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Iona 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1 C. W. Post 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Stony Brook 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Merchant Marine 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Pace 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1991 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Albion +^ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Olivet + 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Hope 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Kalamazoo 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Adrian 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Alma 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 + – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1991 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Lycoming $^ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Susquehanna ^ 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0 Moravian 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Lebanon Valley 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Albright 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Delaware Valley 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Juniata 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Widener 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Wilkes 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1991 Midwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T North Division Beloit xy 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0 Ripon 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 St. Norbert 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Lawrence 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Lake Forest 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 South Division Coe xy$^ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 Cornell (IA) 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Monmouth (IL) 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Knox 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Grinnell 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Illinois College 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Championship: Coe 26, Beloit 10 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1991 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Saint John's (MN) $^ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 St. Olaf 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Bethel (MN) 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 St. Thomas (MN) 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Gustavus Adolphus 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Hamline 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Carleton 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Concordia–Moorhead 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Augsburg 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Macalester 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1991 New England Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T North Division UMass Lowell xy$^ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Plymouth State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 1 Maine Maritime 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0 UMass–Boston 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Nichols 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0 Curry 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 South Division Bridgewater State xy 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 UMass Dartmouth 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Massachusetts Maritime 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Westfield State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Worcester State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Framingham State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Fitchburg State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 Championship: UMass Lowell 10, Bridgewater State 7 $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1991 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Glassboro State $^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0 William Paterson 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Ramapo 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Trenton State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1 Montclair State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Kean 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Jersey City State 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1991 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Allegheny $^ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0 Case Western Reserve 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 Ohio Wesleyan 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Wittenberg 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Kenyon 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Denison 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Wooster 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0 Earlham 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0 Oberlin 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1991 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Baldwin–Wallace $^ 9 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0 Mount Union 7 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1 Muskingum 6 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0 John Carroll 5 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2 Capital 5 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Heidelberg 4 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Ohio Northern 3 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1 Otterbein 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Hiram 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 Marietta 0 – 9 – 0 0 – 10 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant	1991 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Guilford $ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Emory & Henry 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Hampden–Sydney 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 1 Randolph–Macon 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0 Bridgewater 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0 Washington and Lee 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Guilford won the conference title by virtue of a head-to-head win over Emory & Henry.	1991 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Washington & Jefferson $^ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0 Waynesburg 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0 Thiel 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Grove City 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Bethany (WV) 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1991 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Redlands $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 La Verne 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Occidental 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0 Whittier 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0 Pomona-Pitzer 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0 Claremont-Mudd 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1991 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Millsaps $ 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0 Sewanee 2 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1 Rhodes 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1 Centre 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Trinity (TX) 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1991 Wisconsin State University Conference football standings Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Wisconsin–La Crosse $^ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0 No. 20 Wisconsin–Stevens Point 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1 Wisconsin–Whitewater 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0 Wisconsin–Platteville 4 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1 Wisconsin–Oshkosh 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Wisconsin–Stout 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0 Wisconsin–River Falls 2 – 5 – 1 4 – 5 – 1 Wisconsin–Superior 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 6 – 1 Wisconsin–Eau Claire 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division II poll
1991 NCAA Division III independents football records Conf Overall Team W   L   T W   L   T Dayton ^   –   13 – 1 – 0 Ithaca ^   –   12 – 1 – 0 Union (NY) ^   –   10 – 1 – 0 Buffalo State   –   9 – 2 – 0 Wesley   –   9 – 2 – 0 Hofstra   –   8 – 2 – 0 Ferrum   –   7 – 2 – 0 Alfred   –   7 – 3 – 0 Cortland   –   7 – 3 – 0 Frostburg State   –   7 – 3 – 0 Maryville (TN)   –   7 – 3 – 0 San Diego   –   7 – 3 – 0 Coast Guard   –   6 – 3 – 0 Aurora   –   5 – 3 – 1 Georgetown   –   6 – 4 – 0 Mercyhurst   –   5 – 4 – 0 UAB   –   4 – 3 – 2 Albany   –   5 – 5 – 0 Brockport   –   5 – 5 – 0 Catholic University   –   5 – 5 – 0 Saint Peter's   –   4 – 4 – 0 Wagner   –   5 – 5 – 0 Davidson   –   4 – 5 – 0 Drake   –   4 – 6 – 0 Colorado College   –   3 – 6 – 0 Buffalo   –   3 – 7 – 0 Charleston Southern   –   3 – 7 – 0 Quincy   –   3 – 7 – 0 Canisius   –   2 – 7 – 0 Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham   –   2 – 7 – 0 Menlo   –   2 – 7 – 0 Methodist   –   2 – 8 – 0 Norwich   –   2 – 8 – 0 Salisbury State   –   1 – 9 – 0 Western Connecticut State   –   1 – 9 – 0 Duquesne   –   0 – 9 – 0 ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant

Conference champions

Conference champions

Association of Mideast Colleges – Thomas More Centennial Conference – Dickinson College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Augustana (IL) Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference – Wabash Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Simpson Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference – Coe Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN) New England Football Conference – Massachusetts–Lowell New Jersey State Athletic Conference – Glassboro State North Coast Athletic Conference – Allegheny Ohio Athletic Conference – Baldwin Wallace Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Guilford Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Millsaps Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Midwestern State University Athletic Association – Carnegie Mellon Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Concordia–St. Paul Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–La Crosse

Postseason

The 1991 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 19th 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 second time. Like the previous six tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.

Playoff bracket

	Regionals Campus Sites					Quarterfinals Campus Sites					Semifinals Campus Sites					National Championship Game Hawkins Stadium Bradenton, Florida
	Ithaca		31
	Glassboro State		10
						Ithaca		35
						Union (NY)		23
	Union (NY)		55
	UMass–Lowell		16
											Ithaca		49
											Susquehanna		13
	Lycoming		18
	Washington & Jefferson		16
						Lycoming		24
						Susquehanna		31
	Susquehanna		21
	Dickinson		20
																Ithaca		34
																Dayton		20
	Saint John's (MN)		75
	Coe		2
						Saint John's (MN)		29
						Wisconsin–La Crosse		10
	Wisconsin–La Crosse		28
	Simpson		13
											Saint John's (MN)		7
											Dayton		19
	Allegheny		24*
	Albion		21
						Allegheny		25
						Dayton		28*
	Dayton		27
	Baldwin–Wallace		10

See also

• 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season
• 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season
• 1991 NCAA Division II football season