2024 NCAA Division III football season

The 2024 NCAA Division III football season is the component of the 2024 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. The regular season began on September 1 and will end on November 16. This is the 51st season that the NCAA has sponsored a Division III championship.

Cortland is the defending national champion.

The playoffs were expanded from 32 from last season to 40 teams.[1]

The season's playoffs will be played between November 23 and January 5, 2025, culminating in the national championship—also known as the Stagg Bowl—at Turner Stadium in Humble, Texas.[2]

Conference changes and new programs

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Membership changes

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Team Former conference New conference Ref
Hilbert Hawks Independent Empire 8 [3]
Castleton Spartans ECFC MASCAC [4]
Calvin Knights New program MIAA [5]
Austin Kangaroos ASC SCAC [6]
Centenary Gentlemen Restarted program SCAC [6][7]
Lyon Scots Independent SCAC [8]
McMurry War Hawks ASC SCAC [9]
Texas Lutheran Bulldogs ASC SCAC [10]
Sul Ross Lobos ASC LSC (NCAA D-II) [11]
Defiance Yellow Jackets HCAC MSFA (NAIA) [12]
Birmingham–Southern Panthers SAA School closed [13]
Maine Maritime Mariners Restarted program Independent [14]

Other headlines

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  • April 18 – The NCAA D-III Management Council announced that they would support an expansion of the playoff bracket from 32 teams to 40 effective for this season. The amount of automatic qualifier bids will remain unchanged, but the amount of available at-large bids will increase from 4 to 12.[1]
  • August 1 – The Commonwealth Coast Conference announced that it would be rebranding to the Conference of New England, effective for the 2024 season.[15]

Conference standings

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2024 American Rivers Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Wartburg $^   8 0     9 1  
No. 25 Coe ^   7 1     9 1  
Central (IA)   6 2     8 2  
Dubuque   5 3     5 5  
Simpson (IA)   4 4     5 5  
Nebraska Wesleyan   2 6     3 7  
Buena Vista   2 6     2 8  
Loras   2 6     2 8  
Luther   0 8     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3football.com
2024 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Hardin–Simmons $^   6 0     10 0  
Mary Hardin–Baylor ^   4 2     6 3  
East Texas Baptist   2 4     5 4  
Howard Payne   0 6     1 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3football.com
2024 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Johns Hopkins $^   6 0     9 1  
Ursinus ^   5 1     9 1  
Muhlenberg   4 2     7 3  
Franklin & Marshall   3 3     6 4  
Dickinson   2 4     5 5  
Gettysburg   1 5     2 8  
McDaniel   0 6     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3football.com
2024 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Central (IL) $^   9 0     10 0  
No. 20 Wheaton (IL)   8 1     8 2  
Washington University   7 2     8 2  
Illinois Wesleyan   5 4     5 5  
Carroll (WI)   4 5     5 5  
North Park   4 5     5 5  
Augustana (IL)   3 6     4 6  
Elmhurst   3 6     3 7  
Carthage   2 7     2 8  
Millikin   0 9     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Conference of New England football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Endicott $^   5 0     9 1  
Husson   3 2     6 4  
Western New England   3 2     6 4  
Curry   2 3     4 6  
New England (ME)   2 3     4 6  
Nichols   0 5     3 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Alfred State y$^   2 1     5 5  
Anna Maria y   2 1     4 5  
Gallaudet   2 1     5 4  
Dean   0 3     0 9  
Championship: Alfred State 39, Anna Maria 37
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Cortland $^   7 0     10 0  
Alfred   5 2     7 3  
Brockport   5 2     7 3  
Morrisville   5 2     6 4  
Utica   3 4     5 5  
St. John Fisher   2 5     3 7  
Hartwick   1 6     2 8  
Hilbert   0 7     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mount St. Joseph $^   6 0     8 2  
Hanover   5 1     7 3  
Rose–Hulman   4 2     5 5  
Bluffton   3 3     3 7  
Franklin (IN)   2 4     3 7  
Anderson (IN)   1 5     2 8  
Manchester   0 6     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Landmark Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Susquehanna $^   6 0     9 1  
Wilkes   5 1     7 3  
Moravian   4 2     6 4  
Catholic University   3 3     5 5  
Lycoming   2 4     4 6  
Juniata   1 5     2 8  
Keystone   0 6     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Liberty League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Hobart $^   6 0     9 1  
Ithaca   5 1     6 4  
RPI   3 3     5 5  
Rochester   2 4     6 4  
St. Lawrence   2 4     3 6  
Union (NY)   2 4     3 7  
Buffalo State   1 5     3 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UMass Dartmouth $^   9 0     10 0  
Western Connecticut   8 1     8 2  
Plymouth State   5 4     5 4  
Bridgewater State   5 4     5 5  
Massachusetts Maritime   5 4     5 5  
Westfield State   4 5     4 6  
Framingham State   3 6     3 7  
Worcester State   3 6     3 7  
Castleton   2 7     3 7  
Fitchburg State   1 8     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Hope $^   7 0     10 0  
Alma   6 1     8 2  
Albion   5 2     7 3  
Trine   4 3     6 4  
Adrian   3 4     6 4  
Olivet   2 5     3 7  
Kalamazoo   1 6     4 6  
Calvin   0 7     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
King's (PA) $^   9 0     9 1  
Delaware Valley   7 2     8 2  
FDU–Florham   5 4     6 4  
Eastern   5 4     5 5  
Lebanon Valley   5 4     5 5  
Stevenson   5 4     5 5  
Widener   5 4     5 5  
Misericordia   2 7     3 7  
Albright   1 8     2 8  
Alvernia   1 8     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Lake Forest $^   9 0     10 0  
Monmouth (IL)   8 1     8 2  
Illinois College   7 2     8 2  
Chicago   6 3     6 4  
Cornell (IA)   5 4     5 5  
Ripon   4 5     4 6  
Grinnell   2 7     2 8  
Knox   2 7     3 8  
Lawrence   1 8     1 9  
Beloit   1 8     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Div     Conf Overall
Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
Northwoods Division
No. 3 Saint John's (MN) xy$^   4 0     8 0     10 0  
St. Olaf   2 2     5 3     7 3  
Carleton   2 2     4 4     5 5  
Gustavus Adolphus   2 2     4 4     5 5  
St. Scholastica   0 4     3 5     4 6  
Skyline Division
No. 21 Bethel (MN) xy^   4 0     6 2     8 2  
Concordia–Moorhead   3 1     6 2     7 3  
Augsburg   2 2     3 5     4 6  
Hamline   1 3     1 7     3 7  
Macalester   0 4     0 8     0 10  
Championship: Saint John's (MN) 41, Bethel (MN) 33
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Wesleyan $   8 1     8 1  
Trinity (CT)   7 2     7 2  
Tufts   7 2     7 2  
Middlebury   6 3     6 3  
Williams   5 4     5 4  
Colby   4 5     4 5  
Bowdoin   3 6     3 6  
Amherst   2 7     2 7  
Bates   2 7     2 7  
Hamilton   1 8     1 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
2024 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 Springfield $^   7 0     10 0  
Maritime   5 2     7 3  
Salve Regina   5 2     6 4  
WPI   4 3     6 4  
Coast Guard   3 4     5 5  
Merchant Marine   3 4     5 4  
MIT   1 6     3 6  
Norwich   0 7     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Salisbury $^   6 0     10 0  
Christopher Newport   5 1     7 3  
Rowan   4 2     6 4  
TCNJ   3 3     6 4  
Kean   2 4     2 8  
Montclair State   1 5     3 7  
William Paterson   0 6     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 DePauw $^   8 0     10 0  
Wabash   7 1     8 2  
Denison   6 2     6 4  
Wittenberg   4 3     5 4  
Kenyon   4 4     5 5  
Ohio Wesleyan   3 5     4 6  
Wooster   2 6     3 7  
Oberlin   1 7     1 9  
Hiram   0 7     0 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Aurora $^   8 0     9 1  
St. Norbert   7 1     7 3  
Wisconsin Lutheran   6 2     7 3  
Concordia (WI)   5 3     6 3  
Lakeland   4 4     4 5  
Benedictine (IL)   3 5     5 5  
Rockford   2 6     4 6  
Concordia (IL)   1 7     2 8  
Eureka   0 8     0 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Linfield $^   7 0     9 1  
No. 22 Whitworth ^   6 1     9 1  
Pacific Lutheran   5 2     7 3  
Lewis & Clark   4 3     5 5  
Pacific (OR)   3 4     5 5  
George Fox   2 5     4 6  
Puget Sound   1 6     2 8  
Willamette   0 7     2 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Mount Union $^   9 0     10 0  
No. 24 John Carroll ^   8 1     8 2  
Marietta   7 2     8 2  
Baldwin Wallace   6 3     7 3  
Heidelberg   4 5     5 5  
Muskingum   4 5     5 5  
Ohio Northern   4 5     5 5  
Capital   1 8     1 9  
Otterbein   1 8     1 9  
Wilmington   1 8     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Randolph–Macon $^   7 0     9 1  
Shenandoah   5 2     8 2  
Washington and Lee   5 2     6 4  
Bridgewater   4 3     6 4  
Ferrum   3 4     5 5  
Hampden–Sydney   3 4     5 5  
Averett   1 6     3 7  
Guilford   0 7     3 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Washington & Jefferson +^   9 1     9 1  
No. 13 Carnegie Mellon +^   9 1     9 1  
No. 12 Grove City +^   9 1     9 1  
Westminster (PA)   7 3     7 3  
Case Western Reserve   6 4     6 4  
Geneva   5 5     5 5  
Waynesburg   4 6     4 6  
Thiel   3 7     3 7  
Allegheny   1 9     1 9  
Bethany (WV)   1 9     1 9  
Saint Vincent   1 9     1 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Southern Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Berry +^   6 1     8 2  
Centre +^   6 1     8 2  
Trinity (TX) +^   6 1     8 2  
Millsaps   3 4     5 5  
Hendrix   2 5     4 6  
Southwestern (TX)   2 5     4 6  
Rhodes   2 5     3 7  
Sewanee   1 6     2 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Sun Division
Pomona-Pitzer xy$^   7 1     8 2  
Redlands   3 5     3 7  
La Verne   0 8     0 10  
Surf Division
Chapman xy   6 2     7 3  
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps   6 2     8 2  
Cal Lutheran   2 6     2 8  
Championship: Pomona-Pitzer 37, Chapman 34
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Texas Lutheran +^   7 1     9 1  
McMurry +   7 1     7 3  
Centenary   4 4     4 6  
Austin   2 6     2 8  
Lyon   0 8     1 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Northwestern (MN) $^   7 0     7 3  
Greenville   5 2     7 3  
Martin Luther   4 3     6 4  
Minnesota Morris   4 3     5 5  
Crown   1 6     1 9  
Westminster (MO)   0 7     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Maryville (TN) $^   7 0     8 1  
LaGrange   6 2     6 4  
Brevard   5 2     6 3  
Belhaven   5 3     5 5  
Huntingdon   5 3     5 5  
North Carolina Wesleyan   4 4     4 6  
Greensboro   1 7     1 9  
Methodist   1 7     1 9  
Southern Virginia   1 7     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Wisconsin–Platteville $^   6 1     9 1  
No. 18 Wisconsin–La Crosse ^   5 2     7 3  
Wisconsin–River Falls   4 3     7 3  
Wisconsin–Oshkosh   4 3     6 4  
Wisconsin–Stout   4 3     6 4  
Wisconsin–Whitewater   4 3     6 4  
Wisconsin–Eau Claire   1 6     2 8  
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   0 7     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
As of November 19, 2024
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Maine Maritime       0 3  

Rankings

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Postseason

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Teams

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Bracket

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* - Host team

Bowl games

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Division III has 13 bowl games, featuring teams that did not qualify for the Division III postseason tournament; this is the same number of games contested in 2023 season, but features the addition of the Fusion Bowl, two bowls organized by NIL company Opendorse, and the subtraction of the ECAC Lynah Bowl and the New England Bowl series.

Date Time (EST) Game Site Television Teams Affiliations Results
Nov 23 12:00 pm Centennial-MAC Bowl Series Campus sites CentennialTV
MACtv
(Streaming)
Widener
Muhlenberg*
Centennial
MAC
Franklin & Marshall
Delaware Valley*
Dickinson
FDU–Florham*
1:00 pm Cape Henry Bowl Salem Football Stadium
Salem, Virginia
ODAC Sports Network
(streaming)
Wilkes
Washington & Lee
Landmark
ODAC
5:00 pm Cape Charles Bowl Moravian
Shenandoah
12:00 pm Lakefront Bowl Raabe Stadium
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Monmouth (IL)
St. Norbert
MWC
NACC
TBA Whitelaw Bowl Campus sites Stevenson
Morrisville*
MAC
Empire 8
Chapman Bowl Rochester
Brockport*
Liberty
Empire 8
Bushnell Bowl Alfred
Western Connecticut*
Empire 8
MASCAC
1:00 pm Fusion Bowl Northeast Sports Network Husson
Maritime*
CNE
NEWMAC
3:00 p.m. Isthmus Bowl Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Wisconsin–Stout
Wheaton (IL)
WIAC
CCIW
1:00 p.m. ForeverLawn Bowl Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Canton, Ohio
FloSports Hanover
Wabash
HCAC
NCAC
6:00 p.m. Extra Points Bowl Marietta
Westminster (PA)
OAC
PAC

* - Host team

Coaching changes

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Preseason and in-season

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This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2024, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled games but before its playoff games.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement Previous position
TCNJ Casey Goff May 7, 2024 Hired as head coach for Brooke HS (WV)[16][17] Eric Jendryaszek[18] (interim) TCNJ offensive line coach (2022–2023)
Castleton Tony Volpone May 9, 2024 Resigned[19] Tyler Higley (interim; named full-time on June 13)[20] Castleton defensive coordinator (2022–2023)
Westfield State Pete Kowalski May 21, 2024 Retired[21] Lou Conte[22] American International head coach (2023)
Chicago Todd Gilcrist Jr. July 5, 2024 Resigned[23] Max Andrews (interim) Chicago offensive line coach (2023)
Otterbein Tommy Zagorski July 12, 2024 Resigned[24] Jake Schaefer (interim) Otterbein offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023)
Southwestern (TX) Joe Austin July 26, 2024 Retired[25] Bill Kriesel[26] (interim) Southwestern (TX) associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and defensive backs coach (2023)
Worcester State Adam Peloquin August 6, 2024 Resigned[27] Zach Besaw (interim) Worcester State defensive backs coach (2020–2023)
Millikin Carlton Hall October 27, 2024 Fired[28] Patrick Allgeier (interim) Millikin offensive line coach (1996–2024)

End of season

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This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement Previous position
Wabash Don Morel September 2024 Retired (effective at season's end) Jake Gilbert Wabash defensive coordinator (2024)
Dean Andrae Murphy November 7, 2024 Fired[29] (effective before conference playoffs) Eric Desmond Lee (interim) Dean athletic director (2024–present)
Illinois Wesleyan Norm Eash November 10, 2024 Retired[30] (effective at season's end)
Saint Vincent Aaron Smetanka November 13, 2024 Fired[31]
Olivet Dan Musielewicz November 18, 2024 Fired[32] Warren Maloney (interim) Olivet associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and inside linebackers coach (2013–2024)


See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "DIII Management Council supports expanding football, team sport brackets". NCAA (Press release). April 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "From 2022-2025, Stagg will break the mold". D3Football.com (Press release). October 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Football to Join Empire 8 Beginning 2024 Season". hilberthawks.com. Hilbert College. September 22, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Castleton University to Join MASCAC Football in 2024". mascac.com. January 5, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  5. ^ "Calvin Football Announces 2024 Schedule". calvinknights.com. Calvin University. May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
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  9. ^ "McMurry University Set to Join SCAC in 2024-25". scacsports.com. October 31, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  10. ^ "Texas Lutheran to Join SCAC Football in 2024". scacsports.com. November 21, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  11. ^ "Sul Ross State to join the LSC on July 1, 2024". lonestarconference.org. July 24, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
  12. ^ "Defiance College Board of Trustees approve athletic program's return to NAIA". defianceathletics.com. October 6, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  13. ^ Moody, Josh. "Birmingham-Southern Announces Abrupt Closure". insidehighered.com. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
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  15. ^ "The Conference of New England is Here" (Press release). Conference of New England. August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
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  19. ^ "Volpone Steps Down, Higley Selected as Interim Head Football Coach". Vermont State University Castleton. March 10, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  20. ^ "VTSU Castleton Removes Interim Tag, Names Higley Head Football Coach". Vermont State University Castleton. May 9, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  21. ^ "Coach K Calls It a Career". May 31, 2024.
  22. ^ "Lou Conte, Jr. Named Head Football Coach at Westfield State". June 4, 2024.
  23. ^ Samuels, Doug (July 5, 2024). "Sources: Todd Gilcrist resigns after two seasons at University of Chicago". Footballscoop. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  24. ^ "Zagorski Leaving Coaching to Focus on Personal Health". Otterbein University Athletics. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
  25. ^ "Joe Austin to Retire as Southwestern University Head Football Coach". July 16, 2024.
  26. ^ "Southwestern Athletics Designates Bill Kriesel as Interim Head Football Coach, Nick Mask as Assistant Head Coach". Southwestern Pirates. July 19, 2024.
  27. ^ Barnett, Zach (August 6, 2024). "Sources: Division III head coach resigns one month before season opener". Footballscoop. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  28. ^ "Hall Relieved of Head Coaching Duties at Millikin". Millikin University Athletics. October 27, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
  29. ^ Samuels, Doug (November 7, 2024). "Source: Dean College has made a head coaching change". Footballscoop. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  30. ^ "Norm Eash Announces Retirement After 38 Years Leading IWU". Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics. November 9, 2024. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  31. ^ "Saint Vincent College begins search for new football coach". Saint Vincent College. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  32. ^ "The University of Olivet Announces Leadership Change in Football Program". Olivet University. November 18, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.