Dayton19
Augustana (IL)7
Date not documented
Winner advances →Division III Football Championship
Division III · National playoff
Final: Date not documented
Final site: Phenix City, AL
Rounds and bracket
Follow the winner’s link to the next round.
First Round
Lawrence21
Minn.-Morris14
Date not documented
(OT)
Winner advances →Montclair St.13
Alfred12
Date not documented
Winner advances →Widener10
West Ga.3
Date not documented
Winner advances →Semifinals
Dayton38
Lawrence0
Date not documented
Winner advances →Widener23
Montclair St.12
Date not documented
Winner advances →Championship
Widener17
Dayton10
Date not documented
Format and selection
NCAA championship selection
8 teams in a single-elimination playoff. Recorded games are organized by round.
- The NCAA championship committee selected and placed the field under that season’s championship regulations.
- The recorded bracket documents the participants and advancement. Earlier field sizes, automatic qualifiers and seeding arrangements should not be inferred from the current format.
These are documented selection procedures. They do not explain why a particular participant was chosen unless the source expressly records that decision.
History
The NCAA has organized this national championship since 1973.
A single-elimination bracket determines the champion. The field size and qualifying arrangements changed over time.
Sources and coverage
An exact game date has not been documented in this edition’s sources.
Previous editions
1980Division III Football Championship1979Division III Football Championship1978Division III Football Championship1977Division III Football Championship1976Division III Football Championship1975Division III Football Championship1974Division III Football Championship1973Division III Football Championship