Union (NY)45
Montclair St.6
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.
Quarterfinals
Ferrum49
Lycoming24
Date not documented
Winner advances →Dayton28
Millikin16
Date not documented
Winner advances →Saint John’s (MN)27
Central (IA)24
Date not documented
Winner advances →Semifinals
Union (NY)37
Ferrum21
Date not documented
Dayton28
Saint John’s (MN)0
Date not documented
Championship
Union (NY)42
SUNY Cortland14
Date not documented
Montclair St.23
Hofstra6
Date not documented
Lycoming21
Dickinson0
Date not documented
Ferrum41
Wash. & Jeff.7
Date not documented
Dayton35
John Carroll10
Date not documented
Millikin21
Augustana (IL)12
Date not documented
Central (IA)55
St. Norbert7
Date not documented
Saint John’s (MN)42
Simpson35
Date not documented
Dayton17
Union (NY)7
Date not documented
Format and selection
NCAA championship selection
16 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.
Advancement has not been reconciled for 2 recorded games; participant labels are retained as published.
Previous editions
1988Division III Football Championship1987Division III Football Championship1986Division III Football Championship1985Division III Football Championship1984Division III Football Championship1983Division III Football Championship1982Division III Football Championship1981Division III Football Championship1980Division III Football Championship1979Division III Football Championship1978Division III Football Championship1977Division III Football Championship1976Division III Football Championship1975Division III Football Championship1974Division III Football Championship1973Division III Football Championship