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2012 NCAA Division III football season
| 2012 NCAA Division III football season |
|---|
| August – November 2012 |
| November – December 2012 |
| Salem Football StadiumSalem, VA |
| Mount Union (11) |
| Scottie Williams (RB), Elmhurst (IL) |
| NCAA Division III football seasons |
The 2012 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 2012, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2012 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their eleventh Division III championship by defeating the St. Thomas (MN) Tommies, 28−10.
The Gagliardi Trophy, given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to Scottie Williams, running back from Elmhurst (IL).
| School | 2011 conference | 2012 conference |
|---|---|---|
| McMurry | ASC (Division III) | Heartland (Division II) |
| Conference champions |
|---|
| American Southwest Conference – Mary Hardin–Baylor |
| Centennial Conference – Johns Hopkins |
| College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Elmhurst, North Central (IL), and Wheaton (IL) |
| Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Castleton State and Mount Ida |
| Empire 8 Conference – Salisbury |
| Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Franklin |
| Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Coe |
| Liberty League – Hobart |
| Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Adrian |
| Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener |
| Midwest Conference – Lake Forest and St. Norbert |
| Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – St. Thomas (MN) |
| New England Football Conference – Framingham State (Bogan Division), Endicott and Salve Regina (Boyd Division) |
| Championship Game: Framingham State 28, Salve Regina 16 |
| New England Small College Athletic Conference – Trinity (CT) |
| New Jersey Athletic Conference – SUNY Cortland |
| North Coast Athletic Conference – Ohio Wesleyan and Wittenberg |
| Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference – Concordia Chicago |
| Northwest Conference – Linfield |
| Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union |
| Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Washington & Lee |
| Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson and Waynesburg |
| Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Cal Lutheran |
| Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX) |
| University Athletic Association – Washington–Saint Louis |
| Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Greenville, Northwestern–St. Paul, and St. Scholastica |
| USA South Athletic Conference – Christopher Newport, Ferrum, and Maryville (TN) |
| Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Oshkosh |
The 2012 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 40th 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 Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the 20th time.
Twenty-four conferences met the requirements for an automatic ("Pool A") bid to the playoffs. Besides the NESCAC, which does not participate in the playoffs, two conferences (the SAA and UAA) had no Pool A bid, neither meeting the seven-member requirement.
Schools not in Pool A conferences were eligible for Pool B. The number of Pool B bids was determined by calculating the ratio of Pool A conferences to schools in those conferences and applying that ratio to the number of Pool B schools. The 24 Pool A conferences contained 214 schools, an average of 8.9 teams per conference. Fifteen schools were in Pool B, enough for one bid.
The remaining seven playoff spots were at-large ("Pool C") teams.
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