1987_Stagg_Bowl

1987 NCAA Division III football season

1987 NCAA Division III football season

American college football season

The 1987 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 1987, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship, also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1987 at Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama.

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Wagner won their first Division III championship by defeating Dayton in the championship game, 19−3. Due to NCAA rule changes in 1991, both schools are now members Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA).[1]

Conference changes and new programs

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Conference standings

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Conference champions

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Postseason

The 1987 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 15th 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 Garrett-Harrison Stadium in Phenix City, Alabama for the 13th time and for the third consecutive year. Like the previous two tournaments, this year's bracket featured sixteen teams.[2]

Playoff bracket

First Round
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
Campus Sites 		Semifinals
Campus Sites 		National Championship Game
Garrett-Harrison Stadium
Phenix City, Alabama
            
Wagner 38
Rochester (NY) 14
Wagner 21
Fordham 0
Fordham 41
Hofstra 6
Wagner 20
Emory & Henry 13
Washington & Jefferson 23*
Allegheny 17
Washington & Jefferson 16
Emory & Henry 23
Emory and Henry 49
Ferrum 7
Wagner 19
Dayton 3
Dayton 52
Capital 28
Dayton 38
Augustana (IL) 36
Augustana (IL) 53
Hiram 0
Dayton 34
Central (IA) 0
Saint John's (MN) 7
Gustavus Adolphus 3
Saint John's (MN) 3
Central (IA) 13
Central (IA) 17
Menlo 0

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 4–15. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  2. [2]
    "1987 NCAA Division III National Football Championship Bracket" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 14. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
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