American college football season
The2004 NCAA Division III football season , part of thecollege football season organized by theNCAA at theDivision III level in the United States, began in August 2004, and concluded with theNCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 2004 atSalem Football Stadium inSalem, Virginia . TheLinfield Wildcats won their first Division III championship by defeating theMary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders , 28−21.
TheGagliardi Trophy , given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded toRocky Myers , safety fromWesley (DE) .[ 1]
Conference changes and new programs [ edit ] Conference standings [ edit ] Conference champions [ edit ] The2004 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 32nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men'sNCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held atSalem Football Stadium inSalem, Virginia for the 12th time. This was the last bracket to feature 28 teams before expanding to 32 teams in 2005.[ 2]
First Round Campus Sites Second Round Campus Sites Quarterfinals Campus Sites Semifinals Campus Sites National Championship Game Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia Linfield 52 UW–La Crosse 37 UW–La Crosse 14 St. Norbert 23 Linfield 56 Occidental 28 Occidental 27 Willamette 14 Occidental 42 Concordia–Moorhead 28 Concordia–Moorhead 40 Wartburg 14 Linfield 52 Rowan 0 Rowan 45 Hobart 35 Hobart 14 Curry 16 Rowan 56 St. John Fisher 31 Delaware Valley 7 Muhlenberg 3 St. John Fisher 20 Delaware Valley 21 Delaware Valley 26 Shenandoah 17 Linfield 28 Mary Hardin–Baylor 21 Hardin–Simmons 28 Mary Hardin–Baylor 32 Mary Hardin–Baylor 42 Trinity (TX) 13 Mary Hardin–Baylor 52 Christopher Newport 35 Wash. & Jefferson 16 Salisbury 24 Christopher Newport 14 Wash. & Jefferson 55** Wash. & Jefferson 24 Bridgewater (VA) 48 Mary Hardin–Baylor 38 Mount Union 35 Mount Union 27 Wheaton (IL) 31 Wheaton (IL) 6 Mount St. Joseph 7 Mount Union 38 Carthage 31 Carthage 20 Alma 28 Carthage 14 Wooster 41 Wooster 7 Aurora 34
* Overtime
Final D3football.com Poll [ edit ] Team Final Record Points 1. Linfield (25) 13–0 625 2. Mary Hardin–Baylor 13–2 600 3. Mount Union 12–1 571 4. Hardin–Simmons 10–1 501 5. Carthage 11–2 491 6. Rowan 10–3 488 7. Occidental 10–2 463 8. Washington & Jefferson 12–1 447 9. Concordia–Moorhead 11–1 429 10. Wooster 11–1 397 11. Delaware Valley 12–1 363 12. Wheaton (Ill.) 10–2 339 13. Wisconsin–La Crosse 7–4 320 14. Trinity (TX) 9–2 281 15. St. John Fisher 10–2 262 16. Christopher Newport 9–3 248 17. Bridgewater (Va.) 8–3 200 18. Salisbury 10–1 195 19. Ohio Northern 8–2 165 20. Ithaca 9–2 163 21. Hobart 9–2 95 22. St. Norbert 9–2 80 23. Willamette 7–4 71 24. Wartburg 8–3 53 25. Wisconsin–Whitewater 7–3 48
Others receiving votes: Mount St. Joseph 39, Trinity (CT) 33, Alma 31, Wisconsin–Eau Claire 30, Whitworth 17, Texas Lutheran 17, Aurora 16, Augustana (Ill.) 16, Muhlenberg 14, Johns Hopkins 12, Springfield 9, Shenandoah 9, Hampden–Sydney 9, Moravian 8, Albright 3, Capital 2, Waynesburg 1, TCNJ 1, Curry 1, McDaniel 1.[ 3]
Gagliardi Trophy :Rocky Myers , Wesley (DE)
AFCA Coach of the Year :Jay Locey , Linfield
AFCA Regional Coach of the Year:Region 1 :Chuck Priore , Trinity College (CT)Region 2 :G. A. Mangus , Delaware Valley CollegeRegion 3 :Jimmie Keeling , Hardin–Simmons UniversityRegion 4 :Tim Rucks , Carthage CollegeRegion 5 :Terry Horan , Concordia–Moorhead College[ 4]
