List of NCAA Division III Football Championship appearances by team

The following is a list of current Division III schools that have participated in the playoffs leading to the NCAA Division III Football Championship. The playoffs began with four teams in 1973, expanded to 8 teams to 1975, 16 teams in 1985, 28 teams in 1999, and finally 32 teams in 2005.[1]

Division III Championship logo

Current Division III members

Teams in bold participated in the 2015 postseason.

Team Appearances First Last Wins Losses Total Pct.
Adrian Bulldogs 4 1983 2014 0 4 4 .000
Albion Britons 11 1977 2015lin 5 9 14 .357
Albright Lions 5 1975 2015 3 4 7 .429
Alfred Saxons 3 1981 2010 2 3 5 .400
Allegheny Gators 8 1987 2003 5 7 12 .417
Aurora Spartans 4 1992 2008 0 4 4 .000
Baldwin Wallace Yellow Jackets 6 1978 2003 4 5 9 .444
Benedictine (IL) Eagles 3 2010 2014 0 3 3 .000
Bethany Bison 1 1980 1980 0 1 1 .000
Bethel (MN) Royals 8 2000 2013 9 8 17 .529
Bridgewater State Bears 3 1999 2012 0 3 3 .000
Bridgewater (VA) Eagles 6 2000 2005 10 6 16 .625
Brockport Golden Eagles 4 2000 2003 2 4 6 .333
Buena Vista Beavers 2 1976 1986 1 2 3 .333
Buffalo State Bengals 7 1992 1999 2 7 9 .222
California Lutheran Kingsmen 4 2009 2012 0 4 4 .000
Capital (OH) Crusaders 4 1987 2007 4 4 8 .500
Carleton Knights 1 1992 1992 0 1 1 .000
Carnegie Mellon Tartans 6 1978 2006 3 6 9 .333
Carroll (WI) Pioneers 1 1976 1976 0 1 1 .000
Carthage Red Men 1 2004 2004 2 1 3 .667
Case Western Spartans 3 2007 2009 0 3 3 .000
Catholic University Cardinals 3 1997 1999 0 3 3 .000
Central (IA) Dutch 20 1974 2009 21 19 40 .525
Central Colonels 2 2011 2014 1 2 3 .333
Chapman Panthers 1 2014 2014 0 1 1 .000
Christopher Newport Captains 10 2001 2014 3 10 13 .231
Coast Guard Bears 2 1996 1997 0 2 2 .000
Coe Kohawks 8 1985 2012 2 8 10 .200
Colorado College Tigers 1 1975 1975 0 1 1 .000
Concordia Chicago Cougars 1 2012 2012 0 1 1 .000
Concordia–Moorhead Cobbers 6 1986 2005 4 6 10 .400
Concordia Wisconsin Falcons 4 2003 2013 0 4 4 .000
SUNY Cortland Red Dragons 9 1988 2015 5 8 13 .385
Curry Colonels 6 2003 2008 2 6 8 .250
Defiance Yellow Jackets 1 2001 2001 0 1 1 .000
Delaware Valley Aggies 6 2004 2014 7 6 13 .538
Denison Big Red 1 1985 1985 0 1 1 .000
DePauw Tigers 2 2009 2010 0 2 2 .000
Dickinson Red Devils 4 1989 2006 0 4 4 .000
Dubuque Spartans 4 1979 2015 0 3 3 .000
East Texas Baptist Tigers 1 2003 2003 0 1 1 .000
Elmhurst Bluejays 1 2012 2012 1 1 2 .500
Emory & Henry Wasps 5 1986 2000 3 5 8 .375
Endicott Gulls 2 2010 2013 0 2 2 .000
Ferrum Panthers 5 1987 2005 4 5 9 .444
Framingham State Rams 3 2012 2015 0 2 2 .000
Franklin Grizzlies 8 2007 2015 5 7 12 .417
Frostburg State Bobcats 1 1993 1993 1 1 2 .500
Gallaudet Bison 1 2013 2013 0 1 1 .000
Gettysburg Bullets 1 1985 1985 2 1 3 .667
Gustavus Adolphus Gusties 1 1987 1987 0 1 1 .000
Hampden-Sydney Tigers 7 1977 2014 1 7 8 .125
Hanover Panthers 6 1995 2003 1 6 7 .143
Hardin–Simmons Cowboys 7 1999 2015 4 6 10 .400
Hartwick Hawks 1 2007 2007 0 1 1 .000
Heidelberg Student Princes 1 2012 2012 0 1 1 .000
Hendrix Warriors 0 2015 2015 0 0 0
Hiram Terriers 1 1987 1987 0 1 1 .000
Hobart Statesmen 11 2000 2014 9 11 20 .450
Hope Flying Dutchmen 4 1986 2006 0 4 4 .000
Huntingdon Hawks 2 2009 2015 0 1 1 .000
Husson Eagles 1 2014 2014 0 1 1 .000
Illinois College Blueboys 1 2011 2011 0 1 1 .000
Illinois Wesleyan Titans 5 1992 2013 3 5 8 .375
Ithaca Bombers 19 1974 2014 28 16 44 .636
John Carroll Blue Streaks 5 1989 2014 6 5 11 .545
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays 7 2005 2015 4 6 10 .400
Juniata Eagles 1 1973 1973 1 1 2 .500
Kean Cougars 1 2011 2011 1 1 2 .500
King's (PA) Monarchs 1 2002 2002 1 1 2 .500
LaGrange Panthers 1 2008 2008 0 1 1 .000
Lake Forest Foresters 1 2002 2002 0 1 1 .000
Lakeland Muskies 3 2005 2015 0 2 2 .000
Lawrence Vikings 1 1981 1981 1 1 2 .500
La Verne Leopards 0 2015 2015 0 0 0
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen 1 2013 2013 0 1 1 .000
Linfield Wildcats 12 2000 2015 21 10 31 .677
Louisiana College Wildcats 1 2012 2012 0 1 1 .000
Lycoming Warriors 12 1985 2008 13 12 25 .520
Macalester Scots 1 2014 2014 0 1 1 .000
MacMurray Highlanders 2 2001 2002 2 0 2 .000
Maine Maritime Mariners 1 2009 2009 1 0 1 .000
SUNY Maritime Privateers 1 2010 2010 1 0 1 .000
Mary Hardin–Baylor Crusaders 14 2002 2015 25 13 38 .658
Maryville Scots 1 2013 2013 1 0 1 .000
UMass Dartmouth Corsairs 1 2002 2002 1 0 1 .000
MIT Engineers 1 2014 2014 1 1 2 .500
McDaniel Green Terror 5 1997 2001 2 5 7 .286
McMurry War Hawks 1 2011 2011 1 1 1 .500
Merchant Marine Mariners 1 1994 1994 0 1 1 .000
Millikin Big Blue 3 1989 2000 3 1 3 .250
Millsaps Majors 3 1975 2008 2 3 5 .400
Minnesota–Morris Cougars 5 1977 1981 3 5 8 .625
Monmouth (IL) Scots 4 2005 2011 2 4 6 .333
Montclair State Red Hawks 10 2005 2011 9 10 19 .474
Moravian Greyhounds 2 1988 1993 1 2 3 .333
Mount Ida Mustangs 1 2012 2012 0 1 1 .000
Mount St. Joseph Lions 5 2004 2009 0 5 5 .000
Mount Union Purple Raiders 27 1985 2015 86 15 101 .851
Muhlenberg Mules 7 2002 2014 2 7 9 .222
TCNJ Lions 5 1990 2007 4 5 9 .444
North Carolina Wesleyan Bishops 2 2007 2009 1 2 3 .333
North Central (IL) Cardinals 8 2005 2013 10 8 18 .556
Norwich Cadets 2 2011 2015 0 1 1 .000
Occidental Tigers 7 1983 2008 3 7 10 .300
Ohio Northern Polar Bears 4 1999 2015 4 3 7 .571
Olivet Comets 1 2012 2012 0 1 1 .000
Otterbein Cardinals 1 2008 2008 0 1 1 .000
Pacific Lutheran Lutes 6 1998 2013 8 5 13 .615
Plymouth State Panthers 4 1984 2008 1 4 5 .200
Randolph–Macon Yellow Jackets 2 1984 2008 0 2 2 .000
Redlands Bulldogs 7 1990 2013 0 7 7 .000
Rensselaer Engineers 4 1999 2007 3 4 7 .429
Rhodes Lynx 1 1988 1988 0 1 1 .000
Rochester Yellowjackets 1 1987 1987 0 1 1 .000
Rowan Profs 16 1991 2014 31 16 47 .660
St. John Fisher Cardinals 5 2004 2013 10 5 15 .667
Saint John's (MN) Johnnies 22 1976 2015 35 19 54 .648
St. Lawrence Saints 5 1976 2015 2 4 6 .333
St. Norbert Green Knights 12 1989 2015 1 11 12 .083
St. Olaf Oles 1 1978 1978 0 1 1 .000
St. Scholastica Saints 5 2011 2015 0 4 4 .000
St. Thomas (MN) Tommies 7 1990 2015 12 6 18 .667
Salisbury Sea Gulls 10 1983 2015 8 9 17 .471
Shenandoah Hornets 1 2004 2004 0 1 1 .000
Simpson Storm 6 1988 2003 2 6 8 .250
Springfield Pride 5 1998 2006 3 5 8 .375
Susquehanna Crusaders 3 1986 2009 3 3 6 .500
Texas Lutheran Bulldogs 1 2014 2014 0 1 1 .000
Thiel Tomcats 1 2005 2005 1 1 2 .500
Thomas More Saints 7 1992 2015 3 6 9 .333
Trine Thunder 3 2008 2010 2 3 5 .400
Trinity (TX) Tigers 12 1994 2011 12 12 24 .500
Union (NY) Dutchmen 11 1983 2006 9 11 20 .450
Ursinus Bears 2 1996 1999 1 2 3 .333
Wabash Little Giants 9 1977 2015 11 8 19 .579
Wartburg Knights 11 1982 2014 8 11 19 .421
Washington–Saint Louis Bears 2 1999 2013 0 2 2 .000
Washington & Jefferson Presidents 24 1984 2014 22 24 46 .478
Washington and Lee Generals 4 2006 2015 0 3 3 .000
Waynesburg Yellow Jackets 1 2003 2003 0 1 1 .000
Wesley Wolverines 12 2000 2015 25 11 36 .694
Western Connecticut State Colonials 3 1985 2001 1 3 4 .250
Western New England Golden Bears 2 2011 2015 0 1 1 .000
Westfield State Owls 1 2001 2001 0 1 1 .000
Wheaton Thunder 9 1995 2015 11 8 19 .579
Whitworth Pirates 3 2001 2015 1 2 3 .333
Widener Pride 14 1975 2014 19 12 31 .613
Wilkes Colonels 3 1993 2006 1 3 4 .250
Williamette Bearcats 3 1999 2008 1 3 4 .250
William Paterson Pioneers 1 1993 1993 1 1 2 .500
Wisconsin–Eau Claire Blugolds 2 1998 2007 3 2 5 .600
Wisconsin–La Crosse Eagles 11 1983 2006 16 9 25 .640
Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans 2 2012 2015 3 1 4 .750
Wisconsin–Platteville Pioneers 1 2013 2013 1 1 2 .500
Wisconsin–River Falls Falcons 2 1995 1996 1 2 3 .333
Wisconsin–Stevens Point Pointers 4 1986 2008 1 4 5 .200
Wisconsin–Stout Blue Devils 1 2000 2000 0 1 1 .000
Wisconsin–Whitewater Warhawks 13 1988 2015 43 6 49 .878
Wittenberg Tigers 17 1973 2014 21 15 36 .583
Wooster Fighting Scots 1 2004 2004 1 1 2 .500
WPI Engineers 1 1992 1992 0 1 1 .000

Former Division III members

Team Appearances First Last Wins Losses Total Pct.
Albany Great Danes 1 1977 1977 1 1 2 .500
Bishop (TX) Tigers 1 1982 1982 1 1 2 .500
Bridgeport Purple Knights 1 1973 1973 0 1 1 .000
Dayton Flyers 11 1978 1992 16 9 25 .640
Evansville Purple Aces 1 1974 1974 0 1 1 .000
Fordham Rams 1 1987 1987 1 1 2 .500
Fort Valley State Wildcats 1 1975 1975 0 1 1 .000
Hofstra Flying Dutchmen 6 1983 1990 2 6 8 .250
Indianapolis Greyhounds 1 1975 1975 0 1 1 .000
LIU Post Pioneers 1 1976 1976 0 1 1 .000
UMass Lowell River Hawks 1 1991 1991 1 0 1 .000
Menlo Oaks 1 1987 1987 1 0 1 .000
Millersville Marauders 1 1979 1979 0 1 1 .000
Mississippi College Choctaws 1 2009 2009 0 1 1 .000
San Diego Toreros 1 1973 1973 0 1 1 .000
Slippery Rock 1 1974 1974 0 1 1 .000
Towson State Tigers 1 1976 1976 2 1 1 .667
Wagner Seahawks 4 1980 1988 4 3 7 .571
West Georgia Wolves 2 1981 1982 3 1 4 .750

References

  1. "All-Time Division III Football Championship Records" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. pp. 1–15. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
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