2024 NCAA Division III football season
American college football season
2024 NCAA Division III football season Total No. of teams 240 Preseason AP No. 1 Cortland Regular season September 1 – November 16, 2024 Playoffs November 23 – January 4, 2025 Shell Energy Stadium Houston, TX January 4, 2025
The 2024 NCAA Division III football season will be the component of the 2024 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. The regular season will begin on September 1 and end on November 16. This will be the 51st season that the NCAA has sponsored a Division III championship.
Cortland were the defending national champions.
The season's playoffs will be played between November 23 and January 4, 2025, culminating in the national championship—also known as the Stagg Bowl—at Turner Stadium in Humble, Texas .[ 1]
Conference changes and new programs
Membership changes
Other headlines
August 1 – The Commonwealth Coast Conference announced that it would be rebranding to the Conference of New England, effective for the 2024 season.[ 14]
Conference standings
Rankings
Postseason
Teams
Automatic bids (28)
At-large bids (12)
At-large bids
School
Conference
Record
Appearance
Last
Bracket
First round November 17 Campus sites
Second round November 24 Campus sites
Quarterfinals December 1 Campus sites
Semifinals December 8 Campus sites
Championship 2024 Stagg Bowl December 14Humble, Texas
* - Host team
Coaching changes
Preseason and in-season
This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2024, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled games but before its playoff games.
See also
References
^ "From 2022-2025, Stagg will break the mold" . D3Football.com (Press release). October 14, 2020.
^ "Football to Join Empire 8 Beginning 2024 Season" . hilberthawks.com . Hilbert College. September 22, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2024 .
^ "Castleton University to Join MASCAC Football in 2024" . mascac.com . January 5, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024 .
^ "Calvin Football Announces 2024 Schedule" . calvinknights.com . Calvin University. May 18, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024 .
^ a b "SCAC announces football plan" . d3football.com . November 2, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2024 .
^ "Centenary Announces Return of Football" . gocentenary.com . November 10, 2021.
^ "SCAC to Reinstate Football; Adds Lyon as Affiliate for 2024 Season" . scacsports.com . November 2, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2024 .
^ "McMurry University Set to Join SCAC in 2024-25" . scacsports.com . October 31, 2022. Retrieved May 7, 2024 .
^ "Texas Lutheran to Join SCAC Football in 2024" . scacsports.com . November 21, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024 .
^ "Sul Ross State to join the LSC on July 1, 2024" . lonestarconference.org . July 24, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024 .
^ "Defiance College Board of Trustees approve athletic program's return to NAIA" . defianceathletics.com . October 6, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2024 .
^ Moody, Josh. "Birmingham-Southern Announces Abrupt Closure" . insidehighered.com . Retrieved May 18, 2024 .
^ "Maine Maritime Academy to Reinstate Football Program" . Maine Maritime Mariners . January 9, 2023.
^ "The Conference of New England is Here" (Press release). Conference of New England. August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024 .
^ Beal, Barry (May 7, 2024). "Goff Resigns as Head Football Coach" . TCNJ Athletics . Retrieved May 7, 2024 .
^ Samuels, Doug (May 7, 2024). "Division III head coach resigns for high school head coaching job" . Footballscoop . Retrieved May 7, 2024 .
^ "Jendryaszek Named Interim Head Football Coach for 2024 Season" . The College of New Jersey Athletics . May 7, 2024. Retrieved June 15, 2024 .
^ "Volpone Steps Down, Higley Selected as Interim Head Football Coach" . Vermont State University Castleton . March 10, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024 .
^ "VTSU Castleton Removes Interim Tag, Names Higley Head Football Coach" . Vermont State University Castleton . May 9, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024 .
^ "Coach K Calls It a Career" . May 31, 2024.
^ "Lou Conte, Jr. Named Head Football Coach at Westfield State" . June 4, 2024.
^ Samuels, Doug (July 5, 2024). "Sources: Todd Gilcrist resigns after two seasons at University of Chicago" . Footballscoop . Retrieved July 5, 2024 .
^ "Zagorski Leaving Coaching to Focus on Personal Health" . Otterbein University Athletics . July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 14, 2024 .
^ "Joe Austin to Retire as Southwestern University Head Football Coach" . July 16, 2024.
^ "Southwestern Athletics Designates Bill Kriesel as Interim Head Football Coach, Nick Mask as Assistant Head Coach" . July 19, 2024.
^ Barnett, Zach (August 6, 2024). "Sources: Division III head coach resigns one month before season opener" . Footballscoop . Retrieved August 7, 2024 .
Seasons
Playoffs
Championship games
Records & statistics