2024 NCAA Division III football season

2024 NCAA Division III football season
Total No. of teams240
Preseason AP No. 1Cortland
Regular seasonSeptember 1 – November 16, 2024
PlayoffsNovember 23 – January 5, 2025
Shell Energy Stadium
Houston, TX
January 5, 2025
← 2023 · NCAA Division III football seasons · 2025 →

The 2024 NCAA Division III football season is the component of the 2024 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. The regular season began on September 1 and ended on November 16. This is the 51st season that the NCAA has sponsored a Division III championship.

Cortland is the defending national champion.

The playoffs were expanded from 32 from last season to 40 teams.[1]

The season's playoffs are being played between November 23 and January 5, 2025, culminating in the national championship—also known as the Stagg Bowl. The game was initially set for Turner Stadium in Humble, Texas,[2] but was later moved to Shell Energy Stadium in Houston. The move also makes the 2024 championship game the first since 2004 to be played on a grass field.[3]

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes

Team Former conference New conference Ref
Hilbert Hawks Independent Empire 8 [4]
Castleton Spartans ECFC MASCAC [5]
Calvin Knights New program MIAA [6]
Austin Kangaroos ASC SCAC [7]
Centenary Gentlemen Restarted program SCAC [7][8]
Lyon Scots Independent SCAC [9]
McMurry War Hawks ASC SCAC [10]
Texas Lutheran Bulldogs ASC SCAC [11]
Sul Ross Lobos ASC LSC (NCAA D-II) [12]
Defiance Yellow Jackets HCAC MSFA (NAIA) [13]
Birmingham–Southern Panthers SAA School closed [14]
Maine Maritime Mariners Restarted program Independent [15]

Other headlines

  • April 18 – The NCAA D-III Management Council announced that they would support an expansion of the playoff bracket from 32 teams to 40 effective for this season. The amount of automatic qualifier bids will remain unchanged, but the amount of available at-large bids will increase from 4 to 12.[1]
  • August 1 – The Commonwealth Coast Conference announced that it would be rebranding to the Conference of New England, effective for the 2024 season.[16]

Conference standings

2024 American Rivers Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Wartburg $^   8 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 25 Coe ^   7 – 1     9 – 2  
Central (IA)   6 – 2     8 – 2  
Dubuque   5 – 3     5 – 5  
Simpson (IA)   4 – 4     5 – 5  
Nebraska Wesleyan   2 – 6     3 – 7  
Buena Vista   2 – 6     2 – 8  
Loras   2 – 6     2 – 8  
Luther   0 – 8     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2024 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Hardin–Simmons $^   6 – 0     10 – 1  
Mary Hardin–Baylor ^   4 – 2     8 – 4  
East Texas Baptist   2 – 4     5 – 4  
Howard Payne   0 – 6     1 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2024 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 19 Johns Hopkins $^   6 – 0     12 – 2  
Ursinus ^   5 – 1     9 – 2  
Muhlenberg   4 – 2     8 – 3  
Franklin & Marshall   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Dickinson   2 – 4     5 – 6  
Gettysburg   1 – 5     2 – 8  
McDaniel   0 – 6     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3football.com
2024 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 North Central (IL) $^   9 – 0     14 – 0  
No. 20 Wheaton (IL)   8 – 1     9 – 2  
Washington University   7 – 2     8 – 2  
Illinois Wesleyan   5 – 4     5 – 5  
Carroll (WI)   4 – 5     5 – 5  
North Park   4 – 5     5 – 5  
Augustana (IL)   3 – 6     4 – 6  
Elmhurst   3 – 6     3 – 7  
Carthage   2 – 7     2 – 8  
Millikin   0 – 9     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Conference of New England football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Endicott $^   5 – 0     10 – 2  
Western New England   3 – 2     6 – 4  
Husson   3 – 2     6 – 5  
Curry   2 – 3     4 – 6  
New England (ME)   2 – 3     4 – 6  
Nichols   0 – 5     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Alfred State y$^   2 – 1     5 – 6  
Anna Maria y   2 – 1     4 – 5  
Gallaudet   2 – 1     5 – 4  
Dean   0 – 3     0 – 9  
Championship: Alfred State 39, Anna Maria 37
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Empire 8 Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Cortland $^   7 – 0     11 – 1  
Brockport   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Morrisville   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Alfred   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Utica   3 – 4     5 – 5  
St. John Fisher   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Hartwick   1 – 6     2 – 8  
Hilbert   0 – 7     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mount St. Joseph $^   6 – 0     8 – 3  
Hanover   5 – 1     8 – 3  
Rose–Hulman   4 – 2     5 – 5  
Bluffton   3 – 3     3 – 7  
Franklin (IN)   2 – 4     3 – 7  
Anderson (IN)   1 – 5     2 – 8  
Manchester   0 – 6     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Landmark Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 6 Susquehanna $^   6 – 0     12 – 2  
Wilkes   5 – 1     7 – 4  
Moravian   4 – 2     7 – 4  
Catholic University   3 – 3     5 – 5  
Lycoming   2 – 4     4 – 6  
Juniata   1 – 5     2 – 8  
Keystone   0 – 6     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Liberty League football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Hobart $^   6 – 0     9 – 2  
Ithaca   5 – 1     6 – 4  
RPI   3 – 3     5 – 5  
Rochester   2 – 4     6 – 5  
St. Lawrence   2 – 4     3 – 6  
Union (NY)   2 – 4     3 – 7  
Buffalo State   1 – 5     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UMass Dartmouth $^   9 – 0     10 – 1  
Western Connecticut   8 – 1     9 – 2  
Plymouth State   5 – 4     5 – 4  
Bridgewater State   5 – 4     5 – 5  
Massachusetts Maritime   5 – 4     5 – 5  
Westfield State   4 – 5     4 – 6  
Framingham State   3 – 6     3 – 7  
Worcester State   3 – 6     3 – 7  
Castleton   2 – 7     3 – 7  
Fitchburg State   1 – 8     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 16 Hope $^   7 – 0     11 – 1  
Alma   6 – 1     8 – 2  
Albion   5 – 2     7 – 3  
Trine   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Adrian   3 – 4     6 – 4  
Olivet   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Kalamazoo   1 – 6     4 – 6  
Calvin   0 – 7     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
King's (PA) $^   9 – 0     10 – 2  
Delaware Valley   7 – 2     8 – 3  
FDU–Florham   5 – 4     7 – 4  
Eastern   5 – 4     5 – 5  
Lebanon Valley   5 – 4     5 – 5  
Stevenson   5 – 4     5 – 5  
Widener   5 – 4     5 – 6  
Misericordia   2 – 7     3 – 7  
Albright   1 – 8     2 – 8  
Alvernia   1 – 8     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Lake Forest $^   9 – 0     10 – 1  
Monmouth (IL)   8 – 1     9 – 2  
Illinois College   7 – 2     8 – 2  
Chicago   6 – 3     6 – 4  
Cornell (IA)   5 – 4     5 – 5  
Ripon   4 – 5     4 – 6  
Knox   2 – 7     3 – 7  
Grinnell   2 – 7     2 – 8  
Lawrence   1 – 8     1 – 9  
Beloit   1 – 8     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Div     Conf Overall
Team   W   L         W   L     W   L  
Northwoods Division
No. 3 Saint John's (MN) xy$^   4 – 0     8 – 0     11 – 1  
St. Olaf   2 – 2     5 – 3     7 – 3  
Carleton   2 – 2     4 – 4     5 – 5  
Gustavus Adolphus   2 – 2     4 – 4     5 – 5  
St. Scholastica   0 – 4     3 – 5     4 – 6  
Skyline Division
No. 21 Bethel (MN) xy^   4 – 0     6 – 2     11 – 3  
Concordia–Moorhead   3 – 1     6 – 2     7 – 3  
Augsburg   2 – 2     3 – 5     4 – 6  
Hamline   1 – 3     1 – 7     3 – 7  
Macalester   0 – 4     0 – 8     0 – 10  
Championship: Saint John's (MN) 41, Bethel (MN) 33
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Wesleyan $   8 – 1     8 – 1  
Trinity (CT)   7 – 2     7 – 2  
Tufts   7 – 2     7 – 2  
Middlebury   6 – 3     6 – 3  
Williams   5 – 4     5 – 4  
Colby   4 – 5     4 – 5  
Bowdoin   3 – 6     3 – 6  
Amherst   2 – 7     2 – 7  
Bates   2 – 7     2 – 7  
Hamilton   1 – 8     1 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
2024 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 23 Springfield $^   7 – 0     12 – 1  
Maritime   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Salve Regina   5 – 2     6 – 4  
WPI   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Merchant Marine   3 – 4     5 – 4  
Coast Guard   3 – 4     5 – 5  
MIT   1 – 6     3 – 6  
Norwich   0 – 7     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Salisbury $^   6 – 0     12 – 1  
Christopher Newport   5 – 1     7 – 3  
Rowan   4 – 2     6 – 4  
TCNJ   3 – 3     6 – 4  
Kean   2 – 4     2 – 8  
Montclair State   1 – 5     3 – 7  
William Paterson   0 – 6     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 DePauw $^   8 – 0     11 – 1  
Wabash   7 – 1     8 – 3  
Denison   6 – 2     6 – 4  
Wittenberg   5 – 3     6 – 4  
Kenyon   4 – 4     5 – 5  
Ohio Wesleyan   3 – 5     4 – 6  
Wooster   2 – 6     3 – 7  
Oberlin   1 – 7     1 – 9  
Hiram   0 – 8     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Aurora $^   8 – 0     9 – 2  
St. Norbert   7 – 1     8 – 3  
Wisconsin Lutheran   6 – 2     7 – 3  
Concordia (WI)   5 – 3     6 – 3  
Lakeland   4 – 4     4 – 5  
Benedictine (IL)   3 – 5     5 – 5  
Rockford   2 – 6     4 – 6  
Concordia (IL)   1 – 7     2 – 8  
Eureka   0 – 8     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Linfield $^   7 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 22 Whitworth ^   6 – 1     10 – 2  
Pacific Lutheran   5 – 2     7 – 3  
Lewis & Clark   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Pacific (OR)   3 – 4     5 – 5  
George Fox   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Puget Sound   1 – 6     2 – 8  
Willamette   0 – 7     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Mount Union $^   9 – 0     14 – 0  
No. 24 John Carroll ^   8 – 1     9 – 3  
Marietta   7 – 2     8 – 3  
Baldwin Wallace   6 – 3     7 – 3  
Heidelberg   4 – 5     5 – 5  
Muskingum   4 – 5     5 – 5  
Ohio Northern   4 – 5     5 – 5  
Capital   1 – 8     1 – 9  
Otterbein   1 – 8     1 – 9  
Wilmington   1 – 8     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Randolph–Macon $^   7 – 0     10 – 2  
Shenandoah   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Washington and Lee   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Bridgewater   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Ferrum   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Hampden–Sydney   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Averett   1 – 6     3 – 7  
Guilford   0 – 7     3 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Presidents' Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Carnegie Mellon +^   9 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 12 Grove City +^   9 – 1     9 – 2  
No. 17 Washington & Jefferson +^   9 – 1     9 – 2  
Westminster (PA)   7 – 3     8 – 3  
Case Western Reserve   6 – 4     6 – 4  
Geneva   5 – 5     5 – 5  
Waynesburg   4 – 6     4 – 6  
Thiel   3 – 7     3 – 7  
Allegheny   1 – 9     1 – 9  
Bethany (WV)   1 – 9     1 – 9  
Saint Vincent   1 – 9     1 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Southern Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Berry +^   6 – 1     8 – 3  
Centre +^   6 – 1     8 – 3  
Trinity (TX) +^   6 – 1     8 – 3  
Millsaps   3 – 4     5 – 5  
Hendrix   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Southwestern (TX)   2 – 5     4 – 6  
Rhodes   2 – 5     3 – 7  
Sewanee   1 – 6     2 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Sun Division
Pomona-Pitzer xy$^   7 – 1     8 – 3  
Redlands   3 – 5     3 – 7  
La Verne   0 – 8     0 – 10  
Surf Division
Chapman xy   6 – 2     7 – 3  
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps   6 – 2     8 – 2  
Cal Lutheran   2 – 6     2 – 8  
Championship: Pomona-Pitzer 37, Chapman 34
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Texas Lutheran +^   7 – 1     9 – 2  
McMurry +   7 – 1     7 – 3  
Centenary   4 – 4     4 – 6  
Austin   2 – 6     2 – 8  
Lyon   0 – 8     1 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Upper Midwest Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Northwestern (MN) $^   7 – 0     7 – 4  
Greenville   5 – 2     7 – 3  
Martin Luther   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Minnesota Morris   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Crown   1 – 6     1 – 9  
Westminster (MO)   0 – 7     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 USA South Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Maryville (TN) $^   7 – 0     9 – 2  
LaGrange   6 – 2     6 – 4  
Brevard   5 – 2     6 – 3  
Belhaven   5 – 3     5 – 5  
Huntingdon   5 – 3     5 – 5  
North Carolina Wesleyan   4 – 4     4 – 6  
Greensboro   1 – 7     1 – 9  
Methodist   1 – 7     1 – 9  
Southern Virginia   1 – 7     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
2024 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Wisconsin–Platteville $^   6 – 1     9 – 2  
No. 18 Wisconsin–La Crosse ^   5 – 2     8 – 4  
Wisconsin–River Falls   4 – 3     7 – 3  
Wisconsin–Oshkosh   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Wisconsin–Whitewater   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Wisconsin–Stout   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Wisconsin–Eau Claire   1 – 6     2 – 8  
Wisconsin–Stevens Point   0 – 7     1 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Maine Maritime   –     0 – 3  

Rankings

Main article: 2024 NCAA Division III football rankings

Postseason

Teams

See also: List of NCAA Division III football championship appearances by team

Bracket

First round
November 23
Campus sites
ESPN+ 		Second round
November 30
Campus sites
ESPN+ 		Third round
December 7
Campus sites
ESPN+ 		Quarterfinals
December 14
Campus sites
ESPN+ 		Semifinals
December 21
Campus sites
USA: ESPN+
Canada: TSN+ 		Championship
2024 Stagg Bowl
January 5, 2025
Shell Energy Stadium
Houston, Texas
USA: ESPN/ESPN+
Canada: TSN+
* Saint John's (MN) 24
* Wisconsin–La Crosse 59 Wisconsin–La Crosse 13
Northwestern (MN) 14 * St. John's (MN) 38
Susquehanna 41
* Susquehanna 42
Hobart 35
* Susquehanna 24
Bethel (MN) 21
* Lake Forest 21
* Bethel (MN) 31 Bethel (MN) 48
Coe 26 Bethel (MN) 24
* Wartburg 14
* Wartburg 19
Wisconsin–Platteville 14
Susquehanna 0
* North Central (IL) 66
* Cortland 17
* Endicott 44 Endicott 9
Alfred State 0 * Cortland 28
Springfield 40
* Springfield 54
UMass Dartmouth 27
Springfield 3
* North Central (IL) 27
* North Central (IL) 42
* Whitworth 21 Whitworth 17
Pomona–Pitzer 13 * North Central (IL) 41
Hope 21
* Hope 49
Aurora 21
North Central (IL)
Mount Union
* Hardin–Simmons 13
* Trinity (TX) 22 Mary Hardin–Baylor 17
Mary Hardin–Baylor 29 Mary Hardin–Baylor 28
* Linfield 18
* Linfield 65
Texas Lutheran 3
Mary Hardin–Baylor 10
* Johns Hopkins 17
* DePauw 45
* Berry 16 Maryville (TN) 20
Maryville (TN) 20 * DePauw 9
Johns Hopkins 14
* Johns Hopkins 17
Grove City 14
Johns Hopkins 37
* Mount Union 45
* Salisbury 33
* King's (PA) 32 King's (PA) 13
Ursinus 29 * Salisbury 35
Randolph–Macon 14
* Randolph–Macon 38
Washington & Jefferson 22
* Salisbury 17
Mount Union 38
* Mount Union 42
* John Carroll 52 John Carroll 7
Mount St. Joseph 7 * Mount Union 24
Carnegie Mellon 19
* Carnegie Mellon 24
Centre 15

* - Host team

Bowl games

Division III held 13 bowl games in 2024, featuring teams that did not qualify for the Division III postseason tournament; this is the same number of games contested in 2023 season, but saw the addition of the Fusion Bowl and two bowls organized by NIL company Opendorse, as well as the subtraction of the ECAC Lynah Bowl and the New England Bowl series.

Date Time (EST) Game Site Television Teams Affiliations Results
Nov 23 12:00 pm Centennial-MAC
Bowl Series 		Campus sites CentennialTV
MACtv
(Streaming) 		Widener
Muhlenberg* 		Centennial
MAC 		Muhlenberg 34
Widener 7
Franklin & Marshall
Delaware Valley* 		Franklin & Marshall 7
Delaware Valley 0
Dickinson
FDU–Florham* 		FDU–Florham 49
Dickinson 14
Whitelaw Bowl Stevenson
Morrisville* 		MAC
Empire 8 		Morrisville 21
Stevenson 18
Chapman Bowl Rochester
Brockport* 		Liberty
Empire 8 		Brockport 42
Rochester 23
Bushnell Bowl Alfred
Western Connecticut* 		Empire 8
MASCAC 		Western Connecticut 45
Alfred 14
Lakefront Bowl Raabe Stadium
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 		Monmouth (IL)
St. Norbert 		MWC
NACC 		St. Norbert 20
Monmouth (IL) 14
1:00 pm Fusion Bowl Campus sites Northeast Sports Network Husson
Maritime* 		CNE
NEWMAC 		Maritime 21
Husson 14
Cape Henry Bowl Salem Football Stadium
Salem, Virginia 		ODAC Sports Network
(streaming) 		Wilkes
Washington & Lee 		Landmark
ODAC 		Washington & Lee 40
Wilkes 21
5:00 pm Cape Charles Bowl Moravian
Shenandoah 		Moravian 35
Shenandoah 14
3:00 pm Isthmus Bowl Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin 		Wisconsin–Stout
Wheaton (IL) 		WIAC
CCIW 		Wheaton (IL) 35
Wisconsin-Stout 32
1:00 pm ForeverLawn Bowl Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Canton, Ohio 		FloSports Hanover
Wabash 		HCAC
NCAC 		Hanover 13
Wabash 10
6:00 pm Extra Points Bowl Marietta
Westminster (PA) 		OAC
PAC 		Westminster (PA) 27
Marietta 13

* - 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.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement Previous position
TCNJ Casey Goff May 7, 2024 Hired as head coach for Brooke HS (WV)[17][18] Eric Jendryaszek[19] (interim) TCNJ offensive line coach (2022–2023)
Castleton Tony Volpone May 9, 2024 Resigned[20] Tyler Higley (interim; named full-time on June 13)[21] Castleton defensive coordinator (2022–2023)
Westfield State Pete Kowalski May 21, 2024 Retired[22] Lou Conte[23] American International head coach (2023)
Chicago Todd Gilcrist Jr. July 5, 2024 Resigned[24] Max Andrews (full-season interim) Chicago offensive line coach (2023)
Otterbein Tommy Zagorski July 12, 2024 Resigned[25] Jake Schaefer (full-season interim) Otterbein offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023)
Southwestern (TX) Joe Austin July 26, 2024 Retired[26] Bill Kriesel[27] (interim; named full-time on November 5)[28] Southwestern (TX) associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and defensive backs coach (2023)
Worcester State Adam Peloquin August 6, 2024 Resigned[29] Zach Besaw (full-season interim) Worcester State defensive backs coach (2020–2023)
Maine Maritime Calvin Powell October 11, 2024 Resigned[30] Bill Mottola Jr. (interim)[31] Lely HS (FL) head coach (2014–2023)
Millikin Carlton Hall October 27, 2024 Fired[32] Patrick Allgeier (interim) Millikin offensive line coach (1996–2024)

End of season

This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement Previous position
Wabash Don Morel September 2024 Retired (effective at before team's bowl game) Jake Gilbert Wabash defensive coordinator (2024)
Anna Maria Steve Croce October 17, 2024 Retired[33] (effective at season's end) Tanner Kingsley[34] Anna Maria associate head coach, offensive coordinator, and quarterbacks coach (2024)
Dean Andrae Murphy November 7, 2024 Fired[35] (effective before conference playoffs) Eric Desmond Lee (interim) Dean athletic director (2024–present)
Illinois Wesleyan Norm Eash November 10, 2024 Retired[36] (effective at season's end)
Saint Vincent Aaron Smetanka November 13, 2024 Fired[37]
Olivet Dan Musielewicz November 18, 2024 Fired[38] Erik Ieuter[39] Muskingum head coach (2018–2024)
St. John Fisher Paul Vosburgh November 19, 2024 Retired[40]
Franklin (IN) Alan Hensell November 22, 2024 Fired[41] Mike Leonard[42] Franklin (IN) head coach (2003–2019)
Albright Isaac Collins November 25, 2024 Moved to administrative position[43] Shaun Weaver Frostburg State defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator (2024)
Hiram Jack Mrozinski November 26, 2024 Fired[44] Xavier Dupree[45] Catawba wide receivers coach (2023–2024)
Marietta Andy Waddle December 9, 2024 Hired as head coach by Valparaiso[46] Thomas Hinkle[47] (interim) Marietta defensive line coach and strength and conditioning coach (2019–2024)
Muskingum Erik Ieuter December 10, 2024 Resigned[48] Edward Reny (interim) Muskingum tight ends coach, offensive line coach, and strength and conditioning coach (2020–2024)
Hartwick Mark Carr December 13, 2024 Retired[49] Mark Theophel (interim) Hartwick associate head coach and defensive coordinator (2024)
Millikin Patrick Allgeier (interim) December 16, 2024 Permanent replacement hired Billy Riebock[50] Midwestern State offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023–2024)
Maine Maritime Bill Mottola Jr. (interim) December 17, 2024 Permanent replacement hired Nick Sheehan[51] Maine Maritime offensive coordinator and strength and conditioning coach (2024)
Otterbein Jake Schaefer (interim) December 19, 2024 Permanent replacement hired Dave Marquis[52] Valparaiso co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach (2023–2024)
Worcester State Zach Besaw (interim) December 19, 2024 Permanent replacement hired Lazaro Mitjans Jr.[53] Harvard running backs coach (2023–2024)
Cortland Curt Fitzpatrick December 21, 2024 Hired as head coach by Colgate[54] Steve Cushing (interim) Cortland defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (2022–2024)

See also

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