| 2024 NCAA Division III football season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total No. of teams | 240 | |
| Preseason AP No. 1 | North Central (IL) | |
| Regular season | September 1 – November 16, 2024 | |
| Playoffs | November 23 – January 5, 2025 | |
| Shell Energy Stadium Houston, TX January 5, 2025 | ||
| Champion | North Central (IL) | |
| Gagliardi Trophy | Luke Lehnen, QB, North Central (IL) | |
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The 2024 NCAA Division III football season was 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 was 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 was 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] North Central (IL) was the 2025 Stagg Bowl champions, defeated Mount Union 41–25.
- ^ "DIII Management Council supports expanding football, team sport brackets". NCAA (Press release). April 18, 2024.
- ^ "From 2022-2025, Stagg will break the mold". D3Football.com. October 14, 2020.
- ^ "Next Stagg Bowl gets bigger venue". D3Football.com. June 6, 2024. Retrieved November 21, 2024.