2024 NCAA Division III 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 5, 2025
National championship	Shell Energy Stadium Houston, TX January 4, 2025
NCAA Division III football seasons

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 will end 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.

The season's playoffs will be 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, 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.

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes

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

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.
• August 1 – The Commonwealth Coast Conference announced that it would be rebranding to the Conference of New England, effective for the 2024 season.

Conference standings

2024 American Rivers Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 11 Wartburg $^   8 – 0     9 – 1   No. 25 Coe ^   7 – 1     9 – 1   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 As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from D3football.com	2024 American Southwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 4 Hardin–Simmons $^   6 – 0     10 – 0   Mary Hardin–Baylor ^   4 – 2     6 – 3   East Texas Baptist   2 – 4     5 – 4   Howard Payne   0 – 6     1 – 8   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from D3football.com	2024 Centennial Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 19 Johns Hopkins $^   6 – 0     9 – 1   Ursinus ^   5 – 1     9 – 1   Muhlenberg   4 – 2     7 – 3   Franklin & Marshall   3 – 3     6 – 4   Dickinson   2 – 4     5 – 5   Gettysburg   1 – 5     2 – 8   McDaniel   0 – 6     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant As of November 27, 2024 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     10 – 0   No. 20 Wheaton (IL)   8 – 1     8 – 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 As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from D3Football.com	2024 Conference of New England football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 10 Endicott $^   5 – 0     9 – 1   Husson   3 – 2     6 – 4   Western New England   3 – 2     6 – 4   Curry   2 – 3     4 – 6   New England (ME)   2 – 3     4 – 6   Nichols   0 – 5     3 – 7   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from D3Football.com	2024 Eastern Collegiate Football Conference standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Alfred State y$^   2 – 1     5 – 5   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     10 – 0   Alfred   5 – 2     7 – 3   Brockport   5 – 2     7 – 3   Morrisville   5 – 2     6 – 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 As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from D3Football.com	2024 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Mount St. Joseph $^   6 – 0     8 – 2   Hanover   5 – 1     7 – 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     9 – 1   Wilkes   5 – 1     7 – 3   Moravian   4 – 2     6 – 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 As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Liberty League football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Hobart $^   6 – 0     9 – 1   Ithaca   5 – 1     6 – 4   RPI   3 – 3     5 – 5   Rochester   2 – 4     6 – 4   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 – 0   Western Connecticut   8 – 1     8 – 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     10 – 0   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 As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   King's (PA) $^   9 – 0     9 – 1   Delaware Valley   7 – 2     8 – 2   FDU–Florham   5 – 4     6 – 4   Eastern   5 – 4     5 – 5   Lebanon Valley   5 – 4     5 – 5   Stevenson   5 – 4     5 – 5   Widener   5 – 4     5 – 5   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 – 0   Monmouth (IL)   8 – 1     8 – 2   Illinois College   7 – 2     8 – 2   Chicago   6 – 3     6 – 4   Cornell (IA)   5 – 4     5 – 5   Ripon   4 – 5     4 – 6   Grinnell   2 – 7     2 – 8   Knox   2 – 7     3 – 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     10 – 0   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     8 – 2   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 As of November 27, 2024 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     10 – 0   Maritime   5 – 2     7 – 3   Salve Regina   5 – 2     6 – 4   WPI   4 – 3     6 – 4   Coast Guard   3 – 4     5 – 5   Merchant Marine   3 – 4     5 – 4   MIT   1 – 6     3 – 6   Norwich   0 – 7     0 – 10   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from D3Football.com	2024 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 8 Salisbury $^   6 – 0     10 – 0   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 As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 9 DePauw $^   8 – 0     10 – 0   Wabash   7 – 1     8 – 2   Denison   6 – 2     6 – 4   Wittenberg   4 – 3     5 – 4   Kenyon   4 – 4     5 – 5   Ohio Wesleyan   3 – 5     4 – 6   Wooster   2 – 6     3 – 7   Oberlin   1 – 7     1 – 9   Hiram   0 – 7     0 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from D3Football.com	2024 Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 15 Aurora $^   8 – 0     9 – 1   St. Norbert   7 – 1     7 – 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 As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from D3Football.com	2024 Northwest Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 14 Linfield $^   7 – 0     9 – 1   No. 22 Whitworth ^   6 – 1     9 – 1   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 As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   No. 5 Mount Union $^   9 – 0     10 – 0   No. 24 John Carroll ^   8 – 1     8 – 2   Marietta   7 – 2     8 – 2   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 As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from D3Football.com	2024 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Randolph–Macon $^   7 – 0     9 – 1   Shenandoah   5 – 2     8 – 2   Washington and Lee   5 – 2     6 – 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. 17 Washington & Jefferson +^   9 – 1     9 – 1   No. 13 Carnegie Mellon +^   9 – 1     9 – 1   No. 12 Grove City +^   9 – 1     9 – 1   Westminster (PA)   7 – 3     7 – 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 As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from D3Football.com
2024 Southern Athletic Association football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Berry +^   6 – 1     8 – 2   Centre +^   6 – 1     8 – 2   Trinity (TX) +^   6 – 1     8 – 2   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 As of November 27, 2024 Rankings from D3Football.com	2024 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf Overall Team   W   L     W   L   Sun Division Pomona-Pitzer xy$^   7 – 1     8 – 2   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 – 1   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 – 3   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     8 – 1   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 – 1   No. 18 Wisconsin–La Crosse ^   5 – 2     7 – 3   Wisconsin–River Falls   4 – 3     7 – 3   Wisconsin–Oshkosh   4 – 3     6 – 4   Wisconsin–Stout   4 – 3     6 – 4   Wisconsin–Whitewater   4 – 3     6 – 4   Wisconsin–Eau Claire   1 – 6     2 – 8   Wisconsin–Stevens Point   0 – 7     1 – 9   $ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant As of November 27, 2024 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

Automatic bids (28)

Automatic bids
Conference	School	Record	Appearance	Last
American Rivers	Wartburg	9–1	17th	2023
American Southwest	Hardin–Simmons	10–0	13th	2023
Centennial	Johns Hopkins	9–1	13th	2023
CCIW	North Central (IL)	10–0	16th	2023
ECFC	Alfred State	5–5	2nd	2023
Empire 8	Cortland	10–0	13th	2023
HCAC	Mount St. Joseph	8–2	8th	2023
Landmark	Susquehanna	9–1	6th	2023
Liberty	Hobart	9–1	13th	2016
MASCAC	UMass Dartmouth	10–0	3rd	2022
Michigan	Hope	10–0	6th	2019
Middle Atlantic	King's (PA)	9–1	2nd	2002
Midwest	Lake Forest	10–0	4th	2022
Minnesota	Saint John's (MN)	10–0	29th	2022
NEWMAC	Springfield	10–0	10th	2023
New England	Endicott	9–1	6th	2023
New Jersey	Salisbury	10–0	14th	2022
North Coast	DePauw	10–0	6th	2023
NACC	Aurora	9–1	9th	2023
Northwest	Linfield	9–1	18th	2022
Ohio	Mount Union	10–0	35th	2023
Old Dominion	Randolph–Macon	9–1	7th	2023
Presidents'	Washington & Jefferson	9–1	27th	2018
SAA	Berry	8–2	4th	2019
SCIAC	Pomona-Pitzer	8–2	2nd	2022
Upper Midwest	Northwestern (MN)	7–3	3rd	2022
USA South	Maryville	8–1	3rd	2018
Wisconsin	Wisconsin–Platteville	9–1	3rd	2016

At-large bids (12)

At-large bids
School	Conference	Record	Appearance	Last
Carnegie Mellon	Presidents'	9–1	9th	2022
Grove City	Presidents'	9–1	2nd	2023
Ursinus	Centennial	9–1	3rd	1999
Whitworth	Northwest	9–1	6th	2023
Texas Lutheran	SCAC	9–1	2nd	2014
Bethel (MN)	Minnesota	8–2	13th	2023
Coe	American Rivers	9–1	11th	2023
Centre	SAA	8–2	4th	2018
Wisconsin–La Crosse	Wisconsin	7–3	15th	2023
Trinity (TX)	SAA	8–2	16th	2023
Mary Hardin–Baylor	American Southwest	6–3	19th	2022
John Carroll	Ohio	8–2	8th	2018

Bracket

First round November 23 Campus sites

Second round November 30 Campus sites

Third round December 7 Campus sites

Quarterfinals December 14 Campus sites

Semifinals December 21 Campus sites

Championship 2024 Stagg Bowl January 5, 2025 Shell Energy Stadium Houston, Texas

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Saint John's (MN)

*

Wisconsin–La Crosse

59

Wisconsin–La Crosse

Northwestern (MN)

14

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Susquehanna

Hobart

*

Lake Forest

*

Bethel (MN)

31

Bethel (MN)

Coe

26

*

Wartburg

Wisconsin–Platteville

*

Cortland

*

Endicott

44

Endicott

Alfred State

0

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Springfield

UMass Dartmouth

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North Central (IL)

*

Whitworth

21

Whitworth

Pomona–Pitzer

13

*

Hope

Aurora

*

Hardin–Simmons

*

Trinity (TX)

22

Mary Hardin–Baylor

Mary Hardin–Baylor

29

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Linfield

Texas Lutheran

*

DePauw

*

Berry

16

Maryville (TN)

Maryville (TN)

20

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Johns Hopkins

Grove City

*

Salisbury

*

King's (PA)

32

King's (PA)

Ursinus

29

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Randolph–Macon

Washington & Jefferson

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Mount Union

*

John Carroll

52

John Carroll

Mount St. Joseph

7

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Carnegie Mellon

Centre

* - Host team

Bowl games

Division III has 13 bowl games, featuring teams that did not qualify for the Division III postseason tournament; this is the same number of games contested in 2023 season, but features the addition of the Fusion Bowl, two bowls organized by NIL company Opendorse, and 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 34–7
					Franklin & Marshall Delaware Valley*		Franklin & Marshall 7–0
					Dickinson FDU–Florham*		FDU–Florham 49–14
		Whitelaw Bowl			Stevenson Morrisville*	MAC Empire 8	Morrisville 21–18
		Chapman Bowl			Rochester Brockport*	Liberty Empire 8	Brockport 42–23
		Bushnell Bowl			Alfred Western Connecticut*	Empire 8 MASCAC	Western Connecticut 45–14
		Lakefront Bowl	Raabe Stadium Wauwatosa, Wisconsin		Monmouth (IL) St. Norbert	MWC NACC	St. Norbert 20–14
	1:00 pm	Fusion Bowl	Campus sites	Northeast Sports Network	Husson Maritime*	CNE NEWMAC	Maritime 21–14
		Cape Henry Bowl	Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia	ODAC Sports Network (streaming)	Wilkes Washington & Lee	Landmark ODAC	Washington & Lee 40–21
	5:00 pm	Cape Charles Bowl			Moravian Shenandoah		Moravian 35–14
	3:00 p.m.	Isthmus Bowl	Bank of Sun Prairie Stadium Sun Prairie, Wisconsin		Wisconsin–Stout Wheaton (IL)	WIAC CCIW	Wheaton (IL) 35–32
	1:00 p.m.	ForeverLawn Bowl	Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium Canton, Ohio	FloSports	Hanover Wabash	HCAC NCAC	Hanover 13–10
	6:00 p.m.	Extra Points Bowl			Marietta Westminster (PA)	OAC PAC	Westminster (PA) 27–13

* - 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)	Eric Jendryaszek (interim)	TCNJ offensive line coach (2022–2023)
Castleton	Tony Volpone	May 9, 2024	Resigned	Tyler Higley (interim; named full-time on June 13)	Castleton defensive coordinator (2022–2023)
Westfield State	Pete Kowalski	May 21, 2024	Retired	Lou Conte	American International head coach (2023)
Chicago	Todd Gilcrist Jr.	July 5, 2024	Resigned	Max Andrews (interim)	Chicago offensive line coach (2023)
Otterbein	Tommy Zagorski	July 12, 2024	Resigned	Jake Schaefer (interim)	Otterbein offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach (2023)
Southwestern (TX)	Joe Austin	July 26, 2024	Retired	Bill Kriesel (interim; named full-time on November 5)	Southwestern (TX) associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and defensive backs coach (2023)
Worcester State	Adam Peloquin	August 6, 2024	Resigned	Zach Besaw (interim)	Worcester State defensive backs coach (2020–2023)
Maine Maritime	Calvin Powell	October 11, 2024	Resigned	Bill Mottola Jr.	Maine Maritime assistant coach (2024)
Millikin	Carlton Hall	October 27, 2024	Fired	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)
Dean	Andrae Murphy	November 7, 2024	Fired (effective before conference playoffs)	Eric Desmond Lee (interim)	Dean athletic director (2024–present)
Illinois Wesleyan	Norm Eash	November 10, 2024	Retired (effective at season's end)
Saint Vincent	Aaron Smetanka	November 13, 2024	Fired
Olivet	Dan Musielewicz	November 18, 2024	Fired	Warren Maloney (interim)	Olivet associate head coach, defensive coordinator, and inside linebackers coach (2013–2024)
St. John Fisher	Paul Vosburgh	November 19, 2024	Retired
Franklin (IN)	Alan Hensell	November 22, 2024	Fired
Albright	Isaac Collins	November 25, 2024	Moved to administrative position	Shaun Weaver	Frostburg State defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator (2024)

See also

• 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season
• 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season
• 2024 NCAA Division II football season
• 2024 NAIA football season
• 2024 U Sports football season