The 2023 NCAA Division III Football Championship Game, more commonly referred to as the 2023 Stagg Bowl or Stagg Bowl L, was a postseason college football game scheduled played on December 15, 2023, at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia. It determined a national champion in NCAA Division III for the 2023 season. The game began at 7:00 p.m. EST, and aired on ESPNU. The game featured the two finalists of the 32-team single elimination playoff bracket, Cortland and North Central; Cortland won 38–37 to claim their first national championship.

Teams

The participants of the 2023 NCAA Division III Football Championship Game were the finalists of the 2023 Division III Playoffs, a 32-team single elimination brackets tournament which began on November 18. The winners of each of the four 8-team regions qualified for the national semifinals.[1]

National semifinals

Semifinals
December 9
Asterisk denotes host 		National Championship
December 15
Salem Football Stadium, Salem, VA
      
Cortland 49
* Randolph–Macon 14
Cortland 38
North Central 37
North Central 34
* Wartburg 27

Game summary

2023 Stagg Bowl
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cortland 0 3 142138
North Central 0 7 102037

at Salem Football Stadium • Salem, Virginia

  • Date: Friday, December 15, 2023
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind: E 0 mph
  • Game attendance: 3,381
  • Referee: Justin Ackley
  • TV: ESPNU
Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
Plays Yards TOP Cortland North Central
2 0:57 15 92 6:21 North Central Charles Coleman 7-yard touchdown reception from Luke Lehnen, Sean Ryniec kick good 0 7
2 0:02 7 55 0:55 Cortland 31-yard field goal by Mike Baloga 3 7
3 11:33 7 72 3:27 Cortland Cole Burgess 9-yard touchdown reception from Zac Boyes, Mike Baloga kick good 10 7
3 6:34 5 47 2:14 North Central Joe Sacco 4-yard touchdown run, Sean Ryniec kick good 10 14
3 6:21 2 65 0:13 Cortland JJ Laap 65-yard touchdown reception from Zac Boyes, Mike Baloga kick good 17 14
3 3:16 7 62 3:05 North Central 24-yard field goal by Sean Ryniec 17 17
4 14:56 8 73 3:20 Cortland Joe Iadevaio 9-yard touchdown reception from Zac Boyes, Mike Baloga kick good 24 17
4 13:39 3 65 1:17 North Central Luke Lehnen 4-yard touchdown run, Sean Ryniec kick good 24 24
4 8:16 10 63 5:23 Cortland Joe Iadevaio 10-yard touchdown reception from Zac Boyes, Mike Baloga kick good 31 24
4 7:16 3 71 1:00 North Central Luke Lehnen 64-yard touchdown run, Sean Ryniec kick good 31 31
4 1:41 10 73 5:35 Cortland Cole Burgess 21-yard touchdown reception from Zac Boyes, Mike Baloga kick good 38 31
4 1:20 2 72 0:21 North Central DeAngelo Hardy 60-yard touchdown reception from Luke Lehnen, 2-point run by Luke Lehnen was stopped short of the end zone 38 37
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 37

Statistics

References

  1. ^ "2023 Division III Football Official Bracket". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Football vs North Central on 12/15/2023 - Box Score". SUNY Cortland. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Stagg_Bowl
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