The 1977 NCAA Division III football season -- part of
college football in the United States organized by the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges ...
at the
Division III
In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
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level—began in August 1977, and concluded with the
NCAA Division III Football Championship
The NCAA Division III Football Championship began in 1973.
The Division III playoffs begin with 32 teams selected to participate in the Division III playoffs. The Division III championship game, known as the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl or Stagg Bowl ...
in December 1977 at
Garrett-Harrison Stadium in
Phenix City, Alabama. The
Widener Pioneers won their first Division III championship, defeating the
Wabash Little Giants
The Wabash Little Giants are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent Wabash College, a small private school for men in Crawfordsville, Indiana, United States. The college belongs to the National Collegiate Athletic Association and part ...
by a final score of 39−36.
Conference standings
Conference champions
Postseason
The 1977 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the fifth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's
NCAA Division III
NCAA Division III (D-III) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. D-III consists of athletic programs at colleges and universities that choose not to offer athletic scholarships to their st ...
college football. The championship game was held at
Garrett-Harrison Stadium in
Phenix City, Alabama for the fifth consecutive year. Like the previous two championships, eight teams competed in this edition.
Playoff bracket
See also
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1977 NCAA Division I football season
The 1977 NCAA Division I football season was one in which the top five teams finished with 11–1 records. Notre Dame, which beat top-ranked and undefeated Texas in the Cotton Bowl, became the national champion.
The 1977 season was the last ...
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1977 NCAA Division II football season
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1977 NAIA Division I football season
The 1977 NAIA Division I football season was the 22nd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA, was the eighth season of play of the NAIA's top division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1977 and culminated in ...
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1977 NAIA Division II football season
The 1977 NAIA Division II football season was the 22nd season of college football sponsored by the NAIA and the eighth season of play of the NAIA's lower division for football.
The season was played from August to November 1977 and culminated i ...
References
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