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Stagg Bowl L | |||||||||||||||||||
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Date | December 15, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Season | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||
Stadium | Salem Football Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Salem, Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 3,381 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ESPNU | ||||||||||||||||||
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
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Cortland | 0 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 38 |
North Central | 0 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 37 |
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References
- ↑ "2023 Division III Football Official Bracket". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Football vs North Central on 12/15/2023 - Box Score". SUNY Cortland. December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 17, 2023.