The NCAA Division III football championships began in 1973. Prior to 1973, most of the schools now in Division III competed in the NCAA's former College Division.

The championship game, currently played in Salem, Virginia, is known as the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.

NCAA Division III Championship Results

Year	Score
1973	Wittenberg 41-0 Juniata
1974	Central 10-8 Ithaca
1975	Wittenberg 28-0 Ithaca
1976	St. John's (Minn.) 31-28 Towson State
1977	Widener 39-36 Wabash
1978	Baldwin-Wallace 24-10 Wittenberg
1979	Ithaca 14-10 Wittenberg
1980	Dayton 63-0 Ithaca
1981	Widener 17-10 Dayton
1982	West Georgia 14-0 Augustana (Ill.)
1983	Augustana (Ill.) 21-17 Union (N.Y.)
1984	Augustana (Ill.) 21-12 Central
1985	Augustana (Ill.) 20-7 Ithaca
1986	Augustana (Ill.) 31-3 Salisbury State
1987	Wagner 19-3 Dayton
1988	Ithaca 39-24 Central
1989	Dayton 17-7 Union (N.Y.)
1990	Allegheny (OT) 21-14 Lycoming
1991	Ithaca 34-20 Dayton
1992	Wisconsin-La Crosse 16-12 Washington & Jefferson
1993	Mount Union 34-24 Rowan
1994	Albion 38-15 Washington & Jefferson
1995	UW-La Crosse 36-7 Rowan
1996	Mount Union 56-24 Rowan
1997	Mount Union 61-12 Lycoming
1998	Mount Union 44-24 Rowan
1999	Pacific Lutheran 42-13 Rowan
2000	Mount Union 10-7 St. John's (Minn.)
2001	Mount Union 30-27 Bridgewater
2002	Mount Union 48-7 Trinity (Texas)
2003	St. John's (Minn.) 24-6 Mount Union
2004	Linfield 28-21 Mary Hardin-Baylor