2019 NCAA Division III football season


The 2019 NCAA Division III football season is the component of the 2019 college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States. The regular season began on September 5 and culminated on November 16.
The season's playoffs ended with the NCAA Division III Football Championship at Woodforest Bank Stadium in Shenandoah, Texas, hosted by the University of Mary Hardin–Baylor.
On November 16, 2019, the annual game between and became the most-attended game in Division III history, with 45,161 fans watching Ithaca defeat Cortland, 32–20 to claim the Cortaca Jug.

Conference changes and new programs

Membership changes

completed its transition to Division III and became eligible for the postseason.

Conference standings

Postseason

Twenty-seven conferences met the requirements for an automatic bid to the playoffs.
There were no "Pool B" bids this year, slots normally allocated to schools not in a Pool A conference.
The remaining five playoff spots were at-large teams.

Qualified teams

Automatic bids (27)

At-large bids (5)

Playoff bracket