D3football.com - Stagg Bowl Preview

Rowan and Pacific Lutheran have each had a long and storied history in the playoffs, with PLU winning three national titles at the NAIA Division II level. This is their first championship game after moving up to Division III. Rowan is making its fifth trip to the championship game.

Pacific Lutheran

NAIA DIVISION II
1979	Pacific Lutheran 34, at California Lutheran 14 at Findlay 9, Pacific Lutheran 0
1980	at Pacific Lutheran 35, Linfield 20 at Pacific Lutheran 32, Valley City State 0 at Pacific Lutheran 38, Wilmington (Ohio) 10 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
1981	at William Jewell 19, Pacific Lutheran 14
1983	at Pacific Lutheran 35, Baker 3 at Pacific Lutheran 16, Westminster (Pa.) 13 Northwestern (Iowa) 25, Pacific Lutheran 21 at Tacoma Dome NATIONAL RUNNER-UP
1985	at Pacific Lutheran 30, Linfield 12 at Pacific Lutheran 40, Findlay 29 UW-La Crosse 24, Pacific Lutheran 7 at Tacoma Dome NATIONAL RUNNER-UP
1986	Linfield 27, Pacific Lutheran 21 (OT)
1987	at Pacific Lutheran 40, Midland Lutheran 21 Pacific Lutheran 36, at Carroll (Mont.) 26 at Pacific Lutheran 17, Baker 14 (OT) Pacific Lutheran vs. UW-Stevens Pt. at Tacoma Dome NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Awarded title after Stevens Point forfeited for using ineligible players
1988	at Oregon Tech 56, Pacific Lutheran 35
1990	Pacific Lutheran 37, at Concordia (Wis.) 3 at Central Washington 24, Pacific Lutheran 6
1991	at Pacific Lutheran 27, Central Washington 0 at Pacific Lutheran 23, Linfield 0 Pacific Lutheran 47, at Dickinson State (N.D.) 25 at Georgetown (Ky.) 28, Pacific Lutheran 20 NATIONAL RUNNER-UP
1992	at Pacific Lutheran 37, Montana Tech 0 at Linfield 44, Pacific Lutheran 30
1993	at Pacific Lutheran 61, Cumberland (Tenn.) 7 at Pacific Lutheran 35, Central Washington 17 at Pacific Lutheran 52, Baker 14 Pacific Lutheran 50, Westminster (Pa.) 20 at Portland, Ore. NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
1994	Pacific Lutheran 34, at Midland Lutheran 14 at Pacific Lutheran 35, Western Washington 20 at Pacific Lutheran 28, Northwestern (Iowa) 7 Westminster (Pa.) 27, Pacific Lutheran 7 at Portland, Ore. NATIONAL RUNNER-UP
1995	at Findlay 21, Pacific Lutheran 14
1996	at Western Washington 21, Pacific Lutheran 20 (OT)
NCAA DIVISION III
1998	at St. John’s (Minn.) 33, Pacific Lutheran 20
1999	Pacific Lutheran 28, at Willamette 24 Pacific Lutheran 49, at Wartburg 14 Pacific Lutheran 19, at St. John’s (Minn.) 9 Pacific Lutheran 49, at Trinity (Texas) 14 vs. Rowan at Salem, Va.

Rowan

NCAA DIVISION III
1991	at Ithaca 31, Rowan 10
1992	at Rowan 41, Worcester Tech 14 Rowan 28, at Buffalo State 19 Washington & Jefferson 18, at Rowan 13
1993	at Rowan 29, Buffalo State 6 Rowan 37, at William Paterson 0 Rowan 23, at Washington & Jefferson 16 Mount Union 34, Rowan 24 at Salem, Va. NATIONAL RUNNER-UP
1995	Rowan 46, at Buffalo State 7 at Rowan 38, Union 7 Rowan 28, at Washington & Jefferson 15 UW-La Crosse 36, Rowan 7 at Salem, Va. NATIONAL RUNNER-UP
1996	Rowan 21, at Buffalo State 20 Rowan 7, at College of New Jersey 3 at Rowan 33, Lycoming 14 Mount Union 56, Rowan 24 at Salem, Va. NATIONAL RUNNER-UP
1997	at Rowan 43, Coast Guard 0 at Rowan 13, College of New Jersey 7 at Lycoming 28, Rowan 20
1998	Rowan 26, at College of New Jersey 2 at Rowan 19, Buffalo State 17 at Rowan 22, UW-Eau Claire 19 Mount Union 44, Rowan 24 at Salem, Va. NATIONAL RUNNER-UP
1999	Rowan 29, at RPI 10 at Rowan 55, Ursinus 0 Rowan 42, at Montclair State 13 Rowan 24, at Mount Union 17 (OT) vs. Pacific Lutheran at Salem, Va.

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