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Playoff schedule
All times Eastern.
Bracket
Saturday, Dec. 16
Stagg Bowl XXVIII
Mount Union 10, St. John's 7
Right leg, right time

Matt LaVerde, Todd Braden, defensive coordinator Don Montgomery,
Mike Miller and Jesse Pearson celebrate Mount Union's win in Stagg
Bowl XXVIII.
(By Fred Cockrill, Cockrill Studio) |
Junior kicker Rodney Chenos redeemed
himself for a fourth-quarter miss by nailing a 20-yard field goal
(listen to it here) with one
second left in the game to lift Mount Union to its fifth Division III
national championship, defeating St. John's 10-7 in a
memorable Stagg Bowl XXVIII. It was the second-lowest scoring output
in Stagg Bowl and the Purple Raiders tied for the fewest points scored
by a Stagg Bowl winner. Keith McMillan
recalls a memorable weekend in Salem.
Thanks to our listeners, who made WDCV and the Stagg Bowl broadcast the
No. 1 rated station on WebRadio.
Saturday, Dec. 9
National Semifinals
Mount Union 70, Widener 30
St. John's 38, Hardin-Simmons 14
Saturday, Dec. 2
Regional Championships
East: Widener 61, Springfield
27
North: Mount Union 32, Wittenberg
15
South: Hardin-Simmons 33, Trinity
30
West: St. John's 21, Central 18
West No. 7 lucky again
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St. John's proved the seventh seed in the West is the place to
be, as the Johnnies advance to the Stagg Bowl, defeating south No. 1
seed Hardin-Simmons 38-14 in Abilene, Texas. The Cowboys scored with
28 seconds left in the first half to pull within three points, but
did not score the rest of the way as Chris Moore (pictured) and Blake Elliott
scored third-quarter touchdowns before backup Jeff Radel capped it
off with a minute left. Elliott
led the way with 133 yards receiving, helping St. John's become the
second consecutive No. 7 seed to advance from the West to advance to
the Stagg Bowl since the playoff field was expanded. In Alliance, Mount
Union scored 28 unanswered points in the third quarter and
rolled past Widener 70-30 in the afternoon's first semifinal, as
Adam Marino tied a Division III playoff record with 17 receptions. |
Saturday, Nov. 25
Regional Semifinals
Central 20, Linfield 17
(OT)
Hardin-Simmons 32,
Western Maryland 10
Mount Union 59,
Ohio Northern 28
Springfield 13, Brockport State 6
St. John's 28, Pacific Lutheran 21 (OT )
Trinity (Texas) 47,
Bridgewater (Va.) 41 (OT)
Widener 40,
Hobart 14
Wittenberg 32,
Hanover 21
Rolling into
the semifinals
One team rolled into the semifinal game in Alliance, Ohio, but it
was Widener beating Springfield 61-27, taking advantage of three second-half
Pride turnovers to run away with it. In the North Region, Mount Union won,
but didn't run away from Wittenberg in a 32-15 decision. St. John's advanced
to the national semifinals, defeating Central 21-18, and Hardin-Simmons
holds off a last-second drive, knocking down a Trinity pass in the end zone
to win 33-30. Hear the dramatic final play
of the game, from KAGT-FM (your quality may vary).
Saturday, Nov. 18
Springfield 31,
Montclair State 29
Bridgewater (Va.) 59, Washington & Jefferson 42
Hobart 25, Bridgewater State 0
Western Maryland 38, Emory & Henry 14
Wittenberg 31, Aurora 20
Hanover 20, Hope 3
Ohio Northern 47,
Millikin 21
Widener 33, Union 26
Central 29,
St. Norbert 14
Pacific Lutheran 41, Bethel 13
St. John's 26, UW-Stout 19
Trinity (Texas) 21,
Wesley 3
Saturday, Nov. 18, Non-playoff games
Buffalo State 43,
Hartwick 20
King's 45,
Ursinus 20
Morehead State 42,
Westminster (Pa.) 38
Muhlenberg 26,
Wilkes 22
Northwestern (Minn.) 35, Greenville 27
Western Connecticut 63,
Nichols 10
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