Division III, North Central

Luke Lehnen leads North Central College to 3rd NCAA Division III national title: ‘It’s absolutely remarkable’
Luke Lehnen repeats as the Gagliardi Trophy winner and then leads North Central College back to the top in the Stagg Bowl.
Mount Union football falls 41-25 to North Central, which captures its third Division III title since 2019
Mount Union has won 13 D-III championships in 23 title game appearances, both of which are records. North Central — which captured its first title in 2019, the first championship-game berth in program history — beat the Purple Raiders 28-21 in the 2022 title game.
North Central football team wins third Division III national title, finishes season a perfect 15-0
The North Central football dynasty has reached rarified air. So has quarterback Luke Lehnen. The graduate student from Chatham, just south of Springfield, accounted for five
Mount Union and North Central ready for another NCAA football playoff clash in Stagg Bowl
Mount Union and North Central will meet in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl for the second time in three years Sunday night in Houston.
North Central College wins Division III national football title
It will be difficult for any quarterback at any level to top what North Central College's Luke Lehnen has accomplished over the last four years. The four-year starter capped off his record-setting
Luke Lehnen powers North Central College past Mount Union to win 2024 Stagg Bowl
North Central College quarterback Luke Lehnen ended his record-breaking college football career in the best way possible: as a national champion. The Cardinals, led by five total touchdowns from their All-American quarterback,
Luke Lehnen's 5-TD game lifts North Central College to D-III title
Luke Lehnen finishes with five total touchdowns as North Central College defeats Mount Union to win the Division III national football title.
Lehnen, North Central beat Mount Union, win third D-III title since 2019
Mount Union's Tyler Echeverry ran 29 yards untouched to open the scoring — the first time North Central has trailed all season. Lehnen, who went 57-2 over his college career, threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Myles Walton to make it 7-7 with 4:35 left in the first quarter.
North Central’s marching band relishes third NCAA championship: ‘Their win feels just as much our win’
For the North Central College Cardinal Marching Band, most of the weekend was spent on a bus. Forty-some hours to be exact. The hours fell away, though, when they stepped out into the stadium. Horns ...
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What you need to know about NCAA's new eligibility rule for former JUCO, NAIA athletes
Dec. 23, the NCAA sent a memo to its member schools that sent compliance officers all over the country with something to ...
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Miami's Cam Ward sets NCAA's Division I record with 156th career touchdown pass
for No. 2 on the NCAA list. Braxton Punk of Division III’s Mount Union threw for 158 from 2019 through 2023; North Central’s Luke Lehnen, whose team will play in the Division III national ...
Scoggins: Time to change the rule so St. Thomas is NCAA tournament-eligible by next year
The St. Thomas men’s basketball team has been a Division I program for 3½ seasons. The Tommies have grown up fast. They keep ...