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Division III Football
Division III Football was started in 1973 and it is the lowest level of football that can be played in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Division III football programs cannot give any athletic scholarships. As a result, athletes are driven by their love of the game instead of being motivated by money and other outside influences. It is a common belief that football at this level is not as competitive as the higher divisions. However, it is still a very competitive level of football. There is a playoff system for a National Championship, the Stagg Bowl, which has been held in Salem, Virginia since 1993. For a complete list of Division III football programs and conferences see List of NCAA Division III football programs.

=== Division III Players Drafted in the NFL Draft from 1991-Present ===

Active Roster
Buffalo: Fred Jackson, RB, Coe

Indianapolis: Jerrell Freeman, LB, Mary Hardin-Baylor

Jacksonville: Cecil Shorts III, WR/RET, Mount Union

Kansas City: Andy Studebaker, LB, Wheaton

Miami: Jason Trusnik, LB, Ohio Northern; Kyle Miller, TE/S, Mount Union

Philadelphia: Nate Menkin, OL, Mary Hardin-Baylor

Seattle: Steven Hauschka, K, Middlebury

Tennessee: Mike Preston, WR, Heidelberg

Washington: London Fletcher, LB, John Carroll; Pierre Garcon, WR/RET, Mount Union

Physically Unable to Perform
Detroit: Chris Greenwood, CB, Albion

Practice Squad
Chicago: Matt Blanchard, QB, UW-Whitewater (was released during the season)

Philadelphia: Derek Carrier, TE, Beloit

Injured Reserve
Kansas City: Alex Tanney, QB, Monmouth

Recently Added Division III Football Programs
1997 - Greensboro

1998 - Mary Hardin-Baylor

1999 - Mount Ida

2000 - Averett, East Texas Baptist, Louisiana College, Rockford, Shenandoah, Wisconsin Lutheran

2001 - Christopher Newport, Utica

2002 - No new programs

2003 - Endicott, Huntingdon, Husson

2004 - North Carolina Wesleyan

2005 - Becker

2006 - LaGrange, SUNY-Maritime

2007 - St. Vincent, Birmingham-Southern

2008 - St. Scholastica

2009 - Anna Maria, Castleton State

2010 - Pacific

2011 - Presentation, Stevenson

2012 - Misericordia

2013 - Hendrix, Berry, Southwestern

2014 - George Fox

(Texas-Tyler is on the watch list but it is unknown when they will field a football team)