Year | Conference Champions | Champion | John Gagliardi Trophy Winnter |
1973 |
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Wittenburg |
— |
1974 |
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Central College (IA) |
— |
1975 |
|
Wittenburg |
— |
1976 |
|
St. John's (MN) |
— |
1977 |
|
Widener |
1978 |
|
Baldwin Wallace |
— |
1979 |
|
Ithaca |
— |
1980 |
|
Dayton |
— |
1981 |
|
Widener |
— |
1982 |
|
West Georgia |
— |
1983 |
|
Augustana (IL) |
— |
1984 |
|
Augustana (IL) |
— |
1985 |
|
Augustana (IL) |
— |
1986 |
|
Augustana (IL) |
— |
1987 |
|
Wagner |
— |
1988 |
|
Ithaca |
— |
1989 |
|
Dayton |
— |
1990 |
|
Allegheny |
— |
1991 |
|
Ithaca |
— |
1992 |
|
Wisconsin–La Crosse |
— |
1993 |
|
Mount Union |
Jim Ballard, Mount Union (QB) |
1994 |
|
Albion |
Carey Bender, Coe (RB) |
1995 |
|
Wisconsin–La Crosse |
Chris Palmer, St. John's (MN) (WR) |
1996 |
|
Mount Union |
Lon Erickson, Illinois Wesleyan (QB) |
1997 |
|
Mount Union |
Bill Borchert, Mount Union (QB) |
1998 |
|
Mount Union |
Scott Hvistendahl, Augsburg (WR, P) |
1999 |
|
Pacific Lutheran |
Danny Ragsdale, Redlands (QB) |
2000 |
- American Southwest Conference – Hardin–Simmons
- Atlantic Central Football Conference – Wesley
- Centennial Conference – McDaniel
- College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Illinois Wesleyan, Millikin, and Wheaton (IL)
- Dixie Intercollegiate Football Conference – No Champion Named
- Freedom Football Conference – Springfield
- Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Bluffton and Hanover
- Illini-Badger Football Conference – Aurora
- Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA)
- Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Hope
- Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener
- Midwest Conference – St. Norbert
- Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Bethel (MN)
- New England Football Conference – Nichols and Salve Regina (Blue Division), Bridgewater State (Red Division)
- Championship Game: Bridgewater State 27, Salve Regina 24
- New England Small College Athletic Conference – Amherst, Colby, and Middlebury
- New Jersey Athletic Conference – Montclair State
- North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg
- Northwest Conference – Linfield
- Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
- Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry
- Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson
- Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands
- Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – DePauw, Sewanee, and Trinity (TX)
- University Athletic Association – Chicago
- Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Mount Senario
- Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference – Hobart, Rochester, and Union (NY)
- Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Stout
|
Mount Union |
Chad Johnson, Pacific Lutheran (QB) |
2001 |
|
Mount Union |
Chuck Moore, Mount Union (RB) |
2002 |
|
Mount Union |
Dan Pugh, Mount Union (RB) |
2003 |
|
St. John's (MN) |
Blake Elliott, St. John's (MN) (WR, P, KR) |
2004 |
|
Linfield |
Rocky Myers, Wesley (DE) (S) |
2005 |
|
Mount Union |
Brett Elliott, Linfield (QB) |
2006 |
|
Mount Union |
Josh Brehm, Alma (QB) |
2007 |
|
Wisconsin–Whitewater |
Justin Beaver, Wisconsin–Whitewater (RB) |
2008 |
|
Mount Union |
Greg Micheli, Mount Union (QB) |
2009 |
|
Wisconsin–Whitewater |
Blaine Westemeyer, Augustana (IL) (OT) |
2010 |
|
Wisconsin–Whitewater |
Eric Watt, Trine (QB) |
2011 |
|
Wisconsin–Whitewater |
Michael Zweifel, Dubuque (WR) |
2012 |
|
Mount Union |
Scottie Williams, Elmhurst (IL) (RB) |
2013 |
- American Southwest Conference – Mary Hardin–Baylor (13–1, 6–0)
- Centennial Conference – Johns Hopkins (10–1, 9–0)
- College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – North Central (IL) (13–1, 7–0)
- Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Gallaudet (9–2, 6–1)
- Empire 8 Conference – Ithaca (9–3, 6–1)
- Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Franklin (8–4, 7–1) and Rose–Hulman (7–3, 7–1)
- Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wartburg (9–3, 6–1)
- Liberty League – Hobart (10–1, 7–0)
- Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference – Framingham State (9–2, 8–0)
- Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion (8–3, 6–0)
- Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming (7–3, 7–2) and Lebanon Valley (8–3, 7–2)
- Midwest Conference – St. Norbert (8–3, 8–1)
- Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Bethel (MN) (12–1, 8–0)
- New England Football Conference – Endicott (8–3, 7–0)
- New England Small College Athletic Conference – Amherst (7–1, 7–1), Middlebury (7–1, 7–1), and Wesleyan (CT) (7–1, 7–1)
- New Jersey Athletic Conference – Rowan (9–3, 6–1) and Brockport State (8–3, 6–1)
- North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg (10–2, 9–0)
- Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference – Concordia (WI) (8–3, 6–0)
- Northwest Conference – Linfield (11–1, 6–0)
- Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union (14–1, 9–0)
- Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Hampden–Sydney (9–3, 6–1)
- Presidents' Athletic Conference – Thomas More (9–1, 7–1) and Washington & Jefferson (8–3, 7–1)
- Southern Athletic Association – Millsaps (9–1, 5–1) and Rhodes (8–2, 5–1)
- Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Redlands (7–3, 7–0)
- Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Texas Lutheran (8–1, 3–0)
- University Athletic Association – Washington–Saint Louis (8–3, 3–0)
- Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – St. Scholastica (9–2, 9–0)
- USA South Athletic Conference – Methodist (8–2, 6–1) and Maryville (TN) (8–3, 6–1)
- Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater (15–0, 7–0)
|
Wisconsin–Whitewater |
Kevin Burke, Mount Union (QB) |
2014 |
- American Southwest Conference – Mary Hardin–Baylor (9–0, 4–0)
- Centennial Conference – Johns Hopkins (9–0, 8–0)
- College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Wheaton (IL) (9–0, 6–0)
- Eastern Collegiate Football Conference – Husson (8–2, 7–0)
- Empire 8 Conference – Ithaca (7–2, 6–2)
- Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Franklin (7–0, 7–2)
- Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wartburg (9–0, 6–0)
- Liberty League – Hobart (9–0, 6–0)
- Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference – Framingham State (10–1, 8–0)
- Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Adrian (8–3, 5–1)
- Middle Atlantic Conference – Widener (12–0, 9–0)
- Midwest Conference – Macalester (9–2, 5–0)
- Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN) (10–2, 7–1)
- New England Football Conference – MIT (8–3, 7–0)
- New England Small College Athletic Conference – Amherst (8–0, 8–0)
- New Jersey Athletic Conference – Morrisville State (9–2, 6–1), Montclair State (8–2, 6–1), and Rowan (7–4, 6–1)
- North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg (8–1, 8–0)
- Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference – Wisconsin Lutheran (7–3, 5–1)
- Northwest Conference – Linfield (10–1, 6–1)
- Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union (12–0, 9–0)
- Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Hampden–Sydney (7–4, 5–2)
- Presidents' Athletic Conference – Washington & Jefferson (9–0, 7–0)
- Southern Athletic Association – Centre (10–1, 6–0)
- Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Chapman (7–1, 6–0)
- Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Texas Lutheran (8–1, 2–0)
- University Athletic Association – Washington–Saint Louis (8–3, 3–0)
- Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – St. Scholastica (10–0, 9–0)
- USA South Athletic Conference – Christopher Newport (8–2, 6–1)
- Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Whitewater (9–0, 6–0)
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