NCAA Division III, North Central College

These 3 Rockford-area stars spark North Central to another NCAA Division III football title
Nick Fehrle (Boylan) and Bobby Behmer (Lutheran) discuss their roles in the NCAA Division III national championship run.
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.
NCAA Division III football powers Mount Union, North Central set to meet again in Stagg Bowl
Mount Union football has won 13 NCAA titles, but the Purple Raiders will have their hands full with North Central, the hottest program in D3 football.
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
2025 Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl: What to know about Mount Union-North Central football matchup
What should you know about Sunday's Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl between Mount Union and North Central college football teams? Here are eight things.
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.
'An unbelievable football player': Luke Lehnen powers North Central to D3 national title
Luke Lehnen throws four touchdown passes and runs for a TD to lead North Central football to a win over Mount Union in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl.
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Stagg Bowl score | Mount Union vs. North Central college football recap, highlights
The Mount Union and North Central college football teams met in the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl. Here's how the NCAA D3 title game ...
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 ...
North Central College returning to D3 football championship for 5th straight year
Naperville's North Central College is becoming a college football dynasty. The team is leaving Thursday evening for another ...
North Central College returns to D3 football championship for 5th year
Naperville's North Central College is becoming a college football dynasty. The team is leaving Thursday evening for another ...
North Central’s victorious Cardinals celebrate NCAA football championship
North Central College’s championship-winning Cardinals football team returned Monday to Benedetti-Wehrli Stadium in ...