North Central, NCAA Division III and college football

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.
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.
Peoria ties and more: 3 things to know about North Central football's latest national title
The state of Illinois has a college football national champion. Naperville-based North Central College wins the NCAA Division III title.
'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.
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 unfolded.
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 leads North Central College to 3rd NCAA Division III national title: ‘It’s absolutely remarkable’
Quarterback Luke Lehnen’s legacy at North Central College was already intact before the Stagg Bowl on Sunday night. That didn’t stop the Chatham Glenwood graduate from adding one more chapter to that story,
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.

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North Central’s marching band relishes third NCAA championship: ‘Their win feels just as much our win’
North Central has appeared in the NCAA Division III football championships five times. The Stagg Bowl has taken Naperville ...
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 ...