Husson Set to Take on RPI in NCAA Action

Husson Set to Take on RPI in NCAA Action

Release courtesy of Husson Athletics Communications

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The NCAA Division III Football Committee announced today the field of 32 teams for the 2018 NCAA Division III Football Championship. The committee selected teams based on conference results and competition within an institution's respective evaluation region. Husson will be traveling to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. for the first meeting between the Eagles and Engineers in program history on Saturday, November 17th.

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Twenty-six conferences received automatic-qualifying berths. One berth was reserved for true independents or teams that are members of a conference that do not receive automatic qualification. The remaining five berths were awarded to teams from either automatic qualifying conferences that did not win an automatic berth, the remaining true independent teams or teams in non-automatic qualifying conferences.

The first round of the championship will be played November 17 at the host institution's campus or at an alternate site approved by the football committee.  The Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl, the national championship game, will be played Friday, December 14, at Woodforest Bank Stadium in Shenandoah, Texas. The game will be broadcast live on ESPNU at 7 p.m. Eastern time.