| Year |
Champion |
John Gagliardi Trophy Winner
|
| 1973
|
Wittenberg
|
—
|
| 1974
|
Central College (IA)
|
—
|
| 1975
|
Wittenberg (2)
|
—
|
| 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) (2)
|
—
|
| 1985
|
Augustana (IL) (3)
|
—
|
| 1986
|
Augustana (IL) (4)
|
—
|
| 1987
|
Wagner
|
—
|
| 1988
|
Ithaca (2)
|
—
|
| 1989
|
Dayton (2)
|
—
|
| 1990
|
Allegheny
|
—
|
| 1991
|
Ithaca (3)
|
—
|
| 1992
|
Wisconsin–La Crosse
|
—
|
| 1993
|
Mount Union
|
Jim Ballard, Mount Union (QB)
|
| 1994
|
Albion
|
Carey Bender, Coe (RB)
|
| 1995
|
Wisconsin–La Crosse (2)
|
Chris Palmer, St. John's (MN) (WR)
|
| 1996
|
Mount Union (2)
|
Lon Erickson, Illinois Wesleyan (QB)
|
| 1997
|
Mount Union (3)
|
Bill Borchert, Mount Union (QB)
|
| 1998
|
Mount Union (4)
|
Scott Hvistendahl, Augsburg (WR, P)
|
| 1999
|
Pacific Lutheran
|
Danny Ragsdale, Redlands (QB)
|
| 2000
|
Mount Union (5)
|
Chad Johnson, Pacific Lutheran (QB)
|
| 2001
|
Mount Union (6)
|
Chuck Moore, Mount Union (RB)
|
| 2002
|
Mount Union (7)
|
Dan Pugh, Mount Union (RB)
|
| 2003
|
St. John's (MN) (2)
|
Blake Elliott, St. John's (MN) (WR, P, KR)
|
| 2004
|
Linfield
|
Rocky Myers, Wesley (DE) (S)
|
| 2005
|
Mount Union (8)
|
Brett Elliott, Linfield (QB)
|
| 2006
|
Mount Union (9)
|
Josh Brehm, Alma (QB)
|
| 2007
|
Wisconsin–Whitewater
|
Justin Beaver, Wisconsin–Whitewater (RB)
|
| 2008
|
Mount Union (10)
|
Greg Micheli, Mount Union (QB)
|
| 2009
|
Wisconsin–Whitewater (2)
|
Blaine Westemeyer, Augustana (IL) (OT)
|
| 2010
|
Wisconsin–Whitewater (3)
|
Eric Watt, Trine (QB)
|
| 2011
|
Wisconsin–Whitewater (4)
|
Michael Zweifel, Dubuque (WR)
|
| 2012
|
Mount Union (11)
|
Scottie Williams, Elmhurst (IL) (RB)
|
| 2013
|
Wisconsin–Whitewater (5)
|
Kevin Burke, Mount Union (QB)
|
| 2014
|
Wisconsin–Whitewater (6)
|
| 2015
|
Mount Union (12)
|
Joe Callahan, Wesley (DE) (QB)
|
| 2016
|
Mary Hardin–Baylor (vacated)
|
Carter Hanson, St. John's (MN) (LB)
|
| 2017
|
Mount Union (13)
|
Brett Kasper, Wisconsin–Oshkosh (QB)
|
| 2018
|
Mary Hardin–Baylor
|
Jackson Erdmann, Saint John's (MN) (QB)
|
| 2019
|
North Central (IL)
|
Broc Rutter, North Central (IL) (QB)
|
| 2020
|
Not held
|
Not awarded
|
| 2021
|
Mary Hardin–Baylor (2)
|
Blaine Hawkins, Central (IA) (QB)
|
| 2022
|
North Central (IL) (2)
|
Ethan Greenfield, North Central (IL) (RB)
|
| 2023
|
Cortland
|
Luke Lehnen, North Central (IL) (QB)
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