Ethan Greenfield, Luke Lehnen and DeAngelo Hardy delivered the big plays and North Central (Ill.) beat Mount Union 28-21 on Friday night at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium to win the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl and claim the NCAA Division III championship.
"It's unbelievable," said Spencer. "I'm so proud of my staff and players. I just didn't want to mess it up as a first-year coach."
Mount Union faced a fourth-and-1 at the North Central 46-yard line trailing 7-0 when Purple Raiders coach Geoff Dartt decided not to go for it after watching his team rush nine times for minus-17 yards. Elliott Warner's punt was downed on the Cardinals' 6-yard line. On first down,for a 94-yard touchdown and a 14-0 lead. It was the longest touchdown in program history for the Cardinals.
ANNAPOLIS, MD - DECEMBER 16: North Central College Cardinals wide receiver DeAngelo Hardy hold the NCAA Division III championship trophy following the Mount Union Purple Raiders game versus the North Central Cardinals on December 16, 2022 in theMount Union answered with Braxton Plunk's 9-yard touchdown run on a quarterback keeper to get within 21-7 with 9:19 left to play.
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