Joe Germinerio rolled up 410 yards of total offense, much of it on the ground. Photo by Ryan Coleman, d3photography.com

Joe Germinerio ran Ithaca's offense to perfection in winning the Cortaca Jug in the game with the highest paid attendance in Division III football history, while DePauw came up with the key play in the closing minute to win the Monon Bell from Wabash. Wabash's stumble was not the only one, either, for teams which have already clinched playoff bids. And in the final game of the night, UW-Whitewater threw four interceptions and UW-Oshkosh came away with the WIAC automatic bid, sending Whitewater into the pool of possible at-large teams.

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Cortland gave up a quick score after having the ball stripped away late in the second quarter and went into the locker room down 19-6, and Ithaca went up 26-6 early in the third after Germinerio found Will Gladney on a fade in the front of the end zone. The Red Dragons looked dead, but on their third possession of the second half, Brett Segala hit a streaking Jason Carlock at midfield, and Carlock raced to the 8-yard line. Zach Tripodi ran it in one play later to cut the lead to 26-13. The Red Dragons scored on another Tripodi run with 6:53 left in the game to make it 26-20.

But Germinerio, who had picked up a bunch of yards running the ball, found Andrew Vito streaking behind the defense on a bit of razzle-dazzle, and Vito ran the rest of the 46 yards to the end zone to seal the game with 3:06 left.

The game was played in front of 45,161 paying customers at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the highest paid attendance in the history of Division III football. Cortland fell to 8-2, effectively eliminating the Red Dragons from NCAA playoff contention.

The final minutes of the Monon Bell game were a roller coaster. With DePauw having tied the game at 10-10 early in the fourth quarter on a 28-yard Jack Brush field goal, the teams traded turnovers before Wabash took over just over midfield. The Little Giants rode running back Isaac Avant for a stretch of eight carries in 10 plays and ended up stalled at the 13-yard line, where Schuyler Nehrig connected on a 30-yard field goal to give Wabash a 13-10 lead. DePauw came out firing, however, and Chase Andries connected on a couple of short passes before hitting Gavin Ritter for a 62-yard touchdown with 33 seconds left.

The win gives DePauw the Monon Bell for the first time since 2016. Wabash leads the series, 62-55-9.

Cortland's loss dropped the Red Dragons out of contention for an at-large bid to the Division III playoffs. Bethel lost as well, eliminating the Royals from playoff contention as the Tommies won, 17-7. Josh Parks ran for 168 yards, Ronnie Jones and Tommy Dolan each threw a touchdown pass and the Tommies picked off Jaran Roste twice in the win. John Carroll remained in the hunt, as Jake Floriea hit Keyshawn Colmon with a 28-yard touchdown pass with 24 seconds left to lift the Blue Streaks past Baldwin Wallace 17-10. Floriea passed for just 55 yards on the day. Wartburg remained in the hunt with a win against Loras, as well, as Central defeated Coe to clinch the ARC title.

WPI surged to a 42-7 halftime lead and finished its regular season at 9-1 with a 70-28 win at Norwich. But that one loss, an overtime defeat against MIT, will likely keep the Engineers out of the playoffs because the other Engineers, MIT, beat Springfield 43-40 to secure the NEWMAC's automatic bid. MIT scored 10 points in the final seven minutes of the game, capped by Mark Wright's 36-yard field goal with 33 seconds left.

Morrisville State scored 17 unanswered points to finish the game and put Brockport on its heels going into the playoffs, defeating the Golden Eagles 24-21. Brockport clinched the Empire 8's automatic bid last week, but will go to the postseason at 8-2. Kinsey Williams ran for two touchdowns, including the one which gave the Mustangs the lead with 1:51 left in the third quarter. Brockport's loss cost it a chance at a home game. Case Western Reserve did the same thing, losing to rival Carnegie Mellon and losing any shot at a home game. It was the first loss of the season for the Spartans, who go into the playoffs at 9-1. Case outgained the Tartans 399-147 in total offense, but the Spartans turned the ball over four times.

No. 11 Delaware Valley held off its Keystone Cup rival Widener, 28-21, to complete an undefeated run through the MAC and put itself in good position to host a first-round NCAA playoff game. The Pride pulled within a touchdown and got the ball back on an onside kick in the closing minutes, but Michael Nobile sacked Widener quarterback Sean McGaughey on the ensuing drive to squelch the Pride's momentum. Dan Allen finished with six catches for 82 yards and a score.

Union retained the Dutchman Shoes Trophy and finished 10-0 for the first time since 2005, as the Dutchmen shut out RPI 33-0. It was the first time since 1996 that the Dutchmen have blanked RPI. Ike Irabor rushed for three touchdowns in the first half and finished the game with 113 yards on the ground.

Berry rolled out to a 41-14 lead at the half and cruised to a 55-28 win against Austin College. The win gives the Vikings the automatic bid from the Southern Athletic Association. Isaiah Dawson finished with four touchdowns and 155 yards on 15 carries. Michael Lambert threw for 187 yards and two touchdowns as Huntingdon wrapped up the automatic bid out of the USA South with a 45-21 win vs. LaGrange. Eric Thomas ran for three touchdowns as the Hawks improved to 7-3.

La Verne scored the first 10 points against Chapman on Saturday, but Nico Ragas returned the enusing kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown, touching off a 28-point rally for the Panthers as they won 28-17, heading into the playoffs unbeaten. Tanner Mendoza ran for two touchdowns and caught a touchdown pass in the win.

Larry Kindbom coached his last game as WashU's head coach. Photo by David Malamut, d3photography.com

Washington U. sent coach Larry Kindbom into retirement with a 62-14 victory at Carroll. Kindbom concludes his career with a 220-149-1 (.596) overall record in 37 seasons as a head coach, including a 192-119 (.617) record in 31 seasons at WashU. "I thought we came out today the way we practiced all week. We ran the ball well and the defense played really good football," Kindbom said. "It was a perfect final game as a senior with my family and so many alums that came back representing all generations."

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