Luke Lehnen repeats as the Gagliardi Trophy winner and then leads North Central College back to the top in the Stagg Bowl.

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.

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.