Centennial Conference football is an annual American football competition of the Centennial Conference competing in NCAA Division III.
On June 4, 1981, the Centennial Conference was founded as a football-only league, then known as the Centennial Football Conference. Charter members included Dickinson College, Franklin & Marshall College, Gettysburg College, Johns Hopkins University, Muhlenberg College, Swarthmore College, Ursinus College, and Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College).[1]
| School | Championships | class=unsortable | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins | 16 | 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023 | |
| Muhlenberg | 12 | 1983, 1986, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2021 | |
| Dickinson | 9 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2004, 2006 | |
| Franklin & Marshall | 7 | 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1995, 2004, 2017 | |
| McDaniel | 7 | 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 | |
| Gettysburg | 3 | 1983, 1984, 1985 | |
| Ursinus | 2 | 1996, 2010 | |
| Swarthmore | 2 | 1983, 1984 | |
| Susquehanna | 1 | 2022 | |
| Juniata | 0 | ||
| Moravian | 0 | ||
| Record | |||||
| Year | Champions | Conference | Overall | Head coach | |
| 1983 | Gettysburg | 5–2 | 8–2 | Barry H. Streeter | |
| Muhlenberg | 5–2 | 6–3 | Ralph Kirchenheiter | ||
| Swarthmore | 5–2 | 7–2 | Tom Lapinski | ||
| 1984 | Gettysburg | 6–1 | 8–2 | Barry H. Streeter | |
| Swarthmore | 6–1 | 8–1 | Tom Lapinski | ||
| 1985 | Gettysburg | 6–0–1 | 11–1–1 | Barry H. Streeter | |
| 1986 | Franklin & Marshall | 6–1 | 8–3 | Tom Gilburg | |
| Muhlenberg | 6–1 | 7–3 | Ralph Kirchenheiter | ||
| 1987 | Franklin & Marshall | 7–0 | 9–1–1 | Tom Gilburg | |
| 1988 | Dickinson | 6–1 | 10–1 | Ed Sweeney | |
| Franklin & Marshall | 6–1 | 7–3 | Tom Gilburg | ||
| 1989 | Dickinson | 7–0 | 9–1–1 | Ed Sweeney | |
| 1990 | Dickinson | 5–1–1 | 8–1–1 | Ed Sweeney | |
| 1991 | Dickinson | 7–0 | 9–1 | Ed Sweeney | |
| 1992 | Dickinson | 5–1–1 | 8–2–1 | Ed Sweeney | |
| 1993 | Dickinson | 5–2 | 7–4 | Darwin Breaux | |
| Franklin & Marshall | 5–2 | 6–4 | Tom Gilburg | ||
| 1994 | Dickinson | 7–0 | 10–1 | Darwin Breaux | |
| 1995 | Franklin & Marshall | 6–1 | 7–3 | Tom Gilburg | |
| 1996 | Ursinus | 7–0 | 9–2 | Steve Gilbert | |
| 1997 | McDaniel | 7–0 | 10–1 | Tim Keating | |
| 1998 | McDaniel | 7–0 | 10–2 | Tim Keating | |
| 1999 | McDaniel | 7–0 | 11–1 | Tim Keating | |
| 2000 | McDaniel | 7–0 | 10–2 | Tim Keating | |
| 2001 | McDaniel | 5–1 | 8–3 | Tim Keating | |
| Muhlenberg | 5–1 | 7–4 | Mike Donnelly | ||
| 2002 | Johns Hopkins | 5–1 | 9–2 | Jim Margraff | |
| McDaniel | 5–1 | 9–2 | Tim Keating | ||
| Muhlenberg | 5–1 | 10–2 | Mike Donnelly | ||
| 2003 | Johns Hopkins | 5–1 | 10–1 | Jim Margraff | |
| Muhlenberg | 5–1 | 7–3 | Mike Donnelly | ||
| 2004 | Dickinson | 4–2 | 6–4 | Darwin Breaux | |
| Franklin & Marshall | 4–2 | 8–3 | Shawn Halloran | ||
| Johns Hopkins | 4–2 | 9–2 | Jim Margraff | ||
| McDaniel | 4–2 | 6–4 | Tim Keating | ||
| Muhlenberg | 4–2 | 8–3 | Mike Donnelly | ||
| 2005 | Johns Hopkins | 5–1 | 8–3 | Jim Margraff | |
| 2006 | Dickinson | 5–1 | 8–3 | Darwin Breaux | |
| 2007 | Muhlenberg | 8–0 | 11–1 | Mike Donnelly | |
| 2008 | Muhlenberg | 7–1 | 9–2 | Mike Donnelly | |
| 2009 | Johns Hopkins | 7–1 | 10–3 | Jim Margraff | |
| 2010 | Johns Hopkins | 7–2 | 8–3 | Jim Margraff | |
| Muhlenberg | 7–2 | 7–4 | Mike Donnelly | ||
| Ursinus | 7–2 | 8–2 | Peter Gallagher | ||
| 2011 | Johns Hopkins | 9–0 | 10–1 | Jim Margraff | |
| 2012 | Johns Hopkins | 8–1 | 10–2 | Jim Margraff | |
| 2013 | Johns Hopkins | 9–0 | 10–1 | Jim Margraff | |
| 2014 | Johns Hopkins | 9–0 | 11–1 | Jim Margraff | |
| 2015 | Johns Hopkins | 9–0 | 11–1 | Jim Margraff | |
| 2016 | Johns Hopkins | 9–0 | 11–1 | Jim Margraff | |
| 2017 | Franklin & Marshall | 8–1 | 10–1 | John Troxell | |
| Johns Hopkins | 8–1 | 9–2 | Jim Margraff | ||
| 2018 | Johns Hopkins | 8–1 | 12–2 | Jim Margraff | |
| Muhlenberg | 8–1 | 11–2 | Nate Milne | ||
| 2019 | Muhlenberg | 9–0 | 13–1 | Nate Milne | |
| 2021 | Johns Hopkins | 8–1 | 9–1 | Greg Chimera | |
| Muhlenberg | 8–1 | 9–1 | Nate Milne | ||
| 2022 | Susquehanna | 9–0 | 10-1 | Tom Perkovich | |
| 2023 | Johns Hopkins | 6–0 | 12–1 | Greg Chimera | |