North Central’s Brad Spencer named 2025 Walter Camp Division III Coach of the Year
North Central’s Brad Spencer has been named the 2025 Walter Camp Division III Coach of the Year. Spencer has guided the Cardinals to a perfect 14-0 record and its fourth straight berth in the Division III national championship game.
North Central (14-0) will play the University of Wisconsin–River Falls for the first time in program history in the national championship (The Stagg Bowl) on Sunday, Jan. 4 at 8 p.m. at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio.
Under Spencer’s direction, North Central led the nation in both scoring offense and scoring defense, continuing its reputation as one of the most formidable programs in the country.
This award marks Spencer’s second major national coaching honor of the season, following his selection as the AFCA Division III National Coach of the Year earlier in December.
After a stellar playing career as a wide receiver for the Cardinals (2001-2004), Spencer joined the North Central College coaching staff as a wide receivers/tight ends coach in 2004. After 11 seasons as the wide receivers coach, Spencer was promoted to assistant head coach and offensive coordinator prior to the 2015 season. In January 2022, he was appointed the 26th head coach in the history of the Cardinals’ program. In the time, Spencer has totaled an impressive 57-1 career record with two national titles (2022 and 2024).
Walter Camp Division III Coach of Year
2025 – Brad Spencer, North Central
