Salem, Va. ? Riley Jenkins turned a swing pass into a go-ahead touchdown with 5:51 to play Saturday as Linfield won its first NCAA Division Three national championship, beating Mary Hardin-Baylor, 28-21.

The 10-yard score came one play after Zach Fleming disrupted Crusaders punter Hunter Hamrick by getting quickly into the backfield, causing Hamrick to fumble the ball and fall on it on his 10.

One play later, Brett Elliott hit Jenkins out of the backfield. He made a one-handed grab, eluded two defenders down the sideline and dove into the end zone, capping a perfect season for the Wildcats (13-0).

Elliott finished 20-for-34 for 282 yards with two interceptions and two TD passes. The Utah transfer finished the season with an NCAA record 61 touchdown passes.

Mary Hardin-Baylor (13-2) had tied the game with 9:01 remaining on Freddie Rollins’ 18-yard run and then his two-point conversion run.

The Crusaders moved to the Linfield 19 on their last possession on a 55-yard pass from Josh Welsh to P.J. Williams. But the Wildcats ended the threat and preserved the win by sacking Welsh on a fourth-and-four.

The championship is the first in Division Three for Linfield, of McMinnville, Ore., which moved up to the division in 1998. The Wildcats also won NAIA Division Two national titles in 1982, 1984 and 1986.

Carroll 15, St. Francis 13

Savannah, Tenn. — Marcus Miller kicked a 32-yard field goal with 10 seconds left, giving Carroll its third straight NAIA championship.

Chris Bramell gave St. Francis (13-1) a 13-12 lead with a one-yard touchdown plunge with 1:13 left to complete a 17-play, 89-yard drive, but it was enough time for Tyler Emmert to drive Carroll (12-2) down the field without a timeout.

Emmert went 3-for-4 for 49 yards and scrambled for 11 more on the final drive to put Miller in position to win the game.