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This article is about the NCAA Division I FCS (formerly I-AA) championship. For the NCAA Division I FBS (formerly I-A) championship, see NCAA Division I FBS national football championship.

Logo for the 2009 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game.

The NCAA Division I Football Championship¹ is an American college football tournament played each year to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Prior to the year 2006, the game was known as the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship. The FCS is the highest division in college football to hold a playoff tournament to determine its champion.

The 2009 national champions are the Wildcats of Villanova University.²

1 History
2 Champions
3 Most national championships
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

History

Appalachian State's National Championship trophies showing the differences between 2005 (I-AA), 2006 (FCS), and 2007 (FCS).

When Division I-AA was formed for football in 1978, the playoffs included just four teams, doubling to eight teams in its fourth season of 1981. In 1982 the I-AA playoffs were expanded to 12 teams, with each of the top four seeds receiving a first-round bye and a home game in the quarterfinals. In its ninth season of 1986, the I-AA playoffs were expanded again to a 16-team format, requiring four post-season victories to win the title. Eight conference champions received automatic bids, with the remaining eight bids available on an at-large basis. The field is traditionally set the Sunday before Thanksgiving and play begins that weekend. The top four teams are seeded, however, the matchups are not strictly set up by these seedings as geographic considerations are also taken into account to minimize travel. In April 2008 the NCAA announced that the playoff field would again expand to include 20 teams beginning in 2010. At the same time, it announced that the number of conferences receiving automatic bids would increase to 10.³

The tournament has historically been played in November and December; with the latest expansion to a 20-team field, the championship game will move from December to January. From 1997 through 2009, the title game had been played in Chattanooga, Tennessee at Finley Stadium, the home football venue of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. From 2010 through 2012, it will be played in the Dallas suburb of Frisco, Texas at Pizza Hut Park, a soccer-specific stadium primarily used by FC Dallas of Major League Soccer.⁴

Two Football Championship Subdivision conferences usually do not participate in the tournament. The Ivy League, I-AA since 1982, plays a strict ten game regular season and does not participate in any post-season football, citing academic concerns⁵⁶ The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) has a conference schedule which conflicts with the tournament, so its members do not normally participate.⁷ The SWAC has not sent a team since Jackson State in 1997.

Champions

Year	Champion⁸	Runner-up	Score	Venue	Location	Attendance	Head Coach
1978	Florida A&M	Massachusetts	35–28	Memorial Stadium	Wichita Falls, Texas	13,604	Hubbard !Rudy Hubbard
1979	Eastern Kentucky	Lehigh	30–7	Orlando Stadium	Orlando, Florida	5,500	Kidd, RoyRoy Kidd
1980	Boise State	Eastern Kentucky	31–29	Hughes Stadium	Sacramento, California	8,157	Criner, JimJim Criner
1981	Idaho State	Eastern Kentucky	34–23	Memorial Stadium	Wichita Falls, Texas	11,003	Kragthorpe, DaveDave Kragthorpe
1982	Eastern Kentucky	Delaware	17–14	Memorial Stadium	Wichita Falls, Texas	11,257	Roy Kidd
1983	Southern Illinois	Western Carolina	43–7	Johnson Hagood Stadium	Charleston, South Carolina	15,950	Dempsey, ReyRey Dempsey
1984	Montana State	Louisiana Tech	19–6	Johnson Hagood Stadium	Charleston, South Carolina	9,125	Arnold !Dave Arnold
1985	Georgia Southern	Furman	44–42	Tacoma Dome	Tacoma, Washington	5,306	Russell, ErkErk Russell
1986	Georgia Southern	Arkansas State	48–21	Tacoma Dome	Tacoma, Washington	4,419	Russell, ErkErk Russell
1987	Northeast Louisiana†	Marshall	43–42	Mini Dome	Pocatello, Idaho	11,513	Collins !Pat Collins
1988	Furman	Georgia Southern	17–12	Holt Arena	Pocatello, Idaho	11,500	Satterfield !Jimmy Satterfield
1989	Georgia Southern	Stephen F. Austin	37–34	Paulson Stadium	Statesboro, Georgia	25,725	Russell, ErkErk Russell
1990	Georgia Southern	Nevada	36–13	Paulson Stadium	Statesboro, Georgia	23,204	Stowers !Tim Stowers
1991	Youngstown State	Marshall	25–17	Paulson Stadium	Statesboro, Georgia	12,667	Tressel, JimJim Tressel
1992	Marshall	Youngstown State	31–28	Marshall University Stadium	Huntington, West Virginia	31,304	Donnan, JimJim Donnan
1993	Youngstown State	Marshall	17–5	Marshall University Stadium	Huntington, West Virginia	29,218	Jim Tressel
1994	Youngstown State	Boise State	28–14	Marshall University Stadium	Huntington, West Virginia	27,674	Jim Tressel
1995	Montana	Marshall	22–20	Marshall University Stadium	Huntington, West Virginia	32,106	Read, DonDon Read
1996	Marshall	Montana	49–29	Marshall University Stadium	Huntington, West Virginia	30,052	Pruett, BobBob Pruett
1997	Youngstown State	McNeese State	10–9	Finley Stadium	Chattanooga, Tennessee	14,771	Jim Tressel
1998	Massachusetts	Georgia Southern	55–43	Finley Stadium	Chattanooga, Tennessee	17,501	Whipple, MarkMark Whipple
1999	Georgia Southern	Youngstown State	59–24	Finley Stadium	Chattanooga, Tennessee	20,052	Johnson, PaulPaul Johnson
2000	Georgia Southern	Montana	27–25	Finley Stadium	Chattanooga, Tennessee	17,156	Johnson, PaulPaul Johnson
2001	Montana	Furman	13–6	Finley Stadium	Chattanooga, Tennessee	12,698	Glenn, JoeJoe Glenn
2002	Western Kentucky	McNeese State	34–14	Finley Stadium	Chattanooga, Tennessee	12,360	Harbaugh, JackJack Harbaugh
2003	Delaware	Colgate	40–0	Finley Stadium	Chattanooga, Tennessee	14,281	Keeler, K. C.K. C. Keeler
2004	James Madison	Montana	31–21	Finley Stadium	Chattanooga, Tennessee	16,771	Mickey Matthews
2005	Appalachian State	Northern Iowa	21–16	Finley Stadium	Chattanooga, Tennessee	20,236	Moore, JerryJerry Moore
2006	Appalachian State	Massachusetts	28–17	Finley Stadium	Chattanooga, Tennessee	22,808	Jerry Moore
2007	Appalachian State	Delaware	49–21	Finley Stadium	Chattanooga, Tennessee	23,010	Jerry Moore
2008	Richmond	Montana	24–7	Finley Stadium	Chattanooga, Tennessee	17,823	London, MikeMike London
2009	Villanova	Montana	23–21	Finley Stadium	Chattanooga, Tennessee	14,328	Talley, AndyAndy Talley
2010				Pizza Hut Park	Frisco, Texas

† Known as University of Louisiana at Monroe since 1999.

Most national championships

Team	Titles	Title Years	Finals	Runner-up
Georgia Southern	6	1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000	8	1988, 1998
Youngstown State	4	1991, 1993, 1994, 1997	6	1992,1999
Appalachian State	3	2005, 2006, 2007	3
Eastern Kentucky	2	1979, 1982	4	1980, 1981
Marshall^	2	1992, 1996	6	1987, 1991, 1993, 1995
Montana	2	1995, 2001	7	1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2009
Boise State^	1	1980	2	1994
Delaware	1	2003	3	1982, 2007
Florida A&M	1	1978	1
Furman	1	1988	3	1985, 2001
Idaho State	1	1981	1
James Madison	1	2004	1
Northeast Louisiana^	1	1987	1
Massachusetts	1	1998	3	1978, 2006
Montana State	1	1984	1
Richmond	1	2008	1
Southern Illinois	1	1983	1
Villanova	1	2009	1
Western Kentucky^	1	2002	1
Arkansas State^	0		1	1986
Colgate	0		1	2003
Lehigh	0		1	1978
Louisiana Tech^	0		1	1984
McNeese State	0		1	1997
Nevada^	0		1	1990
Northern Iowa	0		1	2005
Stephen F. Austin	0		1	1989
Western Carolina	0		1	1983

^ Now a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision.

References

^ NCAA Division I Football Championship - Official Web Site
^ Associated Press (2009-12-19). "Szczur does it all as Villanova wins first championship". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=293520222.
^ "NCAA approves playoff expansion to 20 teams for 2010. The current structure will include eight teams playing in four first round games. The four first round winners will advance to the second Round of Sixteen where they will play the top four seeds. Eight second round winners will advance to the regional championships (commonly referred to as East Region: Boardwalk Bowl, Midwest Region: Pecan Bowl, Mideast Region: Tangerine Bowl, and West Region: Camellia Bowl), with the winners of the regional championships advancing to the national semifinals. The National Semifinal winners with play in the FCS Championship Bowl in January. publisher=The Sports Network". 2008-04-25. http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/news/newstest.aspx?id=4146516.
^ Caplan, Jeff (2010-02-26). "20 teams to compete for FCS crown". ESPNDallas.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/ncf/news/story?id=4949141. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
^ Pablo Torre (2007-11-29). "No playoffs for you!". SI. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/sioncampus/11/29/ivyleague.football/. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
^ David Burrick (2003-09-18). "Ivy League not likely to see I-AA playoffs". The Daily Pennsylvanian. http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2003/09/18/Sports/Ivy-League.Not.Likely.To.See.IAa.Playoffs-2154091.shtml. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
^ Craig T. Greenlee (2000-01-06). "Not Exactly for THE SPORT OF IT". Black Issues in Higher Education. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DXK/is_23_16/ai_59019432/. Retrieved 2009-06-27.
^ NCAA (2008). "FCS History". http://www.ncaa.com/history/football-fcs.html.

External links

NCAA FCS Championship – Official website
NCAA Football – Football website
NCAA Division I Football – Record books
College Sporting News – Division I FCS news
FCS Preview – Playoff results
Any Given Saturday – FCS Discussion Board
Championship Subdivision – FCS forum

v • d • e Systems used to determine college football national champions

Division I-A/FBS	Various Polling Systems (1869–present) • Bowl Coalition (1992–1995) • Bowl Alliance (1995–1998) • Bowl Championship Series (1998–present)

Division I-AA/FCS	Division I-AA/FCS Championship (1978–present)

Other Divisions	NCAA Division II National Football Championship (1973–present) • NCAA Division III National Football Championship (1973–present) • NAIA National Football Championship (1956–present)

v • d • e NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Conferences

Big Sky Conference • Big South Conference • Colonial Athletic Association • Great West Conference • Ivy League • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference • Missouri Valley Football Conference • Northeast Conference • Ohio Valley Conference • Patriot League • Pioneer Football League • Southern Conference • Southland Conference • Southwestern Athletic Conference • Independents

NCAA Division I Football Championship

v • d • e National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

NCAA	Conferences \| Hall of Champions

Division I sports and championships	Institutions \| Athletic Directors \| Baseball (Championship, CWS) \| Basketball (Men, Women) \| Women's Bowling \| Cross Country (Men, Women) \| Fencing (Championship) \| Women's Field Hockey \| Football (FBS / BCS, FCS) \| Golf (Men, Women) \| Gymnastics (Men, Women) \| Ice Hockey (Men, Women) \| Lacrosse (Men, Women) \| Rifle \| Rowing (Women's Championship) \| Skiing \| Soccer (Men, Women) \| Softball (Championship, CWS) \| Swimming & Diving (Men, Women) \| Tennis (Men, Women) \| Track & Field (Men's Indoor & Outdoor, Women's Indoor & Outdoor) \| Volleyball (Men, Women) \| Water Polo (Men, Women) \| Wrestling (Championship)

Division II	Institutions \| Baseball (CWS) \| Basketball (Men, Women) \| Football (Championship) \| Soccer (Men) \| Softball (CWS)

Division III	Institutions \| Baseball (CWS) \| Basketball (Men, Women) \| Football (Championship) \| Soccer (Men) \| Softball (CWS)

Division I-AA football playoffs 1978–1979

v • d • e 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Florida A&M • Jackson State • Massachusetts • Nevada

Champion – Florida A&M Rattlers

v • d • e 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Eastern Kentucky • Lehigh • Murray State • Nevada

Champion – Eastern Kentucky Colonels

Division I-AA football playoffs 1980–1989

v • d • e 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Boise State • Eastern Kentucky • Grambling State • Lehigh

Champion – Boise State Broncos

v • d • e 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Boise State • Delaware • Eastern Kentucky • Idaho State • Jackson State • Rhode Island • South Carolina State • Tennessee State

Champion – Idaho State Bengals

v • d • e 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Colgate • Boston U • Delaware • Eastern Illinois • Eastern Kentucky • Furman • Idaho • Jackson State • Louisiana Tech • Montana • South Carolina State • Tennessee State

Champion – Eastern Kentucky Colonels

v • d • e 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Colgate • Boston U • Eastern Illinois • Eastern Kentucky • Furman • Holy Cross • Idaho State • Indiana State • Nevada • North Texas • Southern Illinois • Western Carolina

Champion – Southern Illinois Salukis

v • d • e 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Alcorn State • Arkansas State • Boston U • Chattanooga • Eastern Kentucky • Indiana State • Louisiana Tech • Middle Tennessee • Mississippi Valley State • Montana State • Rhode Island • Richmond

Champion – Montana State Bobcats

v • d • e 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Akron • Arkansas State • Eastern Washington • Furman • Georgia Southern • Grambling State • Idaho • Jackson State • Middle Tennessee • Nevada • Northern Iowa • Rhode Island

Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles

v • d • e 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State • Arkansas State • Delaware • Eastern Illinois • Eastern Kentucky • Furman • Georgia Southern • Idaho • Jackson State • Murray State • Nevada • Nicholls State • North Carolina A&T • Sam Houston State • Tennessee State • William & Mary

Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles

v • d • e 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State • Arkansas State • Eastern Kentucky • Georgia Southern • Idaho • Jackson State • James Madison • Maine • Marshall • North Texas • Northeast Louisiana • Northern Iowa • Richmond • Weber State • Western Kentucky • Youngstown State

Champion – Northeast Louisiana Indians

v • d • e 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Boise State • The Citadel • Delaware • Eastern Kentucky • Furman • Georgia Southern • Idaho • Jackson State • Marshall • Massachusetts • Montana • North Texas • Northwestern State • Stephen F. Austin • Western Illinois • Western Kentucky

Champion – Furman Paladins

v • d • e 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State • Eastern Illinois • Eastern Kentucky • Furman • Georgia Southern • Grambling State • Idaho • Jackson State • Maine • Middle Tennessee • Missouri State • Montana • Stephen F. Austin • Villanova • William & Mary • Youngstown State

Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles

Division I-AA football playoffs 1990–1999

v • d • e 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Boise State • Central Florida • The Citadel • Eastern Kentucky • Furman • Georgia Southern • Idaho • Jackson State • Massachusetts • Middle Tennessee • Nevada • Northeast Louisiana • Northern Iowa • Southwest Missouri State • William & Mary • Youngstown State

Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles

v • d • e 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State • Delaware • Eastern Kentucky • James Madison • Marshall • McNeese State • Middle Tennessee • Nevada • New Hampshire • Northern Iowa • Sam Houston State • Samford • Villanova • Weber State • Western Illinois • Youngstown State

Champion – Youngstown State Penguins

v • d • e 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Alcorn State • Appalachian State • The Citadel • Delaware • Eastern Kentucky • Eastern Washington • Idaho • Marshall • McNeese State • Middle Tennessee • North Carolina A&T • Northeast Louisiana • Northern Iowa • Samford • Villanova • Youngstown State

Champion – Marshall Thundering Herd

v • d • e 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Boston U • Central Florida • Delaware • Eastern Kentucky • Georgia Southern • Howard • Idaho • Marshall • McNeese State • Montana • Northeast Louisiana • Northern Iowa • Stephen F. Austin • Troy • William & Mary • Youngstown State

Champion – Youngstown State Penguins

v • d • e 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Alcorn State • Appalachian State • Boise State • Boston U • Eastern Kentucky • Idaho • James Madison • Marshall • McNeese State • Middle Tennessee • Montana • New Hampshire • North Texas • Northern Iowa • Troy • Youngstown State

Champion – Youngstown State Penguins

v • d • e 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State • Delaware • Eastern Illinois • Eastern Kentucky • Georgia Southern • Hofstra • Idaho • Jackson State • James Madison • Marshall • McNeese State • Montana • Murray State • Northern Iowa • Stephen F. Austin • Troy

Champion – Montana Grizzlies

v • d • e 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Delaware • East Tennessee State • Eastern Illinois • Florida A&M • Furman • Jackson State • Marshall • Montana • Murray State • Nicholls State • Northern Arizona • Northern Iowa • Troy • Villanova • Western Illinois • William & Mary

Champion – Marshall Thundering Herd

v • d • e 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Colgate • Delaware • Eastern Kentucky • Eastern Washington • Florida A&M • Georgia Southern • Hampton • Hofstra • Jackson State • McNeese State • Montana • Northwestern State • Villanova • Western Illinois • Western Kentucky • Youngstown State

Champion – Youngstown State Penguins

v • d • e 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State • Colgate • Connecticut • Florida A&M • Georgia Southern • Hampton • Illinois State • Lehigh • Massachusetts • McNeese State • Montana • Northwestern State • Richmond • Tennessee State • Troy • Western Illinois

Champion – Massachusetts Minutemen

v • d • e 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State • Colgate • Florida A&M • Furman • Georgia Southern • Hofstra • Illinois State • James Madison • Lehigh • Massachusetts • Montana • North Carolina A&T • Northern Arizona • Tennessee State • Troy • Youngstown State

Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles

Division I-AA football playoffs 2000–2005

v • d • e 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State • Delaware • Eastern Illinois • Florida A&M • Furman • Georgia Southern • Hofstra • Lehigh • McNeese State • Montana • Portland State • Richmond • Troy • Western Illinois • Western Kentucky • Youngstown State

Champion – Georgia Southern Eagles

v • d • e 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State • Eastern Illinois • Florida A&M • Furman • Georgia Southern • Hofstra • Lehigh • Maine • McNeese State • Montana • Northern Arizona • Northern Iowa • Northwestern State • Sam Houston State • Western Kentucky • William & Mary

Champion – Montana Grizzlies

v • d • e 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State • Bethune-Cookman • Eastern Illinois • Fordham • Furman • Georgia Southern • Maine • McNeese State • Montana • Montana State • Murray State • Northeastern • Northwestern State • Villanova • Western Illinois • Western Kentucky

Champion – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

v • d • e 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Bethune-Cookman • Colgate • Delaware • Florida Atlantic • Jacksonville State • Massachusetts • McNeese State • Montana • Montana State • North Carolina A&T • Northern Arizona • Northern Iowa • Southern Illinois • Western Illinois • Western Kentucky • Wofford

Champion – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens

v • d • e 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Delaware • Eastern Washington • Furman • Georgia Southern • Hampton • Jacksonville State • James Madison • Lafayette • Lehigh • Montana • New Hampshire • Northwestern State • Sam Houston State • Southern Illinois • Western Kentucky • William & Mary

Champion – James Madison Dukes

v • d • e 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football playoff participants

Appalachian State • Cal Poly • Colgate • Eastern Illinois • Eastern Washington • Furman • Georgia Southern • Hampton • Lafayette • Montana • New Hampshire • Nicholls State • Northern Iowa • Richmond • Southern Illinois • Texas State

Champion – Appalachian State Mountaineers

Division I FCS playoffs 2006–2009

v • d • e 2006 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State • Coastal Carolina • Eastern Illinois • Furman • Hampton • Illinois State • James Madison • Lafayette • Massachusetts • McNeese State • Montana • Montana State • New Hampshire • Southern Illinois • UT Martin • Youngstown State

Champion – Appalachian State Mountaineers

v • d • e 2007 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State • Delaware • Delaware State • Eastern Illinois • Eastern Kentucky • Eastern Washington • Fordham • James Madison • Massachusetts • McNeese State • Montana • New Hampshire • Northern Iowa • Richmond • Southern Illinois • Wofford

Champion – Appalachian State Mountaineers

v • d • e 2008 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State • Cal Poly • Colgate • Eastern Kentucky • James Madison • Maine • Montana • New Hampshire • Northern Iowa • Richmond • South Carolina State • Southern Illinois • Texas State • Villanova • Weber State • Wofford

Champion – Richmond Spiders

v • d • e 2009 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State • Eastern Illinois • Eastern Washington • Elon • Holy Cross • McNeese State • Montana • New Hampshire • Richmond • South Carolina State • South Dakota State • Southern Illinois • Stephen F. Austin • Villanova • Weber State • William & Mary

Champion – Villanova Wildcats

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