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NCAA Division I Football Championship Wiki Information
The NCAA Division I Football Championship
[1] 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 current champions are the Spiders of the University of Richmond. [2]
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NCAA DIVISION I FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS
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History
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 the present 16 team format, requiring four post-season victories to win the title. Eight conference champions get automatic bids, and there are eight at-large bids. 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 will again expand to include 20 teams beginning in 2010. [3]
The 16 team tournament is played each year in November and December and culminates in a championship game, which has since 1997 been played in Chattanooga, Tennessee at Finley Stadium, the home football venue of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
Two Football Championship Subdivision conferences usually do not participate in the tournament. The Ivy League does not participate in any post-season football. [4] [5] The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) has a conference schedule which conflicts with the tournament, so its members do not normally participate. [6]
Champions
Year
| Champion [7]
| Runner-up
| Score
| Location
| Attendance
| Head Coach
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1978
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| 35–28
| Wichita Falls, Texas
| 13,604
| Rudy Hubbard
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1979
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| 30–7
| Orlando, Florida
| 5,500
| Roy Kidd
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1980
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| 31–29
| Sacramento, California
| 8,157
| Jim Criner
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1981
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| 34–23
| Wichita Falls, Texas
| 11,003
| Dave Kragthorpe
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1982
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| 17–14
| Wichita Falls, Texas
| 11,257
| Roy Kidd
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1983
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| 43–7
| Charleston, South Carolina
| 15,950
| Rey Dempsey
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1984
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| 19–6
| Charleston, South Carolina
| 9,125
| Dave Arnold
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1985
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| 44–42
| Tacoma, Washington
| 5,306
| Erk Russell
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1986
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| 48–21
| Tacoma, Washington
| 4,419
| Erk Russell
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1987
| †
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| 43–42
| Pocatello, Idaho
| 11,513
| Pat Collins
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1988
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| 17–12
| Pocatello, Idaho
| 11,500
| Jimmy Satterfield
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1989
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| 37–34
| Statesboro, Georgia
| 25,725
| Erk Russell
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1990
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| 36–13
| Statesboro, Georgia
| 23,204
| Tim Stowers
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1991
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| 25–17
| Statesboro, Georgia
| 12,667
| Jim Tressel
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1992
| Marshall
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| 31–28
| Huntington, West Virginia
| 31,304
| Jim Donnan
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1993
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| 17–5
| Huntington, West Virginia
| 29,218
| Jim Tressel
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1994
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| 28–14
| Huntington, West Virginia
| 27,674
| Jim Tressel
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1995
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| 22–20
| Huntington, West Virginia
| 32,106
| Don Read
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1996
| Marshall
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| 49–29
| Huntington, West Virginia
| 30,052
| Bob Pruett
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1997
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| 10–9
| Chattanooga, Tennessee
| 14,771
| Jim Tressel
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1998
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| 55–43
| Chattanooga, Tennessee
| 17,501
| Mark Whipple
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1999
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| 59–24
| Chattanooga, Tennessee
| 20,052
| Paul Johnson
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2000
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| 27–25
| Chattanooga, Tennessee
| 17,156
| Paul Johnson
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2001
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| 13–6
| Chattanooga, Tennessee
| 12,698
| Joe Glenn
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2002
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| 34–14
| Chattanooga, Tennessee
| 12,360
| Jack Harbaugh
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2003
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| 40–0
| Chattanooga, Tennessee
| 14,281
| K. C. Keeler
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2004
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| 31–21
| Chattanooga, Tennessee
| 16,771
| Mickey Matthews
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2005
| Appalachian State
| Northern Iowa
| 21–16
| Chattanooga, Tennessee
| 20,236
| Jerry Moore
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2006
| Appalachian State
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| 28–17
| Chattanooga, Tennessee
| 22,808
| Jerry Moore
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2007
| Appalachian State
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| 49–21
| Chattanooga, Tennessee
| 23,010
| Jerry Moore
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2008
| Richmond
| Montana
| 24–7
| Chattanooga, Tennessee
| 17,823
| Mike London
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† Known as Louisiana-Monroe since 1999.
Most national championships
Team
| Championships
| Winning years
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Georgia Southern
| 6
| 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000
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Youngstown State
| 4
| 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997
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Appalachian State
| 3
| 2005, 2006, 2007
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Eastern Kentucky
| 2
| 1979, 1982
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Marshall ^
| 2
| 1992, 1996
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Montana
| 2
| 1995, 2001
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Boise State ^
| 1
| 1980
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Delaware
| 1
| 2003
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Florida A&M
| 1
| 1978
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Furman
| 1
| 1988
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Idaho State
| 1
| 1981
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James Madison
| 1
| 2004
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Louisiana–Monroe ^
| 1
| 1987
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Massachusetts
| 1
| 1998
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Montana State
| 1
| 1984
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Richmond
| 1
| 2008
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Southern Illinois
| 1
| 1983
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Western Kentucky ^
| 1
| 2002
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^ Now a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision
See also
- NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship
- NCAA Division I FCS Consensus Mid-Major Football National Championship
- NCAA Division II National Football Championship
- NCAA Division III National Football Championship
- NAIA National Football Championship
- NJCAA National Football Championship
- List of college bowl games
References
- NCAA Division I Football Championship - Official Web Site
- Richmond cruises to first football title
- NCAA approves playoff expansion to 20 teams for 2010
- No playoffs for you!
- Ivy League not likely to see I-AA playoffs
- Not Exactly for THE SPORT OF IT
- FCS History
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