National Champions
Year | Champion | Score | Opponent | Location | |
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2020 | Sam Houston State | 23 - 21 | South Dakota State | Frisco, TX | |
2019 | North Dakota State | 28 - 20 | James Madison | Frisco, TX | |
2018 | North Dakota State | 38 - 24 | Eastern Washington | Frisco, TX | |
2017 | North Dakota State | 17 - 13 | James Madison | Frisco, TX | |
2016 | James Madison | 28 - 14 | Youngstown State | Frisco, TX | |
2015 | North Dakota State | 37 - 10 | Jacksonville State | Frisco, TX | |
2014 | North Dakota State | 29 - 27 | Illinois State | Frisco, TX | |
2013 | North Dakota State | 35 - 7 | Towson | Frisco, TX | |
2012 | North Dakota State | 39 - 13 | Sam Houston State | Frisco, TX | |
2011 | North Dakota State | 17 - 0 | Sam Houston State | Frisco, TX | |
2010 | Eastern Washington | 20 - 19 | Delaware | Frisco, TX | |
2009 | Villanova | 23 - 21 | Montana | Chattanooga, TN | |
2008 | Richmond | 24 - 7 | Montana | Chattanooga, TN | |
2007 | Appalachian State | 49 - 21 | Delaware | Chattanooga, TN | |
2006 | Appalachian State | 28 - 17 | Massachusetts | Chattanooga, TN | |
2005 | Appalachian State | 21 - 16 | Northern Iowa | Chattanooga, TN | |
2004 | James Madison | 31 - 21 | Montana | Chattanooga, TN | |
2003 | Delaware | 40 - 0 | Colgate | Chattanooga, TN | |
2002 | Western Kentucky | 34 - 14 | McNeese State | Chattanooga, TN | |
2001 | Montana | 13 - 6 | Furman | Chattanooga, TN | |
2000 | Georgia Southern | 27 - 25 | Montana | Chattanooga, TN | |
1999 | Georgia Southern | 59 - 24 | Youngstown State | Chattanooga, TN | |
1998 | Massachusetts | 55 - 43 | Georgia Southern | Chattanooga, TN | |
1997 | Youngstown State | 10 - 9 | McNeese State | Chattanooga, TN | |
1996 | Marshall | 49 - 29 | Montana | Huntington, WV | |
1995 | Montana | 22 - 20 | Marshall | Huntington, WV | |
1994 | Youngstown State | 28 - 14 | Boise State | Huntington, WV | |
1993 | Youngstown State | 17 - 5 | Marshall | Huntington, WV | |
1992 | Marshall | 31 - 28 | Youngstown State | Huntington, WV | |
1991 | Youngstown State | 25 - 17 | Marshall | Statesboro, GA | |
Year | Champion | Score | Opponent | Location | |
1990 | Georgia Southern | 36 - 13 | Nevada | Statesboro, GA | |
1989 | Georgia Southern | 37 - 34 | Stephen F. Austin | Statesboro, GA | SFA's participation in championship vacated |
1988 | Furman | 17 - 12 | Georgia Southern | Pocatello, ID | |
1987 | Northeast Louisiana | 43 - 42 | Marshall | Pocatello, ID | |
1986 | Georgia Southern | 48 - 21 | Arkansas State | Tacoma, WA | |
1985 | Georgia Southern | 44 - 42 | Furman | Tacoma, WA | |
1984 | Montana State | 19 - 6 | Louisiana Tech | Charleston, SC | |
1983 | Southern Illinois | 43 - 7 | Western Carolina | Charleston, SC | |
1982 | Eastern Kentucky | 17 - 14 | Delaware | Wichita Falls, TX | |
1981 | Idaho State | 34 - 23 | Eastern Kentucky | Wichita Falls, TX | |
1980 | Boise State | 31 - 29 | Eastern Kentucky | Sacramento, CA | |
1979 | Eastern Kentucky | 30 - 7 | Lehigh | Orlando, FL | |
1978 | Florida A&M | 35 - 28 | Massachusetts | Wichita Falls, TX |
Team | Total Championships |
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North Dakota State | 8 |
Georgia Southern | 6 |
Youngstown State | 4 |
Appalachian State | 3 |
Eastern Kentucky | 2 |
James Madison | 2 |
Marshall | 2 |
Montana | 2 |
Boise State | 1 |
Delaware | 1 |
Eastern Washington | 1 |
Florida A&M | 1 |
Furman | 1 |
Idaho State | 1 |
Massachusetts | 1 |
Montana State | 1 |
Northeast Louisiana | 1 |
Richmond | 1 |
Sam Houston State | 1 |
Southern Illinois | 1 |
Villanova | 1 |
Western Kentucky | 1 |