NCAA Division I-AA national football championship

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Logo for the 2006 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game
Logo for the 2006 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game

The NCAA Division I Football Championship is a college football game played to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-AA).

Since 1997, the Championship Subdivision Championship Game has been played annually on Davenport Field at Finley Stadium, on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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On August 3, 2006, the Division I Board of Directors took action regarding the two football subdivisions in Division I (Division I-A and I-AA), approving new labels. The university presidents approved a change in terminology to "Football Bowl Subdivision" for the former I-A classification and "NCAA Football Championship Subdivision" for the former I-AA group. The Collegiate Commissioners Association helped develop the new labels.

The presidents believe the new nomenclature, which becomes effective in December 2006, more accurately distinguishes Division I institutions for purposes of governing football, the only sport for which such a distinction is necessary. Members felt the old nomenclature inaccurately tiered Division I institutions in all sports, not just football, and produced instances in which media outlets and other entities incorrectly cited institutions as being Division I-AA in basketball or baseball, for example.

The new nomenclature does not effect the voting structure used in Division I governance matters.

Year Champion Runner-up Score Location Attendance
1978 Florida A&M Massachusetts 35-28 Wichita Falls, Texas 13,604
1979 Eastern Kentucky Lehigh 30-7 Orlando, Florida 5,500
1980 Boise State Eastern Kentucky 31-29 Sacramento, California 8,157
1981 Idaho State Eastern Kentucky 34-23 Wichita Falls, Texas 11,003
1982 Eastern Kentucky Delaware 17-14 Wichita Falls, Texas 11,257
1983 Southern Illinois Western Carolina 43-7 Charleston, South Carolina 15,950
1984 Montana State Louisiana Tech 19-6 Charleston, South Carolina 9,125
1985 Georgia Southern Furman 44-42 Tacoma, Washington 5,306
1986 Georgia Southern Arkansas State 48-21 Tacoma, Washington 4,419
1987 Northeast Louisiana Marshall 43-42 Pocatello, Idaho 11,513
1988 Furman Georgia Southern 17-12 Pocatello, Idaho 11,500
1989 Georgia Southern Stephen F. Austin (vacated) 37-34 Statesboro, Georgia 25,725
1990 Georgia Southern Nevada 36-13 Statesboro, Georgia 23,204
1991 Youngstown State Marshall 25-17 Statesboro, Georgia 12,667
1992 Marshall Youngstown State 31-28 Huntington, West Virginia 31,304
1993 Youngstown State Marshall 17-5 Huntington, West Virginia 29,218
1994 Youngstown State Boise State 28-14 Huntington, West Virginia 27,674
1995 Montana Marshall 22-20 Huntington, West Virginia 32,106
1996 Marshall Montana 49-29 Huntington, West Virginia 30,052
1997 Youngstown State McNeese State 10-9 Chattanooga, Tennessee 14,771
1998 Massachusetts Georgia Southern 55-43 Chattanooga, Tennessee 17,501
1999 Georgia Southern Youngstown State 59-24 Chattanooga, Tennessee 20,052
2000 Georgia Southern Montana 27-25 Chattanooga, Tennessee 17,156
2001 Montana Furman 13-6 Chattanooga, Tennessee 12,698
2002 Western Kentucky McNeese State 34-14 Chattanooga, Tennessee 12,360
2003 Delaware Colgate 40-0 Chattanooga, Tennessee 14,281
2004 James Madison Montana 31-21 Chattanooga, Tennessee 16,771
2005 Appalachian State Northern Iowa 21-16 Chattanooga, Tennessee 20,236
2006 Appalachian State Massachusetts 28-17 Chattanooga, Tennessee 22,808

Team Championships Winning years
Georgia Southern 6 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000
Youngstown State 4 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997
Appalachian State 2 2005, 2006
Eastern Kentucky 2 1979, 1982
Marshall ^ 2 1992, 1996
Montana 2 1995, 2001
Boise State ^ 1 1980
Delaware 1 2003
Florida A&M 1 1978
Furman 1 1988
Idaho State 1 1981
James Madison 1 2004
Massachusetts 1 1998
Montana State 1 1984
Northeast Louisiana ^$ 1 1987
Southern Illinois 1 1983
Western Kentucky† 1 2002

^ Now a member of the Football Bowl Subdivision

$ Now University of Louisiana at Monroe

† In process of reclassifying to Football Bowl Subdivision

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