List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons

A list of NCAA Division I-AA college football seasons since the divisional split in 1978. In 2006, Division I-AA was renamed Division I Football Championship Subdivision (or Division I FCS for short).[1]

Year	Conference Champions[2]	National Champion	Payton Award[3]	Buchanan Award[4]
1978	Big Sky Conference – Northern Arizona Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – South Carolina State Ohio Valley Conference – Western Kentucky Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State Yankee Conference – Massachusetts	Florida A&M
1979	Big Sky Conference – Montana State Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Morgan State Ohio Valley Conference – Murray State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alcorn State and Grambling State Yankee Conference – Boston U and Massachusetts	Eastern Kentucky
1980	Big Sky Conference – Boise State Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – South Carolina State Ohio Valley Conference – Western Kentucky Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State and Jackson State Yankee Conference – Boston U	Boise State
1981[5]	Big Sky Conference – Idaho State Mid-Continent Athletic Association – Eastern Illinois, Northern Iowa, and Western Illinois Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – South Carolina State Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State Yankee Conference – Massachusetts and Rhode Island	Idaho State
1982[6]	Association of Mid-Continent Universities – Eastern Illinois and Northern Iowa Big Sky Conference – Montana Ivy League – Dartmouth, Harvard, and Penn Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – South Carolina State Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Southern Conference – Furman Southland Conference – Louisiana Tech Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State Yankee Conference – Boston U, Connecticut, Maine, and Massachusetts	Eastern Kentucky (2)
1983	Association of Mid-Continent Universities – Eastern Illinois Big Sky Conference – Nevada Ivy League – Harvard and Penn Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – South Carolina State Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Southern Conference – Furman Southland Conference – Northeast Louisiana and North Texas State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State Yankee Conference – Boston U and Connecticut	Southern Illinois
1984	Association of Mid-Continent Universities – Eastern Illinois, Northern Iowa, and Western Illinois Big Sky Conference – Montana State Ivy League – Penn Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Bethune-Cookman Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Southern Conference – Chattanooga Southland Conference – Louisiana Tech Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alcorn State Yankee Conference – Boston U and Rhode Island	Montana State
1985[7]	Big Sky Conference – Idaho Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – Northern Iowa Ivy League – Penn Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Delaware State Ohio Valley Conference – Middle Tennessee Southern Conference – Furman Southland Conference – Arkansas State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State and Jackson State Yankee Conference – Rhode Island	Georgia Southern
1986	Big Sky Conference – Nevada Colonial League – Holy Cross Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – Eastern Illinois Ivy League – Penn Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – North Carolina A&T Ohio Valley Conference – Murray State Southern Conference – Appalachian State Southland Conference – Arkansas State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State Yankee Conference – Connecticut, Delaware, and Massachusetts	Georgia Southern (2)
1987	Big Sky Conference – Idaho Colonial League – Holy Cross Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – Northern Iowa Ivy League – Harvard Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Howard Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky and Youngstown State Southern Conference – Appalachian State Southland Conference – Northeast Louisiana Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State Yankee Conference – Maine and Richmond	Northeast Louisiana	Kenny Gamble – RB (Colgate)
1988	Big Sky Conference – Idaho Colonial League – Lafayette Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – Western Illinois Ivy League – Cornell and Penn Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Bethune-Cookman, Delaware State, and Florida A&M Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Southern Conference – Furman and Marshall Southland Conference – Northwestern State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State Yankee Conference – Delaware and Massachusetts	Furman	Dave Meggett – RB (Towson)
1989	Big Sky Conference – Idaho Colonial League[8] – Holy Cross Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – Southwest Missouri State Ivy League – Princeton and Yale Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Delaware State Ohio Valley Conference – Middle Tennessee Southern Conference – Furman Southland Conference – Stephen F. Austin Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State Yankee Conference – Connecticut, Maine, and Villanova	Georgia Southern (3)	John Friesz – QB (Idaho)
1990	Big Sky Conference – Nevada Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – Northern Iowa Ivy League – Cornell and Dartmouth Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Florida A&M Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky and Middle Tennessee Patriot League – Holy Cross Southern Conference – Furman Southland Conference – Northeast Louisiana Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State Yankee Conference – Massachusetts	Georgia Southern (4)	Walter Dean – RB (Grambling State)
1991	Big Sky Conference – Nevada Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference[9] – Northern Iowa Ivy League – Dartmouth Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – North Carolina A&T Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Patriot League – Holy Cross Southern Conference – Appalachian State Southland Conference – McNeese State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alabama State Yankee Conference – Delaware, New Hampshire, and Villanova	Youngstown State	Jamie Martin – QB (Weber State)
1992	Big Sky Conference – Eastern Washington and Idaho Gateway Football Conference – Northern Iowa Ivy League – Dartmouth and Princeton Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – North Carolina A&T Ohio Valley Conference – Middle Tennessee Patriot League – Lafayette Southern Conference – The Citadel Southland Conference – Northeast Louisiana Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alcorn State Yankee Conference – Delaware	Marshall	Michael Payton – QB (Marshall)
1993	American West Conference[10] – Southern Utah and UC Davis Big Sky Conference – Montana Gateway Football Conference – Northern Iowa Ivy League – Penn Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference[11] – Iona Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Howard Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Patriot League – Lehigh Pioneer Football League – Dayton Southern Conference – Georgia Southern Southland Conference – McNeese State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Southern Yankee Conference – Boston University	Youngstown State (2)	Doug Nussmeier – QB (Idaho)
1994	American West Conference – Cal Poly Big Sky Conference – Boise State Gateway Football Conference – Northern Iowa Ivy League – Penn Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Marist and St. John's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – South Carolina State Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Patriot League – Lafayette Pioneer Football League – Butler and Dayton Southern Conference – Marshall Southland Conference – North Texas Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alcorn State and Grambling State Yankee Conference – New Hampshire	Youngstown State (3)	Steve McNair – QB (Alcorn State)
1995	American West Conference – Sacramento State Big Sky Conference – Montana Gateway Football Conference – Eastern Illinois and Northern Iowa Ivy League – Princeton Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Florida A&M Ohio Valley Conference – Murray State Patriot League – Lehigh Pioneer Football League – Drake Southern Conference – Appalachian State Southland Conference – McNeese State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State Yankee Conference – Delaware	Montana	Dave Dickenson – QB (Montana)	Dexter Coakley – LB (Appalachian State)
1996	Big Sky Conference – Montana Gateway Football Conference – Northern Iowa Ivy League – Dartmouth Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Florida A&M Northeast Conference – Monmouth and Robert Morris Ohio Valley Conference – Murray State Patriot League – Bucknell Pioneer Football League – Dayton Southern Conference – Marshall Southland Football League – Troy State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State Yankee Conference[12] – William & Mary	Marshall (2)	Archie Amerson – RB (Northern Arizona)	Dexter Coakley – LB (Appalachian State)
1997	Atlantic 10 Conference – Villanova Big Sky Conference – Eastern Washington Gateway Football Conference – Western Illinois Ivy League – Harvard Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Georgetown Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Hampton Northeast Conference – Robert Morris Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Patriot League – Colgate Pioneer Football League – Dayton Southern Conference – Georgia Southern Southland Football League – McNeese State and Northwestern State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Southern	Youngstown State (4)	Brian Finneran – WR (Villanova)	Chris McNeil – DE (North Carolina A&T)
1998	Atlantic 10 Conference – Richmond Big Sky Conference – Montana Gateway Football Conference – Western Illinois Ivy League – Penn Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Fairfield and Georgetown Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Florida A&M and Hampton Northeast Conference – Monmouth and Robert Morris Ohio Valley Conference – Tennessee State Patriot League – Lehigh Pioneer Football League – Drake Southern Conference – Georgia Southern Southland Football League – Northwestern State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Southern	Massachusetts	Jerry Azumah – RB (New Hampshire)	James Milton – LB (Western Illinois)
1999	Atlantic 10 Conference – James Madison and Massachusetts Big Sky Conference – Montana Gateway Football Conference – Illinois State Ivy League – Brown and Yale Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – North Carolina A&T Northeast Conference – Robert Morris Ohio Valley Conference – Tennessee State Patriot League – Colgate and Lehigh Pioneer Football League – Dayton Southern Conference – Appalachian State, Furman, and Georgia Southern Southland Football League – Stephen F. Austin and Troy State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Southern	Georgia Southern (5)	Adrian Peterson – RB (Georgia Southern)	Al Lucas – DT (Troy State)
2000	Atlantic 10 Conference – Delaware and Richmond Big Sky Conference – Montana Gateway Football Conference – Western Illinois Ivy League – Penn Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Florida A&M Northeast Conference – Robert Morris Ohio Valley Conference – Western Kentucky Patriot League – Lehigh Pioneer Football League – Dayton, Drake, and Valparaiso Southern Conference – Georgia Southern Southland Football League – Troy State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State	Georgia Southern (6)	Louis Ivory – RB (Furman)	Edgerton Hartwell – LB (Western Illinois)
2001	Atlantic 10 Conference – Hofstra, Maine, Villanova, and William & Mary Big Sky Conference – Montana Gateway Football Conference – Northern Iowa Ivy League – Harvard Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Florida A&M Northeast Conference – Sacred Heart Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Illinois Patriot League – Lehigh Pioneer Football League – Dayton Southern Conference – Furman and Georgia Southern Southland Football League – McNeese State and Sam Houston State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State	Montana (2)	Brian Westbrook – RB (Villanova)	Derrick Lloyd – LB (James Madison)
2002	Atlantic 10 Conference – Maine and Northeastern Big Sky Conference – Idaho State, Montana, and Montana State Big South Conference[13] – Gardner-Webb Gateway Football Conference – Western Illinois and Western Kentucky Ivy League – Penn Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Bethune-Cookman Northeast Conference – Albany Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Illinois and Murray State Patriot League – Colgate and Fordham Pioneer Football League – Dayton Southern Conference – Georgian Southern Southland Football League – McNeese State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State	Western Kentucky	Tony Romo – QB (Eastern Illinois)	Rashean Mathis – FS (Bethune-Cookman)
2003	Atlantic 10 Conference – Delaware and Massachusetts Big Sky Conference – Montana, Montana State, and Northern Arizona Big South Conference – Gardner-Webb Gateway Football Conference – Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois Ivy League – Penn Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – North Carolina A&T Northeast Conference – Albany and Monmouth Ohio Valley Conference – Jacksonville State Patriot League – Colgate Pioneer Football League – Valparaiso Southern Conference – Wofford Southland Conference – McNeese State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Southern	Delaware	Jamaal Branch – RB (Colgate)	Jared Allen – DE (Idaho State)
2004	Atlantic 10 Conference – Delaware, James Madison, and William & Mary Big Sky Conference – Eastern Washington and Montana Big South Conference – Coastal Carolina Gateway Football Conference – Southern Illinois Great West Football Conference – Cal Poly Ivy League – Harvard Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Hampton and South Carolina State Northeast Conference – Central Connecticut State and Monmouth Ohio Valley Conference – Jacksonville State Patriot League – Lafayette and Lehigh Pioneer Football League – Drake Southern Conference – Furman and Georgia Southern Southland Conference – Northwestern State and Sam Houston State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alabama State	James Madison	Lang Campbell – QB (William & Mary)	Jordan Beck – LB (Cal Poly)
2005	Atlantic 10 Conference – New Hampshire and Richmond Big Sky Conference – Eastern Washington, Montana, and Montana State Big South Conference – Charleston Southern and Coastal Carolina Gateway Football Conference – Northern Iowa, Southern Illinois, and Youngstown State Great West Football Conference – Cal Poly and UC Davis Ivy League – Brown Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Hampton Northeast Conference – Central Connecticut State and Stony Brook Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Illinois Patriot League – Colgate and Lafayette Pioneer Football League – San Diego Southern Conference – Appalachian State Southland Conference – Nicholls State and Texas State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State	Appalachian State	Erik Meyer – QB (Eastern Washington)	Chris Gocong – DE (Cal Poly)
2006	Atlantic 10 Conference[14] – Massachusetts Big Sky Conference – Montana Big South Conference – Coastal Carolina Gateway Football Conference – Youngstown State Great West Football Conference – North Dakota State Ivy League – Princeton and Yale Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne and Marist Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Hampton Northeast Conference – Monmouth Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Illinois and Tennessee-Martin Patriot League – Colgate, Lafayette, and Lehigh Pioneer Football League – San Diego Southern Conference – Appalachian State Southland Conference – McNeese State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alabama A&M	Appalachian State (2)	Ricky Santos – QB (New Hampshire)	Kyle Shotwell – LB (Cal Poly)
2007	Big Sky Conference – Montana Big South Conference – Liberty Colonial Athletic Association – Massachusetts and Richmond Gateway Football Conference[15] – Northern Iowa Great West Football Conference[16] – South Dakota State Ivy League – Harvard Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Duquesne, Iona, and Marist Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Delaware State Northeast Conference – Albany Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Patriot League – Fordham Pioneer Football League – Dayton and San Diego Southern Conference – Appalachian State and Wofford Southland Conference – McNeese State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State	Appalachian State (3)	Jayson Foster – QB (Georgia Southern)	Kroy Biermann – DE (Montana)
2008	Big Sky Conference – Montana and Weber State Big South Conference – Liberty Colonial Athletic Association – James Madison Great West Conference – Cal Poly Ivy League – Brown and Harvard Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – South Carolina State Missouri Valley Football Conference – Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois Northeast Conference – Albany Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Patriot League – Colgate Pioneer Football League – Jacksonville Southern Conference – Appalachian State Southland Conference – Texas State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State	Richmond	Armanti Edwards – QB (Appalachian State)	Greg Peach – DE (Eastern Washington)
2009	Big Sky Conference – Montana Big South Conference – Liberty and Stony Brook Colonial Athletic Association – Richmond and Villanova Great West Conference – UC Davis Ivy League – Pennsylvania Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – South Carolina State Missouri Valley Football Conference – Southern Illinois Northeast Conference – Central Connecticut State Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Illinois Patriot League – Holy Cross Pioneer Football League – Butler and Dayton Southern Conference – Appalachian State Southland Conference – McNeese State and Stephen F. Austin Southwestern Athletic Conference – Prairie View A&M	Villanova	Armanti Edwards – QB (Appalachian State)	Arthur Moats – DE (James Madison)
2010	Big Sky Conference - Eastern Washington, Montana State Big South Conference - Coastal Carolina, Liberty, Stony Brook Colonial Athletic Association - Delaware, William & Mary Great West Conference - Southern Utah Ivy League - Pennsylvania Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference - Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, South Carolina State Missouri Valley Football Conference - Northern Iowa Northeast Conference - Central Connecticut State, Robert Morris Ohio Valley Conference - Southeast Missouri State Patriot League - Lehigh Pioneer Football League - Dayton, Jacksonville Southern Conference - Appalachian State, Wofford Southland Conference - Stephen F. Austin Southwestern Athletic Conference - Texas Southern	Eastern Washington	Jeremy Moses – QB (Stephen F. Austin)	J. C. Sherritt – LB (Eastern Washington)
2011	Big Sky Conference - Montana State Big South Conference - Stony Brook Colonial Athletic Association - Towson Great West Conference - Cal Poly, North Dakota Ivy League - Harvard Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference - Norfolk State Missouri Valley Football Conference - North Dakota State, Northern Iowa Northeast Conference - Albany, Duquesne Ohio Valley Conference - Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Tennessee Tech Patriot League - Lehigh Pioneer Football League - Drake, San Diego Southern Conference - Georgia Southern Southland Conference - Sam Houston State Southwestern Athletic Conference - Grambling State	North Dakota State	Bo Levi Mitchell – QB (Eastern Washington)	Matt Evans – LB (New Hampshire)
2012	Big Sky Conference – Eastern Washington, Montana State, Cal Poly Big South Conference – Coastal Carolina, Liberty, Stony Brook Colonial Athletic Association – Old Dominion, New Hampshire, Richmond, Towson, Villanova Ivy League – Pennsylvania Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Bethune-Cookman Missouri Valley Football Conference – North Dakota State Northeast Conference – Wagner and Albany Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Illinois Patriot League – Colgate Pioneer Football League – Drake, San Diego and Butler Southern Conference – Georgia Southern, Wofford and Appalachian State Southland Conference – Central Arkansas and Sam Houston Southwestern Athletic Conference – Arkansas-Pine Bluff	North Dakota State (2)	Taylor Heinicke – QB (Old Dominion)	Caleb Schreibeis – DE (Montana State)
2013	Big Sky Conference - Eastern Washington Big South Conference - Coastal Carolina, Liberty Colonial Athletic Association - Maine Ivy League - Harvard, Princeton Mid-Eastern Athletic Association - Bethune-Cookman, South Carolina State Missouri Valley Football Conference - North Dakota State Northeast Conference - Duquesne, Sacred Heart Ohio Valley Conference - Eastern Illinois Patriot League - Lafayette Pioneer Football League - Butler, Marist Southern Conference - Chattanooga, Furman, Samford Southland Conference - Southeastern Louisiana Southwestern Athletic Conference - Southern	North Dakota State (3)	Jimmy Garoppolo – QB (Eastern Illinois)	Brad Daly – DE (Montana State)
2014	Big Sky Conference - Eastern Washington Big South Conference - Coastal Carolina, Liberty Colonial Athletic Association - New Hampshire Ivy League - Harvard, Princeton Mid-Eastern Athletic Association - Bethune-Cookman, Morgan State, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central, South Carolina State Missouri Valley Football Conference - Illinois State, North Dakota State Northeast Conference - Sacred Heart, Wagner Ohio Valley Conference - Jacksonville State Patriot League - Fordham Pioneer Football League - San Diego Southern Conference - Chattanooga Southland Conference - Sam Houston State, Southeastern Louisiana Southwestern Athletic Conference - Alcorn State	North Dakota State (4)	John Robertson – QB (Villanova)	Kyle Emanuel – DE (North Dakota State)
2015	Big Sky Conference - Southern Utah Big South Conference - Charleston Southern Colonial Athletic Association - James Madison, Richmond, William & Mary Ivy League - Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn Mid-Eastern Athletic Association - Bethune-Cookman, North Carolina A&T, North Carolina Central Missouri Valley Football Conference - Illinois State, North Dakota State Northeast Conference - Duquesne Ohio Valley Conference - Jacksonville State Patriot League - Colgate Pioneer Football League - Dayton, San Diego Southern Conference - Chattanooga, The Citadel Southland Conference - McNeese State Southwestern Athletic Conference - Alcorn State	North Dakota State (5)	Cooper Kupp – WR (Eastern Washington)	Deon King – LB (Norfolk State)
2016	Big Sky Conference - Eastern Washington, North Dakota Big South Conference - Charleston Southern, Liberty Colonial Athletic Association - James Madison Ivy League - Princeton, Penn Mid-Eastern Athletic Association - North Carolina Central Missouri Valley Football Conference - North Dakota State, South Dakota State Northeast Conference - Duquesne, St Francis (PA) Ohio Valley Conference - Jacksonville State Patriot League - Lehigh Pioneer Football League - San Diego Southern Conference - The Citadel Southland Conference - Sam Houston State Southwestern Athletic Conference - Grambling State	James Madison (2)	Jeremiah Briscoe – QB (Sam Houston State)	Karter Schult – DE (Northern Iowa)
2017	Big Sky Conference - Southern Utah, Weber State Big South Conference - Kennesaw State Colonial Athletic Association - James Madison Ivy League - Yale Mid-Eastern Athletic Association - North Carolina A&T Missouri Valley Football Conference - North Dakota State Northeast Conference - Central Connecticut Ohio Valley Conference - Jacksonville State Patriot League - Colgate, Lehigh Pioneer Football League - San Diego Southern Conference - Wofford Southland Conference - Central Arkansas Southwestern Athletic Conference - Grambling State	North Dakota State (6)	Jeremiah Briscoe – QB (Sam Houston State)	Darius Jackson – DE (Jacksonville State)
2018	Big Sky Conference - Weber State, Eastern Washington, UC Davis Big South Conference - Kennesaw State Colonial Athletic Association - Maine Ivy League - Princeton Mid-Eastern Athletic Association - North Carolina A&T Missouri Valley Football Conference - North Dakota State Northeast Conference - Duquesne, Sacred Heart Ohio Valley Conference - Jacksonville State Patriot League - Colgate Pioneer Football League - San Diego Southern Conference - Wofford, East Tennessee State, Furman Southland Conference - Nicholls, Incarnate Word Southwestern Athletic Conference - Alcorn State	North Dakota State (7)	Devlin Hodges – QB (Samford)	Zach Hall – LB (Southeast Missouri State)
2019	Big Sky Conference - Big South Conference - Colonial Athletic Association - Ivy League - Mid-Eastern Athletic Association - Missouri Valley Football Conference - Northeast Conference - Ohio Valley Conference - Patriot League - Pioneer Football League - Southern Conference - Southland Conference - Southwestern Athletic Conference -	North Dakota State (8)

See also

• NCAA Division I Football Championship, championship game for I-AA/FCS played annually since 1978
• List of NCAA Division I-A/FBS football seasons
• List of NCAA Division II football seasons
• List of NCAA Division III football seasons

References

1. Steve Wieberg (2006-08-03). "NCAA to rename college football subdivisions". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
2. "2008 Division I Football Records Book:Conference Standings and Champions". NCAA. 2008. pp. 430–436.
3. The Walter Payton Award was established in 1987. From its inception through 1994, it was presented to the most outstanding player on the I-AA level. Since the 1995 season, it has been presented to the most outstanding offensive player on the I-AA/FCS level. History Archived 2011-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
4. The Buck Buchanan Award, established in 1995, is presented to the most outstanding defensive player on the I-AA/FCS level.
5. The Mid-Continent Athletic Association was upgraded from Division II after the 1980 season.
6. The Ivy, Southern, and Southland Conferences were all downgraded from I-A after the 1981 season. The Mid-Continent Athletic Association was absorbed by the Association of Mid-Continent Universities.
7. After the 1984 season, the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) scrapped its hybrid I-A and I-AA football conference. At that time, the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference, then a women's athletic conference parallel to the MVC, began a football league, taking in the MVC's I-AA programs and also absorbing the Association of Mid-Continent Universities football conference.
8. After the 1989–90 school year, the football-only Colonial League became an all-sports conference and adopted its current name of the Patriot League.
9. After the 1991–92 academic year, the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference merged with the Missouri Valley Conference. The football portion of the conference kept the Gateway charter and slightly changed its name.
10. The American West Conference began play in 1993 and disbanded after only three years in 1995. It contained both I-AA and Division II schools.
11. The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference was founded in 1980, added football in 1993, and dropped football sponsorship after the 2007 season.
12. After the 1996 football season, the Yankee Conference merged with the Atlantic 10 Conference, which would sponsor football until the 2006 season.
13. The Big South Conference was founded in 1983 and added football in 2002.
14. The Atlantic 10 dropped football sponsorship and teams moved to the Colonial Athletic Association beginning with the 2007 season.
15. Changed name to the Missouri Valley Football Conference for the 2008 season.
16. Expanded to an all sports conference in 2008 and changed name to the Great West Conference.