The FCS stage of Division I faculty soccer has lengthy taken delight in the best way it crowns a nationwide champion by way of its playoff system.
The FBS stage finally caught on to the enjoyable, too.
First carried out as a four-team playoff within the first season of the Division I cut up in soccer (1978), the FCS’ season-ending extravaganza has grown to 24 qualifiers, with the championship recreation held in most seasons at a impartial web site, and in each season since 1997.
Following are the year-by-year championship recreation outcomes (a Most Excellent Participant Award has been introduced since 2009):
NCAA Division I FCS Championship Recreation
2023: South Dakota State (head coach Jimmy Rogers) 23, Montana 3 – web site: Frisco, TexasMost Excellent Participant Award: Mark Gronowski, QB, South Dakota State2022: South Dakota State (John Stiegelmeier) 45, North Dakota State 21 – Frisco, TexasMost Excellent Participant Award: Mark Gronowski, QB, South Dakota State2021: North Dakota State (Matt Entz) 38, Montana State 10 – Frisco, TexasMost Excellent Participant Award: Hunter Luepke, FB, North Dakota State2020: Sam Houston (Ok.C. Keeler) 23, South Dakota State 21 – Frisco, TexasMost Excellent Participant Award: Jequez Ezzard, WR, Sam Houston2019: North Dakota State (Matt Entz) 28, James Madison 20 – Frisco, TexasMost Excellent Participant Award: Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State2018: North Dakota State (Chris Klieman) 38, Japanese Washington 24 – Frisco, TexasMost Excellent Participant Award: Darrius Shepherd, WR, North Dakota State2017: North Dakota State (Chris Klieman) 17, James Madison 13 – Frisco, TexasMost Excellent Participant Award: Easton Stick, QB, North Dakota State2016: James Madison (Mike Houston) 28, Youngstown State 14 – Frisco, TexasMost Excellent Participant Award: Khalid Abdullah, RB, James Madison2015: North Dakota State (Chris Klieman) 37, Jacksonville State 10 – Frisco, TexasMost Excellent Participant Award: Carson Wentz, QB, North Dakota State2014: North Dakota State (Chris Klieman) 29, Illinois State 27 – Frisco, TexasMost Excellent Participant Award: Carson Wentz, QB, North Dakota State2013: North Dakota State (Craig Bohl) 35, Towson 7 – Frisco, TexasMost Excellent Participant Award: Brock Jensen, QB, North Dakota State2012: North Dakota State (Craig Bohl) 39, Sam Houston State 13 – Frisco, TexasMost Excellent Participant Award: Brock Jensen, QB, North Dakota State2011: North Dakota State (Craig Bohl) 17, Sam Houston State 6 – Frisco, TexasMost Excellent Participant Award: Travis Beck, LB, North Dakota State2010: Japanese Washington (Beau Baldwin) 20, Delaware 19 – Frisco, TexasMost Excellent Participant Award: Bo Levi Mitchell, QB, Japanese Washington2009: Villanova (Andy Talley) 23, Montana 21 – Chattanooga, Tenn.Most Excellent Participant Award: Matt Szczur, WR, Villanova2008: Richmond (Mike London) 24, Montana 7 – Chattanooga, Tenn.2007: Appalachian State (Jerry Moore) 49, Delaware 21 – Chattanooga, Tenn.2006: Appalachian State (Jerry Moore) 28, Massachusetts 17 – Chattanooga, Tenn.2005: Appalachian State (Jerry Moore) 21, Northern Iowa 16 – Chattanooga, Tenn.2004: James Madison (Mickey Matthews) 31, Montana 21 – Chattanooga, Tenn.2003: Delaware (Ok.C. Keeler) 40, Colgate 0 – Chattanooga, Tenn.2002: Western Kentucky (Jack Harbaugh) 34, McNeese State 14 – Chattanooga, Tenn.2001: Montana (Joe Glenn) 13, Furman 6 – Chattanooga, Tenn.2000: Georgia Southern (Paul Johnson) 27, Montana 25 – Chattanooga, Tenn.1999: Georgia Southern (Paul Johnson) 59, Youngstown State 24 – Chattanooga, Tenn.1998: Massachusetts (Mark Whipple) 55, Georgia Southern 43 – Chattanooga, Tenn.1997: Youngstown State (Jim Tressel) 10, McNeese State 9 – Chattanooga, Tenn.1996: Marshall (Bob Pruett) 49, Montana 29 – Huntington, W.Va.1995: Montana (Don Learn) 22, Marshall 20 – Huntington, W.Va.1994: Youngstown State (Jim Tressel) 28, Boise State 14 – Huntington, W.Va.1993: Youngstown State (Jim Tressel) 17, Marshall 5 – Huntington, W.Va.1992: Marshall (Jim Donnan) 31, Youngstown State 28 – Huntington, W.Va.1991: Youngstown State (Jim Tressel) 25, Marshall 17 – Statesboro, Ga.1990: Georgia Southern (Tim Stowers) 36, Nevada 13 – Statesboro, Ga.1989: Georgia Southern (Erk Russell) 37, Stephen F. Austin 34 – Statesboro, Ga.1988: Furman (Jimmy Satterfield) 17, Georgia Southern 12 – Pocatello, Idaho1987: Northeast Louisiana (Pat Collins) 43, Marshall 42 – Pocatello, Idaho1986: Georgia Southern (Erk Russell) 48, Arkansas State 21 – Tacoma, Wash.1985: Georgia Southern (Erk Russell) 44, Furman 42 – Tacoma, Wash.1984: Montana State (Dave Arnold) 19, Louisiana Tech 6 – Charleston, S.C.1983: Southern Illinois (Rey Dempsey) 43, Western Carolina 7 – Charleston, S.C.1982: Japanese Kentucky (Roy Kidd) 17, Delaware 14 – Wichita Falls, Texas1981: Idaho State (Dave Kragthorpe) 34, Japanese Kentucky 23 – Wichita Falls, Texas1980: Boise State (Jim Criner) 31, Japanese Kentucky 29 – Sacramento, Calif.1979: Japanese Kentucky (Roy Kidd) 30, Lehigh 7 – Orlando, Fla.1978: Florida A&M (Rudy Hubbard) 35, Massachusetts 28 – Wichita Falls, Texas