Every year, an exciting FCS Playoff structure brings together the best college football teams at the level to play for the right to be crowned a national champion. Our list of FCS College Football National Champions highlights some outstanding teams that will be forever etched into the college football history books.
FCS National Champions by Year
- 2023: South Dakota State Jackrabbits (23-3 vs. Montana)
- 2022: South Dakota State Jackrabbits (45-21 vs. North Dakota State)
- 2021: North Dakota State Bison (38-10 vs. Montana State)
- 2020: Sam Houston State Bearkats (23-21 vs. South Dakota State)
- 2019: North Dakota State Bison (28-20 vs. James Madison)
- 2018: North Dakota State Bison (38-24 vs. Eastern Washington)
- 2017: North Dakota State Bison (17-13 vs. James Madison)
- 2016: James Madison Dukes (28-14 vs. Youngstown State)
- 2015: North Dakota State Bison (37-10 vs. Jacksonville State)
- 2014: North Dakota State Bison (29-27 vs. Illinois State)
- 2013: North Dakota State Bison (35-7 vs. Towson)
- 2012: North Dakota State Bison (39-13 vs. Sam Houston State)
- 2011: North Dakota State Bison (17-6 vs. Sam Houston State)
- 2010: Eastern Washington Eagles (20-19 vs. Delaware)
- 2009: Villanova Wildcats (23-21 vs. Montana)
- 2008: Richmond Spiders (24-7 vs. Montana)
- 2007: Appalachian State Mountaineers (49-21 vs. Delaware)
- 2006: Appalachian State Mountaineers (28-17 vs. UMass)
- 2005: Appalachian State Mountaineers (21-16 vs. Northern Iowa)
- 2004: James Madison Dukes (31-21 vs. Montana)
- 2003: Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens (40-0 vs. Colgate)
- 2002: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (34-14 vs. McNeese State)
- 2001: Montana Grizzlies (13-6 vs. Furman)
- 2000: Georgia Southern Eagles (27-25 vs. Montana)
- 1999: Georgia Southern Eagles (59-24 vs. Youngstown State)
- 1998: UMass Minutemen (55-43 vs. Georgia Southern)
- 1997: Youngstown State Penguins (10-9 vs. McNeese State)
- 1996: Marshall Thundering Herd (49-29 vs. Montana)
- 1995: Montana Grizzlies (22-20 vs. Marshall)
- 1994: Youngstown State Penguins (28-14 vs. Boise State)
- 1993: Youngstown State Penguins (17-5 vs. Marshall)
- 1992: Marshall Thundering Herd (31-28 vs. Youngstown State)
- 1991: Youngstown State Penguins (25-17 vs. Marshall)
- 1990: Georgia Southern Eagles (36-13 vs. Nevada)
- 1989: Georgia Southern Eagles (37-34 vs. Stephen F. Austin)
- 1988: Furman Paladins (17-12 vs. Georgia Southern)
- 1987: Northeast Louisiana Indians (43-42 vs. Marshall)
- 1986: Georgia Southern Eagles (48-21 vs. Arkansas State)
- 1985: Georgia Southern Eagles (44-42 vs. Furman)
- 1984: Montana State Bobcats (19-6 vs. Louisiana Tech)
- 1983: Southern Illinois Salukis (43-7 vs. Western Carolina)
- 1982: Eastern Kentucky Colonels (17-14 vs. Delaware)
- 1981: Idaho State Bengals (34-23 vs. Eastern Kentucky)
- 1980: Boise State Broncos (31-29 vs. Eastern Kentucky)
- 1979: Eastern Kentucky Colonels (30-7 vs. Lehigh)
- 1978: Florida A&M Rattlers (35-28 vs. UMass)
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