NCAA Division I-AA national football championship
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The NCAA Division I Football Championship is a football game played to determine the champion of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-AA).
The Championship Subdivision Championship Game is 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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[edit] NCAA Football Championship Subdivision
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), the Board approved new labels. The 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.
[edit] Previous champions
[edit] Most National Championships
| Team | Championships | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Southern | 6 | 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2000 |
| Youngstown State | 4 | 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 1979, 1982 |
| Marshall ^ | 2 | 1992, 1996 |
| Montana | 2 | 1995, 2001 |
| Appalachian State | 1 | 2005 |
| 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
[edit] See also
- NCAA Division I-A national football champions
- NCAA Division I-AA Consensus Mid-Major Football National Championship
- NCAA Division II national football championship
- NCAA Division III national football championship
- List of college bowl games
