Season National Champion Division Conference 1968 Troy State NAIA Alabama Collegiate 1984 Central Arkansas NAIA I Arkansas Intercollegiate 1985 Central Arkansas NAIA I Arkansas Intercollegiate 1991 Central Arkansas NAIA I Arkansas Intercollegiate 1980 Bosie State NCAA 1-AA Big Sky 1981 Idaho State NCAA 1-AA Big Sky 1984 Montana State NCAA 1-AA Big Sky 1995 Montana NCAA 1-AA Big Sky 2001 Montana NCAA 1-AA Big Sky 2010 Eastern Washington Champ SubDivision Big Sky 1964 San Diego State College Division California Collegiate Athletic Association 1966 San Diego State College Division California Collegiate Athletic Association 1967 San Diego State College Division California Collegiate Athletic Association 1968 San Diego State College Division California Collegiate Athletic Association 1980 Cal Poly-SLO NCAA II California Collegiate Athletic Association 1960 Lenior-Rhyne NAIA Carolinas 1920 Howard HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1922 Hampton HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1923 Virginia Union HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1925 Howard HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1926 Howard HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1933 Morgan State HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1936 Virginia State HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1937 Morgan State HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1940 Morris Brown HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1941 Morris Brown HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1943 Morgan State HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1944 Morgan State HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1946 Morgan State HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1947 Shaw HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1949 Morgan State HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1951 Morris Brown HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1952 Lincoln HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1952 Virginia State HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1967 Morgan State HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1968 North Carolina A&T HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1994 Hampton HBCU Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1957 Pittsburg State NAIA Central Intercollegiate Athletic 1961 Pittsburg State NAIA Central Intercollegiate Athletic 1961 Pittsburg State College Division Central Intercollegiate Athletic
1999 Northwestern OK State NAIA Central State Football 1983 Augustana IL NCAA III College of Illinois and Wisconsin 1984 Augustana IL NCAA III College of Illinois and Wisconsin 1985 Augustana IL NCAA III College of Illinois and Wisconsin 1986 Augustana IL NCAA III College of Illinois and Wisconsin 1998 Massachusetts NCAA 1-AA Colonial Athletic Association 2003 Delaware NCAA 1-AA Colonial Athletic Association 2004 James Madison NCAA 1-AA Colonial Athletic Association 2008 Richmond Champ SubDivision Colonial Athletic Association 2009 Villanova Champ SubDivision Colonial Athletic Association 1987 Pacific Lutheran NAIA II Columbia Football Association 1993 Pacific Lutheran NAIA II Columbia Football Association 1995 Central Washington NAIA II Columbia Football Association 1982 Linfield NAIA II Columbia Football League-South 2002 Carroll MT NAIA Frontier 2003 Carroll MT NAIA Frontier 2004 Carroll MT NAIA Frontier 2005 Carroll MT NAIA Frontier 2007 Carroll MT NAIA Frontier 2010 Carroll MT NAIA Frontier 2002 Western Kentucky NCAA 1-AA Gateway Football 1985 Hillsdale NAIA I Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic 2002 Grand Valley State NCAA II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic 2003 Grand Valley State NCAA II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic 2005 Grand Valley State NCAA II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic 2006 Grand Valley State NCAA II Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic 2006 Sioux Falls NAIA Great Plains Athletic Conference 2008 Sioux Falls NAIA Great Plains Athletic Conference 2009 Sioux Falls NAIA Great Plains Athletic Conference 1984 Troy State NCAA II Gulf South 1987 Troy State NCAA II Gulf South 1989 Mississippi College-f NCAA II Gulf South 1993 North Alabama NCAA II Gulf South 1994 North Alabama NCAA II Gulf South 1995 North Alabama NCAA II Gulf South 2000 Delta State NCAA II Gulf South 2004 Valdosta State NCAA II Gulf South 2007 Valdosta State NCAA II Gulf South 1956 St.Joseph's IN NAIA Heartland Collegiate
1979 Findlay NAIA II Hoosier-Buckeye 1958 Southern Mississippi College Division Independent 1962 Florida A&M College Division Independent 1962 Southern Mississippi College Division Independent 1971 Delaware College Division Independent 1972 Delaware College Division Independent 1973 Tennessee State College Division Independent 1974 Central Michigan College Division Independent 1938 Florida A&M HBCU Independent 1942 Florida A&M HBCU Independent 1950 Florida A&M HBCU Independent 1952 Florida A&M HBCU Independent 1954 Florida A&M HBCU Independent 1957 Florida A&M HBCU Independent 1959 Florida A&M HBCU Independent 1961 Florida A&M HBCU Independent 1970 Tennessee State HBCU Independent 1971 Tennessee State HBCU Independent 1973 Tennessee State HBCU Independent 1979 Tennessee State HBCU Independent 1982 Tennessee State HBCU Independent 1986 Central State OH HBCU Independent 1987 Central State OH HBCU Independent 1988 Central State OH HBCU Independent 1989 Central State OH HBCU Independent 1990 Central State OH HBCU Independent 1995 Central State OH HBCU Independent 1966 Waynesburg NAIA Independent 1970 Westminster PA NAIA II Independent 1971 California Lutheran NAIA II Independent 1972 Missouri Southern NAIA II Independent 1973 Northwestern IA NAIA II Independent 1976 Westminster PA NAIA II Independent 1977 Westminster PA NAIA II Independent 1982 Central State OK NAIA I Independent 1983 Northwestern IA NAIA II Independent 1987 Cameron NAIA I Independent 1988 Westminster PA NAIA II Independent 1989 Westminster PA NAIA II Independent 1990 Central State OH NAIA I Independent 1992 Central State OH NAIA I Independent 1992 Findlay NAIA II Independent 1998 Azusa Pacific NAIA Independent
1978 Florida A&M NCAA 1-AA Independent 1991 Youngstown State NCAA 1-AA Independent 1993 Youngstown State NCAA 1-AA Independent 1994 Youngstown State NCAA 1-AA Independent 1997 Youngstown State NCAA 1-AA Independent 1974 Central Michigan NCAA II Independent 1975 Northern Michigan NCAA II Independent 1976 Montana State NCAA II Independent 1977 Lehigh NCAA II Independent 1979 Delaware NCAA II Independent 1992 Jacksonville State NCAA II Independent 1980 Dayton NCAA III Independent 1982 West Georgia NCAA III Independent 1987 Wagner NCAA III Independent 1989 Dayton NCAA III Independent 1991 Ithaca NCAA III Independent 2001 Gardner-Webb NCCAA Independent 2006 North Greenville NCCAA Independent 2010 North Greenville NCCAA Independent 1979 Ithaca NCAA III Independent College Athletic 1988 Ithaca NCAA III Independent College Athletic 1963 Northern Illinois College Division Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic 1974 Central IA NCAA III Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic 1959 Texas A&I NAIA Lone Star 1964 Sam Houston NAIA Lone Star 1969 Texas A&I NAIA Lone Star 1970 Texas A&I NAIA I Lone Star 1972 East Texas State NAIA I Lone Star 1973 Abilene Christian NAIA I Lone Star 1974 Texas A&I NAIA I Lone Star 1975 Texas A&I NAIA I Lone Star 1976 Texas A&I NAIA I Lone Star 1977 Abilene Christian NAIA I Lone Star 1978 Angelo State NAIA I Lone Star 1979 Texas A&I NAIA I Lone Star 1981 Southwest Texas State NCAA II Lone Star 1982 Southwest Texas State NCAA II Lone Star 1994 Albion NCAA III Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1959 Bowling Green College Division Mid American
1960 Ohio College Division Mid-American 1991 Pittsburg State NCAA II Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1998 Northwest Missouri State NCAA II Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association 1999 Northwest Missouri State NCAA II Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association 2009 Northwest Missouri State NCAA II Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association 1978 Eastern Illinois NCAA II Mid-Continent 1977 Widener NCAA III Middle Atlantic 1981 Widener NCAA III Middle Atlantic 1963 Delaware College Division Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic 1977 Florida A&M HBCU Mid-Eastern Athletic 1978 Florida A&M HBCU Mid-Eastern Athletic 1998 Florida A&M HBCU Mid-Eastern Athletic 1981 South Carolina State HBCU Mid-Eastern Athletic 1999 North Carolina A&T HBCU Mid-Eastern Athletic 2004 Hampton HBCU Mid-Eastern Athletic 2005 Hampton HBCU Mid-Eastern Athletic 2006 North Carolina Central HBCU Mid-Eastern Athletic 2007 Delaware State HBCU Mid-Eastern Athletic 2009 South Carolina State HBCU Mid-Eastern Athletic 1991 Georgetown KY NAIA II Mid-South 2000 Georgetown KY NAIA Mid-South 2001 Georgetown KY NAIA Mid-South 1971 Livingston NAIA I Mid-South Athletic 1994 Westminster PA NAIA II Mid-States Football Association Mideast 1998 Geneva NCCAA Mid-States Football Association Mideast 1999 Geneva NCCAA Mid-States Football Association Mideast 2002 Geneva NCCAA Mid-States Football Association Mideast 2003 Geneva NCCAA Mid-States Football Association Mideast 2007 Malone NCCAA Mid-States Football Association Mideast 1995 Findlay NAIA II Mid-States Football Association Midwest 1997 Findlay NAIA Mid-States Football Association Midwest 1997 Olivet Nazarene NCCAA Mid-States Football Association Midwest 2004 Olivet Nazarene NCCAA Mid-States Football Association Midwest 2005 Olivet Nazarene NCCAA Mid-States Football Association Midwest 1927 Bluefield HBCU 1928 Bluefield HBCU 1931 Wilberforce HBCU 1934 Kentucky State HBCU
1936 West Virginia State HBCU 1946 Tennessee State HBCU 1947 Tennessee State HBCU 1952 Texas Southern HBCU 1954 Tennessee State HBCU 1955 Grambling HBCU 1956 Tennessee State HBCU 1965 Tennessee State HBCU 1966 Tennessee State HBCU 1964 Concordia MN NAIA Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic 1978 Concordia-Morehead NAIA II Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic 1981 Concordia-Morehead NAIA II Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic 1963 St. John's MN NAIA Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic 1965 St. John's MN NAIA Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic 1976 St. John's MN NCAA III Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic 2003 St. John's MN NCAA III Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic 1983 Southern Illinois NCAA 1-AA Missouri Valley 1965 North Dakota State College Division North Central Intercollegiate Athletic 1968 North Dakota State College Division North Central Intercollegiate Athletic 1969 North Dakota State College Division North Central Intercollegiate Athletic 1983 North Dakota State NCAA II North Central Intercollegiate Athletic 1985 North Dakota State NCAA II North Central Intercollegiate Athletic 1986 North Dakota State NCAA II North Central Intercollegiate Athletic 1988 North Dakota State NCAA II North Central Intercollegiate Athletic 1990 North Dakota State NCAA II North Central Intercollegiate Athletic 1996 Northern Colorado NCAA II North Central Intercollegiate Athletic 1997 Northern Colorado NCAA II North Central Intercollegiate Athletic 2001 North Dakota NCAA II North Central Intercollegiate Athletic 1990 Alleghney NCAA III North Coast Athletic 2008 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA II North Sun Intercollegiate 2010 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA II North Sun Intercollegiate 2001 Sacred Heart Mid-Major Northeast 2003 Duquesne Mid-Major Northeast 2004 Monmouth Mid-Major Northeast 2008 Albany NY Mid-Major Northeast 1980 Pacific Lutheran NAIA II Northwest 1984 Linfield NAIA II Northwest 1986 Linfield NAIA II Northwest 1999 Pacific Lutheran NCAA III Northwest 2004 Linfield NCAA III Northwest
1964 Wittenberg College Division Ohio Athletic 1973 Wittenberg NCAA III Ohio Athletic 1975 Wittenberg NCAA III Ohio Athletic 1978 Baldwin-Wallace NCAA III Ohio Athletic 1993 Mount Union NCAA III Ohio Athletic 1996 Mount Union NCAA III Ohio Athletic 1997 Mount Union NCAA III Ohio Athletic 1998 Mount Union NCAA III Ohio Athletic 2000 Mount Union NCAA III Ohio Athletic 2001 Mount Union NCAA III Ohio Athletic 2002 Mount Union NCAA III Ohio Athletic 2005 Mount Union NCAA III Ohio Athletic 2006 Mount Union NCAA III Ohio Athletic 2008 Mount Union NCAA III Ohio Athletic 1979 Eastern Kentucky NCAA 1-AA Ohio Valley 1982 Eastern Kentucky NCAA 1-AA Ohio Valley 1958 Northeastern State OK NAIA Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic 1962 Central State OK NAIA Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic 1993 East Central NAIA I Oklahoma Intercollegiate 1994 Northeastern State OK NAIA I Oklahoma Intercollegiate 1996 Southwestern Oklahoma State NAIA I Oklahoma Intercollegiate 2002 Dayton Mid-Major Pioneer Football League 2005 San Diego Mid-Major Pioneer Football League 2006 San Diego Mid-Major Pioneer Football League 2007 Dayton Mid-Major Pioneer Football League 2009 Geneva NCCAA Presidents' Athletic 1956 Montana State NAIA Rocky Mountain Athletic 1980 Elon NAIA I South Atlantic 1981 Elon NAIA I South Atlantic 1983 Carson-Newman NAIA I South Atlantic 1984 Carson-Newman NAIA I South Atlantic 1986 Carson-Newman NAIA I South Atlantic 1988 Carson-Newman NAIA I South Atlantic 1989 Carson-Newman NAIA I South Atlantic 1996 Sioux Falls NAIA II South Dakota Intercollegiate 1985 Georgia Southern NCAA 1-AA Southern 1986 Georgia Southern NCAA 1-AA Southern 1988 Furman NCAA 1-AA Southern 1989 Georgia Southern NCAA 1-AA Southern 1990 Georgia Southern NCAA 1-AA Southern
1992 Marshall NCAA 1-AA Southern 1996 Marshall NCAA 1-AA Southern 1999 Georgia Southern NCAA 1-AA Southern 2000 Georgia Southern NCAA 1-AA Southern 2005 Appalachian State NCAA 1-AA Southern 2006 Appalachian State Champ SubDivision Southern 2007 Appalachian State Champ SubDivision Southern 1920 Talladega HBCU Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 1921 Talladega HBCU Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 1924 Tuskegee HBCU Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 1925 Tuskegee HBCU Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 1926 Tuskegee HBCU Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 1927 Tuskegee HBCU Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 1929 Tuskegee HBCU Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 1930 Tuskegee HBCU Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 1976 South Carolina State HBCU Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 1977 South Carolina State HBCU Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 2000 Tuskegee HBCU Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 2007 Tuskegee HBCU Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 2010 Albany State HBCU Southern Intercollegiate Athletic 1970 Arkansas State College Division Southland 1973 Louisiana Tech NCAA II Southland 1974 Louisiana Tech College Division Southland 1987 Northeast Louisiana NCAA 1-AA Southland 1935 Texas College HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1921 Wiley HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1924 Wiley HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1928 Wiley HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1932 Wiley HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1939 Langston HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1945 Wiley HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1948 Southern HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1949 Southern HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1950 Southern HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1953 Prairie View HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1954 Prairie View HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1954 Southern HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1958 Prairie View HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1960 Southern HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1962 Jackson State HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1963 Prairie View HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1964 Prairie View HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1967 Grambling HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1968 Alcorn State HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1969 Alcorn State HBCU Southwestern Athletic
1972 Grambling HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1974 Alcorn State HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1974 Grambling HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1975 Grambling HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1977 Grambling HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1980 Grambling HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1983 Grambling HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1984 Alcorn State HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1985 Jackson State HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1991 Alabama State HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1992 Grambling HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1993 Southern HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1995 Southern HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1996 Jackson State HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1997 Southern HBCU Southwestern Athletic 2001 Grambling HBCU Southwestern Athletic 2002 Grambling HBCU Southwestern Athletic 2003 Southern HBCU Southwestern Athletic 2005 Grambling HBCU Southwestern Athletic 2008 Grambling HBCU Southwestern Athletic 1974 Texas Lutheran NAIA II Texas Intercollegiate Athletic 1975 Texas Lutheran NAIA II Texas Intercollegiate Athletic 1981 Austin College NAIA II Texas Intercollegiate Athletic 1990 Peru State NAIA II Tri-State 2000 Northwestern MN NCCAA Upper Midwest Athletic 2008 Northwestern MN NCCAA Upper Midwest Athletic 1967 Fairmont State NAIA West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic 1985 Wisconsin-La Crosse NAIA II Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic 1987 Wisconsin-Stevens Point-f NAIA II Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic 1992 Wisconsin-La Crosse NCAA III Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic 1995 Wisconsin-La Crosse NCAA III Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic 2007 Wisconsin-Whitewater NCAA III Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic 2009 Wisconsin-Whitewater NCAA III Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic 2010 Wisconsin-Whitewater NCAA III Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic