1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season

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).

Year	Conference Champions	National Champion	Payton Award	Buchanan Award
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 {{1978 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}
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 {{1979 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}
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 {{1980 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}
1981	Big Sky Conference – Idaho State 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 {{1981 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}
1982	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 {{1982 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}
1983	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 {{1983 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}
1984	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 {{1984 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}
1985	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 {{1985 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}
1986	Big Sky Conference – Nevada Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – Eastern Illinois Ivy League – Penn Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – North Carolina A&T Ohio Valley Conference – Murray State Patriot League – Holy Cross Southern Conference – Appalachian State Southland Conference – Arkansas State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State Yankee Conference – Connecticut, Delaware, and Massachusetts	Georgia Southern {{1986 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}
1987	Big Sky Conference – Idaho Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – Northern Iowa Ivy League – Harvard Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Howard Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky and Youngstown State Patriot League – Holy Cross Southern Conference – Appalachian State Southland Conference – Northeast Louisiana Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State Yankee Conference – Maine and Richmond	Northeast Louisiana {{1987 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	Kenny Gamble – RB (Colgate)
1988	Big Sky Conference – Idaho 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 Patriot League – Lafayette Southern Conference – Furman and Marshall Southland Conference – Northwestern State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State Yankee Conference – Delaware and Massachusetts	Furman {{1988 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	Dave Meggett – RB (Towson)
1989	Big Sky Conference – Idaho Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – Southwest Missouri State Ivy League – Princeton and Yale Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Delaware State Ohio Valley Conference – Middle Tennessee Patriot League – Holy Cross Southern Conference – Furman Southland Conference – Stephen F. Austin Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State Yankee Conference – Connecticut, Maine, and Villanova	Georgia Southern {{1989 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	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 {{1990 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	Walter Dean – RB (Grambling State)
1991	Big Sky Conference – Nevada Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – 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 {{1991 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	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 {{1992 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	Michael Payton – QB (Marshall)
1993	American West Conference – Southern Utah and UC Davis Big Sky Conference – Montana Gateway Football Conference – Northern Iowa Ivy League – Penn Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – 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 {{1993 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	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 {{1994 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	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 {{1995 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	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 Conference – Troy State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Jackson State Yankee Conference – William & Mary	Marshall {{1996 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	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 Conference – McNeese State and Northwestern State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Southern	Youngstown State {{1997 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	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 Conference – Northwestern State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Southern	Massachusetts {{1998 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	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 Conference – Stephen F. Austin and Troy State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Southern	Georgia Southern {{1999 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	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 Conference – Troy State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State	Georgia Southern {{2000 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	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 Conference – McNeese State and Sam Houston State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State	Montana {{2001 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	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 – 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 Conference – McNeese State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Grambling State	Western Kentucky {{2002 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	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 {{2003 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	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 {{2004 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	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 {{2005 Division I-AA football playoff navbox}}	Erik Meyer – QB (Eastern Washington)	Chris Gocong – DE (Cal Poly)
2006	Atlantic 10 Conference – 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 {{2006 Division I FCS playoff navbox}}	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 – Northern Iowa Great West Football Conference – 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 {{2007 Division I FCS playoff navbox}}	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 {{2008 Division I FCS playoff navbox}}	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 {{2009 Division I FCS playoff navbox}}	Armanti Edwards – QB (Appalachian State)	Arthur Moats – DE (James Madison)

See also

• List of NCAA Division I-A/FBS football seasons