Pecan Bowl, a postseason college football bowl game, was first played at Shotwell Stadium located in Abilene, Texas. The first game took place in December 1964, and was played there each year until 1968, when the location was moved to Arlington, Texas. One of four regional playoff bowls of the NCAA College Division football plan, it was not classified as a major bowl. Since 1981, the NCAA Division I FCS Playoff Midwest Regional Championship (National Quarterfinal) is commonly referred to as the Pecan Bowl in honor of its College Division heritage. The game is played at the highest remaining seed in the Midwest Region with the winner advancing to the NCAA Division I FCS Playoff Final Four (National Semifinal).
College Division Results[]
Year - Winner - Score - Runner-Up - Site
- 1964 - Northern Iowa - 19-17 - Lamar (TX) - Abilene, TX
- 1965 - North Dakota State - 20-7 - Grambling State (LA) - Abilene, TX
- 1966 - North Dakota - 42-24 - Parsons (IA) - Abilene, TX
- 1967 - Texas-Arlington - 13-0 - North Dakota State - Abilene, TX
- 1968 - North Dakota State - 23-14 - Arkansas State - Arlington, TX
- 1969 - Arkansas State - 29-21 - Drake (IA) - Arlington, TX
- 1970 - Arkansas State - 38-21 - Central Missouri State - Arlington, TX
FCS Results (Midwest Region Championship - FCS Playoffs)[]
| Date | Winning Team | Losing Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Boise State | 19 | Jackson State | 7 |
| 1982 | Louisiana Tech | 38 | South Carolina State | 3 |
| 1983 | Southern Illinois | 23 | Indiana State | 7 |
| 1984 | Middle Tennessee State | 42 | Indiana State | 41 |
| 1985 | Northern Iowa | 17 | Eastern Washington | 14 |
| 1986 | Eastern Kentucky | 24 | Eastern Illinois | 22 |
| 1987 | Northern Iowa | 49 | Arkansas State | 28 |
| 1988 | Georgia Southern | 27 | Stephen F. Austin | 6 |
| 1989 | Stephen F. Austin | 55 | Missouri State | 25 |
| 1990 | Georgia Southern | 28 | Idaho | 27 |
| 1991 | Eastern Kentucky | 23 | Middle Tennessee State | 13 |
| 1992 | Delaware | 41 | Louisiana-Monroe | 18 |
| 1993 | Troy | 35 | McNeese State | 28 |
| 1994 | Montana | 30 | McNeese State | 28 |
| 1995 | Stephen F. Austin | 27 | Appalachian State | 17 |
| 1996 | Troy | 31 | Murray State | 3 |
| 1997 | McNeese State | 14 | Western Illinois | 12 |
| 1998 | Northwestern State | 31 | Appalachian State | 20 |
| 1999 | Illinois State | 27 | Hofstra | 20 |
| 2000 | Georgia Southern | 48 | Hofstra | 20 |
| 2001 | Northern Iowa | 56 | Maine | 28 |
| 2002 | Western Kentucky | 31 | Western Illinois | 28 |
| 2003 | Colgate | 28 | Western Illinois | 27 |
| December 4, 2004 | Montana | 47 | New Hampshire | 17 |
| December 3, 2005 | Appalachian State | 38 | Southern Illinois | 24 |
| December 2, 2006 | Youngstown State | 28 | Illinois State | 21 |
| December 1, 2007 | Delaware | 39 | Northern Iowa | 27 |
| December 6, 2008 | Northern Iowa | 36 | New Hampshire | 34 |
| December 5, 2009 | William & Mary | 24 | Southern Illinois | 3 |
| December 11, 2010 | Villanova | 42 | Appalachian State | 24 |
| December 10, 2011 | North Dakota State | 24 | Lehigh | 0 |
| December 7, 2012 | Sam Houston State | 34 | Montana State | 16 |