Lion Football 2013
The FCS National Championship T
he NCAA Division I Football Championship Committee has announced that the 2014 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game will be played on Saturday, Jan. 4 at FC Dallas Stadium in Frisco, Texas. A sellout crowd of 21,411 attended last year’s game, which was won by North Dakota State over Sam Houston State, 39-13. This was the second year of the game being played on Saturday after historically being played on a Friday night, including 2011 in Frisco. Eastern Washington defeated Delaware 20-19 in that game, which was the first of three scheduled championship games in Frisco. The championship game will again be hosted by the locally based Southland Conference, the City of Frisco and the Hunt Sports Group. The Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) is comprised of the conferences and institutions that compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship - Big Sky, Big South, Colonial Athletic Association, Ivy League, Mid-Eastern Athletic, Missouri Valley Football, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, Pioneer, Southern, Southland and the Southwestern Athletic. The Ivy League and Southwestern Athletic Conference choose not to participate in the football championship. The FCS embodies a tradition of excellence through high level competition, student-athlete character and sportsmanship throughout the regular season and the championship experience.
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YEAR CHAMPION 2012 North Dakota State 2011 North Dakota State 2010 Eastern Washington 2009 Villanova 2008 Richmond 2007 Appalachian State 2006 Appalachian State 2005 Appalachian State 2004 James Madison 2003 Delaware 2002 Western Kentucky 2001 Montana 2000 Georgia Southern 1999 Georgia Southern 1998 Massachusetts 1997 Youngstown State 1996 Marshall 1995 Montana 1994 Youngstown State 1993 Youngstown State 1992 Marshall 1991 Youngstown State 1990 Georgia Southern 1989 Georgia Southern 1988 Furman 1987 Louisiana-Monroe 1986 Georgia Southern 1985 Georgia Southern 1984 Montana State 1983 Southern Illinois 1982 Eastern Kentucky 1981 Idaho State 1980 Boise State 1979 Eastern Kentucky 1978 Florida A&M
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COACH SCORE RUNNER-UP SITE Craig Bohl 39-13 Sam Houston State Frisco, Texas Craig Bohl 17-6 Sam Houston State Frisco, Texas Beau Baldwin 20-19 Delaware Frisco, Texas Andy Talley 23-21 Montana Chattanooga, Tenn. Mike London 24-7 Montana Chattanooga, Tenn. Jerry Moore 49-21 Delaware Chattanooga, Tenn. Jerry Moore 28-17 Massachusetts Chattanooga, Tenn. Jerry Moore 21-16 UNI Chattanooga, Tenn. Mickey Matthews 31-21 Montana Chattanooga, Tenn. K.C. Keeler 40-0 Colgate Chattanooga, Tenn. Jack Harbaugh 34-14 McNeese State Chattanooga, Tenn. Joe Glenn 13-6 Furman Chattanooga, Tenn. Paul Johnson 27-25 Montana Chattanooga, Tenn. Paul Johnson 59-24 Youngstown State Chattanooga, Tenn. Mark Whipple 55-43 Georgia Southern Chattanooga, Tenn. Jim Tressel 10-9 McNeese State Chattanooga, Tenn. Bob Pruett 49-29 Montana Huntington, W.Va. Don Read 22-20 Marshall Huntington, W.Va. Jim Tressel 28-14 Boise State Huntington, W.Va. Jim Tressel 17-5 Marshall Huntington, W.Va. Jim Donnan 31-28 Youngstown State Huntington, W.Va. Jim Tressel 25-17 Marshall Statesboro, Ga. Tim Stowers 36-13 Nevada Statesboro, Ga. Erk Russell 37-34 *Stephen F. Austin Statesboro, Ga. Jimmy Satterfield 17-12 Georgia Southern Pocatello, Idaho Pat Collins 43-42 Marshall Pocatello, Idaho Erk Russell 48-21 Arkansas State Tacoma, Wash. Erk Russell 44-42 Furman Tacoma, Wash. Dave Arnold 19-6 Louisiana Tech Charleston, S.C. Rey Dempsey 43-7 Western Carolina Charleston, S.C. Roy Kidd 17-14 Delaware Wichita Falls, Texas Dave Kragthorpe 34-23 Eastern Kentucky Wichita Falls, Texas Jim Criner 31-29 Eastern Kentucky Sacramento, Calif. Roy Kidd 30-7 Lehigh Orlando, Fla. Ruby Hubbard 35-28 Massachusetts Wichita Falls, Texas
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