FCS Playoff History 1st round Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
1999 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 72, Northern Arizona 29 Statesboro, Ga. Massachusetts 30, FURMAN 23 OT Greenville, S.C. Florida A&M 44, APPALACHIAN STATE 29 Boone, N.C. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 38, Massachusetts 21 Statesboro, Ga. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 28, Illinois State 17 Statesboro, Ga. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 59, Youngstown St. 24 Chattanooga, Tenn.
2000 1st round GEORGIA SOUTHERN 42, McNeese State 17 Hofstra 31, FURMAN 24 APPALACHIAN STATE 33, Troy State 30 Quarterfinal GEORGIA SOUTHERN 48, Hofstra 20 APPALACHIAN STATE 17, W. Kentucky 14 Semifinal GEORGIA SOUTHERN 27, Delaware 18 Montana 19, APPALACHIAN STATE 16 (OT) Final GEORGIA SOUTHERN 27, Montana 25
Statesboro, Ga. Greenville, S.C. Troy, Ala. Statesboro, Ga. Bowling Green, Ky. Statesboro, Ga. Missoula, Mont. Chattanooga, Tenn.
2001 1st round GEORGIA SOUTHERN 60, Florida A&M 35 Statesboro, Ga. FURMAN 24, Western Kentucky 20 Greenville, S.C. APPALACHIAN STATE 40, William & Mary 27 Boone, N.C. Quarterfinal GEORGIA SOUTHERN 38, APPALACHIAN ST. 24 Statesboro, Ga. FURMAN 34, Lehigh 17 Greenville, S.C. Semifinal FURMAN 24, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 17 Statesboro, Ga. Final Montana 13, FURMAN 6 Chattanooga, Tenn. 1st round Quarterfinal Semifinal
2002 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 34, Bethune-Cookman 0 Villanova 45, FURMAN 38 Maine 14, APPALACHIAN STATE 13 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 31, Maine 7 Western Kentucky 31, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 28
2003 1st round WOFFORD 31, North Carolina A&T 10 Quarterfinal WOFFORD 34, Western Kentucky 17 Semifinal Delaware 24, WOFFORD 9 2004 1st round New Hampshire 27, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 21 FURMAN 49, Jacksonville State 7 Quarterfinal James Madison 14, FURMAN 13
Statesboro, Ga. Philadelphia, Pa. Boone, N.C. Statesboro, Ga. Statesboro, Ga. Spartanburg, S.C. Spartanburg, S.C. Newark, Del. Statesboro, Ga. Greenville, S.C. Greenville, S.C.
2005 1st round APPALACHIAN STATE 34, Lafayette 23 Boone, N.C. Texas State 50, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 35 San Marcos, Texas FURMAN 14, Nicholls State 12 Greenville, S.C. Quarterfinal APPALACHIAN STATE 38, Southern Illinois 24 Boone, N.C. FURMAN 24, Richmond 20 Richmond, Va. Semifinal APPALACHIAN STATE 29, FURMAN 23 Boone, N.C. Final APPALACHIAN STATE 21, Northern Iowa 16 Chattanooga, Tenn. 1st round Quarterfinal Semifinals Final
2006 Montana State 31, FURMAN 13 Bozeman, Mont. APPALACHIAN STATE 45, Coastal Carolina 28 Boone, N.C. APPALACHIAN STATE 38, Montana State 17 Boone, N.C. APPALACHIAN STATE 49, Youngstown State 24 Boone, N.C. APPALACHIAN STATE 28, Massachusetts 17 Chattanooga, Tenn.
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2007 APPALACHIAN STATE 28, James Madison 27 Boone, N.C. WOFFORD 23, Montana 22 Missoula, Mont. APPALACHIAN STATE 38, Eastern Washington 35 Boone, N.C. Richmond 21, WOFFORD 10 Spartanburg, S.C. APPALACHIAN STATE 55, Richmond 35 Boone, N.C. APPALACHIAN STATE 49, Delaware 21 Chattanooga, Tenn.
2008 1st round APPALACHIAN STATE 37, South Carolina State 21 Boone, N.C. James Madison 38, WOFFORD 35 Harrisonburg, Va. Quarterfinal Richmond 38, APPALACHIAN STATE 10 Boone, N.C. 1st round Quarterfinal Semifinal
2009 APPALACHIAN STATE 20, South Carolina State 13 Boone, N.C. Richmond 16, ELON 13 Richmond, Va. APPALACHIAN STATE 35, Richmond 31 Richmond, Va. Montana 24, APPALACHIAN STATE 17 Missoula, Mont.
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2010 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 41, South Carolina St. 16 Statesboro, Ga. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 31, William & Mary 15 Williamsburg, Va. APPALACHIAN STATE 42, Western Illinois 14 Boone, N.C. WOFFORD 17, Jacksonville State 14 Jacksonville, Ala. Villanova 42, APPALACHIAN STATE 24 Boone, N.C. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 23, WOFFORD 20 Spartanburg, S.C. Delaware 27, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 10 Newark, Del.
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2011 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 55, Old Dominion 48 Maine 34, APPALACHIAN STATE 12 Northern Iowa 28, WOFFORD 21 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 35, Maine 23 North Dakota State 35, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 7
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2012 GEORGIA SOUTHERN 24, Central Arkansas 16 Statesboro, Ga. Illinois State 38, APPALACHIAN STATE 37 (OT) Boone, N.C. WOFFORD 23, New Hampshire 7 Spartanburg, S.C. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 49, Old Dominion 35 Norfolk, Va. North Dakota State 14, WOFFORD 7 Fargo, N.D. North Dakota State 23, GEORGIA SOUTHERN 20 Fargo, N.D.
Statesboro, Ga. Boone, N.C. Cedar Falls, Iowa Statesboro, Ga. Fargo, N.D.
Current SoCon schools in the playoffs
Team App. Won Lost Pct. Champion Runner-up Appalachian State 20 24 17 .585 3 0 The Citadel 3 1 3 .250 0 0 Elon 1 0 1 .000 0 0 Furman 15 17 14 .548 1 2 Georgia Southern* 19 45 13 .776 6 2 Samford 2 2 2 .500 0 0 Chattanooga 1 0 1 .000 0 0 Western Carolina 1 3 1 .750 0 1 Wofford 6 5 6 .455 0 0 *- Georgia Southern won FCS championships in 1985, 1986, 1989 and 1990 prior to joining the Southern Conference in 1993.
SoCon records in the playoffs
Non-Conference Overall Opening Round*: 1-0 1-0 In First Round: 45-22 45-22 In Quarterfinals: 25-14 29-18 In Semifinals: 12-9 16-13 In Championship Game: 8-8 8-8 All Rounds in FCS Playoffs 91-53 99-61 All Rounds Percentage .636 .623 *- Field was expanded from 16 to 20 teams in 2010. First round of four games was added to start the playoffs.
NCAA FCS Championship game results Year 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Result Site (Attendance) Florida A&M 35, Massachusetts 20 Wichita Falls, Texas (13,604) Eastern Kentucky 30, Lehigh 7 Orlando, Fla. (5,500) Boise State 31, Eastern Kentucky 29 Sacramento, Calif. (8,157) Idaho State 34, Eastern Kentucky 23 Wichita Falls, Texas (11,003) Eastern Kentucky 17, Delaware 14 Wichita Falls, Texas (11,257) Southern Illinois 43, WESTERN CAROLINA 17 CHARLESTON, S.C. (15,950) Montana State 19, Louisiana Tech 6 CHARLESTON, S.C. (9,125) Georgia Southern 44, FURMAN 42 Tacoma, Wash. (5,306) Georgia Southern 48, Arkansas State 21 Tacoma, Wash. (4,419) Northeast Louisiana 43, MARSHALL 42 Pocatello, Idaho (11,513) FURMAN 17, Georgia Southern 12 Pocatello, Idaho (11,500) Georgia Southern 37, Stephen F. Austin 34 Statesboro, Ga. (25,725) Georgia Southern 36, Nevada-Reno 13 Statesboro, Ga. (23,204) Youngstown State 25, MARSHALL 17 Statesboro, Ga. (12,667) MARSHALL 31, Youngstown State 28 HUNTINGTON, W.VA. (31,304) Youngstown State 17, MARSHALL 5 HUNTINGTON, W.VA. (29,218) Youngstown State 28, Boise State 14 HUNTINGTON, W.VA. (27,674) Montana 22, MARSHALL 20 HUNTINGTON, W.VA. (32,106) MARSHALL 49, Montana 29 HUNTINGTON, W.VA. (30,052) Youngstown State 10, McNeese State 9 CHATTANOOGA, TENN. (14,771) Massachusetts 55, GA. SOUTHERN 43 CHATTANOOGA, TENN. (17,501) GEORGIA SOUTHERN 59, Youngstown St. 24 CHATTANOOGA, TENN. (20,052) GEORGIA SOUTHERN 27, Montana 25 CHATTANOOGA, TENN. (17,156) Montana 13, FURMAN 6 CHATTANOOGA, TENN. (12,698) Western Kentucky 34, McNeese State 14 CHATTANOOGA, TENN. (12,360) Delaware 40, Colgate 0 CHATTANOOGA, TENN. (14,281) James Madison 31, Montana 21 CHATTANOOGA, TENN. (16,771) APPALACHIAN STATE 21, Northern Iowa 16 CHATTANOOGA, TENN. (20,236) APPALACHIAN STATE 28, Massachusetts CHATTANOOGA, TENN. (22,808) APPALACHIAN STATE 49, Delaware 21 CHATTANOOGA, TENN. (23,010) Richmond 24, Montana 7 CHATTANOOGA, TENN. (17,823) Villanova 23, Montana 21 CHATTANOOGA, TENN. (14,328) Eastern Washington 20, Delaware 19 Frisco, Texas (13,027) North Dakota State 17, Sam Houston State 6 Frisco, Texas (20,586) North Dakota State 39, Sam Houston State 13 Frisco, Texas (21,411)
Southern Conference teams and sites listed in caps.
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