Conference
Standings and
Champions
2009 Conference Standings.....................
Major-College Alignment History.........
All-Time Conference Champions...........
Discontinued Conferences.......................
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Conference Standings
2009 Conference Standings
(Full-season records include postseason play; ties
in standings broken by full-season records unless
otherwise noted.)
Football Bowl Subdivision
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
Conference
Atlantic
W L Pct.
Clemson........................... 6 2 .750
Boston College.............. 5 3 .625
Florida St. ....................... 4 4 .500
Wake Forest.................... 3 5 .375
North Carolina St. ....... 2 6 .250
Maryland.......................... 1 7 .125
Coastal
Georgia Tech.................. 7 1 .875
Virginia Tech................... 6 2 .750
Miami (FL)........................ 5 3 .625
North Carolina............... 4 4 .500
Duke.................................. 3 5 .375
Virginia.............................. 2 6 .250
Full Season
W L Pct.
9 5 .643
8 5 .615
7 6 .538
5 7 .417
5 7 .417
2 10 .167
11
10
9
8
5
3
3
3
4
5
7
9
.786
.769
.692
.615
.417
.250
ACC Championship Game: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34,
December 5, at Tampa, Fla.
Bowl Games (3-4): Boston College (0-1) lost to Southern
California, 24-13, in Emerald Bowl; Clemson (1-0) defeated
Kentucky, 21-13, in Music City Bowl; Florida St. (1-0) defeated
West Virginia, 33-21, in Gator Bowl; Georgia Tech (0-1) lost
to Iowa, 24-14, in Orange Bowl; Miami (FL) (0-1) lost to
Wisconsin, 20-14, in Champs Sports Bowl; North Carolina
(0-1) lost to Pittsburgh, 19-17, in Meineke Car Care Bowl;
Virginia Tech (1-0) defeated Tennessee, 37-14, in Chick-fil-A
Bowl.
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
Cincinnati........................ 7 0 1.000
Pittsburgh........................ 5 2 .714
West Virginia.................. 5 2 .714
Rutgers............................. 3 4 .429
Connecticut.................... 3 4 .429
South Fla.......................... 3 4 .429
Louisville.......................... 1 6 .143
Syracuse........................... 1 6 .143
Full Season
W L Pct.
12 1 .923
10 3 .769
9 4 .692
9 4 .692
8 5 .615
8 5 .615
4 8 .333
4 8 .333
Bowl Games (4-2): Cincinnati (0-1) lost to Florida, 51-24,
in Sugar Bowl; Connecticut (1-0) defeated South Carolina,
20-7, in Papajohns.com Bowl; Pittsburgh (1-0) defeated
North Carolina, 19-17, in Meineke Car Care Bowl; Rutgers
(1-0) defeated UCF, 45-24, in St. Petersburg Bowl; South Fla.
(1-0) defeated Northern Ill., 27-3, in International Bowl; West
Virginia (0-1) lost to Florida St., 33-21, in Gator Bowl.
BIG TEN CONFERENCE
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
Ohio St.............................. 7 1 .875
Iowa................................... 6 2 .750
Penn St.............................. 6 2 .750
Wisconsin........................ 5 3 .625
Northwestern................ 5 3 .625
Michigan St..................... 4 4 .500
Purdue.............................. 4 4 .500
Minnesota....................... 3 5 .375
Illinois................................ 2 6 .250
Michigan ....................... 1 7 .125
Indiana.............................. 1 7 .125
Full Season
W L Pct.
11 2 .846
11 2 .846
11 2 .846
10 3 .769
8 5 .615
6 7 .462
5 7 .417
6 7 .462
3 9 .250
5 7 .417
4 8 .333
Bowl Games (4-3): Iowa (1-0) defeated Georgia Tech,
24-14, in Orange Bowl; Michigan State (0-1) lost to Texas
Tech, 41-31, in Alamo Bowl; Minnesota (0-1) lost to Iowa St.,
14-13, in Insight Bowl; Northwestern (0-1) lost to Auburn,
38-35 (ot), in Outback Bowl; Ohio St. (1-0) defeated Oregon,
26-17, in Rose Bowl; Penn St. (1-0) defeated LSU, 19-17,
in Capital One Bowl; Wisconsin (1-0) defeated Miami (FL),
20-14, in Champs Sports Bowl.
BIG 12 CONFERENCE
Conference
North
W L Pct.
Nebraska.......................... 6 2 .750
Missouri............................ 4 4 .500
Kansas St.......................... 4 4 .500
Iowa St.............................. 3 5 .375
Colorado.......................... 2 6 .250
Kansas............................... 1 7 .125
South
Texas.................................. 8 0 1.000
Oklahoma St.................. 6 2 .750
Texas Tech....................... 5 3 .625
Oklahoma........................ 5 3 .625
Texas A&M....................... 3 5 .375
Baylor................................ 1 7 .125
Full Season
W L Pct.
10 4 .714
8 5 .615
6 6 .500
7 6 .538
3 9 .250
5 7 .417
13
9
9
8
6
4
1
4
4
5
7
8
.929
.692
.692
.615
.462
.333
Big 12 Championship Game: Texas 13, Nebraska 12,
December 6, at Arlington, Texas.
Bowl Games (4-3): Iowa St. (1-0) defeated Minnesota,
14-13, in Insight Bowl; Missouri (0-1) lost to Navy, 35-13,
in Texas Bowl; Nebraska (1-0) defeated Arizona, 33-0, in
Holiday Bowl; Oklahoma (1-0) defeated Stanford, 31-27,
in Sun Bowl; Oklahoma St. (0-1) lost to Mississippi, 21-7,
in Cotton Bowl; Texas A&M (0-1) lost to Geogia, 44-20, in
Independence Bowl; Texas Tech (1-0) defeated Michigan
St., 41-31, in Alamo Bowl.
CONFERENCE USA
Conference
East
W L Pct.
East Carolina................... 7 1 .875
UCF..................................... 6 2 .750
Southern Miss................ 5 3 .625
Marshall............................ 4 4 .500
UAB..................................... 4 4 .500
Memphis.......................... 1 7 .125
West
Houston........................... 6 2 .750
SMU.................................... 6 2 .750
Tulsa................................... 3 5 .375
UTEP................................... 3 5 .375
Rice..................................... 2 6 .250
Tulane................................ 1 7 .125
Full Season
W L Pct.
9 5 .643
8 5 .615
7 6 .538
7 6 .538
5 7 .417
2 10 .167
10 4 .714
8 5 .615
5 7 .417
4 8 .333
2 10 .167
3 9 .250
Conference USA Championship Game: East Carolina 38,
Houston 32, December 5, at Greenville, N.C.
Bowl Games (2-4): East Carolina (0-1) lost to Arkansas,
20-17 (ot), in Liberty Bowl; Houston (0-1) lost to Air Force,
47-20, in Armed Forces Bowl; Marshall (1-0) defeated Ohio,
21-17, in Little Caesars Pizza Bowl; SMU (1-0) defeated
Nevada, 45-10 in Hawaii Bowl; Southern Miss. (0-1) lost to
Middle Tenn., 42-32, in New Orleans Bowl; UCF (0-1) lost to
Rutgers, 45-24, St. Petersburg Bowl.
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Division
East
W L Pct.
Ohio................................... 7 1 .875
Temple.............................. 7 1 .875
Bowling Green.............. 6 2 .750
Kent St............................... 4 4 .500
Buffalo............................... 3 5 .375
Akron................................. 2 6 .250
Miami (OH)...................... 1 7 .125
West
Central Mich................... 8 0 1.000
Northern Ill...................... 5 3 .625
Western Mich................. 4 4 .500
Toledo............................... 3 5 .375
Ball St. .............................. 2 6 .250
Eastern Mich. ................ 0 8 .000
Full Season
W L Pct.
9 5 .643
9 4 .692
7 6 .538
5 7 .417
5 7 .417
3 9 .250
1 11 .083
12 2 .857
7 6 .538
5 7 .417
5 7 .417
2 10 .167
0 12 .000
MAC Championship Game: Central Mich. 20, Ohio 10,
December 4, at Detroit.
Bowl Games (1-4): Bowling Green (0-1) lost to Idaho,
43-42, in Humanitarian Bowl; Central Mich. (1-0) defeated
Troy, 44-41 (2 ot) in GMAC Bowl; Northern Ill. (0-1) lost to
South Fla., 27-3, in International Bowl; Ohio (0-1) lost to
Marshall, 21-17, in Little Caesars Pizza Bowl; Temple (0-1) lost
to UCLA, 30-21, in EagleBank Bowl.
mountain west conference
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
TCU..................................... 8 0 1.000
BYU..................................... 7 1 .875
Utah................................... 6 2 .750
Air Force........................... 5 3 .625
Wyoming......................... 4 4 .500
UNLV.................................. 3 5 .375
San Diego St................... 2 6 .250
New Mexico.................... 1 7 .125
Colorado St..................... 0 8 .000
Full Season
W L Pct.
12 1 .923
11 2 .846
10 3 .769
8 5 .615
7 6 .538
5 7 .417
4 8 .333
1 11 .083
3 9 .250
Bowl Games (4-1): Air Force (1-0) defeated Houston, 47-20,
in Armed Forces Bowl; BYU (1-0) defeated Oregon St., 44-20,
in Las Vegas Bowl; TCU (0-1) lost to Boise St., 17-10, in Fiesta
Bowl; Utah (1-0) defeated California, 37-27, in Poinsettia
Bowl; Wyoming (1-0) defeated Fresno St., 35-28 (2 ot), in
New Mexico Bowl.
PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
Oregon............................. 8 1 .889
Arizona............................. 6 3 .667
Oregon St........................ 6 3 .667
Stanford............................ 6 3 .667
Southern California..... 5 4 .556
California.......................... 5 4 .556
Washington . ................ 4 5 .444
UCLA.................................. 3 6 .333
Arizona St........................ 2 7 .222
Washington St............... 0 9 .000
Full Season
W L Pct.
10 3 .769
8 5 .615
8 5 .615
8 5 .615
8 4 .667
8 5 .615
5 7 .417
7 6 .538
4 8 .333
1 11 .083
Bowl Games (2-5): Arizona (0-1) lost to Nebraska, 33-0,
in Holiday Bowl; California (0-1) lost to Utah, 37-27, in
Poinsettia Bowl; Oregon (0-1) lost to Ohio St., 26-17, in Rose
Bowl; Oregon St. (0-1) lost to BYU, 44-20, in Las Vegas Bowl;
Southern California (1-0) defeated Boston College, 24-13,
in Emerald Bowl; Stanford (0-1) lost to Oklahoma, 31-27, in
Sun Bowl; UCLA (1-0) defeated Temple, 30-21, in EagleBank
Bowl.
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Conference
East
W L Pct.
Florida............................... 8 0 1.000
Georgia............................. 4 4 .500
Tennessee........................ 4 4 .500
South Carolina............... 3 5 .375
Kentucky.......................... 3 5 .375
Vanderbilt........................ 0 8 .000
West
Alabama........................... 8 0 1.000
LSU..................................... 5 3 .625
Mississippi....................... 4 4 .500
Arkansas........................... 3 5 .375
Auburn.............................. 3 5 .375
Mississippi St.................. 3 5 .375
Full Season
W L Pct.
13 1 .929
9 5 .643
7 6 .538
7 6 .538
7 6 .538
2 10 .167
14
9
9
8
8
5
01.000
4 .692
4 .692
5 .615
5 .615
7 .417
SEC Championship Game: Alabama 32, Florida 13,
December 5, at Atlanta.
Bowl Games (5-4): Arkansas (1-0) defeated East
Carolina, 20-17 (ot), in Liberty Bowl; Auburn (1-0) defeated
Northwestern, 38-35 (ot), in Outback Bowl; Florida (1-0)
defeated Cincinnati, 51-24, in Sugar Bowl; Georgia (1-0)
defeated Texas A&M, 44-20, in Independence Bowl; Kentucky
(0-1) lost to Clemson, 21-13, in Music City Bowl; LSU (0-1)
lost to Penn St., 19-17, in Capital One Bowl; Mississippi
(1-0) defeated Oklahoma St., 21-7, in Cotton Bowl; South
Carolina (0-1) lost to Connecticut, 20-7, in Papajohns.com
Bowl; Tennessee (0-1) lost to Virginia Tech, 37-14, in Chickfil-A Bowl.
Conference Standings
Full Season
W L Pct.
9 4 .692
10 3 .769
6 6 .500
5 7 .417
6 6 .500
4 8 .333
3 9 .250
2 10 .167
0 12 .000
Bowl Games (1-1): Middle Tenn. (1-0) defeated Southern
Miss., 42-32, in New Orleans Bowl; Troy (0-1) lost to Central
Mich., 44-41 (2 ot), in GMAC Bowl.
WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
Boise St............................. 8 0 1.000
Nevada............................. 7 1 .875
Fresno St.......................... 6 2 .750
Idaho................................. 4 4 .500
Hawaii............................... 3 5 .375
Louisiana Tech............... 3 5 .375
Utah St.............................. 3 5 .375
New Mexico St.............. 1 7 .125
San Jose St...................... 1 7 .125
Full Season
W L Pct.
14 01.000
8 5 .615
8 5 .615
8 5 .615
6 7 .462
4 8 .333
4 8 .333
3 10 .231
2 10 .167
Bowl Games (2-2): Boise St. (1-0) defeated TCU, 17-10,
Fiesta Bowl; Fresno St. (0-1) lost to Wyoming, 35-28 (2 ot),
in New Mexico Bowl; Idaho (1-0) defeated Bowling Green,
43-42, in Humanitarian Bowl; Nevada (0-1) lost to SMU,
45-10, in Hawaii Bowl.
INDEPENDENTS
Full Season
Team
W L Pct.
Navy..........................................................................10 4 .714
Notre Dame........................................................... 6 6 .500
Army......................................................................... 5 7 .417
Bowl Games (1-0): Navy (1-0) defeated Missouri, 35-13,
in Texas Bowl.
Football Championship
Subdivision
BIG SKY CONFERENCE
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
Montana.......................... 8 0 1.000
Eastern Wash.................. 6 2 .750
Weber St........................... 6 2 .750
Montana St..................... 5 3 .625
Sacramento St............... 4 4 .500
Northern Ariz................. 4 4 .500
Northern Colo................ 1 7 .125
Portland St...................... 1 7 .125
Idaho St............................ 1 7 .125
Full Season
W L Pct.
14 1 .933
8 4 .667
7 5 .583
7 4 .636
5 6 .455
5 6 .455
3 8 .273
2 9 .182
1 10 .091
NCAA Division I Championship (3-3): Montana (3-1,
defeated South Dakota St., 61-48, in first round; defeated Stephen F. Austin, 51-0, in quarterfinals; defeated
Appalachian St., 24-17, in semifinals; lost to Villanova, 23-21,
in championship); Eastern Wash. (0-1, lost to Stephen F.
Austin, 44-33, in first round); Weber St. (0-1, lost to William &
Mary, 38-0, in first round).
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
Liberty............................... 5 1 .833
Stony Brook.................... 5 1 .833
Charleston So................ 4 2 .667
Gardner-Webb.............. 3 3 .500
Coastal Caro................... 3 3 .500
VMI..................................... 1 5 .167
Presbyterian*................. 0 6 .000
* reclassifying
Full Season
W L Pct.
8 3 .727
6 5 .545
6 5 .545
6 5 .545
5 6 .455
2 9 .182
0 11 .000
COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Conference
North
W L Pct.
New Hampshire............ 6 2 .750
Maine................................ 4 4 .500
Hofstra.............................. 3 5 .375
Massachusetts............... 3 5 .375
Northeastern.................. 3 5 .375
Rhode Island.................. 0 8 .000
South
Villanova.......................... 7 1 .875
Richmond........................ 7 1 .875
William & Mary.............. 6 2 .750
Delaware.......................... 4 4 .500
James Madison............. 4 4 .500
Towson............................. 1 7 .125
Full Season
W L Pct.
10 3 .769
5 6 .455
5 6 .455
5 6 .455
3 8 .273
1 10 .091
14
11
11
6
6
2
1
2
3
5
5
9
.933
.846
.786
.545
.545
.182
NCAA Division I Championship (8-3): Villanova (4-0,
defeated Holy Cross, 38-28, in first round; defeated New
Hampshire, 46-7, in quarterfinals; defeated William & Mary,
14-13, in semifinals; defeated Montana, 23-21, in championship); William & Mary (2-1, defeated Weber St., 38-0, in first
round; defeated Southern Ill., 24-3, in quarterfinals; lost to
Villanova, 14-13, in semifinals); New Hampshire (1-1, defeated McNeese St., 49-13, in first round; lost to Villanova, 46-7,
in quarterfinals); Richmond (1-1, defeated Elon, 16-13, in first
round; lost to Appalachian St., 35-31, in quarterfinals).
GREAT WEST CONFERENCE
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
UC Davis........................... 3 1 .750
North Dakota*............... 2 2 .500
South Dakota*............... 2 2 .500
Southern Utah............... 2 2 .500
Cal Poly............................. 1 3 .250
Full Season
W L Pct.
6 5 .545
6 5 .545
5 5 .500
5 6 .455
4 7 .364
* reclassifying
IVY GROUP
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
Penn................................... 7 0 1.000
Harvard............................. 6 1 .857
Brown................................ 4 3 .571
Columbia......................... 3 4 .429
Princeton......................... 3 4 .429
Yale..................................... 2 5 .286
Dartmouth...................... 2 5 .286
Cornell............................... 1 6 .143
MID-EASTERN
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
South Carolina St......... 8 0 1.000
Florida A&M.................... 6 2 .750
Norfolk St......................... 5 3 .625
Morgan St........................ 4 4 .500
Bethune-Cookman..... 4 4 .500
Hampton......................... 3 5 .375
N.C. A&T........................... 3 5 .375
Delaware St..................... 3 5 .375
Howard............................. 0 8 .000
Full Season
W L Pct.
8 2 .800
7 3 .700
6 4 .600
4 6 .400
4 6 .400
4 6 .400
2 8 .200
2 8 .200
Full Season
W L Pct.
10 2 .833
8 3 .727
7 4 .636
6 5 .545
5 6 .455
5 6 .455
5 6 .455
4 7 .364
2 9 .182
NCAA Division I Championship (0-1): South Carolina St.
(0-1, lost to Appalachian St., 20-13).
MISSOURI VALLEY FOOTBALL
CONFERENCE
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
Southern Ill..................... 8 0 1.000
South Dakota St............ 7 1 .875
UNI...................................... 5 3 .625
Illinois St........................... 5 3 .625
Missouri St....................... 4 4 .500
Youngstown St.............. 4 4 .500
North Dakota St............ 2 6 .250
Indiana St......................... 1 7 .125
Western Ill........................ 0 8 .000
Full Season
W L Pct.
11 2 .846
8 4 .667
7 4 .636
6 5 .545
6 5 .545
6 5 .545
3 8 .273
1 10 .091
1 10 .091
NCAA Division I Championship (1-2): Southern Ill. (1-1,
defeated Eastern Ill., 48-7, in first round; lost to William &
Mary, 24-3, in quarterfinals); South Dakota St. (0-1, lost to
Montana, 61-48, in first round).
NORTHEAST CONFERENCE
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
Central Conn. St............ 7 1 .875
Albany (NY)..................... 6 2 .750
Wagner............................. 5 3 .625
Robert Morris................. 5 3 .625
Bryant*.............................. 4 4 .500
Monmouth..................... 4 4 .500
Duquesne........................ 2 6 .250
Sacred Heart................... 2 6 .250
St. Francis (PA)............... 1 7 .125
Full Season
W L Pct.
9 3 .750
7 4 .636
6 5 .545
5 6 .455
5 6 .455
5 6 .455
3 8 .273
2 8 .200
2 9 .182
* reclassifying
Gridiron Classic: Butler 28, Central Conn. St. 23, December
5, at Indianapolis.
OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
Eastern Ill......................... 6 2 .750
Tennessee Tech............. 5 3 .625
Eastern Ky........................ 5 3 .625
UT Martin......................... 4 4 .500
Tennessee St.................. 3 4 .429
Austin Peay..................... 3 5 .375
Murray St......................... 2 6 .250
Southeast Mo. St.......... 1 7 .125
Jacksonville St.#............ 6 1 .857
Full Season
W L Pct.
8 4 .667
6 5 .545
5 6 .455
5 6 .455
4 7 .364
4 7 .364
3 8 .273
2 9 .182
8 3 .727
# not eligible for conference championship or postseason play
NCAA Division I Championship (0-1): Eastern Ill. (0-1,
lost to Southern Ill., 48-7, in first round).
PATRIOT LEAGUE
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
Holy Cross....................... 5 1 .833
Colgate............................. 4 2 .667
Lafayette.......................... 4 2 .667
Lehigh............................... 4 2 .667
Fordham.......................... 2 4 .333
Bucknell............................ 2 4 .333
Georgetown................... 0 6 .000
Full Season
W L Pct.
9 2 .818
9 2 .818
8 3 .727
4 7 .364
5 6 .455
4 7 .364
0 11 .000
NCAA Division I Championship (0-1): Holy Cross (0-1,
lost to Villanova, 38-28, in first round).
PIONEER FOOTBALL LEAGUE
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
Butler................................. 7 1 .875
Dayton.............................. 7 1 .875
Drake................................. 6 2 .750
Jacksonville..................... 6 2 .750
Marist................................. 5 3 .625
San Diego........................ 3 5 .375
Davidson.......................... 3 5 .375
Campbell......................... 2 6 .250
Morehead St................... 1 7 .125
Valparasio........................ 0 8 .000
Full Season
W L Pct.
11 1 .917
9 2 .818
8 3 .727
7 4 .636
7 4 .636
4 7 .364
3 7 .300
3 8 .273
3 8 .273
1 10 .091
Gridiron Classic: Butler 28, Central Conn. St. 23, December
5 at Indianapolis.
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
Appalachian St.............. 8 0 1.000
Elon.................................... 7 1 .875
Furman............................. 5 3 .625
Chattanooga.................. 4 4 .500
Ga. Southern.................. 4 4 .500
Samford............................ 3 5 .375
Citadel............................... 2 6 .250
Wofford............................. 2 6 .250
Western Caro.................. 1 7 .125
Full Season
W L Pct.
11 3 .786
9 3 .750
6 5 .545
6 5 .545
5 6 .455
5 6 .455
4 7 .364
3 8 .273
2 9 .182
NCAA Division I Championship (2-2): Appalachian St.
(2-1, defeated South Carolina St., 20-13, in first round;
defeated Richmond, 35-31, in quarterfinals; lost to Montana,
24-17, in semifinals); Elon (0-1, lost to Richmond, 16-13, in
first round).
Conference Standings
SUN BELT CONFERENCE
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
Troy..................................... 8 0 1.000
Middle Tenn. ................. 7 1 .875
La.-Monroe...................... 5 3 .625
Fla. Atlantic..................... 5 3 .625
La.-Lafayette................... 4 4 .500
Arkansas St..................... 3 5 .375
FIU....................................... 3 5 .375
North Texas..................... 1 7 .125
Western Ky...................... 0 8 .000
3
4
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE
Conference
Team
W L Pct.
Stephen F. Austin......... 6 1 .857
McNeese St..................... 6 1 .857
Texas St............................. 5 2 .714
Southeastern La........... 4 3 .571
Sam Houston St............ 3 4 .429
Central Ark.*................... 2 5 .286
Nicholls St........................ 2 5 .286
Northwestern St........... 0 7 .000
Conference Standings
Full Season
W L Pct.
10 3 .769
9 3 .750
7 4 .636
6 5 .545
5 6 .455
5 7 .417
3 8 .273
0 11 .000
* reclassifying
NCAA Division I Championship (1-2): Stephen F. Austin
(1-1, defeated Eastern Wash., 44-33, in first round; lost to
Montana, 51-0, in quarterfinals); McNeese St. (0-1, lost to
New Hampshire, 49-13, in first round).
SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC
CONFERENCE
Conference
Eastern Division W L Pct.
Alabama A&M............... 4 3 .571
Alcorn St........................... 3 4 .429
Jackson St........................ 3 4 .429
Alabama St...................... 1 6 .143
Mississippi Val................ 1 6 .143
Western Division
Prairie View..................... 7 0 1.000
Grambling....................... 5 2 .714
Texas Southern............. 5 2 .714
Southern U. ................... 3 4 .429
Ark.-Pine Bluff................ 3 4 .429
INDEPENDENTS
Full Season
W L Pct.
7 5 .583
3 6 .333
3 7 .300
4 7 .364
3 8 .273
9
7
6
6
5
1
4
5
5
5
Full Season
Team
W L Pct.
Old Dominion....................................................... 9 2 .818
N.C. Central*.......................................................... 4 7 .364
Savannah St........................................................... 2 8 .200
* reclassifying
.900
.636
.545
.545
.500
SWAC Championship Game: Prairie View 30, Alabama
A&M 24, December 12, at Birmingham, Ala.
Major-College Alignment History
(Originally called major-college, now Football
Bowl Subdivision)
Team
Years Major
Air Force...................................................................1957-present
Akron.........................................................................1987-present
Alabama.....................................................1937-40, 46-present
UAB.............................................................................1996-present
Alcorn St. .................................................................................1977
Appalachian St. . ............................................................ 1974-81
Arizona.......................................................1939-40, 46-present
Arizona St. ................................. 1946-48, 50-54, 56-present
Arkansas.....................................................1937-40, 46-present
Arkansas St. .............................................1975-81, 92-present
Army............................................................1937-40, 46-present
Auburn........................................................1937-40, 46-present
Ball St. ........................................................1975-81, 83-present
Baylor..........................................................1937-40, 46-present
Boise St. . .................................................................1996-present
Boston College........................................1939-40, 46-present
Boston U. ............................................................ 1939-40, 47-65
Bowling Green........................................1961-81, 83-present
BYU...............................................................1938-40, 46-present
Brown.................................................................... 1937-40, 46-81
Bucknell................................................................ 1938-40, 46-47
Buffalo.........................................................1962-70, 99-present
California....................................................1937-40, 46-present
Cal St. Fullerton............................................................... 1976-92
Carnegie Tech.................................................................. 1937-40
Case.............................................................................................1948
Centenary (LA)................................................................ 1938-47
UCF.............................................................................1996-present
Central Mich. . .......................................................1975-present
Chattanooga...............................................1946-48, 50, 77-81
Chicago.............................................................................. 1937-39
Cincinnati.......................................... 1946, 48-81, 83-present
Citadel............................................................1939, 46-52, 59-81
Clemson.....................................................1937-40, 46-present
Colgate................................................................. 1937-40, 46-81
Colorado....................................................1937-40, 46-present
Colorado Col. .................................................................. 1946-47
Colorado St. . ................................................. 1940, 46-present
Columbia............................................................. 1938-40, 46-81
Connecticut............................................................2002-present
Cornell................................................................... 1937-40, 46-81
Creighton.......................................................................... 1939-42
Dartmouth.......................................................... 1937-40, 46-81
Davidson................................................ 1937-40, 46-53, 67-76
Dayton................................................................................ 1956-76
Denver................................................................................ 1940-60
Detroit................................................................................. 1939-64
Drake....................................................... 1939-40, 46-58, 73-80
Duke............................................................1937-40, 46-present
Duquesne............................................................ 1937-40, 47-50
Team
Years Major
East Carolina .........................................................1966-present
East Tenn. St. ................................................................... 1978-81
Eastern Mich. ..........................................1976-81, 83-present
Florida.........................................................1937-40, 46-present
Fla. Atlantic.............................................................2006-present
FIU...............................................................................2006-present
Florida St. ...............................................................1955-present
Fordham.............................................................. 1937-40, 46-54
Fresno St. ................................................................1973-present
Furman............................................1946-53, 55-57, 65, 73-81
Georgetown....................................................... 1937-40, 46-50
George Washington...................................................... 1939-66
Georgia.......................................................1937-40, 46-present
Georgia Tech............................................1937-40, 46-present
Gonzaga............................................................................. 1938-41
Grambling................................................................................1977
Hardin-Simmons.............................................. 1946-48, 50-62
Harvard................................................................. 1937-40, 46-81
Haskell................................................................................. 1937-38
Hawaii.......................................................................1974-present
Holy Cross........................................................... 1938-40, 46-81
Houston...................................................................1949-present
Idaho.............................. 1938-40, 46-67, 69-77, 97-present
Illinois..........................................................1937-40, 46-present
Illinois St. .......................................................................... 1976-81
Indiana........................................................1937-40, 46-present
Indiana St. ........................................................................ 1976-81
Iowa.............................................................1937-40, 46-present
Iowa St. . ....................................................1937-40, 46-present
Jackson St. ..............................................................................1977
Kansas.........................................................1937-40, 46-present
Kansas St. .................................................1937-40, 46-present
Kent St. ......................................................1962-81, 83-present
Kentucky.......................................................... 1937, 40-present
Lafayette.............................................................. 1938-40, 46-50
Lamar.................................................................................. 1974-81
Lehigh................................................................... 1938-40, 46-47
Long Beach St. ............................................................... 1973-91
La.-Lafayette .........................................................1974-present
La.-Monroe ..............................................1975-81, 94-present
LSU...............................................................1937-40, 46-present
Louisiana Tech.........................................1975-81, 89-present
Louisville.......................................................... 1951, 62-present
Loyola Marymount........................................................ 1950-51
Loyola (IL).................................................................................1940
Manhattan........................................................................ 1937-42
Marquette......................................................................... 1937-60
Marshall......................................................1962-81, 98-present
Maryland...................................................1937, 40, 46-present
McNeese St. . ................................................................... 1975-81
Memphis..................................................................1960-present
Merchant Marine........................................................... 1946-47
Miami (FL)................................................................1946-present
Team
Years Major
Miami (OH)................................. 1948-49, 61-81, 83-present
Michigan....................................................1937-40, 46-present
Michigan St. ............................................1937-40, 46-present
Middle Tenn. .........................................................1999-present
Minnesota.................................................1937-40, 46-present
Mississippi.................................................1937-40, 46-present
Mississippi St. .........................................1937-40, 46-present
Missouri......................................................1937-40, 46-present
Montana.............................................................. 1939-40, 46-62
Montana St. ..................................................................... 1946-48
Navy.............................................................1937-40, 46-present
Nebraska....................................................1937-40, 46-present
UNLV..........................................................................1978-present
Nevada.......................................................1946-50, 92-present
New Hampshire.....................................................................1940
New Mexico.................................................... 1940, 46-present
New Mexico St. ....................... 1946-47, 52-53, 59-present
New York U. ....................................................... 1937-48, 51-52
North Carolina .......................................1937-40, 46-present
North Carolina St. ....................................... 1940, 46-present
North Texas...............................................1957-81, 95-present
Northern Ariz. . ............................................................... 1946-47
Northern Colo. ............................................................... 1946-47
Northern Ill. .............................................1969-81, 83-present
Northwestern..........................................1937-40, 46-present
Northwestern St. . ......................................................... 1976-77
Notre Dame..............................................1937-40, 46-present
Ohio..................................................... 1948, 61-81, 83-present
Ohio St. . ....................................................1937-40, 46-present
Oklahoma..................................................1937-40, 46-present
Oklahoma St. ..........................................1939-40, 46-present
Oregon.......................................................1937-40, 46-present
Oregon St. ................................................1937-40, 46-present
Pacific...............................................1950-60, 62-63, 66, 69-95
Penn....................................................................... 1937-40, 46-81
Penn St. .....................................................1938-40, 46-present
Pittsburgh..................................................1937-40, 46-present
Portland.............................................................................. 1946-48
Princeton............................................................. 1937-40, 46-81
Purdue........................................................1937-40, 46-present
Rice...............................................................1937-40, 46-present
Richmond...................................................................1940, 46-81
Rutgers.....................................................................1946-present
St. Louis.............................................................................. 1940-49
St. Mary’s (CA).................................................... 1937-40, 46-50
San Diego St. ........................................................1969-present
San Francisco................................................................... 1940-51
San Jose St. ..............................................1939-40, 50-present
Santa Clara.......................................................... 1937-42, 46-52
Sewanee...................................................................................1937
South Carolina .......................................1939-40, 46-present
South Fla. ...............................................................2001-present
Southern California...............................1937-40, 46-present
Major-College Alignment History
Team
Years Major
Southern Ill. ..................................................................... 1973-81
SMU............................................... 1937-40, 46-86, 89-present
Southern Miss. ............................................. 1960, 63-present
Southern U. ............................................................................1977
Stanford......................................................1937-40, 46-present
Syracuse.....................................................1937-40, 46-present
Tampa................................................................................. 1973-74
Temple......................................... 1938-40, 46-53, 71-present
Tennessee..................................................1937-40, 46-present
Tennessee St. .................................................................. 1977-80
Texas............................................................1937-40, 46-present
Texas-Arlington............................................................... 1972-81
UTEP................................................................... 1940, 46-present
Texas A&M.................................................1937-40, 46-present
TCU...............................................................1937-40, 46-present
Texas Southern......................................................................1977
Texas Tech.................................................1937-40, 46-present
5
Team
Years Major
Toledo.......................................................................1962-present
Trinity (TX)................................................................................1960
Troy.............................................................................2002-present
Tulane..........................................................1937-40, 46-present
Tulsa.............................................................1937-40, 46-present
UCLA............................................................1937-40, 46-present
Utah.............................................................1938-40, 46-present
Utah St. . ....................................................1939-40, 46-present
Vanderbilt..................................................1937-40, 46-present
Villanova.............................................................. 1939-40, 46-80
Virginia.............................................................. 1940, 46-present
VMI......................................................................... 1939-40, 46-81
Virginia Tech................................................... 1940, 46-present
Wake Forest..............................................1939-40, 46-present
Washington..............................................1937-40, 46-present
Wash. & Lee...............................................................1940, 46-53
Team
Years Major
Washington-St. Louis................................................... 1937-40
Washington St. ......................................1937-40, 46-present
West Tex. A&M..................................... 1946-47, 51-53, 58-80
West Virginia ...........................................1939-40, 46-present
Western Caro. ................................................................. 1977-81
Western Ky..............................................................2007-present
Western Mich. ......................................................1962-present
Wichita St. ........................................................................ 1946-86
William & Mary.........................................................1940, 46-81
Wisconsin..................................................1937-40, 46-present
Wyoming......................................................... 1940, 46-present
Xavier................................................................................... 1960-73
Yale......................................................................... 1937-40, 46-81
All-Time Conference Champions
ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
Founded: In 1953 when charter members all left the
Southern Conference to form the ACC. Charter members
(7): Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina
St., South Carolina and Wake Forest. Admitted later (6):
Virginia (1953), Georgia Tech (1978), Florida St. (1992),
Miami (FL) (2004), Virginia Tech (2004) and Boston College
(2005). Withdrew later (1): South Carolina (1971). Current
members (12): Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida St.,
Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami (FL), North Carolina, North
Carolina St., Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest.
Year Champion (Record)
1953 Duke (4-0) & Maryland (3-0)
1954 Duke (4-0)
1955 Maryland (4-0) & Duke (4-0)
1956 Clemson (4-0-1)
1957North Carolina St. (5-0-1)
1958 Clemson (5-1)
1959 Clemson (6-1)
1960 Duke (5-1)
1961 Duke (5-1)
1962 Duke (6-0)
1963North Carolina (6-1) & North Carolina St. (6-1)
1964North Carolina St. (5-2)
1965 Clemson (5-2) & North Carolina St. (5-2)
1966 Clemson (6-1)
1967 Clemson (6-0)
1968North Carolina St. (6-1)
1969 South Carolina (6-0)
1970 Wake Forest (5-1)
1971North Carolina (6-0)
1972North Carolina (6-0)
1973North Carolina St. (6-0)
1974 Maryland (6-0)
1975 Maryland (5-0)
1976 Maryland (5-0)
1977North Carolina (5-0-1)
1978 Clemson (6-0)
1979North Carolina St. (5-1)
1980North Carolina (6-0)
1981 Clemson (6-0)
1982 Clemson (6-0)
1983 Maryland (5-0)
1984 Maryland (5-0)
1985 Maryland (6-0)
1986 Clemson (5-1-1)
1987 Clemson (6-1)
1988 Clemson (6-1)
1989 Virginia (6-1) & Duke (6-1)
1990Georgia Tech (6-0-1)
1991 Clemson (6-0-1)
1992Florida St. (8-0)
1993Florida St. (8-0)
1994Florida St. (8-0)
1995 Virginia (7-1) & Florida St. (7-1)
1996Florida St. (8-0)
1997Florida St. (8-0)
1998Florida St. (7-1) & Georgia Tech (7-1)
1999Florida St. (8-0)
2000Florida St. (8-0)
Year Champion (Record)
2001 Maryland (7-1)
2002Florida St. (7-1)
2003Florida St. (7-1)
2004 Virginia Tech (7-1)
Year Regular Season Champion (Record)
2005 Florida St.* & Boston College (Atlantic, 5-3)
Virginia Tech (Coastal, 7-1)
2006 Wake Forest (Atlantic, 6-2)
Georgia Tech (Coastal, 7-1)
2007 Boston College (Atlantic, 6-2)
Virginia Tech (Coastal, 7-1)
2008 Boston College* & Florida St. (Atlantic, 5-3)
Virginia Tech* & Georgia Tech (Coastal, 5-3)
2009 Clemson (Atlantic, 6-2)
Georgia Tech (Coastal, 7-1)
*Won tiebreaker to represent division in ACC championship
game.
In 2005, the Atlantic Coast began a championship
game to determine the league’s representative in the
Bowl Championship Series (BCS) bowls. Following are
the results of the Atlantic Division Champion (A) vs.
the Coastal Division Champion (C):
2005Florida St. (A) 27, Virginia Tech (C) 22
2006 Wake Forest (A) 9, Georgia Tech (C) 6
2007 Virginia Tech (C) 30, Boston College (A) 16
2008 Virginia Tech (C) 30, Boston College (A) 12
2009Georgia Tech (C) 39, Clemson (A) 34
BIG EAST CONFERENCE
Founded: In 1991 when eight charter members all went
from independent status to form the Big East. Charter
members (8): Boston College, Miami (FL), Pittsburgh,
Rutgers (football only), Syracuse, Temple (football only),
Virginia Tech (football only) and West Virginia (football
only). Admitted later (4): Connecticut (2004), Cincinnati
(2005), Louisville (2005) and South Fla. (2005). Withdrew
later (4): Miami (FL) (2003), Virginia Tech (2003), Boston
College (2004) and Temple (2004). Current members
(8): Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Pittsburgh, Rutgers,
South Fla., Syracuse and West Virginia. Note: In 1991 and
1992, the team ranked highest in the USA Today/CNN
coaches poll was declared champion. Beginning in 1993,
the champion was decided by a seven-game round-robin
schedule.
Year
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001 2002
2003
Champion (Record)
Miami (FL) (2-0, No. 1) & Syracuse (5-0, No. 16)
Miami (FL) (4-0, No. 1)
West Virginia (7-0)
Miami (FL) (7-0)
Virginia Tech (6-1) & Miami (FL) (6-1)
Virginia Tech (6-1), Miami (FL) (6-1)
& Syracuse (6-1)
Syracuse (6-1)
Syracuse (6-1)
Virginia Tech (7-0)
Miami (FL) (7-0)
Miami (FL) (7-0)
Miami (FL) (7-0)
Miami (FL) (6-1) & West Virginia (6-1)
Year Champion (Record)
2004 Pittsburgh (4-2), Boston College (4-2),
Syracuse (4-2) & West Virginia (4-2)
2005 West Virginia (7-0)
2006 Louisville (6-1)
2007 Connecticut (5-2) & West Virginia (5-2)
2008 Cincinnati (6-1)
2009 Cincinnati (7-0)
BIG TEN CONFERENCE
Founded: In 1895 as the Intercollegiate Conference of
Faculty Representatives, better known as the Western
Conference. Charter members (7): Chicago, Illinois, Michi­
gan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue and Wiscon­sin.
Admitted later (5): Indiana (1899), Iowa (1899), Ohio St.
(1912), Michigan St. (1950) and Penn St. (1993). Withdrew
later (2): Michigan (1907, rejoined in 1917) and Chicago
(1940). Note: Iowa belonged to both the Missouri Valley
and Western Conferences from 1907 to 1910. Unofficially
called the Big Ten from 1912 until after 1939, then Big
Nine from 1940 until Michigan St. began conference play
in 1953. Formally renamed Big Ten in 1984. Current
members (11): Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan
St., Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio St., Penn St., Purdue and
Wisconsin.
Year Champion (Record)
1896 Wisconsin (2-0-1)
1897 Wisconsin (3-0)
1898 Michigan (3-0)
1899 Chicago (4-0)
1900Iowa (3-0-1) & Minnesota (3-0-1)
1901 Michigan (4-0) & Wisconsin (2-0)
1902 Michigan (5-0)
1903 Michigan (3-0-1), Minnesota (3-0-1)
& Northwestern (1-0-2)
1904 Minnesota (3-0) & Michigan (2-0)
1905 Chicago (7-0)
1906 Wisconsin (3-0), Minnesota (2-0) & Michigan
(1-0)
1907 Chicago (4-0)
1908 Chicago (5-0)
1909 Minnesota (3-0)
1910Illinois (4-0) & Minnesota (2-0)
1911 Minnesota (3-0-1)
1912 Wisconsin (6-0)
1913 Chicago (7-0)
1914Illinois (6-0)
1915 Minnesota (3-0-1) & Illinois (3-0-2)
1916Ohio St. (4-0)
1917Ohio St. (4-0)
1918Illinois (4-0), Michigan (2-0) & Purdue (1-0)
1919Illinois (6-1)
1920Ohio St. (5-0)
1921Iowa (5-0)
1922Iowa (5-0) & Michigan (4-0)
1923Illinois (5-0) & Michigan (4-0)
1924 Chicago (3-0-3)
1925 Michigan (5-1)
1926 Michigan (5-0) & Northwestern (5-0)
1927Illinois (5-0)
1928Illinois (4-1)
1929 Purdue (5-0)
1930 Michigan (5-0) & Northwestern (5-0)
Conference Standings
Football Bowl Subdivision
6
Year Champion (Record)
1931 Purdue (5-1), Michigan (5-1)
& Northwestern (5-1)
1932 Michigan (6-0)
1933 Michigan (5-0-1)
1934 Minnesota (5-0)
1935 Minnesota (5-0) & Ohio St. (5-0)
1936Northwestern (6-0)
1937 Minnesota (5-0)
1938 Minnesota (4-1)
1939Ohio St. (5-1)
1940 Minnesota (6-0)
1941 Minnesota (5-0)
1942Ohio St. (5-1)
1943 Purdue (6-0) & Michigan (6-0)
1944Ohio St. (6-0)
1945Indiana (5-0-1)
1946Illinois (6-1)
1947 Michigan (6-0)
1948 Michigan (6-0)
1949Ohio St. (4-1-1) & Michigan (4-1-1)
1950 Michigan (4-1-1)
1951Illinois (5-0-1)
1952 Wisconsin (4-1-1) & Purdue (4-1-1)
1953 Michigan St. (5-1) & Illinois (5-1)
1954Ohio St. (7-0)
1955Ohio St. (6-0)
1956Iowa (5-1)
1957Ohio St. (7-0)
1958Iowa (5-1)
1959 Wisconsin (5-2)
1960 Minnesota (5-1) & Iowa (5-1)
1961Ohio St. (6-0)
1962 Wisconsin (6-1)
1963Illinois (5-1-1)
1964 Michigan (6-1)
1965 Michigan St. (7-0)
1966 Michigan St. (7-0)
1967Indiana (6-1), Purdue (6-1) & Minnesota (6-1)
1968Ohio St. (7-0)
1969Ohio St. (6-1) & Michigan (6-1)
1970Ohio St. (7-0)
1971 Michigan (8-0)
1972Ohio St. (8-0) & Michigan (7-1)
1973Ohio St. (7-0-1) & Michigan (7-0-1)
1974Ohio St. (7-1) & Michigan (7-1)
1975Ohio St. (8-0)
1976 Michigan (7-1) & Ohio St. (7-1)
1977 Michigan (7-1) & Ohio St. (7-1)
1978 Michigan (7-1) & Michigan St. (7-1)
1979Ohio St. (8-0)
1980 Michigan (8-0)
1981Iowa (6-2) & Ohio St. (6-2)
1982 Michigan (8-1)
1983Illinois (9-0)
1984Ohio St. (7-2)
1985Iowa (7-1)
1986 Michigan (7-1) & Ohio St. (7-1)
1987 Michigan St. (7-0-1)
1988 Michigan (7-0-1)
1989 Michigan (8-0)
1990Iowa (6-2), Michigan (6-2),
Michigan St. (6-2) & Illinois (6-2)
1991 Michigan (8-0)
1992 Michigan (6-0-2)
1993Ohio St. (6-1-1) & Wisconsin (6-1-1)
1994 Penn St. (8-0)
1995Northwestern (8-0)
1996Ohio St. (7-1) & Northwestern (7-1)
1997 Michigan (8-0)
1998Ohio St. (7-1), Wisconsin (7-1) & Michigan (7-1)
1999 Wisconsin (7-1)
2000 Michigan (6-2), Northwestern (6-2)
& Purdue (6-2)
2001 Illinois (7-1)
2002Iowa (8-0) & Ohio St. (8-0)
2003 Michigan (7-1)
2004Iowa (7-1) & Michigan (7-1)
2005 Penn St. (7-1) & Ohio St. (7-1)
2006Ohio St. (8-0)
2007Ohio St. (7-1)
2008 Penn St. (7-1) & Ohio St. (7-1)
2009Ohio St. (7-1)
big 12 CONFERENCE
Founded: In 1996 when 12 charter members combined
eight members of Big Eight Conference with four former
Southwest Conference members. Charter members (12):
Baylor, Colorado, Iowa St., Kansas, Kansas St., Missouri,
All-Time Conference Champions
Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St., Texas, Texas A&M and
Texas Tech. Current members (12): Baylor, Colorado,
Iowa St., Kansas, Kansas St., Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma,
Oklahoma St., Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech.
Year Champion (Record)
1996Nebraska (North, 8-0)
Texas (South, 6-2)
1997Nebraska (North, 8-0)
Texas A&M (South, 6-2)
1998 Kansas St. (North, 8-0)
Texas A&M (South, 7-1)
1999Nebraska* & Kansas St. (North, 7-1)
Texas (South, 6-2)
2000 Kansas St.* & Nebraska (North, 6-2)
Oklahoma (South, 8-0)
2001 Colorado* & Nebraska (North, 7-1)
Texas (South, 7-1)
2002 Colorado (North, 7-1)
Oklahoma* & Texas (South, 6-2)
2003 Kansas St. (North, 6-2)
Oklahoma (South, 8-0)
2004 Colorado* & Iowa St. (North, 4-4)
Oklahoma (South, 8-0)
2005 Colorado (South, 5-3)
Texas (South, 8-0)
2006Nebraska (North, 6-2)
Oklahoma (South, 7-1)
2007 Kansas & Missouri* (North, 7-1)
Oklahoma (South, 6-2)
2008 Missouri* & Nebraska (North, 5-3)
Oklahoma*, Texas & Texas Tech (South, 7-1)
2009Nebraska (North, 6-2)
Texas (South, 8-0)
*Won tiebreaker to represent division in Big 12 championship
game.
In 1996, the Big 12 began a championship game to
determine the league’s representative in the BCS
bowls. Following are the results of the North Division
Champion (N) vs. the South Division Champion (S):
1996 Texas (S) 37, Nebraska (N) 27
1997Nebraska (N) 54, Texas A&M (S) 15
1998 Texas A&M (S) 36, Kansas St. (N) 33 (2 ot)
1999Nebraska (N) 22, Texas (S) 6
2000Oklahoma (S) 27, Kansas St. (N) 24
2001 Colorado (N) 39, Texas (S) 37
2002Oklahoma (S) 29, Colorado (N) 7
2003 Kansas St. (N) 35, Oklahoma (S) 7
2004Oklahoma (S) 42, Colorado (N) 3
2005 Texas (S) 70, Colorado (N) 3
2006Oklahoma (S) 21, Nebraska (N) 7
2007Oklahoma (S) 38, Missouri (N) 17
2008Oklahoma (S) 62, Missouri (N) 21
2009 Texas (S) 13, Nebraska (N) 12
CONFERENCE USA
Founded: In 1996 when five charter members went from
independent status and one former Southwest Conference
member combined to form Conference USA. Charter
members (6): Cincinnati, Houston, Louisville, Memphis,
Southern Miss. and Tulane. Admitted later (11): East
Carolina (1997), Army (1998), UAB (1999), TCU (2001), South
Fla. (2003), UCF (2005), Marshall (2005), Rice (2005), SMU
(2005), UTEP (2005) and Tulsa (2005). Withdrew later (5):
Army (2004), Cincinnati (2004), Louisville (2004), South
Fla. (2004) and TCU (2004). Current members (12): UAB,
UCF, East Carolina, Houston, Marshall, Memphis, Rice, SMU,
Southern Miss., Tulane, Tulsa and UTEP.
Year Champion (Record)
1996 Houston (4-1) & Southern Miss. (4-1)
1997 Southern Miss. (6-0)
1998 Tulane (6-0)
1999 Southern Miss. (6-0)
2000 Louisville (6-1)
2001 Louisville (6-1)
2002 Cincinnati (6-2) & TCU (6-2)
2003 Southern Miss. (8-0)
2004 Louisville (8-0)
Year Regular Season Champion (Record)
2005 UCF (East, 7-1)
Tulsa (West, 6-2)
2006 Southern Miss. (East, 6-2)
Houston (West, 7-1)
2007 UCF (East, 7-1)
Houston & Tulsa* (West, 6-2)
2008East Carolina (East, 6-2)
Tulsa* & Rice (West, 7-1)
Year Regular Season Champion (Record)
2009East Carolina (East, 7-1)
Houston* & SMU (West, 6-2)
*Won tiebreaker to represent division in Conference USA championship game.
In 2005, Conference USA began a championship game
to determine a league champion. Following are the
results of the East Division Champion (E) vs. the West
Division Champion (W):
2005 Tulsa (W) 44, UCF (E) 27
2006 Houston (W) 34, Southern Miss. (E) 20
2007 UCF (E) 44, Tulsa (W) 25
2008East Carolina (E) 27, Tulsa (W) 24
2009East Carolina (E) 38, Houston (W) 32
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Founded: In 1946. Charter members (6): Butler,
Cincinnati, Miami (OH), Ohio, Western Mich. and Western
Reserve (now Case). Admitted later (14): Kent St. (1951),
Toledo (1951), Bowling Green (1952), Marshall (1954 and
1997), Central Mich. (1972), Eastern Mich. (1972), Ball St.
(1973), Northern Ill. (1973 and 1997), Akron (1992), Buffalo
(1999), UCF (2002) and Temple (2007). Withdrew later (7):
Butler (1950), Cincinnati (1953), Case (1955), Marshall (1969
and 2004), Northern Ill. (1986) and UCF (2004). Current
members (13): Akron, Ball St., Bowling Green, Buffalo,
Central Mich., Eastern Mich., Kent St., Miami (OH), Northern
Ill., Ohio, Temple, Toledo and Western Mich.
Year Champion (Record)
1947 Cincinnati (3-1)
1948 Miami (OH) (4-0)
1949 Cincinnati (4-0)
1950 Miami (OH) (4-0)
1951 Cincinnati (3-0)
1952 Cincinnati (3-0)
1953Ohio (5-0-1)
1954 Miami (OH) (4-0)
1955 Miami (OH) (5-0)
1956 Bowling Green (5-0-1)
1957 Miami (OH) (5-0)
1958 Miami (OH) (5-0)
1959 Bowling Green (6-0)
1960Ohio (6-0)
1961 Bowling Green (5-1)
1962 Bowling Green (5-0-1)
1963Ohio (5-1)
1964 Bowling Green (5-1)
1965 Bowling Green (5-1) & Miami (OH) (5-1)
1966 Miami (OH) (5-1) & Western Mich. (5-1)
1967 Toledo (5-1) & Ohio (5-1)
1968Ohio (6-0)
1969 Toledo (5-0)
1970 Toledo (5-0)
1971 Toledo (5-0)
1972 Kent St. (4-1)
1973 Miami (OH) (5-0)
1974 Miami (OH) (5-0)
1975 Miami (OH) (6-0)
1976 Ball St. (4-1)
1977 Miami (OH) (5-0)
1978 Ball St. (8-0)
1979 Central Mich. (8-0-1)
1980 Central Mich. (7-2)
1981 Toledo (8-1)
1982 Bowling Green (7-2)
1983Northern Ill. (8-1)
1984 Toledo (7-1-1)
1985 Bowling Green (9-0)
1986 Miami (OH) (6-2)
1987Eastern Mich. (7-1)
1988 Western Mich. (7-1)
1989 Ball St. (6-1-1)
1990 Central Mich. (7-1)
1991 Bowling Green (8-0)
1992 Bowling Green (8-0)
1993 Ball St. (7-0-1)
1994 Central Mich. (8-1)
1995 Toledo (7-0-1)
1996 Ball St. (7-1)
Year Regular Season Champion (Record)
1997 Marshall (East, 7-1)
Toledo (West, 7-1)
1998 Marshall* & Miami (OH) (East, 7-1)
Toledo (West, 6-2)
1999 Marshall (East, 8-0)
Western Mich. (West, 6-2)
All-Time Conference Champions
*Won tiebreaker to represent division in MAC championship
game.
Since 1997, the MAC has conducted a championship
game between the East and West division champions
to determine a league champion. Following are the
results of the East Division champion (E) vs. the West
Division champion (W):
1997 Marshall (E) 34, Toledo (W) 14
1998 Marshall (E) 23, Toledo (W) 17
1999 Marshall (E) 34, Western Mich. (W) 30
2000 Marshall (E) 19, Western Mich. (W) 14
2001 Toledo (W) 41, Marshall (E) 36
2002 Marshall (E) 49, Toledo (W) 45
2003 Miami (OH) (E) 49, Bowling Green (W) 27
2004 Toledo (W) 35, Miami (OH) (E) 27
2005 Akron (E) 31, Northern Ill. (W) 30
2006 Central Mich. (W) 31, Ohio (E) 10
2007 Central Mich. (W) 35, Miami (OH) (E) 10
2008 Buffalo (E) 42, Ball St. (W) 24
2009 Central Mich. (W) 20, Ohio (E) 10
MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
Founded: In 1999. Charter members (8): Air Force, BYU,
Colorado St., UNLV, New Mexico, San Diego St., Utah and
Wyoming. All left the Western Athletic Conference after two
years of 16-team league. Admitted later (1): TCU (2005).
Current members (9): Air Force, BYU, Colorado St., UNLV,
New Mexico, San Diego St., TCU, Utah and Wyoming.
Year
1999
2000
2001 2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Champion (Record)
BYU (5-2), Colorado St. (5-2) & Utah (5-2)
Colorado St. (6-1)
BYU (7-0)
Colorado St. (6-1)
Utah (6-1)
Utah (7-0)
TCU (8-0)
BYU (8-0)
BYU (8-0)
Utah (8-0)
TCU (8-0)
PACIFIC-10 CONFERENCE
Founded: In 1915 as the Pacific Coast Conference by
group of four charter members. Charter members (4):
California, Oregon, Oregon St. and Washington. Admitted
later (6): Washington St. (1917), Stanford (1918), Idaho
(1922), Southern California (1922), Montana (1924) and
UCLA (1928). Withdrew later (2): Montana (1950) and
Idaho (1958).
The Pacific Coast Conference dissolved in 1959 and the
Athletic Association of Western Universities was founded
with five charter members. Charter members (5): California,
Southern California, Stanford, UCLA and Washington.
Admitted later (5): Washington St. (1962), Oregon (1964),
Oregon St. (1964), Arizona (1978) and Arizona St. (1978).
Conference renamed Pacific-8 in 1968 and Pacific-10
in 1978. Current members (10): Arizona, Arizona St.,
California, Oregon, Oregon St., Southern California, Stanford,
UCLA, Washington and Washington St.
Year
1916
1917
1918
Champion (Record)
Washington (3-0-1)
Washington (3-0)
California (3-0)
Year Champion (Record)
1919Oregon (2-1) & Washington (2-1)
1920 California (3-0)
1921 California (5-0)
1922 California (3-0)
1923 California (5-0)
1924 Stanford (3-0-1)
1925 Washington (5-0)
1926 Stanford (4-0)
1927 Southern California (4-0-1) & Stanford (4-0-1)
1928 Southern California (4-0-1)
1929 Southern California (6-1)
1930 Washington St. (6-0)
1931 Southern California (7-0)
1932 Southern California (6-0)
1933Oregon (4-1) & Stanford (4-1)
1934 Stanford (5-0)
1935 California (4-1), Stanford (4-1) & UCLA (4-1)
1936 Washington (6-0-1)
1937 California (6-0-1)
1938 Southern California (6-1) & California (6-1)
1939 Southern California (5-0-2) & UCLA (5-0-3)
1940 Stanford (7-0)
1941Oregon St. (7-2)
1942 UCLA (6-1)
1943 Southern California (4-0)
1944 Southern California (3-0-2)
1945 Southern California (6-0)
1946 UCLA (7-0)
1947 Southern California (6-0)
1948 California (6-0) & Oregon (6-0)
1949 California (7-0)
1950 California (5-0-1)
1951 Stanford (6-1)
1952 Southern California (6-0)
1953 UCLA (6-1)
1954 UCLA (6-0)
1955 UCLA (6-0)
1956Oregon St. (6-1-1)
1957Oregon (6-2) & Oregon St. (6-2)
1958 California (6-1)
1959 Washington (3-1), Southern California (3-1)
& UCLA (3-1)
1960 Washington (4-0)
1961 UCLA (3-1)
1962 Southern California (4-0)
1963 Washington (4-1)
1964Oregon St. (3-1) & Southern California (3-1)
1965 UCLA (4-0)
1966 Southern California (4-1)
1967 Southern California (6-1)
1968 Southern California (6-0)
1969 Southern California (6-0)
1970 Stanford (6-1)
1971 Stanford (6-1)
1972 Southern California (7-0)
1973 Southern California (7-0)
1974 Southern California (6-0-1)
1975 UCLA (6-1) & California (6-1)
1976 Southern California (7-0)
1977 Washington (6-1)
1978 Southern California (6-1)
1979 Southern California (6-0-1)
1980 Washington (6-1)
1981 Washington (6-2)
1982 UCLA (5-1-1)
1983 UCLA (6-1-1)
1984 Southern California (7-1)
1985 UCLA (6-2)
1986 Arizona St. (5-1-1)
1987 Southern California (7-1) & UCLA (7-1)
1988 Southern California (8-0)
1989 Southern California (6-0-1)
1990 Washington (7-1)
1991 Washington (8-0)
1992 Stanford (6-2) & Washington (6-2)
1993 UCLA (6-2), Arizona (6-2)
& Southern California (6-2)
1994Oregon (7-1)
1995 Southern California (6-1-1) & Washington (6-1-1)
1996 Arizona St. (8-0)
1997 Washington St. (7-1) & UCLA (7-1)
1998 UCLA (8-0)
1999 Stanford (7-1)
2000Oregon (7-1), Oregon St. (7-1)
& Washington (7-1)
2001Oregon (7-1)
2002 Southern California (7-1) & Washington St. (7-1)
2003 Southern California (7-1)
2004 Southern California (8-0)
2005 Southern California (8-0)
Year Champion (Record)
2006 California (7-2) & Southern California (7-2)
2007 Arizona St. (7-2) & Southern California (7-2)
2008 Southern California (8-1)
2009Oregon (8-1)
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
Founded: In 1933 when charter members all left the
Southern Conference to become the SEC. Charter
members (13): Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia
Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi St., Sewanee,
Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt. Admitted later (2):
Arkansas (1992) and South Carolina (1992). Withdrew later
(3): Sewanee (1940), Georgia Tech (1964) and Tulane (1966).
Current members (12): Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi St.,
South Carolina, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
Year
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
Champion (Record)
Alabama (5-0-1)
Tulane (8-0) & Alabama (7-0)
LSU (5-0)
LSU (6-0)
Alabama (6-0)
Tennessee (7-0)
Tennessee (6-0), Georgia Tech (6-0)
& Tulane (5-0)
1940 Tennessee (5-0)
1941 Mississippi St. (4-0-1)
1942Georgia (6-1)
1943Georgia Tech (4-0)
1944Georgia Tech (4-0)
1945 Alabama (6-0)
1946Georgia (5-0) & Tennessee (5-0)
1947 Mississippi (6-1)
1948Georgia (6-0)
1949 Tulane (5-1)
1950 Kentucky (5-1)
1951Georgia Tech (7-0) & Tennessee (5-0)
1952Georgia (6-0)
1953 Alabama (4-0-3)
1954 Mississippi (5-1)
1955 Mississippi (5-1)
1956 Tennessee (6-0)
1957 Auburn (7-0)
1958 LSU (6-0)
1959Georgia (7-0)
1960 Mississippi (5-0-1)
1961 Alabama (7-0) & LSU (6-0)
1962 Mississippi (6-0)
1963 Mississippi (5-0-1)
1964 Alabama (8-0)
1965 Alabama (6-1-1)
1966 Alabama (6-0) & Georgia (6-0)
1967 Tennessee (6-0)
1968Georgia (5-0-1)
1969 Tennessee (5-1)
1970 LSU (5-0)
1971 Alabama (7-0)
1972 Alabama (7-1)
1973 Alabama (8-0)
1974 Alabama (6-0)
1975 Alabama (6-0)
1976Georgia (5-1) & Kentucky (5-1)
1977 Alabama (7-0) & Kentucky (6-0)
1978 Alabama (6-0)
1979 Alabama (6-0)
1980Georgia (6-0)
1981Georgia (6-0) & Alabama (6-0)
1982Georgia (6-0)
1983 Auburn (6-0)
1984Florida (5-0-1)#
1985 Tennessee (5-1)*
1986 LSU (5-1)
1987 Auburn (5-0-1)
1988 Auburn (6-1) & LSU (6-1)
1989 Alabama (6-1), Tennessee (6-1) & Auburn (6-1)
1990 Tennessee (5-1-1)*
1991Florida (7-0)
Year Regular Season Champion (Record)
1992Florida^ & Georgia (Eastern, 6-2)
Alabama (Western, 8-0)
1993Florida (Eastern, 7-1)*
Alabama# (Western, 8-0)
1994Florida (Eastern, 7-1)
Alabama (Western, 8-0)
1995Florida (Eastern, 8-0)
Arkansas (Western, 6-2)
1996Florida (Eastern, 8-0)
Conference Standings
Year Regular Season Champion (Record)
2000 Marshall* & Akron (East, 5-1)
Western Mich.* & Toledo (West, 4-1)
2001 Marshall (East, 6-0)
Toledo*, Northern Ill. & Ball St. (West, 4-1)
2002 Marshall (East, 7-1)
Toledo* & Northern Ill. (West, 7-1)
2003 Miami (OH) (East, 8-0)
Bowling Green (West, 7-1)
2004 Miami (OH) (East, 7-1)
Toledo* & Northern Ill. (West, 7-1)
2005 Akron*, Miami (OH) & Bowling Green (East, 5-3)
Northern Ill.* & Toledo (West, 6-2)
2006Ohio (East, 7-1)
Central Mich. (West, 7-1)
2007 Bowling Green, Buffalo &
Miami (OH)* (East, 4-2)
Ball St. & Central Mich.* (West, 4-1)
2008 Buffalo (East, 5-3)
Ball St. (West, 8-0)
2009Ohio* & Temple (East, 7-1)
Central Mich. (West, 8-0)
7
8
Year Regular Season Champion (Record)
Alabama^ & LSU (Western, 6-2)
1997 Tennessee (Eastern, 7-1)
Auburn^ & LSU (Western, 6-2)
1998 Tennessee (Eastern, 8-0)
Mississippi St.^ & Arkansas (Western, 6-2)
1999Florida (Eastern, 7-1)
Alabama (Western, 7-1)
2000Florida (Eastern, 7-1)
Auburn (Western, 6-2)
2001 Tennessee (Eastern, 7-1)
LSU^ & Auburn (Western, 5-3)
2002Georgia (Eastern, 7-1)
Arkansas^, Auburn & LSU (Western, 5-3)
2003Georgia^, Florida & Tennessee (Eastern, 6-2)
LSU^ & Mississippi (Western, 7-1)
2004 Tennessee (Eastern, 7-1)
Auburn (Western, 8-0)
2005 Georgia (Eastern, 6-2)
LSU^ & Auburn (Western, 7-1)
2006Florida (East, 7-1)
Arkansas (West, 7-1)
2007Georgia & Tennessee^ (East, 6-2)
LSU (West, 6-2)
2008Florida (East, 7-1)
Alabama (West, 8-0)
2009Florida (East, 8-0)
Alabama (West, 8-0)
#Title vacated. *Ineligible for title (probation): Florida
(5-1) in 1985, Florida (6-1) in 1990 and Auburn (8-0) in 1993.
^Won tiebreaker to represent division in SEC championship
game.
Since 1992, the SEC has conducted a championship
game to determine the league’s representative in the
BCS bowls. Following are the results of the Western
Division champion (W) vs. the Eastern Division champion (E):
1992 Alabama (W) 28, Florida (E) 21
1993Florida (E) 28, Alabama (W) 13
1994Florida (E) 24, Alabama (W) 23
1995Florida (E) 34, Arkansas (W) 3
1996Florida (E) 45, Alabama (W) 30
1997 Tennessee (E) 30, Auburn (W) 29
1998 Tennessee (E) 24, Mississippi St. (W) 14
1999 Alabama (W) 34, Florida (E) 7
2000Florida (E) 28, Auburn (W) 6
2001 LSU (W) 31, Tennessee (E) 20
2002Georgia (E) 30, Arkansas (W) 3
2003 LSU (W) 34, Georgia (E) 13
2004 Auburn (W) 38, Tennessee (E) 28
2005Georgia 34 (E), LSU (W) 14
2006Florida (E) 38, Arkansas (W) 28
2007 LSU (W) 21, Tennessee (E) 14
2008Florida (E) 31, Alabama (W) 20
2009 Alabama (W) 32, Florida (E) 13
SUN BELT CONFERENCE
Founded: In 2001 when four former members of the Big
West Conference combined with three former Football Bowl
Subdivision independents. Charter members (7): Arkansas
St. (from Big West), Idaho (from Big West), La.-Lafayette
(independent), La.-Monroe (independent), Middle Tenn.
(independent), New Mexico St. (from Big West), North Texas
(from Big West). Admitted later (5): Utah St. (from independent, 2003), Troy (from independent, 2004), Fla. Atlantic
(2005), FIU (2005) and Western Ky. (2009). Withdrew later
(3): Idaho (2004), New Mexico St. (2004) and Utah St. (2004).
Current members (9): Arkansas St., Fla. Atlantic, FIU, La.Lafayette, La.-Monroe, Middle Tenn., North Texas, Troy and
Western Ky.
Year Champion (Record)
2001North Texas (5-1) & Middle Tenn. (5-1)
2002North Texas (6-0)
2003North Texas (7-0)
2004North Texas (7-0)
2005 Arkansas St. (5-2), La.-Lafayette (5-2)
& La.-Monroe (5-2)
2006 Middle Tenn. (6-1) & Troy (6-1)
2007Fla. Atlantic (6-1) & Troy (6-1)
2008 Troy (6-1)
2009 Troy (8-0)
WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Founded: In 1962 when charter members left the Skyline
and Border Conferences to form the WAC. In 1996, three former Southwest Conference members joined two former Big
All-Time Conference Champions
West members and one former independent team to form
a 16-team league, the largest conference alignment ever
in the Football Bowl Subdivision. The league was divided
into Mountain and Pacific divisions. In 1999, eight members
split off to form the Mountain West Conference. Charter
members (6): Arizona (from Border), Arizona St. (from
Border), BYU (from Skyline), New Mexico (from Skyline),
Utah (from Skyline) and Wyoming (from Skyline). Admitted
later (18): Colorado St. (1968), UTEP (1968), San Diego St.
(1978), Hawaii (1979), Air Force (1980), Fresno St. (1992),
UNLV (1996), Rice (1996), San Jose St. (1996), SMU (1996),
TCU (1996), Tulsa (1996), Nevada (2000), Boise St. (2001),
Louisiana Tech (2001), Idaho (2005), New Mexico St. (2005)
and Utah St. (2005). Withdrew later (15): Arizona (1978),
Arizona St. (1978), Air Force (1999), BYU (1999), Colorado
St. (1999), UNLV (1999), New Mexico (1999), San Diego
St. (1999), Utah (1999), Wyoming (1999), TCU (2000), Rice
(2004), SMU (2004), UTEP (2004) and Tulsa (2004). Current
members (9): Boise St., Fresno St., Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana
Tech, Nevada, New Mexico St., San Jose St. and Utah St.
Year Champion (Record)
1962New Mexico (2-1-1)
1963New Mexico (3-1)
1964 Arizona (3-1), Utah (3-1) & New Mexico (3-1)
1965 BYU (4-1)
1966 Wyoming (5-0)
1967 Wyoming (5-0)
1968 Wyoming (6-1)
1969 Arizona St. (6-1)
1970 Arizona St. (7-0)
1971 Arizona St. (7-0)
1972 Arizona St. (5-1)
1973 Arizona (6-1) & Arizona St. (6-1)
1974 BYU (6-0-1)
1975 Arizona St. (7-0)
1976 BYU (6-1) & Wyoming (6-1)
1977 Arizona St. (6-1) & BYU (6-1)
1978 BYU (5-1)
1979 BYU (7-0)
1980 BYU (6-1)
1981 BYU (7-1)
1982 BYU (7-1)
1983 BYU (7-0)
1984 BYU (8-0)
1985 Air Force (7-1) & BYU (7-1)
1986 San Diego St. (7-1)
1987 Wyoming (8-0)
1988 Wyoming (8-0)
1989 BYU (7-1)
1990 BYU (7-1)
1991 BYU (7-0-1)
1992 Hawaii (6-2), Fresno St. (6-2) & BYU (6-2)
1993 Wyoming (6-2), Fresno St. (6-2) & BYU (6-2)
1994 Colorado St. (7-1)
1995 Colorado St. (6-2), Air Force (6-2),
Utah (6-2) & BYU (6-2)
Year Regular Season Champion (Record)
1996 BYU (Mountain, 8-0)
Wyoming (Pacific, 7-1)
1997New Mexico (Mountain, 6-2)
Colorado St. (Pacific, 7-1)
1998 Air Force (Mountain, 7-1)
BYU (Pacific, 7-1)
Year Champion (Record)
1999Fresno St. (5-2), Hawaii (5-2) & TCU (5-2)
2000 TCU (7-1) & UTEP (7-1)
2001 Louisiana Tech (7-1)
2002 Boise St. (8-0)
2003 Boise St. (8-0)
2004 Boise St. (8-0)
2005 Boise St. (7-1) & Nevada (7-1)
2006 Boise St. (8-0)
2007 Hawaii (8-0)
2008 Boise St. (8-0)
2009 Boise St. (8-0)
From 1996 to 1998, the WAC conducted a championship game to determine a league champion. Following
are the results of the Mountain Division champion (M)
vs. the Pacific Division champion (P):
1996 BYU (M) 28, Wyoming (P) 25
1997 Colorado St. (P) 41, New Mexico (M) 13
1998 Air Force (M) 20, BYU (P) 13
Football Championship
Subdivision
Big Sky Conference
Founded: In 1963 when six charter members—Gonzaga,
Idaho, Idaho St., Montana, Montana St. and Weber St.—
banded together to form the Big Sky. Admitted later (8):
Boise St. (1970), Northern Ariz. (1970), Nevada (1979, replacing charter member Gonzaga), Eastern Wash. (1987), Cal St.
Northridge (1996), Sacramento St. (1996), Portland St. (1996)
and Northern Colo. (2006). Withdrew later (5): Gonzaga
(1979), Nevada (1992), Boise St. (1996), Idaho (1996) and
Cal St. Northridge (2001, dropped football). Current members (9): Eastern Wash., Idaho St., Montana, Montana St.,
Northern Ariz., Northern Colo., Portland St., Sacramento St.
and Weber St.
Year Champion (Record)
1963Idaho St. (3-1)
1964 Montana St. (3-0)
1965Idaho (3-1) & Weber St. (3-1)
1966 Montana St. (4-0)
1967 Montana St. (4-0)
1968Idaho (3-1), Montana St. (3-1) & Weber St. (3-1)
1969 Montana (4-0)#
1970 Montana (5-0)
1971Idaho (4-1)
1972 Montana St. (5-1)
1973 Boise St. (6-0)#
1974 Boise St. (6-0)#
1975 Boise St. (5-0-1)#
1976 Montana St. (6-0)#
1977 Boise St. (6-0)
1978Northern Ariz. (6-0)
1979 Montana St. (6-1)
1980 Boise St. (6-1)
1981Idaho St. (6-1)*
1982 Montana (5-2)*
1983Nevada (6-1)*
1984 Montana St. (6-1)*
1985Idaho (6-1)*
1986Nevada (7-0)*
1987Idaho (7-1)*
1988Idaho (7-1)*
1989Idaho (8-0)*
1990Nevada (7-1)*
1991Nevada (8-0)*
1992Eastern Wash. (6-1)* & Idaho (6-1)*
1993 Montana (7-0)*
1994 Boise St. (6-1)*
1995 Montana (6-1)*
1996 Montana (7-0)*
1997Eastern Wash. (7-1)*
1998 Montana (6-2)*
1999 Montana (7-1)*
2000 Montana (8-0)*
2001 Montana (7-0)*
2002Idaho St. (5-2), Montana (5-2)*
& Montana St. (5-2)*
2003 Montana (5-2)*, Montana St. (5-2)*
& Northern Ariz. (5-2)*
2004Eastern Wash. (6-1)* & Montana (6-1)*
2005Eastern Wash. (5-2)*, Montana (5-2)*
& Montana St. (5-2)
2006 Montana (8-0)*
2007 Montana (8-0)*
2008 Montana (7-1)* & Weber St. (7-1)*
2009 Montana (8-0)*
#Participated in NCAA Division II Championship. *Participated
in NCAA Division I Championship.
BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE
Founded: In 1983 as an all-sports conference. Football
was added as the conference’s 18th championship sport
in 2002. Three former Football Championship Subdivision
independents and one school moving from Division II
joined to play football. Charter members (4): Charleston
So., Elon, Gardner-Webb (from Division II) and Liberty.
Admitted later (4): Coastal Caro. (started program, 2003)
and VMI (from Southern Conference, 2003), Presbyterian
(from Division II, 2008) and Stony Brook (associate member
from FCS independent, 2008). Withdrew later (1): Elon
(2003). Current members (7): Charleston So., Coastal Caro.,
Gardner-Webb, Liberty, Presbyterian, Stony Brook and VMI.
All-Time Conference Champions
*Participated in NCAA Division I Championship.
COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Founded: In 1985 as an all-sports conference. Football
was added as the conference’s 22nd championship sport
in 2007. Twelve institutions that competed in football in
the Atlantic 10 Conference moved to the CAA after the
Atlantic 10 discontinued sponsorship of the sport. Charter
members (12): Delaware, Hofstra, James Madison, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Northeastern, Rhode Island,
Richmond, Towson, Villanova and William & Mary.
Year Champion (Record)
2007 Massachusetts (North, 7-1)*
Richmond (South, 7-1)*
2008New Hampshire (North, 6-2)*
James Madison (South, 8-0)*
2009New Hampshire (North, 6-2)*
Villanova (South, 7-1)* & Richmond (South,
7-1)*
*Participated in NCAA Division I Championship.
Great West Conference
Founded: In 2004 by a group of six charter members.
Charter members (6): UC Davis, Cal Poly, North Dakota
St., Northern Colo., South Dakota St. and Southern Utah.
Admitted later (2): North Dakota (2008) and South Dakota
(2008). Withdrew later (3): Northern Colo. (2005); North
Dakota St. (2007) and South Dakota St. (2007). Current
members (5): UC Davis, Cal Poly, North Dakota, South
Dakota and Southern Utah.
Year Champion (Record)
2004 Cal Poly (4-1)
2005 UC Davis (4-1) & Cal Poly (4-1)*
2006North Dakota St. (4-0)
2007 South Dakota St. (4-0)
2008 Cal Poly (3-0)*
2009 UC Davis (3-1)
*Participated in NCAA Division I Championship.
Ivy Group
Founded: In 1956 by a group of eight charter members. Charter members (8): Brown, Columbia, Cornell,
Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton and Yale. Current
members (8): Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth,
Harvard, Penn, Princeton and Yale.
Year
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975 1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
Champion (Record)
Yale (7-0)
Princeton (6-1)
Dartmouth (6-1)
Penn (6-1)
Yale (7-0)
Columbia (6-1) & Harvard (6-1)
Dartmouth (7-0)
Dartmouth (5-2) & Princeton (5-2)
Princeton (7-0)
Dartmouth (7-0)
Dartmouth (6-1), Harvard (6-1) & Princeton (6-1)
Yale (7-0)
Harvard (6-0-1) & Yale (6-0-1)
Dartmouth (6-1), Yale (6-1) & Princeton (6-1)
Dartmouth (7-0)
Cornell (6-1) & Dartmouth (6-1)
Dartmouth (5-1-1)
Dartmouth (6-1)
Harvard (6-1) & Yale (6-1)
Harvard (6-1)
Brown (6-1) & Yale (6-1)
Yale (6-1)
Dartmouth (6-1)
Yale (6-1)
Yale (6-1)
Yale (6-1) & Dartmouth (6-1)
Harvard (5-2), Penn (5-2) & Dartmouth (5-2)
Harvard (5-1-1) & Penn (5-1-1)
Penn (7-0)
Penn (6-1)
Year
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005 2006
2007
2008
2009
Champion (Record†)
Penn (7-0)
Harvard (6-1)
Penn (6-1) & Cornell (6-1)
Princeton (6-1) & Yale (6-1)
Cornell (6-1) & Dartmouth (6-1)
Dartmouth (6-0-1)
Dartmouth (6-1) & Princeton (6-1)
Penn (7-0)
Penn (7-0)
Princeton (5-1-1)
Dartmouth (7-0)
Harvard (7-0)
Penn (6-1)
Brown (6-1) & Yale (6-1)
Penn (6-1)
Harvard (7-0)
Penn (7-0)
Penn (7-0)
Harvard (7-0)
Brown (6-1)
Princeton (6-1) & Yale (6-1)
Harvard (7-0)
Harvard (6-1) & Brown (6-1)
Penn (7-0)
Mid-Eastern
Athletic Conference
Founded: In 1970 with first playing season in 1971 by
six charter members. Charter members (6): Delaware St.,
Howard, Morgan St., N.C. A&T, N.C. Central and South Carolina
St. Admitted later (6): Bethune-Cookman (1979), Florida
A&M (1979), Hampton (1996), Norfolk St. (1997), and Savannah
St. (2001). Withdrew later (4): Morgan St. (1979), N.C. Central
(1979), Florida A&M (1984 and 2003) and Savannah St. (2003).
Readmitted (2): Morgan St. (1984) and Florida A&M (1986
and 2005). Current members (10): Bethune-Cookman,
Delaware St., Florida A&M, Hampton, Howard, Morgan St.,
Norfolk St., N.C. A&T, and South Carolina St.
Year Champion (Record)
1971 Morgan St. (5-0-1)
1972N.C. Central (5-1)
1973N.C. Central (5-1)
1974 South Carolina St. (5-1)
1975 South Carolina St. (5-1)
1976 South Carolina St. (5-1)
1977 South Carolina St. (6-0)
1978 South Carolina St. (5-0-1)
1979 Morgan St. (5-0)#
1980 South Carolina St. (5-0)
1981 South Carolina St. (5-0)*
1982 South Carolina St. (4-1)*
1983 South Carolina St. (4-0)
1984 Bethune-Cookman (4-0)
1985 Delaware St. (4-0)
1986N.C. A&T (4-1)*
1987 Howard (5-0)
1988 Bethune-Cookman (4-2), Florida A&M (4-2)
& Delaware St. (4-2)
1989 Delaware St. (5-1)
1990Florida A&M (6-0)
1991N.C. A&T (5-1)‡
1992N.C. A&T (5-1)*
1993 Howard (6-0)*
1994 South Carolina St. (6-0)‡
1995Florida A&M (6-0)‡
1996Florida A&M (7-0)*
1997 Hampton (7-0)*
1998Florida A&M (7-1)* & Hampton (7-1)*
1999N.C. A&T (8-0)*
2000Florida A&M (7-1)*
2001Florida A&M (7-1)*
2002 Bethune-Cookman (7-1)*
2003N.C. A&T (6-1)*
2004 Hampton (6-1)* & South Carolina St. (6-1)
2005 Hampton (8-0)*
2006 Hampton (7-1)*
2007 Delaware St. (8-0)*
2008 South Carolina St. (8-0)*
2009 South Carolina St. (8-0)*
#Participated in NCAA Division II Championship. *Partici­pated
in NCAA Division I Championship. ‡Partici­pated in Heritage
Bowl.
Missouri Valley Football
Conference
(Known as the Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference from
1985 to 1991 and the Gateway Football Conference from 1992
to 2007)
Founded: In 1982 as a women’s athletics organization by
10 Midwestern universities. Six members started as a football conference in 1985. Charter members (6): (Football)
Eastern Ill., Illinois St., Missouri St., UNI, Southern Ill. and
Western Ill. Four members—Eastern Ill., Missouri St., UNI
and Western Ill.—were members of the Mid-Continent
Conference for football. Admitted later (5): Indiana St.
(1986), Youngstown St. (1997), Western Ky. (2001), North
Dakota St. (2008) and South Dakota St. (2008). Withdrew
later (2): Eastern Ill. (1996) and Western Ky. (2007). Current
members (9): Illinois St., Indiana St., Missouri St., North
Dakota St., UNI, South Dakota St., Southern Ill., Western Ill.
and Youngstown St.
Year Champion (Record)
1985 UNI (5-0)*
1986Eastern Ill. (5-1)*
1987 UNI (6-0)*
1988 Western Ill. (6-0)*
1989 Missouri St. (5-1)*
1990 UNI (5-1)*
1991 UNI (5-1)*
1992 UNI (5-1)*
1993 UNI (5-1)*
1994 UNI (6-0)*
1995Eastern Ill. (5-1)* & UNI (5-1)*
1996 UNI (5-0)*
1997 Western Ill. (6-0)*
1998 Western Ill. (5-1)*
1999Illinois St. (6-0)*
2000 Western Ill. (5-1)*
2001 UNI (6-1)*
2002 Western Ill. (6-1)* & Western Ky. (6-1)*
2003 UNI (6-1)* & Southern Ill. (6-1)*
2004 Southern Ill. (7-0)*
2005 UNI (5-2)*, Southern Ill. (5-2)*
& Youngstown St. (5-2)
2006 Youngstown St. (6-1)*
2007 UNI (6-0)*
2008 UNI (7-1)* & Southern Ill. (7-1)*
2009 Southern Ill. (8-0)*
*Participated in NCAA Division I Championship.
NORTHEAST Conference
Founded: In 1996 when five charter members all went
from independent status to form the Northeast Conference.
Charter members (5): Central Conn. St., Monmouth,
Robert Morris, St. Francis (PA) and Wagner. Admitted later
(6): Sacred Heart (1998), Albany (NY) (1999), Stony Brook
(1999), St. John’s (NY) (2000), Duquesne (2008) and Bryant
(2009). Withdrew later (2): St. John’s (NY) (2002) and Stony
Brook (2007). Current members (9): Albany (NY), Bryant,
Central Conn. St., Duquesne, Monmouth, Robert Morris,
Sacred Heart, St. Francis (PA) and Wagner.
Year Champion (Record)
1996Robert Morris (3-1) & Monmouth (3-1)
1997Robert Morris (4-0)
1998 Monmouth (4-1) & Robert Morris (4-1)
1999Robert Morris (7-0)
2000Robert Morris (8-0)
2001 Sacred Heart (8-0)
2002 Albany (NY) (6-1)
2003 Monmouth (6-1) & Albany (NY) (6-1)
2004 Monmouth (6-1) & Central Conn. St. (6-1)
2005 Central Conn. St. (5-2) & Stony Brook (5-2)
2006 Monmouth (6-1)
2007 Albany (NY) (6-0)
2008 Albany (NY) (7-0)
2009 Central Conn. St. (7-1)
Ohio Valley Conference
Founded: In 1948 by six charter members, five of which
withdrew from the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (Eastern Ky., Louisville, Morehead St., Murray
St. and Western Ky.), plus Evansville. Charter members
(6): Eastern Ky., Evansville, Louisville, Morehead St., Murray
St. and Western Ky. Admitted later (13): Marshall (1949),
Tennessee Tech (1949), Middle Tenn. (1952), East Tenn. St.
(1957), Austin Peay (1962), Akron (1979), Youngstown St.
(1980), Tennessee St. (1988), Southeast Mo. St. (1991), UT
Martin (1992), Eastern Ill. (1996), Jacksonville St. (2003) and
Conference Standings
Year Champion (Record)
2002Gardner-Webb (3-0)
2003Gardner-Webb (4-0)
2004 Coastal Caro. (4-0)
2005 Charleston So. (3-1) & Coastal Caro. (3-1)
2006 Coastal Caro. (4-0)*
2007 Liberty (4-0)
2008 Liberty (5-0)
2009 Liberty (5-1) & Stony Brook (5-1)
9
10
All-Time Conference Champions
Samford (2003). Readmitted (2): Western Ky. (1999) and
Austin Peay (2007). Withdrew later (11): Louisville (1949),
Evansville (1952), Marshall (1952), East Tenn. St. (1979),
Western Ky. (1982 and 2000), Akron (1987), Youngstown
St. (1988), Morehead St. (1996), Austin Peay (1997), Middle
Tenn. (1998) and Samford (2008). Current members
(9): Austin Peay, Eastern Ill., Eastern Ky., Jacksonville St.,
Murray St., Southeast Mo. St., UT Martin, Tennessee St. and
Tennessee Tech.
Year Champion (Record)
1948 Murray St. (3-1)
1949Evansville (3-1)
1950 Murray St. (5-0-1)
1951 Murray St. (5-1)
1952 Tennessee St. (4-1) & Western Ky. (4-1)
1953 Tennessee Tech (5-0)
1954Eastern Ky. (5-0)
1955 Tennessee Tech (5-0)
1956 Middle Tenn. (5-0)
1957 Middle Tenn. (5-0)
1958 Middle Tenn. (5-1) & Tennessee Tech (5-1)
1959 Middle Tenn. (5-0-1) & Tennessee Tech (5-0-1)
1960 Tennessee Tech (6-0)
1961 Tennessee Tech (6-0)
1962East Tenn. St. (4-2)
1963 Western Ky. (7-0)
1964 Middle Tenn. (6-1)#
1965 Middle Tenn. (7-0)
1966 Morehead St. (6-1)
1967Eastern Ky. (5-0-2)#
1968Eastern Ky. (7-0)
1969East Tenn. St. (6-0-1)#
1970 Western Ky. (5-1-1)
1971 Western Ky. (5-2)
1972 Tennessee Tech (7-0)#
1973 Western Ky. (7-0)#
1974Eastern Ky. (6-1)
1975 Tennessee Tech (6-1) & Western Ky. (6-1)#
1976Eastern Ky. (6-1)#
1977 Austin Peay (6-1)
1978 Western Ky. (6-0)
1979 Murray St. (6-0)*
1980 Western Ky. (6-1)
1981Eastern Ky. (8-0)*
1982Eastern Ky. (7-0)*
1983Eastern Ky. (6-1)*
1984Eastern Ky. (6-1)*
1985 Middle Tenn. (7-0)*
1986 Murray St. (5-2)
1987Eastern Ky. (5-1)* & Youngstown St. (5-1)
1988Eastern Ky. (6-0)*
1989 Middle Tenn. (6-0)*
1990Eastern Ky. (5-1)* & Middle Tenn. (5-1)*
1991Eastern Ky. (7-0)*
1992 Middle Tenn. (8-0)*
1993Eastern Ky. (8-0)*
1994Eastern Ky. (8-0)*
1995 Murray St. (8-0)*
1996 Murray St. (8-0)*
1997Eastern Ky. (7-0)*
1998 Tennessee St. (6-1)*
1999 Tennessee St. (7-0)*
2000 Western Ky. (7-0)*
2001Eastern Ill. (6-0)*
2002Eastern Ill. (5-1)* & Murray St. (5-1)*
2003 Jacksonville St. (7-1)*
2004 Jacksonville St. (7-1)*
2005 Eastern Ill. (8-0)*
2006Eastern Ill. (7-1)* & UT Martin (6-1)*
2007Eastern Ky. (8-0)*
2008Eastern Ky. (7-1)*
2009Eastern Ill. (6-2)*
#Participated in NCAA Division II Championship. *Participated
in NCAA Division I Championship.
Patriot League
Founded: In 1984 originally as the Colonial League with six
charter members. Charter members (6): Bucknell, Colgate,
Davidson, Holy Cross, Lafayette and Lehigh. Admitted
later (3): Fordham (1990), Towson (1997) and Georgetown
(2001). Withdrew later (2): Davidson (1989) and Towson
(2003). Current members (7): Bucknell, Colgate, Fordham,
Georgetown, Holy Cross, Lafayette and Lehigh.
Year
1986
1987
1988
1989
Champion (Record)
Holy Cross (4-0)
Holy Cross (4-0)
Lafayette (5-0)
Holy Cross (4-0)
Year Champion (Record†)
1990 Holy Cross (5-0)
1991 Holy Cross (5-0)
1992 Lafayette (5-0)
1993 Lehigh (4-1)
1994 Lafayette (5-0)
1995 Lehigh (5-0)
1996 Bucknell (4-1)
1997 Colgate (6-0)*
1998 Lehigh (6-0)*
1999 Colgate (5-1)* & Lehigh (5-1)*
2000 Lehigh (6-0)*
2001 Lehigh (7-0)*
2002 Colgate (6-1) & Fordham (6-1)*
2003 Colgate (7-0)*
2004 Lafayette (5-1)* & Lehigh (5-1)*
2005 Colgate (5-1)* & Lafayette (5-1)*
2006 Colgate (5-1), Lafayette (5-1)* & Lehigh (5-1)
2007Fordham (5-1)*
2008 Colgate (5-0)*
2009 Holy Cross (5-1)*
*Participated in NCAA Division I Championship.
Pioneer Football League
Founded: Started in 1993 with Division I-AA charter
members Butler, Dayton, Drake, Evansville, San Diego
and Valparaiso. Admitted later (6): Austin Peay (2001),
Davidson (2001), Jacksonville (2001), Morehead St. (2001),
Campbell (2008) and Marist (2009). Withdrew later (2):
Evansville (1997, dropped football) and Austin Peay (2005).
Current members (10): Butler, Campbell, Davidson,
Dayton, Drake, Jacksonville, Marist, Morehead St., San Diego
and Valparaiso.
Year
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Year
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005 Year
2006
2007
2008
2009
Champion (Record)
Dayton (5-0)
Butler (4-1) & Dayton (4-1)
Drake (5-0)
Dayton (5-0)
Dayton (5-0)
Drake (4-0)
Dayton (4-0)
Dayton (3-1), Drake (3-1) & Valparaiso (3-1)
Regular Season Champion (Record)
Dayton (North, 4-0)
Jacksonville (South, 3-0)
Dayton (North, 4-0)
Morehead St. (South, 3-0)
Valparaiso* & San Diego (North, 3-1)
Morehead St. (South, 3-0)
Drake (North, 4-0)
Morehead St.* & Jacksonville (South, 2-1)
San Diego (North, 4-0)
Morehead St. (South, 3-0)
Champion (Record)
San Diego (7-0)
Dayton (6-1) & San Diego (6-1)
Jacksonville (7-1)
Butler (7-1) & Dayton (7-1)
*Won tiebreaker to represent division in Pioneer championship game.
From 2001 to 2005, the Pioneer conducted a championship game between the North and South division champions to determine a league champion.
Following are the results of the North Division champion (N) vs. the South Division champion (S):
2001 Dayton (N) 46, Jacksonville (S) 14
2002 Dayton (N) 28, Morehead St. (S) 0
2003 Valparaiso (N) 54, Morehead St. (S) 42
2004 Drake (N) 20, Morehead St. (S) 17
2005 San Diego (N) 47, Morehead St. (S) 40
Southern Conference
Founded: In 1921 by 14 institutions to form the Southern
Intercollegiate Conference. Roots for the conference can
actually be traced back to 1894 when several footballplaying schools formed a confederation known as the
Southeastern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Charter
members (14): Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia,
Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi St., North
Carolina, North Carolina St., Tennessee, Virginia, Virginia
Tech and Wash. & Lee. Admitted later (19): Florida (1922),
LSU (1922), Mississippi (1922), South Carolina (1922), Tulane
(1922), Vanderbilt (1922), VMI (1924), Citadel (1936), Furman
(1936), West Virginia (1951), Appalachian St. (1971), Marshall
(1976), Chattanooga (1976), Western Caro. (1976), East Tenn.
St. (1978), Ga. Southern (1992), Wofford (1997), Elon (2003)
and Samford (2008). Withdrew later: Since 1922, membership has changed drastically, with a total of 39 schools having been affiliated with the league, including 11 of the 12
schools currently composing the Southeastern Conference
and nine of the 12 schools currently composing the Atlantic
Coast Conference. Current members (9): Appalachian St.,
Chattanooga, Citadel, Elon, Furman, Ga. Southern, Samford,
Western Caro. and Wofford.
Year Champion (Record†)
1922Georgia Tech
1923 Vanderbilt
1924 Alabama
1925 Alabama
1926 Alabama
1927Georgia Tech
1928Georgia Tech
1929 Tulane
1930 Alabama & Tulane
1931 Tulane
1932 Auburn & Tennessee
1933 Duke (4-0)
1934 Wash. & Lee (4-0)
1935 Duke (5-0)
1936 Duke (7-0)
1937 Maryland (2-0)
1938 Duke (5-0)
1939 Clemson (4-0)
1940 Clemson (4-0)
1941 Duke (5-0)
1942 William & Mary (4-0)
1943 Duke (4-0)
1944 Duke (4-0)
1945 Duke (4-0)
1946North Carolina (4-0-1)
1947 William & Mary (7-1)
1948 Clemson (5-0)
1949North Carolina (5-0)
1950 Wash. & Lee (6-0)
1951 Maryland (5-0) & VMI (5-0)
1952 Duke (5-0)
1953 West Virginia (4-0)
1954 West Virginia (3-0)
1955 West Virginia (4-0)
1956 West Virginia (5-0)
1957 VMI (6-0)
1958 West Virginia (4-0)
1959 VMI (6-0-1)
1960 VMI (4-1)
1961 Citadel (5-1)
1962 VMI (6-0)
1963 Virginia Tech (5-0)
1964 West Virginia (5-0)
1965 West Virginia (4-0)
1966East Carolina (4-1-1) & William & Mary (4-1-1)
1967 West Virginia (4-0-1)
1968Richmond (6-0)
1969 Davidson (5-1) & Richmond (5-1)
1970 William & Mary (3-1)
1971Richmond (5-1)
1972East Carolina (7-0)
1973East Carolina (7-0)
1974 VMI (5-1)
1975Richmond (5-1)
1976East Carolina (4-1)
1977 Chattanooga (4-1) & VMI (4-1)
1978 Chattanooga (4-1) & Furman (4-1)
1979 Chattanooga (5-1)
1980Furman (7-0)
1981Furman (5-2)
1982Furman (6-1)*
1983Furman (6-0-1)*
1984 Chattanooga (5-1)*
1985Furman (6-0)*
1986 Appalachian St. (6-0-1)*
1987 Appalachian St. (7-0)*
1988Furman (6-1)* & Marshall (6-1)*
1989Furman (7-0)*
1990Furman (6-1)*
1991 Appalachian St. (6-1)*
1992 Citadel (6-1)*
1993Ga. Southern (7-1)*
1994 Marshall (7-1)*
1995 Appalachian St. (8-0)*
1996 Marshall (8-0)*
1997Ga. Southern (7-1)*
1998Ga. Southern (8-0)*
1999 Appalachian St. (7-1)*, Furman (7-1)*
& Ga. Southern (7-1)*
11
Year Champion (Record†)
2000Ga. Southern (7-1)*
2001Furman (7-1)* & Ga. Southern (7-1)*
2002Ga. Southern (7-1)*
2003 Wofford (8-0)*
2004Furman (6-1)* & Ga. Southern (6-1)*
2005 Appalachian St. (6-1)*
2006 Appalachian St. (7-0)*
2007 Appalachian St. (5-2)* & Wofford (5-2)*
2008 Appalachian St. (8-0)*
2009 Appalachian St. (8-0)*
Year
2007
2008
2009
*Participated in NCAA Division I Championship. †No records
available until 1933.
Founded: In 1920 by a group of six institutions. Charter
members (6): Bishop, Paul Quinn, Prairie View, HustonTillotson, Texas Col. and Wiley. Admitted later (12):
Langston (1931), Southern U. (1934), Arkansas AM&N (1936),
Texas Southern (1954), Grambling (1958), Jackson St. (1958),
Alcorn St. (1962), Mississippi Val. (1968), Alabama St. (1982),
Ark.-Pine Bluff (1998), Alabama A&M (1999) and Morris
Brown (2001). Withdrew later (9): Paul Quinn (1929),
Bishop (1956), Langston (1957), Huston-Tillotson (1959),
Texas Col. (1961), Wiley (1968), Arkansas AM&N (1970),
Prairie View (1990, dropped program, readmitted 1991) and
Morris Brown (2002). Current members (10): Alabama
A&M, Alabama St., Alcorn St., Ark.-Pine Bluff, Grambling,
Jackson St., Mississippi Val., Prairie View, Southern U. and
Texas Southern.
Southland CONFERENCE
Founded: In 1963 by a group of five institutions. Charter
members (5): Abilene Christian, Arkansas St., Lamar, TexasArlington and Trinity (TX). Admitted later (14): La.-Lafayette
(1971), Louisiana Tech (1971), La.-Monroe (1972), McNeese
St. (1972), North Texas (1982), Northwestern St. (1987),
Sam Houston St. (1987), Texas St. (1987), Stephen F. Austin
(1987), Nicholls St. (1992), Jacksonville St. (1996), Troy (1996),
Southeastern La. (2005) and Central Ark. (2006). Withdrew
later (11): Trinity (TX) (1972), Abilene Christian (1973), La.Lafayette (1982), Texas-Arlington (1986, dropped football),
Arkansas St. (1987), Lamar (1987), Louisiana Tech (1987),
North Texas (1995), La.-Monroe (1996), Troy (2000) and
Jacksonville St. (2003). Current members (8): Central Ark.,
McNeese St., Nicholls St., Northwestern St., Sam Houston St.,
Southeastern La., Stephen F. Austin and Texas St.
Year Champion (Record)
1964 Lamar (3-0-1)
1965 Lamar (3-1)
1966 Texas-Arlington (3-1)
1967 Texas-Arlington (4-0)
1968 Arkansas St. (3-0-1)
1969 Arkansas St. (4-0)
1970 Arkansas St. (4-0)
1971 Louisiana Tech (4-1)
1972 Louisiana Tech (5-0)
1973 Louisiana Tech (5-0)
1974 Louisiana Tech (5-0)
1975 Arkansas St. (5-0)
1976 La.-Lafayette (4-1) & McNeese St. (4-1)
1977 Louisiana Tech (4-0-1)
1978 Louisiana Tech (4-1)
1979 McNeese St. (5-0)
1980 McNeese St. (5-0)
1981 Texas-Arlington (4-1)
1982 Louisiana Tech (5-0)*
1983 La.-Monroe (5-1) & North Texas (5-1)*
1984 Louisiana Tech (5-1)*
1985 Arkansas St. (5-1)*
1986 Arkansas St. (5-0)*
1987 La.-Monroe (6-0)*
1988Northwestern St. (6-0)*
1989 Stephen F. Austin (5-0-1)*
1990 La.-Monroe (5-1)*
1991 McNeese St. (4-1-2)*
1992 La.-Monroe (7-0)*
1993 McNeese St. (7-0)*
1994North Texas (5-0-1)*
1995 McNeese St. (5-0)*
1996 Troy (5-1)*
1997 McNeese St. (6-1)* & Northwestern St. (6-1)*
1998Northwestern St. (6-1)*
1999 Stephen F. Austin (6-1) & Troy (6-1)*
2000 Troy (6-1)*
2001 McNeese St. (5-1)* & Sam Houston St. (5-1)*
2002 McNeese St. (6-0)*
2003 McNeese St. (5-0)*
2004Northwestern St. (4-1)* & Sam Houston St.
(4-1)*
2005 Nicholls St. (5-1)* & Texas St. (5-1)*
2006 McNeese St. (5-1)*
Champion (Record†)
McNeese St. (7-0)*
#Texas St. (5-2)*
Stephen F. Austin (6-1)* & McNeese St. (6-1)*
# Central Ark. was 6-1 in the regular season but was not eligible for the conference championship as a reclassifying team.
*Participated in NCAA Division I Championship.
Southwestern
Athletic Conference
1921 Wiley
1922 Paul Quinn
1923 Wiley
1924 Paul Quinn
1925 Bishop
1926 Huston-Tillotson
1927 Wiley
1928 Wiley
1929 Wiley
1930 Wiley
1931 Prairie View
1932 Wiley
1933 Langston & Prairie View
1934 Texas Col.
1935 Texas Col.
1936 Texas Col. & Langston
1937 Southern U. & Langston
1938 Southern U. & Langston
1939 Langston
1940 Southern U. & Langston
1941No champion
1942 Texas Col.
1943No champion
1944 Langston (5-1), Texas Col. (5-1) & Wiley (5-1)
1945 Wiley (6-0)
1946 Southern U. (5-1)
1947 Southern U. (7-0)
1948 Southern U. (7-0)
1949 Langston (6-0-1) & Southern U. (6-0-1)
1950 Southern U. (7-0)
1951 Prairie View (6-1)
1952 Prairie View (6-0)
1953 Prairie View (6-0)
1954 Prairie View (6-0)
1955 Southern U. (6-1)
1956 Langston (5-1) & Texas Southern (5-1)
1957 Wiley (6-0)
1958 Prairie View (5-0)
1959 Southern U. (7-0)
1960Grambling (6-1), Prairie View (6-1) &
Southern U. (6-1)
1961 Jackson St. (6-1)
1962 Jackson St. (6-1)
1963 Prairie View (7-0)
1964 Prairie View (7-0)
1965Grambling (6-1)
1966 Ark.-Pine Bluff (4-2-1), Grambling (4-2-1),
Southern U. (4-2-1) & Texas Southern (4-2-1)
1967Grambling (6-1)
Year Champion (Record†)
1968 Alcorn St. (6-1), Grambling (6-1)
& Texas Southern (6-1)
1969 Alcorn St. (6-0-1)
1970 Alcorn St. (6-0)
1971Grambling (5-1)
1972Grambling (5-1) & Jackson St. (5-1)
1973Grambling (5-1) & Jackson St. (5-1)
1974 Alcorn St. (5-1) & Grambling (5-1)
1975Grambling (4-2) & Southern U. (4-2)
1976 Alcorn St. (5-1)
1977Grambling (6-0)
1978Grambling (5-0-1)
1979 Alcorn St. (5-1) & Grambling (5-1)
1980Grambling (5-1)* & Jackson St. (5-1)
1981 Jackson St. (5-1)*
1982 Jackson St. (6-0)*
1983Grambling (6-0-1)
1984 Alcorn St. (7-0)*
1985Grambling (6-1)* & Jackson St. (6-1)*
1986 Jackson St. (7-0)*
1987 Jackson St. (7-0)*
1988 Jackson St. (7-0)*
1989 Jackson St. (7-0)*
1990 Jackson St. (5-1)*
1991 Alabama St. (6-0-1)#
1992 Alcorn St. (7-0)*
1993 Southern U. (7-0)#
1994 Alcorn St. (6-1)* & Grambling (6-1)#
1995 Jackson St. (7-0)*
1996 Jackson St. (6-1)*
1997 Southern U. (8-0)#
1998 Southern U. (8-0)#
Year Regular Season Champion (Record)
1999 Jackson St. (Eastern, 7-2)
Southern U. (Western, 9-0)#
2000 Alabama A&M^ & Alabama St. (Eastern, 5-2)
Grambling (Western, 6-1)
2001 Alabama St. (Eastern, 6-1)
Grambling (Western, 6-1)
2002 Alabama A&M (Eastern, 6-1)
Grambling (Western, 6-1)
2003 Alabama St.^ & Alcorn St. (Eastern, 5-2)
Southern U. (Western, 6-1)
2004 Alabama St. (Eastern, 6-1)
Southern U. (Western, 6-1)
2005 Alabama A&M (Eastern, 7-2)
Grambling (Western, 9-0)
2006 Alabama A&M (Eastern, 6-3)
Ark.-Pine Bluff (Western, 7-2)
2007 Jackson St. (Eastern, 7-2)
Grambling (Western, 8-1)
2008 Jackson St. (Eastern, 6-1)
Grambling (Western, 7-0)
2009 Alabama A&M (Eastern, 4-3)
Prairie View (Western, 7-0)
†No records available until 1944. *Participated in NCAA
Division I Championship. #Participated in Heritage Bowl. ^Won
tiebreaker to represent division in SWAC championship game.
Since 1999, the SWAC has conducted a championship game between the Eastern and Western
Division champions to determine a league champion.
Following are the results of the Eastern Division
champion (E) vs. the Western Division champion (W):
1999 Southern U. (W) 31, Jackson St. (E) 30
2000Grambling (W) 14, Alabama A&M (E) 6
2001Grambling (W) 38, Alabama St. (E) 31
2002Grambling (W) 31, Alabama A&M (E) 19
2003 Southern U. (W) 20, Alabama St. (E) 9
2004 Alabama St. (E) 40, Southern U. (W) 35
2005 Grambling (W) 45, Alabama A&M (E) 6
2006 Alabama A&M (E) 22, Ark.-Pine Bluff (W) 13
2007 Jackson St. (E) 42, Grambling (W) 31
2008Grambling (W) 41, Jackson St. (E) 9
2009 Prairie View (W) 30, Alabama A&M (E) 24
Conference Standings
All-Time Conference Champions
12
Discontinued Conferences
Discontinued Conferences
Football Bowl
Subdivision (FBS)
BIG EIGHT CONFERENCE
Founded: Originally founded in 1907 as the Missouri Valley
Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Charter members were
Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Washington-St. Louis.
Six schools were admitted later: Drake (1908), Iowa St.
(1908), Kansas St. (1913), Grinnell (1919), Oklahoma (1920)
and Oklahoma St. (1925). Iowa withdrew in 1911. The Big Six
Conference was founded in 1928 when charter members left
the MVIAA. Iowa St., Kansas, Kansas St., Missouri, Nebraska
and Oklahoma were joined by Colorado (1948) (conference
then known as Big Seven) and Oklahoma St. (1958) (conference then known as Big Eight until 1996). All eight members
of the Big Eight joined four former Southwest Conference
members (Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech) to form
the Big 12 Conference in 1996.
Year Champion (Record)
1907Iowa (1-0) & Nebraska (1-0)
1908 Kansas (4-0)
1909 Missouri (4-0-1)
1910Nebraska (2-0)
1911Iowa St. (2-0-1) & Nebraska (2-0-1)
1912Iowa St. (2-0) & Nebraska (2-0)
1913 Missouri (4-0) & Nebraska (3-0)
1914Nebraska (3-0)
1915Nebraska (4-0)
1916Nebraska (3-1)
1917Nebraska (2-0)
1918No Champion—War
1919 Missouri (4-0-1)
1920Oklahoma (4-0-1)
1921Nebraska (3-0)
1922Nebraska (5-0)
1923Nebraska (3-0-2)
1924 Missouri (5-1)
1925 Missouri (5-1)
1926Oklahoma St. (3-0-1)
1927 Missouri (5-1)
1928Nebraska (4-0)
1929Nebraska (3-0-2)
1930 Kansas (4-1)
1931Nebraska (5-0)
1932Nebraska (5-0)
1933Nebraska (5-0)
1934 Kansas St. (5-0)
1935Nebraska (4-0-1)
1936Nebraska (5-0)
1937Nebraska (3-0-2)
1938Oklahoma (5-0)
1939 Missouri (5-0)
1940Nebraska (5-0)
1941 Missouri (5-0)
1942 Missouri (4-0-1)
1943Oklahoma (5-0)
1944Oklahoma (4-0-1)
1945 Missouri (5-0)
1946Oklahoma (4-1) & Kansas (4-1)
1947 Kansas (4-0-1) & Oklahoma (4-0-1)
1948Oklahoma (5-0)
1949Oklahoma (5-0)
1950Oklahoma (6-0)
1951Oklahoma (6-0)
1952Oklahoma (5-0-1)
1953Oklahoma (6-0)
1954Oklahoma (6-0)
1955Oklahoma (6-0)
1956Oklahoma (6-0)
1957Oklahoma (6-0)
1958Oklahoma (6-0)
1959Oklahoma (5-1)
1960 Missouri (7-0)
1961 Colorado (7-0)
1962Oklahoma (7-0)
1963Nebraska (7-0)
1964Nebraska (6-1)
1965Nebraska (7-0)
1966Nebraska (6-1)
1967Oklahoma (7-0)
1968 Kansas (6-1) & Oklahoma (6-1)
1969 Missouri (6-1) & Nebraska (6-1)
1970Nebraska (7-0)
1971Nebraska (7-0)
Year Champion (Record)
1972Nebraska (5-1-1)*
1973Oklahoma (7-0)
1974Oklahoma (7-0)
1975Nebraska (6-1) & Oklahoma (6-1)
1976 Colorado (5-2), Oklahoma (5-2)
& Oklahoma St. (5-2)
1977Oklahoma (7-0)
1978Nebraska (6-1) & Oklahoma (6-1)
1979Oklahoma (7-0)
1980Oklahoma (7-0)
1981Nebraska (7-0)
1982Nebraska (7-0)
1983Nebraska (7-0)
1984Oklahoma (6-1) & Nebraska (6-1)
1985Oklahoma (7-0)
1986Oklahoma (7-0)
1987Oklahoma (7-0)
1988Nebraska (7-0)
1989 Colorado (7-0)
1990 Colorado (7-0)
1991 Colorado (6-0-1) & Nebraska (6-0-1)
1992Nebraska (6-1)
1993Nebraska (7-0)
1994Nebraska (7-0)
1995Nebraska (7-0)
*Oklahoma (5-1-1) forfeited title.
BIG WEST CONFERENCE
Founded: In 1969 as the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.
Charter members were UC Santa Barbara, Cal St. L.A., Fresno
St., Long Beach St., Pacific, San Diego St. and San Jose St.
Twelve schools were admitted later: Cal St. Fullerton (1974),
Utah St. (1977), UNLV (1982), New Mexico St. (1983), Nevada
(1992), Arkansas St. (1993, readmitted 1998), La.-Lafayette
(1993), Louisiana Tech (1993), Northern Ill. (1993), Boise St.
(1996), Idaho (1996) and North Texas (1996). The following schools withdrew, in chronological order: UC Santa
Barbara (1972), Cal St. L.A. (1974), San Diego St. (1976),
Fresno St. (1991), Long Beach St. (1991, dropped football), Cal St. Fullerton (1992, dropped football), Arkansas
St. (1996, readmitted 1998), La.-Lafayette (1996), Louisiana
Tech (1996), UNLV (1996), Northern Ill. (1996), Pacific (1996,
dropped football) and San Jose St. (1996). The conference
was renamed the Big West Conference in 1988. In 2001,
Arkansas St., Idaho, New Mexico St. and North Texas joined
La.-Lafayette, La.-Monroe and Middle Tenn. for the inaugural season of football in the Sun Belt Conference. Boise St.
became a member of the Western Athletic Conference, and
Utah St. became an FBS independent.
Year Champion (Record)
1969 San Diego St. (6-0)
1970 Long Beach St. (5-1) & San Diego St. (5-1)
1971 Long Beach St. (5-1)
1972 San Diego St. (4-0)
1973 San Diego St. (3-0-1)
1974 San Diego St. (4-0)
1975 San Jose St. (5-0)
1976 San Jose St. (4-0)
1977Fresno St. (4-0)
1978 San Jose St. (4-1) & Utah St. (4-1)
1979 Utah St. (5-0)
1980 Long Beach St. (5-0)
1981 San Jose St. (5-0)
1982Fresno St. (6-0)
1983 Cal St. Fullerton (5-1)
1984 Cal St. Fullerton (6-1)#
1985Fresno St. (7-0)
1986 San Jose St. (7-0)
1987 San Jose St. (7-0)
1988Fresno St. (7-0)
1989Fresno St. (7-0)
1990 San Jose St. (7-0)
1991Fresno St. (6-1) & San Jose St. (6-1)
1992Nevada (5-1)
1993 La.-Lafayette (5-1) & Utah St. (5-1)
1994 La.-Lafayette (5-1), Nevada (5-1) & UNLV (5-1)
1995Nevada (6-0)
1996Nevada (4-1) & Utah St. (4-1)
1997 Utah St. (4-1) & Nevada (4-1)
1998Idaho (4-1)
1999 Boise St. (5-1)
2000 Boise St. (5-0)
#UNLV forfeited title.
BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
Founded: In 1931 as Border Intercollegiate Athletic
Association. Charter members were Arizona, Arizona
St. Teachers’ (Flagstaff) (now Northern Ariz.), Arizona St.
Teachers’ (Tempe) (now Arizona St.), New Mexico and New
Mexico A&M (now New Mexico St.). Texas Tech was admitted
in 1932, Texas Mines (now UTEP) was admitted in 1935, and
Hardin-Simmons and West Texas St. Teachers’ (now West Tex.
A&M) were admitted in 1941.
Year Champion (Record)
1931 Arizona St. (3-1)
1932 Texas Tech (2-0)*
1933 Texas Tech (1-0)*
1934 Texas Tech (1-0)*
1935 Arizona (4-0)
1936 Arizona (3-0-1)
1937 Texas Tech (3-0)
1938New Mexico St. (4-1)**
New Mexico (4-2)**
1939 Arizona St. (4-0)
1940 Arizona St. (3-0-1)
1941 Arizona (5-0)
1942 Hardin-Simmons (3-0-1)
Texas Tech (3-0-1)
1943No full conference program
1944 Texas Tech (2-0)
1945 Arizona (1-0)
1946 Hardin-Simmons (6-0)
1947 Texas Tech (4-0)
*Texas Tech has been listed by some as conference champion
for the years 1932, 1933 and 1934, but conference rules forbade
an official conference championship. This was due to the fact
that the conference covered such a large area that games
between all members were not practical.
**Texas Tech won its two conference games in 1938 but did not
win the official championship since it did not meet the conference three-game requirement. Its victory over New Mexico did
not count toward the championship, permitting New Mexico to
share championship honors with New Mexico St.
MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE
Founded: Originally founded as the Missouri Valley
Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Several charter members left in 1928 to form the Big Six Conference, which
became the Big Eight later. But Drake, Grinnell, Oklahoma
A&M (now Oklahoma St.) and Washington-St. Louis continued the MVIAA. Creighton joined in 1928, Butler in 1932,
Tulsa and Washburn in 1935, St. Louis in 1937, Wichita St.
in 1947, Bradley and Detroit in 1949, Houston in 1951,
Cincinnati and North Texas in 1957, Louisville in 1964,
Memphis in 1968 and West Tex. A&M in 1972.
Year Champion
1928 Drake
1929 Drake
1930 Drake & Oklahoma St.
1931 Drake
1932Oklahoma St.
1933 Drake & Oklahoma St.
1934 Washington-St. Louis
1935 Washington-St. Louis & Tulsa
1936 Tulsa & Creighton
1937 Tulsa
1938 Tulsa
1939 Washington-St. Louis
1940 Tulsa
1941 Tulsa
1942 Tulsa
1943 Tulsa
1944Oklahoma St.
1945Oklahoma St.
1946 Tulsa
1947 Tulsa
1948Oklahoma St.
1949 Detroit
1950 Tulsa
1951 Tulsa
1952 Houston
1953Oklahoma St. & Detroit
1954 Wichita St.
1955 Wichita St. & Detroit
1956 Houston
1957 Houston
1958North Texas
Year Champion
1959North Texas & Houston
1960 Wichita St.
1961 Wichita St.
1962 Tulsa
1963 Cincinnati & Wichita St.
1964 Cincinnati
1965 Tulsa
1966North Texas & Tulsa
1967North Texas
1968 Memphis
1969 Memphis
1970 Louisville
1971 Memphis
1972 Louisville, West Tex. A&M & Drake
1973North Texas
1974 Tulsa
1975 Tulsa
1976 Tulsa & New Mexico St.
1977 West Tex. A&M
1978New Mexico St.
1979 West Tex. A&M
1980 Tulsa
1981 Drake & Tulsa
1982 Tulsa
1983 Tulsa
1984 Tulsa
1985 Tulsa
OLD ROCKY MOUNTAIN
CONFERENCE
(Mountain States Athletic Conference and
Big Seven Conference)
Founded: This conference predates every conference
except the Big Ten and consisted of BYU (1922), Colorado
(1900), Colorado Agricultural College (now Colorado St.)
(1900), Colorado St. College (1900), Denver (1900), Utah
(1902), Utah St. (1902) and Wyoming (1905). Before 1938,
these schools were part of the Rocky Mountain Conference,
other members of which, at that time, were Colorado Col.,
Colorado Mines, Greeley St. Teachers’ (now Northern Colo.),
Montana St. (1917) and Western St. Teachers’ (now Western
St.) (1925). A split took place in 1938, when the Mountain
States Athletic Conference or “Big Seven” was formed. The
name Rocky Mountain Conference was retained by the
last six schools after 1938. Some members went into the
Western Athletic Conference when the RMC was dissolved
in 1962.
Year
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
Champion
Colorado Col.
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado Mines
Colorado Mines
Colorado Mines
Colorado Mines
Denver
Denver
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado Mines
Colorado
Colorado Mines
Colorado Aggies
Colorado Aggies
Denver
Colorado Mines
Colorado Aggies
Colorado Aggies
Utah St.
Utah
Colorado
Colorado
Colorado Aggies
Utah
Colorado Aggies
Utah
Utah
Utah
Utah
Utah
Utah, Denver* & Colorado St.*
Colorado, Northern Colo. & Colorado St.*
Colorado & Utah St.*
Utah St.
Colorado
13
Year
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
Champion (Record)
Utah (4-0-2)
Colorado (5-1-0)
Utah (5-1-0)
Utah (4-0-2)
Colorado & Utah (5-1-0)
Colorado (2-0-0)
Colorado (2-0-0)
Denver (4-1-0)
Utah St. & Denver (4-1-1)
Utah (6-0-0)
Utah
Wyoming
Wyoming
Utah
Utah
Utah
Denver
Colorado St.
Wyoming
Utah
Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming & Utah St.
Wyoming & Utah St.
*In final ratings, according to conference rules, tie games were
not counted in awarding championships. Thus, teams marked
with * shared the championship because one or more ties were
not counted in their conference records.
SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE
(Football Bowl Subdivision only 1975-79,
now Football Championship
Subdivision conference)
SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
Founded: In 1914 as the Southwest Athletic Conference
with charter members Arkansas, Baylor, Oklahoma,
Oklahoma St., Rice, Southwestern (TX), Texas and Texas
A&M. Five teams were added: SMU (1918), Phillips (1920),
TCU (1923), Texas Tech (1960) and Houston (1976). Five
with­drew: Southwestern (TX) (1917), Oklahoma (1920),
Phillips (1921), Oklahoma St. (1925) and Arkansas (1992).
Of the eight members in the final (1995) season, four
(Baylor, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech) joined with eight
members of the Big Eight Conference to form the Big 12
Conference in 1996. The other members in 1996: Houston
(to Conference USA), Rice (to Western Athletic Conference),
SMU (to Western Athletic Conference) and TCU (to Western
Athletic Conference).
Year Champion (Record)
1914No champion
1915Oklahoma (3-0)*
1916No champion
1917 Texas A&M (2-0)
1918No champion
1919 Texas A&M (4-0)
1920 Texas (5-0)
1921 Texas A&M (3-0-2)
1922 Baylor (5-0)
1923 SMU (5-0)
1924 Baylor (4-0-1)
1925 Texas A&M (4-1)
1926 SMU (5-0)
1927 Texas A&M (4-0-1)
1928 Texas (5-1)
1929 TCU (4-0-1)
1930 Texas (4-1)
1931 SMU (5-0-1)
1932 TCU (6-0)
1933No champion*
1934Rice (5-1)
1935 SMU (6-0)
1936 Arkansas (5-1)
1937Rice (4-1-1)
1938 TCU (6-0)
1939 Texas A&M (6-0)
1940 Texas A&M (5-1)
1941 Texas A&M (5-1)
1942 Texas (5-1)
1943 Texas (5-0)
1944 TCU (3-1-1)
1945 Texas (5-1)
1946Rice (5-1) & Arkansas (5-1)
1947 SMU (5-0-1)
1948 SMU (5-0-1)
1949Rice (6-0)
1950 Texas (6-0)
Year Champion (Record)
1951 TCU (5-1)
1952 Texas (6-0)
1953Rice (5-1) & Texas (5-1)
1954 Arkansas (5-1)
1955 TCU (5-1)
1956 Texas A&M (6-0)
1957Rice (5-1)
1958 TCU (5-1)
1959 Texas (5-1), TCU (5-1) & Arkansas (5-1)
1960 Arkansas (6-1)
1961 Texas (6-1) & Arkansas (6-1)
1962 Texas (6-0-1)
1963 Texas (7-0)
1964 Arkansas (7-0)
1965 Arkansas (7-0)
1966 SMU (6-1)
1967 Texas A&M (6-1)
1968 Texas (6-1) & Arkansas (6-1)
1969 Texas (7-0)
1970 Texas (7-0)
1971 Texas (6-1)
1972 Texas (7-0)
1973 Texas (7-0)
1974 Baylor (6-1)
1975 Arkansas (6-1), Texas A&M (6-1) & Texas (6-1)
1976 Houston (7-1) & Texas Tech (7-1)
1977 Texas (8-0)
1978 Houston (7-1)
1979 Houston (7-1) & Arkansas (7-1)
1980 Baylor (8-0)
1981 SMU (7-1)¢
1982 SMU (7-0-1)
1983 Texas (8-0)
1984 SMU (6-2) & Houston (6-2)
1985 Texas A&M (7-1)
1986 Texas A&M (7-1)
1987 Texas A&M (6-1)
1988 Arkansas (7-0)
1989 Arkansas (7-1)
1990 Texas (8-0)
1991 Texas A&M (8-0)
1992 Texas A&M (7-0)
1993 Texas A&M (7-0)
1994 Baylor (4-3), Rice (4-3), Texas (4-3),
TCU (4-3) & Texas Tech (4-3)*
1995 Texas (7-0)
*Forfeited title: Baylor (3-0) in 1915, Arkansas (4-1) in 1933 and
Texas A&M (6-0-1) in 1994 on probation. ¢SMU on probation;
did not forfeit championship.
Football Championship
Subdivision (FCS)
American West Conference
Founded: Started FCS play in 1993 with charter members
Cal St. Northridge, Sacramento St. and Southern Utah.
Other members were UC Davis and Cal Poly (both Division
II members at the time). Cal Poly became an FCS member in
1994, and UC Davis withdrew in 1994. Last-year members
were Cal Poly (became independent), Cal St. Northridge (to
Big Sky Conference), Sacramento St. (to Big Sky Conference)
and Southern Utah (became independent).
Year
1993
1994
1995
Champion (Record)
Southern Utah (3-1) & UC Davis (3-1)#
Cal Poly (3-0)
Sacramento St. (3-0)
ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE
Founded: In 1947 as the Yankee Conference by six institutions from the old New England College Conference.
Charter members (6): Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. Admitted
later (10): Boston U. (1971), Holy Cross (1971), Delaware
(1983), Richmond (1984), Villanova (1985), James Madison
(1993), Northeastern (1993) William & Mary (1993), Hofstra
(2001) and Towson (2004). Withdrew later (4): Holy
Cross (1972), Vermont (1974, dropped football), Boston U.
(1997, dropped football) and Connecticut (2000). Last-year
members were Delaware, Hofstra, James Madison, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Northeastern, Rhode Island,
Richmond, Towson, Villanova and William & Mary.
Conference Standings
Discontinued Conferences
14
Year Champion (Record)
1947New Hampshire (4-0)
1948New Hampshire (3-1)
1949 Connecticut (2-0-1) & Maine (2-0-1)
1950New Hampshire (4-0)
1951 Maine (3-0-1)
1952 Connecticut (3-1), Maine (3-1)
& Rhode Island (3-1)
1953New Hampshire (3-1) & Rhode Island (3-1)
1954New Hampshire (4-0)
1955Rhode Island (4-0-1)
1956 Connecticut (3-0-1)
1957 Connecticut (3-0-1) & Rhode Island (3-0-1)
1958 Connecticut (4-0)
1959 Connecticut (4-0)
1960 Connecticut (3-1) & Massachusetts (3-1)
1961 Maine (5-0)
1962New Hampshire (4-0-1)
1963 Massachusetts (5-0)
1964 Massachusetts (5-0)
1965 Maine (5-0)
1966 Massachusetts (5-0)
1967 Massachusetts (5-0)
1968 Connecticut (4-1) & New Hampshire (4-1)
1969 Massachusetts (5-0)
1970 Connecticut (4-0-1)
1971 Connecticut (3-1-1) & Massachusetts (3-1-1)
1972 Massachusetts (5-0)
1973 Connecticut (5-0-1)
1974 Maine (4-2) & Massachusetts (4-2)
1975New Hampshire (5-0)
1976New Hampshire (4-1)
1977 Massachusetts (5-0)
1978 Massachusetts (5-0)*
1979 Boston U. (4-1) & Massachusetts (4-1)
1980 Boston U. (5-0)
1981 Massachusetts (4-1) & Rhode Island (4-1)*
1982 Boston U. (3-2)*, Connecticut (3-2),
Maine (3-2) and Massachusetts (3-2)
1983 Boston U. (4-1)* & Connecticut (4-1)
1984 Boston U. (4-1)* & Rhode Island (4-1)*
1985Rhode Island (5-0)*
1986 Connecticut (5-2), Delaware (5-2)*
& Massachusetts (5-2)
1987 Maine (6-1)* & Richmond (6-1)*
1988 Delaware (6-2)* & Massachusetts (6-2)*
1989 Connecticut (6-2), Maine (6-2)*
& Villanova (6-2)*
1990 Massachusetts (7-1)*
1991 Delaware (7-1)*, New Hampshire (7-1)*
& Villanova (7-1)*
1992 Delaware (7-1)*
1993 Boston U. (9-0)*
1994New Hampshire (8-0)*
1995 Delaware (8-0)*
1996 William & Mary (7-1)*
1997 Villanova (8-0)*
1998Richmond (7-1)*
1999 James Madison (7-1)* & Massachusetts (7-1)*
2000 Delaware (7-1)* & Richmond (7-1)*
2001 Hofstra (7-2)*, Maine (7-2)*, Villanova (7-2) & William & Mary (7-2)*
2002 Maine (7-2)* & Northeastern (7-2)*
2003 Delaware (8-1)* & Massachusetts (8-1)*
2004 Delaware (7-1)*, James Madison (7-1)*
& William & Mary (7-1)*
2005 New Hampshire (7-1)* & Richmond (7-1)*
2006 Massachusetts (8-0)*
*Participated in NCAA Division I Championship.
Metro Atlantic
ATHLETIC Conference
Founded: In 1980 by six charter members — Army, Fairfield,
Fordham, Iona, Manhattan and St. Peter’s. Competition followed one year later in men’s cross country and men’s soccer. Canisius and Siena both joined the conference in 1989.
Football was added in 1993, with Georgetown and St. John’s
(NY) as associate members of the conference. Charter
members (6): Canisius, Georgetown, Iona, St. John’s (NY), St.
Peter’s and Siena. Admitted later (4): Duquesne (as associate member in 1994), Marist (1994), Fairfield (1996) and La
Salle (as associate member in 1999). Withd­rew later (6): St.
John’s (NY) (1998 and 2003, dropped football), Georgetown
(1999), Canisius (2003, dropped football), Fairfield (2003,
dropped football), Siena (2004, dropped football), St. Peter’s
(2007, dropped football), Duquesne (2007) and La Salle
(2008, dropped football). Readmitted (1): St. John’s (NY)
(2002).
Discontinued Conferences
Year Champion (Record)
1993Iona (5-0)
1994 Marist (6-1) & St. John’s (NY) (6-1)
1995 Duquesne (7-0)
1996 Duquesne (8-0)
1997Georgetown (7-0)
1998Fairfield (6-1) & Georgetown (6-1)
1999 Duquesne (6-1)
2000 Duquesne (7-0)
2001 Duquesne (6-0)
2002 Duquesne (8-0)
2003 Duquesne (5-0)
2004 Duquesne (4-0)
2005 Duquesne (4-0)
2006 Duquesne (3-1) & Marist (3-1)
2007 Duquesne (2-1), Iona (2-1) & Marist (2-1)
Division II
EASTERN COLLEGIATE
FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Year
1993 1994
1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000
Champion
Bentley
Bentley
Stonehill
Salve Regina
Albany (NY)
Albany (NY)
American Int’l
American Int’l
GREAT NORTHWEST ATHLETIC
CONFERENCE
(Formerly Columbia Football Association)
Year
1999 2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
Champion
Western Wash.
Central Wash. & Western Wash.
Western Wash.
Central Wash.
Western Wash.
Central Wash.
Central Wash.
MIDWEST INTERCOLLEGIATE
FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Year Champion
1990 Grand Valley St.
1991 Butler
1992 Ferris St., Butler, Grand Valley St. & Hillsdale
1993 Ferris St.
1994 Ferris St.
1995 Ferris St.
1996 Ferris St.
1997 Grand Valley St. & Ashland
1998 Grand Valley St.
NORTH CENTRAL CONFERENCE
Year
Champion
1922 South Dakota St.
1923 Morningside
1924 South Dakota St.
1925 North Dakota St. & Creighton
1926 South Dakota St.
1927 South Dakota & Creighton
1928 North Dakota
1929 North Dakota
1930 North Dakota
1931 North Dakota
1932 North Dakota St.
1933 South Dakota St.
1934 North Dakota
1935 North Dakota St.
1936 North Dakota
1937 North Dakota
1938 South Dakota
1939 North Dakota, South Dakota St.
& South Dakota
1940 UNI
1941 UNI
1942 UNI & Augustana (SD)
1943-45None
1946
UNI
1947
UNI & South Dakota
Year
Champion
1948
UNI
1949
UNI & South Dakota St.
1950
South Dakota St.
1951
South Dakota
1952
UNI
1953
South Dakota St.
1954
Morningside & South Dakota St.
1955
South Dakota St.
1956
Morningside
1957
South Dakota St.
1958North Dakota
1959
Augustana (SD)
1960
UNI
1961
UNI & South Dakota St.
1962
UNI & South Dakota St.
1963
South Dakota St.
1964North Dakota St., UNI
& North Dakota
1965North Dakota St.
1966North Dakota St. & North Dakota
1967North Dakota St.
1968North Dakota St.
1969North Dakota St.
1970North Dakota St.
1971North Dakota
1972North Dakota St., North Dakota
& South Dakota
1973North Dakota St. & South Dakota
1974North Dakota St., North Dakota
& South Dakota
1975North Dakota
1976North Dakota St.
1977North Dakota St.
1978
South Dakota
1979North Dakota
1980Northern Colo.
1981North Dakota St.
1982North Dakota St.
1983North Dakota St. & Neb.-Omaha
1984North Dakota St. & Neb.-Omaha
1985North Dakota St.
1986North Dakota St.
1987
Minn. St. Mankato
1988North Dakota St.
1989
St. Cloud St.
1990North Dakota St.
1991North Dakota St.
1992North Dakota St.
1993North Dakota & Minn. St. Mankato
1994North Dakota St. & North Dakota
1995North Dakota
1996 Neb.-Omaha
1997 Northern Colo.
1998 Neb.-Omaha & Northern Colo.
1999Northern Colo. & North Dakota
2000Neb.-Omaha
2001North Dakota
2002Northern Colo.
2003North Dakota
2004Neb.-Omaha
2005
Minn. Duluth, Neb.-Omaha,
North Dakota & South Dakota
2006Neb.-Omaha & North Dakota
2007Neb.-Omaha
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
(Far Western Football Conference
from 1929 to 1981)
Year Champion
1925 St. Mary's (CA)
1926 St. Mary's (CA)
1927 St. Mary's (CA)
1928 St. Mary's (CA)
1929 UC Davis
1930 Fresno St.
1931 None
1932 Nevada & San Jose St.
1933 Nevada
1934 Fresno St. & San Jose St.
1935 Fresno St.
1936 Pacific
1937 Fresno St.
1938 Pacific
1939 Nevada
1940 Pacific
1941 Pacific
1942 Pacific
Discontinued Conferences
Year
1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 Champion
UC Davis
UC Davis
Sonoma St.
UC Davis
Cal St. Chico
Humboldt St. & Cal St. Chico
Humboldt St.
Cal St. Chico
Division III
ASSOCIATION OF
MIDEAST ­COLLEGES
Illini-Badger Football
CONFERENCE
Year Champion
1996 Lakeland (5-0)
1997 Lakeland (5-0)
1998 Aurora (7-0)
1999 Aurora (7-0)
2000 Aurora (7-0)
2001 MacMurray (7-0)
2002 MacMurray (7-0)
2003 Concordia (WI) (7-0)
2004 Aurora (6-1)*, Concordia (WI) (6-1)
& Lakeland (6-1)
2005 Lakeland (7-0)
2006 Concordia (WI) (7-0)
2007 Concordia (WI) (6-1)* & Lakeland (6-1)
Members (4): Thomas More, Bluffton,
Wilmington (OH) and Mt. St. Joseph
*Received conference’s automatic bid to the Division III playoffs.
Year
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
INDEPENDENT COLLEGE
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
Champion
Thomas More (3-0)
Thomas More (3-0)
Thomas More (3-0)
Bluffton & Thomas More (2-1)
Thomas More (3-0)
FREEDOM FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Year
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Champion
WPI (5-0)
WPI (5-0)
Merchant Marine (5-0) & Plymouth St. (6-0)
Plymouth St. (7-0)
Coast Guard (5-1) & Springfield (5-1)
Coast Guard (6-0)
Springfield (6-0)
Western Conn. St. (6-0)
Springfield (6-0)
Plymouth St. (5-1) & Western Conn. St. (5-1)*
Springfield (6-0)
Springfield (6-0)
Year Champion
1970-73 Champion unknown
1974Ithaca
1975Ithaca
1976 Alfred
1977 Champion unknown
1978Ithaca
1979Ithaca
1980Ithaca
1981 Alfred
1982 St. Lawrence
1983 St. Lawrence
1984Ithaca
1985Ithaca
1986Ithaca
1987Ithaca
*Received conference’s automatic bid to the Division III playoffs.
Conference Standings
Year Champion
1943-46 None
1947 UC Davis & Southern Ore.
1948 Cal St. Chico & Southern Ore.
1949 UC Davis
1950 San Fran. St.
1951 UC Davis
1952 Humboldt St.
1953 Cal St. Chico
1954 San Fran. St.
1955 Cal St. Chico
1956 UC Davis, Humboldt St. & San Fran. St.
1957 San Fran. St.
1958 San Fran. St.
1959 San Fran. St.
1960 Humboldt St.
1961 Humboldt St. & San Fran. St.
1962 San Fran. St.
1963 UC Davis, San Fran. St. & Humboldt St.
1964 Sacramento St.
1965 San Fran. St.
1966 Sacramento St.
1967 San Fran. St.
1968 Humboldt St.
1969 Cal St. East Bay
1970 Cal St. Chico
1971 UC Davis & Cal St. Chico
1972 UC Davis
1973 UC Davis & Cal St. Chico
1974 UC Davis
1975 UC Davis
1976 UC Davis
1977 UC Davis
1978 UC Davis
1979 UC Davis
1980 UC Davis
1981 UC Davis & Cal St. East Bay
1982 UC Davis
1983 UC Davis
1984 UC Davis
1985 UC Davis
1986 UC Davis
1987 UC Davis
1988 UC Davis
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