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Prior to I-AA and FCS there was........

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:32 am
by Gil Dobie
The old College Division

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Year Champion (current FCS in Bold)
1958 Southern Mississippi
1959 Bowling Green
1960 Ohio
1961 Pittsburg State
1962 Southern Mississippi (UPI), Florida A&M (AP)
1963 Delaware (UPI), Northern Illinois (AP)
1964 Los Angeles State (UPI), Wittenberg (AP)
1965 North Dakota State
1966 San Diego State
1967 San Diego State
1968 San Diego State (UPI), North Dakota State (AP)
1969 North Dakota State
1970 Arkansas State
1971 Delaware
1972 Delaware
1973Tennessee State
1974 Louisiana Tech (UPI), Central Michigan (AP)

Re: Prior to I-AA and FCS there was........

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:34 am
by dbackjon
Quite the mixed bag of non-BCS FBS, current FCS, D-II, D-III and no longer competing...

Re: Prior to I-AA and FCS there was........

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:35 am
by AZGrizFan
Wow. WTF happened to Delaware football?

And San Diego State????

Re: Prior to I-AA and FCS there was........

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:37 am
by Gil Dobie
Whittenberg is DIII, and LA St no longer has football

Re: Prior to I-AA and FCS there was........

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:39 am
by dbackjon
Gil Dobie wrote:Whittenberg is DIII, and LA St no longer has football
Thanks - I wasn't sure if Wittenberg was D-III or NAIA.

Re: Prior to I-AA and FCS there was........

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:40 am
by UNI88
Gil Dobie wrote:The old College Division

link

Year Champion (current FCS in Bold)
1958 Southern Mississippi
1959 Bowling Green
1960 Ohio
1961 Pittsburg State
1962 Southern Mississippi (UPI), Florida A&M (AP)
1963 Delaware (UPI), Northern Illinois (AP)
1964 Los Angeles State (UPI), Wittenberg (AP)
1965 North Dakota State
1966 San Diego State
1967 San Diego State
1968 San Diego State (UPI), North Dakota State (AP)
1969 North Dakota State
1970 Arkansas State
1971 Delaware
1972 Delaware
1973Tennessee State
1974 Louisiana Tech (UPI), Central Michigan (AP)
Cue GannonFan to proclaim that Delaware's College Division championships count as I-AA/FCS championships while NDSU's don't.

Re: Prior to I-AA and FCS there was........

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:45 am
by AZGrizFan
UNI88 wrote:
Gil Dobie wrote:The old College Division

link

Year Champion (current FCS in Bold)
1958 Southern Mississippi
1959 Bowling Green
1960 Ohio
1961 Pittsburg State
1962 Southern Mississippi (UPI), Florida A&M (AP)
1963 Delaware (UPI), Northern Illinois (AP)
1964 Los Angeles State (UPI), Wittenberg (AP)
1965 North Dakota State
1966 San Diego State
1967 San Diego State
1968 San Diego State (UPI), North Dakota State (AP)
1969 North Dakota State
1970 Arkansas State
1971 Delaware
1972 Delaware
1973Tennessee State
1974 Louisiana Tech (UPI), Central Michigan (AP)
Cue GannonFan to proclaim that Delaware's College Division championships count as I-AA/FCS championships while NDSU's don't.
He wouldn't be caught dead over here. :lol: :lol: :roll:

Re: Prior to I-AA and FCS there was........

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 11:57 am
by Col Hogan
AZGrizFan wrote:
UNI88 wrote: Cue GannonFan to proclaim that Delaware's College Division championships count as I-AA/FCS championships while NDSU's don't.
He wouldn't be caught dead over here. :lol: :lol: :roll:
Except as a troll...keeping track in his little book about who says what about whom... :lol:
:lol:

That is an interesting list...back in the days of UPI being a power house news/sports organization, and pre-ESPN

Re: Prior to I-AA and FCS there was........

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 12:41 pm
by Gil Dobie
Some of the non-BCS FBS schools still have a tough time with FCS schools