Division 1FCS Champions by year Year Champion (Record) Coach Score Runner-up Attendance 2007 Appalachian St. (13-2) Jerry Moore 49-21 Delaware 23,010 2006 Appalachian St. (14-1) Jerry Moore 28-17 Massachusetts 22,808 2005 Appalachian St. (12-3) Jerry Moore 21-16 N. Iowa 20,236 2004 James Madison (13-2) Mickey Matthrews 31-21 Montana 16,771 2003 Delaware (15-1) K.C. Keeler 40-0 Colgate 14,281 2002 Western Kentucky (12-3) Jack Harbaugh 34-14 McNeese State 12,360 2001 Montana (15-1) Joe Glenn 13-6 Furman 18,196 2000 Georgia Southern (13-2) Paul Johnson 27-25 Montana 17,156 1999 Georgia Southern (13-2) Paul Johnson 59-24 Youngstown St. 20,052 1998 Massachusetts (12-3) Mark Whipple 55-43 Georgia Southern 17,501 1997 Youngstown St. (13-2) Jim Tressel 9-Oct McNeese St. 14,771 1996 Marshall (15-0) Bob Pruett 49-29 Montana 30,052 1995 Montana (13-2) Don Read 22-20 Marshall 32,106 1994 Youngstown St. (14-0-1) Jim Tressel 28-14 Boise St. 27,674 1993 Youngstown St. (13-2) Jim Tressel 17-5 Marshall 29,218 1992 Marshall (12-3) Jim Donnan 31-28 Youngstown St. 31,304 1991 Youngstown St. (12-3) Jim Tressel 25-17 Marshall 12,667 1990 Ga. Southern (12-3) Tim Stowers 36-13 Nevada 23,204 1989 Ga. Southern (15-0) Erk Russell 37-34 Stephen F. Austin* 25,725 1988 Furman (13-2) Jimmy Satterfield 17-12 Ga. Southern 11,500 1987 Northeast La. (13-2) Pat Collins 43-42 Marshall 11,513 1986 Ga. Southern (13-2) Erk Russell 48-21 Arkansas St. 4,419 1985 Ga. Southern (13-2) Erk Russell 44-42 Furman 5,306 1984 Montana St. (12-2) Dave Arnold 19-6 Louisiana Tech 9,125 1983 Southern Ill. (13-1) Rey Dempsey 43-7 Western Caro. 15,950 1982 Eastern Ky. (13-0) Roy Kidd 17-14 Delaware 11,257 1981 Idaho St. (12-1) Dave Kragthorpe 34-23 Eastern Ky. 11,003 1980 Boise St. (10-3) Jim Criner 31-29 Eastern Ky. 8,751 1979 Eastern Ky. (11-2) Roy Kidd 30-7 Lehigh 5,200 1978 Florida A&M (12-1) Rudy Hubbard 35-28 Massachusetts 13,604