NCAA Division I-AA national football championship

The logo for the 2005 Division I-AA National Championship game.

The NCAA Division I-AA National Football Championship is a football game played to determine the champion of NCAA Division I-AA football.

The Division I-AA National Championship Game is played annually on Davenport Field at Finley Stadium, on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

NCAA Football Championship Subdivision

On August 3, 2006, the Division I Board of Directors took action regarding the two football subdivisions in Division I (Division I-A and I-AA), the Board approved new labels. The presidents approved a change in terminology to "Football Bowl Subdivision" for the former I-A classification and "NCAA Football Championship Subdivision" for the former I-AA group. The Collegiate Commissioners Association helped develop the new labels.

The presidents believe the new nomenclature, which becomes effective in December 2006, more accurately distinguishes Division I institutions for purposes of governing football, the only sport for which such a distinction is necessary. Members felt the old nomenclature inaccurately tiered Division I institutions in all sports, not just football, and produced instances in which media outlets and other entities incorrectly cited institutions as being Division I-AA in basketball or baseball, for example.

The new nomenclature does not effect the voting structure used in Division I governance matters.

Previous champions

Year¦¦Champion	Defeated	Score	Location	Attendance
1978	Florida A&M	Massachusetts	35-28	Wichita Falls, Texas	13,604
1979	Eastern Kentucky	Lehigh	30-7	Orlando, Florida	5,500
1980	Boise State	Eastern Kentucky	31-29	Sacramento, California	8,157
1981	Idaho State	Eastern Kentucky	34-23	Wichita Falls, Texas	11,003
1982	Eastern Kentucky	Delaware	17-14	Wichita Falls, Texas	11,257
1983	Southern Illinois	Western Carolina	43-7	Charleston, South Carolina	15,950
1984	Montana State	Louisiana Tech	19-6	Charleston, South Carolina	9,125
1985	Georgia Southern	Furman	44-42	Tacoma, Washington	5,306
1986	Georgia Southern	Arkansas State	48-21	Tacoma, Washington	4,419
1987	Northeast Louisiana	Marshall	43-42	Pocatello, Idaho	11,513
1988	Furman	Georgia Southern	17-12	Pocatello, Idaho	11,500
1989	Georgia Southern	Stephen F. Austin	37-34	Statesboro, Georgia	25,725
1990	Georgia Southern	Nevada	36-13	Statesboro, Georgia	23,204
1991	Youngstown State	Marshall	25-17	Statesboro, Georgia	12,667
1992	Marshall	Youngstown State	31-28	Huntington, West Virginia	31,304
1993	Youngstown State	Marshall	17-5	Huntington, West Virginia	29,218
1994	Youngstown State	Boise State	37-14	Huntington, West Virginia	27,674
1995	Montana	Marshall	22-20	Huntington, West Virginia	32,106
1996	Marshall	Montana	49-29	Huntington, West Virginia	30,052
1997	Youngstown State	McNeese State	10-9	Chattanooga, Tennessee	14,771
1998	Massachusetts	Georgia Southern	55-43	Chattanooga, Tennessee	17,501
1999	Georgia Southern	Youngstown State	59-24	Chattanooga, Tennessee	20,052
2000	Georgia Southern	Montana	27-25	Chattanooga, Tennessee	17,156
2001	Montana	Furman	13-6	Chattanooga, Tennessee	12,698
2002	Western Kentucky	McNeese State	34-14	Chattanooga, Tennessee	12,360
2003	Delaware	Colgate	40-0	Chattanooga, Tennessee	14,281
2004	James Madison	Montana	31-21	Chattanooga, Tennessee	16,771
2005	Appalachian State	Northern Iowa	21-16	Chattanooga, Tennessee	20,236

See also

* NCAA Division I-A national football champions
* NCAA Division I-AA Consensus Mid-Major Football National Championship
* NCAA Division II national football championship
* NCAA Division III national football championship
* List of college bowl games

External links

*NCAA football page
*I-AA College Football Weekly Preview
*NCAA Division I-AA football site
*Year-By-Year I-AA Playoff Results