NCAA Division I-AA national football championship
NCAA Division 1-AA Football Champions
- 1978 Florida A&M 35-28 Massachusetts
- 1979 Eastern Kentucky 30-7 Lehigh
- 1980 Boise State 31-29 Eastern Kentucky
- 1981 Idaho State 34-23 Eastern Kentucky
- 1982 Eastern Kentucky 17-14 Delaware
- 1983 Southern Illinois 43-7 Western Carolina
- 1984 Montana State 19-6 Louisiana Tech
- 1985 Georgia Southern 44-42 Furman
- 1986 Georgia Southern 48-21 Arkansas State
- 1987 Northeast Lousiana 43-42 Marshall
- 1988 Furman 17-12 Georgia Southern
- 1989 Georgia Southern 37-34 Stephen F. Austin
- 1990 Georgia Southern 36-13 Nevada
- 1991 Youngstown State 25-17 Marshall
- 1992 Marshall 31-28 Youngstown State
- 1993 Youngstown State 17-5 Marshall
- 1994 Youngstown State 28-14 Boise State
- 1995 Montana 22-20 Marshall
- 1996 Marshall 49-29 Montana
- 1997 Youngstown State 10-9 McNeese State
- 1998 Massachusetts 12-3 Georgia Southern
- 1999 Georgia Southern 59-24 Youngstown State
- 2000 Georgia Southern 27-25 Montana
- 2001 Montana 13-6 Furman
- 2002 Western Kentucky 34-14 McNeese State
- 2003 Delaware 40-0 Colgate