2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season

American college football season

2019 NCAA Division I FCS season

Regular season
Number of teams| 126
Duration| August 24 – November 30
Payton Award| Trey Lance, QB, North Dakota State
Buchanan Award| Dante Olson, LB, Montana
Playoff
Duration| November 30 – December 21
Championship date| January 11, 2020
Championship site| Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
Champion| North Dakota State
NCAA Division I FCS football seasons

«2018

2020»

The 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Championship Game was played on January 11, 2020, in Frisco, Texas.[1] Defending champion North Dakota State completed the regular season undefeated,[2] then won their eighth championship in nine seasons, defeating James Madison, 28-20, for the title.[3]

All FCS teams were allowed to schedule 12 regular season games in the 2019 season. A standard provision of NCAA bylaws allows for 12 regular season games during years having 14 Saturdays in the period starting with the Labor Day (first Monday in September) weekend and ending with the last Saturday of November. This next occurred in 2024.[4]

## Conference changes and new programs

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School | 2018 conference | 2019 conference

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Hampton | FCS independent | Big South
LIU+ | NE-10 (D-II) | NEC (FCS)
Merrimack
North Alabama | FCS Independent | Big South
Savannah State | MEAC (FCS) | SIAC (D-II)

\+ Following the 2018–19 academic year, Long Island University merged the athletic programs of its two campuses—the Division I non-football LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and Division II football-sponsoring LIU Post Pioneers—into a single Division I program rebranded as the LIU Sharks. The Sharks inherited LIU Brooklyn's membership in the Northeast Conference, with the former Post football team joining the NEC alongside most of LIU's other sports.

## FCS team wins over FBS teams

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August 29: Central Arkansas 35, Western Kentucky 28
September 7: Southern Illinois 45, UMass 20
September 14: The Citadel 27, Georgia Tech 24 OT

## Conference standings

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2019 Big Sky Conference football standings |

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No. 3 Weber State +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 4  |
No. 9 Sacramento State +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
No. 4 Montana State ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 4  |
No. 6 Montana ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
Eastern Washington |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Idaho |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Portland State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
UC Davis |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Northern Arizona |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Cal Poly |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Idaho State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Southern Utah |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Northern Colorado |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant
* Although North Dakota was classified as an independent, games against them still counted as Big Sky Conference games.

Rankings from STATS Poll
2019 Big South Conference football standings |

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No. 12 Monmouth $^  |  | 6  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
No. 13 Kennesaw State ^  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
Charleston Southern |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Campbell |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Hampton |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Gardner–Webb |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Presbyterian |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
North Alabama *  |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant
* * North Alabama ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I

Rankings from STATS Poll
2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings |

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No. 2 James Madison $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 14  | - | 2  |
No. 18 Albany ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
No. 15 Villanova ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
New Hampshire |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Towson |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Maine |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Elon |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Richmond |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Delaware |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
William & Mary |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Stony Brook |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Rhode Island |  | 0  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll
2019 Ivy League football standings |

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No. 22 Dartmouth \+  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  |
No. 25 Yale \+  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 1  |
Princeton |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 2  |
Penn |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 5  |
Cornell |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Harvard |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 6  |
Columbia |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 7  |
Brown |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 8  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from STATS Poll
2019 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings |

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No. 24 Florida A&M *  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
No. 20 North Carolina A&T \+  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
South Carolina State \+  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Bethune–Cookman |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Norfolk State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
North Carolina Central |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Howard |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Morgan State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Delaware State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* * Florida A&M ineligible for conference title due to NCAA sanctions

Rankings from STATS Poll
2019 Missouri Valley Football Conference standings |

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No. 1 North Dakota State $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 16  | - | 0  |
No. 5 Northern Iowa ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 5  |
No. 7 Illinois State ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 5  |
No. 10 South Dakota State ^  |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Southern Illinois |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
South Dakota |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Indiana State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Youngstown State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Missouri State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |
Western Illinois |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll
2019 Northeast Conference football standings |

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No. 23 Central Connecticut $^  |  | 7  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 1  |
Robert Morris |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Duquesne |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Sacred Heart |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Saint Francis (PA) |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Bryant |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Wagner |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |
LIU |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 10  |
Merrimack *  |  | 0  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant
* * – Merrimack ineligible for NEC title and FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I, and also ineligible for NEC title due to not playing a full conference schedule

Rankings from STATS Poll
2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings |

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No. 8 Austin Peay +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
UT Martin |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Eastern Kentucky |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Tennessee Tech |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Jacksonville State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Murray State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Tennessee State |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Eastern Illinois |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll
2019 Patriot League football standings |

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Holy Cross $^  |  | 5  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Lafayette |  | 4  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Bucknell |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Lehigh |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Colgate |  | 3  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Fordham |  | 2  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Georgetown |  | 1  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

2019 Pioneer Football League standings |

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San Diego $^  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
Dayton |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Drake |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Davidson |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Stetson |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Marist |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Morehead State |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Butler |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Jacksonville |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Valparaiso |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 11  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

2019 Southern Conference football standings |

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 16 Wofford $^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
No. 21 Furman ^  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
Chattanooga |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
The Citadel |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
Samford |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
VMI |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Mercer |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Western Carolina |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
East Tennessee State |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll
2019 Southland Conference football standings |

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No. 14 Nicholls +^  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
No. 11 Central Arkansas +^  |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
No. 19 Southeastern Louisiana ^  |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Sam Houston State |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
McNeese State |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Incarnate Word |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Abilene Christian |  | 4  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Northwestern State |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Stephen F. Austin |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Houston Baptist |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Lamar |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS poll
2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings |

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East Division
Alcorn State x$  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Alabama A&M |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Alabama State |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Jackson State |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Mississippi Valley State |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 9  |
West Division
Southern x  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Prairie View A&M |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Grambling State |  | 4  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Texas Southern |  | 0  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 0  | - | 11  |
Championship: Alcorn State 39, Southern 24

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions

2019 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings |

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North Dakota ^  |  |  | - |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |

* ^ - FCS playoff participant

## Playoff qualifiers

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Champions of the following 10 conferences automatically received playoff bids:[5]

* Big Sky (Weber State)
* Big South (Monmouth)
* Colonial Athletic Association (James Madison)
* Missouri Valley Football Conference (North Dakota State)
* Northeast Conference (Central Connecticut)

* Ohio Valley Conference (Austin Peay)
* Patriot League (Holy Cross)
* Pioneer Football League (San Diego)
* Southern Conference (Wofford)
* Southland Conference (Nicholls)

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### Abstentions

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* Ivy League – Yale and Dartmouth (co-champions)
* Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – North Carolina A&T
* Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alcorn State

## Postseason

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A 24-team single-elimination tournament bracket culminated in the 2020 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game. Teams were announced in a selection show on November 24, with the top eight teams seeded and receiving first-round byes.[6]

### Bowl game

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Dec. 21  | Celebration Bowl | Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
12:00 p.m.  | ABC | North Carolina A&T Aggies (8–3)
Alcorn State Braves (9–3)  | MEAC
SWAC | North Carolina A&T 64
Alcorn State 44

### NCAA Division I playoff bracket

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| First Round
November 30
Campus sites
| | | Second Round
December 7
Campus sites
| | | Quarterfinals
December 13/14[a]
Campus sites
| | | Semifinals
December 21
Campus sites
| | | National Championship
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| | 1| North Dakota State| 37
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| Nicholls| 24| | | | Nicholls| 13| |
| | | | | 1| North Dakota State| 9
| North Dakota| 6| | | | | | |
| | | | | | Illinois State| 3| |
| | 8| Central Arkansas| 14| | | |
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| Southeast Missouri State| 6| | | | Illinois State| 24| |
| | | | | 1| North Dakota State| 42
| Illinois State| 24| | | | | | |
| | | | | 5| Montana State| 14| |
| | 4| Sacramento State| 28| | | | | | |
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| Austin Peay| 42| | | | Austin Peay| 42| |
| | | | | | Austin Peay| 10
| Furman| 6| | | | | | |
| | | | | 5| Montana State| 24| |
| | 5| Montana State| 47| | | |
| | | | January 11 – Toyota Stadium
| Albany| 42| | | | Albany| 21| |
| | | | | 1| North Dakota State| 28
| Central Connecticut| 14| | | | |
| | | | | 2| James Madison| 20
| | 2| James Madison| 66| | | | | | | |
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| Monmouth| 44| | | | Monmouth| 21| |
| | | | | 2| James Madison| 17
| Holy Cross| 27| | | | | | |
| | | | | | Northern Iowa| 0| |
| | 7| South Dakota State| 10| | | |
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| Northern Iowa| 17| | | | Northern Iowa| 13| |
| | | | | 2| James Madison| 30
| San Diego| 3| | | | | | |
| | | | | 3| Weber State| 14| |
| | 3| Weber State| 26| | | | | | |
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| Wofford| 21| | | | Kennesaw State| 20| |
| | | | | 3| Weber State| 17
| Kennesaw State| 28| | | | | | |
| | | | | 6| Montana| 10| |
| | 6| Montana| 73| | | |
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| Southeastern Louisiana| 45| | | | Southeastern Louisiana| 28| |
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| Villanova| 44| | |
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## Kickoff game

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* Saturday, August 24 FCS Kickoff (Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama): Youngstown State def. Samford, 45–22

## Coaching changes

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### Preseason and in-season

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This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2019. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2019, see 2018 NCAA Division I FCS end-of-season coaching changes.

School  | Outgoing coach  | Date  | Reason  | Replacement

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Howard | Ron Prince | November 6  | Placed on administrative leave†  | Aaron Kelton (interim)

† Prince was placed on administrative leave by the university, "after allegations of verbal abuse and intimidation of players."[8]

### End of season

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School  | Outgoing coach  | Date  | Reason  | Replacement

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Gardner–Webb | Carroll McCray | November 24  | Fired  | Tre Lamb
Mercer | Bobby Lamb | November 24  | Fired  | Drew Cronic
Murray State | Mitch Stewart | November 24  | Reassigned within athletic department  | Dean Hood
Northern Colorado | Earnest Collins Jr. | November 24  | Fired  | Ed McCaffrey
Eastern Kentucky | Mark Elder | November 25  | Contract not renewed  | Walt Wells
Lamar | Mike Schultz | November 25  | Fired  | Blane Morgan
Cal Poly | Tim Walsh | November 25  | Retired  | Beau Baldwin
Jacksonville | Ian Shields | December 3  | Program discontinued  | None
Wagner | Jason Houghtaling | December 6  | Fired  | Tom Masella
Howard | Ron Prince | December 6  | Resigned[9] | Larry Scott
Missouri State | Dave Steckel | January 9  | Fired  | Bobby Petrino
McNeese State | Sterlin Gilbert | January 12  | Became OC at Syracuse | Frank Wilson
Youngstown State | Bo Pelini | January 27  | Became DC at LSU | Doug Phillips
Arkansas Pine-Bluff | Cedric Thomas | February 17  | Became DB coach at Southern Miss | Doc Gamble

## See also

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* 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings
* 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season
* 2019 NCAA Division II football season
* 2019 NCAA Division III football season
* 2019 NAIA football season

## Notes

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1. ^ North Dakota State vs. Illinois State on December 14; other games on December 13

## References

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1. ^ "2019 FCS Playoff Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
2. ^ "North Dakota State Completes Perfect Season as No. 1 Ranked Team". FCS Football Insider. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
3. ^ "North Dakota State football beats James Madison for eighth FCS championship". NCAA.com. January 11, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
4. ^ "Bylaw 17.10.5.1: Number of Contests, Maximum Limitations—Institutional" (PDF). 2018–19 NCAA Division I Manual. NCAA. July 2018. p. 273. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
5. ^ Chiusano, Anthony (November 16, 2019). "Every automatic qualifier for the 2019 FCS football playoffs". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
6. ^ "FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship". ncaa.com. November 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
7. ^ "2019 FCS Football Official Bracket". NCAA.org. December 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
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Pre-NCAA|

* 1869
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* 1872
* 1873
* 1874
* 1875
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* 1878
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* 1880
* 1881
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* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
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* 1897
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* 1899
* 1900
* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905

NCAA pre-divisional|

* 1906
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* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
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* 1914
* 1915
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* 1918
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* 1948
* 1949
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* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961

NCAA University Division|

* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972

NCAA Division I|

* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977

NCAA Division I-A/FBS|

* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
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* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

NCAA Division I-AA/FCS|

* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
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* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

NCAA College Division|

* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972

NCAA Division II|

* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
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* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

NCAA Division III|

* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
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* 1991
* 1992
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* 2011
* 2012
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* 2014
* 2015
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* 2018
* 2019
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* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
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