Year Championship Result Winning Coach
1978 Florida A&M 35, Massachusetts 28 Rudy Hubbard
1979 Eastern Kentucky 30, Lehigh 7 Roy Kidd
1980 Boise St. 31, Eastern Kentucky 29 Jim Criner
1981 Idaho St. 34, Eastern Kentucky 23 Dave Kragthorpe
1982 Eastern Kentucky 17, Delaware 14 Roy Kidd
1983 Southern Illinois 43, Western Carolina 7 Rey Dempsey
1984 Montana St. 19, Louisiana Tech 6 Dave Arnold
1985 Georgia Southern 44, Furman 42 Erk Russell
1986 Georgia Southern 48, Arkansas St. 21 Erk Russell
1987 Northeast Louisiana 43, Marshall 42 Pat Collins
1988 Furman 17, Georgia Southern 12 Jimmy Satterfield
1989 Georgia Southern 37, Stephen F. Austin 34 Erk Russell
1990 Georgia Southern 36, Nevada 13 Tim Stowers
1991 Youngstown St. 25, Marshall 17 Jim Tressel
1992 Marshall 31, Youngstown St. 28 Jim Donnan
1993 Youngstown St. 17, Marshall 5 Jim Tressel
1994 Youngstown St. 28, Boise St. 14 Jim Tressel
1995 Montana 22, Marshall 20 Don Read
1996 Marshall 49, Montana 29 Bob Pruett
1997 Youngstown St. 10, McNeese St. 9 Jim Tressel
1998 Massachusetts 55, Georgia Southern 43 Mark Whipple
1999 Georgia Southern 59, Youngstown State 24 Paul Johnson
2000 Georgia Southern 27, Montana 25 Paul Johnson
2001 Montana 13, Furman 6 Larry Glenn
2002 Western Kentucky 34, McNeese State 14 Jack Harbaugh
2003 Delaware 40, Colgate 0 K. C. Keeler
2004 James Madison 31, Montana 21 Mickey Matthews
2005 Appalachian St. 21, Northern Iowa 16 Jerry Moore
2006 Appalachian St. 28, Massachusetts 17 Jerry Moore
2007 Appalachian St. 49, Delaware 21 Jerry Moore
2008 Richmond 24, Montana 7 Mike London
2009 Villanova 23, Montana 21 Andy Talley
2010 Eastern Washington 20, Delaware 19 Beau Baldwin
2011 North Dakota St. 17, Sam Houston St. 6 Craig Bohl
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Year Championship Result Winning Coach
1973 Louisiana Tech 34, Western Kentucky 0 Maxie Lambright
1974 Central Michigan 54, Delaware 14 Roy Kramer
1975 Northern Michigan 16, Western Kentucky 14 Gil Krueger
1976 Montana St. 24, Akron 13 Sonny Holland
1977 Lehigh 33, Jacksonville St. 0 John Whitehead
1978 Eastern Illinois 10, Delaware 9 Darrell Mudra
1979 Delaware 38, Youngstown St. 21 Harold "Tubby" Raymond
1980 Cal Poly-SLO 21, Eastern Illinois 13 Joe Harper
1981 Southwest Texas St. 42, North Dakota St. 13 Jim Wacker
1982 Southwest Texas St. 34, UCal-Davis 9 Jim Wacker
1983 North Dakota St. 41, Central St. 21 Don Morton
1984 Troy St. 18, North Dakota St. 17 Chan Gailey
1985 North Dakota St. 35, North Alabama 7 Earle Solomonson
1986 North Dakota St. 27, South Dakota 7 Earle Solomonson
1987 Troy St. 31, Portland St. 17 Rick Rhoades
1988 North Dakota St. 35, Portland St. 21 Rocky Hager
1989 Mississippi College 3*, Jacksonville St. 0 John Williams
*Tournament participation vacated
1990 North Dakota St. 51, Indiana (PA) 11 Rocky Hager
1991 Pittsburg St. 23, Jacksonville St.6 Chuck Broyles
1992 Jacksonville St. 17, Pittsburg St. 13 Bill Burgess
1993 North Alabama 41, Indiana (PA) 34 Bobby Wallace
1994 North Alabama 16, Texas A&M-Kingsville 10 Bobby Wallace
1995 North Alabama 27, Pittsburg St. 7 Bobby Wallace
1996 Northern Colorado 23, Carson-Newman 14 Joe Glenn
1997 Northern Colorado 51, New Haven 0 Joe Glenn
1998 Northwest Missouri St. 24, Carson-Newman 6 Mel Tjeerdsma
1999 Northwest Missouri St. 58, Carson-Newman 52 (4 OT) Mel Tjeerdsma
2000 Delta State 63, Bloomsburg 34 Steve Campbell
2001 North Dakota 17, Grand Valley St. 14 Dale Lennon
2002 Grand Valley St. 31, Valdosta St. 24 Brian Kelly
2003 Grand Valley St. 10, North Dakota 3 Brian Kelly
2004 Valdosta St. 36, Pittsburg St. 31 Chris Hatcher
2005 Grand Valley St. 21, Northwest Missouri St. 17 Chuck Martin
2006 Grand Valley St. 17, Northwest Missouri St. 14 Chuck Martin
2007 Valdosta St. 25, Northwest Missouri St. 20 David Dean
2008 Minn.-Duluth 21, Northwest Missouri St. 14 Bob Nielson
2009 Northwest Missouri St. 30, Grand Valley St. 23 Mel Tjeerdsma
2010 Minn.-Duluth 20, Delta St. 17 Bob Nielson
2011 Pittsburg St. 35, Wayne St. 21 Tim Beck
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Year Championship Result Winning Coach
1973 Wittenberg 41, Juniata 0 Dave Maurer
1974 Central (IA) 10, Ithaca 8 Ron Schipper
1975 Wittenberg 28, Ithaca 0 Dave Maurer
1976 St. John's (MN) 31, Towson St. 28 John Gagliardi
1977 Widener 39, Wabash 36 Bill Manlove
1978 Baldwin-Wallace 24, Wittenberg 10 Lee Tressel
1979 Ithaca 14, Wittenberg 10 Jim Butterfield
1980 Dayton 63, Ithaca 0 Rick Carter
1981 Widener 17, Dayton 0 Bill Manlove
1982 West Georgia 14, Augustana (IL) 0 Bobby Pate
1983 Augustana (IL) 21, Union Island 17 Bob Reade
1984 Augustana (IL) 21, Central Island 12 Bob Reade
1985 Augustana (IL) 20, Ithaca 7 Bob Reade
1986 Augustana (IL) 31, Salisbury St. 3 Bob Reade
1987 Wagner 19, Dayton 3 Walt Hameline
1988 Ithaca 39, Central (IA) 24 Jim Butterfield
1989 Dayton 17, Union (NY) 7 Mike Kelly
1990 Allegheny 21, Lycoming 14 (OT) Ken O'Keefe
1991 Ithaca 34, Dayton 20 Jim Butterfield
1992 Wis.-La Crosse 16, Wash. & Jeff. 12 Roger Harring
1993 Mt. Union 34, Rowan 24 Larry Kehres
1994 Albion 38, Wash. & Jeff. 15 Pete Schmidt
1995 Wis.-La Crosse 36, Rowan 7 Roger Harring
1996 Mt. Union 56, Rowan 24 Larry Kehres
1997 Mt. Union 61, Lycoming 12 Larry Kehres
1998 Mt. Union 44, Rowan 24 Larry Kehres
1999 Pacific Lutheran 42, Rowan 13 Frosty Westering
2000 Mt. Union 10, St. John's 7 Larry Kehres
2001 Mt. Union 30, Bridgewater 27 Larry Kehres
2002 Mt. Union 48, Trinity (TX) 7 Larry Kehres
2003 St. John's (MN) 24, Mount Union 6 John Gagliardi
2004 Linfield 28, Mary Hardin-Baylor 21 Jay Locey
2005 Mt. Union 35, Wis.-Whitewater 28 Larry Kehres
2006 Mt. Union 35, Wis.-Whitewater 16 Larry Kehres
2007 Wis.-Whitewater 31, Mt. Union 21 Lance Leipold
2008 Mt. Union 31, Wis.-Whitewater 26 Larry Kehres
2009 Wis.-Whitewater 38, Mt. Union 28 Lance Leipold
2010 Wis.-Whitewater 31, Mt. Union 21 Lance Leipold
2011 Wis.-Whitewater 13, Mt. Union 10 Lance Leipold
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