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Year
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Champion (Record)
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Coach
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Score
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Runner-up
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Site
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Game Attendance
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2002
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Western Kentucky (12-3)
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Jack Harbaugh
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34-14
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McNeese State
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Chattanooga, Tenn.
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12,360
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2001
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Montana (15-1)
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Joe Glenn
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13-6
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Furman
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Chattanooga, Tenn.
|
18,196
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2000
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Georgia Southern (13-2)
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Paul Johnson
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27-25
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Montana
|
Chattanooga, Tenn.
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17,156
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1999
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Georgia Southern (13-2)
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Paul Johnson
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59-24
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Youngstown St.
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Chattanooga, Tenn.
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20,052
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1998
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Massachusetts (12-3)
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Mark Whipple
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55-43
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Georgia Southern
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Chattanooga, Tenn.
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17,501
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1997
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Youngstown St. (13-2)
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Jim Tressel
|
10-9
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McNeese St.
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Chattanooga, Tenn.
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14,771
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1996
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Marshall (15-0)
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Bob Pruett
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49-29
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Montana
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Huntington, W. Va.
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30,052
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1995
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Montana (13-2)
|
Don Read
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22-20
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Marshall
|
Huntington, W. Va.
|
32,106
|
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1994
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Youngstown St. (14-0-1)
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Jim Tressel
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28-14
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Boise St.
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Huntington, W. Va.
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27,674
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1993
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Youngstown St. (13-2)
|
Jim Tressel
|
17-5
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Marshall
|
Huntington, W. Va.
|
29,218
|
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1992
|
Marshall (12-3)
|
Jim Donnan
|
31-28
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Youngstown St.
|
Huntington, W. Va.
|
31,304
|
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1991
|
Youngstown St. (12-3)
|
Jim Tressel
|
25-17
|
Marshall
|
Statesboro, Ga.
|
12,667
|
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1990
|
Ga. Southern (12-3)
|
Tim Stowers
|
36-13
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Nevada
|
Statesboro, Ga.
|
23,204
|
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1989
|
Ga. Southern (15-0)
|
Erk Russell
|
37-34
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Stephen F. Austin*
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Statesboro, Ga.
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25,725
|
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1988
|
Furman (13-2)
|
Jimmy Satterfield
|
17-12
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Ga. Southern
|
Pocatello, Idaho
|
11,500
|
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1987
|
Northeast La. (13-2)
|
Pat Collins
|
43-42
|
Marshall
|
Pocatello, Idaho
|
11,513
|
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1986
|
Ga. Southern (13-2)
|
Erk Russell
|
48-21
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Arkansas St.
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Tacoma, Wash.
|
4,419
|
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1985
|
Ga. Southern (13-2)
|
Erk Russell
|
44-42
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Furman
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Tacoma, Wash.
|
5,306
|
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1984
|
Montana St. (12-2)
|
Dave Arnold
|
19-6
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Louisiana Tech
|
Charleston, S.C.
|
9,125
|
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1983
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Southern Ill. (13-1)
|
Rey Dempsey
|
43-7
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Western Caro.
|
Charleston, S.C.
|
15,950
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1982
|
Eastern Ky. (13-0)
|
Roy Kidd
|
17-14
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Delaware
|
Wichita Falls, Tex.
|
11,257
|
|
1981
|
Idaho St. (12-1)
|
Dave Kragthorpe
|
34-23
|
Eastern Ky.
|
Wichita Falls, Tex.
|
11,003
|
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1980
|
Boise St. (10-3)
|
Jim Criner
|
31-29
|
Eastern Ky.
|
Sacramento, Calif.
|
8,751
|
|
1979
|
Eastern Ky. (11-2)
|
Roy Kidd
|
30-7
|
Lehigh
|
Orlando, Fla.
|
5,200
|
|
1978
|
Florida A&M (12-1)
|
Rudy Hubbard
|
35-28
|
Massachusetts
|
Wichita Falls, Tex.
|
13,604
|
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