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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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Grand Valley St. (14-0)
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Brian Kelly
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31-24
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Valdosta St.
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Florence, Ala.
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9,783
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2001
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North Dakota (14-1)
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Dale Lennon
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17-14
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Grand Valley St.
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Florence, Ala.
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6,113
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2000
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Delta St. (14-1)
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Steve Campbell
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63-34
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Bloomsberg
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Florence, Ala.
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8,000
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1999
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NW Missouri St. (14-1)
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Mel Tjeersdma
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58-52 (4OT)
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Carson-Newman
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Florence, Ala.
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8,000
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1998
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NW Missouri St. (15-0)
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Mel Tjeerdsma
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24-6
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Carson-Newman
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Florence, Ala.
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1997
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Northern Colorado (13-2)
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Joe Glenn
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51-0
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New Haven
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Florence, Ala.
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3,352
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1996
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Northern Colorado (12-3)
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Joe Glenn
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23-14
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Carson-Newman
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Florence, Ala.
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5,745
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1995
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North Alabama (14-0)
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Bobby Wallace
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27-7
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Pittsburg St.
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Florence, Ala.
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15,241
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1994
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North Alabama (13-1)
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Bobby Wallace
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16-10
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Texas A&M-Kingsville
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Florence, Ala.
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13,526
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1993
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North Alabama (14-0)
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Bobby Wallace
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41-34
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Indiana (Pa.)
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Florence, Ala.
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15,631
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1992
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Jacksonville St. (12-1)
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Bill Burgess
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17-13
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Pittsburg St.
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Florence, Ala.
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11,733
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1991
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Pittsburg St. (13-1-1)
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Chuck Broyles
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23-6
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Jacksonville St.
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Florence, Ala.
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11,500
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1990
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North Dakota St. (14-0)
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Rocky Hager
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51-11
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Indiana (Pa.)
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Florence, Ala.
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10,080
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1989
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Mississippi Col.*
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John Williams
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3-0
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Jacksonville St.
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Florence, Ala.
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9,750
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1988
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North Dakota St. (14-0)
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Rocky Hager
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35-21
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Portland St.
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Florence, Ala.
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6,763
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1987
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Troy St. (12-1-1)
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Rick Rhoades
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31-17
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Portland St.
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Florence, Ala.
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10,600
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1986
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North Dakota St. (13-0)
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Earle Solomonson
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27-7
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South Dakota
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Florence, Ala.
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11,506
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1985
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North Dakota St. (11-2-1)
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Earle Solomonson
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35-7
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North Alabama
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McAllen, Tex.
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6,000
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1984
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Troy St. (9-1)
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Chan Gailey
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18-17
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North Dakota St.
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McAllen, Tex.
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4,500
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1983
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North Dakota St. (12-1)
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Don Morton
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41-21
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Central St.
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McAllen, Tex.
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5,275
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1982
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SW Texas St. (14-0)
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Jim Wacker
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34-9
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UC Davis
|
McAllen, Tex.
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8,000
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1981
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SW Texas St. (13-1)
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Jim Wacker
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42-13
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North Dakota St.
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McAllen, Tex.
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9,415
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1980
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Cal Poly SLO (10-3)
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Joe Harper
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21-13
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Eastern Ill.
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Albuquerque, N.M.
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1979
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Delaware (13-1)
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Harold Raymond
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38-21
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Youngstown St.
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Albuquerque, N.M.
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4,000
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1978
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Eastern Ill. (12-2)
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Darrell Mudra
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10-9
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Delaware
|
Longview, Tex.
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5,500
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1977
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Lehigh (12-2)
|
John Whitehead
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33-0
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Jacksonville St.
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Wichita Falls, Tex.
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14,114
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1976
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Montana St. (12-1)
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Sonny Holland
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24-13
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Akron
|
Wichita Falls, Tex.
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13,200
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1975
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Northern Michigan (13-1)
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Gil Krueger
|
16-14
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Western Ky.
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Sacramento, Calif.
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1974
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Central Mich. (12-1)
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Roy Kramer
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54-14
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Delaware
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Sacramento, Calif.
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1973
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Louisiana Tech (12-1)
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Maxie Lambright
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34-0
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Western Ky.
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Sacramento, Calif.
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