List of NCAA Division I-A/FBS football seasons

{{Short description|none}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

A list of NCAA college football seasons at the highest level, now known as the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), since Division I split for football only in 1978. The split created the new Divisions I-A and I-AA; in 2006, they were respectively renamed FBS and FCS (with FCS standing for Football Championship Subdivision).

;Division I-A

{{years in decade|in=|1970|NCAA Division I-A football season|first=1978}}

{{years in decade|in=|1980|NCAA Division I-A football season}}

{{years in decade|in=|1990|NCAA Division I-A football season}}

{{years in decade|in=|2000|NCAA Division I-A football season|last=2005}}

;Division I FBS

{{years in decade|in=|2000|NCAA Division I FBS football season|first=2006}}

{{years in decade|in=|2010|NCAA Division I FBS football season|last={{CURRENTYEAR}}}}

{{years in decade|in=|2020|NCAA Division I FBS football season}}

The following table summarizes the articles linked above.

class="wikitable"
YearConference ChampionsNational ChampionsHeisman Trophy
1978

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

|{{plainlist}}

  • AP: Alabama
  • Coaches: USC

{{endplainlist}}

| Billy Sims (RB, Oklahoma)

1979

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Alabama

| Charles White (RB, USC)

1980

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Georgia

| George Rogers (RB, South Carolina)

1981

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Clemson

| Marcus Allen (RB, USC)

1982

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Penn State

| Herschel Walker (RB, Georgia)

1983

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Miami (FL)

| Mike Rozier (RB, Nebraska)

1984

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| BYU

| Doug Flutie (QB, Boston College)

1985

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Oklahoma

| Bo Jackson (RB, Auburn)

1986

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Penn State

| Vinny Testaverde (QB, Miami (FL))

1987

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Miami (FL)

| Tim Brown (WR, Notre Dame)

1988

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Notre Dame

| Barry Sanders (RB, Oklahoma State)

1989

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Miami (FL)

| Andre Ware (QB, Houston)

1990

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

|{{plainlist}}

  • AP: Colorado
  • Coaches: Georgia Tech

{{endplainlist}}

| Ty Detmer (QB, BYU)

1991

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

|{{plainlist}}

  • AP: Miami (FL)
  • Coaches: Washington

{{endplainlist}}

| Desmond Howard (WR, Michigan)

1992

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Alabama

| Gino Torretta (QB, Miami (FL))

1993

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Florida State

| Charlie Ward (QB, Florida State)

1994

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Nebraska

| Rashaan Salaam (RB, Colorado)

1995

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Nebraska

| Eddie George (RB, Ohio State)

1996

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Florida

| Danny Wuerffel (QB, Florida)

1997

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

|{{plainlist}}

  • AP: Michigan
  • Coaches: Nebraska

{{endplainlist}}

| Charles Woodson (CB, Michigan)

1998

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Tennessee

| Ricky Williams (RB, Texas)

1999

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Florida State

| Ron Dayne (RB, Wisconsin)

2000

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Oklahoma

| Chris Weinke (QB, Florida State)

2001

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Miami (FL)

| Eric Crouch (QB, Nebraska)

2002

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Ohio State

| Carson Palmer (QB, USC)

2003

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

|{{plainlist}}

  • AP: USC
  • Coaches: LSU

{{endplainlist}}

| Jason White (QB, Oklahoma)

2004

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| None (USC were stripped of the title)

| Matt Leinart (QB, USC)

2005

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Texas

| Reggie Bush (RB, USC)

2006

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Florida

| Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State)

2007

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| LSU

| Tim Tebow (QB, Florida)

2008

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Florida

| Sam Bradford (QB, Oklahoma)

2009

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Alabama

| Mark Ingram II (RB, Alabama)

2010

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Auburn

| Cam Newton (QB, Auburn)

2011

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Alabama

| Robert Griffin III (QB, Baylor)

2012

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Alabama

| Johnny Manziel (QB, Texas A&M)

2013

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Florida State

| Jameis Winston (QB, Florida State)

2014

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Ohio State

| Marcus Mariota (QB, Oregon)

2015

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Alabama

| Derrick Henry (RB, Alabama)

2016

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Clemson

| Lamar Jackson (QB, Louisville)

2017

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Alabama

| Baker Mayfield (QB, Oklahoma)

2018

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Clemson

| Kyler Murray (QB, Oklahoma)

2019

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| LSU

| Joe Burrow, (QB, LSU)

2020

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Alabama

| DeVonta Smith (WR, Alabama)

2021

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Georgia

| Bryce Young (QB, Alabama)

2022

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Georgia

| Caleb Williams (QB, USC)

2023

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Michigan

| Jayden Daniels (QB, LSU)

2024

|{{plainlist}}

{{endplainlist}}

| Ohio State

| Travis Hunter (CB/WR, Colorado)

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

{{refbegin}}

  • {{cite web | title=Atlantic Coast Conference Champions | publisher=College Football Data Warehouse | url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/acc/champions.php | access-date=2007-02-02 }}
  • {{cite web | title=Big Eight Conference Champions | publisher=College Football Data Warehouse | url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=17 | access-date=2007-02-02 }}
  • {{cite web | title=Big 12 Conference Champions | publisher=College Football Data Warehouse | url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=14 | access-date=2007-02-02 }}
  • {{cite web | title=Big East Conference Champions | publisher=College Football Data Warehouse | url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=16 | access-date=2007-02-02 }}
  • {{cite web | title=Big 10 Conference Champions | publisher=College Football Data Warehouse | url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=22 | access-date=2007-02-02 }}
  • {{cite web | title=Conference USA Conference Champions | publisher=College Football Data Warehouse | url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=43 | access-date=2007-02-02 }}
  • {{cite web | title=Mountain West Conference Champions | publisher=College Football Data Warehouse | url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/mountainwest/champions.php | access-date=2008-03-28 }}
  • {{cite web | title=Pacific-10 Conference Champions | publisher=College Football Data Warehouse | url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=159 | access-date=2007-02-02 }}
  • {{cite web | title=Southeastern Conference Champions | publisher=College Football Data Warehouse | url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=177 | access-date=2007-02-02 }}
  • {{cite web | title=Western Athletic Conference Champions | publisher=College Football Data Warehouse | url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/wac/champions.php | access-date=2008-03-28 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514113434/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/wac/champions.php | archive-date=2008-05-14 }}

{{refend}}

{{NCAA football season navbox}}

{{College football}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:List Of NCAA Division I-A Football Seasons}}

*

*