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| number_of_teams = 126<ref name=FCStourney>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/championships/football/fcs/road-to-the-championship |title=Road to the Championship |website=ncaa.com |date=2019 |access-date=November 11, 2019}}</ref> |
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| regular_season = August 24 – November 30 |
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| playoffs = November 30 – December 21 |
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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 [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] [[Football Championship Subdivision]] (FCS) level. The [[2020 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game|FCS Championship Game]] was played on January 11, 2020, in [[Frisco, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 FCS Playoff Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/fcs-playoff-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref> [[2019 North Dakota State Bison football team|North Dakota State]] |
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 [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] [[Football Championship Subdivision]] (FCS) level. The [[2020 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game|FCS Championship Game]] was played on January 11, 2020, in [[Frisco, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 FCS Playoff Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/fcs-playoff-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=January 9, 2019}}</ref> Defending champion [[2019 North Dakota State Bison football team|North Dakota State]] completed the regular season undefeated,<ref>{{cite web |title=North Dakota State Completes Perfect Season as No. 1 Ranked Team |url=https://fcsinsider.com/news/2019/1/8/football-north-dakota-state-completes-perfect-season-as-no-1-ranked-team.aspx |website=FCS Football Insider |access-date=January 9, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> then won their eighth championship in nine seasons, defeating [[2019 James Madison Dukes football team|James Madison]], 28-20, for the title.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2020-01-11/north-dakota-state-football-beats-james-madison-eighth-fcs |title=North Dakota State football beats James Madison for eighth FCS championship |website=NCAA.com |date=January 11, 2020 |access-date=January 11, 2020}}</ref> |
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==Conference changes and new programs== |
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| [[Hampton University|Hampton]] [[Hampton Pirates football|Pirates]] || [[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|FCS independent]] || [[Big South Conference|Big South]] |
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| [[Long Island University|LIU]] [[LIU Sharks football|Sharks]]{{efn|group=schedule|name=LIU|Following the 2018–19 school year, Long Island University merged its two then-existing athletic programs—the Division I non-football [[LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds]] and Division II football-sponsoring [[LIU Post Pioneers]]—into a single Division I program that now competes 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.}} || [[Northeast-10 Conference|NE-10]] ([[NCAA Division II|D-II]]) || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] |
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| [[Merrimack College|Merrimack]] [[Merrimack Warriors football|Warriors]] || NE-10 (D-II) || NEC |
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| [[University of North Alabama|North Alabama]] [[North Alabama Lions football|Lions]] || FCS independent || Big South |
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| [[University of North Dakota|North Dakota]] [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks football|Fighting Hawks]] || [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]] || FCS independent{{efn|group=schedule|name=UND|North Dakota will officially join the [[Missouri Valley Football Conference]] in 2020, and is classified as an FCS independent for 2018 and 2019. However, to accommodate pre-existing game contracts, it still played its Big Sky Conference schedule and conference games counted for their opponents.}} |
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| [[Savannah State University|Savannah State]] [[Savannah State Tigers football|Tigers]] || [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]] || [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|SIAC]] (D-II) |
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The 2019 season was the last for [[Presbyterian Blue Hose football|Presbyterian]] in Big South Conference football. The school announced in 2017 that it had begun a transition to non-scholarship football. Presbyterian will play the 2020 season as an FCS independent before joining the non-scholarship FCS [[Pioneer Football League]] in 2021; it will remain a full but non-football Big South member. |
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This was also the final season for [[Jacksonville Dolphins football|Jacksonville]] football, as the school announced shortly after the end of the season that it was dropping the sport.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=https://judolphins.com/news/2019/12/3/jacksonville-university-discontinues-football.aspx |title=Jacksonville University Discontinues Football |publisher=Jacksonville Dolphins |date=December 3, 2019 |access-date=December 5, 2019}}</ref> |
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==Rule changes== |
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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. The next time that a 12-game regular season will be allowed is 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/D119.pdf |title=Bylaw 17.10.5.1: Number of Contests, Maximum Limitations—Institutional |work=2018–19 NCAA Division I Manual |page=273 |publisher=NCAA |date=July 2018 |access-date=March 14, 2019}}</ref> |
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. The next time that a 12-game regular season will be allowed is 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/D119.pdf |title=Bylaw 17.10.5.1: Number of Contests, Maximum Limitations—Institutional |work=2018–19 NCAA Division I Manual |page=273 |publisher=NCAA |date=July 2018 |access-date=March 14, 2019}}</ref> |
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=="Week Zero"== |
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The regular season began with two games on Saturday, August 24: |
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*[[2019 Villanova Wildcats football team|Villanova]] def. No. 13 [[2019 Colgate Raiders football team|Colgate]], 34–14 |
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*[[FCS Kickoff]] ([[Cramton Bowl]], [[Montgomery, Alabama]]): [[2019 Youngstown State Penguins football team|Youngstown State]] def. [[2019 Samford Bulldogs football team|Samford]], 45–22 |
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==FCS team wins over FBS teams== |
==FCS team wins over FBS teams== |
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(FCS rankings from the [[2018 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings|STATS poll]], FBS rankings from the [[2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings|AP poll]].) |
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**[[2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team|Central Arkansas]] 35, [[2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team|Western Kentucky]] 28 |
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**[[2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team|Southern Illinois]] 45, [[2019 UMass Minutemen football team|UMass]] 20 |
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**[[2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]] 27, [[2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]] 24 <sup>OT</sup> |
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August 29: [[2019 Central Arkansas Bears football team|Central Arkansas]] 35, [[2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team|Western Kentucky]] 28<br> |
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==Non-DI team wins over FCS teams== |
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September 7: [[2019 Southern Illinois Salukis football team|Southern Illinois]] 45, [[2019 UMass Minutemen football team|UMass]] 20<br> |
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September 14: [[2019 The Citadel Bulldogs football team|The Citadel]] 27, [[2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team|Georgia Tech]] 24 <sup>OT</sup> |
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**[[East Stroudsburg Warriors football|East Stroudsburg]] 24, [[2019 Wagner Seahawks football team|Wagner]] 14 |
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**[[Virginia Union Panthers football|Virginia Union]] 36, [[2019 Hampton Pirates football team|Hampton]] 17 |
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**[[Truman Bulldogs football|Truman]] 10, [[2019 Drake Bulldogs football team|Drake]] 7 |
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**[[Midwestern State Mustangs football|Midwestern State]] 33, [[2019 Northwestern State Demons football team|Northwestern State]] 7 |
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**[[Tarleton State Texans football|Tarleton State]] 37, [[2019 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team|Stephen F. Austin]] 26 |
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**[[Taylor Trojans football|Taylor (IN)]] 17, [[2019 Butler Bulldogs football team|Butler]] 14 |
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**[[Truman Bulldogs football|Truman]] 38, [[2019 Valparaiso Crusaders football team|Valparaiso]] 7 |
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| [[Hampton Pirates football|Hampton]] || [[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|FCS independent]] || [[Big South Conference|Big South]] |
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**[[Charleston Golden Eagles football|Charleston (WV)]] 19, [[2019 Valparaiso Crusaders football team|Valparaiso]] 13 |
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| [[Long Island Sharks|LIU]]+ || [[Northeast-10 Conference|NE-10]] ([[NCAA Division II|D-II]]) || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] (FCS) |
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**[[Kentucky State Thorobreds football|Kentucky State]] 33, [[2019 Jackson State Tigers football team|Jackson State]] 25 |
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| [[Merrimack Warriors football|Merrimack]] || [[Northeast-10 Conference|NE-10]] ([[NCAA Division II|D-II]]) || [[Northeast Conference|NEC]] (FCS) |
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**[[Missouri S&T Miners football|Missouri S&T]] 23, [[2019 Texas Southern Tigers football team|Texas Southern]] 20 |
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| [[North Alabama Lions football|North Alabama]] || [[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|FCS Independent]] || [[Big South Conference|Big South]] |
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| [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks football|North Dakota]] || [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]] || [[NCAA Division I FCS independent schools|FCS Independent]] |
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| [[Savannah State Tigers football|Savannah State]] || [[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]] (FCS) || [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference|SIAC]] (D-II) |
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+ 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. |
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==Conference standings== |
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==Playoff qualifiers== |
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Champions of the following 10 conferences automatically received playoff bids:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2019-11-12/every-automatic-qualifier-2019-fcs-football-playoffs |title=Every automatic qualifier for the 2019 FCS football playoffs |first=Anthony |last=Chiusano |website=NCAA.com |date=November 16, 2019 |access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref> |
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=== Abstentions === |
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*[[Ivy League]] – [[2019 Yale Bulldogs football team|Yale]] and [[2019 Dartmouth Big Green football team|Dartmouth]] (co-champions) |
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*[[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference]] – [[2019 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team|North Carolina A&T]] |
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*[[Southwestern Athletic Conference]] – [[2019 Alcorn State Braves football team|Alcorn State]] |
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==Postseason== |
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A 24-team single-elimination [[bracket (tournament)|tournament bracket]] culminated in the [[2020 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game]]. |
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Teams were announced in a selection show on November 24, with the top eight teams seeded and receiving first-round byes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2019-11-24/fcs-bracket-revealed-2019-division-i-football-championship |title=FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship |website=ncaa.com |date=November 24, 2019 |access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref> |
Teams were announced in a selection show on November 24, with the top eight teams seeded and receiving first-round byes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2019-11-24/fcs-bracket-revealed-2019-division-i-football-championship |title=FCS bracket revealed for 2019 Division I football championship |website=ncaa.com |date=November 24, 2019 |access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref> |
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===Bowl game=== |
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|[[2019 Celebration Bowl|Celebration Bowl]] |
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|[[Mercedes-Benz Stadium]]<br>[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]<br>12:00 p.m. |
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|[[ESPN College Football on ABC|ABC]] |
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|[[2019 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team|North Carolina A&T Aggies]] (8–3)<br>[[2019 Alcorn State Braves football team|Alcorn State Braves]] (9–3) |
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|[[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]<br>[[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]] |
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|'''North Carolina A&T 64'''<br>Alcorn State 44 |
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===NCAA Division I playoff bracket=== |
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Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/football/fcs/2019 |title=2019 FCS Football Official Bracket |website=NCAA.org |date=December 2019 |access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref> |
Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/football/fcs/2019 |title=2019 FCS Football Official Bracket |website=NCAA.org |date=December 2019 |access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref> |
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*Saturday, August 24 [[FCS Kickoff]] ([[Cramton Bowl]], [[Montgomery, Alabama]]): [[2019 Youngstown State Penguins football team|Youngstown State]] def. [[2019 Samford Bulldogs football team|Samford]], 45–22 |
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|[[Mercedes-Benz Stadium]]<br>[[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]<br>12:00 p.m. |
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|[[ESPN College Football on ABC|ABC]] |
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|[[2019 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team|North Carolina A&T Aggies]] (8–3)<br>[[2019 Alcorn State Braves football team|Alcorn State Braves]] (9–3) |
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|[[Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference|MEAC]]<br>[[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]] |
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|'''North Carolina A&T 64'''<br>Alcorn State 44 |
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==Coaching changes== |
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2019 NCAA Division I FCS season | |
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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 |
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Duration | November 30 – December 21 |
Championship date | January 11, 2020 |
Championship site | Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas |
Champion | North Dakota State |
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«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]
The following playing rule changes have been recommended by the NCAA Football Rules Committee for 2019:[4]
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. The next time that a 12-game regular season will be allowed is 2024.[5]
August 29: Central Arkansas 35, Western Kentucky28
September 7: Southern Illinois 45, UMass20
September 14: The Citadel 27, Georgia Tech24OT
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LIU+ | NE-10 (D-II) | NEC (FCS) |
Merrimack | NE-10 (D-II) | NEC (FCS) |
North Alabama | FCS Independent | Big South |
North Dakota | Big Sky | FCS Independent |
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.
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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.[7]
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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 |
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 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Central Arkansas | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 6 | Illinois State | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | North Dakota State | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Montana State | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Sacramento State | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 42 | Austin Peay | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Montana State | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Montana State | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Albany | 42 | Albany | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 | North Dakota State | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Central Connecticut | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | James Madison | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | James Madison | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 44 | Monmouth | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | James Madison | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | South Dakota State | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 17 | Northern Iowa | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2 | James Madison | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Weber State | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Weber State | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wofford | 21 | Kennesaw State | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Weber State | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Kennesaw State | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Montana | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Montana | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Southeastern Louisiana | 45 | Southeastern Louisiana | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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."[9]
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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[10] | 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 |
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