List of NCAA Division I-A/FBS football seasons

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).

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List of NCAA Division I-A/FBS football seasons

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Year	Conference Champions	National Champions	Heisman Trophy
1978	ACC: Clemson Big 8: Nebraska and Oklahoma Big Ten: Michigan and Michigan State Ivy: Dartmouth MAC: Ball State Missouri Valley: New Mexico State Pac-10: USC PCAA: San Jose State and Utah State SEC: Alabama Southern: Tennessee-Chattanooga and Furman Southland: Louisiana Tech Southwest: Houston WAC: BYU	AP: Alabama Coaches: USC	Billy Sims (RB, Oklahoma)
1979	ACC: NC State Big 8: Oklahoma Big Ten: Ohio State Ivy: Yale MAC: Central Michigan Missouri Valley: West Texas State Pac-10: USC PCAA: Utah State SEC: Alabama Southern: Tennessee-Chattanooga Southland: McNeese State Southwest: Houston and Arkansas WAC: BYU	Alabama	Charles White (RB, USC)
1980	ACC: North Carolina Big 8: Oklahoma Big Ten: Michigan Ivy: Yale MAC: Central Michigan Missouri Valley: Tulsa Pac-10: Washington PCAA: Long Beach State SEC: Georgia Southern: Furman Southland: McNeese State Southwest: Baylor WAC: BYU	Georgia	George Rogers (RB, South Carolina)
1981	ACC: Clemson Big 8: Nebraska Big Ten: Iowa and Ohio State Ivy: Dartmouth and Yale MAC: Toledo Missouri Valley: Drake and Tulsa Pac-10: Washington PCAA: San Jose State SEC: Alabama and Georgia Southern: Furman Southland: UT Arlington Southwest: SMU WAC: BYU	Clemson	Marcus Allen (RB, USC)
1982	ACC: Clemson Big 8: Nebraska Big Ten: Michigan MAC: Bowling Green Missouri Valley (I-A and I-AA): Tulsa Pac-10: UCLA PCAA: Fresno State SEC: Georgia Southwest: SMU WAC: BYU	Penn State	Herschel Walker (RB, Georgia)
1983	ACC: Maryland Big 8: Nebraska Big Ten: Illinois MAC: Northern Illinois Missouri Valley (I-A and I-AA): Tulsa Pac-10: UCLA PCAA: Cal State Fullerton SEC: Auburn Southwest: Texas WAC: BYU	Miami (FL)	Mike Rozier (RB, Nebraska)
1984	ACC: Maryland Big 8: Oklahoma and Nebraska Big Ten: Ohio State MAC: Toledo Missouri Valley (I-A and I-AA): Tulsa Pac-10: USC PCAA: Cal State Fullerton SEC: Florida (vacated) Southwest: Houston and SMU WAC: BYU	BYU	Doug Flutie (QB, Boston College)
1985	ACC: Maryland Big 8: Oklahoma Big Ten: Iowa MAC: Bowling Green Missouri Valley (I-A and I-AA): Tulsa Pac-10: UCLA PCAA: Fresno State SEC: Tennessee Southwest: Texas A&M WAC: Air Force and BYU	Oklahoma	Bo Jackson (RB, Auburn)
1986	ACC: Clemson Big 8: Oklahoma Big Ten: Michigan and Ohio State MAC: Miami (OH) Pac-10: Arizona State PCAA: San Jose State SEC: LSU Southwest: Texas A&M WAC: San Diego State	Penn State	Vinny Testaverde (QB, Miami (FL))
1987	ACC: Clemson Big 8: Oklahoma Big Ten: Michigan State MAC: Eastern Michigan Pac-10: USC and UCLA PCAA: San Jose State SEC: Auburn Southwest: Texas A&M WAC: Wyoming	Miami (FL)	Tim Brown (WR, Notre Dame)
1988	ACC: Clemson Big 8: Nebraska Big Ten: Michigan Big West: Fresno State MAC: Western Michigan Pac-10: USC SEC: Auburn and LSU Southwest: Arkansas WAC: Wyoming	Notre Dame	Barry Sanders (RB, Oklahoma State)
1989	ACC: Duke and Virginia Big 8: Colorado Big Ten: Michigan Big West: Fresno State MAC: Ball State Pac-10: USC SEC: Alabama, Auburn and Tennessee Southwest: Arkansas WAC: BYU	Miami (FL)	Andre Ware (QB, Houston)
1990	ACC: Georgia Tech Big 8: Colorado Big Ten: Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Michigan State Big West: San Jose State MAC: Central Michigan and Toledo Pac-10: Washington SEC: Tennessee Southwest: Texas WAC: BYU	AP: Colorado Coaches: Georgia Tech	Ty Detmer (QB, BYU)
1991	ACC: Clemson Big East: Miami (FL) Big 8: Colorado and Nebraska Big Ten: Michigan Big West: Fresno State and San Jose State MAC: Bowling Green Pac-10: Washington SEC: Florida Southwest: Texas A&M WAC: San Diego State	AP: Miami (FL) Coaches: Washington	Desmond Howard (WR, Michigan)
1992	ACC: Florida State Big East: Miami(FL) Big 8: Nebraska Big Ten: Michigan Big West: Nevada MAC: Bowling Green Pac-10: Stanford and Washington SEC: Alabama Southwest: Texas A&M WAC: BYU, Fresno State, and Hawaii	Alabama	Gino Torretta (QB, Miami (FL))
1993	ACC: Florida State Big East: West Virginia Big 8: Nebraska Big Ten: Ohio State and Wisconsin Big West: Southwestern Louisiana and Utah State MAC: Ball State Pac-10: Arizona, USC, and UCLA SEC: Florida Southwest: Texas A&M WAC: BYU, Fresno State, and Wyoming	Florida State	Charlie Ward (QB, Florida State)
1994	ACC: Florida State Big East: Miami (FL) Big 8: Nebraska Big Ten: Penn State Big West: Southwestern Louisiana, Nevada, and UNLV MAC: Central Michigan Pac-10: Oregon SEC: Florida Southwest: Baylor, Rice, Texas, TCU, and Texas Tech WAC: Colorado State	Nebraska	Rashaan Salaam (RB, Colorado)
1995	ACC: Florida State and Virginia Big East: Miami (FL) and Virginia Tech Big 8: Nebraska Big Ten: Northwestern Big West: Nevada MAC: Toledo Pac-10: USC and Washington SEC: Florida Southwest: Texas WAC: Air Force, BYU, Colorado State, and Utah	Nebraska	Eddie George (RB, Ohio State)
1996	ACC: Florida State Big East: Miami (FL), Syracuse, and Virginia Tech Big Ten: Northwestern and Ohio State Big 12: Texas Big West: Nevada and Utah State C-USA: Houston and Southern Miss MAC: Ball State Pac-10: Arizona State SEC: Florida WAC: BYU	Florida	Danny Wuerffel (QB, Florida)
1997	ACC: Florida State Big East: Syracuse Big Ten: Michigan Big 12: Nebraska Big West: Nevada and Utah State C-USA: Southern Miss MAC: Marshall Pac-10: UCLA and Washington State SEC: Tennessee WAC: Colorado State	AP: Michigan Coaches: Nebraska	Charles Woodson (CB, Michigan)
1998	ACC: Florida State and Georgia Tech Big East: Syracuse Big Ten: Michigan, Ohio State, and Wisconsin Big 12: Texas A&M Big West: Idaho C-USA: Tulane MAC: Marshall Pac-10: UCLA SEC: Tennessee WAC: Air Force	Tennessee	Ricky Williams (RB, Texas)
1999	ACC: Florida State Big East: Virginia Tech Big Ten: Wisconsin Big 12: Nebraska Big West: Boise State C-USA: Southern Miss MAC: Marshall MWC: BYU, Colorado State, and Utah Pac-10: Stanford SEC: Alabama WAC: Hawaii, Fresno State, and TCU	Florida State	Ron Dayne (RB, Wisconsin)
2000	ACC: Florida State Big East Miami (FL) Big Ten: Michigan, Northwestern, and Purdue Big 12: Oklahoma Big West: Boise State C-USA: Louisville MAC: Marshall MWC: Colorado State Pac-10: Oregon, Oregon State, and Washington SEC: Florida WAC: TCU and UTEP	Oklahoma	Chris Weinke (QB, Florida State)
2001	ACC: Maryland Big East: Miami (FL) Big Ten: Illinois Big 12: Colorado C-USA: Louisville MAC: Toledo MWC: BYU Pac-10: Oregon SEC: LSU Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee and North Texas WAC: Louisiana Tech	Miami (FL)	Eric Crouch (QB, Nebraska)
2002	ACC: Florida State Big East: Miami (FL) Big Ten: Iowa and Ohio State Big 12: Oklahoma C-USA: Cincinnati and TCU MAC: Marshall MWC: Colorado State Pac-10: USC and Washington State SEC: Georgia Sun Belt: North Texas WAC: Boise State	Ohio State	Carson Palmer (QB, USC)
2003	ACC: Florida State Big East: Miami (FL) and West Virginia Big Ten: Michigan Big 12: Kansas State C-USA: Southern Miss MAC: Miami (OH) MWC: Utah Pac-10: USC SEC: LSU Sun Belt: North Texas WAC: Boise State	AP: USC Coaches: LSU	Jason White (QB, Oklahoma)
2004	ACC: Virginia Tech Big East: Boston College, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and West Virginia Big Ten: Iowa and Michigan Big 12: Oklahoma C-USA: Louisville MAC: Toledo MWC: Utah Pac-10: USC SEC: Auburn Sun Belt: North Texas WAC: Boise State	USC	Matt Leinart (QB, USC)
2005	ACC: Florida State Big East: West Virginia Big Ten: Ohio State and Penn State Big 12: Texas C-USA: Tulsa MAC: Akron MWC: TCU Pac-10: USC SEC: Georgia Sun Belt: Arkansas State, Louisiana–Lafayette, and Louisiana-Monroe WAC: Boise State and Nevada	Texas	Reggie Bush (RB, USC)
2006	ACC: Wake Forest Big East: Louisville Big Ten: Ohio State Big 12: Oklahoma C-USA: Houston MAC: Central Michigan MWC: BYU Pac-10: California and USC SEC: Florida Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee and Troy WAC: Boise State	Florida	Troy Smith (QB, Ohio State)
2007	ACC: Virginia Tech Big East: West Virginia and Connecticut Big Ten: Ohio State Big 12: Oklahoma C-USA: UCF MAC: Central Michigan MWC: BYU Pac-10: USC and Arizona State SEC: LSU Sun Belt: Florida Atlantic and Troy WAC: Hawaii	LSU	Tim Tebow (QB, Florida)
2008	ACC: Virginia Tech Big East: Cincinnati Big Ten: Penn State and Ohio State Big 12: Oklahoma C-USA: East Carolina MAC: Buffalo MWC: Utah Pac-10: USC SEC: Florida Sun Belt: Troy WAC: Boise State	Florida	Sam Bradford (QB, Oklahoma)
2009	ACC: Georgia Tech Big 12: Texas Big East: Cincinnati Big Ten: Ohio State C-USA: East Carolina MAC: Central Michigan MWC: TCU Pac-10: Oregon SEC: Alabama Sun Belt: Troy WAC: Boise State	Alabama	Mark Ingram II (RB, Alabama)
2010	ACC: Virginia Tech Big 12: Oklahoma Big East: Connecticut, Pittsburgh, West Virginia Big Ten: Michigan State, Ohio State, Wisconsin C-USA: UCF MAC: Miami (OH) MWC: TCU Pac-10: Oregon SEC: Auburn Sun Belt: FIU WAC: Boise State, Hawaii, Nevada	Auburn	Cam Newton (QB, Auburn)
2011	ACC: Clemson Big 12: Oklahoma State Big East: Cincinnati, Louisville, West Virginia Big Ten: Wisconsin C-USA: Southern Miss MAC: Northern Illinois MW: TCU Pac-12: Oregon SEC: LSU Sun Belt: Arkansas State WAC: Louisiana Tech	Alabama	Robert Griffin III (QB, Baylor)
2012	ACC: Florida State Big 12: Kansas State, Oklahoma Big East: Cincinnati, Louisville, Rutgers, Syracuse Big Ten: Wisconsin C-USA: Tulsa MAC: Northern Illinois MW: Boise State, Fresno State, San Diego State Pac-12: Stanford SEC: Alabama Sun Belt: Arkansas State WAC: Utah State	Alabama	Johnny Manziel (QB, Texas A&M)
2013	American: UCF ACC: Florida State Big 12: Baylor Big Ten: Michigan State C-USA: Rice MAC: Bowling Green MW: Fresno State Pac-12: Stanford SEC: Auburn Sun Belt: Arkansas State, Louisiana–Lafayette	Florida State	Jameis Winston (QB, Florida State)
2014	American: Cincinnati, Memphis, UCF ACC: Florida State Big 12: Baylor, TCU Big Ten: Ohio State C-USA: Marshall MAC: Northern Illinois MW: Boise State Pac-12: Oregon SEC: Alabama Sun Belt: Georgia Southern	Ohio State	Marcus Mariota (QB, Oregon)
2015	American: Houston ACC: Clemson Big 12: Oklahoma Big Ten: Michigan State C-USA: Western Kentucky MAC: Bowling Green MW: San Diego State Pac-12: Stanford SEC: Alabama Sun Belt: Arkansas State	Alabama	Derrick Henry (RB, Alabama)
2016	American: Temple ACC: Clemson Big 12: Oklahoma Big Ten: Penn State C-USA: Western Kentucky MAC: Western Michigan MW: San Diego State Pac-12: Washington SEC: Alabama Sun Belt: Appalachian State and Arkansas State	Clemson	Lamar Jackson (QB, Louisville)
2017	American: UCF ACC: Clemson Big 12: Oklahoma Big Ten: Ohio State C-USA: Florida Atlantic MAC: Toledo MW: Boise State Pac-12: USC SEC: Georgia Sun Belt: Appalachian State and Troy	Alabama	Baker Mayfield (QB, Oklahoma)