NCAA FCS Football Champions

MONTANA STATE BOBCATS Current NCAA FCS Championship Title Holders

Through the 2025 season
Championship Schools

YEAR	WINNER	LOSER	SCORE
1978	Florida A&M Rattlers	Massachusetts Minutemen	35-28
1979	Eastern Kentucky Colonels	Lehigh Mountain Hawks	30-7
1980	Boise State Broncos	Eastern Kentucky Colonels	31-29
1981	Idaho State Bengals	Eastern Kentucky Colonels	34-23
1982	Eastern Kentucky Colonels	Delaware Fighitn Blue Hens	17-14
1983	Southern Illinois Salukis	Western Carolina Catamounts	43-7
1984	Montana State Bobcats	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	19-6
1985	Georgia Southern Eagles	Furman Paladins	44-42
1986	Georgia Southern Eagles	Arkansas State Indians	48-21
1987	Northeast Lousiana Warhawks	Marshall Thundering Herd	43-42
1988	Furman Paladins	Georgia Southern Eagles	17-12
1989	Georgia Southern Eagles	Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks	37-34
1990	Georgia Southern Eagles	Nevada Wolf Pack	36-13
1991	Youngstown State Penguins	Marshall Thundering Herd	25-17
1992	Marshall Thundering Herd	Youngstown State Penguins	31-28
1993	Youngstown State Penguins	Marshall Thundering Herd	17-5
1994	Youngstown State Penguins	Boise State Broncos	28-14
1995	Montana Grizzlies	Marshall Thundering Herd	22-20
1996	Marshall Thundering Herd	Montana Grizzlies	49-29
1997	Youngstown State Penguins	McNeese State Cowboys	10-9
1998	Massachusetts Minutemen	Georgia Southern Eagles	12-3
1999	Georgia Southern Eagles	Youngstown State Penguins	59-24
2000	Georgia Southern Eagles	Montana Grizzlies	27-25
2001	Montana Grizzlies	Furman Paladins	13-6
2002	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	McNeese State Cowboys	34-14
2003	Delaware Fighitn Blue Hens	Colgate Raiders	40-0
2004	James Madison Dukes	Montana Grizzlies	31-21
2005	Appalachian State Mountaineers	Northern Iowa Panthers	21-16
2006	Appalachian State Mountaineers	Massachusetts Minutemen	28-17
2007	Appalachian State Mountaineers	Delaware Fighitn Blue Hens	49-21
2008	Richmond Spiders	Montana Grizzlies	24-7
2009	Villanova Wildcats	Montana Grizzlies	23-21
2010	Eastern Washington Eagles	Delaware Fighitn Blue Hens	20-19
2011	North Dakota State Bison	Sam Houston State Bearkats	17-6
2012	North Dakota State Bison	Sam Houston State Bearkats	39-13
2013	North Dakota State Bison	Towson Tigers	35-7
2014	North Dakota State Bison	Illinois State Redbirds	29-27
2015	North Dakota State Bison	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	37-10
2016	James Madison Dukes	Youngstown State Penguins	28-14
2017	North Dakota State Bison	James Madison Dukes	17-13
2018	North Dakota State Bison	Eastern Washington Eagles	38-24
2019	North Dakota State Bison	James Madison Dukes	28-20
2020	Sam Houston State Bearkats	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	23-21
2021	North Dakota State Bison	Montana State Bobcats	38-10
2022	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	North Dakota State Bison	45-21
2023	South Dakota State Jackrabbits	Montana Grizzlies	23-3
2024	North Dakota State Bison	Montana State Bobcats	35-32
2025	Montana State Bobcats	Illinois State Redbirds	35-34 OT