Football national championship games history

The Bison are going to be remembered as a group of guys that had great resolve, smacks adversity right in the face when adversity hit us and, lo and behold, we became national champions for the sixth time in seven years. Stick made history in the win, becoming the program leader in passing yards 8, and the all-time FCS starting quarterback wins leader 49 , surpassing Jensen in both categories.

He finished with offensive yards and five total touchdowns in his final game. Stick's top target, Darrius Shepherd, was named the most outstanding player with five receptions for yards and two touchdowns. In the third quarter, Shepherd streaked down the sideline for a yard touchdown catch, the longest of his career.

The win marked Klieman's fourth and final national championship in five years at the helm of the Bison. The season marked a changing of the guard for North Dakota State with first-year head coach Matt Entz and redshirt freshman quarterback Trey Lance. But the end result was the same, with the Bison once again hoisting the trophy in Frisco. NDSU defeated James Madison in the title game for the second time in three seasons, capping a second straight perfect season.

The Bison became the first modern-era Division I football team to finish a single season Lance was most outstanding player in his first championship game appearance, finishing with rushing yards, including a yard touchdown run to put NDSU up to start the fourth quarter. He only attempted 10 passes 6-of as the Bison racked up yards on the ground. Hendricks also had eight tackles and a yard touchdown run on a fake field goal in the first half. Horns Up Bison Nation! For the ninth time in 11 years, NDSU is national champions!

After a spring season that didn't end in a North Dakota State national championship — a rarity since the start of the Bison's run in the season — NDSU responded to Sam Houston winning the FCS title with the Bison going and claiming their ninth FCS championship in the last 11 seasons.

Their only loss of the season came to rival South Dakota State, which was ranked in the top 10 at the time, and their four opponents in the FCS Playoff scored just a combined 34 points, with only No.

While former quarterback Trey Lance was getting ready to start in the final week of the NFL's regular season, Cam Miller made his eighth start of the season in the FCS national championship, going an efficient 9-for for yards and a touchdown, while the Bison rushed for yards and four touchdowns in their win over Montana State.

FCS Football. Tom Pennington Getty Images. The victory gives the Bison their ninth title in 11 seasons. North Dakota has the most with nine titles. Alabama will face Georgia in the eighth CFP title game. The top four teams in the last College Football Playoff rankings of the season played in the semifinals on Dec.

The semifinalists were revealed at 12 p. ET on Sunday, Dec. It marked the final of six CFP rankings announcements of the season. FBS Football. From the year the AP poll began crowning its champion after bowl games to , the No. After Consensus National Champions were announced for the and seasons, the Bowl Coalition went into place beginning with the season.

The coalition was formed through an agreement between conferences and bowl games to set up a national championship game between the top two teams each season. After three seasons, the coalition was reconfigured and became the Bowl Alliance, which lasted for three seasons, as well. There was a major flaw in the Bowl Coalition and Bowl Alliance being used to crown a national champion: the Big Ten and Pac were not involved since both conferences were contractually obligated to play in the Rose Bowl.

The Tournament of Roses Association did not allow either conference champion to play in a title game, even if one of them was ranked No. Here are the championship game results from the years under the Bowl Coalition and Bowl Alliance:.

Even with the Bowl Coalition in place, it still did not lead to a consensus champion. The Bowl Championship Series was put in place beginning with the season. Known for its combination of polls and computer selection methods, the BCS did not have a standalone title game until the season.