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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/e8odie on 2026-01-06 23:49:52+00:00.


In week one, Oregon played eventual-FCS-champion Montana State, something that’s never happened before between the FCS champ and FBS champ (again, if Oregon wins).

If you want the full table of each year’s FCS champion, their FBS/I-A opponent(s) with power conference or power conference-equivalent teams bolded, and how that compares to the FBS champion that year:

Season FCS Champion Their FBS opponent(s) FCS result FBS champion
1978 Florida A&M - - Alabama
1979 Eastern Kentucky Kent State W Alabama
1980 Boise State Utah W Georgia
1981 Idaho State - - Clemson
1982 Eastern Kentucky - - Penn State
1983 Southern Illinois - - Miami
1984 Montana State - - BYU
1985 Georgia Southern - - Oklahoma
1986 Georgia Southern Florida L Penn State
1987 Northeast Louisiana - - Miami
1988 Furman Clemson L Notre Dame
1989 Georgia Southern - - Miami
1990 Georgia Southern Florida State L Colorado
1991 Youngstown State Akron L Miami
1992 Marshall Missouri L Alabama
1993 Youngstown State Western Michigan W Florida State
1994 Youngstown State Kent State / Akron W / W Nebraska
1995 Montana Washington State L Nebraska
1996 Marshall - - Florida
1997 Youngstown State Kent State W Michigan
1998 Massachusetts - - Tennessee
1999 Georgia Southern Oregon State L Florida State
2000 Georgia Southern Georgia L Oklahoma
2001 Montana Hawaii L Miami
2002 Western Kentucky Kansas State L Ohio State
2003 Delaware Navy W LSU
2004 James Madison West Virginia L USC
2005 Appalachian State Kansas / LSU L / L Texas
2006 Appalachian State North Carolina State L Florida
2007 Appalachian State Michigan W LSU
2008 Richmond Virginia L Florida
2009 Villanova Temple W Alabama
2010 Eastern Washington Nevada L Auburn
2011 North Dakota State Minnesota W Alabama
2012 North Dakota State Colorado State W Alabama
2013 North Dakota State Kansas State W Florida State
2014 North Dakota State Iowa State W Ohio State
2015 North Dakota State - - Alabama
2016 James Madison North Carolina L Clemson
2017 North Dakota State - - Alabama
2018 North Dakota State - - Clemson
2019 North Dakota State - - LSU
2020 Sam Houston State - - Alabama
2021 North Dakota State - - Georgia
2022 South Dakota State Iowa L Georgia
2023 South Dakota State - - Michigan
2024 North Dakota State Colorado L Ohio State
2025 Montana State Oregon L Oregon/Indiana/Ole Miss/Miami?