Offseason Project?

[gotts]

In between the semis and the national championship game, I had an idea for something to keep occupied with FCS football for a while. Initially, I dismissed this notion as a side effect of the drinking I do to cope with the North Dakota winters, but it has recurred at least twice since then, so I figure what the hell.

I haven't bothered to do any research to see if this has been brought up before, but I'd to create a running list of the Unofficial FCS Champions and the length of their reign, somewhat equivalent to this idea: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unofficial_Football_World_Championships

Rules:

1. First champion is crowned with Florida A&M defeating Massachusetts in 1978.
2. A team that has the crown cannot lose it to a team outside its division (i.e. FBS, DII, DIII, and NAIA losses don't hurt you)
3. Regular season and playoff matchups are both opportunities to lose the title.
4. If it happens that a team acquires the Unofficial FCS Champion crown then moves divisions, the title reverts to the team who was last defeated by the victorious team.

Somewhere I've started trying to dig through various media guides and have a half-assed attempt going. I'll post that later tonight. The danger in that, though, is that one mistake throws the whole list off.

Thanks in advance if you want to contribute!

If you don't care to contribute, at least help piss on the flames when this dumpster fire gets roaring.

[superman7515]

1970's through 1980's

Florida A&M wins the title by defeating UMass in the 1978 title game on 12/16/1978.
Grambling defeats Florida A&M - 9/27/1980 *A*
Boise State defeats Grambling State - 12/13/1980
Idaho State defeats Boise State - 9/19/1981
Montana defeats Idaho State - 10/17/1981
Weber State defeats Montana - 11/14/1981
Idaho State defeats Weber State - 11/21/1981
Montana State defeats Idaho State - 10/2/1982
Idaho defeats Montana State - 10/23/1982
Nevada defeats Idaho - 11/20/1982
Northern Arizona defeats Nevada - 10/29/1983
Idaho defeats Northern Arizona - 11/5/1983
Nevada defeats Idaho - 11/12/1983
Southern Illinois defeats Nevada - 12/10/1983
Illinois State defeats Southern Illinois - 9/8/1984
Indiana State defeats Illinois State - 9/22/1984
Western Illinois defeats Indiana State - 11/17/1984
Illinois State defeats Western Illinois - 9/7/1985
Southern Illinois defeats Illinois State - 10/5/1985 *B*
Indiana State defeats Southern Illinois - 11/2/1985
Illinois State defeats Indiana State - 11/16/1985
Missouri State defeats Illinois State - 9/6/1986
Indiana State defeats Missouri State - 9/13/1986
Southern Illinois defeats Indiana State - 10/11/1986
Western Illinois defeats Southern Illinois - 11/8/1986
Northern Iowa defeats Western Illinois - 10/24/1987
Louisiana-Monroe defeats Northern Iowa - 12/12/1987
McNeese State defeats Louisiana-Monroe - 9/10/1988
Nicholls State defeats McNeese State - 10/1/1988
Northwestern State defeats Nicholls State - 10/15/1988
Jackson State defeats Northwestern State - 11/12/1988
Stephen F. Austin defeats Jackson State - 11/26/1988
Georgia Southern defeats Stephen F. Austin - 12/3/1988
Furman defeats Georgia Southern - 12/17/1988
Stephen F. Austin defeats Furman - 12/9/1989
Georgia Southern defeats Stephen F. Austin - 12/16/1989

[superman7515]

1990's

Middle Tennessee State defeats Georgia Southern - 9/8/1990
Eastern Kentucky defeats Middle Tennessee State - 10/6/1990
Morehead State defeats Eastern Kentucky - 11/17/1990
Samford defeats Morehead State - 9/7/1991
Alabama State defeats Samford - 10/19/1991
Alcorn State defeats Alabama State - 9/19/1992
Howard defeats Alcorn State - 9/26/1992
Florida A&M defeats Howard - 10/3/1992
Delaware State defeats Florida A&M - 10/17/1992
South Carolina State defeats Delaware State - 10/31/1992
North Carolina A&T defeats South Carolina State - 11/21/1992
The Citadel defeats North Carolina A&T - 11/28/1992
Youngstown State defeats The Citadel - 12/5/1992
Marshall defeats Youngstown State - 12/19/1992
Chattanooga defeats Marshall - 10/2/1993
Virginia Military Institute defeats Chattanooga - 10/16/1993
Georgia Southern defeats Virginia Military Institute - 10/23/1993
Youngstown State defeats Georgia Southern - 12/4/1993
Stephen F. Austin defeats Youngstown State - 9/9/1995 *C*
McNeese State defeats Stephen F. Austin - 10/28/1995
Marshall defeats McNeese State - 12/9/1995
Montana defeats Marshall - 12/16/1995
Marshall defeats Montana - 12/21/1996
Montana regains title - 8/30/1997 *D*
Eastern Washington defeats Montana - 10/18/1997
Youngstown State defeats Eastern Washington - 12/13/1997
Western Illinois defeats Youngstown State - 10/3/1998
Northern Iowa defeats Western Illinois - 11/14/1998
Illinois State defeats Northern Iowa - 10/2/1999
South Florida defeats Illinois State - 10/16/1999
James Madison defeats South Florida - 10/30/1999
Maine defeats James Madison - 11/6/1999
New Hampshire defeats Maine - 11/20/1999

[superman7515]

2000's

James Madison defeats New Hampshire - 9/30/2000
Rhode Island defeats James Madison - 10/14/2000
Maine defeats Rhode Island - 10/28/2000
James Madison defeats Maine - 11/4/2000
Richmond defeats James Madison - 11/11/2000
Montana defeats Richmond - 12/2/2000
Georgia Southern defeats Montana - 12/16/2000
East Tennessee State defeats Georgia Southern - 10/27/2001
Wofford defeats East Tennessee State - 11/17/2001
Georgia Southern defeats Wofford - 11/24/2001
Furman defeats Georgia Southern - 12/15/2001
Montana defeats Furman - 12/21/2001
Eastern Washington defeats Montana - 11/16/2002
Weber State defeats Eastern Washington - 9/27/2003
Northern Arizona defeats Weber State - 10/4/2003
Montana State defeats Northern Arizona - 10/25/2003
Eastern Washington defeats Montana State - 11/8/2003
Montana defeats Eastern Washington - 11/15/2003
Montana State defeats Montana - 11/22/2003
Northern Iowa defeats Montana State - 11/29/2003
Delaware defeats Northern Iowa - 12/6/2003
New Hampshire defeats Delaware - 9/2/2004
William & Mary defeats New Hampshire - 9/18/2004
Delaware defeats William & Mary - 10/23/2004
James Madison defeats Delaware - 11/6/2004
William & Mary defeats James Madison - 11/13/2004
James Madison defeats William & Mary - 12/10/2004
Coastal Carolina defeats James Madison - 9/10/2005
Appalachian State defeats Coastal Carolina - 9/17/2005
Furman defeats Appalachian State - 10/8/2005
Georgia Southern defeats Furman - 11/5/2005
Texas State defeats Georgia Southern - 11/26/2005
Northern Iowa defeats Texas State - 12/9/2005
Appalachian State defeats Northern Iowa - 12/16/2005
Wofford defeats Appalachian State - 9/22/2007
Elon defeats Wofford - 10/20/2007
Furman defeats Elon - 11/3/2007
Elon defeats Furman - 10/4/2008
Wofford defeats Elon - 10/25/2008
Appalachian State defeats Wofford - 10/31/2008
Richmond defeats Appalachian State - 12/6/2008
Villanova defeats Richmond - 11/7/2009

[superman7515]

2010's

William & Mary defeats Villanova - 10/2/2010
James Madison defeats William & Mary - 11/13/2010
Maine defeats James Madison - 10/8/2011
Towson defeats Maine - 11/5/2011
Lehigh defeats Towson - 12/3/2011
North Dakota State defeats Lehigh - 12/10/2011
Indiana State defeats North Dakota State - 10/13/2012
Illinois State defeats Indiana State - 11/3/2012
North Dakota State defeats Illinois State - 11/17/2012

[superman7515]

National Championships by Team (in alphabetical order)

Alabama State - 1
Alcorn State - 1
Appalachian State - 3
Boise State - 1
Chattanooga - 1
Coastal Carolina - 1
Delaware - 2
Delaware State - 1
East Tennessee State - 1
Eastern Kentucky - 1
Eastern Washington - 3
Elon - 2
Florida A&M - 2
Furman - 4
Georgia Southern - 6
Grambling State - 1
Howard - 1
Idaho - 2
Idaho State - 2
Illinois State - 5
Indiana State - 4
Jackson State - 1
James Madison - 6
Lehigh - 1
Louisiana-Monroe - 1
Maine - 3
Marshall - 3
McNeese State - 2
Middle Tennessee State - 1
Missouri State - 1
Montana - 6
Montana State - 3
Morehead State - 1
Nevada - 2
New Hampshire - 2
Nicholls State - 1
North Carolina A&T - 1
North Dakota State - 2
Northern Arizona - 2
Northern Iowa - 4
Northwestern State - 1
Rhode Island - 1
Richmond - 2
Samford - 1
South Carolina State - 1
South Florida - 1
Southern Illinois - 3
Stephen F. Austin - 3
Texas State - 1
The Citadel - 1
Towson - 1
Villanova - 1
Virginia Military Institute - 1
Weber State - 2
Western Illinois - 3
William & Mary - 3
Wofford - 3
Youngstown State - 2

[superman7515]

Longest Reigns (minimum 1 year) -
Florida A&M from 12/16/1978 to 12/13/1980 (See note A)
Youngstown State from 12/4/1993 to 9/9/1995 (See note C)
Montana from 12/16/1995 to 12/21/1996
Appalachian State 12/16/2005 to 9/22/2007

Shortest Reigns -
Weber State from 11/14/1981 to 11/21/1981
Northern Arizona from 10/29/1983 to 11/5/1983
Idaho from 11/5/1983 to 11/12/1983
Missouri State from 9/6/1986 to 9/13/1986
Stephen F. Austin from 11/26/1988 to 12/3/1988
Stephen F. Austin from 12/9/1989 to 12/16/1989
Alcorn State from 9/19/1992 to 9/26/1992
North Carolina A&T from 11/21/1992 to 11/28/1992
The Citadel from 11/28/1992 to 12/5/1992
Marshall from 12/9/1995 to 12/16/1995
James Madison from 10/30/1999 to 11/6/1999
James Madison from 11/4/2000 to 11/11/2000
Wofford from 11/17/2001 to 11/24/2001
Furman from 12/15/2001 to 12/21/2001
Eastern Washington from 11/8/2003 to 11/15/2003
Montana from 11/15/2003 to 11/22/2003
Montana State from 11/22/2003 to 11/29/2003
Northern Iowa from 11/29/2003 to 12/6/2003
James Madison from 11/6/2004 to 11/13/2004
Coastal Carolina from 9/10/2005 to 9/17/2005
Northern Iowa from 12/9/2005 to 12/16/2005
Wofford from 10/25/2008 to 10/31/2008
Lehigh from 12/3/2011 to 12/10/2011


Notes:
*A* Florida A&M had four loses during this time, including three to teams now in the FCS, but at the time Tennessee State was in 1A while Alabama A&M and Bethune-Cookman were D2.
*B* Illinois State tied Missouri State on 9/14/1985 but the title can't change hands via tie
*C* Youngstown State tied Stephen F. Austin on 9/1/1994 but the title can't change hand via tie
*D* Marshall defeated Montana on 12/21/1996, regaining the championship in the final game of the season, but moved to the MAC and 1A prior to the start of the 1997 season. Montana was both the last team to hold the title and the last team to defeat Marshall, so they regained the title effective Marshall's first game of 1997 as the Thundering Herd had to forfeit the title prior to taking the field vs West Virginia.

[Professor Chaos]

Supe, can you do my taxes?

[TheRevSFA]

Things like this are why he is mvp

[superman7515]

Actually, yes.

[Southern Bison]

Things like this are why he is mvp


http://youtu.be/MH7sI5lrAdg

[RichH2]

Supe proves again he has super powers. A fun idea and neat research. Clearly our creative postets need to come up with more projects to kill from Feb til April. If this was Washington ,I'd suggest a committee be formed.

[SUPharmacist]

Is it time for a game of FCS stump the Supe? I wouldn't know where to start.

[Southern Bison]

Is it time for a game of FCS stump the Supe? I wouldn't know where to start.

Who are the FCS/D-IAA players that have hoisted the Lombardi Trophy?

[gotts]

Well guess that didnt take as long as I thought it would!

I was really going to post my work but ended up in the ER with a blood clot in my leg tonight... damn bus trip to Frisco!

Anyways, big props and rep to Supe. We are not worthy!

[superman7515]

Well guess that didnt take as long as I thought it would!

I was really going to post my work but ended up in the ER with a blood clot in my leg tonight... damn bus trip to Frisco!

Anyways, big props and rep to Supe. We are not worthy!

Thanks for the props, but looking at table used as an example in the beginning, you still gotta break down the number of days the team held the title (no small feat in itself) and the number of games they played as champ, so it isn't entirely finished. Just got you off to a good start.

[asucrutch23]

2000's

Elon defeats Furman - 10/4/2008
Wofford defeats Elon - 10/25/2008
Appalachian State defeats Elon - 10/31/2008
Richmond defeats Appalachian State - 12/6/2008

Shouldn't the bolded game have been the next team to beat Wofford? You have two straight teams that beat Elon. Great work, just noticed this one potential error because it involved us!

EDIT: I see the mistake. You have the right game, it should just read Appalachian State defeats Wofford. I should have recognized that as the famous Halloween game!

EDIT #2: Would that also give Wofford the undisputed shortest reign at 6 days?

[Professor Chaos]

Thanks for the props, but looking at table used as an example in the beginning, you still gotta break down the number of days the team held the title (no small feat in itself) and the number of games they played as champ, so it isn't entirely finished. Just got you off to a good start.
Another twist would be to tabulate how long each conference held the title.

[superman7515]

Shouldn't the bolded game have been the next team to beat Wofford? You have two straight teams that beat Elon. Great work, just noticed this one potential error because it involved us!

EDIT: I see the mistake. You have the right game, it should just read Appalachian State defeats Wofford. I should have recognized that as the famous Halloween game!

EDIT #2: Would that also give Wofford the undisputed shortest reign at 6 days?

Thanks for catching that, I'll fix it now. And yes, I noticed that Wofford held it for 6 days, but I figured people would be interested in everyone who only held the "title" for a week. A lot of teams are champs multiple times, but held the title for only a week those times.

[andy7171]

That 28 day reign in 2011 was AWESOME!

[andy7171]

Who are the FCS/D-IAA players that have hoisted the Lombardi Trophy?
I got two.

Dave Meggett 1990 NY Giants
Jermon Bushrod - 2009 New Orlean Saints

[superman7515]

Another twist would be to tabulate how long each conference held the title.

Good one. I also noticed several years where the 1AA/FCS champ at the end of the year did not hold the title at the end of the year (the team that held the title didn't make the playoffs, so they rolled over to the next season still the champ) so I thought it would be interesting to see who finished each season as the actual champ next to the unofficial champ. Here ya go:

1978: Official - Florida A&M Unofficial - Florida A&M
1979: Official - Eastern Kentucky Unofficial - Florida A&M
1980: Official - Boise State Unofficial - Boise State
1981: Official - Idaho State Unofficial - Idaho State
1982: Official - Eastern Kentucky Unofficial - Nevada
1983: Official - Southern Illinois Unofficial - Southern Illinois
1984: Official - Montana State Unofficial - Western Illinois
1985: Official - Georgia Southern Unofficial - Illinois State
1986: Official - Georgia Southern Unofficial - Western Illinois
1987: Official - Louisiana-Monroe Unofficial - Louisiana-Monroe
1988: Official - Furman Unofficial - Furman
1989: Official - Georgia Southern Unofficial - Georgia Southern
1990: Official - Georgia Southern Unofficial - Morehead State
1991: Official - Youngstown State Unofficial - Alabama State
1992: Official - Marshall Unofficial - Marshall
1993: Official - Youngstown State Unofficial - Youngstown State
1994: Official - Youngstown State Unofficial - Youngstown State
1995: Official - Montana Unofficial - Montana
1996: Official - Marshall Unofficial - Marshall (Marshall forfeits title upon moving to 1A)
1997: Official - Youngstown State Unofficial - Youngstown State
1998: Official - Massachusetts Unofficial - Northern Iowa
1999: Official - Georgia Southern Unofficial - New Hampshire
2000: Official - Georgia Southern Unofficial - Georgia Southern
2001: Official - Montana Unofficial - Montana
2002: Official - Western Kentucky Unofficial - Eastern Washington
2003: Official - Delaware Unofficial - Delaware
2004: Official - James Madison Unofficial - James Madison
2005: Official - Appalachian State Unofficial - Appalachian State
2006: Official - Appalachian State Unofficial - Appalachian State
2007: Official - Appalachian State Unofficial - Furman
2008: Official - Richmond Unofficial - Richmond
2009: Official - Villanova Unofficial - Villanova
2010: Official - Eastern Washington Unofficial - James Madison
2011: Official - North Dakota State Unofficial - North Dakota State
2012: Official - North Dakota State Unofficial - North Dakota State

[citdog]

I got two.

Dave Meggett 1990 NY Giants
Jermon Bushrod - 2009 New Orlean Saints


Travis Jervey 1996 Packers

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[jim121256]

I remembered one and, in checking on him, I found several more possibilities. Fred Stokes (Ga. Southern) was on the 1991-92 Washington Redskins team. Also on that team were the following who attended current or former FCS/I-AA schools. People with more knowledge and more time than I have can go back and determine whether these guys' schools were FCS/I-AA when they attended. They were: Gary Clark (James Madison), Monte Coleman (Central Arkansas), Danny Copeland (Eastern Kentucky), A.J. Johnson (Texas State), Markus Koch (Boise State), Charles Mann (Nevada), Mark Schlereth (Idaho), Ed Simmons (Eastern Washington). I don't know if the roster I looked at was from the beginning of the year or from the Super Bowl, so some of these guys may or may not have actually been on the team at the time of the SB.

There were also the following from schools that I think were DII or DIII or NAIA at that time: Ralph Tamm (Westchester), Stephen Hobbs (North Alabama), Darrell Green (Texas A&M - Kingsville), and John Brandes (Cameron).

[TheRevSFA]

Larry Centers

[FCS_pwns_FBS]

How do you do that so fast superman? I mean mostly the stuff on page 1.

[superman7515]

Who are the FCS/D-IAA players that have hoisted the Lombardi Trophy?

Okay, I finished through the 1987 season on my lunch break. I'll have to get the rest when I get home, haha. So... to meet the parameters the player would have to play for a team that won the Super Bowl after 1979 (1AA started in 1978, players graduating that year would have been picked in the April 1979 NFL Draft). They have to be shown on the official roster for the NFL team that won the Super Bowl that year. The team would have to be in FCS/1AA the year immediately before he graduated/was drafted/signed a FA deal, for example Youngstown State was D2 in 1980, so if they played in from 1978 to 1981, the player is okay because he was there in 1981... But if a team was 1AA and dropped to D2 or moved up to 1A before he left, if even for just his final season, they don't count. Remember that the team won the Super Bowl in the following calendar year, for example 1980 Oakland Raiders won the Super Bowl in January 1981.

Alva Liles - DT - 1980 Oakland Raiders out of Boise State

Dwaine Board - DE - 1981 San Francisco 49ers out of North Carolina A&T

Charlie Brown - WR - 1982 Washington Redskins out of South Carolina State
Clint Didier - TE - 1982 Washington Redskins out of Portland State
Nick Giaquinto - RB - 1982 Washington Redskins out of UConn
Don Laster - OT - 1982 Washington Redskins out of Tennessee State
Otis Wonsley - RB - 1982 Washington Redskins out of Alcorn State

James Davis - DB - 1983 Los Angeles Raiders out of Southern
Frank Hawkins - RB - 1983 Los Angeles Raiders out of Nevada
Calvin Muhammad - WR - 1983 Los Angeles Raiders out of Texas Southern

Dwaine Board - DE - 1984 San Francisco 49ers out of North Carolina A&T (2nd Super Bowl)
Derrick Harmon - RB - 1984 San Francisco 49ers out of Cornell

Richard Dent - DE - 1985 Chicago Bears out of Tennessee State
Leslie Frazier - DB - 1985 Chicago Bears out of Alcorn State

Maurice Carthon - RB - 1986 New York Giants out of Arkansas State
Gary Reasons - LB - 1986 New York Giants out of Northwestern State
Phil Simms - QB - 1986 New York Giants out of Morehead State

Keiron Bigby - WR - 1987 Washington Redskins out of Brown
Gary Clark - WR - 1987 Washington Redskins out of James Madison
Clint Didier - TE - 1987 Washington Redskins out of Portland State (2nd Super Bowl)
Dave Etherly - DB - 1987 Washington Redskins out of Portland State
Jon Kimmel - LB - 1987 Washington Redskins out of Colgate
Markus Koch - DE - 1987 Washington Redskins out of Boise State
Charles Mann - DE - 1987 Washington Redskins out of Nevada
Steve Martin - DE - 1987 Washington Redskins out of Jackson State
Ed Simmons - OT - 1987 Washington Redskins out of Eastern Washington
Brendan Toibin - K - 1987 Washington Redskins out of Richmond
Lionel Vital - RB - 1987 Washington Redskins out of Nicholls State
David Windham - LB - 1987 Washington Redskins out of Jackson State
Mike Wooten - C - 1987 Washington Redskins out of Virginia Military Institute
Eric Yarber - WR - 1987 Washington Redskins out of Idaho

Dwaine Board - DE - 1988 San Francisco 49ers out of North Carolina A&T (3rd Super Bowl)
Don Griffin - DB - 1988 San Francisco 49ers out of Middle Tennessee State
Charles Haley - DE - 1988 San Francisco 49ers out of James Madison
Calvin Nicholas - WR - 1988 San Francisco 49ers out of Grambling
Darryl Pollard - DB - 1988 San Francisco 49ers out of Weber State
Jerry Rice - WR - 1988 San Francisco 49ers out of Mississippi Valley State
John Taylor - WR - 1988 San Francisco 49ers out of Delaware State

Michael Barber - WR - 1989 San Francisco 49ers out of Marshall
Don Griffin - DB - 1989 San Francisco 49ers out of Middle Tennessee State (2nd Super Bowl)
Charles Haley - DE - 1989 San Francisco 49ers out of James Madison (2nd Super Bowl)
Darryl Pollard - DB - 1989 San Francisco 49ers out of Weber State (2nd Super Bowl)
Jerry Rice - WR - 1989 San Francisco 49ers out of Mississippi Valley State (2nd Super Bowl)
John Taylor - WR - 1989 San Francisco 49ers out of Delaware State (2nd Super Bowl)

[UNH72Plus]

Dan Kreider (UNH) on the 2006 Steelers

[citdog]

how many others have a song written about him?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le8xOsi7B1g

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Craig Dahl 2007-8 Giants

Victor Cruz 2011=12 Giants

[Go Lehigh TU Owl]

Lehigh's Rabih Abdullah won a ring with the Patriots in Super Bowl 39.

http://www3.lehigh.edu/activecampus/images/News/1348_1.jpg

http://www.mcall.com/media/photo/2004-11/15131961.jpg

[Hammerhead]

If you are including current FCS schools that were D-II/D-III/NAIA when the player was in college.
NDSU -- Stacey Robinson -- led the Giants with 62 receiving yards in Superbowl XXI (1987)
NDSU -- Tryone Braxton -- 2 Lombardi trophies with Denver in Superbowls XXXII (one interception) and XXXIII (one fumble recovery).


Who are the FCS/D-IAA players that have hoisted the Lombardi Trophy?

[superman7515]

If you are including current FCS schools that were D-II/D-III/NAIA when the player was in college.

Yeah, they wouldn't be included because Southern Bison asked me for the 1AA/FCS players, so they had to actually play in 1AA/FCS during their last season of college football.

[ST_Lawson]

Off the top of my head, here's a few Western Illinois players who've got themselves Super Bowl rings (or hoisted the Lombardi Trophy...however you want to put it).

Rich Seubert (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rich_Seubert) (G), New York Giants, Super Bowl XLII
Don Beebe (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Beebe) (WR), Green Bay Packers, Super Bowl XXXI (he also played in XXV, XXVI, XXVII and XXVIII with the Bills, tied for the record of most Super Bowls played in)
Bryan Cox (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Cox) (LB), New England Patriots, Super Bowl XXXVI
Rodney Harrison (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Harrison) (S), New England Patriots, Super Bowls XXXVIII and XXXIX
Aaron Stecker (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Stecker) (RB), Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Super Bowl XXXVII
Mike Wagner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Wagner) (S), Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, XIV (member of the famed "Steel Curtain" defense)

There might be a few others, but those are the ones that I can think of right now.

[superman7515]

Finished off the 1980's players, just added to the post I already started earlier.

[Southern Bison]

how many others have a song written about him?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le8xOsi7B1g

That's funny as all get out dontchaknow. xoutofrepx

[ysubigred]

National Championships by Team (in alphabetical order)

Alabama State - 1
Alcorn State - 1
Appalachian State - 3
Boise State - 1
Chattanooga - 1
Coastal Carolina - 1
Delaware - 2
Delaware State - 1
East Tennessee State - 1
Eastern Kentucky - 1
Eastern Washington - 3
Elon - 2
Florida A&M - 2
Furman - 4
Georgia Southern - 6
Grambling State - 1
Howard - 1
Idaho - 2
Idaho State - 2
Illinois State - 5
Indiana State - 4
Jackson State - 1
James Madison - 6
Lehigh - 1
Louisiana-Monroe - 1
Maine - 3
Marshall - 3
McNeese State - 2
Middle Tennessee State - 1
Missouri State - 1
Montana - 6
Montana State - 3
Morehead State - 1
Nevada - 2
New Hampshire - 2
Nicholls State - 1
North Carolina A&T - 1
North Dakota State - 2
Northern Arizona - 2
Northern Iowa - 4
Northwestern State - 1
Rhode Island - 1
Richmond - 2
Samford - 1
South Carolina State - 1
South Florida - 1
Southern Illinois - 3
Stephen F. Austin - 3
Texas State - 1
The Citadel - 1
Towson - 1
Villanova - 1
Virginia Military Institute - 1
Weber State - 2
Western Illinois - 3
William & Mary - 3
Wofford - 3
Youngstown State - 2

xlolx This is the only way you'll see Northern Iowa with National Championship by their name xhighfivex

[asucrutch23]

Interesting that App and GSU have the same number of unofficial championships as they have official. 3 and 6.

[superman7515]

Who are the FCS/D-IAA players that have hoisted the Lombardi Trophy?

Here's the 1990's list...

Maurice Carthon - RB - 1990 New York Giants out of Arkansas State (2nd Super Bowl)
Myron Guyton - DB - 1990 New York Giants out of Eastern Kentucky
Troy Kyles - WR - 1990 New York Giants out of Howard
David Meggett - RB - 1990 New York Giants out of Towson
Gary Reasons - LB - 1990 New York Giants out of Northwestern State (2nd Super Bowl)
Phil Simms - QB - 1990 New York Giants out of Morehead State (2nd Super Bowl)
Lewis Tillman - RB - 1990 New York Giants out of Jackson State
Odessa Turner - WR - 1990 New York Giants out of Northwestern State
Everson Walls - DB - 1990 New York Giants out of Grambling
David Whitmore - DB - 1990 New York Giants out of Stephen F. Austin

Gary Clark - WR - 1991 Washington Redskins out of James Madison (2nd Super Bowl)
Danny Copeland - DB - 1991 Washington Redskins out of Eastern Kentucky
A.J. Johnson - DB - 1991 Washington Redskins out of Texas State
Jimmie Johnson - TE - 1991 Washington Redskins out of Howard
Markus Koch - DE - 1991 Washington Redskins out of Boise State (2nd Super Bowl)
Charles Mann - DE - 1991 Washington Redskins out of Nevada (2nd Super Bowl)
Ricky Sanders - WR - 1991 Washington Redskins out of Texas State
Mark Schlereth - OG - 1991 Washington Redskins out of Idaho
Ed Simmons - OT - 1991 Washington Redskins out of Eastern Washington (2nd Super Bowl)
Fred Stokes - DE - 1991 Washington Redskins out of Georgia Southern

Derrick Gainer - RB - 1992 Dallas Cowboys out of Florida A&M
Charles Haley - DE - 1992 Dallas Cowboys out of James Madison (3rd Super Bowl)
Tony Hill - DE - 1992 Dallas Cowboys out of Chattanooga
Issiac Holt - DB - 1992 Dallas Cowboys out of Alcorn State
Nate Newton - OG - 1992 Dallas Cowboys out of Florida A&M
Jimmy Smith - WR - 1992 Dallas Cowboys out of Jackson State

Derrick Gainer - RB - 1993 Dallas Cowboys out of Florida A&M (2nd Super Bowl)
Jason Garrett - QB - 1993 Dallas Cowboys out of Princeton
Charles Haley - DE - 1993 Dallas Cowboys out of James Madison (4th Super Bowl)
Nate Newton - OG - 1993 Dallas Cowboys out of Florida A&M (2nd Super Bowl)

Richard Dent - DE - 1994 San Francisco 49ers out of Tennessee State
Adrian Hardy - DB - 1994 San Francisco 49ers out of Northwestern State
Darin Jordan - LB - 1994 San Francisco 49ers out of Northeastern
Charles Mann - DE - 1994 San Francisco 49ers out of Nevada (3rd Super Bowl)
Rod Milstead - OG - 1994 San Francisco 49ers out of Delaware State
Frank Pollack - OT - 1994 San Francisco 49ers out of Northern Arizona
Jerry Rice - WR - 1994 San Francisco 49ers out of Mississippi Valley State (3rd Super Bowl)
Nate Singleton - WR - 1994 San Francisco 49ers out of Grambling
John Taylor - WR - 1994 San Francisco 49ers out of Delaware State (3rd Super Bowl)

Greg Briggs - DB - 1995 Dallas Cowboys out of Texas Southern
Jason Garrett - QB - 1995 Dallas Cowboys out of Princeton (2nd Super Bowl)
Charles Haley - DE - 1995 Dallas Cowboys out of James Madison (5th Super Bowl)
Derek Kennard - OG - 1995 Dallas Cowboys out of Nevada
David Lang - RB - 1995 Dallas Cowboys out of Northern Arizona
Nate Newton - OG - 1995 Dallas Cowboys out of Florida A&M (3rd Super Bowl)

Travis Jervey - RB - 1996 Green Bay Packers out of The Citadel
Sean Jones - DE - 1996 Green Bay Packers out of Northeastern
Terry Mickens - WR - 1996 Green Bay Packers out of Florida A&M
Roderick Mullen - DB - 1996 Green Bay Packers out of Grambling
Doug Pederson - QB - 1996 Green Bay Packers out of Northeast Louisiana (Louisana-Monroe)
Mike Prior - DB - 1996 Green Bay Packers out of Illinois State
Eugene Robinson - DB - 1996 Green Bay Packers out of Colgate
Michael Robinson - DB - 1996 Green Bay Packers out of Hampton
Frank Winters - C - 1996 Green Bay Packers out of Western Illinois

Bubby Brister - QB - 1997 Denver Broncos out of Northeast Louisiana (Lousiana-Monroe)
Jamie Brown - OT - 1997 Denver Broncos out of Florida A&M
Dwayne Carswell - TE - 1997 Denver Broncos out of Liberty
David Gamble - WR - 1997 Denver Broncos out of New Hampshire
Randy Hilliard - DB - 1997 Denver Broncos out of Northwestern State
Tony Jones - OT - 1997 Denver Broncos out of Western Carolina
Jeff Lewis - QB - 1997 Denver Broncos out of Northern Arizona
Mark Schlereth - OG - 1997 Denver Broncos out of Idaho (2nd Super Bowl)

Bubby Brister - QB - 1998 Denver Broncos out of Northeast Louisiana (Lousiana-Monroe) (2nd Super Bowl)
Cyron Brown - DT - 1998 Denver Broncos out of Western Illinois
Dwayne Carswell - TE - 1998 Denver Broncos out of Liberty (2nd Super Bowl)
Tony Jones - OT - 1998 Denver Broncos out of Western Carolina (2nd Super Bowl)
Mark Schlereth - OG - 1998 Denver Broncos out of Idaho (3rd Super Bowl)

Billy Jenkins - DB - 1999 St. Louis Rams out of Howard
Troy Pelshak - LB - 1999 St. Louis Rams out of North Carolina A&T
Jeff Robinson - TE - 1999 St. Louis Rams out of Idaho
Chris Thomas - WR - 1999 St. Louis Rams out of Cal Poly
Kurt warner - QB - 1999 St. Louis Rams out of Northern Iowa
Jeff Wilkins - K - 1999 St. Louis Rams out of Youngstown State

[superman7515]

Here's the 2000's list...

Mike Flynn - OG - 2000 Baltimore Ravens out of Maine
Spencer Folau - OT - 2000 Baltimore Ravens out of Idaho
Frank Wainwright - TE - 2000 Baltimore Ravens out of Northern Colorado

Kole Ayi - LB - 2001 New England Patriots out of Massachusetts
Troy Brown - WR - 2001 New England Patriots out of Marshall
Bryan Cox - LB - 2001 New England Patriots out of Western Illinois
David Patten - WR - 2001 New England Patriots out of Western Carolina
Lonie Paxton - C - 2001 New England Patriots out of Sacramento State
Anthony Pleasant - DE - 2001 New England Patriots out of Tennessee State
Terrance Shaw - DB - 2001 New England Patriots out of Stephen F. Austin
Torrance Small - WR - 2001 New England Patriots out of Alcorn State
Matt Stevens - DB - 2001 New England Patriots out of Appalachian State

Reggie Barlow - WR - 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of Alabama State
Darian Barnes - RB - 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of Hampton
Chartric Darby - DE - 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of South Carolina State
Aaron Stecker - RB - 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of Western Illinois

Chris Akins - DB - 2003 New England Patriots out of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Troy Brown - WR - 2003 New England Patriots out of Marshall (2nd Super Bowl)
Larry Centers - RB - 2003 New England Patriots out of Stephen F. Austin
Rodney Harrison - DB - 2003 New England Patriots out of Western Illinois
David Patten - WR - 2003 New England Patriots out of Western Carolina (2nd Super Bowl)
Lonie Paxton - C - 2003 New England Patriots out of Sacramento State (2nd Super Bowl)
Anthony Pleasant - DE - 2003 New England Patriots out of Tennessee State (2nd Super Bowl)
Dedric Ward - WR - 2003 New England Patriots out of Northern Iowa

Rabih Abdullah - RB - 2004 New England Patriots out of Lehigh
Troy Brown - WR - 2004 New England Patriots out of Marshall (3rd Super Bowl)
Rodney Harrison - DB - 2004 New England Patriots out of Western Illinois (2nd Super Bowl)
Earthwind Moreland - DB - 2004 New England Patriots out of Georgia Southern
David Patten - WR - 2004 New England Patriots out of Western Carolina (3rd Super Bowl)
Lonie Paxton - C - 2004 New England Patriots out of Sacramento State (3rd Super Bowl)

Dan Krieder - RB - 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers out of New Hampshire
Sean Morey - WR - 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers out of Brown
Aaron Smith - DE - 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers out of Northern Colorado
Russell Stuvaints - DB - 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers out of Youngstown State
Kimo von Oelhoffen - DT - 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers out of Boise State
Willie Williams - DB - 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers out of Western Carolina

Antoine Bethea - DB - 2006 Indianapolis Colts out of Howard
Robert Mathis - DE - 2006 Indianapolis Colts out of Alabama A&M
Keith O'Neil - LB - 2006 Indianapolis Colts out of Northern Arizona

Kevin Boothe - OL - 2007 New York Giants out of Cornell
Zak DeOssie - LB - 2007 New York Giants out of Brown
Brandon Jacobs - RB - 2007 New York Giants out of Southern Illinois
Geoffrey Pope - DB - 2007 New York Giants out of Howard
Rich Seubert - OT - 2007 New York Giants out of Western Illinois

Willie Colon - OG - 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers out of Hofstra
Paul Ernster - P - 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers out of Northern Arizona
Aaron Smith - DE - 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers out of Northern Colorado

Jermon Bushrod - OT - 2009 New Orleans Saints out of Towson
Jeff Charleston - DE - 2009 New Orleans Saints out of Idaho State
Marques Colston - WR - 2009 New Orleans Saints out of Hofstra
Greg Fassitt - DB - 2009 New Orleans Saints out of Grambling
Rod Harper - WR - 2009 New Orleans Saints out of Murray State
Marcus Mailei - RB - 2009 New Orleans Saints out of Weber State
Darren Sharper - DB - 2009 New Orleans Saints out of William & Mary

[superman7515]

And finally the 2010's...

Nick Collins - DB - 2010 Green Bay Packers out of Bethune-Cookman
Donald Driver - WR - 2010 Green Bay Packers out of Alcorn State
Maurice Simpkins - LB - 2010 Green Bay Packers out of Coastal Carolina

Ramses Barden - WR - 2011 New York Giants out of Cal Poly
Kevin Boothe - OL - 2011 New York Giants out of Cornell (2nd Super Bowl)
Michael Coe - DB - 2011 New York Giants out of Alabama State
Victor Cruz - WR - 2011 New York Giants out of Massachusetts
Zak DeOssie - LB - 2011 New York Giants out of Brown (2nd Super Bowl)
Brandon Jacobs - RB - 2011 New York Giants out of Southern Illinois (2nd Super Bowl)
Martin Parker - DT - 2011 New York Giants out of Richmond

Matt Birk - C - 2012 Baltimore Ravens out of Harvard
Joe Flacco - QB - 2012 Baltimore Ravens out of Delaware
Gino Gradkowski - OG - 2012 Baltimore Ravens out of Delaware
Corey Graham - DB - 2012 Baltimore Ravens out of New Hampshire
Adrian Hamilton - LB - 2012 Baltimore Ravens out of Priarie View A&M
James Ihedigbo - DB - 2012 Baltimore Ravens out of Massachusetts
Anthony Levine - DB - 2012 Baltimore Ravens out of Tennessee State
Christian Thompson - DB - 2012 Baltimore Ravens out of South Carolina State
Lardarius Webb - DB - 2012 Baltimore Ravens out of Nicholls State
Asa Jackson - DB - 2012 Baltimore Ravens out of Cal Poly

[superman7515]

For some reppies....

This years NFL Hall of Fame list has been whittled down to 15 semifinalists, three of them are former FCS players (Charles Haley, James Madison; Michael Strahan, Texas Southern; Aeneas Williams, Southern). This would more than double the number of former FCS players to go on to the NFL Hall of Fame. Since 1AA/FCS started in 1978, only two players who finished their college careers playing for a 1AA/FCS team went on to make the NFL Hall of Fame... Name them.

[Professor Chaos]

For some reppies....

This years NFL Hall of Fame list has been whittled down to 15 semifinalists, three of them are former FCS players (Charles Haley, James Madison; Michael Strahan, Texas Southern; Aeneas Williams, Southern). This would more than double the number of former FCS players to go on to the NFL Hall of Fame. Since 1AA/FCS started in 1978, only two players who finished their college careers playing for a 1AA/FCS team went on to make the NFL Hall of Fame... Name them.
This seems too obvious but.... Jerry Rice and Walter Payton?

[superman7515]

Nope.

[Professor Chaos]

Ah I get it, Payton was too early. Tricky....

[Southern Bison]

Howie Long & Jerry Rice

[superman7515]

Nope

[Professor Chaos]

Can we guess twice, I think I know who I missed?

[superman7515]

Yeah, no one has it right, so whoever gets it first will get the reppies.

[Professor Chaos]

Jerry Rice and Richard Dent?

[superman7515]

There ya go! Walter Payton went to the NFL before 1978 and Villanova was a 1A program when Howie Long was there, they go to 1AA until after dropping football in 1980 and they returned to D1 in 1987.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

There ya go! Walter Payton went to the NFL before 1978 and Villanova was a 1A program when Howie Long was there, they go to 1AA until after dropping football in 1980 and they returned to D1 in 1987.

What about Larry Little?

[Southern Bison]

Well done Chaos...I was thinking Shannon Sharpe from the same induction class.

[Southern Bison]

Larry was already in the NFL when the D-1AA was created.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

Larry was already in the NFL when the D-1AA was created.

I can't believe it was that long ago.

[superman7515]

For today's trivia reppies...

Who is the all-time rushing leader in the NFL among former FCS players?

[NoDak 4 Ever]

For today's trivia reppies...

Who is the all-time rushing leader in the NFL among former FCS players?

Brian Westbrook?

[citdog]

Brian Westbrook?

Stump Mitchell?

[superman7515]

Brian Westbrook?

Yes sir. Brian Westbrook is #68 all time in NFL rushing yards, but #1 from the FCS.

[TheRevSFA]

Man..I like this trivia Supe..maybe do a separate thread for it?

[superman7515]

Sure, I'll start one tomorrow. Try to pump out one a day during the weekdays.

[superman7515]

Added the FCS players from the 2012 Baltimore Ravens to the Super Bowl list.