1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1991 File:NCAA primary logo 1980.svg 90 August–November November 30–December 21 December 21, 1991 Paulson StadiumStatesboro, Georgia Youngstown State Jamie Martin (QB, Weber State) The 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season, part of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association at the Division I-AA level, began in August 1991, and concluded with the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 21, 1991, at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The Youngstown State Penguins won their first I-AA championship, defeating the Marshall Thundering Herd by a score of 25−17.1991 NCAA Division I Football Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d1/2012FCSfbchamp.pdf NCAA.org December 29, 2013 15 Conference changes and new programs Team 1990 conference 1991 conference Hofstra D-III independent I-AA independent Nicholls State I-AA independent Southland Conference Prairie View A&M Revived program Southwestern Athletic Conference Southeast Missouri State Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (D-II) Ohio Valley Conference Conference standings Conference champions List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons Conference ChampionsBig Sky Conference – Nevada Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference – Northern Iowa Ivy League – Dartmouth Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – North Carolina A&T Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Patriot League – Holy Cross Southern Conference – Appalachian State Southland Conference – McNeese State and Sam Houston State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alabama State Yankee Conference – Delaware, New Hampshire, and Villanova Postseason Only the top four teams in the field were seeded, and thus assured of home games in their first round games.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30748632/uni_to_play_weber_state_in_playoffs/ UNI to play Weber State in playoffs AP Iowa City Press-Citizen Iowa City, Iowa 5D November 25, 1991 April 19, 2019 newspapers.com The location of the final, the Georgia Southern Eagles' Paulson Stadium, had been predetermined via a three-year agreement the university reached with the NCAA in February 1989.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30810481/georgia_southern_to_host_ncaa_title/ Georgia Southern to host NCAA title AP Rocky Mount Telegram Rocky Mount, North Carolina 11 February 24, 1989 April 21, 2019 newspapers.com NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket First RoundNovember 30Campus sites QuarterfinalsDecember 7Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 14Campus sites National Championship Game December 21Paulson StadiumStatesboro, GA McNeese State 16 (1) Nevada* 22 Villanova 16 Youngstown State* 17 James Madison 42** (4) Delaware* 35 Samford 29 New Hampshire* 13 Appalachian State 3 (2) Eastern Kentucky* 14 Sam Houston State 19 Middle Tennessee* 20* Weber State 21 (3) Northern Iowa* 38 Western Illinois 17 Marshall* 20* (1) Nevada* 28 Youngstown State 30 James Madison* 21 Samford 24 (2) Eastern Kentucky* 23 Middle Tennessee State 13 (3) Northern Iowa 13 Marshall* 41 Youngstown State* 10 Samford 0 (2) Eastern Kentucky 7 Marshall* 14 Youngstown State 25 Marshall 17 * Next to team name denotes host institution * Next to score denotes host overtime period Source:https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30747378/division_iaa_playoffs/ Division I-AA Playoffs Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery, Alabama 2B December 21, 1991 April 19, 2019 newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/30746777/youngstown_25_marshall_17/ Youngstown 25, Marshall 17 Pittsburgh Press D12 December 22, 1991 April 19, 2019 newspapers.com References