1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1993 File:NCAA primary logo 1980.svg 118 August–November November 27–December 18 December 18, 1993 Marshall University StadiumHuntington, West Virginia Youngstown State Doug Nussmeier (QB, Idaho) The 1993 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 1993, and concluded with the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game on December 18, 1993, at Marshall University Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia. The Youngstown State Penguins won their second I-AA championship, defeating the Marshall Thundering Herd by a score of 17−5.1993 NCAA Division I Football Championship http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_champs_records/2012/d1/2012FCSfbchamp.pdf NCAA.org December 29, 2013 15 It was the third consecutive year that Marshall and Youngstown State faced off in the I-AA title game. Conference changes and new programs A 1991 NCAA rule change required athletic programs to maintain all of their sports at the same division level by the 1993 season. In order to comply, 28 Division I programs with football teams at the Division II and Division III levels were forced to upgrade their programs to the Division I level, and all of them (at least initially) chose Division I-AA as their new football home. The rule change led directly to the establishment of the Pioneer Football League, a non-scholarship football conference at the Division I-AA level with six founding members, all of which had played in Division II or III: Butler, Dayton, Drake, Evansville, San Diego, and Valparaiso. It also led to the creation of the American West Conference, initially a football-only conference at the Division I-AA level with five founding members, all formerly in Division II: UC Davis, Cal Poly, Cal State Northridge, Sacramento State, and Southern Utah.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28242343/cal_poly_moving_to_division_i/ Cal Poly moving to Division I Ryan Senior Santa Maria Times Santa Maria, California C-1 July 16, 1993 February 10, 2019 newspapers.com The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, an existing Division I conference, also began sponsoring football in order to accommodate new I-AA football programs that had formerly operated at the Division II or III level. School 1992 Conference 1993 Conference Buffalo D-III Independent I-AA Independent Butler MIFC (D-II) Pioneer (I-AA) California–Davis Northern California (D-II) American West+ Cal Poly Western (D-II) American West (I-AA) Cal State Northridge Western (D-II) American West (I-AA) Canisius D-III Independent MAAC (I-AA) Central Connecticut State D-II Independent I-AA Independent Charleston Southern D-III Independent I-AA Independent Davidson D-III Independent I-AA Independent Dayton D-III Independent Pioneer (I-AA) Drake D-III Independent Pioneer (I-AA) Duquesne D-III Independent I-AA Independent Evansville D-III Independent Pioneer (I-AA) Georgetown D-III Independent MAAC (I-AA) Georgia Southern I-AA Independent Southern Iona Liberty (D-III) MAAC (I-AA) James Madison I-AA Independent Yankee Marist Liberty (D-III) I-AA Independent Monmouth New Program I-AA Independent Northeastern I-AA Independent Yankee Sacramento State Western (D-II) American West (I-AA) St. Francis (PA) D-III Independent I-AA Independent St. John's (NY) Liberty (D-III) MAAC (I-AA) St. Mary's (CA) D-II Independent I-AA Independent St. Peter's D-III Independent MAAC (I-AA) San Diego D-III Independent Pioneer (I-AA) Siena D-III Independent MAAC (I-AA) Southern Utah Western (D-II) American West (I-AA) Troy State D-II Independent I-AA Independent UAB D-III Independent I-AA Independent Valparaiso MIFC (D-II) Pioneer (I-AA) Wagner Liberty (D-III) I-AA Independent William & Mary I-AA Independent Yankee + The UC Davis Aggies, although a member of the new American West Conference, were listed in Division II polls,https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28280042/college_polls_ncaa_division_ii/ College polls, NCAA Division II Waterloo Courier Waterloo, Iowa D2 November 2, 1993 February 10, 2019 newspapers.com and participated in the Division II postseason.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28280294/ncaa_division_ii_playoffs/ NCAA Division II Playoffs St. Louis Post Dispatch 8F November 28, 1993 February 10, 2019 newspapers.com Conference standings Conference champions List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons Conference championsAmerican West Conference – Southern Utah and UC Davis Big Sky Conference – Montana Gateway Football Conference – Northern Iowa Ivy League – Penn Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference – Iona Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – Howard Ohio Valley Conference – Eastern Kentucky Patriot League – Lehigh Pioneer Football League – Dayton Southern Conference – Georgia Southern Southland Conference – McNeese State Southwestern Athletic Conference – Southern Yankee Conference – Boston University Postseason NCAA Division I-AA playoff bracket Only the top four teams in the field were seeded, with the NCAA placing others teams in the bracket to avoid early round matchups between teams from the same conference.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28214561/many_factors_put_wm_on_the_road/ Many factors put W&M on the road Dave Fairbank Daily Press Newport News, Virginia D3 November 23, 1993 February 9, 2019 newspapers.com This was the first season that the NCAA did not use an in-house poll process for I-AA ranking purposes; independent polling by The Sports Network wire service was used.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30619507/new_iaa_poll_lacks_clout_but_still_a/ New I-AA poll lacks clout, but still a big improvement George Geise Great Falls Tribune Great Falls, Montana 1C September 30, 1993 April 15, 2019 newspapers.com The site of the title game, Marshall University Stadium, had been predetermined months earlier.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30706196/western_ranked_second/ Western ranked second Doug Mead Asheville Citizen-Times Asheville, North Carolina 1D June 27, 1993 April 17, 2019 First RoundNovember 27Campus sites QuarterfinalsDecember 4Campus sites SemifinalsDecember 11Campus sites National Championship Game December 18Marshall University StadiumHuntington, WV Eastern Kentucky 12 (1) Georgia Southern* 14 UCF 30 Youngstown State* 56 Northern Iowa 21 (4) Boston University* 27** Idaho 34' Northeast Louisiana* 31 Delaware 49 (2) Montana* 48 Howard 14 Marshall* 28* William & Mary 28 (3) McNeese State* 34 Stephen F. Austin 20 Troy State* 42 (1) Georgia Southern 14 Youngstown State* 34 (4) Boston University 14 Idaho* 21 Delaware 31 Marshall* 34 (3) McNeese State* 28 Troy State 35 Youngstown State* 35 Idaho 16 Marshall* 24 Troy State 21 Youngstown State 17 Marshall 5 * Next to team name denotes host institution * Next to score denotes overtime period Source:https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28220431/ucf_faces_youngstown_st_in_division/ UCF faces Youngstown St. in Division I-AA playoffs The Palm Beach Post 11C November 22, 1993 February 9, 2019 newspapers.com References