2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season

The 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season, part of college football in the United States, was organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level. The FCS Championship Game was played on January 11, 2020, in Frisco, Texas. Defending champion North Dakota State completed the regular season undefeated, then won their eighth championship in nine seasons, defeating James Madison, 28-20, for the title.

Conference changes and new programs

+ Following the 2018–19 academic year, Long Island University merged the athletic programs of its two campuses—the Division I non-football LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and Division II football-sponsoring LIU Post Pioneers—into a single Division I program rebranded as the LIU Sharks. The Sharks inherited LIU Brooklyn's membership in the Northeast Conference, with the former Post football team joining the NEC alongside most of LIU's other sports. ==FCS team wins over FBS teams==

FCS team wins over FBS teams

August 29: Central Arkansas 35, Western Kentucky 28 September 7: Southern Illinois 45, UMass 20 September 14: The Citadel 27, Georgia Tech 24 OT ==Conference standings==

Playoff qualifiers

Champions of the following 10 conferences automatically received playoff bids: • Big Sky (Weber State) • Big South (Monmouth) • Colonial Athletic Association (James Madison) • Missouri Valley Football Conference (North Dakota State) • Northeast Conference (Central Connecticut) • Ohio Valley Conference (Austin Peay) • Patriot League (Holy Cross) • Pioneer Football League (San Diego) • Southern Conference (Wofford) • Southland Conference (Nicholls) Abstentions • Ivy League – Yale and Dartmouth (co-champions) • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference – North Carolina A&T • Southwestern Athletic Conference – Alcorn State ==Postseason==

Postseason

A 24-team single-elimination tournament bracket culminated in the 2020 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game. Teams were announced in a selection show on November 24, with the top eight teams seeded and receiving first-round byes. Bowl game NCAA Division I playoff bracket Source: ==Kickoff game==

Kickoff game

• Saturday, August 24 FCS Kickoff (Cramton Bowl, Montgomery, Alabama): Youngstown State def. Samford, 45–22 ==Coaching changes==

Coaching changes

Preseason and in-season This is restricted to coaching changes that took place on or after May 1, 2019. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2019, see 2018 NCAA Division I FCS end-of-season coaching changes. Prince was placed on administrative leave by the university, "after allegations of verbal abuse and intimidation of players." End of season ==Attendances==

Attendances

Top 30 teams by average home attendance: Source: ==See also==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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