The Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl was founded by the NCAA in October 1969. Along with its counterpart, the
Knute Rockne Bowl, it was "created by the NCAA ... for its
College Division II schools, those 100-plus smallest schools in the NCAA."{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/70476713/?match=1&clipping_id=137790415 The NCAA thus provided postseason opportunities for College Division teams too small to compete for spots in the four regional bowls it had established in 1964 (as of 1969, these were the
Camellia Bowl for the West, the
Pecan Bowl for the Midwest, the
Grantland Rice Bowl for the Mideast, and the
Boardwalk Bowl for the East). At least for the sport of football, this accommodation in 1969 foreshadowed the decision to subdivide the College Division four years later, into
Division II and
Division III.
Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl (West Region championship) Knute Rockne Bowl (East Region championship) ==National Championships (1973–present)==