1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season

1991 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
Duration August – November 1991
Playoff
Duration November 30 – December 21, 1991
Championship date December 21, 1991
Championship site Paulson Stadium, Statesboro, GA
Champion Youngstown State Penguins
Payton Award Jamie Martin – QB (Weber State)
Division I-AA football season

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 Football Championship Subdivision level, began in August 1991, and concluded with the National Championship Game of the NCAA Division I Football Championship 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 final score of 25−17.[1]

Notable changes

Conference changes

School1990 Conference1991 Conference
Southeast Missouri StateMIAA (D-II)Ohio Valley (I-AA)

Conference standings

1991 Big Sky football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#1 Nevada $^ 8 –0 –0  12 –1 –0
#15 Weber State ^ 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Montana 6 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Eastern Washington 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Idaho 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Boise State 4 –4 –0  7 –4 –0
Idaho State 2 –6 –0  3 –7 –0
Northern Arizona 1 –7 –0  3 –8 –0
Montana State 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Nevada earned automatic berth and
    Weber State earned at-large berth in I-AA playoffs.
1991 Gateway Football Conference standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#4 Northern Iowa $^ 5 –1 –0  11 –2 –0
#14 Western Illinois ^ 4 –2 –0  7 –4 –1
Southern Illinois 4 –2 –0  7 –4 –0
Southwest Missouri State 3 –3 –0  6 –4 –1
Indiana State 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Eastern Illinois 2 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Illinois State 1 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1991 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Dartmouth + 6 –0 –1  7 –2 –1
Princeton 5 –2 –0  8 –2 –0
Harvard 4 –2 –1  4 –5 –1
Yale 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Cornell 4 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Penn 2 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
Brown 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
Columbia 1 –6 –0  1 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NCAA I-AA Poll
1991 MEAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Delaware State +  5 –1     9 –2  
North Carolina A&T +  5 –1     9 –3  
South Carolina State  3 –3     7 –4  
Florida A&M  3 –3     5 –5  
Bethune–Cookman  3 –3     4 –6  
Howard  1 –5     2 –9  
Morgan State  1 –5     1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1991 Ohio Valley football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#2 Eastern Kentucky $^ 7 –0 –0  12 –2 –0
#9 Middle Tennessee State ^ 6 –1 –0  9 –4 –0
Austin Peay 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Morehead State 3 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Southeast Missouri State 3 –4 –0  3 –8 –0
Tennessee State 2 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Tennessee Tech 2 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
Murray State 1 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
1991 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#3 Holy Cross $ 5 –0 –0  11 –0 –0
Lehigh 3 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
Lafayette 3 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
Colgate 3 –2 –0  4 –7 –0
Bucknell 1 –4 –0  1 –9 –0
Fordham 0 –5 –0  2 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from poll=The Sports Network poll
1991 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#17 Appalachian State $^  6 –1     8 –4  
#8 Marshall ^  5 –2     11 –4  
#20t The Citadel  5 –2     7 –4  
#20t Furman  4 –3     7 –4  
Chattanooga  4 –3     7 –4  
VMI  2 –5     4 –7  
Western Carolina  2 –5     2 –9  
East Tennessee State  0 –7     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
1991 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#19 McNeese State +^ 4 –1 –2  6 –4 –2
#12 Sam Houston State +^ 5 –2 –0  8 –3 –1
#18 Northeast Louisiana 4 –2 –1  7 –3 –1
Southwest Texas State 4 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Northwestern State 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Nicholls State 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
North Texas 2 –5 –0  3 –7 –1
Stephen F. Austin 1 –5 –1  2 –8 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll
1991 SWAC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#5 Alabama State $ 6 –0 –1  11 –0 –1
Alcorn State 4 –2 –1  7 –2 –1
Southern 4 –3 –0  4 –7 –0
Texas Southern 3 –3 –1  5 –5 –1
Mississippi Valley State 3 –3 –1  7 –3 –1
Jackson State 3 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Grambling State 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Prairie View A&M 0 –7 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
1991 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
#6 Delaware +^ 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
#7 Villanova +^ 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
#11 New Hampshire +^ 7 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
Rhode Island 3 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
UMass 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Boston University 3 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Maine 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Connecticut 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Richmond 2 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA I-AA Poll
1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#10 Samford ^  0 –0     12 –2  
Hofstra  0 –0     8 –2  
#16 James Madison ^  0 –0     8 –3  
#13 Youngstown State ^  0 –0     8 –3  
Georgia Southern  0 –0     7 –4  
UCF  0 –0     6 –5  
William & Mary  0 –0     5 –6  
Liberty  0 –0     4 –7  
Northeastern  0 –0     4 –7  
Western Kentucky  0 –0     3 –8  
Towson  0 –0     1 –10  
Arkansas State  0 –0     0 –10  
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Conference champions

Conference Champions

Big 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

NCAA Division I-AA Playoff bracket

First Round
November 30
Campus Sites 		Quarterfinals
December 7
Campus Sites 		Semifinals
December 14
Campus Sites 		National Championship Game
December 21
Paulson Stadium
Statesboro, GA
        
McNeese State 16
Nevada* 22
Nevada* 28
Youngstown State 30
Villanova 16
Youngstown State* 17
Youngstown State* 10
Samford 0
James Madison 42**
Delaware* 38
James Madison* 21
Samford 24
Samford 29
New Hampshire* 13
Youngstown State 25
Marshall 17
Appalachian State 3
Eastern Kentucky* 14
Eastern Kentucky* 23
Middle Tennessee State 13
Sam Houston State 19
Middle Tennessee State* 20*
Eastern Kentucky 7
Marshall* 14
Weber State 21
Northern Iowa* 38
Northern Iowa 13
Marshall* 41
Western Illinois 17
Marshall* 20*

* Next to team name denotes host institution

* Next to score denotes host overtime period

References

  1. ↑ "1991 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
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