Black college football national championship

The black college football national championship is a national championship won by the best football team(s) among Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the United States.

History

In college football's early years, HBCUs generally lacked the opportunity to compete against predominantly white schools due to segregation, which was practiced in much of the U.S. at the time—leaving HBCUs with few scheduling options other than to play themselves only and sponsor their own championships.

The first football game between HBCU schools was played on December 27, 1892. On that day Johnson C. Smith defeated Livingstone College. As it was the only game played by HBCU schools that year, Johnson C. Smith's team could no doubt claim to be that season's HBCU national champions by default. However, the earliest documented claim to such a title was Livingstone's 1906 team, led by captain Benjamin Butler "Ben" Church.[1] It is not immediately clear who exactly determined that Livingstone was the best team—or if they simply declared themselves champions.

Initially, starting in 1920, HBCU national champions were designated by the Pittsburgh Courier at the end of the season. The following year others more directly associated with the schools themselves made their own attempts to crown a champ, coordinating their efforts under the auspices of the Champion Aggregation of All Conferences. The CAAC's initiative was fostered by Paul Jones, who reported the champion annually in his column in Spalding's Intercollegiate Football Guide.[2]

The first game between an HBCU and predominantly white institution occurred in the 1948 Fruit Bowl when Southern defeated San Francisco State, 30–0.[3] Five years later HBCUs began to gravitate over to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics because it offered numerous athletic competition options while also openly welcoming schools of varying demographic backgrounds as members.[4] At present most HBCUs are now members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. However, designating an annual black national champion has remained a popular tradition, even as HBCUs have successfully challenged majority white schools for football championships for decades now, within the framework of both NCAA and NAIA competition; this includes Associated Press, United Press International, NCAA, and NAIA-sponsored titles for the 1962, 1973, 1978, 1990, 1992, and 1995 seasons, as well as runner-up finishes in 1963, 1983, 1991, 1994, and 2012.

Noteworthy team accomplishments include the sixteen championships won all-time by Tennessee State and the five won consecutively by Central State from 1986–90 (all five under coach Billy Joe). Florida A&M and Grambling State have won titles in seven different decades. Noteworthy coaching accomplishments include the nine championships won by Joe (seven at Central State and two at Florida A&M), John Merritt (one at Jackson State and eight at Tennessee State), and Eddie Robinson (all nine at Grambling). Rod Broadway won titles at three different schools (two at North Carolina Central, one at Grambling, and two at North Carolina A&T).

Championship bowl games

Attempts have been made over the years to determine a non-mythical national champion with an actual football game contested by leading teams among HBCUs throughout the United States. The Orange Blossom Classic was often billed as such a game, but Florida A&M, as its annual host, was guaranteed a spot in this game and was not necessarily national championship-caliber each and every year that it was played (indeed, the Rattlers were even accused of taking advantage of a system where most selectors—at the time—named their national champions before postseason bowl games; if the Rattlers were not named champs by any selector after the regular season, then they still got a second chance at the claim by winning the Orange Blossom Classic[5]).

Contests including the Colored Championship games of 1920 and 1923 (which happened to feature members of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, although the games were not played for the conference title), the Chocolate Bowl (1935), the Steel and Vulcan bowls (1940–41), the National Bowl (1947), and the National Football Classic (1954) were attempted periodically but without any sustained success.

The Pelican Bowl, a bowl game that tried to match up the conference champions from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the Southwestern Athletic Conference, was another such example—and actually did manage to last several seasons—but even this venture failed to draw enough attendance and lasted only a few years in the 1970s. Similarly, the Heritage Bowl was played in the 1990s featuring teams from the MEAC and SWAC, but this bowl game has not been held since 1999 and was often snubbed by the conference champions in lieu of the NCAA's Division I-AA playoffs. The two conferences began negotiations in 2010 to create a successor called the "Legacy Bowl"—not to be confused with the later exhibition game with the same name—to begin during the 2011 postseason, but it was voted down by MEAC officials.[6] However, in 2015 the first Celebration Bowl was played, pitting the champions of both conferences. While the Celebration Bowl's trophy itself only includes the inscription "Celebration Bowl Champions,"[7] the bowl's creator (ESPN),[8][9] as well as its then-title sponsor (Air Force Reserve)[10][11] and other prominent sponsors,[12][13][14] have indicated that it is for the HBCU national title—as have coaches of participating teams.[15][16] However, with Tennessee State being a member of the Ohio Valley Conference, the Celebration Bowl cannot represent all HBCUs within the NCAA's Football Championship Subdivision. Further more, Hampton recently announced that it would withdraw from the MEAC and join the Big South Conference starting with the 2018 season[17]—despite TSU's program struggling to an overall record of 147–167–2 (.468) since joining the OVC in 1988.

In other sports

While black national champions have been crowned regularly in football for nearly a century now, the concept has only recently caught on with other sports. HBCU baseball and men and women's basketball teams now have their own respective ranking systems. There are also now HBCU tournaments for golf[18] and tennis.[19]

Selectors

Not all black national championships are determined the same way. Early poll rankings were for the best overall HBCU, while bowl games often matched champions of only two specific HBCU conferences. However, the NCAA and NAIA later split into divisions, and newer selectors have tended to rank HBCU members by division only (e.g., the FCS level of NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II).[20] The variations between how champions have been selected over the years has not been completely without controversy.[21][22]

SelectorNameSeasonsEligible teams
ADWAtlanta Daily World & 100% Wrong Club–W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy (1953–1992,[23] 2010[24]); Coca-Cola National Historical Black College Football Championship Award (1993–2009)[23]1953[25]–2010[24]
(1970 and 2010 champions are not available)		all HBCU teams
AHSR-IAdd's HBCU Sports Report (Add Seymour, Jr.)
for Division I teams[26]		2013–present[27]NCAA Division I–FCS HBCU teams only
AHSR-IIAdd's HBCU Sports Report (Add Seymour, Jr.)
for Division II teams[28]		2013–present[27]NCAA Division II HBCU teams only
ANPAssociated Negro Press (Luix Virgil Overbea[29])1948–1960
(1955–1957 champions are not available)		all HBCU teams
ASWAmerican Sports Wire (Dick Simpson[30])1990–2013[31]NCAA Division I–FCS HBCU teams only[32]
B-CPBoxtorow (& formerly Black Athlete Sports Network)–Coaches Poll2009–present[33]all HBCU teams
B-MPBoxtorow (& formerly Black Athlete Sports Network)–Media Poll2007–present[33]all HBCU teams
BAABaltimore Afro-American1947[34]–1948,[35] 1953[5]all HBCU teams
BCASBBlack College All Star Bowl—Eddie Hurt National Championship Trophy[36][37]1978[36]–1979[37]all HBCU teams
BCNC-IBlack College National Championship
for Division I teams[38] 		2016–present[38]NCAA Division I–FCS HBCU teams only
BCNC-II&NBlack College National Championship
for Division II and NAIA teams[39] 		2016–present[38]NCAA Division II and NAIA HBCU teams only
BCSPBlack College Sports Page (Carl "Lut" Williams & formerly Major Broadcasting Cable)1994–present[40]
(1995–1999 champions are not available)		all HBCU teams
CAACChampion Aggregation of All Conferences (William Lawrence "Paul" Jones)[2]1921–1949[40]
(1921–1923, 1925, 1927–1928, 1930–1932, and 1936–1949 champions are not available)		all HBCU teams
CCColored Championship game1920,[41] 1923[42]all HBCU teams
"Celebration Bowl"
  AFRCB
  CeB

  Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl
  Celebration Bowl
2015–present
  2015–2016
  2017–present
MEAC and SWAC champions only
ChBChocolate Bowl1935[43]all HBCU teams
DCCC-MDr. Cavil's Classic Cuts (Jafus Kenyatta Cavil & formerly SWAC Page Network)–Major Division Poll2002–present[44]
(2002 champion is not available)		NCAA Division I–FCS HBCU teams only
DCCC-MMDr. Cavil's Classic Cuts (Jafus Kenyatta Cavil & formerly SWAC Page Network)–Mid-Major Division Poll2002–present[44]NCAA Division II and NAIA HBCU teams only
"Heritage Bowl"
  AHB
  HB

  Alamo Heritage Bowl
  Heritage Bowl
1991, 1994 *
  1991
  1994
MEAC and SWAC champions only
HBCUS-PFPHBCUSports.com–Playoff Fan Poll2014[45]all HBCU teams
HBCUS-UPHBCUSports.com–Ultimate Poll2015[46]all HBCU teams
HSRN-IHeritage Sports Radio Network–HSRN Conaway Cup
for Division I teams[47]		2011–present[47]NCAA Division I–FCS HBCU teams only
HSRN-II&NHeritage Sports Radio Network–HSRN Conaway Cup
for Division II[47] and NAIA[48] teams		2011–present[47]NCAA Division II and NAIA HBCU teams only
JJet (Frank T. Bannister, Jr.[49][50])—Paul Robeson Perpetual Trophy[51][37]1973–1987, 1990–1992all HBCU teams
JBMJohn B. "Johnny" McLendon, Jr.
based on the Dickinson System[52]		1953[52]all HBCU teams
LAFCFLos Angeles Football Classic Foundation (Fred H. Cooper)–Eddie G. Robinson Trophy[53]1988[53]all HBCU teams
MBNMutual Black Network1972–1977
(1973 champion is not available)		all HBCU teams[54]
NBNational Bowl1947[55]all HBCU teams[56]
NBTVNational Black Television2011[57]all HBCU teams
NFCNational Football Classic1954[58]CIAA and Midwestern Conference champions only[59]
PBPelican Bowl1972, 1974–1975 *MEAC and SWAC champions only
PCWDCPigskin Club of Washington, DC—William G. "Billy" Coward Award[60]2006–present[60]
(2014–2016 champions are not available)		all HBCU teams
"Sheridan Poll"[61]
  PC
  NPC
  SBN
  AURN
Jake Gaither National Championship Trophy[62]
  Pittsburgh Courier
  New Pittsburgh Courier
  Sheridan Broadcasting Network
  American Urban Radio Networks
1920–present[63]
  1920–1965
  1966–1978
  1979[64]–1990
  1991–present
all HBCU teams
TAJTTT. A. Jones' Talented 10th (Trevin A. "T. A." Jones)[65]2014[65]all HBCU teams
"Vulcan Bowl"
  SB
  VB

  Steel Bowl
  Vulcan Bowl
1940–1941 **
  1940[66]
  1941[67]
all HBCU teams, but with the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion holding an automatic bid[67]

Notes: *—the Pelican Bowl (played 1972 and 1974–75) and Heritage Bowl (played 1991–99) were intended as black national championship games matching the outright champions or top-seeded co-champions of the MEAC and SWAC conferences, but in practice the top seeds often declined their automatic bids to participate in the NCAA playoffs instead—only the 1972, 1975, and 1994 games matched the top seeds of both conferences as originally intended, although the Pelican Bowl is known to have been promoted as a black national championship game all three seasons[68][69][70][71][72][73] (in 1991, however, the bowl's committee intentionally issued the MEAC's bid to its second-seeded co-champion,[74] because one of the top-seeded co-champion's conference wins had been determined by a forfeit);[75] **—the Steel Bowl/Vulcan Bowl (played after the 1940–48 and 1951 seasons) is known to have been promoted as a black national championship game after the 1940 and 1941 seasons

Yearly national championship selections

SeasonChampion(s)RecordCoachSelector(s)Note(s)
1920Howard7–0W. Edward "Ed" MorrisonCC, PC
Talladega College5–0–1Jubie BraggPC
1921Talladega College6–0–1Jubie BraggPC
Wiley College7–0–1Jason GrantPC
1922Hampton6–1Gideon SmithPC
1923Howard7–0–1Louis L. "Lou" WatsonCCtied Lincoln (PA) in the Colored Championship game, 6–6[76]
Lincoln (PA)5–1–2James Hezekiah "Jim" LawCCtied Howard in the Colored Championship game, 6–6[76]
Virginia Union6–0–1Harold D. MartinPC
1924Lincoln (PA)7–1–1U. S. YoungCAAC[77]record includes forfeited game (was 8–0–1)[78]
Paul Quinn College8–0–1Harry LongPC
Tuskegee9–0–1Cleveland L. AbbottPC
1925Howard6–0–2Louis L. "Lou" WatsonPC
Tuskegee8–0–1Cleveland L. AbbottPC
1926Howard7–0Louis L. "Lou" WatsonCAAC,[77] PC
Tuskegee10–0Cleveland L. AbbottPC
1927Bluefield State College8–0–1Harry JeffersonPC
Tuskegee10–0–1Cleveland L. AbbottPC
1928Bluefield State College8–0–1Harry JeffersonPC
Wiley College10–0–1Fred T. LongPC
1929Tuskegee9–0Cleveland L. AbbottCAAC,[79] PC
1930Tuskegee11–0–1Cleveland L. AbbottPC
1931Wilberforce9–0Harry GravesPC
1932Wiley College9–0Fred T. LongPC
1933Kentucky State4–3Henry KeanCAAC[80]
Morgan State9–0Edward P. HurtPC
1934Kentucky State9–0Henry KeanCAAC,[80] PC
1935Kentucky State9–1Henry KeanCAAC[80]
Texas College9–0–2Ace MumfordChB, PC
1936Virginia State7–0–2Harry JeffersonPC
West Virginia State8–0Adolph P. "Ziggy" HamblinPC
1937Morgan State7–0Edward P. HurtPC
1938Florida A&M8–0William M. "Big Bill" Bell, Sr.PC
1939Langston9–0Caesar Felton GaylesPC
1940Morris Brown College10–1Artis P. GravesPC, SB
1941Langston10–1Caesar Felton GaylesVBrecord includes forfeited game (was 9–1–1)[81]
Morris Brown College8–1Billy NicksPC
1942Florida A&M9–0William M. "Big Bill" Bell, Sr.PC
1943Morgan State5–0Edward P. HurtPC
1944Morgan State6–1Edward P. HurtPC
1945Wiley College10–0Fred T. LongPC
1946Morgan State8–0Edward P. HurtPC
Tennessee State10–1Henry KeanPC
1947Shaw10–0Howard K. "Brutus" WilsonNB, PC
Tennessee State10–0Henry KeanBAA, PC
1948Central State9–1–1Gaston F. LewisBAA
Southern12–0Ace MumfordANP,[82] BAA, PC
1949Morgan State8–0Edward P. HurtPC
Southern10–0–1Ace MumfordANP,[83] PC
1950Florida A&M8–1–1Jake GaitherPC
Southern10–0–1Ace MumfordANP,[83] PC
1951Morris Brown College10–1Edward J. "Ox" ClemonsPC
North Carolina A&T7–1–1William M. "Big Bill" Bell, Sr.ANP[84]
1952Florida A&M8–2Jake GaitherANP,[85] PC
Lincoln (MO)8–0–1Dwight T. ReedPC
Texas Southern10–0–1Alexander DurleyPC
Virginia State8–1Sylvester R. "Sal" HallPC
1953Florida A&M10–1Jake GaitherBAA
Prairie View A&M12–0Billy NicksADW,[86] ANP,[5] PC
Tennessee State8–0–1Henry KeanJBM
1954Florida A&M8–1Jake GaitherADW,[87] PC
North Carolina Central7–1–1Herman RiddickNFC
Prairie View A&M10–1Billy NicksADW,[87] PC
Southern10–1Ace MumfordADW,[87] PC
Tennessee State10–1Henry KeanADW,[87] ANP,[88] PC
1955Grambling State10–0Eddie RobinsonADW,[89] PC
1956Tennessee State10–0Howard C. GentryADW,[90] PC
1957Florida A&M9–0Jake GaitherADW,[91] PC
1958Prairie View A&M10–0–1Billy NicksADW,[87] ANP,[29] PCretired W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy as first three-time winner[87]
1959Florida A&M10–0Jake GaitherADW,[92] ANP,[93] PC
1960Southern9–1Ace MumfordADW,[94] ANP,[95] PC
1961Florida A&M10–0Jake GaitherADW,[96] PC
1962Florida A&M9–1Jake GaitherADW[96]retired W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy as first three-time winner since the previous trophy had been retired;[97] won AP Small College Poll National Championship
Jackson State10–1John MerrittPC
1963Prairie View A&M10–1Billy NicksADW,[98] PC
1964Prairie View A&M9–0Billy NicksADW,[97] PC
1965Tennessee State9–0–1John MerrittADW,[99] PC
1966Tennessee State10–0John MerrittADW,[100] NPC
1967Grambling State9–1Eddie RobinsonADW,[101] NPC
Morgan State8–0Earl BanksNPC
1968Alcorn State9–1Marino CasemADW,[102] NPC
North Carolina A&T8–1Hornsby HowellNPC
1969Alcorn State8–0–1Marino CasemADW,[103] NPC
1970Tennessee State11–0John MerrittNPC
1971Tennessee State9–1John MerrittADW,[104] NPC
1972Grambling State11–2Eddie RobinsonADW,[105] MBN,[106] NPC, PBrecord includes forfeited game (was 10–2)[107]
1973Tennessee State10–0John MerrittADW,[108] J,[109] NPCretired W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy as first three-time winner since the previous trophy had been retired;[108] won AP and UPI Small College Poll National Championships; had players ruled ineligible for NCAA Division II Playoffs and declined bid[110]
1974Alcorn State9–2Marino CasemNPC
Grambling State11–1Eddie RobinsonADW, J,[111] MBN,[112] NPC, PB
1975Grambling State10–2Eddie RobinsonADW, J,[113] MBN,[114] NPCrecord includes forfeited game (was 10–1)[115]
Southern9–3Charles BatesPB
1976South Carolina State10–1Willie JeffriesADW, J,[116] MBN,[117] NPC
1977Florida A&M11–0Rudy HubbardADW, J,[118] MBN,[119] NPC
Grambling State10–1Eddie RobinsonNPC
South Carolina State9–1–1Willie JeffriesNPC
1978Florida A&M12–1Rudy HubbardADW, BCASB, J,[120] NPCwon NCAA Division I-AA Pioneer Bowl National Championship
1979Tennessee State8–3John MerrittADW, BCASB, J,[121] SBN
1980Grambling State10–2Eddie RobinsonADW, J,[122] SBN
1981South Carolina State10–3Bill DavisADW, SBN
Virginia Union11–1Willard BaileyJ[123]
1982South Carolina State9–3Bill DavisADW
Tennessee State9–0–1John MerrittJ,[124] SBNrecord does not include voided games (was 10–1–1)[125]
1983Central State12–1Billy JoeJ[126]
Grambling State8–1–2Eddie RobinsonSBN
Tennessee State8–2–1John MerrittADW
1984Alcorn State9–1Marino CasemADW, SBN
Tennessee State11–0William A. ThomasJ[127]
1985Hampton10–2Fred FreemanJ[128]
Jackson State8–3W. C. GordenADW, SBN
1986Central State10–1–1Billy JoeADW, J,[129] SBN
1987Central State10–1–1Billy JoeJ,[130] SBN
Howard0–10Willie JeffriesADWrecord includes forfeited games (was 9–1)[131]
1988Central State11–2Billy JoeADW, LAFCF, SBN
1989Central State10–3Billy JoeADW, SBN
1990Central State11–1Billy JoeADW, J,[132] SBNwon NAIA Division I Champion Bowl National Championship
North Carolina A&T9–2Bill HayesASW
1991Alabama State11–0–1Houston Markham, Jr.ADW, AHB, ASW, AURN, J[133]
1992Central State12–1Billy JoeADWwon NAIA Division I Champion Bowl National Championship
Grambling State10–2Eddie RobinsonASW, AURN, J[134]
1993Howard11–1Steve WilsonADW, AURN[135]
Southern11–1Pete RichardsonASW
1994Hampton10–1Joe TaylorAURN
South Carolina State10–2Willie JeffriesADW, ASW,[136] BCSP,[137] HB
1995Southern11–1Pete RichardsonADW, ASW, AURN
1996Howard10–2Steve WilsonADW, AURN[138]
Jackson State10–2James CarsonASW
1997Southern11–1Pete RichardsonADW, ASW, AURN
1998Florida A&M11–2Billy JoeASW, AURN
Southern9–3Pete RichardsonADW
1999North Carolina A&T11–2Bill HayesADW, ASW, AURN
2000Grambling State10–2Doug WilliamsASW
Tuskegee12–0Rick ComegyADW, AURN, BCSP[139]
2001Florida A&M7–4Billy JoeADW
Grambling State11–0Doug WilliamsASW, AURN, BCSP[140]record includes forfeited game (was 10–1)[141]
Tuskegee11–1Rick ComegyBCSP[140]
2002Bethune–Cookman11–2Alvin WyattBCSP[142]
Fayetteville State10–2Kenny PhillipsDCCC-MM[143]
Grambling State11–2Doug WilliamsADW, ASW, AURN, BCSP[142]
2003Albany State10–2Mike WhiteDCCC-MM[143]
Southern12–1Pete RichardsonADW, ASW, AURN, BCSP,[144] DCCC-M[145]
2004Albany State11–1Mike WhiteADW, BCSP,[146] DCCC-MM[147]
Hampton10–2Joe TaylorASW, AURN, DCCC-M[148]
2005Grambling State11–1Melvin SpearsAURN, BCSP,[149] DCCC-M[150]
Hampton11–1Joe TaylorADW, ASW
North Carolina Central10–2Rod BroadwayDCCC-MM[151]
2006Hampton10–2Joe TaylorASW, BCSP,[152] DCCC-M[153]
North Carolina Central11–1Rod BroadwayADW, AURN, BCSP,[152] DCCC-MM,[153] PCWDC
2007Delaware State10–2Al LavanASW, DCCC-M[154]
Tuskegee12–0Willie J. SlaterADW, AURN, B-MP, BCSP,[155] DCCC-MM,[156] PCWDC
2008Grambling State11–2Rod BroadwayADW, ASW, AURN, B-MP, BCSP,[157] DCCC-M,[158] PCWDC
South Carolina State10–3Oliver PoughBCSP[157]
Tuskegee10–1Willie J. SlaterDCCC-MM[159]
2009Prairie View A&M9–1Henry Frazier, IIIASW, BCSP,[160] DCCC-M[161]
South Carolina State10–2Oliver PoughADW,[162] AURN, B-CP, B-MP, BCSP,[160] PCWDC
Tuskegee10–2Willie J. SlaterDCCC-MM[163]
2010Albany State11–1Mike WhiteAURN, BCSP,[164] DCCC-MM,[165] PCWDC
Bethune–Cookman10–2Brian JenkinsASW, B-CP, B-MP
Texas Southern0–3John "Johnnie" ColeDCCC-M[166]record does not include vacated games (was 9–3)[167]
2011Alabama State8–3Reggie BarlowDCCC-M[168]
Norfolk State0–3Pete AdrianASW, B-CP, HSRN-I[47]record does not include vacated games (was 9–3)[169]
Winston–Salem State13–1Connell MaynorAURN, B-MP, BCSP,[170] DCCC-MM,[168] HSRN-II&N,[47] NBTV, PCWDC
2012Arkansas–Pine Bluff10–2Monte ColemanASW, B-CP, HSRN-I[171]
Bethune–Cookman9–3Brian JenkinsAURN
Tennessee State8–3Rod ReedDCCC-M[172]
Winston–Salem State14–1Connell MaynorB-MP, BCSP,[173] DCCC-MM,[172] HSRN-II&N,[174] PCWDC
2013Bethune–Cookman10–3Brian JenkinsAHSR-I,[27] B-CP, B-MP, DCCC-M,[175] PCWDC
Tennessee State10–4Rod ReedASW, AURN, BCSP,[176] HSRN-I[174]
Winston–Salem State10–2Connell MaynorAHSR-II,[27] DCCC-MM,[177] HSRN-II&N[174]
2014Alcorn State10–3Jay HopsonAHSR-I,[178] AURN, B-CP, B-MP, BCSP,[179] DCCC-M,[177] HSRN-I,[177] TAJTT
Virginia State10–2Latrell ScottAHSR-II,[180] DCCC-MM,[177] HBCUS-PFP[45] HSRN-II&N[177]
2015North Carolina A&T10–2Rod BroadwayAFRCB, AHSR-I,[181] AURN,[182] B-CP,[183] B-MP,[183] BCSP,[184] DCCC-M,[185] HBCUS-UP,[46] HSRN-I[48]
Tuskegee10–3Willie J. SlaterAHSR-II,[186] DCCC-MM,[185] HSRN-II&N[48]
2016Grambling State12–1Broderick FobbsAFRCB,[187] AHSR-I,[26] AURN,[61] B-CP,[188] B-MP,[188] BCNC-I,[38] BCSP,[189] DCCC-M,[190] HSRN-I[191]
Tuskegee9–3Willie J. SlaterAHSR-II[28]
Winston–Salem State9–3Kienus P. BoulwareBCNC-II&N,[38] DCCC-MM,[143] HSRN-II&N[191]
2017North Carolina A&T12–0Rod BroadwayAURN,[192] B-CP,[193] B-MP,[193] BCNC-I,[194] BCSP,[195] CeB
Virginia State10–1Reggie BarlowBCNC-II&N,[39] DCCC-MM[196]

National championships by school

SchoolNational championshipsSeasons
Tennessee State161946, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2012, 2013
Grambling State151955, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2016
Florida A&M141938, 1942, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1977, 1978, 1998, 2001
Tuskegee131924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2016
Southern111948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1960, 1975, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2003
Central State81948, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992
Howard71920, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1987, 1993, 1996
Morgan State71933, 1937, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1967
South Carolina State71976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1994, 2008, 2009
Hampton61922, 1985, 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006
North Carolina A&T61951, 1968, 1990, 1999, 2015, 2017
Prairie View A&M61953, 1954, 1958, 1963, 1964, 2009
Alcorn State51968, 1969, 1974, 1984, 2014
Bethune–Cookman42002, 2010, 2012, 2013
Virginia State41936, 1952, 2014, 2017
Wiley College41921, 1928, 1932, 1945
Winston-Salem State42011, 2012, 2013, 2016
Albany State32003, 2004, 2010
Jackson State31962, 1985, 1996
Kentucky State31933, 1934, 1935
Morris Brown College31940, 1941, 1951
North Carolina Central31954, 2005, 2006
Alabama State21991, 2011
Bluefield State College21927, 1928
Langston21939, 1941
Lincoln (PA)21923, 1924
Talladega College21920, 1921
Texas Southern21952, 2010
Virginia Union21923, 1981
Arkansas–Pine Bluff12012
Delaware State12007
Fayetteville State12002
Lincoln (MO)11952
Norfolk State12011
Paul Quinn11924
Shaw11947
Texas College11935
West Virginia State11936
Wilberforce11931

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