Southern Conference football champions
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The list of Southern Conference football champions includes 19 distinct teams that have won the college football championship awarded by the Southern Conference since its creation in 1921. The Southern Conference is notable for having spawned two other major conferences. In 1933, thirteen schools located south and west of the Appalachians (Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, Louisiana State, Mississippi, Mississipp State, Sewanee, Tennessee, Tulane, and Vanderbilt) departed to form the Southeastern Conference.[1] Twenty years later, in 1953, seven schools (Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, and Wake Forest) withdrew to form the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
Currently the conference competes at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level in athletics, with the football teams playing in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). There are nine football playing members of the Southern Conference: Appalachian State, Chattanooga, The Citadel, Elon, Furman, Georgia Southern, Samford, Western Carolina, and Wofford.
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[edit] Champions by year
[edit] Undefeated teams: 1922 to 1932
The Southern Conference does not officially recognize championships claimed from the 1922–32 seasons,[2] as there were upwards of 20 to 23 teams competing within the conference during this time. However, some championships are still cited, such as Georgia Tech's claim of 1922, 1927 and 1928 conference titles.[3]
| Year | Undefeated team(s)[4] | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | North Carolina Georgia Tech Vanderbilt Virginia Tech Florida |
5–0–0 4–0–0 3–0–0 3–0–0 2–0–0 |
This was the inaugural Southern Conference football season, and 20 teams participated. |
| 1923 | Washington & Lee Vanderbilt Florida Georgia Tech |
4–0–1 3–0–1 1–0–2 1–0–4 |
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| 1924 | Alabama Florida |
5–0–0 2–0–1 |
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| 1925 | Alabama Tulane North Carolina |
7–0–0 5–0–0 4–0–1 |
Alabama wins national championship. |
| 1926 | Alabama | 8–0–0 | Alabama wins national championship. |
| 1927 | Georgia Tech Tennessee Vanderbilt North Carolina State |
7–0–1 5–0–1 5–0–2 4–0–0 |
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| 1928 | Georgia Tech Tennessee |
7–0–0 6–0–1 |
Georgia Tech wins national championship. |
| 1929 | Tulane Tennessee |
6–0–0 6–0–1 |
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| 1930 | Alabama Tulane |
8–0–0 5–0–0 |
Alabama wins national championship. |
| 1931 | Tulane Tennessee |
8–0–0 6–0–1 |
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| 1932 | Tennessee Auburn Louisiana State |
7–0–1 6–0–1 4–0–0 |
Thirteen teams leave after this season to form the Southeastern Conference. |
[edit] Champions: 1933 to the present
In 1978 Division I football was split into two classifications: the Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly I-A) and Football Championship Subdivision (formerly I-AA). The Southern Conference moved to the FCS in 1982 where its members compete for the NCAA Division I FCS National Football Championship.
| Year | Champion(s)[4] | Record | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Duke | 4–0–0 | |
| 1934 | Washington & Lee | 4–0–0 | |
| 1935 | Duke | 5–0–0 | |
| 1936 | Duke | 7–0–0 | |
| 1937 | Maryland | 2–0–0 | |
| 1938 | Duke | 5–0–0 | |
| 1939 | Duke | 5–0–0 | |
| 1940 | Clemson | 4–0–0 | |
| 1941 | Duke | 5–0–0 | |
| 1942 | William & Mary | 5–0–0 | |
| 1943 | Duke | 4–0–0 | |
| 1944 | Duke | 4–0–0 | |
| 1945 | Duke | 4–0–0 | |
| 1946 | North Carolina | 4–0–1 | |
| 1947 | William & Mary | 7–1–0 | |
| 1948 | Clemson | 5–0–0 | |
| 1949 | North Carolina | 5–0–0 | |
| 1950 | Washington & Lee | 6–0–0 | |
| 1951 | Maryland Virginia Military Institute |
5–0–0 | |
| 1952 | Duke | 5–0–0 | Seven teams leave after this season to form the Atlantic Coast Conference. |
| 1953 | West Virginia | 4–0–0 | |
| 1954 | West Virginia | 3–0–0 | |
| 1955 | West Virginia | 4–0–0 | |
| 1956 | West Virginia | 5–0–0 | |
| 1957 | Virginia Military Institute | 6–0–0 | |
| 1958 | West Virginia | 4–0–0 | |
| 1959 | Virginia Military Institute | 6–0–1 | |
| 1960 | Virginia Military Institute | 4–1–0 | |
| 1961 | The Citadel | 5–1–0 | |
| 1962 | Virginia Military Institute | 6–0–0 | |
| 1963 | Virginia Tech | 5–0–0 | |
| 1964 | West Virginia | 5–0–0 | |
| 1965 | West Virginia | 4–0–0 | |
| 1966 | East Carolina William & Mary |
4–1–1 | |
| 1967 | West Virginia | 4–0–1 | |
| 1968 | Richmond | 6–0–0 | |
| 1969 | Davidson Richmond |
5–1–0 | |
| 1970 | William & Mary | 3–1–0 | |
| 1971 | Richmond | 5–1–0 | |
| 1972 | East Carolina | 7–0–0 | |
| 1973 | East Carolina | 7–0–0 | |
| 1974 | Virginia Military Institute | 5–1–0 | |
| 1975 | Richmond | 5–1–0 | |
| 1976 | East Carolina | 4–1–0 | |
| 1977 | Chattanooga Virginia Military Institute |
4–1–0 | |
| 1978 | Furman Chattanooga |
4–1–0 | |
| 1979 | Chattanooga | 5–1–0 | |
| 1980 | Furman | 7–0–0 | |
| 1981 | Furman | 5–2–0 | |
| 1982 | Furman | 6–1–0 | |
| 1983 | Furman | 6–0–1 | |
| 1984 | Chattanooga | 5–1–0 | |
| 1985 | Furman | 6–0–0 | |
| 1986 | Appalachian State | 6-0-1 | |
| 1987 | Appalachian State | 7–0–0 | |
| 1988 | Furman Marshall |
6–1–0 | Furman wins Division I-AA national championship. |
| 1989 | Furman | 7–0–0 | |
| 1990 | Furman | 6–1–0 | |
| 1991 | Appalachian State | 6–1–0 | |
| 1992 | The Citadel | 6–1–0 | Marshall wins Division I-AA national championship. |
| 1993 | Georgia Southern | 7–1–0 | |
| 1994 | Marshall | 7–1–0 | |
| 1995 | Appalachian State | 8–0–0 | |
| 1996 | Marshall | 8–0–0 | Marshall wins I-AA Division national championship. |
| 1997 | Georgia Southern | 7–1–0 | |
| 1998 | Georgia Southern | 8–0–0 | |
| 1999 | Furman Georgia Southern Appalachian State |
7–1–0 | Georgia Southern wins Division I-AA national championship. |
| 2000 | Georgia Southern | 7–1–0 | Georgia Southern wins Division I-AA national championship. |
| 2001 | Georgia Southern Furman |
7–1–0 | |
| 2002 | Georgia Southern | 7–1–0 | |
| 2003 | Wofford | 8–0–0 | |
| 2004 | Furman Georgia Southern |
6–1–0 | |
| 2005 | Appalachian State | 6–1–0 | Appalachian State wins Division I-AA national championship. |
| 2006 | Appalachian State | 7–0–0 | Appalachian State wins Division I FCS national championship. |
| 2007 | Wofford Appalachian State |
5–2–0 | Appalachian State wins Division I FCS national championship. |
[edit] Championships by school
[edit] Current members
| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Furman | 12 | 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1999, 2001, 2004 |
| Appalachian State | 8 | 1986, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Georgia Southern | 8 | 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 |
| Chattanooga | 4 | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984 |
| The Citadel | 2 | 1961, 1992 |
| Wofford | 2 | 2003, 2007 |
| Elon | 0 | |
| Samford | 0 | |
| Western Carolina | 0 |
[edit] Former members
| School | Championships | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Duke | 10 | 1933, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1952 |
| West Virginia | 8 | 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1964, 1965, 1967 |
| Virginia Military Institute | 7 | 1951, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1974, 1977 |
| East Carolina | 4 | 1966, 1972, 1973, 1976 |
| Richmond | 4 | 1968, 1969, 1971, 1975 |
| William & Mary | 4 | 1942, 1947, 1966, 1970 |
| Marshall | 3 | 1988, 1994, 1996 |
| Clemson | 2 | 1940, 1948 |
| Maryland | 2 | 1937, 1951 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 1946, 1949 |
| Washington & Lee | 2 | 1934, 1950 |
| Virginia Tech | 1 | 1963 |
| Davidson | 1 | 1969 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b The Southern Conference. "The History of the Southern Conference", SoCon Sports, 2007-09-07.
- ^ The Southern Conference. "Football Record Book", SoCon Sports, pp. 144. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
- ^ Georgia Tech Athletics. Georgia Tech Titles. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
- ^ a b The Southern Conference. "Football Record Book", SoCon Sports, pp. 140-144. Retrieved on 2008-06-10.
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