1991 NCAA 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-AA level, began in August 1991, and concluded with the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship Game 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]

1991 NCAA Division I-AA season
Regular season
DurationAugust–November
Payton AwardJamie Martin (QB, Weber State)
Playoff
DurationNovember 30–December 21
Championship dateDecember 21, 1991
Championship sitePaulson Stadium
Statesboro, Georgia
ChampionYoungstown State
NCAA Division I-AA football seasons

Notable changes

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

Conference standings
1991 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Nevada $^ 8 –0 –0  12 –1 –0
No. 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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll
1991 Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Northern Iowa $^ 5 –1 –0  11 –2 –0
No. 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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1991 Ivy League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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 champion
1991 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Delaware State + 5 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
North Carolina A&T + 5 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
South Carolina State 3 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Florida A&M 3 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
Bethune–Cookman 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Howard 1 –5 –0  2 –9 –0
Morgan State 1 –5 –0  1 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1991 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 2 Eastern Kentucky $^ 7 –0 –0  12 –2 –0
No. 9 Middle Tennessee ^ 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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1991 Patriot League football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 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 NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1991 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 17 Appalachian State $^  6 –1     8 –4  
No. 8 Marshall ^  5 –2     11 –4  
No. T–20 The Citadel  5 –2     7 –4  
No. T–20 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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
1991 Southland Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 19 McNeese State +^ 4 –1 –2  6 –4 –2
No. 12 Sam Houston State +^ 5 –2 –0  8 –3 –1
No. 18 NE Louisiana 4 –2 –1  7 –3 –1
SW 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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
  • Ranking is from the Sports Network Poll
1991 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 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
1991 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Delaware +^ 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 7 Villanova +^ 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 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
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 10 Samford ^  0 –0     12 –2  
Hofstra  0 –0     8 –2  
No. 16 James Madison ^  0 –0     8 –3  
No. 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  
Arkansas State  0 –0     1 –10  
Towson  0 –0     1 –10  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Conference champions
See also: List of NCAA Division I-AA/FCS football seasons
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

Only the top four teams in the field were seeded, and thus assured of home games in their first round games.[2] The location of the final, the Georgia Southern Eagles' Paulson Stadium, had been predetermined via a three-year agreement the university reached with the NCAA in February 1989.[3]

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
(1) Nevada* 22
(1) Nevada* 28
Youngstown State 30
Villanova 16
Youngstown State* 17
Youngstown State* 10
Samford 0
James Madison 42**
(4) Delaware* 35
James Madison* 21
Samford 24
Samford 29
New Hampshire* 13
Youngstown State 25
Marshall 17
Appalachian State 3
(2) Eastern Kentucky* 14
(2) Eastern Kentucky* 23
Middle Tennessee State 13
Sam Houston State 19
Middle Tennessee* 20*
(2) Eastern Kentucky 7
Marshall* 14
Weber State 21
(3) Northern Iowa* 38
(3) Northern Iowa 13
Marshall* 41
Western Illinois 17
Marshall* 20*

* Next to team name denotes host institution
* Next to score denotes host overtime period
Source:[4][5]

References
  1. "1991 NCAA Division I Football Championship" (PDF). NCAA.org. p. 15. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  2. "UNI to play Weber State in playoffs". Iowa City Press-Citizen. Iowa City, Iowa. AP. November 25, 1991. p. 5D. Retrieved April 19, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  3. "Georgia Southern to host NCAA title". Rocky Mount Telegram. Rocky Mount, North Carolina. AP. February 24, 1989. p. 11. Retrieved April 21, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  4. "Division I-AA Playoffs". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. December 21, 1991. p. 2B. Retrieved April 19, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  5. "Youngstown 25, Marshall 17". Pittsburgh Press. December 22, 1991. p. D12. Retrieved April 19, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
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