# List of NCAA Division I FCS football independents records

This is a list of yearly records for NCAA Division I FCS independents.

## Division I FCS standings

1978 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings :
| 1978 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 Florida A&M ^   –  12 –1 –0 No. 1 Nevada ^   –  11 –1 –0 No. 9 Lehigh   –  8 –3 –0 Northeastern   –  6 –5 –0 Bucknell   –  5 –5 –0 Northwestern State   –  5 –6 –0 Portland State   –  5 –6 –0 Lafayette   –  4 –7 –0 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from Associated Press poll | 1979 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 4 Lehigh ^   –  10 –3 –0 Florida A&M   –  7 –4 –0 Portland State   –  6 –5 –0 Lafayette   –  5 –3 –2 Bucknell   –  4 –4 –2 Northwestern State   –  3 –6 –0 Northeastern   –  3 –7 –0 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from Associated Press poll | 1980 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Lehigh ^   –  9 –1 –2 No. 6 Delaware   –  9 –2 –0 Southeastern Louisiana   –  8 –2 –0 No. 8 Northwestern State   –  8 –3 –0 Portland State   –  8 –3 –0 Bucknell   –  6 –4 –0 James Madison   –  4 –6 –0 Lafayette   –  3 –7 –0 Nicholls State   –  2 –9 –0 Northeastern   –  2 –9 –0 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from Associated Press poll |
| 1981 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 8 Lafayette   –  9 –2 –0 No. 7 Delaware ^   –  9 –3 –0 No. 6 Tennessee State ^   –  9 –3 –0 Southeastern Louisiana   –  8 –3 –0 Lehigh   –  8 –3 –0 Nicholls State   –  5 –5 –1 Northwestern State   –  4 –6 –0 Bucknell   –  4 –6 –0 Northeastern   –  3 –7 –0 James Madison   –  3 –8 –0 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll | 1982 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 Delaware ^   –  12 –2 –0 No. 4 Tennessee State ^   –  10 –1 –1 No. 13 Holy Cross   –  8 –3 –0 James Madison   –  8 –3 –0 No. 9 Colgate ^   –  8 –4 –0 No. 20 Lafayette   –  7 –3 –0 Nicholls State   –  7 –4 –0 No. 18 Northwestern State   –  6 –5 –0 Western Kentucky   –  5 –5 –0 Bucknell   –  4 –6 –0 Lehigh   –  4 –6 –0 Southeastern Louisiana   –  4 –7 –0 Northeastern   –  3 –6 –0 William & Mary   –  3 –8 –0 Richmond   –  0 –10 –0 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee | 1983 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 Holy Cross ^   –  9 –1 –1 No. 17 Tennessee State   –  8 –2 –1 No. 7 Colgate ^   –  8 –3 –0 Lehigh   –  8 –3 –0 Lafayette   –  6 –4 –0 Northeastern   –  6 –4 –1 Southeastern Louisiana   –  6 –5 –0 William & Mary   –  6 –5 –0 Nicholls State   –  5 –6 –0 Bucknell   –  4 –5 –1 Delaware   –  4 –7 –0 Northwestern State   –  4 –7 –0 James Madison   –  3 –8 –0 Richmond   –  3 –8 –0 Western Kentucky   –  2 –8 –1 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll |
| 1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T Tennessee State   –  11 –0 –0 Georgia Southern   –  8 –3 –0 No. 15 Holy Cross   –  8 –3 –0 No. 19 Delaware   –  8 –3 –0 No. 12 Richmond ^   –  8 –4 –0 Eastern Washington   –  7 –2 –1 James Madison   –  6 –5 –0 William & Mary   –  6 –5 –0 Bucknell   –  5 –5 –0 Colgate   –  5 –5 –0 Lafayette   –  5 –5 –0 Lehigh   –  5 –6 –0 Florida A&M   –  3 –6 –1 Northeastern   –  3 –7 –0 Western Kentucky   –  2 –9 –0 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll | 1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 9 Georgia Southern ^   –  13 –2 –0 No. 11 Eastern Washington ^   –  9 –3 –0 No. 18 Richmond   –  8 –3 –0 Colgate   –  7 –3 –1 Delaware   –  7 –4 –0 Tennessee State   –  7 –4 –0 No. 16 William & Mary   –  7 –4 –0 Lafayette   –  6 –5 –0 James Madison   –  5 –6 –0 Lehigh   –  5 –6 –0 Holy Cross   –  4 –6 –1 Florida A&M   –  4 –7 –0 Western Kentucky   –  4 –7 –0 Bucknell   –  3 –7 –0 Northeastern   –  2 –8 –0 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll | 1986 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 4 Georgia Southern ^   –  13 –2 –0 No. 14 Tennessee State ^   –  10 –2 –1 No. 8 William & Mary ^   –  9 –3 –0 Eastern Washington   –  5 –5 –0 James Madison   –  5 –5 –1 Florida A&M   –  4 –6 –0 Northeastern   –  4 –6 –0 Western Kentucky   –  4 –6 –1 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll |
| 1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 6 Georgia Southern ^   –  9 –4 –0 No. 8 James Madison ^   –  9 –3 –0 No. 12 Arkansas State ^   –  8 –4 –1 No. 11 Western Kentucky ^   –  7 –4 –0 Villanova   –  6 –4 –0 Northeastern   –  6 –5 –0 Nicholls State   –  5 –5 –1 William & Mary   –  5 –6 –0 Towson   –  4 –6 –0 Tennessee State   –  3 –7 –1 Lamar   –  3 –8 –0 Louisiana Tech   –  3 –8 –0 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll | 1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Georgia Southern ^   –  10 –2 –0 No. 13 Western Kentucky ^   –  9 –4 –0 Liberty   –  8 –3 –0 Nicholls State   –  7 –4 –0 William & Mary   –  6 –4 –1 Towson   –  5 –5 –0 Arkansas State   –  5 –6 –0 James Madison   –  5 –6 –0 Louisiana Tech   –  4 –7 –0 Northeastern   –  4 –7 –0 Youngstown State   –  4 –7 –0 Lamar   –  3 –8 –0 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll | 1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Georgia Southern ^   –  12 –0 –0 No. 14 Youngstown State ^   –  9 –3 –0 No. T–10 William & Mary ^   –  8 –3 –1 Liberty   –  7 –3 –0 Western Kentucky   –  6 –5 –0 James Madison   –  5 –4 –1 Lamar   –  5 –5 –0 Arkansas State   –  5 –6 –0 Nicholls State   –  5 –6 –0 Samford   –  4 –7 –0 Northeastern   –  3 –7 –0 Fordham   –  2 –6 –0 Towson   –  2 –8 –0 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll |
| 1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 2 Youngstown State ^   –  11 –1 –0 No. 7 William & Mary ^   –  10 –2 –0 No. 3 Georgia Southern ^   –  9 –3 –0 No. 18 UCF ^   –  9 –3 –0 Liberty   –  7 –4 –0 Samford   –  6 –4 –1 James Madison   –  5 –6 –0 Nicholls State   –  5 –6 –0 Arkansas State   –  3 –7 –1 Western Kentucky   –  2 –8 –0 Towson   –  2 –9 –0 Northeastern   –  1 –10 –0 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll | 1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 10 Samford ^   –  12 –2 –0 Hofstra   –  8 –2 –0 No. 16 James Madison ^   –  9 –4 –0 No. 13 Youngstown State ^   –  12 –3 –0 Georgia Southern   –  7 –4 –0 UCF   –  6 –5 –0 William & Mary   –  5 –6 –0 Liberty   –  4 –7 –0 Northeastern   –  4 –7 –0 Western Kentucky   –  3 –8 –0 Arkansas State   –  1 –10 –0 Towson   –  1 –10 –0 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll | 1992 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 13 William & Mary   –  9 –2 –0 No. 7 Youngstown State ^   –  9 –2 –1 No. 9 Samford ^   –  9 –3 –0 Georgia Southern   –  7 –4 –0 No. 19 Liberty   –  7 –4 –0 UCF   –  6 –4 –0 Northeastern   –  5 –5 –1 Towson State   –  5 –5 –0 Hofstra   –  4 –6 –0 Western Kentucky   –  4 –6 –0 James Madison   –  4 –7 –0 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll |
| 1993 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Troy State ^   –  11 –0 –1 Youngstown State ^   –  10 –2 –0 UAB   –  9 –2 –0 Wagner   –  9 –2 –0 No. 12 UCF ^   –  9 –3 –0 No. 24 Towson   –  8 –2 –0 No. 19 Western Kentucky   –  8 –3 –0 Hofstra   –  6 –3 –1 Saint Mary's   –  6 –3 –1 Davidson   –  6 –4 –0 Central Connecticut State   –  5 –5 –0 Liberty   –  5 –5 –0 Marist   –  5 –5 –0 Samford   –  5 –6 –0 Duquesne   –  4 –6 –0 Saint Francis   –  3 –7 –0 Charleston Southern   –  3 –8 –0 Monmouth   –  2 –5 –0 Buffalo   –  1 –10 –0 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll | 1994 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 1 Youngstown State ^   –  11 –0 –1 No. 23 Hofstra   –  8 –1 –1 Towson   –  8 –2 –0 No. 10 Troy State ^   –  8 –4 –0 Robert Morris   –  7 –1 –1 Monmouth   –  7 –2 –0 Saint Mary's   –  7 –3 –0 UAB   –  7 –4 –0 No. 20 UCF   –  7 –4 –0 Wagner   –  6 –5 –0 Liberty   –  5 –6 –0 Western Kentucky   –  5 –6 –0 Central Connecticut State   –  4 –6 –0 Samford   –  4 –6 –1 Davidson   –  3 –7 –0 Buffalo   –  3 –8 –0 Saint Francis   –  2 –7 –1 Charleston Southern   –  0 –11 –0 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll | 1995 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall TeamW L TW L T No. 3 Troy State ^   –  11 –1 –0 No. 9 Hofstra ^   –  10 –1 –0 Saint Mary's   –  8 –2 –0 Wagner   –  8 –2 –0 Hampton   –  8 –3 –0 Liberty   –  8 –3 –0 Monmouth   –  7 –3 –0 Samford   –  7 –4 –0 Robert Morris   –  6 –4 –0 Towson   –  6 –4 –0 UCF   –  6 –5 –0 UAB   –  5 –6 –0 Wofford   –  4 –7 –0 Buffalo   –  3 –8 –0 Youngstown State   –  3 –8 –0 Central Connecticut State   –  2 –8 –0 Western Kentucky   –  2 –8 –0 Davidson   –  1 –8 –1 Charleston Southern   –  1 –10 –0 Saint Francis   –  0 –10 –0 ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll |
| 1996 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Buffalo   –  8 –3   No. 15 Youngstown State   –  8 –3   Saint Mary's   –  7 –3   Western Kentucky   –  7 –4   Davidson   –  6 –4   Towson   –  6 –4   Samford   –  6 –5   Wofford   –  6 –5   Cal Poly   –  5 –6   Hofstra   –  5 –6   Liberty   –  5 –6   Southern Utah   –  4 –7   Charleston Southern   –  2 –8   Morehead State   –  2 –8   Jacksonville State   –  1 –9   ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll | 1997 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 18 Cal Poly   –  10 –1   No. 5 Western Kentucky ^   –  10 –2   No. 17 Hofstra ^   –  9 –2   No. 25 Liberty   –  9 –2   Samford   –  7 –4   Morehead State   –  5 –4   South Florida   –  5 –6   Southern Utah   –  5 –6   Saint Mary's   –  4 –6   Davidson   –  3 –8   Buffalo   –  2 –9   La Salle   –  1 –8   Charleston Southern   –  1 –9   Austin Peay   –  0 –10   ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll | 1998 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Morehead State   –  9 –2   Davidson   –  8 –2   No. 20 Hofstra   –  8 –3   No. 22 South Florida   –  8 –3   No. 19 Western Kentucky   –  7 –4   Samford   –  6 –5   Liberty   –  5 –6   Southern Utah   –  5 –6   Austin Peay   –  4 –7   Buffalo   –  4 –7   Jacksonville   –  4 –5   La Salle   –  3 –6   Cal Poly   –  3 –8   Charleston Southern   –  3 –8   Saint Mary's   –  2 –8   Rankings from The Sports Network poll |
| 1999 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 5 Hofstra ^   –  11 –2   No. 21 Elon   –  9 –2   Davidson   –  8 –3   Southern Utah   –  8 –3   No. 23 South Florida   –  7 –4   Samford   –  7 –4   St. Johns (NY)   –  7 –4   Morehead State   –  5 –5   Charleston Southern   –  4 –6   Liberty   –  4 –7   Jacksonville   –  3 –6   Cal Poly   –  3 –8   Austin Peay   –  3 –8   Saint Mary's   –  2 –9   ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll | 2000 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Davidson   –  10 –0   No. 7 Hofstra ^   –  9 –4   Southern Utah   –  7 –4   South Florida   –  7 –4   Elon   –  7 –4   Morehead State   –  6 –3   Saint Mary's   –  6 –5   Charleston Southern   –  5 –6   Georgetown   –  5 –6   Jacksonville   –  3 –8   Samford   –  4 –7   Cal Poly   –  3 –8   Liberty   –  3 –8   Austin Peay   –  2 –9   ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRankings from The Sports Network poll | 2001 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Cal Poly   –  6 –5   Saint Mary's   –  6 –5   Samford   –  5 –5   Charleston Southern   –  5 –6   Morris Brown   –  5 –6   Florida Atlantic   –  4 –6   Cal State Northridge   –  3 –7   Liberty   –  3 –8   Savannah State   –  2 –7   Elon   –  2 –9   Southern Utah   –  2 –9 |
| 2002 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Saint Mary's   –  6 –6   FIU   –  5 –6   Samford   –  4 –7   Cal Poly   –  3 –8   Florida Atlantic   –  2 –9   Savannah State   –  1 –8   Southern Utah   –  1 –10   Morris Brown   –  1 –11 | 2003 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 4 Florida Atlantic ^   –  11 –3   Cal Poly   –  7 –4   Southeastern Louisiana   –  5 –7   Southern Utah   –  4 –7   Saint Mary's   –  1 –11   FIU   –  0 –10   Savannah State   –  0 –12   ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participantRecord adjusted for 2 vacated wins by FIURankings from The Sports Network poll | 2004 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Florida Atlantic   –  9 –3   Southeastern Louisiana   –  7 –4   FIU   –  3 –7   Savannah State   –  2 –8 |
| 2005 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Savannah State   –  0 –11 | 2006 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 24 Central Arkansas*   –  8 –3   Winston-Salem State   –  4 –7   Austin Peay   –  3 –8   Savannah State   –  2 –9   * – Ineligible for postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division IIRankings from The Sports Network poll | 2007 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Western Kentucky   –  7 –5   Stony Brook   –  6 –5   Presbyterian   –  6 –5   Savannah State   –  1 –9 |
| 2008 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Bryant   –  7 –4   Savannah State   –  5 –7   Marist   –  4 –7   North Carolina Central   –  4 –7   Iona   –  3 –8 | 2009 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Old Dominion   –  9 –2   North Carolina Central   –  4 –7   Savannah State   –  2 –8   Winston–Salem State   –  1 –10 | 2010 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Old Dominion   –  8 –3   Georgia State   –  6 –5   Lamar   –  5 –6 |
| 2011 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  South Alabama   –  6 –4   Texas State   –  6 –6   UTSA   –  4 –6   Georgia State   –  3 –8 | 2013 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Old Dominion   –  8 –4   Abilene Christian   –  6 –5   Incarnate Word   –  6 –5   Monmouth   –  6 –6   Charlotte   –  5 –6   Houston Baptist   –  3 –4   Abilene Christian and Incarnate Word ineligible for FCS playoffs as part of reclassification from Division II Charlotte and Old Dominion ineligible for FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition Houston Baptist ineligible for FCS playoffs due to playing only a partial exhibition schedule | 2014 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Charlotte   –  5 –6   Charlotte ineligible for FCS playoffs as part of FBS transition |
| 2015 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  East Tennessee State   –  2 –9 | 2016 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  No. 18 Coastal Carolina   –  10 –2   Coastal Carolina ineligible for FCS playoffs as part of FBS transitionRankings from STATS Poll | 2018 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  North Alabama   –  7 –3   Hampton   –  7 –3   North Dakota   –  6 –5 |
| 2019 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  North Dakota ^   –  7 –5   ^ – FCS playoff participant | 2020 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Stephen F. Austin   –  6 –4   Tarleton State†   –  5 –3   Central Arkansas   –  5 –4   Presbyterian†   –  4 –3   Eastern Kentucky   –  3 –6   Dixie State†   –  2 –3   Houston Baptist   –  1 –3   Abilene Christian   –  1 –5   Campbell   –  0 –4   North Alabama   –  0 –4   Note: † – Dixie State, Presbyterian, and Tarleton State played only in the spring. All other teams listed played only in the fall. Presbyterian was in a scheduling agreement with the Pioneer Football League, which it fully joined in July 2021. | 2023 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Kennesaw State*   –  3 –6   * Note: Kennesaw State ineligible for FCS postseason play due to start of transition to FBS. Rankings from AP Poll |
| 2024 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings vteConfOverall Team W L W L  Sacred Heart  0 –0  3 –3   Merrimack  0 –0  1 –4   Rankings from STATS Poll |