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2008
NCAA Division I Championship
  

November 29 
First Round

December 6 
Quarterfinals

December 12/13
Semifinals
 
 

  
31st
Annual
Championship

Friday
December 19, 2008
Finley Stadium
Davenport Field
Chattanooga, Tennessee

 

See Losers Out section below for
additional  teams after each round. 


Television:
See the bracket info

 


November 29


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Round 1
2008


November 2
9
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December 6, 2008

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Quarterfinals

December 6, 2008

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December 13


#1 Appalachian St*

versus

#4 Youngstown State*
 

Semifinals

(Teams TBD)


December 12


#2 Montana*

versus

#3 Massachusetts*
 


NCAA 
NCAA: FCS - General info
   Football Championship Subdivision
   Dates, Site, Ticket Info
  
Tickets: 423-266-6627
   Tickets: www.tickettracks.com
   Finley Stadium Seating Chart

Statistics - FCS/I-AA
Playoff Notes and Facts
(I-AA.org)
About the Championship
(I-AA.org)

Attendance 
Football Records (PDF)


Chattanooga
2006 Championship Host Site 
Venue Information 
Launch Pad Guide

Opening PDF Files 
Download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader 
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History
w Prev. Champions, NCAA site 
w I-AA Archive - NCAA
w Playoff Records  
w Hickock Sports - History, records
 

FCS Chat
eteamz, SFAA, Pete's  
Msg Bds: CFAA, eteamz, SFAA  

Travel
Chattanooga Guide (el. 685)
Airfares and Travel 
Chattanooga Sports Info (Attend., etc.

Tools 
Elevation Finder, 2000 Population, Quick Facts, AreaConnect
Time Zones
National Weather Service 
Weather Underground   |  Weather.com 
USA Today Weather     |  Yahoo 
CNN Weather              |  Intellicast    | AccuWeather 
 
Driving Directions
Nashville to Chattanooga
(133 mi; 2 hrs, 11 min)
Atlanta to Chattanooga
(118 mi; 2 hrs, 1 min)
Missoula to Chattanooga (2,107 mi; 30 hrs, 16 min)
Chattanooga to Savannah* (203 mi; 4 hrs, 18 min)
Savannah to Nashville (147 mi; 2 hrs, 51 min)
Savannah to Atlanta (318 mi; 6 hrs, 10 min)

*
NAIA Championship
Tennesse Road Conditions  
 
Brackets
NCAA Official Brackets
Brackets - Full Sheet (PDF) 
Brackets - Condensed (PDF) 
  
(generally meant to be folded in half)

FCS Conference Map, Color (PDF) 



FCS Conference Standings (PDF) 
FCS Playoff Team Schedules (PDF)



Stats - Regular Season, Playoffs
Griz Playoff Record etc.
Semifinals - UM vs. UM
(PDF) 

 


  


2006 Division I Championship Playoffs
 Brackets with #2 vs. #3 Seeds 


Note: Population is from the US Census 2000
#2 Montana
(12-1, 8-0 Big Sky Champs)

W Nov. 25 vs. McNeese State, 31-13
W Dec. 2 vs. Southern Ill, 20-3

December 8 vs. Massachusetts

Montana Athletic Dept.  

Back to Brackets


Maps 
MapQuest to Missoula
Montana relief map 
Location: Missoula, Montana 
Population: 57,053
Elevation: 3,220
Nickname: Grizzlies
Colors: Maroon and silver 
Media:      
Missoulian  (front page) 
Great Falls Tribune 
Independent Record (Helena)
Daily Interlake (Kalispell)
Montana Standard (Butte)
Billings Gazette 

S: Kaimin 
eGriz Archive 
  (article archive, mailed daily from Tom Griz Fan)
Audio: Montana
Weather:
NWS 
Montana Road Conditions 

Big Sky 
Conference 

eGrizBSC Chat, MTGriz,
  

#3 Massachusetts
(12-1, 8-0 Patriot Champs)

W Nov. 25 vs. Lafayette, 35-14
W Dec. 2 at New Hampshire, 24-17
December 8 at Montana

Massachusetts 

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Map
MapQuest to Amherst
Massachusetts relief map 
Location: Amherst, MA
Population: 17,050
Elevation: 269
Nickname: Minutemen  
Colors: Maroon, White 
Media:  
The Republican - Springfield
  Union News?
Daily Hampshire Gazette -
Northampton
The Boston Globe
Boston Herald
S: Massachusetts Daily Collegian  

Weather: 
NWS 

Atlantic 10
Conference     

   

 


2006 NCAA Division I Championship Playoffs
 Brackets with #1 vs. #4 Seeds 
  


#1 Appalachian St 
(12-1, 7-0 Southern Champs)

W Nov 25 vs. Coastal Carolina, 45-28 
W December 2 vs. Montana State, 38-17
December 9 vs. Youngstown State

Appalachian St 

Back to Brackets 
Map
MapQuest to Boone 
North Carolina relief map 
Location: Boone, NC
Population: 10,191
Elevation: 3,266
Nickname: Mountaineers
Colors: Black, Gold 
Media: 

  
Weather:
NWS

Southern 
Conference 

#4 Youngstown State
(11-2, 6-1 Gateway Champs)

W Nov 25 vs. James Madison, 35-31

W December 2 vs. Illinois State, 28-21
December 9 at Appalachian State

Youngstown State

Back to Brackets


Maps 
MapQuest to Youngstown
Ohio relief map 
Location: Youngstown, OH 
Population: 82,026
Elevation: 850
Nickname: Penguins
Colors: Red and White 
Media:      


Weather: NWS 

Gateway 
Conference  


  
 

 

 

 


Schedules - I-AA Playoff Teams
(Losers Out)

December 8 or 9, Semifinals  

 
December 8 or 9, Semifinals 
 
   
   

Dec. 2, Quarterfinal Losers Out  
 
 
Southern Illinois 
(9-4, 4-3 Gateway)

W Nov. 25 vs. Tenn-Martin, 36-30
L Dec. 2 at Montana 3-20

Southern Illinois

Back to Brackets 
Maps
MapQuest to Carbondale 
Illinois relief map 
Location: Carbondale, IL
Population: 20,681
Elevation: 415
Nickname: Salukis (Wikipedia)
Colors: Maroon, White
Media:  
The Southern Illinoisan 
Daily Register (Harrisonburg) 
S: The Daily Egyptian
Saluki Talk - fan chat
SI Dawgblog - S Illinosian chat
Valley Talk - Gateway chat
Carbondale Dispatch - Blog
Dawg Tracker - Blog or chat

Alumni Photos

Weather: 
NWS 

Gateway 
Conference 
 

Montana State
(8-5, 6-2 Big Sky)

W Nov. 25 vs. Furman, 31-13
L Dec. 2 at Appalachian State, 17-38

Montana State  

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Maps 
MapQuest to Bozeman
Montana relief map 
Location: Bozeman, MT 
Population: 27,509
Elevation: 4,816
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Blue and gold 
Media:      
Bozeman Chronicle (restricted)
Great Falls Tribune 
Independent Record (Helena)
Daily Inter Lake (Kalispell)
Montana Standard (Butte)
Billings Gazette 
Missoulian  (front page) 

Weather: NWS  

Big Sky 
Conference 

  

New Hampshire
(9-4, 5-3 Atlantic 10)
 
W Nov. 25 at Hampton, 41-38
L Dec. 2 vs. UMass, 17-24

New Hampshire 

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Maps
MapQuest to Durham  
New Hampshire relief map 
Location: Durham, NH
Population: 12,664
Elevation: 82
Nickname: Wildcats 
Colors: Blue, White
Media:  
The Portsmouth Herald 
Concord Monitor  
Foster's Online 
The Union Leader, Manchester
The Nashua Telegraph 
 
Weather: 
NWS

Atlantic 10 
Conference   

Illinois State
(9-4, 5-2 Gateway Champs)

W Nov. 25 at Eastern Illinois, 24-13

L Dec. 2 at Youngstown State, 21-28

Illinois State

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Maps 
MapQuest to Normal
Illinois relief map 
Location: Normal, IL 
Population: 45,386
Elevation: 794
Nickname: Redbirds
Colors: Red and White 
Media:      


Weather: NWS 

Gateway 
Conference  


  


Nov. 25, Round 1 Losers Out
 

McNeese State
(6-4, 5-2 Southland Champs)

L Nov 25 at Montana, 3-31

McNeese State
McNeese State
Geaux Cowboys 

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Maps
MapQuest to Lake Charles
Louisiana relief map 
Location: Lake Charles, LA
Population: 71,757
Elevation: 13
Nickname: Cowboys
Colors: Blue, Gold
Media:  
American Press - Lake Charles

Weather: 
NWS   

Southland 
Conference 

 

Furman
(8-4, 6-1 Southern)

L Nov 25 at Montana State, 13-31

Furman

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Map
MapQuest to Greenville 
South Carolina relief map 
Location: Greenville, SC
Population: 56,002
Elevation: 970
Nickname: Paladins
Colors: Purple, White 
Media: The Greenville News 

Weather: NWS

Southern 
Conference 

Tennessee-Martin
(9-3, 6-1 Ohio Valley Champs)

L Nov 25 vs. Southern Illinois, 30-36

Tenn-Martin

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Maps
MapQuest to Martin
Tennessee relief map  
Location: Martin, TN
Population: 10,515
Elevation: 407
Nickname: Skyhawks
Colors: Royal Blue, Orange, White
Media:  

Weather: 
NWS 

Ohio Valley 
Conference 

Lafayette 
(6-6, 5-1 Patriot Champs)

L Nov 25 at Massachusetts, 14-35

Lafayette 

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Map
MapQuest to Easton 
Pennsylvania relief map 
Location: Easton, PA
Population: 26,263
Elevation: 211
Nickname: Leopards  
Colors: Maroon, White 
Media:  
The Morning Call  

Weather: 
NWS 

Patriot League 
Conference   

Hampton 
(10-2, 7-1 MEAC Champs)

L Nov 25 vs. New Hampshire, 38-41

Hampton 

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Maps
MapQuest to Hampton
Virginia relief map 
Location: Hampton, VA
Population: 146,437
Elevation: 3
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Royal Blue, White
Media: 
Times-Dispatch - Richmond
Virginian-Pilot - Hampton 
Daily Press - Newport News 
Weather: 
NWS 

Mid-Eastern 
Conference 

Coastal Carolina
(9-3, 4-0 Big South Champs)
 
L Nov 25 at Appalachian State, 28-45

Coastal Carolina

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Map
MapQuest to Conway
South Carolina relief map 
Location: Conway, South Carolina
Population: 1,117
Elevation: 39
Nickname: Chanticleers
Colors: Coastal Green, Bronze, Black
Media:  
 
Weather: NWS 

Big South 
Conference   

James Madison 
(9-3, 7-1 Atlantic 10)

L Nov 25 at Youngstown State, 31-35

James Madison 
James Madison 

Back to Brackets 
Maps
MapQuest to Harrisonburg 
Virginia relief map 
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
Population: 40,468
Elevation: 1,352
Nickname: Dukes
Colors: Purple, Gold
Media:  
Daily News-Record   
Weather: NWS 

Atlantic 10 
Conference 

Eastern Illinois 
(8-5, 7-1 Ohio Valley)

L Nov 26 vs. Southern Illinois, 30-36

Eastern Illinois

Back to Brackets 
Maps
MapQuest to Charleston
Illinois relief map  
Location: Charleston, IL
Population: 19,355
Elevation: 699
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Blue, Gray
Media:  

Weather: NWS 

Ohio Valley 
Conference 

 

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