Black college national champions
The black college football national championship selections since 1920, from Wikipedia’s yearly list: each season’s champions with record, coach and the selectors that named them (codes for the black press’s polls, bowls and later media and coaches’ polls, spelled out in the record book), and our program for the school. Some seasons have several champions; some selectors named only one division’s.
194 rows, 1920–2025. Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). On the site: The record book’s champions.
194 rows, page 1 of 4. Click a column to sort.
| season | ord | team | school | record | coach | coach | selectors | note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State | 10–3 | Chennis Berry | CCB | ||
| 2025 | 2 | Albany State | Albany State | 12–2 | Quinn Gray | B-CP | NCAA Division II | |
| 2024 | 1 | Jackson State | Jackson State | 11–2 | T. C. Taylor | CCB | ||
| 2024 | 2 | Virginia Union | Virginia Union | 10–4 | Alvin Parker | B-CP | NCAA Division II | |
| 2023 | 1 | Benedict | Benedict | 11–1 | Chennis Berry | B-CP | NCAA Division II | |
| 2023 | 2 | Florida A&M | Florida A&M | 12–1 | Willie Simmons | CCB | ||
| 2022 | 1 | Benedict | Benedict | 11–1 | Chennis Berry | B-CP, BCNC-II&N, BCSN-II&N, DCCC-MM, HBCUS-UP | NCAA Division II | |
| 2022 | 2 | North Carolina Central | North Carolina Central | 10–2 | Trei Oliver | B-CP, B-MP, BCNC-I, BCSN-I, CCB, DCCC-M, HBCUS-UP | ||
| 2021 | 1 | Bowie State | Bowie State | 12–2 | Damon Wilson | B-MP, BCNC-II&N, BCSN-II&N, BCSP-II, DCCC-MM | NCAA Division II | |
| 2021 | 2 | Jackson State | Jackson State | 11–2 | Deion Sanders | BCNC-I, BCSN-I | ||
| 2021 | 3 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State | 7–5 | Oliver Pough | B-CP, SIC | ||
| 2020 | 1 | Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M | 5–0 | Connell Maynor | PNRN, B-CP, DCCC-M | ||
| 2019 | 1 | Bowie State | Bowie State | 11–1 | Damon Wilson | BCNC-II&N, BCSN-II&N | NCAA Division II | |
| 2019 | 2 | Florida A&M | Florida A&M | 9–2 | Willie Simmons | BCSN-I | ruled ineligible for MEAC championship and postseason play and, by extension, not eligible for automatic bid to Celebration Bowl | |
| 2019 | 3 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | 9–3 | Sam Washington | B-CP, B-MP, BCSP, CeB, DCCC-M, HBCUS-UP, UMTC | ||
| 2018 | 1 | Bowie State | Bowie State | 9–3 | Damon Wilson | BCNC-II&N, DCCC-MM | NCAA Division II | |
| 2018 | 2 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | 10–2 | Sam Washington | AFRCB, B-CP, B-MP, BCSP, DCCC-M, UMTC | ||
| 2017 | 1 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | 12–0 | Rod Broadway | B-CP, B-MP, BCSP, CeB, DCCC-M, UMTC | ||
| 2017 | 2 | Langston | Langston | 10–1 | Quinton Morgan | DCCC-MM | NAIA | |
| 2017 | 3 | Virginia State | Virginia State | 10–1 | Reggie Barlow | BCNC-II&N | NCAA Division II | |
| 2016 | 1 | Grambling | Grambling State | 12–1 | Broderick Fobbs | AFRCB, AHSR-I, B-MP, DCCC-M, HSRN-I | ||
| 2016 | 2 | Tuskegee | Tuskegee | 9–3 | Willie J. Slater | AHSR-II | NCAA Division II | |
| 2016 | 3 | Winston-Salem State | Winston-Salem State | 9–3 | Kienus Boulware | BCNC-II&N, DCCC-MM, HSRN-II&N | NCAA Division II | |
| 2015 | 1 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | 10–2 | Rod Broadway | AFRCB, AHSR-I, AURN, B-CP, B-MP, DCCC-M, HBCUS-UP, HSRN-I | ||
| 2015 | 2 | Tuskegee | Tuskegee | 10–3 | Willie J. Slater | AHSR-II, DCCC-MM, HSRN-II&N | NCAA Division II | |
| 2014 | 1 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State | 10–3 | Jay Hopson | AHSR-I, AURN, B-CP, B-MP, BCSP, DCCC-M, HSRN-I, TAJTT | ||
| 2014 | 2 | Virginia State | Virginia State | 10–2 | Latrell Scott | AHSR-II, DCCC-MM, HBCUS-PFP, HSRN-II&N | NCAA Division II | |
| 2013 | 1 | Bethune-Cookman | Bethune-Cookman | 10–3 | Brian Jenkins | AHSR-I, PCWDC | ||
| 2013 | 2 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State | 10–4 | Rod Reed | ASW, AURN, BCSP, HSRN-I | ||
| 2013 | 3 | Winston-Salem State | Winston-Salem State | 10–2 | Connell Maynor | AHSR-II, HSRN-II&N | NCAA Division II | |
| 2012 | 1 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 10–2 | Monte Coleman | ASW, B-CP, HSRN-I | ||
| 2012 | 2 | Bethune-Cookman | Bethune-Cookman | 9–3 | Brian Jenkins | AURN | ||
| 2012 | 3 | Tennessee State | Tennessee State | 8–3 | Rod Reed | DCCC-M | ||
| 2012 | 4 | Winston-Salem State | Winston-Salem State | 14–1 | Connell Maynor | B-MP, BCSP, DCCC-MM, PCWDC | NCAA Division II | |
| 2011 | 1 | Alabama State | Alabama State | 8–3 | Reggie Barlow | DCCC-M | ||
| 2011 | 2 | Norfolk State | Norfolk State | 0–3 | Pete Adrian | ASW, B-CP, HSRN-I | record does not include vacated games (was 9–3) | |
| 2011 | 3 | Winston-Salem State | Winston-Salem State | 13–1 | Connell Maynor | AURN, B-MP, BCSP, DCCC-MM, HSRN-II&N, NBT, PCWDC | NCAA Division II | |
| 2010 | 1 | Albany State | Albany State | 11–1 | Mike White | AURN, BCSP, DCCC-MM, PCWDC | NCAA Division II | |
| 2010 | 2 | Bethune-Cookman | Bethune-Cookman | 10–2 | Brian Jenkins | ASW, B-CP, B-MP | ||
| 2010 | 3 | Texas Southern | Texas Southern | 0–3 | Johnnie Cole | DCCC-M | record does not include vacated games (was 9–3) | |
| 2009 | 1 | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M | 9–1 | Henry Frazier III | ASW, BCSP, DCCC-M | ||
| 2009 | 2 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State | 10–2 | Oliver Pough | ADW, AURN, B-CP, B-MP, BCSP, PCWDC | ||
| 2009 | 3 | Tuskegee | Tuskegee | 10–2 | Willie J. Slater | DCCC-MM | NCAA Division II | |
| 2008 | 1 | Grambling | Grambling State | 11–2 | Rod Broadway | ADW, ASW, AURN, B-MP, BCSP, DCCC-M, PCWDC | ||
| 2008 | 2 | South Carolina State | South Carolina State | 10–3 | Oliver Pough | BCSP | ||
| 2008 | 3 | Tuskegee | Tuskegee | 10–1 | Willie J. Slater | DCCC-MM | NCAA Division II | |
| 2007 | 1 | Delaware State | Delaware State | 10–2 | Al Lavan | ASW, DCCC-M | ||
| 2007 | 2 | Tuskegee | Tuskegee | 12–0 | Willie J. Slater | ADW, AURN, B-MP, BCSP, DCCC-MM, PCWDC | NCAA Division II | |
| 2006 | 1 | Hampton | Hampton | 10–2 | Joe Taylor | ASW, BCSP, DCCC-M | ||
| 2006 | 2 | North Carolina Central | North Carolina Central | 11–1 | Rod Broadway | ADW, AURN, BCSP, DCCC-MM, PCWDC | NCAA Division II |
The CSV and JSON hold the rows these filters find, up to 50,000, with the ids that link them to other datasets; the JSON also describes each column.
Columns (9, what each one holds)
| Column | Type | What it holds | |
|---|---|---|---|
season | whole number | The season (the year it began) | |
ord | whole number | Order within its group | |
team_id | whole number | The team’s id; links to its team page | |
school | text | as printed | |
record | text | No description yet. | |
coach | text | No description yet. | |
coach_id | whole number | The coach’s id; links to his page | |
selectors | text | codes: “CAAC, PC” (hbcu_selectors) | |
note | text | No description yet. |
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