This is a list of Big South Conference football champions. Formed in 1983, the Big South did not sponsor football until 2002. It was not until 2010 that the Big South got an automatic bid to send its champion to the NCAA Division I Football Championship.
Champions by year Record Year Champions Conference Overall Playoffs 2002 Gardner–Webb 3–0 9–1 — 2003 Gardner–Webb 4–0 8–4 — 2004 Coastal Carolina 4–0 10–1 — 2005 Charleston Southern 3–1 7–4 — Coastal Carolina 3–1 9–2 — 2006 Coastal Carolina 4–0 9–3 Lost FCS First Round vs. Appalachian State, 45–28 2007 Liberty 4–0 8–3 — 2008 Liberty 5–0 10–2 — 2009 Stony Brook 5–1 6–5 — Liberty 5–1 8–3 — 2010 Coastal Carolina 5–1 6–5 Lost FCS First Round vs. Western Illinois, 17–10 Stony Brook 5–1 6–5 — Liberty 5–1 8–3 — 2011 Stony Brook 6–0 8–3 Won FCS First Round vs. Albany, 31–28Lost FCS Second Round vs. Sam Houston St., 34–27 2012 Coastal Carolina 5–1 7–4 Won FCS First Round vs. Bethune-Cookman, 24–14Lost FCS Second Round vs. Old Dominion, 63–35 Stony Brook 5–1 9–2 Won FCS First Round vs. Villanova, 20–10Lost FCS Second Round vs. Montana State, 16–10 Liberty 5–1 6–5 — 2013 Coastal Carolina 4–1 12–3 Won FCS First Round vs. Bethune-Cookman, 48–24Won FCS Second Round vs. Montana, 42–35Lost FCS Quarterfinals vs. North Dakota State, 48–14 Liberty 4–1 8–4 — 2014 Liberty 4–1 9–5 Won FCS First Round vs. James Madison, 26–21Lost FCS Second Round vs. Villanova, 29–22 Coastal Carolina 4–1 12–2 Won FCS Second Round vs. Richmond, 36–15Lost FCS Quarterfinals vs. North Dakota State, 39–32 Italics indicate a team that won the tiebreaker to get the Big South's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship tournament.
Championships by team School Years in Big South Championships Last championship Coastal Carolina 2003–present 7 2014 Liberty 2002–present 7 2014 Stony Brook 2008–2012 4 2012 Gardner–Webb 2002–present 2 2003 Charleston Southern 2002–present 2 2005 VMI 2003–2013 0 — Presbyterian 2008–present 0 — Elon 2002–2003 0 —
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