In 1978, a vote passed to subdivide Division I football into I-A and I-AA. In 2006, the names of the subdivisions were renamed the Football Bowl Subdivision and the Football Championship Subdivision.
The FBS allows 85 full scholarships. The FCS has 63 full scholarships that can be split between 85 players. The 22 extra scholarships are a huge advantage, yet there have been a ton of FCS wins over FBS opponents.
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The most notable are the five times an FCS team has knocked off a ranked FBS team.
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1983
Cincinnati 14, No. 20 Penn State 3
Cincinnati was temporarily classified as a Divison I-AA team during this time. Penn State was the defending I-A national champion.
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2007
Appalachian State 34, No. 5 Michigan 32
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2010
James Madison 21, No. 13 Virginia Tech 16
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2013
Eastern Washington 49, No. 25 Oregon State 46
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2016
North Dakota State 23, No. 13 Iowa 21
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