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{{Short description|Top level of college football in the US}}
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| founded = 1986
| teams = [[List of SUAU Division I FPS football programs|72]]
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| country = [[Slavic Union]]
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The '''SUAU Football Playoff Subdivision (FPS)''', is college football league in the [[Slavic Union]]. The FPS consists of the largest schools in the [[Slavic University Athletic Union]] (SUAU). As of 2022 there are 8 conferences and 72 schools in FPS. It  is the highest level of college football in the Slavic Union. 

Unlike the FBS the FPS national champion is selected by an annual postseason bracket tournament between top teams in the FPS. Since 1986 the tournament consists of 12 teams, being selected by a committee following the end of the regular season.

=History=
The first college football game in the Slavic Union was played in 1886 and as the sport developed and grew eventually the University Football Association played its first season in 1916. From 1916 to 1986 the UFA was the undisputed highest level of college football in the Slavic Union, but in 1986 the league nearly collapsed and was reorganized into the Football Playoff Subdivision (FPS). Under the UFA there was no official national champion and teams constantly claimed national titles. The postseason in general was often very chaotic, as teams and conferences would organize their own bowls and playoffs to decide national champions, the creation of the FPS led to an organized system where the national champion would be decided by a 12 team playoff.

=Playoff=
{{See also|FPS Playoffs}}
Every year after the conference championship games are played the FPS Selection Committee seeds the top 8 conference champions plus 4 at large bids.

=Bowl Games=
Teams with winning records that didn't make the playoffs are seeded 1 through 24 by the selection committee, with the 1 seeded team playing the 2 seeded team, the 3 plays the 4, and so on.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Bowl Game
!Matchup
!Title Sponsor
|-
|[[Steel Bowl]]
|1 vs 2
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|-
|[[Bear Bowl]]
|3 vs 4
|[[Bolmed]]
|-
|[[Adrika Bowl]]
|5 vs 6
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|-
|[[Chamomile Bowl]]
|7 vs 8
| 
|-
|[[Cosmos Bowl]]
|9 vs 10
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|-
|[[Apple Bowl]]
|11 vs 12
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|-
|[[Oil Bowl]]
|13 vs 14
|
|-
|[[Ledyanaya Bowl]]
|15 vs 16
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|-
|[[Military Bowl]]
|17 vs 18
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|-
|[[April Bowl]]
|19 vs 20
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|-
|[[Cardoza Bowl]]
|21 vs 22 
|
|-
|[[Senate Bowl]]
|23 vs 24
|
|-
|}

=Teams and Conferences=
===Conferences===
===History===
After the split conferences were completely reorganized, and since 1986 these new conferences have remained mostly static.
===Current conferences===
{{See also|List of SUAU Division I FPS football programs}}
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Conference
!Nickname
!Members
!Combined<br>National Titles
|-
|[[Antonovich Conference]]
|The Antonovich
|10
|15
|-
|[[Metro Conference]]
|The Metro
|8
|
|-
|[[Ledyanaya Valley]]
|The Valley
|8
|
|-
|[[Northern Coast Conference]]
|NCC
|8
|
|-
|[[Orbis League]]
|Orbis
|8
|
|-
|[[Patriot 10 Conference]]
|Pat-10
|10
|
|-
|[[Slavic National Conference]]
|SNC
|12
|
|-
|[[Western Athletic Conference]]
|WAC
|8
|
|-
|}

=National Champions=
[[1986 SUAU FPS Season|1986]]: [[1986 Noyalesnk Giants football team|Noyalensk Giants]] <br>
[[1987 SUAU FPS Season|1987]]:<br>
[[1988 SUAU FPS Season|1988]]:<br>
[[1989 SUAU FPS Season|1989]]: [[1989 Ularetsk Wildcats football team|Ularetsk Wildcats]]<br>
[[1990 SUAU FPS Season|1990]]:<br>
[[1991 SUAU FPS Season|1991]]: [[1991 Ularetsk Wildcats football team|Ularetsk Wildcats]]<br>
[[1993 SUAU FPS Season|1993]]: [[1993 UIZL Big Blue football team|UIZL Big Blue]]<br>
[[1994 SUAU FPS Season|1994]]: [[1994 ASU Bears football team|ASU Bears]]<br>
[[1995 SUAU FPS Season|1995]]: [[1995 UIZL Big Blue football team|UIZL Big Blue]]<br>
[[1996 SUAU FPS Season|1996]]: [[1996 Kopestal Jaguars football team|Kopestal Jaguars]]<br>
[[1997 SUAU FPS Season|1997]]: [[1997 Noyalensk Giants football team|Noyalensk Giants]]<br>
[[1998 SUAU FPS Season|1998]]: [[1998 Mozhev Silver Raiders football team|Mozhev Silver Raiders]]<br>
[[1999 SUAU FPS Season|1999]]: [[1999 UIZL Big Blue football team|UIZL Big Blue]]<br>
[[2000 SUAU FPS Season|2000]]: [[2000 Mozhev Silver Raiders football team|Mozhev Silver Raiders]]<br>
[[2001 SUAU FPS Season|2001]]: [[2001 Mozhev Silver Raiders football team|Mozhev Silver Raiders]]<br>
[[2002 SUAU FPS Season|2002]]: [[2002 Adrikagorod Tech Horsemen football team|Adrikagorod Tech Horsemen]]<br>
[[2003 SUAU FPS Season|2003]]: [[2003 ASU Bears football team|ASU Bears]]<br>
[[2004 SUAU FPS Season|2004]]: [[2004 Noyalensk Giants football team]]<br>
[[2006 SUAU FPS Season|2006]]: [[2006 Kopestal Jaguars football team|Kopestal Jaguars]]<br>
[[2008 SUAU FPS Season|2008]]: [[2008 Kopestal Jaguars football team|Kopestal Jaguars]]<br>
[[2011 SUAU FPS Season|2011]]: [[2011 ASU Bears football team|ASU Bears]]<br>
[[2012 SUAU FPS Season|2012]]: [[2012 Saint Basil Firebirds football team|Saint Basil Firebirds]]<br>
[[2014 SUAU FPS Season|2014]]: [[2014 ASU Bears football team|ASU Bears]]<br>
[[2015 SUAU FPS Season|2015]]: [[2015 Adrikagorod Tech Horsemen football team|Adrikagorod Tech Horsemen]]<br>
[[2019 SUAU FPS Season|2019]]: [[2019 Saint Basil Firebirds football team|Saint Basil Firebirds]]<br>
[[2021 SUAU FPS Season|2021]]: [[2021 Mokovsky Bulldogs football team|Mokovsky Bulldogs]]<br>

=Awards=
Several awards are given each year to players and coaches in the FPS. Notable individual awards include:
*Best/most valuable player: [[Grand Orlov Trophy]], [[Adrika Trophy]], [[The Report Player of the Year]]
*Defensive player of the year: [[Ilin Trophy]]
*Position awards: 
*Coaching Awards: [[Fedor Vorobev Award]]