SUAU Division I Football Playoff Subdivision
Current season, competition or edition: 2022 SUAU Division I FPS Season | |
| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| No. of teams | 72 |
| Country | Slavic Union |
| TV partner(s) | Various |
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
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.
| Bowl Game | Matchup | Title Sponsor |
|---|---|---|
| Steel Bowl | 1 vs 2 | |
| Bear Bowl | 3 vs 4 | Bolmed |
| Adrika Bowl | 5 vs 6 | |
| Chamomile Bowl | 7 vs 8 | |
| Cosmos Bowl | 9 vs 10 | |
| Apple Bowl | 11 vs 12 | |
| Oil Bowl | 13 vs 14 | |
| Ledyanaya Bowl | 15 vs 16 | |
| Military Bowl | 17 vs 18 | |
| April Bowl | 19 vs 20 | |
| 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
| Conference | Nickname | Members | Combined 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: Noyalensk Giants
1987:
1988:
1989: Ularetsk Wildcats
1990:
1991: Ularetsk Wildcats
1993: UIZL Big Blue
1994: ASU Bears
1995: UIZL Big Blue
1996: Kopestal Jaguars
1997: Noyalensk Giants
1998: Mozhev Silver Raiders
1999: UIZL Big Blue
2000: Mozhev Silver Raiders
2001: Mozhev Silver Raiders
2002: Adrikagorod Tech Horsemen
2003: ASU Bears
2004: 2004 Noyalensk Giants football team
2006: Kopestal Jaguars
2008: Kopestal Jaguars
2011: ASU Bears
2012: Saint Basil Firebirds
2014: ASU Bears
2015: Adrikagorod Tech Horsemen
2019: Saint Basil Firebirds
2021: Mokovsky Bulldogs
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