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
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| 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, 31–28 Lost FCS Second Round vs. Sam Houston St., 34–27 |
| 2012 | Coastal Carolina | 5–1 | 7–4 | Won FCS First Round vs. Bethune-Cookman, 24–14 Lost FCS Second Round vs. Old Dominion, 63–35 |
| Stony Brook | 5–1 | 9–2 | Won FCS First Round vs. Villanova, 20–10 Lost 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, 48–24 Won FCS Second Round vs. Montana, 42–35 Lost 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, 26–21 Lost FCS Second Round vs. Villanova, 29–22 |
| Coastal Carolina | 4–1 | 12–2 | Won FCS Second Round vs. Richmond, 36–15 Lost 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
edit| 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 | — |