BamaDude
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I don't recall which season the FCS designation came into being, but that was basically a re-naming of 1-AA, which first came into being in the 1978 season, and expanded in 1982. In creating 1-AA (FCS), the NCAA took some of the smaller Division I programs and larger Division II schools to make the new division. Prior to that, it was just Division I, Division II & Division III.