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Usage
[edit]{{Infobox NCAA Division I FBS season
| year =
| image =
| image_caption =
| number_of_teams =
| preseason_ap =
| regular_season =
| number_of_bowls =
| bowl_start =
| bowl_end =
| championship_system =
| championship_bowl =
| championship_location =
| champions =
| heisman =
| ap_poll =
| coaches_poll =
}}
Parameters
[edit]* denotes a required field
| Parameter | Explanation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| year* | The year of the season; if blank, defaults to current year | 2004
|
| image | An image for the season. Follow Wikipedia guidelines. | [[File:Example.png|200px]]
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| image_caption | A caption for the image, if provided | 2007 NCAA season
|
| number_of_teams | Total number of teams competing at the highest level (either I-A or FBS depending on year) | 120
|
| preseason_ap | The team ranked No. 1 in the pre-season AP Poll; The reason AP is used is because the BCS does not start until halfway through the season, and for older years there is no BCS, and the Coaches Poll does not go back as many years as the AP. | [[2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia Bulldogs]]
|
| regular_season | The dates of the first and last games of the regular season | August 30 – December 1
|
| number_of_bowls | The number of postseason bowls played | 34
|
| bowl_start* | The date of the first bowl game of the season | December 20, 2007
|
| bowl_end* | The date of the last bowl played of the season (use <br /> for carriage return if date is too long) | <br />January 6, 2008
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| championship_system | The name of the system/organizers that are organizing a dedicated national championship game | [[Bowl Championship Series]]
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| championship_bowl | The name of the championship game specified by the BCS or similar frameworks | [[2008 BCS National Championship Game]]
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| championship_location | The name of the stadium hosting the designated national championship game and the city/state where it is located. (can use <br /> for line between stadium and city) | [[Louisiana Superdome]],<br />[[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|
| champions | The name of the team that won the designated national championship game | [[2007 Buffalo Bulls football team|Buffalo Bulls]]
|
| heisman | The winner of the Heisman Trophy | [[John Doe]]
|
| ap_poll | The team ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll at the conclusion of the regular season. | [[2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia Bulldogs]]
|
| coaches_poll | The team ranked No. 1 in the Coaches' Poll at the conclusion of the regular season. Only include this on non-BCS years, as it will be the same as the BCS champion in BCS years due to contractual provisions. | [[2007 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia Bulldogs]]
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Example
[edit]Here is an example of one filled out:
| 2008 NCAA Division I FBS season | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Florida Gators celebrating after winning the 2009 BCS Championship Game | |
| Number of teams | 119 full members, 1 transitional |
| Duration | August 28 – December 6 |
| Preseason AP No. 1 | Georgia Bulldogs |
| Postseason | |
| Duration | December 20, 2008 – January 31, 2009 |
| Bowl games | 34 (+4 All Star games) |
| AP Poll No. 1 | Florida Gators |
| Heisman Trophy | Sam Bradford, Oklahoma QB |
| Bowl Championship Series | |
| 2009 BCS Championship Game | |
| Site | Dolphin Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida |
| Champion(s) | Florida Gators |
| NCAA Division I FBS football seasons | |
← 2007 2009 → | |
{{Infobox NCAA Division I FBS season
| year = 2008
| image = [[File:2008 Florida Gators football team celebrates in Florida Field (January 11 2009).jpg|275px]]
| image_caption = [[2008 Florida Gators football team|Florida Gators]] celebrating after winning the [[2009 BCS National Championship Game|2009 BCS Championship Game]]
| number_of_teams = 119 full members, 1 transitional
| preseason_ap = [[2008 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia Bulldogs]]
| regular_season = August 28 – December 6
| number_of_bowls = 34 (+4 All Star games)
| bowl_start = December 20, 2008
| bowl_end = January 31, 2009
| championship_system = [[Bowl Championship Series]]
| championship_bowl = [[2009 BCS National Championship Game|2009 BCS Championship Game]]
| championship_location = [[Dolphin Stadium]],<br />[[Miami Gardens, Florida]]
| champions = [[2008 Florida Gators football team|Florida Gators]]
| heisman = [[Sam Bradford]], Oklahoma [[Quarterback|QB]]
| ap_poll = [[2008 Florida Gators football team|Florida Gators]]
}}