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In 15 years, 15 schools have gone from Division I-AA to I-A.(The Orlando Sentinel)
Byline: Alan Schmadtke
ORLANDO, Fla. _ The most "exclusive" club in college football still thinks playing on New Year's Day is special.
Wouldn't you, if you never have done it?
The club is made up of the 15 schools _ including Central Florida and South Florida _ who have moved to Division I-A in the past 15 years, and none of them has been close to a New Year's Day bowl bid. In fact, the schools have had 19 bowl bids total, with six of the schools accounting for all 19. None of the fledgling 15 has struggled on the field more than Buffalo, which has enjoyed one winning season since 1986 and has won only six games in more than five years as a I-A program.
The Bulls host UCF on Saturday at UB Stadium in a game that features two of I-A's youngest members_and two programs desperately seeking a sniff of success. Both are winless in 2004 and riding seven-game losing streaks.
New Year's Day never seemed so far away.
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