Fall camps have opened across the country. At some schools the theme is building on or continuing the success the team had in 2018.

For other schools Fall camp is time to be hopeful that recent misfortunes can be reversed. For the schools below, those misfortunes have stretched multiple seasons; they'll enter 2019 hoping to break significant dry spells between bowl appearances.

These are the longest active bowl droughts in FBS.

Ten Seasons

Kansas Jayhawks. The Jayhawks' last bowl appearance was the 2008 Insight Bowl (since renamed the Cheez-It Bowl). It was the Jayhawks' fourth and final bowl appearance under then-coach Mark Mangino, with new Kansas coach Les Miles representing the fifth Jayhawks coach to helm the program for a full season since. Kansas' win over Minnesota in that last appearance does give Kansas a three-game winning streak in bowl games, including the 2005 Fort Worth Bowl and the 2008 Orange Bowl.

Six Seasons

Kent State Golden Flashes. Kent State has been to one bowl game as a Division I school, facing Arkansas State in the GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile after the 2012 season, falling 17-13 to the Red Wolves. Darrell Hazell left after the game to take the Purdue head coaching job and was ousted there after the 2016 season. Kent State has won 16 games in the six seasons since 2012.

Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks. Like Kent State, ULM has just one Division I bowl appearance, falling to Ohio in the 2012 Independence Bowl. Todd Berry earned three more seasons as head coach at ULM; he's now the executive director of the AFCA. The Warhawks nearly escaped the drought last year; they were one of the 6-6 teams not selected for a bowl in 2018.

University of Massachusetts Minutemen. The 2012 season was the final year of transition to FBS for UMass, with the Minutemen joining the MAC in 2012 and going 1-11 (1-7) on the season. They’ve not been to a bowl as an FBS school, with four wins serving as the high-water mark since moving to FBS. Former Arkansas State offensive coordinator Walt Bell will be in his first season as head coach this year. We won’t hold 2012 against UMass because the Minutemen weren’t eligible in 2012, so their drought stands at six years.

Texas State Bobcats. Like UMass, the Bobcats were in their final year of transition to FBS in 2012. They went 4-8 (2-4) in the WAC. Texas State is the hard luck team on the list: The Bobcats were bowl eligible at 6-6 in 2013 but weren't selected for a bowl and then missed selection again in 2014 with a 7-5 record. Jake Spavital will be in his first season as head coach.

Five Seasons

Oregon State Beavers. Oregon State’s last bowl appearance was in 2013 when it defeated Boise State in Hawaii. Mike Riley left Oregon State (for the second time as head coach) to go to Nebraska. He then came back as an assistant before leaving for the San Antonio job in the AAF, and now he's at Seattle with the XFL. Current head coach Jonathan Smith went 2-10 last year in his first season.

UNLV Rebels. The last bowl appearance for UNLV came after the 2013 season when the Rebels lost in the Heart of Dallas Bowl to North Texas. A year later coach Bobby Hauck resigned after going 15-48 in his career there. In 2018, Hauck returned to Montana to be head coach there once again. Current UNLV head coach Tony Sanchez is entering his fifth season at UNLV. His best record so far was 5-7 in 2017.

Ball State Cardinals. The last bowl appearance for Ball State was after the 2013 season when the Cardinals lost to Arkansas State in the GoDaddy Bowl. Head coach Pete Lembo left after the 2015 season to be assistant head coach, tight ends coach and special teams coordinator at Maryland. In 2018, he moved to Rice to be assistant head coach and special teams coordinator and will carry those duties at Memphis this year. Current head coach Mike Neu is entering his fourth year at Ball State and is 10-26 there. He was 39-40 as head coach in the Arena Football League and 13-3 in AF2.

Four Seasons

East Carolina Pirates. ECU’s last bowl appearance was a loss to Florida in the Birmingham Bowl after the 2014 season. Head coach Ruffin McNeill was let go after the 2015 season. Replacement Scottie Montgomery lasted three seasons and was released after a 9-26 record. Mike Houston is starting his first season as head coach this year.

Illinois Fighting Illini. The Illini’s last bowl appearance was the 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl where they were defeated by Louisiana Tech. Head coach Tim Beckman was fired just before the following season over allegations of player mistreatment. Lovie Smith is entering his fourth season at Illinois with a 9-27 record.

Rice Owls. The Owls defeated Fresno State in the 2014 Hawai’i Bowl, their most recent bowl appearance. David Bailiff was released as head coach after the 2017 season. Mike Bloomgren went 2-11 in his first season last year.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The 2014 Quick Lane Bowl win over North Carolina was the most recent bowl appearance for Rutgers. Kyle Flood was fired following the next season. His replacement, Chris Ash, is 7-29 at the school.

UTEP Miners. The Miners' last bowl appearance was a loss to Utah State in the 2014 New Mexico Bowl, it was UTEP’s sixth consecutive bowl loss. Head coach Sean Kugler was replaced after the 2017 season. Dana Dimel's team went 1-11 in his first season at UTEP last year.

Three Seasons

Charlotte 49ers. Charlotte began play in CUSA in 2015 in its second year of transition to FBS and became a full FBS member in 2016. The 49ers' highest win total since moving FBS came last season, when Charlotte posted five wins.

University of Connecticut Huskies. UConn lost to Marshall in St Petersburg Bowl in 2015. A year later, following a 3-9 mark, Bob Diaco was replaced as head coach. UConn hired Randy Edsall, previously head coach at Maryland, though Edsall's biggest selling point might have been his previous success at UConn. Edsall led UConn to two Big East titles and five bowl appearances after leading the Huskies through multiple transitions, first from FCS to FBS and then from independence into the Big East 1999-2010. He is 4-20 so far in his second stint at UConn.

San Jose State Spartans. A shortage of bowl eligible teams in 2015 coupled with a high APR led to the 5-7 Spartans appearing in the 2015 Cure Bowl, where San Jose State defeated Georgia State. Head coach Ron Caragher was fired the following season. Current head coach Brent Brennan is 3-22 after two seasons.