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What if we took a broad view of the national collegiate football championship? Unlike basketball, there has been no comprehensive playoff, one that would be sure to include all the logical contenders. The BCS was a system for creating a 1 vs. 2 game every year but that’s all it really was. The coaches agreed to vote the winner of that game #1 but the writers didn’t, (thus the split title between LSU and USC in 2003). There’s dissatisfaction even with the four game playoffs. I wondered what the landscape of national championships would look like if we went “Big Tent” and included anyone who had a reasonable claim to it rather than parsing the records of the claimants to come up with a solitary champion. It might create a more complete view of who the top teams and programs were in different eras and overall through the game’s history. It spreads the wealth and gives some schools credit for national champion that wouldn’t otherwise have one. It also gives full credit, rather than partial credit for the greatness of the best programs.
The formula I used is this: Every team voted #1 by the final poll by the writers (AP) or coaches (UPI) has a share of that year’s national championship. So does every BCS or Playoff champion. We want to limit our selections to teams with schedules difficult enough to have finished in the top 5 of either polls, (or who likely would have in a post bowl poll). I’m adding every Top 5 team that had a record as good as a recognized national champion or better to the list. “Record” is defined as losses and ties, since the numbers of games played can vary. I ignored probation because I don’t believe in it: the coaches and players who committed infractions aren’t there anymore. The games that were won were won. (I prefer a system of fines and suspensions.)
Here’s what I came up with:
1936 Minnesota 7-1-0 (AP) + Alabama 8-0-1 + Santa Clara 8-0-0 + Northwestern 7-1-0
1937 Pittsburgh 7-0-1 (AP) + California 10-0-1 + Fordham 7-0-1
1938 Texas Christian 11-0-0 (AP) + Tennessee 11-0-0
1939 Texas A&M 11-0-0 (AP) + Cornell 8-0-0
1940 Minnesota 8-0-0 (AP) + Stanford 10-0-0 + Boston College 10-0-0
1941 Minnesota 8-0-0 (AP)
1942 Ohio State 9-1-0 (AP) + Georgia 11-1-0
1943 Notre Dame 9-1-0 (AP) + Michigan 8-1-0 + Navy 8-1-0 + Purdue 9-0-0
1944 Army 9-0-0 (AP) + Ohio State 9-0-0
1945 Army 9-0-0 (AP) + Alabama 10-0-0 + Oklahoma State 9-0-0
1946 Notre Dame 8-0-1 (AP) + Army 9-0-1 + Georgia 11-0-0
1947 Notre Dame 9-0-0 (AP) Michigan 9-0-0 (AP- post bowl)
1948 Michigan 10-0-0 (AP)
1949 Notre Dame 9-0-0 (AP) + Oklahoma 11-0-0 + Army 9-0-0
1950 Oklahoma 10-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Army 8-1-0 + Tennessee 11-1-0 + Kentucky 11-1-0
1951 Tennessee 10-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Michigan State 9-0-0 + Maryland 10-0-0 + Illinois 9-0-1 + Georgia Tech 11-0-1
1952 Michigan State 9-0-0 (AP, UPI) + Georgia Tech 12-0-0
1953 Maryland 10-1-0 (AP, UPI) +Notre Dame 9-0-1 + Michigan State 9-1-0
1954 Ohio State 10-0-0 (AP) UCLA 9-0-0 (UPI) + Oklahoma 10-0-0
1955 Oklahoma 11-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1956 Oklahoma 10-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1957 Auburn 10-0-0 (AP) Ohio State 9-1-0) (UPI)+ Michigan State 8-1-0 + Oklahoma 10-1-0)
1958 Louisiana State 11-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1959 Syracuse 11-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1960 Minnesota 8-2-0 (AP, UPI) + Mississippi 10-0-1 + Iowa 8-1-0 + Missouri 10-1-0, (11-0-0 with a forfeit) + Washington 10-1-0
1961 Alabama 11-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1962 Southern California 11-0-0 (AP, UPI) + Mississippi 10-0-0
1963 Texas 11-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1964 Alabama 10-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Arkansas 11-0-0 + Notre Dame 9-1-0 + Texas 10-1-0 + Michigan 9-1-0
1965 Alabama 9-1-1 (AP) Michigan State 10-1-0 (UPI) + Arkansas 10-1-0 + Nebraska 10-1-0
1966 Notre Dame 9-0-1 (AP, UPI) + Michigan State 9-0-1 + Alabama 11-0-0
1967 Southern California 10-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Oklahoma 10-1-0 + Wyoming 10-1-0
1968 Ohio State 10-0-0 (AP, UPI) + Penn State 11-0-0
1969 Texas 11-0-0 (AP, UPI) + Penn State 11-0-0
1970 Nebraska 10-0-1 (AP, UPI)
1971 Nebraska 13-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1972 Southern California 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1973 Notre Dame 11-0-0 (AP) Alabama (11-1-0 (UPI) + Ohio State 10-0-1 + Oklahoma 10-0-1 + Penn State 11-0-0 + Michigan 10-0-1 (That’s six but I couldn’t leave out Michigan who tied Ohio State)
1974 Oklahoma 11-0-0 (AP) Southern California 10-1-1 (UPI) + Michigan 10-1-0 + Alabama 11-1-0
1975 Oklahoma 11-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Arizona State 12-0-0 + Alabama 11-1-0 + Ohio State 11-1-0
1976 Pittsburgh 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1977 Notre Dame 11-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Alabama 11-1-0 + Arkansas 11-1-0 + Texas 11-1-0 + Penn State 11-1-0
1978 Alabama 11-1-0 (AP) Southern California 12-1-0 (UPI) + Oklahoma 11-1-0 + Penn State 11-1-0
1979 Alabama 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1980 Georgia 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1981 Clemson 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1982 Penn State 11-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Southern Methodist 11-0-1 + Nebraska 12-1-0 + Georgia 11-1-0
1983 U of Miami 11-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Nebraska 12-1-0 + Auburn 11-1-0 + Texas 11-1-0
1984 Brigham Young 13-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1985 Oklahoma 11-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Penn State 11-1-0
1986 Penn State 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1987 U of Miami 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1988 Notre Dame 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1989 U of Miami 11-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Notre Dame 12-1-0 + Colorado 11-1-0 + Tennessee 11-1-0
1990 Colorado 11-1-0 (AP) Georgia Tech 11-0-1 (UPI)
1991 U of Miami 12-0-0 (AP) Washington 12-0-0 (UPI)
1992 Alabama 13-0-0 (AP)
1993 Florida State 12-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Notre Dame 11-1-0 + Nebraska 11-1-0 + Auburn 11-0-0
1994 Nebraska 13-0-0 (AP, UPI) + Penn State 12-0-0
1995 Nebraska 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1996 Florida 12-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Ohio State 11-1-0 + Florida State 11-1-0, Arizona State 11-1-0 + Brigham Young 14-1-0
1997 Michigan 12-0-0 (AP) Nebraska 13-0-0 (UPI)
1998 Tennessee 13-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI)
1999 Florida State 12-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI)
2000 Oklahoma 13-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI)
2001 U of Miami 12-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI)
2002 Ohio State 14-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI)
2003 Louisiana State 13-1-0 (BCS, UPI) Southern California 12-1-0 (AP)
2004 Southern California 13-0-0 (AP, UPI) + Auburn 13-0-0 + Utah 12-0-0
2005 Texas 13-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI)
2006 Florida 13-1-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Ohio State 12-1-0 + Boise State 13-0-0 + Wisconsin 12-1-0
2007 Louisiana State 12-2-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Georgia 11-2-0 + Southern California 11-2-0 + Missouri 12-2-0 + Ohio State 11-2-0
2008 Florida 13-1-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Utah 13-0-0 + Southern California 12-1-0 + Texas 12-1-0
2009 Alabama 14-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Boise State 14-0-0
2010 Auburn 14-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Texas Christian 13-0-0
2011 Alabama 12-1-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Louisiana State 13-1-0 + Oklahoma State 12-1-0
2012 Alabama 13-1-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Oregon 12-1-0 + Ohio State 12-0-0 + Notre Dame 12-1-0
2013 Florida State 14-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI)
2014 Ohio State 14-1-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Texas Christian 12-1-0 + Florida State 13-1-0
2015 Alabama 14-1-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Clemson 14-1-0 + Ohio State 12-1-0
2016 Clemson 14-1-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Alabama 14-1-0
2017 Alabama 13-1-0 (BCS, AP, UPI)
Teams ranked by championships won:
19 - Alabama 1936, 1945, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
14 - Ohio State 1942, 1944, 1954, 1957, 1968, 1973, 1975, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015
13 - Notre Dame 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2012
Oklahoma 1949, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1985, 2000
9 - Nebraska 1965, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997
Penn State 1968, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1994
Southern California 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
7 – Michigan 1943, 1947, 1948, 1964, 1973, 1974, 1997 Texas 1963, 1964, 1969, 1977, 1983, 2005, 2008
6- Michigan State 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1965, 1966
5- Army 1944, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950 Auburn 1957, 1983, 1993, 2004, 2010 Florida State 1993, 1996, 1999, 2013, 2014 Georgia 1942, 1946, 1980, 1982, 2007 U of Miami 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001 Tennessee 1938, 1950, 1951, 1989, 1998
4- Louisiana State 1958, 2003, 2007, 2011 Minnesota 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960
3- Arkansas 1964, 1965, 1977 Clemson 1981, 2015, 2016 Florida 1996, 2006, 2008 Georgia Tech 1951, 1952, 1990 Texas Christian 1938, 2010, 2014
2- Arizona State 1975, 1996 Boise State 2006, 2009 Brigham Young 1984, 1996 Colorado 1989, 1990 Maryland 1951, 1953 Missouri 1960, 2007 Mississippi 1960, 1962 Oklahoma State 1945, 2011 Pittsburgh 1937, 1976 Utah 2004, 2008 Washington 1960, 1991
1 Boston College 1940 California 1937 Cornell 1939 Fordham 1937 Illinois 1951 Iowa 1960 Kentucky 1950 Navy 1943 Northwestern 1936 Oregon 2012 Purdue 1943 Santa Clara 1936 Southern Methodist 1982 Stanford 1940 Syracuse 1959 Texas A&M 1939 UCLA 1954 Wisconsin 2006 Wyoming 1967
Tipi National Championships, (teams that ran the table and finished in the top 5 when nobody else did and are thus “small tent” national champions):
1936 Santa Clara 8-0-0
1941 Minnesota 8-0-0
1943 Purdue 9-0-0
1946 Georgia 11-0-0
1948 Michigan 10-0-0
1955 Oklahoma 11-0-0
1956 Oklahoma 10-0-0
1958 Louisiana State 11-0-0
1959 Syracuse 11-0-0
1960 Missouri (11-0-0 with a forfeit)
1961 Alabama 11-0-0
1963 Texas 11-0-0
1964 Arkansas 11-0-0
1966 Alabama 11-0-0
1971 Nebraska 13-0-0
1972 Southern California 12-0-0
1975 Arizona State 12-0-0
1976 Pittsburgh 12-0-0
1979 Alabama 12-0-0
1980 Georgia 12-0-0
1981 Clemson 12-0-0
1984 Brigham Young 13-0-0
1986 Penn State 12-0-0
1987 U of Miami 12-0-0
1988 Notre Dame 12-0-0
1992 Alabama 13-0-0
1995 Nebraska 12-0-0
1998 Tennessee 13-0-0
1999 Florida State 12-0-0
2000 Oklahoma 13-0-0
2001 U of Miami 12-0-0
2002 Ohio State 14-0-0
2005 Texas 13-0-0
2006 Boise State 13-0-0
2008 Utah 13-0-0
2012 Ohio State 12-0-0
2013 Florida State 14-0-0
The formula I used is this: Every team voted #1 by the final poll by the writers (AP) or coaches (UPI) has a share of that year’s national championship. So does every BCS or Playoff champion. We want to limit our selections to teams with schedules difficult enough to have finished in the top 5 of either polls, (or who likely would have in a post bowl poll). I’m adding every Top 5 team that had a record as good as a recognized national champion or better to the list. “Record” is defined as losses and ties, since the numbers of games played can vary. I ignored probation because I don’t believe in it: the coaches and players who committed infractions aren’t there anymore. The games that were won were won. (I prefer a system of fines and suspensions.)
Here’s what I came up with:
1936 Minnesota 7-1-0 (AP) + Alabama 8-0-1 + Santa Clara 8-0-0 + Northwestern 7-1-0
1937 Pittsburgh 7-0-1 (AP) + California 10-0-1 + Fordham 7-0-1
1938 Texas Christian 11-0-0 (AP) + Tennessee 11-0-0
1939 Texas A&M 11-0-0 (AP) + Cornell 8-0-0
1940 Minnesota 8-0-0 (AP) + Stanford 10-0-0 + Boston College 10-0-0
1941 Minnesota 8-0-0 (AP)
1942 Ohio State 9-1-0 (AP) + Georgia 11-1-0
1943 Notre Dame 9-1-0 (AP) + Michigan 8-1-0 + Navy 8-1-0 + Purdue 9-0-0
1944 Army 9-0-0 (AP) + Ohio State 9-0-0
1945 Army 9-0-0 (AP) + Alabama 10-0-0 + Oklahoma State 9-0-0
1946 Notre Dame 8-0-1 (AP) + Army 9-0-1 + Georgia 11-0-0
1947 Notre Dame 9-0-0 (AP) Michigan 9-0-0 (AP- post bowl)
1948 Michigan 10-0-0 (AP)
1949 Notre Dame 9-0-0 (AP) + Oklahoma 11-0-0 + Army 9-0-0
1950 Oklahoma 10-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Army 8-1-0 + Tennessee 11-1-0 + Kentucky 11-1-0
1951 Tennessee 10-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Michigan State 9-0-0 + Maryland 10-0-0 + Illinois 9-0-1 + Georgia Tech 11-0-1
1952 Michigan State 9-0-0 (AP, UPI) + Georgia Tech 12-0-0
1953 Maryland 10-1-0 (AP, UPI) +Notre Dame 9-0-1 + Michigan State 9-1-0
1954 Ohio State 10-0-0 (AP) UCLA 9-0-0 (UPI) + Oklahoma 10-0-0
1955 Oklahoma 11-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1956 Oklahoma 10-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1957 Auburn 10-0-0 (AP) Ohio State 9-1-0) (UPI)+ Michigan State 8-1-0 + Oklahoma 10-1-0)
1958 Louisiana State 11-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1959 Syracuse 11-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1960 Minnesota 8-2-0 (AP, UPI) + Mississippi 10-0-1 + Iowa 8-1-0 + Missouri 10-1-0, (11-0-0 with a forfeit) + Washington 10-1-0
1961 Alabama 11-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1962 Southern California 11-0-0 (AP, UPI) + Mississippi 10-0-0
1963 Texas 11-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1964 Alabama 10-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Arkansas 11-0-0 + Notre Dame 9-1-0 + Texas 10-1-0 + Michigan 9-1-0
1965 Alabama 9-1-1 (AP) Michigan State 10-1-0 (UPI) + Arkansas 10-1-0 + Nebraska 10-1-0
1966 Notre Dame 9-0-1 (AP, UPI) + Michigan State 9-0-1 + Alabama 11-0-0
1967 Southern California 10-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Oklahoma 10-1-0 + Wyoming 10-1-0
1968 Ohio State 10-0-0 (AP, UPI) + Penn State 11-0-0
1969 Texas 11-0-0 (AP, UPI) + Penn State 11-0-0
1970 Nebraska 10-0-1 (AP, UPI)
1971 Nebraska 13-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1972 Southern California 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1973 Notre Dame 11-0-0 (AP) Alabama (11-1-0 (UPI) + Ohio State 10-0-1 + Oklahoma 10-0-1 + Penn State 11-0-0 + Michigan 10-0-1 (That’s six but I couldn’t leave out Michigan who tied Ohio State)
1974 Oklahoma 11-0-0 (AP) Southern California 10-1-1 (UPI) + Michigan 10-1-0 + Alabama 11-1-0
1975 Oklahoma 11-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Arizona State 12-0-0 + Alabama 11-1-0 + Ohio State 11-1-0
1976 Pittsburgh 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1977 Notre Dame 11-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Alabama 11-1-0 + Arkansas 11-1-0 + Texas 11-1-0 + Penn State 11-1-0
1978 Alabama 11-1-0 (AP) Southern California 12-1-0 (UPI) + Oklahoma 11-1-0 + Penn State 11-1-0
1979 Alabama 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1980 Georgia 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1981 Clemson 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1982 Penn State 11-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Southern Methodist 11-0-1 + Nebraska 12-1-0 + Georgia 11-1-0
1983 U of Miami 11-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Nebraska 12-1-0 + Auburn 11-1-0 + Texas 11-1-0
1984 Brigham Young 13-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1985 Oklahoma 11-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Penn State 11-1-0
1986 Penn State 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1987 U of Miami 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1988 Notre Dame 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1989 U of Miami 11-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Notre Dame 12-1-0 + Colorado 11-1-0 + Tennessee 11-1-0
1990 Colorado 11-1-0 (AP) Georgia Tech 11-0-1 (UPI)
1991 U of Miami 12-0-0 (AP) Washington 12-0-0 (UPI)
1992 Alabama 13-0-0 (AP)
1993 Florida State 12-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Notre Dame 11-1-0 + Nebraska 11-1-0 + Auburn 11-0-0
1994 Nebraska 13-0-0 (AP, UPI) + Penn State 12-0-0
1995 Nebraska 12-0-0 (AP, UPI)
1996 Florida 12-1-0 (AP, UPI) + Ohio State 11-1-0 + Florida State 11-1-0, Arizona State 11-1-0 + Brigham Young 14-1-0
1997 Michigan 12-0-0 (AP) Nebraska 13-0-0 (UPI)
1998 Tennessee 13-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI)
1999 Florida State 12-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI)
2000 Oklahoma 13-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI)
2001 U of Miami 12-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI)
2002 Ohio State 14-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI)
2003 Louisiana State 13-1-0 (BCS, UPI) Southern California 12-1-0 (AP)
2004 Southern California 13-0-0 (AP, UPI) + Auburn 13-0-0 + Utah 12-0-0
2005 Texas 13-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI)
2006 Florida 13-1-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Ohio State 12-1-0 + Boise State 13-0-0 + Wisconsin 12-1-0
2007 Louisiana State 12-2-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Georgia 11-2-0 + Southern California 11-2-0 + Missouri 12-2-0 + Ohio State 11-2-0
2008 Florida 13-1-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Utah 13-0-0 + Southern California 12-1-0 + Texas 12-1-0
2009 Alabama 14-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Boise State 14-0-0
2010 Auburn 14-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Texas Christian 13-0-0
2011 Alabama 12-1-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Louisiana State 13-1-0 + Oklahoma State 12-1-0
2012 Alabama 13-1-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Oregon 12-1-0 + Ohio State 12-0-0 + Notre Dame 12-1-0
2013 Florida State 14-0-0 (BCS, AP, UPI)
2014 Ohio State 14-1-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Texas Christian 12-1-0 + Florida State 13-1-0
2015 Alabama 14-1-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Clemson 14-1-0 + Ohio State 12-1-0
2016 Clemson 14-1-0 (BCS, AP, UPI) + Alabama 14-1-0
2017 Alabama 13-1-0 (BCS, AP, UPI)
Teams ranked by championships won:
19 - Alabama 1936, 1945, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
14 - Ohio State 1942, 1944, 1954, 1957, 1968, 1973, 1975, 1996, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015
13 - Notre Dame 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1953, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2012
Oklahoma 1949, 1950, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1967, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1985, 2000
9 - Nebraska 1965, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1983, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997
Penn State 1968, 1969, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1994
Southern California 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008
7 – Michigan 1943, 1947, 1948, 1964, 1973, 1974, 1997 Texas 1963, 1964, 1969, 1977, 1983, 2005, 2008
6- Michigan State 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1965, 1966
5- Army 1944, 1945, 1946, 1949, 1950 Auburn 1957, 1983, 1993, 2004, 2010 Florida State 1993, 1996, 1999, 2013, 2014 Georgia 1942, 1946, 1980, 1982, 2007 U of Miami 1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001 Tennessee 1938, 1950, 1951, 1989, 1998
4- Louisiana State 1958, 2003, 2007, 2011 Minnesota 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960
3- Arkansas 1964, 1965, 1977 Clemson 1981, 2015, 2016 Florida 1996, 2006, 2008 Georgia Tech 1951, 1952, 1990 Texas Christian 1938, 2010, 2014
2- Arizona State 1975, 1996 Boise State 2006, 2009 Brigham Young 1984, 1996 Colorado 1989, 1990 Maryland 1951, 1953 Missouri 1960, 2007 Mississippi 1960, 1962 Oklahoma State 1945, 2011 Pittsburgh 1937, 1976 Utah 2004, 2008 Washington 1960, 1991
1 Boston College 1940 California 1937 Cornell 1939 Fordham 1937 Illinois 1951 Iowa 1960 Kentucky 1950 Navy 1943 Northwestern 1936 Oregon 2012 Purdue 1943 Santa Clara 1936 Southern Methodist 1982 Stanford 1940 Syracuse 1959 Texas A&M 1939 UCLA 1954 Wisconsin 2006 Wyoming 1967
Tipi National Championships, (teams that ran the table and finished in the top 5 when nobody else did and are thus “small tent” national champions):
1936 Santa Clara 8-0-0
1941 Minnesota 8-0-0
1943 Purdue 9-0-0
1946 Georgia 11-0-0
1948 Michigan 10-0-0
1955 Oklahoma 11-0-0
1956 Oklahoma 10-0-0
1958 Louisiana State 11-0-0
1959 Syracuse 11-0-0
1960 Missouri (11-0-0 with a forfeit)
1961 Alabama 11-0-0
1963 Texas 11-0-0
1964 Arkansas 11-0-0
1966 Alabama 11-0-0
1971 Nebraska 13-0-0
1972 Southern California 12-0-0
1975 Arizona State 12-0-0
1976 Pittsburgh 12-0-0
1979 Alabama 12-0-0
1980 Georgia 12-0-0
1981 Clemson 12-0-0
1984 Brigham Young 13-0-0
1986 Penn State 12-0-0
1987 U of Miami 12-0-0
1988 Notre Dame 12-0-0
1992 Alabama 13-0-0
1995 Nebraska 12-0-0
1998 Tennessee 13-0-0
1999 Florida State 12-0-0
2000 Oklahoma 13-0-0
2001 U of Miami 12-0-0
2002 Ohio State 14-0-0
2005 Texas 13-0-0
2006 Boise State 13-0-0
2008 Utah 13-0-0
2012 Ohio State 12-0-0
2013 Florida State 14-0-0
