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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4253846, member: 289"] 1969 [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.tiptop25.com/champ1969.html[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1969_NCAA_University_Division_football_rankings[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.tiptop25.com/fixing1969.html[/URL] On the surface, this season was déjà vu all over again for Penn State: they went 11-0 and finished second to a team from a more respected section of the country who had gone 11-0, in this case, Texas. A Texas-Penn State would resolve it all. Or would it? Vautravers dismisses the case of Southern California, the 1967 champs who had lost only to national champion Ohio State in 1968 and who won every game except a 14-14 tie at Notre Dame, the same team Texas rallied to beat 20-17 in the Cotton Bowl. They also beat Michigan, conquerors of Ohio State, in the Rose Bowl, 10-3. That makes the Trojan’s 10-0-1 seem virtually as impressive and the Longhorn’s 11-0-0. Then there’s the Buckeyes, who were defending champions and the #1 ranked team through the season’s first nine weeks, during which they annihilated eight opponents by a combined 371-69, (an average of 46-9). Not one games was even close- all opponents were defeated by at least three touchdowns. People were comparing them to the greatest teams of all time. Then they were upset on the road by arch-rival Michigan, 12-24. Even so, many people still considered them the best team in the country. Woody Hayes said it was the best team he’d ever coached. My opinion of this team is similar to my opinion of Nebraska’s 1983 team. They were so dominant until being upset in their final game that I feel their dominance should not be ignored. There is such a thing as an upset. The thing is: if you let a team that has lost a game in a playoff with other teams that are undefeated, shouldn’t other teams with a single loss be brought in, too? But Notre Dame, Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee all got second losses in their bowl games. That leaves 10th ranked Louisiana State and 17th ranked West Virginia along with 13th ranked UCLA and 14th ranked Florida, both of whom have ties. Nobody ever regarded those teams as among the greatest of all time. There’s also 11-0-0 San Diego State and 11-0-0 Toledo. They would meet in a splendid Pesci Bowl, if there actually was one. Cotton Bowl: [MEDIA=youtube]1-OctLCyM2g:3[/MEDIA] Rose Bowl: Not available Orange Bowl: [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sP0l1gspdY"]1970 Orange Bowl #2 Penn State vs #6 Missouri No Huddle[/URL] I’ll go out on a limb and surmise that the public would have wanted USC and Ohio State included. They will take on Penn State and Texas, respectively. The Buckeyes (383-93) and the Longhorns (435-119) were the sort of juggernauts national champions have tended to be since. The Nittany Lions (322-90) and the Trojans (261-128) were more traditional contenders. Texas vs. Ohio State Texas beat Texas Christian 69-7 who lost to Ohio State 0-62 = Even (Quite a change from 1961: Ohio State tied Texas Christian 7-7 who beat Texas 6-0 = +6 for Ohio State. TCU was one of those private schools who faded with two platoon football.) Texas beat Texas Tech 49-7 who beat Kansas 38-22 who lost to Missouri 21-69 who beat Michigan 40-17 who beat Ohio State 24-12 = +45 for Texas Texas beat Oklahoma 27-17 who beat Wisconsin 48-21 who lost to Minnesota 7-35 who lost to Ohio State 7-34 = +18 for Ohio State Texas beat Arkansas 15-14 who beat Southern Methodist 28-15 who lost to Michigan State 15-23 who lost to Ohio State 21-54 = +27 for Ohio State Texas beat Notre Dame 21-17 who lost to Purdue 14-28 who lost to Ohio State 14-42 = +38 for Ohio State Result: +38/5 = Ohio State wins by 8 points Penn State vs. Southern California Penn State beat Colorado 27-3 who lost to 7-20 Nebraska who lost to Southern California 21-31 = +1 for Penn State Penn State beat West Virginia 20-0 who beat Pittsburgh 49-18 who lost to UCLA 8-42 who lost to Southern California 12-14 = +15 for Penn State Penn State beat Boston College 38-16 who beat Navy 21-14 who lost to Notre Dame 0-47 who tied Southern California 14-14 = +18 for Southern California Penn State beat Ohio University 42-3 who tied Minnesota 35-35 who lost to Michigan 9-35 who lost to Southern California 3-10 = +6 for Penn State Penn State beat Missouri 10-3 who beat Air Force 19-17 who lost to Stanford 34-47 who lost to Stanford 24-26 = +6 for Southern California Result: +2/5 = Southern California wins by a point Southern California vs. Ohio State Southern California beat Michigan 10-3 who beat Ohio State 24-12 = +19 for Southern California Southern California beat Nebraska 31-21 who beat Minnesota 42-14 who lost to Ohio State 7-34 = +11 for Southern California Southern California beat Stanford 26-24 who lost to Purdue 35-36 who lost to Ohio State 14-42 = +27 for Ohio State Southern California tied Notre Dame 14-14 who beat Michigan State 42-28 who lost to Ohio State 21-54 = +19 for Ohio State Southern California beat Northwester 36-0 who lost to Purdue 20-45 who beat Texas Christian 42-35 who lost to Ohio State 0-62 = +44 for Ohio State Result: +60/5 = Ohio State wins a second straight national championship by 12 points. 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