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[QUOTE="SWC75, post: 5204493, member: 289"]
1927
ILLINOIS 7-0-1 recognized by Billingsley, Dickinson, Helms, Leckie, National Championship Foundation, Parke-Davis and Taylor (7) 344 ranking points. 
TEXAS A&M 8-0-1 recognized by Libby, Sagarin, Sorenson, Waits and Wilson (5) 272 ranking points.
GEORGIA 9-1-0 recognized by Berryman, Boand and Howell, Poling (4) 303 ranking points. Beat Yale 14-10.
NOTRE DAME 7-1-1 recognized by Doktor and Houlgate (2) 261 ranking points. Tied Minnesota 7-7.
YALE 7-1-0 recognized by College Football Reswerach and Vautravers (2) 283 ranking points. Lost to Georgia 10-14. 
MINNESOTA 6-0-2 recognized by Dolphin and Hatch (2) 208 ranking points. Tied Notre Dame 7-7.

Other teams that beat or tied them: Army (9-1) beat Notre Dame 18-0, .Georgia Tech (8-1-1), beat Georgia 12-0 in both team’s final game. Indiana (3-41) tied Minnesota 14-14. Iowa State (4-3-1) tied Illinois 12-12. Texas Christian 4-3-2 tied Texas A&M 0-0.

Top ten teams with similar records: Arkansas 8-1-0, Army 9-1-0, Furman, 10-1-0, Georgia Tech 8-1-1, Pittsburgh 8-1-1, Princeton 6-1-0, Southern California 8-1-1, Tennessee 8-0-1, Washington & Jefferson 7-0-2.
Texas A&M beat Arkansas 40-6. Yale beat Army 10-6. Notre Dame beat Southern California 7-6.

Consensus National Champion: ILLINOIS, coached by Bob Zuppke

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