There are some pretty good gridiron minds on this board. Some who could give their opinions on a few of these older teams. Give us your choice or choices for some of the best college football teams ever and for what reasons. This is a list of the past National Champions. I will divide them up by decade.

1929 Notre Dame 9-0-0 Knute Rockne
1930 Alabama (CF) 10-0-0 Wallace Wade
1930 Notre Dame (NC, HF, Di, Du) 10-0-0 Knute Rockne
1931 Southern California 10-1-0 Howard Jones
1932 Southern California (CF, NC, HF, Du, Wi) 10-0-0 Howard Jones, Michigan (Di) 8-0-0 Harry Kipke
1933 Michigan (CF, NC, HF, Di) 8-0-0 Harry Kipke, Ohio State (Du) 7-1-0 Sam Williman, Southern Cal (Wi) 10-1-1 Howard Jones
1934 Minnesota 8-0-0 Bernie Bierman, Alabama (Du, Wi) 9-0-0 Frank Thomas
1935 Minnesota (CF, NC, HF, Li) 8-0-0 Bernie Bierman, Southern Methodist (Di) 12-1-0 Matty Bell, Princeton (Du) 9-0-0 Fritz CrislerLouisiana St. (Wi) 9-2-0 Bernie Moore
1936 Minnesota 7-1-0 Bernie Bierman, Louisiana St. (Wi) 9-1-1 Bernie Moore
1937 Pittsburgh 9-0-1 Jock Sutherland, California (Du) 10-0-1 Stub Allison
1938 TCU 11-0-0 Dutch Meyer, Notre Dame (Di) 8-1-0 Elmer Layden, Tennessee (Li) 11-0-0 Robert Neyland
1939 Texas AM 11-0-0 Homer Norton, Cornell (Li) 8-0-0 Carl Snavely
1940 Minnesota 8-0-0 Bernie Bierman, Tennessee (Du, Wi) 10-0-0 Robert Neyland


1941 Minnesota 8-0-0 Bernie Bierman, Texas (Wi) 8-1-1 Dana X. Bible
1942 Ohio St. 9-1-0 Paul Brown, Georgia (Li, Wi) 11-1-0 Wally Butts
1943 Notre Dame 9-1-0 Frank Leahy
1944 Army 9-0-0 Red Blaik
1945 Army 9-0-0 Red Blaik
1946 Notre Dame 8-0-1 Frank Leahy, Georgia (Wi) 11-0-0 Wally Butts
1947 Notre Dame 9-0-0 Frank Leahy, Michigan (Du, Li, Wi) 10-0-0 Fritz Crisler
1948 Michigan 9-0-0 Bennie Oosterbaan, Notre Dame (Wi) 9-0-1 Frank Leahy
1949 Notre Dame 10-0-0 Frank Leahy
1950 Oklahoma 10-1-0 Bud Wilkinson, Tennessee (Du, Li) 11-1-0 Robert Neyland


1951 Tennessee 10-0-0 Robert Neyland, Maryland (Du) 10-0-0 Jim Tatum
1952 Michigan St. (AP, UP) 9-0-0 Biggie Munn, Georgia Tech (IN) 12-0-0 Bobby Dodd
1953 Maryland 10-1-0 Jim Tatum
1954 Ohio St. (AP, IN) 10-0-0 Woody Hayes, UCLA (UP, FW) 9-0-0 Red Sanders
1955 Oklahoma 11-0-0 Bud Wilkinson
1956 Oklahoma 10-0-0 Bud Wilkinson
1957 Auburn (AP) 10-0-0 Shug Jordan, Ohio St. (UP, FW, IN) 9-1-0 Woody Hayes
1958 LSU (AP, UP) 11-0-0 Paul Dietzel, Iowa (FW) 8-1-1 Forest Evashevski
1959 Syracuse 11-0-0 Ben Schwartzwalder
1960 Minnesota (AP, UP, NF) 8-2-0 Murray Warmath, Mississippi (FW) 10-0-1 Johnny Vaught



1961 Alabama (AP, UP, NF) 11-0-0 Paul "Bear" Bryant, Ohio St. (FW) 8-0-1 Woody Hayes
1962 Southern California 11-0-0 John McKay
1963 Texas 11-0-0 Darrell Royal
1964 Alabama (AP, UP), 10-1-0 Paul "Bear" Bryant, Arkansas (FW) 11-0-0 Frank Broyles, Notre Dame (NF) 9-1-0 Ara Parseghian
1965 Alabama (AP, FW-T) 9-1-1 Paul "Bear" Bryant, Michigan St. (UP, NF, FW-T) 10-1-0 Duffy Daugherty
1966 Notre Dame (AP, UP, FW, NF-T) 9-0-1 Ara Parseghian, Michigan St. (NF-T) 9-0-1 Duffy Daugherty
1967 Southern California 10-1-0 John McKay
1968 Ohio St. 10-0-0 Woody Hayes
1969 Texas 11-0-0 Darrell Royal
1970 Nebraska (AP, FW) 11-0-1 Bob Devaney, Texas (UP, NF-T), 10-1-0 Darrell Royal, Ohio St. (NF-T) 9-1-0 Woody Hayes



1971 Nebraska 13-0-0 Bob Devaney
1972 Southern California 12-0-0 John McKay
1973 Notre Dame (AP, FW, NF) 11-0-0 Ara Parseghian, Alabama (UP) 11-1-0 Paul "Bear" Bryant
1974 Oklahoma (AP) 11-0-0 Barry Switzer, Southern California (UP, FW, NF) 10-1-1 John McKay
1975 Oklahoma 11-1-0 Barry Switzer
1976 Pittsburgh 12-0-0 Johnny Majors
1977 Notre Dame 11-1-0 Dan Devine
1978 Alabama (AP, FW, NF) 11-1-0 Paul "Bear" Bryant, Southern California (UP) 12-1-0 John Robinson
1979 Alabama 12-0-0 Paul "Bear" Bryant
1980 Georgia 12-0-0 Vince Dooley



1981 Clemson 12-0-0 Danny Ford
1982 Penn St. 11-1-0 Joe Paterno
1983 Miami (FL) 11-1-0 H. Schnellenberger
1984 BYU 13-0-0 Lavell Edwards
1985 Oklahoma 11-1-0 Barry Switzer
1986 Penn St. 12-0-0 Joe Paterno
1987 Miami (FL) 12-0-0 Jimmy Johnson
1988 Notre Dame 12-0-0 Lou Holtz
1989 Miami (FL) 11-1-0 Dennis Erickson
1990 Colorado (AP, FW, NF) 11-1-1 Bill McCartney, Georgia Tech (UP) 11-0-1 Bobby Ross



1991 Miami (FL) (AP) 12-0-0 Dennis Erickson, Washington (USA, FW, NF) 12-0-0 Don James
1992 Alabama 13-0-0 Gene Stallings
1993 Florida St. 12-1-0 Bobby Bowden
1994 Nebraska 13-0-0 Tom Osborne
1995 Nebraska 12-0-0 Tom Osborne
1996 Florida 12-1 Steve Spurrier
1997 Michigan (AP, FW, NF) 12-0 Lloyd Carr, Nebraska (ESPN/USA) 13-0 Tom Osborne
1998 Tennessee 13-0 Phillip Fulmer
1999 Florida St. 12-0 Bobby Bowden
2000 Oklahoma 13-0 Bob Stoops


2001 Miami (FL) 12-0 Larry Coker
2002 Ohio St. 14-0 Jim Tressel
2003 Southern Cal. (AP) 12-1 Pete Carroll, Louisiana St. (ESPN/USA) 13-1 Nick Saban
2004 Southern Cal. 13-0 Pete Carroll
2005 Texas 13-0 Mack Brown
2006 Florida 13-1 Urban Meyer
2007 LSU, Nick Saban
2008 Florida, Urban Meyer

Colleges with the most National Championships since 1931:
#01 - Notre Dame - 13
#02 - USC - 10
#03 - Alabama - 9
#04 - Ohio State - 8
#05 - Oklahoma - 7
#06 - Minnesota - 6
#07 - LSU - 5
#07 - Miami - 5
#07 - Michigan - 5
#07 - Nebraska - 5
#07 - Tennessee - 5
#07 - Texas - 5
#13 - Florida - 3
#13 - Georgia - 3
#13 - Michigan State - 3
#16 - Army - 2
#16 - Florida State - 2
#16 - Georgia Tech - 2
#16 - Maryland - 2
#16 - Penn State - 2
#16 - Pittsburgh - 2
#22 - Washington - 1
#22 - Clemson - 1
#22 - BYU - 1
#22 - Colorado - 1
#22 - Mississippi - 1
#22 - Syracuse - 1
#22 - Iowa - 1
#22 - Auburn - 1
#22 - UCLA - 1
#22 - SMU - 1
#22 - Princeton -
#22 - TCU - 1
#22 - California - 1