Forget ESPN bias, let LPD Nation pick the best college team ever and why.

[PVVikings2006]

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

[PVVikings2006]

In the last three decades... its easy to see why there is such an urgency for the University of Miami to get back to where they are. Unless I overlooked someone, they are the only college in NCAA Championship history to win at least 1 national championship in each decade since the 80's.

If Oklahoma doesnt win one during this decade.. their run of success of winning one every decade since the 70's will end.

[Jason]

Not every year the better team was crowned National Champs.

[SmallvilleBoy84]

The best team that I have witnessed in my time is the 01 U...The one and only son. The only other team that could have comepeted with this team would been last years FL team. No one else could even compare to the U........ Altho my trojans had back-2-back runs. almost one it three in a row.

[CoeburnCane]

The conversation when it all gets boiled down is usually between two teams: 2001 Miami and 1995 Nebraska. Both of those teams had ridiculous talent, and completely dominated their schedule in each of those seasons.

I'm almost willing as a Miami fan to give it to 95 Nebraska, simply because I don't like the fact that Larry Coker gets to be associated with that team. He basically held the post while his players carried him past his supreme ineptitude and onto a dominating performance that ended in a national title. I don't like Butch Davis b/c he's a horrible game manager, but he and that staff that recruited what ultimately became the 2001 Hurricanes are the ones that should get the credit for that title, and possibly putting together the best collection of college football talent ever assembled on one team ever.

[Biggin]

95 Nebraska has my vote, said it in the other thread.

Tommie Fraizer, Lawrence Phillips, Ahmad Green, Grant Winstrom, Mike Minter, Mike Rucker, list goes on.

62-24 I think was the score from the MNC game against a good UF team.

Its the best team I've ever seen play

[Unchained]

The conversation when it all gets boiled down is usually between two teams: 2001 Miami and 1995 Nebraska. Both of those teams had ridiculous talent, and completely dominated their schedule in each of those seasons.

I'm almost willing as a Miami fan to give it to 95 Nebraska, simply because I don't like the fact that Larry Coker gets to be associated with that team. He basically held the post while his players carried him past his supreme ineptitude and onto a dominating performance that ended in a national title. I don't like Butch Davis b/c he's a horrible game manager, but he and that staff that recruited what ultimately became the 2001 Hurricanes are the ones that should get the credit for that title, and possibly putting together the best collection of college football talent ever assembled on one team ever.

In what you said in that post just then may very well be the point that I'd make for the 2001 Miami team. In spite of having a complete numbskull as a coach,the Canes rolled through the season,and to the crown. Tom Osbourne had the ability to lead a team to glory. Larry Joker couldn't lead a pack of wolves to a deer carcass

[LBU]

Not every year the better team was crowned National Champs.

Exactly.

[Wildcat_Formation]

Best team ive seen is either 01 Miami or 04 SC

[Biggin]

I was 9 when the MNC game was played.
What difference does that make?
I've went back and watched almost all the games from that year, and downloaded the 95 Fiesta Bowl.

And the list posted isn't very accurate;
if Ohio State is listed as having 8, then Alabama should be listed as 12.
Ohio State has only won 2 consesus titles, the 8 is misleading.
For example, they were somehow given a share in 1961, which is horsesh!t, Bama went undefeated and finished #1, and was the best team by miles.

So guys, dont use the total count at the bottom, its not very accurate.