Who was the worst national champion of all time!

The worst pick for a champion was easily 1960 Minnesota. They literally have no case for being more deserving than Washington.

And Colorado got that 5th down. Hate to say it, but that was GT’s natty
 
1947 Notre Dame (worst team? Who knows. Probably not. But fuck Notre Dame)

In 1947, Michigan and Notre Dame had taken turns atop the Associated Press poll, and wouldn’t meet on the field. The Irish were at No. 1 in the initial rankings that season, released October 6, only to see the Wolverines replace them a week later, with Notre Dame back on top by the end of the month, and so forth. They switched places three times even though neither sustained a loss or tie. At the conclusion of the regular season, both teams were 9-0.

The Irish and Wolverines had two common opponents, Pittsburgh and Northwestern. Notre Dame won 40–6 and 26–19, respectively, while Michigan did likewise in the same order, 69–0 and 49–21.

In the final poll, released December 8, Notre Dame was listed first, and its season was complete. The Irish were in the midst of a 45-year stretch (1925-70) in which it rejected all bowl invitations, primarily citing academic reasons and that the games would interfere with final exams.

Michigan, however, had no such policy, and Fritz Crisler’s team accepted the invitation to play No. 3 Southern California (7-0-1) in the Rose Bowl. The game was a slaughter, with the Wolverines celebrating a crushing 49-0 victory, at that point the worst loss in USC history. Afterward, every mathematical ranking opted for Michigan as the national champion except the Williamson System, which like the Associated Press issued its final report prior to the postseason.

Due to the outcry, the AP held a special non-binding postseason poll on Jan. 6, 1948. It had 1. Michigan, 2. Notre Dame, by vote total of 226-119, only it didn’t supersede the final regular season poll. Thus, Notre Dame (which defeated Southern California earlier in the season, 38-7) was considered the “official” national champion, with Michigan the more popular choice.
 
It depends.

The least deserving? Shouldn’t have even been there? Subpar resume? Or just teams who easily could’ve had 3-4 losses but kept scraping by almost every week?
 
Knight&Day said:
It depends.

The least deserving? Shouldn’t have even been there? Subpar resume? Or just teams who easily could’ve had 3-4 losses but kept scraping by almost every week?
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I can see why 1985 Oklahoma was on this list, is because of the bold.
In the first 4 games, we had 1 loss, 2 close calls, and one blow out (KSU).

Wasn't until that bum, Troy Aikman broke his leg in the 4th game against Miami, did we take off and never looked back with Jamelle.
 
outofyourmind said:
I can see why 1985 Oklahoma was on this list, is because of the bold.
In the first 4 games, we had 1 loss, 2 close calls, and one blow out (KSU).

Wasn't until that bum, Troy Aikman broke his leg in the 4th game against Miami, did we take off and never looked back with Jamelle.
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that year is hard for me...

we let FSU become relevant...

got destroyed by OU by 20..

then fucked up and lost the Fiesta bowl by 4......
 
Bayou Tiger said:
Why is LSU even on this list?

Must have been a Bucknut that created it.....
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It's probably more on the way they got to the national championship game than the quality of the team itself. That was the craziest ending to a season ever
 
Red_Alert said:
It's always been my opinion that 1984 BYU were the biggest fraudsters.

They won their season opener against #3 Pitt who finished (3-7-1).
They played a WAC schedule.
Then they had to beat a (6-6) Michigan team 24-17 in the Holiday Bowl to win the NC.

www.sports-reference.com

1984 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results | College Football at Sports-Reference.com

1984 Brigham Young Cougars Schedule and Results
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That's the year, Oklahoma got fucked in Dallas with a bullshit tie, and should have won the NC.
 
outofyourmind said:
That's the year, Oklahoma got fucked in Dallas with a bullshit tie, and should have won the NC.
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At least make BYU play a ranked team for the NC as opposed to (6-6) Michigan.

Pitt: (3-7-1) IND....... BYU beat #3 Pitt (20-14).... Oklahoma beat Pitt (42-10)
Baylor: (5-6) SWC........ Never ranked
Tulsa: (6-5) MVC (Missouri Valley Conference) .... Never ranked
Hawaii: (7-4) WAC....... Never ranked
Colorado St: (3-8) WAC....... Never ranked
Wyoming (6-6) WAC....... Never ranked... BYU beat Wyoming (41-38). Nebraska beat Wyoming (42-7)
Air Force: (8-4) WAC.... Never ranked
New Mexico: (4-8) WAC.... Never ranked
UTEP: (2-9) WAC.... Never ranked
San Diego St: (4-7-1) WAC.... Never ranked
Utah: (6-5-1) WAC.... Never ranked
Utah St: (1-10) PCAA (Pacific Coast Athletic Association)... Never ranked
Michigan: (6-6) Big 10... Permanently dropped from polls after Week 6.

These were the options..

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Illustrious Potentate said:
The worst pick for a champion was easily 1960 Minnesota. They literally have no case for being more deserving than Washington.

And Colorado got that 5th down. Hate to say it, but that was GT’s natty
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True. However, the AP and UPI (Coaches) crowned it's National Champion after the regular season and before bowl games back then.

There are other examples (after 1960) of teams being crowned National Champion before losing their bowl games. Here's looking at you 1970 tejas.

Cotton Bowl
Notre Dame - 24
tejas............... - 11


"Both wire services originally conducted their final polls at the end of the regular season and prior to any bowl games being played. This changed when the AP Poll champion was crowned after the bowls for 1965 and then in 1968 onward. The Coaches Poll began awarding post-bowl championships in 1974."
 
Red_Alert said:
True. However, the AP and UPI (Coaches) crowned it's National Champion after the regular season and before bowl games back then.

There are other examples (after 1960) of teams being crowned National Champion before losing their bowl games. Here's looking at you 1970 tejas.
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1950 Oklahoma is another example of winning the NC and loosing your Bowl.

Back then, the season was over, and you went to a Bowl to have fun. Didn't mean anything.
 
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