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unusual facts about NCAA Division I FBS national football championship



1959 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The team gave up only 21 points all season, and were crowned national champions by Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel and Sagarin.

1972 college football season

The 1972 NCAA University Division football season saw the USC Trojans, coached by John McKay, go undefeated and win the national championship as the unanimous choice of the fifty AP panelists.

Bob Heydenfeldt

He was a member of the Bruins team that won the 1954 Rose Bowl and was named that year's FWAA & UPI National Champions.

Dan Wetzel

Dan Wetzel is a passionate opponent of the BCS system for determining the NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship.

Jay Barker

In the final game of the 1992 season, Barker led the Crimson Tide to a National Championship by defeating the #1 Miami Hurricanes 34–13 in the 1993 Sugar Bowl.

Joe Blahak

He played college football at Nebraska under head coach Bob Devaney, and was a member of the 1970 and 1971 undefeated national championship teams.

Lee Roy Jordan

The following year, Jordan was again an important part of the team as Alabama finished with an 11–0 record, a SEC Championship, and a national championship.

Paul Dietzel

Dietzel's 1958 LSU team concluded an 11–0 season with a win over Clemson in the Sugar Bowl and was a consensus national champion.

Rich Glover

As the middle guard, he was a key member of the Blackshirts as an underclassman on the 1970 and 1971 undefeated Nebraska teams that won consecutive national championships.

Stub Allison

His 1937 squad, dubbed the "Thunder Team", won the 1938 Rose Bowl, was named the national champions by a number of selectors, and is considered by some sportswriters to have been the best team in school history.


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