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The Associated Press returned to its pre-1961 system of ranking the Top 20 rather than the Top 10, and voted on the national champion after the bowl games, rather than before. During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams in the University Division, later known as Division I-A.
College Division teams (also referred to as "small college") were ranked in polls by the AP (a panel of writers) and by UPI (coaches). The national champion(s) for each season were determined by the final poll rankings, published at or near the end of the regular season, before any bowl games were played.
Several college football games and plays throughout its history have been given names by the media, football fans, and as part of a team's or rivalry's lore as a result of a distinctive play associated with the game, a unique outcome of or circumstance behind the game, the rivalry or undefeated nature of both teams, or for other reasons that make the game notable.
CBS was the first network to air a Bowl Alliance national championship game, as Nebraska defeated Florida in the 1996 Fiesta Bowl (on the same token, CBS also aired the last Bowl Alliance national championship game, where Nebraska defeated Tennessee in the 1998 Orange Bowl to split that year's national championship vote as Michigan, which was ...
Orange Bowl – College Football Playoff Semifinal: Notre Dame Fighting Irish January 10, 2025 6 Ohio State Buckeyes: 28: 3 Texas Longhorns 14 Arlington, Texas: Inside AT&T Stadium: Cotton Bowl Classic – College Football Playoff Semifinal Texas Longhorns January 20, 2025 6 Ohio State Buckeyes: 34: 5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 23 Atlanta, Georgia
Winner was to be awarded a presidential plaque by game attendee Richard Nixon declaring them "the number-one college football team in college football's one-hundredth year." [9] This was the final regular season game, and it determined the Coaches Poll title. Entering the game, Arkansas ranked No. 3 in the Coaches Poll and remained No. 3. [245 ...
ESPN named Young's fourth-down, game-winning touchdown run the fifth-highest rated play in college-football history. [42] The game is the highest-rated BCS game in TV history with 21.7% of households watching it, [43] and is often considered the greatest college football national championship game of all time. [44] [45] [46]
The 1968 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1968. The NCAA recognizes six selectors as "official" for the 1968 season.