The Association of College Football Fans was an organization that produced a weekly ranking of the top 20 NCAA college football teams based on a poll of its dues-paying members.[1] The ACFF was started in 1992 by Don Harris of Nashville, Tennessee, who was dissatisfied with 1991's split national championship between Miami and Washington.[1] The organization was started to give fans a voice in the selection of the college football national champion.[1]
The No. 1 team in the organization's final poll was its college football national champion and was awarded the ACFF Trophy.
National champions
editThe Association of College Football Fans selected the following college football national champions:
Season | Champion | Record |
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1992[2] | Alabama | 12–0 |
1993[3] | Notre Dame | 11–1 |
1994[4][5] | Nebraska | 13–0 |
1995[6][7] | Nebraska | 12–0 |
ACFF Trophy
editThe ACFF awarded its own trophy to the No. 1 team in the final ACFF poll.[3][4] The trophy took the form of a golden football on a wooden base.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Walker, Teresa M. (September 22, 1992). Written at Nashville, Tennessee. "Nashville algebra teacher gives fans their own poll". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ Written at Montgomery, Alabama. "Tennessee man gives fans a say in the poll game". The Post-Crescent. Appleton, Wisconsin. Associated Press. October 22, 1994. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
ACFF national championship trophy, which went to Alabama in 1992
- ^ a b "Irish finally take home title". The South Bend Tribune. February 1, 1994. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "Husker fans ready for another celebration". The Lincoln Star. April 21, 1995. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ a b The University of Nebraska — 1994 — The Association of College Football Fans — National Champions (Trophy). University of Nebraska. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "1995 ACFF Top 20 (Final Poll)". The Bangor Daily News. January 5, 1996. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ The University of Nebraska — 1995 — The Association of College Football Fans — National Champions (Trophy). University of Nebraska. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
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