Draft:Unanimous National Champions

Unanimous National Champions
SportNCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
History
Editions22 (Since 1900)
Most recentMichigan

The term "Unanimous National Champion" is appropriate for any FBS team that was voted, selected, or determined through a playoff as a National Champion at the highest level of college football by every recognized selector for that particular year. Between the 1900 and the 2023 College Football seasons, there have been 22 instances of a team being selected as national champion by every recognized selector.

Complete List of Unanimous National Champions since 1900

Season Team Record Recognized Selectors (Bold Denotes Major Selector)
1900 Yale 12-0 BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD
1909 Yale 10-0 BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD
1917 Georgia Tech 9-0 BR, HAF, HS, NCF
1943 Notre Dame 9-1 AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS
1948 Michigan 9-0 AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS
1963 Texas 11-0 AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI, WS
1971 Nebraska 13-0 AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI
1972 USC 12-0 AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI
1995 Nebraska 12-0 AP, AS, B(QPRS), BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN
1999 Florida State 12-0 A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN
2001 Miami 12-0 A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN, W
2005 Texas 13-0 A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT, W
2009 Alabama 14-0 A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CFRA, CM, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2013 Florida State 14-0 A&H, AP, BCS, BR, CCR, CFRA, CM, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2014 Ohio State 14-1 A&H, AP, BR, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, DuS, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2015 Alabama 14-1 A&H, AP, BR, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, DuS, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2018 Clemson 15-0 A&H, AP, BR, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, DuS, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2019 LSU 15-0 A&H, AP, BR, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, DuS, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2020 Alabama 13-0 A&H, AP, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2021 Georgia 14-1 A&H, AP, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2022 Georgia 15-0 A&H, AP, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2023 Michigan 15-0 A&H, AP, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W

Recognized Selectors (From years with unanimous champions)

Selector Abbreviation Name
A&H Anderson & Hester
AP Associated Press
B(QPRS) Berryman (QPRS)
BCS Bowl Championship Series
BR Billingsley Report
BS Boand System
CCR Congrove Computer Rankings
CFP College Football Playoff
CFRA College Football Researchers Association
CM Colley Matrix
Coaches

 UPI

 USAT/CNN

 USAT/ESPN

 USAT

 United Press International

 USA Today/CNN

 USA Today/ESPN

 USA Today

CFRA College Football Researchers Association
DeS DeVold System
DuS Dickinson System
ERS Eck Ratings System
FN Football News
FWAA Football Writers Association of America
HAF Helms Athletic Foundation
HS Houlgate System
L Litkenhous Ratings
MCFR Massey College Football Ratings
MGR Mathews Grid Ratings
NCF National Championship Foundation
NYT The New York Times
PD Parke H. Davis
PS Poling System
R(FACT) Rothman (FACT)
SN Sporting News
SR Sagarin Ratings
W Wolfe
WS Williamson System

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