Conference # of AP AP UPI UPI USA Today USA Today BCS BCS Rank Rushing Rank Passing Rank Total Rank Scoring Rank Rushing Rank Passing Rank Pass Rank Total Rank Scoring Punting Punt Returns KO Returns Rank Toughest
Championship Season #1 Team Selectors W-L-T Titles PF OSA PA DSA NP AMV the Year the Year the Year the Year the Year the Year the Year the Year Offense Offense Offense Offense Defense Defense Efficency Defense Defense #1 Only #1 Only #1 Only Schedule
Game Won Before After Before After Before After Before After Rating
1936 Minnesota AP 7-1 1 203 25.38 32 4 171 21.38 No Poll 5
1937 Pittsburgh AP 9-0-1 1 203 20.3 34 3.4 169 16.9 3 8
1938 Texas Christian AP 11-0 1 269 24.45 60 5.45 209 19 16 UR 1 164.1
1939 Texas A&M AP 11-0 1 212 19.27 31 2.82 181 16.45 UR 6 1 41.5 1 76.3
1940 Minnesota AP 8-0 2 154 19.25 71 8.88 83 10.38 UR 1 36.4
1941 Minnesota AP 8-0 3 186 23.25 38 4.75 148 18.5 1 19 3 257.8
1942 Ohio State AP 9-1 1 337 33.7 114 11.4 223 22.3 13 UR 3 283.3 4 397.5
1943 Notre Dame AP 9-1 1 340 34 69 6.9 271 27.1 6 9 1 313.7 9 104.3 1 418
1944 Army AP 9-0 1 504 56 35 3.89 458 50.89 11 1 1 298.6 4 132.2 2 430.8 1 56 3 57.6 3 129.1 1 3.9
1945 Army AP 9-0 2 412 45.78 46 5.11 366 40.67 1 2 1 359.8 1 462.7 1 45.8 7 80.9 9 169.8
1946 Notre Dame AP 8-0-1 2 271 30.11 24 2.67 247 27.44 9 1 1 340.1 1 441.3 5 83.7 3 58 1 141.7 1 2.7
1947 Notre Dame AP 9-0 3 291 32.33 52 5.78 239 26.56 1 2 4 273.8 9 134.8 6 56 8 168.2
1948 Michigan AP 9-0 1 252 28 44 4.89 208 23.11 2 7 6 150.6
1949 Notre Dame AP 10-0 4 360 36 86 8.6 274 27.4 2 UR 4 291.4 1 434.8 4 86.4
1950 Oklahoma AP/UPI 10-1 1 352 32 148 13.45 204 18.55 2 10 No Poll 11 9 293.1 7 415.4
1951 Tennessee AP/UPI 10-0 1 386 38.6 116 11.6 270 27 3 8 3 8 6 306.8 8 107.1
1952 Michigan State