The National Championship Foundation (NCF) was established by Mike Riter of Hudson, New York. The NCF retroactively selected college football national champions for each year from 1869 to 1979,[1] and its selections are among the historic national champions recognized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in its Football Bowl Subdivision record book.[2][3]

Champions

The following list identifies the college football national champions as selected by the National Championship Foundation.[4]

SeasonChampion(s)RecordCoachRef.
1869Princeton1–1[4]: 118 
1870Princeton1–0[4]: 118 
1871NoneNo games played
1872Princeton1–0[4]: 118 
1873Princeton2–0[4]: 118 
1874Yale3–0[4]: 118 
1875Harvard4–0[4]: 118 
1876Yale3–0[4]: 118 
1877Yale3–0–1[4]: 118 
1878Princeton6–0[4]: 118 
1879Princeton4–0–1[4]: 118 
1880Princeton
Yale		4–0–1
4–0–1		[4]: 118 
1881Yale5–0–1[4]: 118 
1882Yale8–0[4]: 118 
1883Yale9–0[4]: 118 
1884Yale8–0–1[4]: 118 
1885Princeton9–0[4]: 118 
1886Yale9–0–1[4]: 118 
1887Yale9–0[4]: 118 
1888Yale13–0Walter Camp[4]: 118 
1889Princeton10–0[4]: 118 
1890Harvard11–0George C. Adams, George A. Stewart[4]: 118 
1891Yale13–0Walter Camp[4]: 118 
1892Yale13–0Walter Camp[4]: 118 
1893Princeton11–0[4]: 118 
1894Yale16–0William Rhodes[4]: 118 
1895Penn14–0George Washington Woodruff[4]: 118 
1896Lafayette
Princeton		11–0–1
10–0–1		Parke H. Davis
[4]: 118 
1897Penn
15–0George Washington Woodruff[4]: 118 
1898Harvard11–0William Cameron Forbes[4]: 118 
1899Harvard10–0–1Benjamin Dibblee[4]: 119 
1900Yale12–0Malcolm McBride[4]: 119 
1901Michigan11–0Fielding H. Yost[4]: 119 
1902Michigan11–0Fielding H. Yost[4]: 119 
1903Michigan
Princeton		11–0–1
11–0		Fielding H. Yost
Art Hillebrand		[4]: 119 
1904Michigan
Penn		10–0
12–0		Fielding H. Yost
Carl S. Williams		[4]: 119 
1905Chicago10–0Amos Alonzo Stagg[4]: 119 
1906Princeton9–0–1William Roper[4]: 119 
1907Yale9–0–1William F. Knox[4]: 119 
1908LSU
Penn		10–0
11–0–1		Edgar Wingard
Sol Metzger		[4]: 119 
1909Yale10–0Howard Jones[4]: 119 
1910Harvard
Pittsburgh		8–0–1
9–0		Percy Haughton
Joseph H. Thompson		[4]: 119 
1911Penn State
Princeton		8–0–1
8–0–2		Bill Hollenback
William Roper		[4]: 119 
1912Harvard
Penn State		9–0
8–0		Percy Haughton
Bill Hollenback		[4]: 119 
1913Harvard9–0Percy Haughton[4]: 119 
1914Army9–0Charles Daly[4]: 119 
1915Cornell9–0Albert Sharpe[4]: 119 
1916Pittsburgh8–0Glenn "Pop" Warner[4]: 119 
1917Georgia Tech9–0John Heisman[4]: 119 
1918Michigan
Pittsburgh		5–0
4–1		Fielding H. Yost
Glenn "Pop" Warner		[4]: 119 
1919Harvard
Notre Dame
Texas A&M		9–0–1
9–0
10–0		Bob Fisher
Knute Rockne
Dana X. Bible		[4]: 119 
1920California9–0Andy Smith[4]: 119 
1921Cornell8–0Gil Dobie[4]: 119 
1922California
Princeton		9–0
8–0		Andy Smith
William Roper		[4]: 119 
1923Illinois
Michigan		8–0
8–0		Robert Zuppke
Fielding H. Yost		[4]: 119 
1924Notre Dame10–0Knute Rockne[4]: 119 
1925Alabama10–0Wallace Wade[4]: 119 
1926Alabama
Stanford		9–0–1
10–0–1		Wallace Wade
Glenn "Pop" Warner		[4]: 119 
1927Illinois7–0–1Robert Zuppke[4]: 116 
1928Georgia Tech10–0William Alexander[4]: 116 
1929Notre Dame9–0Knute Rockne[4]: 116 
1930Notre Dame10–0Knute Rockne[4]: 116 
1931USC10–1Howard Jones[4]: 116 
1932USC10–0Howard Jones[4]: 116 
1933Michigan7–0–1Harry Kipke[4]: 116 
1934Minnesota8–0Bernie Bierman[4]: 116 
1935Minnesota8–0Bernie Bierman[4]: 116 
1936Minnesota7–1Bernie Bierman[4]: 116 
1937Pittsburgh9–0–1Jock Sutherland[4]: 116 
1938TCU11–0Dutch Meyer[4]: 116 
1939Texas A&M11–0Homer Norton[4]: 116 
1940Minnesota8–0Bernie Bierman[4]: 116 
1941Minnesota8–0Bernie Bierman[4]: 116 
1942Ohio State9–1Paul Brown[4]: 116 
1943Notre Dame9–1Frank Leahy[4]: 116 
1944Army
Ohio State		9–0
9–0		Earl Blaik
Carroll Widdoes		[4]: 116 
1945Alabama
Army		10–0
9–0		Frank Thomas
Earl Blaik		[4]: 116 
1946Notre Dame8–0–1Frank Leahy[4]: 116 
1947Michigan10–0Fritz Crisler[4]: 116 
1948Michigan9–0Bennie Oosterbaan[4]: 116 
1949Notre Dame10–0Frank Leahy[4]: 116 
1950Tennessee11–1Robert Neyland[4]: 117 
1951Maryland10–0Jim Tatum[4]: 117 
1952Michigan State9–0Biggie Munn[4]: 117 
1953Notre Dame9–0–1Frank Leahy[4]: 117 
1954Ohio State
UCLA		10–0
9–0		Woody Hayes
Henry Sanders		[4]: 117 
1955Oklahoma11–0Bud Wilkinson[4]: 117 
1956Oklahoma10–0Bud Wilkinson[4]: 117 
1957Auburn10–0Ralph Jordan[4]: 117 
1958LSU11–0Paul Dietzel[4]: 117 
1959Syracuse11–0Ben Schwartzwalder[4]: 117 
1960Ole Miss10–0–1Johnny Vaught[4]: 117 
1961Alabama11–0Paul "Bear" Bryant[4]: 117 
1962USC11–0John McKay[4]: 117 
1963Texas11–0Darrell Royal[4]: 117 
1964Arkansas11–0Frank Broyles[4]: 117 
1965Alabama9–1–1Paul "Bear" Bryant[4]: 117 
1966Notre Dame9–0–1Ara Parseghian[4]: 117 
1967USC10–1John McKay[4]: 117 
1968Ohio State10–0Woody Hayes[4]: 117 
1969Texas11–0Darrell Royal[4]: 117 
1970Nebraska11–0–1Bob Devaney[4]: 117 
1971Nebraska13–0Bob Devaney[4]: 117 
1972USC12–0John McKay[4]: 117 
1973Michigan
Notre Dame
Ohio State		10–0–1
11–0
10–0–1		Bo Schembechler
Ara Parseghian
Woody Hayes		[4]: 117 
1974Oklahoma
USC		11–0
10–1–1		Barry Switzer
John McKay		[4]: 118 
1975Arizona State
Oklahoma		12–0
11–1		Frank Kush
Barry Switzer		[4]: 118 
1976Pittsburgh12–0Johnny Majors[4]: 118 
1977Notre Dame11–1Dan Devine[4]: 118 
1978Alabama
USC		11–1
12–1		Paul "Bear" Bryant
John Robinson		[4]: 118 
1979Alabama12–0Paul "Bear" Bryant[4]: 118 
1980Georgia12–0Vince Dooley[4]: 118 
1981Clemson
Nebraska
Pittsburgh
SMU
Texas		12-0
9–3
11–1
10–1
10–1–1		Danny Ford
Tom Osborne
Jackie Sherrill
Ron Meyer
Fred Akers		[4]: 118 
1982Penn State11–1Joe Paterno[4]: 118 
1983Miami (FL)11–1Howard Schnellenberger[4]: 118 
1984BYU
Washington		13–0
11–1		LaVell Edwards
Don James		[4]: 118 
1985Oklahoma11–1Barry Switzer[4]: 118 
1986Penn State12–0Joe Paterno[4]: 118 
1987Miami (FL)12–0Jimmy Johnson[4]: 118 
1988Notre Dame12–0Lou Holtz[4]: 118 
1989Miami (FL)11–1Dennis Erickson[4]: 118 
1990Colorado
Georgia Tech		11–1–1
11–0–1		Bill McCartney
Bobby Ross		[4]: 118 
1991Miami (FL)
Washington		12–0
12–0		Dennis Erickson
Don James		[4]: 118 
1992Alabama13–0Gene Stallings[4]: 118 
1993Auburn
Florida State
Nebraska
Notre Dame		11–0
12–1
11–1
11–1		Terry Bowden
Bobby Bowden
Tom Osborne
Lou Holtz		[4]: 118 
1994Nebraska
Penn State		13–0
12–0		Tom Osborne
Joe Paterno		[4]: 118–119 
1995Nebraska12–0Tom Osborne[4]: 119 
1996Florida12–1Steve Spurrier[4]: 119 
1997Michigan
Nebraska		12–0
13–0		Lloyd Carr
Tom Osborne		[4]: 119 
1998Tennessee13–0Phillip Fulmer[4]: 119 
1999Florida State12–0Bobby Bowden[4]: 119 
2000Oklahoma13–0Bob Stoops[4]: 119 

See also

References

  1. ↑ Vautravers, James. "National Championship Foundation". Retrieved 2022-06-02. They retroactively selected national championships by member vote for every season through 1980, then named national champions every year thereafter through the year 2000. … More bothersome is the fact that for the 1901-1910 seasons, the NCF is easily the worst selector listed in the NCAA Records Book. They frequently select teams that have no business sharing the title, while dismissing truly powerful teams (such as Harvard 1901) completely. Their research for this time appears to be very shoddy, and probably in fact nonexistent. Conclusion: Not considered an authoritative selector.
  2. ↑ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. pp. 105–106. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ Christopher J. Walsh (2007). Who's #1?: 100-Plus Years of Controversial National Champions in College Football. Taylor Trade Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 1461734762.
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