🏈 The 1968 college football season
The champion and its path, the poll race week by week, the honours, the best games and every conference table.
Source: Citizen of Nowhere college football database · 12 conferences · 10 bowls
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1968 national champion
Named by the selectors, with the road it took.
The path, Ohio State10-0
- Sep 28vsSMUW35-14
- Oct 5vsOregonW21-6
- Oct 12vs#1PurdueW13-0
- Oct 19vsNorthwesternW45-21
- Oct 26atIllinoisW31-24
- Nov 2vs#16Michigan StateW25-20
- Nov 9atWisconsinW43-8
- Nov 16atIowaW33-27
- Nov 23vs#4MichiganW50-14
- Jan 1vs#2USCW27-16Rose Bowl
The 1968 major bowls
No title game this year. The big bowls of the season, by date.
- Cotton BowlJan 1#5Texas36#8Tennessee13
- Orange BowlJan 1#3Penn State15#6Kansas14
- Rose BowlJan 1#1Ohio State27#2USC16
- Sugar BowlJan 1#9Arkansas16#4Georgia2
The 1968 poll race
Rank by poll week, 1 at the top, or Elo by week. A poll line breaks where a team was unranked.
How this is measured
The final top five and the champion are drawn in team colours; everyone else is muted until you tap a line or pick a team. The grid under a poll chart has the same ranks, team by week, so a rank can be read as a number as well as a height. Where the College Football Playoff or BCS ranking also ran, switch between it and the AP poll. The Elo view plots each team's rating on the poll dates for the teams that finished in the Elo top 15 or were ranked at any point, and its Show filter works the same way.
- Regular season ends
- Bowl season
Tap or drag on the chart to read a team's rank in any week.
AP rank, team by week
| Team | Sep8 | 16 | 23 | 30 | Oct7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | Nov4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | Dec2 | Jan4final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 11 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Penn State | 8 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Texas | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | ||
| USC | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| Arkansas | 20 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | |||
| Kansas | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
| Georgia | 18 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Missouri | 20 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 9 | |||||
| Purdue | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||
| Michigan | 18 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |||||
| Tennessee | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 |
| SMU | 13 | 20 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Oregon State | 6 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Auburn | 18 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 16 | |||||||||
| Alabama | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 17 | |||||
| Houston | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 18 | |||
| LSU | 18 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 19 | ||||
| Ohio | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 20 | |||||||
| Arizona State | 17 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 17 | |||||||||
| Florida State | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Arizona | 19 | |||||||||||||
| California | 18 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 18 | |||||||
| Wyoming | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Indiana | 13 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||
| Michigan State | 19 | 12 | 16 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Florida | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 20 | ||||||
| Miami (FL) | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | ||||||||
| Syracuse | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Mississippi | 13 | 16 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 15 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | ||||||||
| Stanford | 18 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| UCLA | 16 | 16 | 8 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 12 | 13 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Minnesota | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Tap a rank to read it and highlight that team on the chart above.
1968 final polls
The last ranking of the season in each poll.
1968 final pollsAP, Coaches, Elo
AP and Coaches
AP Jan 4, Coaches Dec 2 final| AP | Team | C | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio StateAPC | 1 | 10-0 |
| 2 | 3 | 11-0 | |
| 3 | 5 | 9-1-1 | |
| 4 | 2 | 9-1-1 | |
| 5 | 8 | 7-2-1 | |
| 6 | 9 | 10-1 | |
| 7 | 6 | 9-2 | |
| 8 | 4 | 8-1-2 | |
| 9 | 17 | 8-3 | |
| 10 | 11 | 8-2 | |
| 11 | 10 | 7-4 | |
| 12 | 15 | 8-2 | |
| 13 | 7 | 8-2-1 | |
| 14 | 16 | 8-3 | |
| 15 | 13 | 7-3 | |
| 16 | 7-4 | ||
| 17 | 12 | 8-3 | |
| 18 | 20 | 6-2-2 | |
| 19 | 8-3 | ||
| 20 | 18 | 10-1 | |
| Coaches only | |||
| 14 | |||
| 18 | |||
| 20 | |||
The coaches final came out before the bowls; the AP final after.
Elo top 25
rating, z
APAP championCCoaches champion
The 1968 honours
The Heisman vote and the major awards side by side, then the All-Americans.
The 1968 honoursHeisman: O.J. Simpson
Heisman Trophy voting
Major awards
Joe Paterno
AFCA Coach of the Year Award · Coach · Penn State
O.J. Simpson
Maxwell Award · RB · USC
Bill Stanfill
Outland Trophy · T · Georgia
O.J. Simpson
Walter Camp Award · RB · USC
Consensus All-Americans
A star marks a unanimous selection.
QB
- Terry HanrattyNotre Dame
C
- John Didion★ unanimousOregon State
DE
- John ZookKansas
- Ted Hendricks★ unanimousMiami (FL)
Show all 11 positions
DT
- Bill StanfillGeorgia
- Joe GreeneNorth Texas
LB
- Dennis OnkotzPenn State
- Steve KinerTennessee
DB
- Jake ScottGeorgia
- Roger WehrliMissouri
- Al WorleyWashington
E
- Ted Kwalick★ unanimousPenn State
- Jerry LeViasSMU
MG
- Ed WhiteCalifornia
- Chuck KylePurdue
T
- George KunzNotre Dame
- Dave Foley★ unanimousOhio State
QB
- Terry HanrattyNotre Dame
C
- John Didion★ unanimousOregon State
DE
- John ZookKansas
- Ted Hendricks★ unanimousMiami (FL)
DT
- Bill StanfillGeorgia
- Joe GreeneNorth Texas
LB
- Dennis OnkotzPenn State
- Steve KinerTennessee
DB
- Jake ScottGeorgia
- Roger WehrliMissouri
- Al WorleyWashington
E
- Ted Kwalick★ unanimousPenn State
- Jerry LeViasSMU
MG
- Ed WhiteCalifornia
- Chuck KylePurdue
T
- George KunzNotre Dame
- Dave Foley★ unanimousOhio State
The best games of 1968
The ten best games of the season by Game Score. Switch to the Elo score for a second opinion.
How this is measured
Game score is the college football workbook's own rating of how good a game was; it weighs a lot more than the margin. The Elo score is a second view built from the ratings alone: the two teams' average pre-game Elo, plus stakes (150 for the national championship game, 90 for a playoff game or a major bowl, 40 for another bowl or a conference title game, 15 for a rivalry), plus up to 60 for a close finish and 15 for overtime. The Elo view takes its own top ten from every game between major teams. Sort by any column.
The best games of 196810 games
Rank by
Upsets of 1968
The results the ratings gave the winner the least chance of, lowest first.
How this is measured
Win chance is the winner's pre-game probability from the site's college football Elo ratings, home field included, so 3% means the winner would be expected to win about one time in thirty. Games against lower-level opponents count and carry a tag for the level (FCS, Division II and so on). Where the AP poll had ranks, the rank line is shown as context. Elo gap is the loser's pre-game rating minus the winner's.
Upsets of 196810 upsets
1968 standings by conference
Every conference at once: conference and overall record, and the final AP rank. A star marks the conference champion.
1968 standings by conference12 groups
Atlantic Coast
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina State★ conference champion | 6-1 | 6-4 | |
| 2 | Clemson | 4-1-1 | 4-5-1 | |
| 3 | Virginia | 3-2 | 7-3 | |
| 4 | South Carolina | 4-3 | 4-6 | |
| 5 | Duke | 3-4 | 4-6 | |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 2-3-1 | 2-7-1 | |
| 7 | Maryland | 2-5 | 2-8 | |
| 8 | North Carolina | 1-6 | 3-7 |
Big Eight
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas★ conference champion | 6-1 | 9-2 | #7 |
| 2 | Oklahoma★ conference champion | 6-1 | 7-4 | #11 |
| 3 | Missouri | 5-2 | 8-3 | #9 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 3-4 | 6-4 | |
| 5 | Colorado | 3-4 | 4-6 | |
| 6 | Kansas State | 2-5 | 4-6 | |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 2-5 | 3-7 | |
| 8 | Iowa State | 1-6 | 3-7 |
Big Ten
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State★ conference champion | 7-0 | 10-0 | #1 |
| 2 | Michigan | 6-1 | 8-2 | #12 |
| 3 | Purdue | 5-2 | 8-2 | #10 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 5-2 | 6-4 | |
| 5 | Indiana | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
| 6 | Iowa | 4-3 | 5-5 | |
| 7 | Michigan State | 2-5 | 5-5 | |
| 8 | Illinois | 1-6 | 1-9 | |
| 9 | Northwestern | 1-6 | 1-9 | |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 0-7 | 0-10 |
Ivy
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard★ conference champion | 6-0-1 | 8-0-1 | |
| 2 | Yale★ conference champion | 6-0-1 | 8-0-1 | |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 5-2 | 7-2 | |
| 4 | Princeton | 4-3 | 4-5 | |
| 5 | Dartmouth | 3-4 | 4-5 | |
| 6 | Columbia | 2-5 | 2-7 | |
| 7 | Cornell | 1-6 | 3-6 | |
| 8 | Brown | 0-7 | 2-7 |
Mid-American
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio★ conference champion | 6-0 | 10-1 | #20 |
| 2 | Miami (OH) | 5-1 | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 3-2 | 6-3-1 | |
| 4 | Toledo | 3-2 | 5-4-1 | |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 2-4 | 3-6 | |
| 6 | Kent State | 1-5 | 1-9 | |
| 7 | Marshall | 0-6 | 0-9-1 |
Missouri Valley
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis State★ conference champion | 4-0 | 6-4 | |
| 2 | North Texas | 4-1 | 8-2 | |
| 3 | Cincinnati | 2-2 | 5-4-1 | |
| 4 | Louisville | 2-3 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Tulsa | 2-3 | 3-7 | |
| 6 | Wichita State | 0-5 | 0-10 |
Pacific-8
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC★ conference champion | 6-0 | 9-1-1 | #4 |
| 2 | Oregon State | 5-1 | 7-3 | #15 |
| 3 | California | 2-2-1 | 7-3-1 | |
| 4 | Stanford | 3-3-1 | 6-3-1 | |
| 5 | Oregon | 2-4 | 4-6 | |
| 6 | UCLA | 2-4 | 3-7 | |
| 7 | Washington State | 1-3-1 | 3-6-1 | |
| 8 | Washington | 1-5-1 | 3-5-2 |
Southeastern
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia★ conference champion | 5-0-1 | 8-1-2 | #8 |
| 2 | Tennessee | 4-1-1 | 8-2-1 | #13 |
| 3 | Alabama | 4-2 | 8-3 | #17 |
| 4 | Auburn | 4-2 | 7-4 | #16 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 3-2-1 | 7-3-1 | |
| 6 | LSU | 2-2 | 8-3 | #19 |
| 7 | Florida | 2-2-1 | 6-3-1 | |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | 1-3-1 | 5-4-1 | |
| 9 | Mississippi State | 0-4-1 | 0-8-2 | |
| 10 | Kentucky | 0-7 | 3-7 |
Southern
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond★ conference champion | 6-0 | 8-3 | |
| 2 | Citadel | 4-2 | 5-5 | |
| 3 | East Carolina | 2-2 | 4-6 | |
| 4 | William & Mary | 2-2 | 3-7 | |
| 5 | Davidson | 1-3 | 3-6 | |
| 6 | VMI | 1-3 | 1-9 | |
| 7 | Furman | 0-4 | 1-9 |
Southwest
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas★ conference champion | 6-1 | 10-1 | #6 |
| 2 | Texas★ conference champion | 6-1 | 9-1-1 | #3 |
| 3 | SMU | 5-2 | 8-3 | #14 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 4-3 | 5-3-2 | |
| 5 | Baylor | 3-4 | 3-7 | |
| 6 | TCU | 2-5 | 3-7 | |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 2-5 | 3-7 | |
| 8 | Rice | 0-7 | 0-9-1 |
Western Athletic
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming★ conference champion | 6-1 | 7-3 | |
| 2 | Arizona State | 5-1 | 8-2 | |
| 3 | Arizona | 5-1 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | UTEP | 3-3 | 4-5-1 | |
| 5 | Utah | 2-3 | 3-7 | |
| 6 | Colorado State | 1-2 | 2-8 | |
| 7 | BYU | 1-5 | 2-8 | |
| 8 | New Mexico | 0-7 | 0-10 |
Independent
31 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | - | 11-0 | #2 |
| 2 | Rutgers | - | 8-2 | |
| 3 | West Texas State | - | 8-2 | |
| 4 | Notre Dame | - | 7-2-1 | #5 |
| 5 | Florida State | - | 8-3 | |
| 6 | Air Force | - | 7-3 | |
| 7 | Army | - | 7-3 | |
| 8 | Buffalo | - | 7-3 | |
| 9 | Houston | - | 6-2-2 | #18 |
| 10 | Tampa | - | 7-3 | |
| 11 | Utah State | - | 7-3 | |
| 12 | West Virginia | - | 7-3 | |
| 13 | Boston College | - | 6-3 | |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | - | 7-4 | |
| 15 | Pacific | - | 6-4 | |
| 16 | Syracuse | - | 6-4 | |
| 17 | Villanova | - | 6-4 | |
| 18 | Xavier | - | 6-4 | |
| 19 | Colgate | - | 5-5 | |
| 20 | Dayton | - | 5-5 | |
| 21 | Idaho | - | 5-5 | |
| 22 | Miami (FL) | - | 5-5 | |
| 23 | New Mexico State | - | 5-5 | |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | - | 4-6 | |
| 25 | Southern Mississippi | - | 4-6 | |
| 26 | Holy Cross | - | 3-6-1 | |
| 27 | San Jose State | - | 3-7 | |
| 28 | Navy | - | 2-8 | |
| 29 | Northern Illinois | - | 2-8 | |
| 30 | Tulane | - | 2-8 | |
| 31 | Pittsburgh | - | 1-9 |
1968 bowls
One line per game, latest first. A tag marks the playoff and the other major bowls.
1968 bowls10 bowls
College Division. Shown for context. These seasons do not count in this hub’s major-college records.
Champion
College Division national champion.
No playoff. Small-college champions were picked by the AP and UPI polls.
1968 standings by conference
Overall and conference record.
1968 standings by conference21 groups
Big Sky
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weber State | - | 7-2 | |
| 2 | Montana State | - | 6-4 | |
| 3 | Idaho State | - | 4-5 | |
| 4 | Montana | - | 2-7 |
California CAA
2 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | - | 7-4 | |
| 2 | Long Beach State | - | 3-7 |
California Collegiate Athletic Association
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cal Poly-SLO | - | 7-3 |
Central IAA
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan State | - | 8-1 | |
| 2 | North Carolina A&T | - | 8-1 | |
| 3 | North Carolina Central | - | 6-2 | |
| 4 | Hampton | - | 4-3-2 | |
| 5 | Delaware State | - | 4-6 | |
| 6 | Howard | - | 3-5 | |
| 7 | Norfolk State | - | 2-5-1 |
Eastern Football
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Connecticut State | - | 6-2-1 |
Far Western
3 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento State | - | 8-3 | |
| 2 | UC Davis | - | 5-4 | |
| 3 | Nevada | - | 3-6-1 |
Gulf States
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | - | 9-2 | |
| 2 | LA-Lafayette | - | 8-2 | |
| 3 | LA-Monroe | - | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Northwestern State | - | 5-4 | |
| 5 | McNeese State | - | 4-6 | |
| 6 | SE Louisiana | - | 4-6 |
Indiana Collegiate
2 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valparaiso | - | 4-5 | |
| 2 | Butler | - | 2-7 |
Interstate IAC
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Michigan | - | 7-2 | |
| 2 | Illinois State | - | 6-4 | |
| 3 | Eastern Illinois | - | 4-5 | |
| 4 | Western Illinois | - | 2-7-1 |
Mason-Dixon
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Towson | - | 2-5 |
Middle Atlantic
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wagner | - | 3-6 |
Minnesota IAC
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Thomas | - | 2-8 |
Missouri IAA
2 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE Missouri State | - | 6-4 | |
| 2 | SW Missouri State | - | 2-8 |
North Central
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota State | - | 10-0 | |
| 2 | South Dakota | - | 9-1 | |
| 3 | State College of Iowa | - | 5-5 | |
| 4 | South Dakota State | - | 4-6 | |
| 5 | North Dakota | - | 3-5 |
Ohio Valley
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Kentucky | - | 8-2 | |
| 2 | Murray State | - | 7-2-1 | |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | - | 7-2-1 | |
| 4 | Austin Peay | - | 5-5 | |
| 5 | East Tennessee State | - | 5-5 | |
| 6 | Morehead State | - | 3-6-1 | |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee State | - | 2-8 | |
| 8 | Tennessee Tech | - | 2-8 |
Rocky Mountain Athletic
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Colorado | - | 5-3 |
Southern IAC
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama State | - | 8-1-1 | |
| 2 | Florida A&M | - | 8-2 | |
| 3 | South Carolina State | - | 7-2 | |
| 4 | Alabama A&M | - | 5-4 | |
| 5 | Bethune-Cookman | - | 4-4 |
Southland
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | - | 7-3-1 | |
| 2 | Texas-Arlington | - | 6-4 | |
| 3 | Abilene Christian | - | 4-5-1 | |
| 4 | Lamar | - | 0-10 |
Southwestern Athletic
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcorn A&M | - | 8-1 | |
| 2 | Grambling | - | 9-2 | |
| 3 | Texas Southern | - | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | - | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Prairie View | - | 4-6 | |
| 6 | Southern | - | 4-6 | |
| 7 | Jackson State | - | 3-6 |
Yankee
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | - | 6-2 | |
| 2 | Connecticut | - | 4-6 | |
| 3 | Maine | - | 3-5 | |
| 4 | Rhode Island | - | 3-6 | |
| 5 | Massachusetts | - | 2-8 |
Independent
19 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State | - | 9-0-1 | |
| 2 | Indiana State | - | 9-1 | |
| 3 | UT-Chattanooga | - | 9-1 | |
| 4 | UNLV | - | 8-1 | |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | - | 8-2 | |
| 6 | Tennessee State | - | 6-2-1 | |
| 7 | Hawaii | - | 7-3 | |
| 8 | Akron | - | 7-3-1 | |
| 9 | Southern Illinois | - | 6-3 | |
| 10 | Boston University | - | 5-3-1 | |
| 11 | Northern Arizona | - | 6-4 | |
| 12 | Samford | - | 6-4 | |
| 13 | Northern Michigan | - | 5-4 | |
| 14 | Parsons | - | 5-4 | |
| 15 | Drake | - | 5-5 | |
| 16 | UC Santa Barbara | - | 4-4-1 | |
| 17 | Santa Clara | - | 4-5 | |
| 18 | Portland State | - | 4-6 | |
| 19 | Mississippi Valley State | - | 1-7 |
Where these numbers come from
Enough to disbelieve this page on purpose rather than by accident.
Champions, polls, standings, bowls, honours and games are read from the Citizen of Nowhere college football database, built from its own workbook one season at a time. Team colours and crests are the current programs’, so a school is drawn the way it looks today even where it played under another name.
The AP poll begins in 1936, so earlier seasons have no poll race and no final poll, but they do have an Elo race, and their champions are those the selectors named. Before 1992 there was no title game, so those seasons list the major bowls instead; from 1992 the title game is shown with the other major bowls, and from 2014 the playoff bracket. Where the database has no entry for a section, the section is left out rather than shown empty.
Elo ratings, the upsets and the best games come from the site’s college football Elo, which rates every game since 1869 and counts games against lower-level opponents. Each season’s ratings are shown on a scale where the average major team ends the season at 1500; z is the distance from that average in standard deviations.