🏈 The 1969 college football season
The champion and its path, the poll race week by week, the honours, the best games and every conference table.
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1969 national champion
Named by the selectors, with the road it took.
The path, Texas11-0
- Sep 20atCaliforniaW17-0
- Sep 27vsTexas TechW49-7
- Oct 4vsNavyW56-17
- Oct 11vs#8OklahomaW27-17
- Oct 25vsRiceW31-0
- Nov 1atSMUW45-14
- Nov 8vsBaylorW56-14
- Nov 15vsTCUW69-7
- Nov 27atTexas A&MW49-12
- Dec 6at#2ArkansasW15-14
- Jan 1vs#9Notre DameW21-17Cotton Bowl
The 1969 major bowls
No title game this year. The big bowls of the season, by date.
- Cotton BowlJan 1#1Texas21#9Notre Dame17
- Orange BowlJan 1#2Penn State10#6Missouri3
- Rose BowlJan 1#5USC10#7Michigan3
- Sugar BowlJan 1#13Mississippi27#3Arkansas22
The 1969 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 | 22 | 29 | Oct6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | Nov3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | Dec1 | 8 | Jan3final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Penn State | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| USC | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Notre Dame | 11 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | |
| Missouri | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Mississippi | 9 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | ||
| Michigan | 20 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |||
| LSU | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | ||
| Nebraska | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | ||||||
| Houston | 7 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 12 | |||||||
| UCLA | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| Florida | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | |
| Tennessee | 15 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
| Colorado | 18 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 17 | |||||||
| Purdue | 18 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
| Stanford | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | |
| Auburn | 20 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 20 | |
| Toledo | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 16 | |||||
| Air Force | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Kansas State | 18 | 12 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 20 | |||||||
| Wyoming | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |||||||||
| Alabama | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 20 | |||||||||
| Michigan State | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Indiana | 14 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 19 |
Tap a rank to read it and highlight that team on the chart above.
1969 final polls
The last ranking of the season in each poll.
1969 final pollsAP, Coaches, Elo
AP and Coaches
AP Jan 3, Coaches Dec 8 final| AP | Team | C | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TexasAPC | 1 | 11-0 |
| 2 | 2 | 11-0 | |
| 3 | 4 | 10-0-1 | |
| 4 | 5 | 8-1 | |
| 5 | 9 | 8-2-1 | |
| 6 | 6 | 9-2 | |
| 7 | 3 | 9-2 | |
| 8 | 13 | 8-3 | |
| 9 | 8 | 8-3 | |
| 10 | 7 | 9-1 | |
| 11 | 12 | 9-2 | |
| 12 | 16 | 9-2 | |
| 13 | 10 | 8-1-1 | |
| 14 | 17 | 9-1-1 | |
| 15 | 11 | 9-2 | |
| 16 | 8-3 | ||
| 17 | 18 | 10-1 | |
| 18 | 18 | 8-2 | |
| 19 | 14 | 7-2-1 | |
| 20 | 15 | 8-3 | |
| Coaches only | |||
| 18 | |||
Elo top 25
rating, z
APAP championCCoaches champion
The 1969 honours
The Heisman vote and the major awards side by side, then the All-Americans.
The 1969 honoursHeisman: Steve Owens
Heisman Trophy voting
Major awards
Bo Schembechler
AFCA Coach of the Year Award · Coach · Michigan
Mike Reid
Maxwell Award · DT · Penn State
Mike Reid
Outland Trophy · DT · Penn State
Steve Owens
Walter Camp Award · RB · Oklahoma
Consensus All-Americans
A star marks a unanimous selection.
QB
- Mike Phipps★ unanimousPurdue
C
- Rodney BrandArkansas
DE
- Jim GunnUSC
- Phil OlsenUtah State
Show all 11 positions
DT
- Mike McCoy★ unanimousNotre Dame
- Mike Reid★ unanimousPenn State
LB
- Dennis OnkotzPenn State
- Steve Kiner★ unanimousTennessee
- Mike BallouUCLA
DB
- Buddy McClintonAuburn
- Tom CurtisMichigan
- Jack TatumOhio State
B
- Bob AndersonColorado
- Jim OtisOhio State
- Steve Owens★ unanimousOklahoma
MG
- Jim StillwagonOhio State
T
- John WardOklahoma State
- Bob McKayTexas
QB
- Mike Phipps★ unanimousPurdue
C
- Rodney BrandArkansas
DE
- Jim GunnUSC
- Phil OlsenUtah State
DT
- Mike McCoy★ unanimousNotre Dame
- Mike Reid★ unanimousPenn State
LB
- Dennis OnkotzPenn State
- Steve Kiner★ unanimousTennessee
- Mike BallouUCLA
DB
- Buddy McClintonAuburn
- Tom CurtisMichigan
- Jack TatumOhio State
B
- Bob AndersonColorado
- Jim OtisOhio State
- Steve Owens★ unanimousOklahoma
MG
- Jim StillwagonOhio State
T
- John WardOklahoma State
- Bob McKayTexas
The best games of 1969
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 196910 games
Rank by
Upsets of 1969
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 196910 upsets
1969 standings by conference
Every conference at once: conference and overall record, and the final AP rank. A star marks the conference champion.
1969 standings by conference13 groups
Atlantic Coast
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina★ conference champion | 6-0 | 7-4 | |
| 2 | North Carolina State | 3-2-1 | 3-6-1 | |
| 3 | North Carolina | 3-3 | 5-5 | |
| 4 | Clemson | 3-3 | 4-6 | |
| 5 | Duke | 3-3-1 | 3-6-1 | |
| 6 | Maryland | 3-3 | 3-7 | |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 2-5 | 3-7 | |
| 8 | Virginia | 1-5 | 3-7 |
Big Eight
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri★ conference champion | 6-1 | 9-2 | #6 |
| 2 | Nebraska★ conference champion | 6-1 | 9-2 | #11 |
| 3 | Colorado | 5-2 | 8-3 | #16 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
| 5 | Kansas State | 3-4 | 5-5 | |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 3-4 | 5-5 | |
| 7 | Iowa State | 1-6 | 3-7 | |
| 8 | Kansas | 0-7 | 1-9 |
Big Ten
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State★ conference champion | 6-1 | 8-1 | #4 |
| 2 | Michigan★ conference champion | 6-1 | 8-3 | #9 |
| 3 | Purdue | 5-2 | 8-2 | #18 |
| 4 | Minnesota | 4-3 | 4-5-1 | |
| 5 | Iowa | 3-4 | 5-5 | |
| 6 | Indiana | 3-4 | 4-6 | |
| 7 | Northwestern | 3-4 | 3-7 | |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 3-4 | 3-7 | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 2-5 | 4-6 | |
| 10 | Illinois | 0-7 | 0-10 |
Ivy
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartmouth★ conference champion | 6-1 | 8-1 | |
| 2 | Yale★ conference champion | 6-1 | 7-2 | |
| 3 | Princeton★ conference champion | 6-1 | 6-3 | |
| 4 | Cornell | 4-3 | 4-5 | |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 2-5 | 4-5 | |
| 6 | Harvard | 2-5 | 3-6 | |
| 7 | Brown | 1-6 | 2-7 | |
| 8 | Columbia | 1-6 | 1-8 |
Mid-American
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo★ conference champion | 6-0 | 11-0 | |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 4-2 | 6-4 | |
| 3 | Miami (OH) | 3-3 | 7-3 | |
| 4 | Ohio | 3-3 | 5-4-1 | |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 2-4 | 4-6 | |
| 6 | Marshall | 2-4 | 3-7 | |
| 7 | Kent State | 1-5 | 5-5 |
Missouri Valley
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis State★ conference champion | 4-0 | 8-2 | |
| 2 | North Texas | 4-1 | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Louisville | 2-3 | 5-4-1 | |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 2-3 | 4-6 | |
| 5 | Wichita State | 1-3 | 2-8 | |
| 6 | Tulsa | 1-4 | 1-9 |
Pacific Coast
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State★ conference champion | 6-0 | 11-0 | |
| 2 | Long Beach State | 3-1 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Pacific | 2-2 | 7-3 | |
| 4 | San Jose State | 1-1 | 2-8 | |
| 5 | Fresno State | 1-3 | 6-4 | |
| 6 | UC Santa Barbara | 1-3 | 6-4 | |
| 7 | CSU-Los Angeles | 0-4 | 0-9 |
Pacific-8
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC★ conference champion | 6-0 | 10-0-1 | #3 |
| 2 | UCLA | 5-1-1 | 8-1-1 | #13 |
| 3 | Stanford | 5-1-1 | 7-2-1 | #19 |
| 4 | Oregon State | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
| 5 | Oregon | 2-3 | 5-5-1 | |
| 6 | California | 2-4 | 5-5 | |
| 7 | Washington | 1-6 | 1-9 | |
| 8 | Washington State | 0-7 | 1-9 |
Southeastern
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | 4-1 | 9-1 | #10 |
| 2 | Florida | 4-1-1 | 9-1-1 | #14 |
| 3 | Tennessee★ conference champion | 5-2 | 9-2 | #15 |
| 4 | Auburn | 5-2 | 8-3 | #20 |
| 5 | Mississippi | 4-2 | 8-3 | #8 |
| 6 | Georgia | 2-3-1 | 5-5-1 | |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 2-3 | 4-6 | |
| 8 | Alabama | 2-4 | 6-5 | |
| 9 | Kentucky | 1-6 | 2-8 | |
| 10 | Mississippi State | 0-5 | 3-7 |
Southern
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davidson★ conference champion | 5-1 | 7-4 | |
| 2 | Richmond★ conference champion | 5-1 | 6-4 | |
| 3 | Citadel | 4-2 | 7-3 | |
| 4 | William & Mary | 2-2 | 3-7 | |
| 5 | East Carolina | 1-3 | 2-7 | |
| 6 | Furman | 0-4 | 1-8-1 | |
| 7 | VMI | 0-4 | 0-10 |
Southwest
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas★ conference champion | 7-0 | 11-0 | #1 |
| 2 | Arkansas | 6-1 | 9-2 | #7 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 4-3 | 5-5 | |
| 4 | TCU | 4-3 | 4-6 | |
| 5 | SMU | 3-4 | 3-7 | |
| 6 | Rice | 2-5 | 3-7 | |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 2-5 | 3-7 | |
| 8 | Baylor | 0-7 | 0-10 |
Western Athletic
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State★ conference champion | 6-1 | 8-2 | |
| 2 | Utah | 5-1 | 8-2 | |
| 3 | BYU | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Wyoming | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
| 5 | Arizona | 3-3 | 3-7 | |
| 6 | UTEP | 2-5 | 4-6 | |
| 7 | New Mexico | 1-5 | 4-6 | |
| 8 | Colorado State | 0-4 | 4-6 |
Independent
27 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | - | 11-0 | #2 |
| 2 | West Virginia | - | 10-1 | #17 |
| 3 | Houston | - | 9-2 | #12 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | - | 8-2-1 | #5 |
| 5 | Buffalo | - | 6-3 | |
| 6 | Rutgers | - | 6-3 | |
| 7 | Villanova | - | 6-3 | |
| 8 | Florida State | - | 6-3-1 | |
| 9 | Colgate | - | 5-3-1 | |
| 10 | Air Force | - | 6-4 | |
| 11 | West Texas State | - | 6-4 | |
| 12 | Boston College | - | 5-4 | |
| 13 | New Mexico State | - | 5-5 | |
| 14 | Southern Mississippi | - | 5-5 | |
| 15 | Syracuse | - | 5-5 | |
| 16 | Army | - | 4-5-1 | |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | - | 4-5-1 | |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | - | 4-6 | |
| 19 | Miami (FL) | - | 4-6 | |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | - | 4-6 | |
| 21 | Dayton | - | 3-7 | |
| 22 | Northern Illinois | - | 3-7 | |
| 23 | Tulane | - | 3-7 | |
| 24 | Utah State | - | 3-7 | |
| 25 | Idaho | - | 2-8 | |
| 26 | Navy | - | 1-9 | |
| 27 | Xavier | - | 1-9 |
1969 bowls
One line per game, latest first. A tag marks the playoff and the other major bowls.
1969 bowls11 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.
1969 standings by conference
Overall and conference record.
1969 standings by conference21 groups
Big Sky
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | - | 10-1 | |
| 2 | Weber State | - | 6-4 | |
| 3 | Idaho State | - | 5-5 | |
| 4 | Montana State | - | 1-8 |
California CAA
2 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cal Poly-SLO | - | 6-4 | |
| 2 | Cal Poly-Pomona | - | 2-8 |
Central IAA
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina Central | - | 7-2-1 | |
| 2 | North Carolina A&T | - | 6-2-1 | |
| 3 | Morgan State | - | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Norfolk State | - | 4-4 | |
| 5 | Delaware State | - | 4-5 | |
| 6 | Howard | - | 3-6 | |
| 7 | Hampton | - | 0-9 |
Eastern Football
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Connecticut State | - | 5-4 |
Far Western
2 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco State | - | 3-7 | |
| 2 | UC Davis | - | 3-7 |
Gulf States
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | - | 8-2 | |
| 2 | Northwestern State | - | 7-2 | |
| 3 | LA-Lafayette | - | 5-5 | |
| 4 | SE Louisiana | - | 5-5 | |
| 5 | McNeese State | - | 4-6 | |
| 6 | Northeast Louisiana | - | 1-9 |
Indiana Collegiate
2 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valparaiso | - | 7-2 | |
| 2 | Butler | - | 3-6 |
Interstate IAC
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Illinois | - | 8-2 | |
| 2 | Central Michigan | - | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Illinois State | - | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Eastern Illinois | - | 2-7 |
Mason-Dixon
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Towson | - | 4-4-1 |
Middle Atlantic
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wagner | - | 4-5 |
Minnesota IAC
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Thomas | - | 2-8 |
Missouri IAA
2 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE Missouri State | - | 8-2 | |
| 2 | SW Missouri State | - | 0-10 |
North Central
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota State | - | 10-0 | |
| 2 | Northern Iowa | - | 5-5 | |
| 3 | North Dakota | - | 4-5 | |
| 4 | South Dakota | - | 3-7 | |
| 5 | South Dakota State | - | 3-7 |
Ohio Valley
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Tennessee State | - | 10-0-1 | |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | - | 6-3-1 | |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | - | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Morehead State | - | 6-4 | |
| 5 | Murray State | - | 5-4-1 | |
| 6 | Tennessee Tech | - | 5-5 | |
| 7 | Austin Peay | - | 2-7-1 | |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee State | - | 1-9 |
Rocky Mountain Athletic
2 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Colorado | - | 10-0 | |
| 2 | Southern Utah | - | 4-5 |
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whittier | - | 5-5 |
Southern IAC
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida A&M | - | 8-1 | |
| 2 | Alabama State | - | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Alabama A&M | - | 6-3 | |
| 4 | South Carolina State | - | 5-3-1 | |
| 5 | Bethune-Cookman | - | 4-3-1 |
Southland
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | - | 8-1-1 | |
| 2 | Abilene Christian | - | 8-2 | |
| 3 | Texas-Arlington | - | 5-5 | |
| 4 | Lamar | - | 3-7 |
Southwestern Athletic
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcorn A&M | - | 8-0-1 | |
| 2 | Southern | - | 6-2-1 | |
| 3 | Grambling | - | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Texas Southern | - | 4-3-2 | |
| 5 | Prairie View | - | 4-5 | |
| 6 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | - | 3-6-1 | |
| 7 | Jackson State | - | 2-6 | |
| 8 | Mississippi Valley State | - | 1-8 |
Yankee
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | - | 6-3 | |
| 2 | Connecticut | - | 5-4 | |
| 3 | Maine | - | 5-4 | |
| 4 | New Hampshire | - | 3-5 | |
| 5 | Rhode Island | - | 2-7 |
Independent
16 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akron | - | 9-1 | |
| 2 | Tennessee State | - | 7-1-1 | |
| 3 | Boston University | - | 9-2 | |
| 4 | Tampa | - | 8-2 | |
| 5 | Drake | - | 7-2-2 | |
| 6 | Northern Arizona | - | 7-3 | |
| 7 | Hawaii | - | 6-3-1 | |
| 8 | Indiana State | - | 6-3-1 | |
| 9 | Portland State | - | 6-4 | |
| 10 | Santa Clara | - | 6-4 | |
| 11 | UNLV | - | 6-4 | |
| 12 | Eastern Michigan | - | 5-4 | |
| 13 | Nevada | - | 5-5 | |
| 14 | Southern Illinois | - | 5-5 | |
| 15 | UT-Chattanooga | - | 4-6 | |
| 16 | Samford | - | 2-6-1 |
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.