🏈 The 1970 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 · 13 conferences · 11 bowls
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1970 national champion
Named by the selectors, with the road it took.
The path11-0-1
- Sep 12vsWake ForestW36-12
- Sep 19at#3USCT21-21
- Sep 26vsArmyW28-0
- Oct 3atMinnesotaW35-10
- Oct 10vs#16MissouriW21-7
- Oct 17atKansasW41-20
- Oct 24vsOklahoma StateW65-31
- Oct 31atColoradoW29-13
- Nov 7atIowa StateW54-29
- Nov 14vs#20Kansas StateW51-13
- Nov 21vsOklahomaW28-21
- Jan 1vs#5LSUW17-12Orange Bowl
The 1970 major bowls
No title game this year. The big bowls of the season, by date.
- Cotton BowlJan 1#6Notre Dame24#1Texas11
- Orange BowlJan 1#3Nebraska17#5LSU12
- Rose BowlJan 1#12Stanford27#2Ohio State17
- Sugar BowlJan 1#4Tennessee34#11Air Force13
The 1970 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 | Aug24 | Sep14 | 21 | 28 | Oct5 | 12 | 19 | 26 | Nov2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 | Dec7 | Jan5final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Notre Dame | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Texas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Tennessee | 17 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Arizona State | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
| LSU | 12 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | ||
| Stanford | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| Michigan | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Auburn | 20 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||
| Arkansas | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 |
| Toledo | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | |||||||
| Georgia Tech | 19 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| Dartmouth | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||
| USC | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |||
| Air Force | 20 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | ||
| Tulane | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Penn State | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | ||||||
| Houston | 13 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | |||||||
| Mississippi | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 20 | |
| Oklahoma | 20 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |||||||||
| Texas Tech | 17 | 19 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Colorado | 18 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||
| Washington | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | ||||||||||
| UCLA | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 17 | |||||
| Oregon | 16 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 14 | 13 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Alabama | 16 | 17 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 18 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Missouri | 11 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 17 | ||||||||
| West Virginia | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | ||||||||||
| North Carolina | 19 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Florida | 15 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Georgia | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 17 |
Tap a rank to read it and highlight that team on the chart above.
Movers
AP rank on Aug 24 against the final AP rank. NR is not ranked.
Risers
- TennesseeNR → #4
- ToledoNR → #12
- Arizona State#19 → #6
- Georgia TechNR → #13
- DartmouthNR → #14
Fallers
- Mississippi#5 → #20
- Missouri#11 → NR
- USC#3 → #15
- Kansas State#14 → NR
- Penn State#7 → #18
1970 final polls
The last ranking of the season in each poll.
1970 final pollsAP, Coaches, Elo
AP and Coaches
AP Jan 5, Coaches Dec 7 final| AP | Team | C | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NebraskaAP | 3 | 11-0-1 |
| 2 | 5 | 10-1 | |
| 3 | 1 | 10-1 | |
| 4 | 4 | 11-1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 9-1 | |
| 6 | 8 | 11-0 | |
| 7 | 6 | 9-3 | |
| 8 | 10 | 9-3 | |
| 9 | 7 | 9-1 | |
| 10 | 9 | 9-2 | |
| 11 | 12 | 9-2 | |
| 12 | 17 | 12-0 | |
| 13 | 17 | 9-3 | |
| 14 | 14 | 9-0 | |
| 15 | 17 | 6-4-1 | |
| 16 | 11 | 9-3 | |
| 17 | 8-4 | ||
| 18 | 17 | 7-3 | |
| 19 | 13 | 8-3 | |
| 20 | 7-4 | ||
| 20 | 15 | 7-4-1 | |
| Coaches only | |||
| 16 | |||
The coaches final came out before the bowls; the AP final after.
Elo top 25
rating, z
APAP championCCoaches champion
The 1970 honours
The Heisman vote and the major awards side by side, then the All-Americans.
The 1970 honoursHeisman: Jim Plunkett
Heisman Trophy voting
Major awards
Charlie McClendon
AFCA Coach of the Year Award · Coach · LSU
Darrell Royal
AFCA Coach of the Year Award · Coach · Texas
Jim Plunkett
Maxwell Award · QB · Stanford
Jim Stillwagon
Outland Trophy · MG · Ohio State
Jim Stillwagon
Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award · MG · Ohio State
Show all 6 awards
Jim Plunkett
Walter Camp Award · QB · Stanford
Consensus All-Americans
A star marks a unanimous selection.
QB
- Jim PlunkettStanford
C
- Don PopplewellColorado
Show all 11 positions
DT
- Dick BumpasArkansas
- Rock PerdoniGeorgia Tech
LB
- Mike AndersonLSU
- Jack HamPenn State
DB
- Larry WillinghamAuburn
- Tommy CasanovaLSU
- Jack Tatum★ unanimousOhio State
- Dave ElmendorfTexas A&M
B
- Don McCauleyNorth Carolina
- Steve WorsterTexas
E
- Ernie JenningsAir Force
- Elmo WrightHouston
- Tom GatewoodNotre Dame
G
- Larry DiNardoNotre Dame
- Chip Kell★ unanimousTennessee
MG
- Jim Stillwagon★ unanimousOhio State
QB
- Jim PlunkettStanford
C
- Don PopplewellColorado
DT
- Dick BumpasArkansas
- Rock PerdoniGeorgia Tech
LB
- Mike AndersonLSU
- Jack HamPenn State
DB
- Larry WillinghamAuburn
- Tommy CasanovaLSU
- Jack Tatum★ unanimousOhio State
- Dave ElmendorfTexas A&M
B
- Don McCauleyNorth Carolina
- Steve WorsterTexas
E
- Ernie JenningsAir Force
- Elmo WrightHouston
- Tom GatewoodNotre Dame
G
- Larry DiNardoNotre Dame
- Chip Kell★ unanimousTennessee
MG
- Jim Stillwagon★ unanimousOhio State
The best games of 1970
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 197010 games
Rank by
Upsets of 1970
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 197010 upsets
1970 standings by conference
Every conference at once: conference and overall record, and the final AP rank. A star marks the conference champion.
1970 standings by conference13 groups
Atlantic Coast
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wake Forest★ conference champion | 5-1 | 6-5 | |
| 2 | North Carolina | 5-2 | 8-4 | |
| 3 | Duke | 5-2 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | South Carolina | 3-2-1 | 4-6-1 | |
| 5 | North Carolina State | 2-3-1 | 3-7-1 | |
| 6 | Clemson | 2-4 | 3-8 | |
| 7 | Maryland | 2-4 | 2-9 | |
| 8 | Virginia | 0-6 | 5-6 |
Big Eight
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska★ conference champion | 7-0 | 11-0-1 | #1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 7-4-1 | #20 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 5-2 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | Colorado | 3-4 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Missouri | 3-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Kansas | 2-5 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 2-5 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Iowa State | 1-6 | 5-6 |
Big Ten
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State★ conference champion | 7-0 | 9-1 | #5 |
| 2 | Michigan | 6-1 | 9-1 | #9 |
| 3 | Northwestern | 6-1 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Iowa | 3-3-1 | 3-6-1 | |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 3-4 | 4-5-1 | |
| 6 | Michigan State | 3-4 | 4-6 | |
| 7 | Minnesota | 2-4-1 | 3-6-1 | |
| 8 | Purdue | 2-5 | 4-6 | |
| 9 | Illinois | 1-6 | 3-7 | |
| 10 | Indiana | 1-6 | 1-9 |
Ivy
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartmouth★ conference champion | 7-0 | 9-0 | #14 |
| 2 | Harvard | 5-2 | 7-2 | |
| 3 | Yale | 5-2 | 7-2 | |
| 4 | Cornell | 4-3 | 6-3 | |
| 5 | Princeton | 3-4 | 5-4 | |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 2-5 | 4-5 | |
| 7 | Columbia | 1-6 | 3-6 | |
| 8 | Brown | 1-6 | 2-7 |
Mid-American
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo★ conference champion | 5-0 | 12-0 | #12 |
| 2 | Miami (OH) | 3-2 | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Ohio | 3-2 | 4-5 | |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 2-3 | 7-3 | |
| 5 | Kent State | 1-4 | 3-7 | |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 1-4 | 2-6-1 |
Missouri Valley
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisville★ conference champion | 4-0 | 8-3-1 | |
| 2 | Tulsa | 3-1 | 6-4 | |
| 3 | Memphis State | 2-2 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | North Texas | 1-3 | 3-8 | |
| 5 | Wichita State | 0-4 | 0-9 |
Pacific Coast
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego State★ conference champion | 5-1 | 9-2 | |
| 2 | Long Beach State★ conference champion | 5-1 | 9-2-1 | |
| 3 | Fresno State | 4-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Pacific | 2-3 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | San Jose State | 2-3 | 2-9 | |
| 6 | UC Santa Barbara | 1-5 | 2-9 | |
| 7 | CSU-Los Angeles | 0-4 | 1-9 |
Pacific-8
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford★ conference champion | 6-1 | 9-3 | #8 |
| 2 | Washington | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
| 3 | Oregon | 4-3 | 6-4-1 | |
| 4 | California | 4-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | UCLA | 4-3 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | USC | 3-4 | 6-4-1 | #15 |
| 7 | Oregon State | 3-4 | 6-5 | |
| 8 | Washington State | 0-7 | 1-10 |
Southeastern
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU★ conference champion | 5-0 | 9-3 | #7 |
| 2 | Tennessee | 4-1 | 11-1 | #4 |
| 3 | Auburn | 6-2 | 9-2 | #10 |
| 4 | Mississippi | 4-3 | 7-4 | #20 |
| 5 | Florida | 3-3 | 7-4 | |
| 6 | Georgia | 3-3 | 5-5 | |
| 7 | Mississippi State | 3-4 | 6-5 | |
| 8 | Alabama | 3-4 | 6-5-1 | |
| 9 | Vanderbilt | 1-5 | 4-7 | |
| 10 | Kentucky | 0-7 | 2-9 |
Southern
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William & Mary★ conference champion | 3-1 | 5-7 | |
| 2 | Citadel | 4-2 | 5-6 | |
| 3 | Furman | 3-2 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | Richmond | 3-3 | 4-6 | |
| 5 | East Carolina | 2-2 | 3-8 | |
| 6 | Davidson | 2-4 | 2-8 | |
| 7 | VMI | 1-4 | 1-10 |
Southwest
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas★ conference champion | 7-0 | 10-1 | #3 |
| 2 | Arkansas | 6-1 | 9-2 | #11 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 5-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Rice | 3-4 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | SMU | 3-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | TCU | 3-4 | 4-6-1 | |
| 7 | Baylor | 1-6 | 2-9 | |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 0-7 | 2-9 |
Western Athletic
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State★ conference champion | 7-0 | 11-0 | #6 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 5-1 | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Utah | 4-2 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | UTEP | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
| 5 | Arizona | 2-4 | 4-6 | |
| 6 | Colorado State | 1-3 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | BYU | 1-6 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | Wyoming | 1-6 | 1-9 |
Independent
30 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | - | 10-1 | #2 |
| 2 | Villanova | - | 9-2 | |
| 3 | Boston College | - | 8-2 | |
| 4 | Air Force | - | 9-3 | #16 |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | - | 9-3 | #13 |
| 6 | Houston | - | 8-3 | #19 |
| 7 | West Virginia | - | 8-3 | |
| 8 | Penn State | - | 7-3 | #18 |
| 9 | West Texas State | - | 7-3 | |
| 10 | Tulane | - | 8-4 | #17 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | - | 7-4 | |
| 12 | Florida State | - | 7-4 | |
| 13 | Syracuse | - | 6-4 | |
| 14 | Dayton | - | 5-4-1 | |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | - | 5-5 | |
| 16 | Rutgers | - | 5-5 | |
| 17 | Utah State | - | 5-5 | |
| 18 | Colgate | - | 5-6 | |
| 19 | Southern Mississippi | - | 5-6 | |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | - | 5-6 | |
| 21 | New Mexico State | - | 4-6 | |
| 22 | Idaho | - | 4-7 | |
| 23 | Marshall | - | 3-6 | |
| 24 | Northern Illinois | - | 3-7 | |
| 25 | Miami (FL) | - | 3-8 | |
| 26 | Buffalo | - | 2-9 | |
| 27 | Navy | - | 2-9 | |
| 28 | Army | - | 1-9-1 | |
| 29 | Xavier | - | 1-9 | |
| 30 | Holy Cross | - | 0-10-1 |
1970 bowls
One line per game, latest first. A tag marks the playoff and the other major bowls.
1970 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.
1970 standings by conference
Overall and conference record.
1970 standings by conference21 groups
Big Sky
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | - | 10-1 | |
| 2 | Boise State | - | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Idaho State | - | 5-5 | |
| 4 | Weber State | - | 5-5-1 | |
| 5 | Montana State | - | 2-8 | |
| 6 | Northern Arizona | - | 2-8 |
California CAA
2 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cal Poly-SLO | - | 8-2 | |
| 2 | Cal Poly-Pomona | - | 5-5 |
Central IAA
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan State | - | 8-2 | |
| 2 | Howard | - | 7-2 | |
| 3 | Delaware State | - | 6-2 | |
| 4 | North Carolina Central | - | 5-4 | |
| 5 | North Carolina A&T | - | 4-6 | |
| 6 | Norfolk State | - | 3-6 | |
| 7 | Hampton | - | 0-9 |
Eastern Football
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Connecticut State | - | 5-3-1 |
Far Western
2 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC Davis | - | 6-4 | |
| 2 | Sacramento State | - | 4-6 |
Gulf States
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SW Louisiana | - | 9-2 | |
| 2 | Northwestern State | - | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Northeast Louisiana | - | 5-4 | |
| 4 | McNeese State | - | 5-6 | |
| 5 | SE Louisiana | - | 4-6 | |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | - | 2-8 |
Indiana Collegiate
2 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valparaiso | - | 5-3-1 | |
| 2 | Butler | - | 3-6-1 |
Mason-Dixon
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Towson | - | 6-2 |
Mid-South Athletic
3 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | - | 10-0 | |
| 2 | UT-Martin | - | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Troy State | - | 6-4-1 |
Middle Atlantic
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wagner | - | 5-3-1 |
Minnesota IAC
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Thomas | - | 1-9 |
Missouri IAA
2 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE Missouri State | - | 5-5 | |
| 2 | SW Missouri State | - | 2-7-1 |
North Central
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota State | - | 9-0-1 | |
| 2 | North Dakota | - | 5-3-1 | |
| 3 | South Dakota | - | 4-4-2 | |
| 4 | Northern Iowa | - | 2-8 | |
| 5 | South Dakota State | - | 2-8 |
Ohio Athletic
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio Wesleyan | - | 2-7 |
Ohio Valley
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Kentucky | - | 8-1-1 | |
| 2 | East Tennessee State | - | 7-1-2 | |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | - | 8-2 | |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee State | - | 6-3-1 | |
| 5 | Morehead State | - | 6-4 | |
| 6 | Murray State | - | 4-6 | |
| 7 | Tennessee Tech | - | 4-6 | |
| 8 | Austin Peay | - | 3-7 |
Pennsylvania State Athletic
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Chester | - | 7-4 |
Southern IAC
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama State | - | 6-4 | |
| 2 | Bethune-Cookman | - | 5-4 | |
| 3 | Florida A&M | - | 5-5 | |
| 4 | Alabama A&M | - | 4-5 | |
| 5 | South Carolina State | - | 3-6 |
Southland
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State | - | 11-0 | |
| 2 | Abilene Christian | - | 9-2 | |
| 3 | Lamar | - | 3-7 | |
| 4 | Texas-Arlington | - | 0-10 |
Southwestern Athletic
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcorn A&M | - | 8-1 | |
| 2 | Grambling | - | 9-2 | |
| 3 | Texas Southern | - | 6-3 | |
| 4 | Southern | - | 5-5-1 | |
| 5 | Prairie View | - | 4-5-1 | |
| 6 | Jackson State | - | 4-7 | |
| 7 | Mississippi Valley State | - | 1-8 |
Yankee
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | - | 5-3 | |
| 2 | Connecticut | - | 4-4-2 | |
| 3 | Massachusetts | - | 4-5-1 | |
| 4 | Maine | - | 3-5 | |
| 5 | Rhode Island | - | 3-5 |
Independent
24 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee State | - | 10-0 | |
| 2 | Tampa | - | 10-1 | |
| 3 | Delaware | - | 9-2 | |
| 4 | Hawaii | - | 9-2 | |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | - | 7-2-1 | |
| 6 | Akron | - | 7-3 | |
| 7 | Central Michigan | - | 7-3 | |
| 8 | Temple | - | 7-3 | |
| 9 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | - | 6-3 | |
| 10 | Southern Illinois | - | 6-3 | |
| 11 | Nevada | - | 6-3-1 | |
| 12 | Drake | - | 7-4 | |
| 13 | Portland State | - | 6-4 | |
| 14 | UNLV | - | 6-4 | |
| 15 | Boston University | - | 5-4 | |
| 16 | Santa Clara | - | 5-4-1 | |
| 17 | Lafayette | - | 6-5 | |
| 18 | Indiana State | - | 5-5 | |
| 19 | Samford | - | 5-5 | |
| 20 | Bucknell | - | 4-6 | |
| 21 | Lehigh | - | 4-6 | |
| 22 | Northeastern | - | 3-5 | |
| 23 | UT-Chattanooga | - | 3-8 | |
| 24 | Eastern Illinois | - | 2-8 |
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.