🏈 The 1975 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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1975 national champion
Named by the selectors, with the road it took.
The path, Oklahoma11-1
- Sep 13vsOregonW62-7
- Sep 20vs#15PittsburghW46-10
- Sep 26atMiami (FL)W20-17
- Oct 4vs#19ColoradoW21-20
- Oct 11vs#5TexasW24-17
- Oct 18atKansas StateW25-3
- Oct 25vsIowa StateW39-7
- Nov 1at#19Oklahoma StateW27-7
- Nov 8vsKansasL3-23
- Nov 15at#18MissouriW28-27
- Nov 22vs#2NebraskaW35-10
- Jan 1vs#5MichiganW14-6Orange Bowl
The 1975 major bowls
No title game this year. The big bowls of the season, by date.
- Sugar BowlDec 31#4Alabama13#8Penn State6
- Cotton BowlJan 1#18Arkansas31#12Georgia10
- Orange BowlJan 1#3Oklahoma14#5Michigan6
- Rose BowlJan 1#11UCLA23#1Ohio State10
The 1975 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 | Sep1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 29 | Oct6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | Nov3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | Dec1 | Jan2final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Arizona State | 18 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Alabama | 2 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Ohio State | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| UCLA | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 5 | ||
| Texas | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| Arkansas | 19 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 7 | ||||||||
| Michigan | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| Nebraska | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
| Penn State | 6 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Texas A&M | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Miami (OH) | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | ||||||
| Maryland | 17 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 13 | ||||
| California | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 18 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 15 | ||||||||
| Colorado | 19 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | ||||
| USC | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 17 | |||
| Arizona | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
| Georgia | 20 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 19 | ||||||||||
| West Virginia | 20 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Florida | 15 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
| Kansas | 17 | 18 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 18 | ||||
| Notre Dame | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | ||||
| San Diego State | 18 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 17 | 15 | 14 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Michigan State | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | ||||||||||
| South Carolina | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 18 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | ||||||||
| Baylor | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 20 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Auburn | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| North Carolina State | 13 | 15 |
Tap a rank to read it and highlight that team on the chart above.
Movers
AP rank on Sep 1 against the final AP rank. NR is not ranked.
Risers
- Arizona StateNR → #2
- Miami (OH)NR → #12
- Arkansas#19 → #7
- CaliforniaNR → #14
- PittsburghNR → #15
Fallers
- Auburn#8 → NR
- Notre Dame#10 → NR
- Michigan State#12 → NR
- North Carolina State#13 → NR
- USC#5 → #17
1975 final polls
The last ranking of the season in each poll.
1975 final pollsAP, Coaches, Elo
AP and Coaches
Jan 2 final| AP | Team | C | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OklahomaAPC | 1 | 11-1 |
| 2 | 2 | 12-0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 11-1 | |
| 4 | 4 | 11-1 | |
| 5 | 5 | 9-2-1 | |
| 6 | 7 | 10-2 | |
| 7 | 6 | 10-2 | |
| 8 | 8 | 8-2-2 | |
| 9 | 9 | 10-2 | |
| 10 | 10 | 9-3 | |
| 11 | 12 | 10-2 | |
| 12 | 16 | 11-1 | |
| 13 | 11 | 9-2-1 | |
| 14 | 15 | 8-3 | |
| 15 | 13 | 8-4 | |
| 16 | 9-3 | ||
| 17 | 17 | 8-4 | |
| 18 | 13 | 9-2 | |
| 19 | 17 | 9-3 | |
| 20 | 17 | 9-3 | |
| Coaches only | |||
| 17 | |||
Elo top 25
rating, zAPAP championCCoaches champion
The 1975 honours
The Heisman vote and the major awards side by side, then the All-Americans.
The 1975 honoursHeisman: Archie Griffin
Heisman Trophy voting
Major awards
Frank Kush
AFCA Coach of the Year Award · Coach · Arizona State
Archie Griffin
Maxwell Award · RB · Ohio State
Lee Roy Selmon
Outland Trophy · DT · Oklahoma
Lee Roy Selmon
Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award · DT · Oklahoma
Archie Griffin
Walter Camp Award · RB · Ohio State
Consensus All-Americans
A star marks a unanimous selection.
QB
- John SciarraUCLA
RB
- Chuck MuncieCalifornia
- Archie Griffin★ unanimousOhio State
- Ricky Bell★ unanimousUSC
C
- Rik Bonness★ unanimousNebraska
Show all 11 positions
DT
- Steve Niehaus★ unanimousNotre Dame
- Lee Roy Selmon★ unanimousOklahoma
LB
- Sammy GreenFlorida
- Greg ButtlePenn State
- Ed Simonini★ unanimousTexas A&M
DB
- Chet Moeller★ unanimousNavy
- Tim FoxOhio State
- Pat ThomasTexas A&M
E
- Steve RiveraCalifornia
- Larry SeiversTennessee
G
- Randy JohnsonGeorgia
- Ted SmithOhio State
MG
- Dewey SelmonOklahoma
QB
- John SciarraUCLA
RB
- Chuck MuncieCalifornia
- Archie Griffin★ unanimousOhio State
- Ricky Bell★ unanimousUSC
C
- Rik Bonness★ unanimousNebraska
DT
- Steve Niehaus★ unanimousNotre Dame
- Lee Roy Selmon★ unanimousOklahoma
LB
- Sammy GreenFlorida
- Greg ButtlePenn State
- Ed Simonini★ unanimousTexas A&M
DB
- Chet Moeller★ unanimousNavy
- Tim FoxOhio State
- Pat ThomasTexas A&M
E
- Steve RiveraCalifornia
- Larry SeiversTennessee
G
- Randy JohnsonGeorgia
- Ted SmithOhio State
MG
- Dewey SelmonOklahoma
The best games of 1975
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 197510 games
Rank by
Upsets of 1975
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 197510 upsets
1975 standings by conference
Every conference at once: conference and overall record, and the final AP rank. A star marks the conference champion.
1975 standings by conference14 groups
Atlantic Coast
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland★ conference champion | 5-0 | 9-2-1 | #13 |
| 2 | Duke | 3-0-2 | 4-5-2 | |
| 3 | North Carolina State | 2-2-1 | 7-4-1 | |
| 4 | Wake Forest | 3-3 | 3-8 | |
| 5 | Clemson | 2-3 | 2-9 | |
| 6 | North Carolina | 1-4-1 | 3-7-1 | |
| 7 | Virginia | 0-4 | 1-10 |
Big Eight
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma★ conference champion | 6-1 | 11-1 | #1 |
| 2 | Nebraska★ conference champion | 6-1 | 10-2 | #9 |
| 3 | Colorado | 5-2 | 9-3 | #16 |
| 4 | Kansas | 4-3 | 7-5 | |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 3-4 | 7-4 | |
| 6 | Missouri | 3-4 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | Iowa State | 1-6 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Kansas State | 0-7 | 3-8 |
Big Ten
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State★ conference champion | 8-0 | 11-1 | #4 |
| 2 | Michigan | 7-1 | 8-2-2 | #8 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 4-4 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Illinois | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Purdue | 4-4 | 4-7 | |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 3-4-1 | 4-6-1 | |
| 7 | Minnesota | 3-5 | 6-5 | |
| 8 | Iowa | 3-5 | 3-8 | |
| 9 | Northwestern | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 10 | Indiana | 1-6-1 | 2-8-1 |
Ivy
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard★ conference champion | 6-1 | 7-2 | |
| 2 | Brown | 5-1-1 | 6-2-1 | |
| 3 | Yale | 5-2 | 7-2 | |
| 4 | Dartmouth | 4-2-1 | 5-3-1 | |
| 5 | Princeton | 3-4 | 4-5 | |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 2-5 | 3-6 | |
| 7 | Columbia | 2-5 | 2-7 | |
| 8 | Cornell | 0-7 | 1-8 |
Mid-American
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (OH)★ conference champion | 6-0 | 11-1 | #12 |
| 2 | Central Michigan | 4-1-1 | 8-2-1 | |
| 3 | Ball State | 4-2 | 9-2 | |
| 4 | Bowling Green | 4-2 | 8-3 | |
| 5 | Ohio | 3-3-1 | 5-5-1 | |
| 6 | Toledo | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | Northern Illinois | 2-3 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | Kent State | 1-6 | 4-7 | |
| 9 | Western Michigan | 0-7 | 1-10 |
Missouri Valley
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulsa★ conference champion | 4-0 | 7-4 | |
| 2 | New Mexico State | 2-2 | 5-6 | |
| 3 | West Texas State | 2-2 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Drake | 1-3 | 3-8 | |
| 5 | Wichita State | 1-3 | 3-8 |
Pacific Coast
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose State★ conference champion | 5-0 | 9-2 | |
| 2 | Long Beach State | 4-1 | 9-2 | |
| 3 | San Diego State | 3-2 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | Pacific | 2-3 | 5-6-1 | |
| 5 | Fresno State | 1-4 | 3-8 | |
| 6 | CSU-Fullerton | 0-5 | 2-9 |
Pacific-8
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA★ conference champion | 6-1 | 9-2-1 | #5 |
| 2 | California★ conference champion | 6-1 | 8-3 | #14 |
| 3 | Stanford | 5-2 | 6-4-1 | |
| 4 | Washington | 5-2 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | USC | 3-4 | 8-4 | #17 |
| 6 | Oregon | 2-5 | 3-8 | |
| 7 | Oregon State | 1-6 | 1-10 | |
| 8 | Washington State | 0-7 | 3-8 |
Southeastern
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama★ conference champion | 6-0 | 11-1 | #3 |
| 2 | Florida | 5-1 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Georgia | 5-1 | 9-3 | #19 |
| 4 | Mississippi | 5-1 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Tennessee | 3-3 | 7-5 | |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 2-4 | 7-4 | |
| 7 | Mississippi State | 1-4-1 | 6-4-1 | |
| 8 | Auburn | 1-4-1 | 3-6-2 | |
| 9 | LSU | 1-5 | 4-7 | |
| 10 | Kentucky | 0-6 | 2-8-1 |
Southern
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond★ conference champion | 5-1 | 5-6 | |
| 2 | East Carolina | 4-2 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 2-2 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | Citadel | 3-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | William & Mary | 2-3 | 2-9 | |
| 6 | Furman | 2-4 | 5-5-1 | |
| 7 | VMI | 1-4 | 3-8 |
Southland
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas State★ conference champion | 5-0 | 11-0 | |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 4-1 | 8-2 | |
| 3 | McNeese State | 3-2 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | SW Louisiana | 2-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Texas-Arlington | 1-4 | 4-7 | |
| 6 | Lamar | 0-5 | 1-10 |
Southwest
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas★ conference champion | 6-1 | 10-2 | #7 |
| 2 | Texas★ conference champion | 6-1 | 10-2 | #6 |
| 3 | Texas A&M★ conference champion | 6-1 | 10-2 | #11 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 4-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Baylor | 2-5 | 3-6-2 | |
| 6 | SMU | 2-5 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | Rice | 1-6 | 2-9 | |
| 8 | TCU | 1-6 | 1-10 |
Western Athletic
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State★ conference champion | 7-0 | 12-0 | #2 |
| 2 | Arizona | 5-2 | 9-2 | #18 |
| 3 | Colorado State | 4-2 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | BYU | 4-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | New Mexico | 4-3 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Utah | 1-4 | 1-10 | |
| 7 | Wyoming | 1-6 | 2-9 | |
| 8 | UTEP | 0-6 | 1-10 |
Independent
33 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rutgers | - | 9-2 | |
| 2 | Penn State | - | 9-3 | #10 |
| 3 | West Virginia | - | 9-3 | #20 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | - | 8-3 | |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | - | 8-3 | |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | - | 8-4 | #15 |
| 7 | Boston College | - | 7-4 | |
| 8 | Georgia Tech | - | 7-4 | |
| 9 | Memphis State | - | 7-4 | |
| 10 | Navy | - | 7-4 | |
| 11 | North Texas | - | 7-4 | |
| 12 | Southern Mississippi | - | 7-4 | |
| 13 | Colgate | - | 6-4 | |
| 14 | South Carolina | - | 7-5 | |
| 15 | Cincinnati | - | 6-5 | |
| 16 | Hawaii | - | 6-5 | |
| 17 | Syracuse | - | 6-5 | |
| 18 | Temple | - | 6-5 | |
| 19 | Utah State | - | 6-5 | |
| 20 | Dayton | - | 5-6 | |
| 21 | Northeast Louisiana | - | 4-6-1 | |
| 22 | Tulane | - | 4-7 | |
| 23 | Villanova | - | 4-7 | |
| 24 | Florida State | - | 3-8 | |
| 25 | Illinois State | - | 2-7-1 | |
| 26 | Air Force | - | 2-8-1 | |
| 27 | Houston | - | 2-8 | |
| 28 | Miami (FL) | - | 2-8 | |
| 29 | Army | - | 2-9 | |
| 30 | Marshall | - | 2-9 | |
| 31 | Southern Illinois | - | 1-9-1 | |
| 32 | Holy Cross | - | 1-10 | |
| 33 | Louisville | - | 1-10 |
1975 bowls
One line per game, latest first. A tag marks the playoff and the other major bowls.
1975 bowls11 bowls
Division II. Shown for context. These seasons do not count in this hub’s major-college records.
Champion
Division II national champion.
Division II champion
Northern Michigan
1975 standings by conference
Overall and conference record.
1975 standings by conference16 groups
Big Sky
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 5-0-1 | 9-2-1 | |
| 2 | Idaho State | 4-2 | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Montana State | 4-2 | 5-5 | |
| 4 | Montana | 3-3 | 6-4 | |
| 5 | Idaho | 2-2-2 | 4-5-2 | |
| 6 | Weber State | 1-4-1 | 1-9-1 | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | 0-6 | 1-9 |
California CAA
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC Riverside | 4-0 | 7-3 | |
| 2 | Cal Poly-SLO | 3-1 | 6-4 | |
| 3 | Cal Poly-Pomona | 2-2 | 6-4-1 | |
| 4 | CSU-Northridge | 1-3 | 4-6-1 | |
| 5 | CSU-Los Angeles | 0-4 | 1-7-1 |
Central IAA
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk State | 7-1 | 8-3 | |
| 2 | Johnson C. Smith | 6-1 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Virginia Union | 6-1 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Elizabeth City State | 5-3 | 5-4 | |
| 5 | Hampton | 5-3 | 5-5 | |
| 6 | Fayetteville State | 4-3 | 7-3 | |
| 7 | Livingstone | 3-3-1 | 7-3-1 | |
| 8 | Virginia State | 2-5 | 2-8 | |
| 9 | Winston-Salem State | 1-7 | 1-9 | |
| 10 | Shaw | 0-6-1 | 1-8-1 | |
| 11 | Saint Paul's (VA) | 0-7 | 2-8 |
Far Western
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC Davis | 5-0 | 7-3 | |
| 2 | Humboldt State | 4-1 | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Sacramento State | 2-3 | 5-5 | |
| 4 | San Francisco State | 2-3 | 4-4-1 | |
| 5 | Chico State | 2-3 | 4-6 | |
| 6 | CSU-Hayward | 0-5 | 0-10 |
Great Lakes
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wayne State | 3-1 | 8-3 | |
| 2 | Grand Valley State | 3-1-1 | 7-2-1 | |
| 3 | Northwood | 3-1-1 | 5-4-1 | |
| 4 | Hillsdale | 3-2 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Saginaw Valley State | 1-3 | 3-7 | |
| 6 | Ferris State | 0-5 | 0-10 |
Gulf South
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholls State | - | 8-2 | |
| 2 | Jacksonville State | - | 7-3 | |
| 3 | North Alabama | - | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Troy State | - | 6-4 | |
| 5 | SE Louisiana | - | 4-7 | |
| 6 | UT-Martin | - | 2-8 |
Indiana Collegiate
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butler | 6-0 | 9-1 | |
| 2 | Indiana Central | 5-1 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Evansville | 4-2 | 7-3 | |
| 4 | DePauw | 2-4 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Valparaiso | 2-4 | 3-6 | |
| 6 | Saint Joseph's (IN) | 2-4 | 2-8 | |
| 7 | Wabash | 0-6 | 3-7 |
Mid-Eastern Athletic
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina State | 5-1 | 8-2-1 | |
| 2 | North Carolina A&T | 5-1 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Howard | 4-2 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | North Carolina Central | 3-2-1 | 5-4-1 | |
| 5 | Delaware State | 2-4 | 5-5 | |
| 6 | Morgan State | 1-4-1 | 4-5-1 | |
| 7 | MD-Eastern Shore | 0-6 | 0-10 |
Missouri IAA
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE Missouri State | 6-0 | 7-4 | |
| 2 | NE Missouri State | 4-2 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Northwest Missouri State | 3-3 | 7-3 | |
| 4 | SW Missouri State | 3-3 | 6-4-1 | |
| 5 | Central Missouri State | 2-4 | 5-5 | |
| 6 | Lincoln | 2-4 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | Missouri-Rolla | 1-5 | 1-8-2 |
North Central
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota | 7-0 | 9-1 | |
| 2 | Northern Iowa | 6-1 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Augustana (South Dakota) | 5-2 | 7-3 | |
| 4 | South Dakota State | 4-3 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Mankato State | 2-5 | 3-6 | |
| 6 | Morningside | 2-5 | 3-6 | |
| 7 | South Dakota | 1-6 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | North Dakota State | 1-6 | 2-7 |
Ohio Valley
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Kentucky | 6-1 | 9-1 | |
| 2 | Tennessee Tech | 6-1 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | 5-2 | 8-2-1 | |
| 4 | Murray State | 3-3-1 | 4-5-1 | |
| 5 | Austin Peay | 3-4 | 3-8 | |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee State | 2-5 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | East Tennessee State | 1-5-1 | 2-8-1 | |
| 8 | Morehead State | 1-6 | 3-7 |
Southern IAC
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bethune-Cookman | - | 10-1 | |
| 2 | Florida A&M | - | 9-2 | |
| 3 | Alabama State | - | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Alabama A&M | - | 3-8 |
Southwestern Athletic
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grambling | 4-2 | 10-2 | |
| 2 | Southern | 4-2 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Jackson State | 4-2 | 7-3 | |
| 4 | Alcorn State | 3-3 | 6-3-1 | |
| 5 | Mississippi Valley State | 3-3 | 6-4 | |
| 6 | Texas Southern | 2-4 | 4-6 | |
| 7 | Prairie View | 1-5 | 3-7 |
Virginia CAA
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madison | 5-0 | 9-0-1 | |
| 2 | Virginia Union | 2-0 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Hampden-Sydney | 4-1 | 7-2 | |
| 4 | Virginia State | 2-1 | 2-8 | |
| 5 | Randolph-Macon | 3-2 | 6-4 | |
| 6 | Hampton | 1-2 | 5-5 | |
| 7 | Saint Paul's (VA) | 1-2 | 2-8 | |
| 8 | Bridgewater | 0-4 | 2-7 | |
| 9 | Emory & Henry | 0-3 | 2-9 | |
| 10 | Washington & Lee | 0-3 | 1-8-1 |
Yankee
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | 5-0 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 4-1 | 8-2 | |
| 3 | Connecticut | 3-2 | 4-7 | |
| 4 | Boston University | 1-4 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Maine | 1-4 | 4-6 | |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 1-4 | 2-8 |
Independent
23 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Michigan | - | 13-1 | |
| 2 | American International | - | 8-1 | |
| 3 | Lehigh | - | 9-3 | |
| 4 | Delaware | - | 8-3 | |
| 5 | Portland State | - | 8-3 | |
| 6 | Akron | - | 7-4 | |
| 7 | UNLV | - | 7-4 | |
| 8 | Tennessee State | - | 5-4 | |
| 9 | Youngstown State | - | 5-4 | |
| 10 | Santa Clara | - | 6-5 | |
| 11 | Bucknell | - | 5-5 | |
| 12 | Indiana State | - | 5-5 | |
| 13 | Lafayette | - | 5-5 | |
| 14 | UT-Chattanooga | - | 5-5-1 | |
| 15 | Central Connecticut State | - | 4-5 | |
| 16 | Central State | - | 4-6 | |
| 17 | Eastern Illinois | - | 3-5-2 | |
| 18 | Eastern Michigan | - | 4-6 | |
| 19 | Northeastern | - | 3-6 | |
| 20 | Western Carolina | - | 3-7 | |
| 21 | Nevada | - | 3-8 | |
| 22 | Nebraska-Omaha | - | 2-9 | |
| 23 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | - | 0-11 |
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.