🏈 The 1977 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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1977 national champion
Named by the selectors, with the road it took.
The path, Notre Dame11-1
- Sep 10at#7PittsburghW19-9
- Sep 17atMississippiL13-20
- Sep 24atPurdueW31-24
- Oct 1vsMichigan StateW16-6
- Oct 15vsArmyW24-0
- Oct 22vs#5USCW49-19
- Oct 29vsNavyW43-10
- Nov 5vsGeorgia TechW69-14
- Nov 12at#15ClemsonW21-17
- Nov 19vsAir ForceW49-0
- Dec 3atMiami (FL)W48-10
- Jan 2vs#1TexasW38-10Cotton Bowl
The 1977 major bowls
No title game this year. The big bowls of the season, by date.
- Cotton BowlJan 2#5Notre Dame38#1Texas10
- Orange BowlJan 2#6Arkansas31#2Oklahoma6
- Rose BowlJan 2#13Washington27#4Michigan20
- Sugar BowlJan 2#3Alabama35#9Ohio State6
The 1977 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 | Aug29 | Sep12 | 19 | 26 | Oct3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 31 | Nov7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | Jan3final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Alabama | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Arkansas | 16 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Texas | 18 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Penn State | 13 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| Kentucky | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Oklahoma | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |
| Michigan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Washington | 19 | 14 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Ohio State | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Nebraska | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
| USC | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 13 | ||
| Florida State | 20 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 14 | |||||||
| Stanford | 15 | |||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 16 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||
| North Carolina | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | |||||||||
| Arizona State | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 18 | ||||||
| Clemson | 20 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 19 | ||||||
| BYU | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | ||
| Texas A&M | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 17 | |
| UCLA | 11 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 17 | |||||||||
| Texas Tech | 8 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | ||||
| Colgate | 20 | |||||||||||||
| California | 17 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 17 | |||||||||
| LSU | 18 | 16 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Iowa State | 16 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Colorado | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 15 | ||||||
| Florida | 17 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | ||||||
| Minnesota | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 19 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Houston | 14 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||
| Mississippi State | 16 | 13 | 12 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Washington State | 15 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Maryland | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 20 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Georgia | 19 | 17 |
Tap a rank to read it and highlight that team on the chart above.
Movers
AP rank on Aug 29 against the final AP rank. NR is not ranked.
Risers
- ArkansasNR → #3
- TexasNR → #4
- KentuckyNR → #6
- WashingtonNR → #10
- Florida StateNR → #14
Fallers
- Texas Tech#8 → NR
- Texas A&M#9 → NR
- Maryland#10 → NR
- UCLA#11 → NR
- Colorado#12 → NR
1977 final polls
The last ranking of the season in each poll.
1977 final pollsAP, Coaches, Elo
AP and Coaches
Jan 3 final| AP | Team | C | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre DameAPC | 1 | 11-1 |
| 2 | 2 | 11-1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 11-1 | |
| 4 | 5 | 11-1 | |
| 5 | 4 | 11-1 | |
| 6 | 10-1 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 10-2 | |
| 8 | 7 | 9-2-1 | |
| 9 | 8 | 10-2 | |
| 10 | 9 | 8-4 | |
| 11 | 12 | 9-3 | |
| 12 | 10 | 9-3 | |
| 13 | 12 | 8-4 | |
| 14 | 11 | 10-2 | |
| 15 | 15 | 9-3 | |
| 16 | 19 | 10-1 | |
| 17 | 14 | 8-3-1 | |
| 18 | 18 | 9-3 | |
| 19 | 8-3-1 | ||
| 20 | 16 | 9-2 | |
| Coaches only | |||
| 16 | |||
| 19 | |||
Elo top 25
rating, z
APAP championCCoaches champion
The 1977 honours
The Heisman vote and the major awards side by side, then the All-Americans.
The 1977 honoursHeisman: Earl Campbell
Heisman Trophy voting
Major awards
Don James
AFCA Coach of the Year Award · Coach · Washington
Earl Campbell
Davey O'Brien Award · RB · Texas
Ross Browner
Maxwell Award · DE · Notre Dame
Brad Shearer
Outland Trophy · DT · Texas
Ross Browner
Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award · DE · Notre Dame
Show all 6 awards
Ken MacAfee
Walter Camp Award · TE · Notre Dame
Consensus All-Americans
A star marks a unanimous selection.
QB
- Guy BenjaminStanford
RB
- Charles AlexanderLSU
- Terry Miller★ unanimousOklahoma State
- Earl Campbell★ unanimousTexas
WR
- Ozzie NewsomeAlabama
- John JeffersonArizona State
Show all 11 positions
TE
- Ken MacAfee★ unanimousNotre Dame
C
- Tom BrzozaPittsburgh
DL
- Art Still★ unanimousKentucky
- Dee HardisonNorth Carolina
- Ross Browner★ unanimousNotre Dame
- Randy HollowayPittsburgh
- Brad Shearer★ unanimousTexas
LB
- Gary SpaniKansas State
- Tom CousineauOhio State
- Jerry Robinson★ unanimousUCLA
DB
- Luther BradleyNotre Dame
- Zac Henderson★ unanimousOklahoma
- Bob JuryPittsburgh
- Dennis Thurman★ unanimousUSC
K
- Steve LittleArkansas
T
- Chris Ward★ unanimousOhio State
- Dan IronsTexas Tech
QB
- Guy BenjaminStanford
RB
- Charles AlexanderLSU
- Terry Miller★ unanimousOklahoma State
- Earl Campbell★ unanimousTexas
WR
- Ozzie NewsomeAlabama
- John JeffersonArizona State
TE
- Ken MacAfee★ unanimousNotre Dame
C
- Tom BrzozaPittsburgh
DL
- Art Still★ unanimousKentucky
- Dee HardisonNorth Carolina
- Ross Browner★ unanimousNotre Dame
- Randy HollowayPittsburgh
- Brad Shearer★ unanimousTexas
LB
- Gary SpaniKansas State
- Tom CousineauOhio State
- Jerry Robinson★ unanimousUCLA
DB
- Luther BradleyNotre Dame
- Zac Henderson★ unanimousOklahoma
- Bob JuryPittsburgh
- Dennis Thurman★ unanimousUSC
K
- Steve LittleArkansas
T
- Chris Ward★ unanimousOhio State
- Dan IronsTexas Tech
The best games of 1977
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 197710 games
Rank by
Upsets of 1977
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 197710 upsets
1977 standings by conference
Every conference at once: conference and overall record, and the final AP rank. A star marks the conference champion.
1977 standings by conference15 groups
Atlantic Coast
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina★ conference champion | 5-0-1 | 8-3-1 | #17 |
| 2 | Clemson | 4-1-1 | 8-3-1 | #19 |
| 3 | Maryland | 4-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | North Carolina State | 4-2 | 8-4 | |
| 5 | Duke | 2-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Virginia | 1-5 | 1-9-1 | |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 0-6 | 1-10 |
Big Eight
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma★ conference champion | 7-0 | 10-2 | #7 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 5-2 | 9-3 | #12 |
| 3 | Iowa State | 5-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Colorado | 3-3-1 | 7-3-1 | |
| 5 | Missouri | 3-4 | 4-7 | |
| 6 | Kansas | 2-4-1 | 3-7-1 | |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 2-5 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Kansas State | 0-7 | 1-10 |
Big Ten
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan★ conference champion | 7-1 | 10-2 | #9 |
| 2 | Ohio State★ conference champion | 7-1 | 9-3 | #11 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 6-1-1 | 7-3-1 | |
| 4 | Indiana | 4-3-1 | 5-5-1 | |
| 5 | Minnesota | 4-4 | 7-5 | |
| 6 | Purdue | 3-5 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | Iowa | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 3-6 | 5-6 | |
| 9 | Illinois | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 10 | Northwestern | 1-8 | 1-10 |
Ivy
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale★ conference champion | 6-1 | 7-2 | |
| 2 | Brown | 5-2 | 7-2 | |
| 3 | Dartmouth | 4-3 | 6-3 | |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 4-3 | 5-4 | |
| 5 | Harvard | 4-3 | 4-5 | |
| 6 | Princeton | 3-4 | 3-6 | |
| 7 | Columbia | 1-6 | 2-7 | |
| 8 | Cornell | 1-6 | 1-8 |
Mid-American
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (OH)★ conference champion | 5-0 | 10-1 | |
| 2 | Central Michigan | 7-1 | 10-1 | |
| 3 | Ball State | 5-1 | 9-2 | |
| 4 | Eastern Michigan | 4-3 | 8-3 | |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 4-3 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Kent State | 5-4 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | Western Michigan | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Northern Illinois | 2-5 | 3-8 | |
| 9 | Toledo | 2-7 | 2-9 | |
| 10 | Ohio | 0-8 | 1-10 |
Missouri Valley
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Texas State★ conference champion | 4-1 | 6-4-1 | |
| 2 | Wichita State | 3-1 | 5-6 | |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 3-2 | 4-7 | |
| 4 | Tulsa | 2-2 | 3-8 | |
| 5 | Drake | 1-4 | 2-9 | |
| 6 | Southern Illinois | 0-3 | 3-8 |
Pacific Coast
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State★ conference champion | 4-0 | 9-2 | |
| 2 | Pacific | 3-1 | 6-5 | |
| 3 | San Jose State | 2-2 | 4-7 | |
| 4 | Long Beach State | 1-3 | 4-6 | |
| 5 | CSU-Fullerton | 0-4 | 4-7 |
Pacific-8
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington★ conference champion | 6-1 | 8-4 | #10 |
| 2 | Stanford | 5-2 | 9-3 | #15 |
| 3 | USC | 5-2 | 8-4 | #13 |
| 4 | UCLA | 5-2 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | California | 3-4 | 7-4 | |
| 6 | Washington State | 3-4 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | Oregon | 1-6 | 2-9 | |
| 8 | Oregon State | 0-7 | 2-9 |
Southeastern
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama★ conference champion | 7-0 | 11-1 | #2 |
| 2 | Kentucky | 6-0 | 10-1 | #6 |
| 3 | LSU | 4-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Auburn | 4-2 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Florida | 3-3 | 6-4-1 | |
| 6 | Georgia | 2-4 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | Mississippi State | 2-4 | 5-6 | |
| 8 | Mississippi | 2-5 | 5-6 | |
| 9 | Tennessee | 1-5 | 4-7 | |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 0-6 | 2-9 |
Southern
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VMI★ conference champion | 2-0 | 7-4 | |
| 2 | UT-Chattanooga★ conference champion | 4-1 | 9-1-1 | |
| 3 | Citadel | 3-2 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Furman | 3-2-1 | 4-5-2 | |
| 5 | Western Carolina | 2-2-1 | 6-4-1 | |
| 6 | Appalachian State | 1-4 | 2-9 | |
| 7 | Marshall | 0-4 | 2-9 |
Southland
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech★ conference champion | 4-0-1 | 9-1-2 | |
| 2 | SW Louisiana | 2-1-2 | 6-4-2 | |
| 3 | Texas-Arlington | 3-2 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 2-3 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | McNeese State | 1-3-1 | 5-5-1 | |
| 6 | Lamar | 1-4 | 2-9 |
Southwest
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas★ conference champion | 8-0 | 11-1 | #4 |
| 2 | Arkansas | 7-1 | 11-1 | #3 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 4-4 | 7-5 | |
| 5 | Houston | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Baylor | 3-5 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | SMU | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | TCU | 1-7 | 2-9 | |
| 9 | Rice | 0-8 | 1-10 |
Southwestern Athletic
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grambling★ conference champion | 6-0 | 10-1 | |
| 2 | Jackson State | 5-1 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Texas Southern | 3-2-1 | 6-4-1 | |
| 4 | Mississippi Valley State | 2-4 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Alcorn State | 2-4 | 3-8 | |
| 6 | Southern | 1-4-1 | 3-7-1 | |
| 7 | Prairie View | 1-5 | 3-8 |
Western Athletic
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU★ conference champion | 6-1 | 9-2 | #20 |
| 2 | Arizona State★ conference champion | 6-1 | 9-3 | #18 |
| 3 | Colorado State | 5-2 | 9-2-1 | |
| 4 | Wyoming | 4-3 | 4-6-1 | |
| 5 | Arizona | 3-4 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | New Mexico | 2-5 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | Utah | 2-5 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | UTEP | 0-7 | 1-10 |
Independent
36 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | - | 11-1 | #1 |
| 2 | Penn State | - | 11-1 | #5 |
| 3 | Colgate | - | 10-1 | |
| 4 | San Diego State | - | 10-1 | #16 |
| 5 | Tennessee State | - | 8-1-1 | |
| 6 | Florida State | - | 10-2 | #14 |
| 7 | North Texas | - | 9-2 | |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | - | 9-2-1 | #8 |
| 9 | East Carolina | - | 8-3 | |
| 10 | Rutgers | - | 8-3 | |
| 11 | Army | - | 7-4 | |
| 12 | Louisville | - | 7-4-1 | |
| 13 | Boston College | - | 6-5 | |
| 14 | Cincinnati | - | 5-4-2 | |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | - | 6-5 | |
| 16 | Memphis State | - | 6-5 | |
| 17 | Northwestern State | - | 6-5 | |
| 18 | Syracuse | - | 6-5 | |
| 19 | William & Mary | - | 6-5 | |
| 20 | Southern Mississippi | - | 6-6 | |
| 21 | Temple | - | 5-5-1 | |
| 22 | Hawaii | - | 5-6 | |
| 23 | Navy | - | 5-6 | |
| 24 | West Virginia | - | 5-6 | |
| 25 | South Carolina | - | 5-7 | |
| 26 | Utah State | - | 4-7 | |
| 27 | Villanova | - | 4-7 | |
| 28 | Illinois State | - | 3-7-1 | |
| 29 | Virginia Tech | - | 3-7-1 | |
| 30 | Indiana State | - | 3-7 | |
| 31 | Miami (FL) | - | 3-8 | |
| 32 | Richmond | - | 3-8 | |
| 33 | Tulane | - | 3-8 | |
| 34 | Air Force | - | 2-8-1 | |
| 35 | Holy Cross | - | 2-9 | |
| 36 | Northeast Louisiana | - | 2-9 |
1977 bowls
One line per game, latest first. A tag marks the playoff and the other major bowls.
1977 bowls13 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
1977 standings by conference
Overall and conference record.
1977 standings by conference15 groups
Big Sky
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 6-0 | 9-2 | |
| 2 | Northern Arizona | 5-1 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Montana State | 3-3 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Weber State | 2-4 | 4-6 | |
| 5 | Idaho | 2-4 | 3-8 | |
| 6 | Idaho State | 2-4 | 3-8 | |
| 7 | Montana | 1-5 | 4-6 |
California CAA
3 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cal Poly-SLO | 2-0 | 6-4 | |
| 2 | CSU-Northridge | 1-1 | 7-3-1 | |
| 3 | Cal Poly-Pomona | 0-2 | 2-8 |
Central IAA
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winston-Salem State | 8-0 | 11-1 | |
| 2 | Virginia Union | 7-1 | 10-1 | |
| 3 | Virginia State | 6-1-1 | 7-3-1 | |
| 4 | Hampton | 5-3 | 7-3 | |
| 5 | Norfolk State | 4-3-1 | 5-6-1 | |
| 6 | Livingstone | 4-4 | 4-6 | |
| 7 | Elizabeth City State | 3-5 | 4-6 | |
| 8 | Fayetteville State | 2-6 | 3-7 | |
| 9 | Johnson C. Smith | 2-6 | 3-7 | |
| 10 | Shaw | 1-7 | 2-8 | |
| 11 | Saint Paul's (VA) | 0-8 | 1-10 |
Far Western
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC Davis | 5-0 | 11-1 | |
| 2 | Chico State | 3-1-1 | 6-2-1 | |
| 3 | CSU-Hayward | 2-2-1 | 6-3-1 | |
| 4 | San Francisco State | 2-3 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Humboldt State | 1-3-1 | 5-4-1 | |
| 6 | Sacramento State | 0-4-1 | 0-10-1 |
Great Lakes
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand Valley State | 4-1 | 7-3 | |
| 2 | Wayne State | 3-2 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Hillsdale | 2-3 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Northwood | 2-3 | 5-4 | |
| 5 | Saginaw Valley State | 2-3 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Ferris State | 2-3 | 3-7 |
Gulf South
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 7-1 | 11-3 | |
| 2 | UT-Martin | 6-2 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Troy State | 6-2 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | SE Louisiana | 5-3 | 6-4 | |
| 5 | Mississippi College | 4-4 | 6-4 | |
| 6 | North Alabama | 3-5 | 5-5 | |
| 7 | Delta State | 3-5 | 4-6 | |
| 8 | Nicholls State | 2-6 | 4-7 | |
| 9 | Livingston | 1-7 | 2-8 |
Indiana Collegiate
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Joseph's (IN) | 3-1 | 5-4 | |
| 2 | Butler | 3-1 | 5-5 | |
| 3 | Indiana Central | 2-1-1 | 6-2-1 | |
| 4 | Valparaiso | 1-2-1 | 3-6-1 | |
| 5 | Evansville | 0-4 | 1-8 |
Mid-Eastern Athletic
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina State | 6-0 | 9-1-1 | |
| 2 | North Carolina A&T | 5-1 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Delaware State | 4-2 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Morgan State | 3-3 | 4-6-1 | |
| 5 | Howard | 2-4 | 5-5 | |
| 6 | MD-Eastern Shore | 1-5 | 3-8 | |
| 7 | North Carolina Central | 0-6 | 1-10 |
Missouri IAA
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri-Rolla | 4-1-1 | 7-3-1 | |
| 2 | SE Missouri State | 4-1-1 | 7-3-1 | |
| 3 | NE Missouri State | 4-2 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | SW Missouri State | 3-2-1 | 6-3-1 | |
| 5 | Northwest Missouri State | 2-3-1 | 5-5-1 | |
| 6 | Central Missouri State | 2-4 | 3-7 | |
| 7 | Lincoln | 0-6 | 1-10 |
North Central
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota State | 6-0-1 | 9-2-1 | |
| 2 | Augustana (South Dakota) | 4-3 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Northern Iowa | 4-3 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | South Dakota State | 3-3-1 | 5-4-1 | |
| 5 | Nebraska-Omaha | 2-2-3 | 3-6-2 | |
| 6 | North Dakota | 2-4-1 | 4-7-1 | |
| 7 | South Dakota | 2-4-1 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Morningside | 1-5-1 | 2-6-1 |
Ohio Valley
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austin Peay | 6-1 | 8-3 | |
| 2 | Tennessee Tech | 5-2 | 9-2 | |
| 3 | Murray State | 4-3 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | Eastern Kentucky | 4-3 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee State | 3-4 | 3-8 | |
| 6 | Morehead State | 2-4-1 | 2-6-2 | |
| 7 | East Tennessee State | 2-5 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | Western Kentucky | 1-5-1 | 1-8-1 |
Southern IAC
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida A&M | - | 11-0 | |
| 2 | Bethune-Cookman | - | 8-4 | |
| 3 | Tuskegee | - | 3-7 | |
| 4 | Alabama A&M | - | 2-9 |
Southwestern Athletic
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grambling | 6-0 | 10-1 | |
| 2 | Jackson State | 5-1 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Texas Southern | 3-2-1 | 6-4-1 | |
| 4 | Mississippi Valley State | 2-4 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Alcorn State | 2-4 | 3-8 | |
| 6 | Southern | 1-4-1 | 3-7-1 | |
| 7 | Prairie View | 1-5 | 3-8 |
Yankee
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 5-0 | 8-3 | |
| 2 | Rhode Island | 4-1 | 6-5 | |
| 3 | New Hampshire | 3-2 | 8-2 | |
| 4 | Boston University | 1-4 | 3-7 | |
| 5 | Maine | 1-4 | 3-7 | |
| 6 | Connecticut | 1-4 | 1-10 |
Independent
18 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lehigh | - | 12-2 | |
| 2 | UNLV | - | 9-2 | |
| 3 | Nevada | - | 8-3 | |
| 4 | Central Connecticut State | - | 7-3 | |
| 5 | Northern Michigan | - | 7-3 | |
| 6 | Youngstown State | - | 7-3 | |
| 7 | Delaware | - | 6-3-1 | |
| 8 | Portland State | - | 7-4 | |
| 9 | Akron | - | 6-4-1 | |
| 10 | American International | - | 5-4-1 | |
| 11 | Central State | - | 5-6 | |
| 12 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | - | 4-5-1 | |
| 13 | Bucknell | - | 4-5 | |
| 14 | CSU-Los Angeles | - | 4-5 | |
| 15 | Northeastern | - | 3-6-1 | |
| 16 | Northern Colorado | - | 3-7 | |
| 17 | Santa Clara | - | 2-7-1 | |
| 18 | Eastern Illinois | - | 1-10 |
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.