🏈 The 1995 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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1995 national champion
Named by the selectors, with the road it took.
The path, Nebraska12-0
- Aug 31atOklahoma StateW64-21
- Sep 9atMichigan StateW50-10
- Sep 16vsArizona StateW77-28
- Sep 23vsPacificW49-7
- Sep 30vsWashington StateW35-21
- Oct 14vsMissouriW57-0
- Oct 21vs#8Kansas StateW49-25
- Oct 28at#7ColoradoW44-21
- Nov 4vsIowa StateW73-14
- Nov 11at#10KansasW41-3
- Nov 24vsOklahomaW37-0
- Jan 2vs#2FloridaW62-24Fiesta Bowl
The 1995 title game
The game that settled the title, then the rest of the major bowls.
Bowl Alliance
The other major bowls
- Sugar BowlDec 31#13Virginia Tech28#9Texas10
- Orange BowlJan 1#8Florida State31#6Notre Dame26
- Rose BowlJan 1#17USC41#3Northwestern32
The 1995 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.
- Conference title week
- Break before bowls
- Bowl season
Tap or drag on the chart to read a team's rank in any week.
AP rank, team by week
| Team | Aug15 | 27 | Sep3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | Oct1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 29 | Nov5 | 12 | 19 | 26 | Dec3 | Jan3final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Florida | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Tennessee | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Florida State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Colorado | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Ohio State | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
| Kansas State | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | ||
| Northwestern | 25 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |||||
| Kansas | 25 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |||||
| Virginia Tech | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | ||||||||
| Notre Dame | 9 | 9 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| USC | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 12 |
| Penn State | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
| Texas | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
| Texas A&M | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 15 |
| Virginia | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
| Michigan | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
| Oregon | 24 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | ||
| Syracuse | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 11 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | |||||||
| Alabama | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Auburn | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 22 |
| Texas Tech | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | |||||||||||
| Toledo | 25 | 25 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 23 | 18 | 25 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Washington | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| Clemson | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 23 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 24 | |||||||||
| San Diego State | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 23 | 25 | ||||||
| Stanford | 22 | 19 | 16 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| LSU | 18 | 14 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 24 | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 23 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| Air Force | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina State | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 20 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 23 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 22 |
Tap a rank to read it and highlight that team on the chart above.
Movers
AP rank on Aug 15 against the final AP rank. NR is not ranked.
Risers
- Kansas StateNR → #7
- NorthwesternNR → #8
- KansasNR → #9
- Virginia Tech#24 → #10
- Colorado#13 → #5
1995 final polls
The last ranking of the season in each poll.
1995 final pollsAP, Coaches, Elo
AP and Coaches
Jan 3 final| AP | Team | C | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NebraskaAPCTitle | 1 | 12-0 |
| 2 | 3 | 12-1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 11-1 | |
| 4 | 5 | 10-2 | |
| 5 | 4 | 10-2 | |
| 6 | 8 | 11-2 | |
| 7 | 6 | 10-2 | |
| 8 | 7 | 10-2 | |
| 9 | 10 | 10-2 | |
| 10 | 9 | 10-2 | |
| 11 | 13 | 9-3 | |
| 12 | 11 | 9-2-1 | |
| 13 | 12 | 9-3 | |
| 14 | 14 | 10-2-1 | |
| 15 | 15 | 9-3 | |
| 16 | 17 | 9-4 | |
| 17 | 19 | 9-4 | |
| 18 | 18 | 9-3 | |
| 19 | 16 | 9-3 | |
| 20 | 8-3 | ||
| 21 | 8-3 | ||
| 22 | 21 | 8-4 | |
| 23 | 20 | 9-3 | |
| 24 | 24 | 11-0-1 | |
| 25 | 22 | 8-4 | |
| Coaches only | |||
| 23 | |||
| 25 | |||
Elo top 25
rating, zAPAP championCCoaches championTitleTitle game winner
1995 conference championship games
The title game of each conference that played one, by date. The percentage is the winner's pre-game Elo win chance.
The 1995 honours
The Heisman vote and the major awards side by side, then the All-Americans.
The 1995 honoursHeisman: Eddie George
Heisman Trophy voting
Major awards
Gary Barnett
AFCA Coach of the Year Award · Coach · Northwestern
Pat Fitzgerald
Bronko Nagurski Award · LB · Northwestern
Pat Fitzgerald
Chuck Bednarik Award · D · Northwestern
Danny Wuerffel
Davey O'Brien Award · QB · Florida
Kevin Hardy
Dick Butkus Award · LB · Illinois
Show all 14 awards
Eddie George
Doak Walker Award · RB · Ohio State
Terry Glenn
Fred Biletnikoff Award · WR · Ohio State
Greg Myers
Jim Thorpe Award · DB · Colorado State
Tommy Frazier
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award · QB · Nebraska
Michael Reeder
Lou Groza Award · PK · TCU
Eddie George
Maxwell Award · RB · Ohio State
Jonathan Ogden
Outland Trophy · OT · UCLA
Orlando Pace
Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award · OT · Ohio State
Eddie George
Walter Camp Award · RB · Ohio State
Consensus All-Americans
A star marks a unanimous selection.
QB
- Tommie FrazierNebraska
RB
- Troy DavisIowa State
- Eddie George★ unanimousOhio State
WR
- Terry GlennOhio State
- Keyshawn Johnson★ unanimousUSC
Show all 11 positions
TE
- Marco Battaglia★ unanimousRutgers
OL
- Jason Odom★ unanimousFlorida
- Orlando Pace★ unanimousOhio State
- Jeff HartingsPenn State
- Jonathan Ogden★ unanimousUCLA
C
- Bryan StoltenbergColorado
- Clay ShiverFlorida State
DL
- Tedy Bruschi★ unanimousArizona
- Marcus JonesNorth Carolina
- Tony BrackensTexas
- Cornell BrownVirginia Tech
LB
- Kevin HardyIllinois
- Pat FitzgeraldNorthwestern
- Zach Thomas★ unanimousTexas Tech
DB
- Greg MyersColorado State
- Chris CantyKansas State
- Lawyer Milloy★ unanimousWashington
- Aaron BeasleyWest Virginia
P
- Brad MaynardBall State
PK
- Michael ReederTCU
QB
- Tommie FrazierNebraska
RB
- Troy DavisIowa State
- Eddie George★ unanimousOhio State
WR
- Terry GlennOhio State
- Keyshawn Johnson★ unanimousUSC
TE
- Marco Battaglia★ unanimousRutgers
OL
- Jason Odom★ unanimousFlorida
- Orlando Pace★ unanimousOhio State
- Jeff HartingsPenn State
- Jonathan Ogden★ unanimousUCLA
C
- Bryan StoltenbergColorado
- Clay ShiverFlorida State
DL
- Tedy Bruschi★ unanimousArizona
- Marcus JonesNorth Carolina
- Tony BrackensTexas
- Cornell BrownVirginia Tech
LB
- Kevin HardyIllinois
- Pat FitzgeraldNorthwestern
- Zach Thomas★ unanimousTexas Tech
DB
- Greg MyersColorado State
- Chris CantyKansas State
- Lawyer Milloy★ unanimousWashington
- Aaron BeasleyWest Virginia
P
- Brad MaynardBall State
PK
- Michael ReederTCU
The best games of 1995
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 199510 games
Rank by
Upsets of 1995
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 199510 upsets
1995 standings by conference
Every conference at once: conference and overall record, and the final AP rank. A star marks the conference champion.
1995 standings by conference11 groups
Atlantic Coast
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State★ conference champion | 7-1 | 10-2 | #4 |
| 2 | Virginia★ conference champion | 7-1 | 9-4 | #16 |
| 3 | Clemson | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | 5-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | North Carolina | 4-4 | 7-5 | |
| 6 | Maryland | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | North Carolina State | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | Duke | 1-7 | 3-8 | |
| 9 | Wake Forest | 0-8 | 1-10 |
Big East
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech★ conference champion | 6-1 | 10-2 | #10 |
| 2 | Miami (FL)★ conference champion | 6-1 | 8-3 | #20 |
| 3 | Syracuse | 5-2 | 9-3 | #19 |
| 4 | West Virginia | 4-3 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Boston College | 4-3 | 4-8 | |
| 6 | Rutgers | 2-5 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | Temple | 1-6 | 1-10 | |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 0-7 | 2-9 |
Big Eight
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska★ conference champion | 7-0 | 12-0 | #1 |
| 2 | Colorado | 5-2 | 10-2 | #5 |
| 3 | Kansas | 5-2 | 10-2 | #9 |
| 4 | Kansas State | 5-2 | 10-2 | #7 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | 2-5 | 5-5-1 | |
| 6 | Oklahoma State | 2-5 | 4-8 | |
| 7 | Iowa State | 1-6 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | Missouri | 1-6 | 3-8 |
Big Ten
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern★ conference champion | 8-0 | 10-2 | #8 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 7-1 | 11-2 | #6 |
| 3 | Penn State | 5-3 | 9-3 | #13 |
| 4 | Michigan | 5-3 | 9-4 | #17 |
| 5 | Michigan State | 4-3-1 | 6-5-1 | |
| 6 | Iowa | 4-4 | 8-4 | #25 |
| 7 | Illinois | 3-4-1 | 5-5-1 | |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 3-4-1 | 4-5-2 | |
| 9 | Purdue | 2-5-1 | 4-6-1 | |
| 10 | Minnesota | 1-7 | 3-8 | |
| 11 | Indiana | 0-8 | 2-9 |
Big West
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada★ conference champion | 7-0 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | SW Louisiana | 4-2 | 6-5 | |
| 3 | Utah State | 4-3 | 4-7 | |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 3-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Northern Illinois | 3-3 | 3-8 | |
| 6 | New Mexico State | 3-4 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | San Jose State | 3-4 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | Louisiana Tech | 2-4 | 5-6 | |
| 9 | Pacific | 2-4 | 3-8 | |
| 10 | UNLV | 1-5 | 2-9 |
Mid-American
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo★ conference champion | 7-0-1 | 11-0-1 | #24 |
| 2 | Miami (OH) | 6-1-1 | 8-2-1 | |
| 3 | Ball State | 6-2 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 6-2 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 5-3 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 3-5 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | Central Michigan | 2-6 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Akron | 2-6 | 2-9 | |
| 9 | Ohio | 1-6-1 | 2-8-1 | |
| 10 | Kent State | 0-7-1 | 1-9-1 |
Pacific-10
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC★ conference champion | 6-1-1 | 9-2-1 | #12 |
| 2 | Washington★ conference champion | 6-1-1 | 7-4-1 | |
| 3 | Oregon | 6-2 | 9-3 | #18 |
| 4 | Stanford | 5-3 | 7-4-1 | |
| 5 | UCLA | 4-4 | 7-5 | |
| 6 | Arizona | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | Arizona State | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 8 | California | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 9 | Washington State | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 10 | Oregon State | 0-8 | 1-10 |
Southeastern
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern | ||||
| 1 | Florida★ conference champion | 8-0 | 12-1 | #2 |
| 2 | Tennessee | 7-1 | 11-1 | #3 |
| 3 | Georgia | 3-5 | 6-6 | |
| 4 | South Carolina | 2-5-1 | 4-6-1 | |
| 5 | Kentucky | 2-6 | 4-7 | |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 1-7 | 2-9 | |
| Western | ||||
| 1 | Arkansas | 6-2 | 8-5 | |
| 2 | Alabama | 5-3 | 8-3 | #21 |
| 3 | Auburn | 5-3 | 8-4 | #22 |
| 4 | LSU | 4-3-1 | 7-4-1 | |
| 5 | Mississippi | 3-5 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Mississippi State | 1-7 | 3-8 | |
Southwest
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas★ conference champion | 7-0 | 10-2-1 | #14 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 5-2 | 9-3 | #15 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 5-2 | 9-3 | #23 |
| 4 | Baylor | 5-2 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | TCU | 3-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Houston | 2-5 | 2-9 | |
| 7 | Rice | 1-6 | 2-8-1 | |
| 8 | SMU | 0-7 | 1-10 |
Western Athletic
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State★ conference champion | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 2 | BYU★ conference champion | 6-2 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Utah★ conference champion | 6-2 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Air Force★ conference champion | 6-2 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | San Diego State | 5-3 | 8-4 | |
| 6 | Wyoming | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | Fresno State | 2-6 | 5-7 | |
| 8 | New Mexico | 2-6 | 4-7 | |
| 9 | Hawaii | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 10 | UTEP | 1-7 | 2-10 |
Independent
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carolina | - | 9-3 | |
| 2 | Notre Dame | - | 9-3 | #11 |
| 3 | Louisville | - | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Cincinnati | - | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Southern Mississippi | - | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Army | - | 5-5-1 | |
| 7 | Navy | - | 5-6 | |
| 8 | Tulsa | - | 4-7 | |
| 9 | Memphis | - | 3-8 | |
| 10 | North Texas | - | 2-9 | |
| 11 | Northeast Louisiana | - | 2-9 | |
| 12 | Tulane | - | 2-9 |
1995 bowls
One line per game, latest first. A tag marks the playoff and the other major bowls.
1995 bowls18 bowls
I-AA. Shown for context. These seasons do not count in this hub’s major-college records.
Champion
I-AA national champion.
I-AA champion
Playoff
Round by round.
I-AA playoff
First Round · 8 games
Northern Iowa35✓
Murray State34
Northern Iowa
Stephen F. Austin34✓
Eastern Illinois29
Stephen F. Austin
Quarterfinals · 4 games
Semifinals · 2 games
Championship · 1 game
1995 standings by conference
Overall and conference record.
1995 standings by conference14 groups
American West
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento State | 3-0 | 4-6-1 | |
| 2 | Cal Poly-SLO | 2-1 | 5-6 | |
| 3 | CSU-Northridge | 1-2 | 2-8 | |
| 4 | Southern Utah | 0-3 | 2-9 |
Big Sky
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | 6-1 | 13-2 | |
| 2 | Boise State | 4-3 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 4-3 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Idaho | 4-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Weber State | 4-3 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Idaho State | 3-4 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | Montana State | 2-5 | 5-6 | |
| 8 | Eastern Washington | 1-6 | 3-8 |
Gateway
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Illinois | 5-1 | 10-2 | |
| 2 | Northern Iowa | 5-1 | 8-5 | |
| 3 | Indiana State | 3-3 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Illinois State | 3-3 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Southern Illinois | 2-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Western Illinois | 2-4 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | SW Missouri State | 1-5 | 4-7 |
Ivy
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton | 5-1 | 8-1-1 | |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 5-2 | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Cornell | 5-2 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Dartmouth | 4-2 | 7-2-1 | |
| 5 | Columbia | 3-4 | 3-6-1 | |
| 6 | Brown | 2-5 | 5-5 | |
| 7 | Yale | 2-5 | 3-7 | |
| 8 | Harvard | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Metro Atlantic
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duquesne | 7-0 | 10-1 | |
| 2 | Georgetown | 5-2 | 6-3 | |
| 3 | Marist | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Canisius | 4-3 | 4-6 | |
| 5 | St. John's | 3-4 | 4-6 | |
| 6 | Iona | 3-4 | 3-6 | |
| 7 | St. Peter's | 2-5 | 2-7 | |
| 8 | Siena | 0-7 | 0-9 |
Mid-Eastern
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida A&M | 6-0 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | Delaware State | 5-1 | 6-5 | |
| 3 | South Carolina State | 4-2 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Howard | 2-4 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | North Carolina A&T | 2-4 | 4-7 | |
| 6 | Bethune-Cookman | 2-4 | 3-8 | |
| 7 | Morgan State | 0-6 | 1-10 |
Ohio Valley
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murray State | 8-0 | 11-1 | |
| 2 | Eastern Kentucky | 7-1 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Middle Tennessee State | 6-2 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | SE Missouri State | 5-3 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | UT-Martin | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Austin Peay | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 7 | Tennessee Tech | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | Morehead State | 1-7 | 2-8 | |
| 9 | Tennessee State | 1-7 | 2-9 |
Patriot
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lehigh | 5-0 | 8-3 | |
| 2 | Bucknell | 4-1 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Lafayette | 3-2 | 4-6-1 | |
| 4 | Fordham | 2-3 | 4-6-1 | |
| 5 | Holy Cross | 1-4 | 2-9 | |
| 6 | Colgate | 0-5 | 0-11 |
Pioneer
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drake | 5-0 | 8-1-1 | |
| 2 | Dayton | 4-1 | 9-2 | |
| 3 | San Diego | 3-2 | 5-5 | |
| 4 | Evansville | 1-4 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Valparaiso | 1-4 | 5-5 | |
| 6 | Butler | 1-4 | 2-8 |
Southern
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 8-0 | 12-1 | |
| 2 | Marshall | 7-1 | 12-3 | |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 5-3 | 9-4 | |
| 4 | Furman | 5-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | East Tennessee State | 4-4 | 4-7 | |
| 6 | VMI | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | UT-Chattanooga | 2-6 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Western Carolina | 2-6 | 3-7 | |
| 9 | Citadel | 0-8 | 2-9 |
Southland
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McNeese State | 5-0 | 13-1 | |
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 4-1 | 11-2 | |
| 3 | Northwestern State | 2-3 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 2-3 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | SW Texas State | 2-3 | 4-7 | |
| 6 | Nicholls State | 0-5 | 0-11 |
Southwestern Athletic
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson State | 7-0 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | Southern | 6-1 | 11-1 | |
| 3 | Alabama State | 4-2 | 7-3-1 | |
| 4 | Grambling | 4-3 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Alcorn State | 3-3 | 4-6-1 | |
| 6 | Mississippi Valley State | 2-5 | 2-8 | |
| 7 | Texas Southern | 1-6 | 2-8 | |
| 8 | Prairie View | 0-7 | 0-11 |
Yankee
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Atlantic | ||||
| 1 | Delaware | 8-0 | 11-2 | |
| 2 | James Madison | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 3 | Richmond | 5-3 | 7-3-1 | |
| 4 | William & Mary | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Northeastern | 2-6 | 4-7 | |
| 6 | Villanova | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| New England | ||||
| 1 | Rhode Island | 6-2 | 7-4 | |
| 2 | Connecticut | 5-3 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | New Hampshire | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 3-5 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Boston University | 1-7 | 3-8 | |
| 6 | Maine | 1-7 | 3-8 | |
Independent
21 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo | - | 3-8 | |
| 2 | Central Connecticut State | - | 2-8 | |
| 3 | Central Florida | - | 6-5 | |
| 4 | Charleston Southern | - | 1-10 | |
| 5 | Davidson | - | 1-8-1 | |
| 6 | Hampton | - | 8-3 | |
| 7 | Hofstra | - | 10-2 | |
| 8 | Jacksonville State | - | 7-4 | |
| 9 | Liberty | - | 8-3 | |
| 10 | Monmouth | - | 7-3 | |
| 11 | Robert Morris | - | 6-4 | |
| 12 | Samford | - | 7-4 | |
| 13 | St. Francis (PA) | - | 0-10 | |
| 14 | St. Mary's | - | 8-2 | |
| 15 | Towson | - | 6-4 | |
| 16 | Troy State | - | 11-1 | |
| 17 | UAB | - | 5-6 | |
| 18 | Wagner | - | 8-2 | |
| 19 | Western Kentucky | - | 2-8 | |
| 20 | Wofford | - | 4-7 | |
| 21 | Youngstown State | - | 3-8 |
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.