Draft:Unanimous National Champions

Unanimous National Champions
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The term "Unanimous National Champion" is appropriate for any FBS team that was voted, selected, or determined through a playoff as a National Champion at the highest level of college football by every recognized selector for that particular year. Between the 1900 and the 2023 College Football seasons, there have been 22 instances of a team being selected as national champion by every recognized selector.

Complete List of Unanimous National Champions since 1900


Season	Team	Record	Recognized Selectors (Bold Denotes Major Selector)
1900	Yale	12-0	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD
1909	Yale	10-0	BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD
1917	Georgia Tech	9-0	BR, HAF, HS, NCF
1943	Notre Dame	9-1	AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS
1948	Michigan	9-0	AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS
1963	Texas	11-0	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI, WS
1971	Nebraska	13-0	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI
1972	USC	12-0	AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI
1995	Nebraska	12-0	AP, AS, B(QPRS), BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN
1999	Florida State	12-0	A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN
2001	Miami	12-0	A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN, W
2005	Texas	13-0	A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT, W
2009	Alabama	14-0	A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CFRA, CM, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2013	Florida State	14-0	A&H, AP, BCS, BR, CCR, CFRA, CM, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2014	Ohio State	14-1	A&H, AP, BR, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, DuS, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2015	Alabama	14-1	A&H, AP, BR, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, DuS, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2018	Clemson	15-0	A&H, AP, BR, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, DuS, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2019	LSU	15-0	A&H, AP, BR, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, DuS, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2020	Alabama	13-0	A&H, AP, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2021	Georgia	14-1	A&H, AP, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2022	Georgia	15-0	A&H, AP, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W
2023	Michigan	15-0	A&H, AP, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W

Recognized Selectors (From years with unanimous champions)


Selector Abbreviation	Name
A&H	Anderson & Hester
AP	Associated Press
B(QPRS)	Berryman (QPRS)
BCS	Bowl Championship Series
BR	Billingsley Report
BS	Boand System
CCR	Congrove Computer Rankings
CFP	College Football Playoff
CFRA	College Football Researchers Association
CM	Colley Matrix
Coaches UPI USAT/CNN USAT/ESPN USAT	United Press International USA Today/CNN USA Today/ESPN USA Today
CFRA	College Football Researchers Association
DeS	DeVold System
DuS	Dickinson System
ERS	Eck Ratings System
FN	Football News
FWAA	Football Writers Association of America
HAF	Helms Athletic Foundation
HS	Houlgate System
L	Litkenhous Ratings
MCFR	Massey College Football Ratings
MGR	Mathews Grid Ratings
NCF	National Championship Foundation
NYT	The New York Times
PD	Parke H. Davis
PS	Poling System
R(FACT)	Rothman (FACT)
SN	Sporting News
SR	Sagarin Ratings
W	Wolfe
WS	Williamson System

References