Link: NCAA Football Championships by the NCAA website

[BamaEyeDoc]

I know we have all heard the complaint of our Auburn acquaintances about how many championships we claim. I remember seeing a different list a few years ago on the ncaa's website showing many more championships than we are claiming due to the inclusion of a larger number of polls. Today's listing of NCAA championships shows us with 11. They show Notre Dame having 12.

[url]http://www.ncaa.com/history/football/fbs
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[Rasputin]

And Yale has 17...

 

[Bamafaninco1]

I believe Princeton has the most don't they?

 

[BamaEyeDoc]

I believe Princeton has the most don't they?

I counted 14 for Princeton. 11 for us has them omitting the 1934 and 1941 championships that we claim.

 

[BamaEyeDoc]

And Yale has 17...

Didn't realize how many these ivy league schools have. Yale, we are coming for you!

 

[tidefaninvr]

I am glad to see the 11 recognized by the NCAA and AU only has 2

 

[carder24]

...I remember seeing a different list a few years ago on the ncaa's website showing many more championships than we are claiming due to the inclusion of a larger number of polls. Today's listing of NCAA championships shows us with 11. They show Notre Dame having 12.

http://www.ncaa.com/history/football/fbs

I agree, it's been awhile, but the last time I looked at the NCAA site, they included an explanation that they didn't select the Division I Football Champion and just listed all the publicized championships. IIRC, many more multiple champions than what they have here now.

:BigA:

 

[Bad Pony]

I am glad to see the 11 recognized by the NCAA and AU only has 2

and both of thier's have stenches to them...

 

[CrimsonCrusade]

Didn't realize how many these ivy league schools have. Yale, we are coming for you!

I believe there was a time when Ivy League teams were the only teams that played college football, so the winner of the Harvard-Yale game usually decided the National Champion.

Check out the equipment on Walter Camp, Yale's team captain in 1878.

 

[Bad Pony]

I believe there was a time when Ivy League teams were the only teams that played college football, so the winner of the Harvard-Yale game usually decided the National Champion.

Check out the equipment on Walter Camp, Yale's team captain in 1878.

Might be hard to horse-collar him with that vest on

 

[Bamaro]

What two are missing for us?:conf3:

 

[Bamafaninco1]

Check out the equipment on Walter Camp, Yale's team captain in 1878.
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I bet they didn't have much trouble with concussions.

 

[BamaBeta]

What two are missing for us?:conf3:

1934 and 1941, as stated above. I disagree with leaving 1934 out, but I have always questioned 1941.

 

[im4uainva]

1934 and 1941, as stated above. I disagree with leaving 1934 out, but I have always questioned 1941.

Agreed. I think they just didn't want BAMA having as many as ND. That will change come JANUARY 10th. Roll Tide!:biggrin2:

 

[tidefaninvr]

What two are missing for us?:conf3:

1934 and 1941 per BamaEyeDoc...haven't done the research myself

 

[Bamaro]

1934 and 1941, as stated above. I disagree with leaving 1934 out, but I have always questioned 1941.

Missed it. What were the details those years?

 

[BamaEyeDoc]

Missed it. What were the details those years?

• 1934 — The 1934 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Frank Thomas, completed the regular season 9–0–0, winning the Southeastern Conference championship. Alabama was then invited to play Stanford in the January 1, 1935 Rose Bowl. Coach Thomas' team defeated the Indians 29–13 to finish the season 10–0–0. The outstanding player of the game was Millard "Dixie" Howell.[SUP][87][/SUP] The 1934 Alabama football team was selected national champions by Dunkel, Houlgate, Williamson, and Football Thesaurus.[SUP][88][/SUP] The University of Alabama honored Ben McLeod, Jr., the 95–year–old former backup End of the 1934 team at the September 6, 2008 Alabama–Tulane game.[SUP][89][/SUP]

• 1941 — The 1941 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Frank Thomas, completed the regular season 8–2–0. Alabama's squad finished 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.[SUP][90][/SUP] After losing to Mississippi State and Vanderbilt, [SUP][87][/SUP] Alabama finished the regular season ranked #20 in the AP Poll.[SUP][91][/SUP] Alabama was one of 10 teams chosen for post-season competition when they were invited to play Texas A&M in the January 1, 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic. Coach Thomas' team defeated the Aggies 29–21 to finish the season 9–2–0. The outstanding players of the game were Holt Rast, Don Whitmire, and Jimmy Nelson.[SUP][87][/SUP] The squad was selected national champions by the Houlgate Poll and published in the nationally syndicated Football Thesaurus.[SUP][88][/SUP] The 2009 NCAA Record Book cites the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Texas Longhorns, and the Alabama Crimson Tide as the three teams selected as national champions in 1941.[SUP][92][/SUP] The Tuscaloosa News described the 1941 Alabama Crimson Tide as the University's best team since the 1934 Rose Bowl Championship Team.[SUP][93][/SUP]

per wikipedia

 

[Lady Crimson]

I know we have all heard the complaint of our Auburn acquaintances about how many championships we claim. I remember seeing a different list a few years ago on the ncaa's website showing many more championships than we are claiming due to the inclusion of a larger number of polls. Today's listing of NCAA championships shows us with 11. They show Notre Dame having 12.

http://www.ncaa.com/history/football/fbs

Alabama is No.1 no matter how you slice and dice it:

http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/rankings/all_time_team_rankings.php

And when we win the BCS again in January our lead on every other University will just be wider!

 

[XenScott]

• 1934 — The 1934 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Frank Thomas, completed the regular season 9–0–0, winning the Southeastern Conference championship. Alabama was then invited to play Stanford in the January 1, 1935 Rose Bowl. Coach Thomas' team defeated the Indians 29–13 to finish the season 10–0–0. The outstanding player of the game was Millard "Dixie" Howell.[SUP][87][/SUP] The 1934 Alabama football team was selected national champions by Dunkel, Houlgate, Williamson, and Football Thesaurus.[SUP][88][/SUP] The University of Alabama honored Ben McLeod, Jr., the 95–year–old former backup End of the 1934 team at the September 6, 2008 Alabama–Tulane game.[SUP][89][/SUP]

• 1941 — The 1941 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Frank Thomas, completed the regular season 8–2–0. Alabama's squad finished 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.[SUP][90][/SUP] After losing to Mississippi State and Vanderbilt, [SUP][87][/SUP] Alabama finished the regular season ranked #20 in the AP Poll.[SUP][91][/SUP] Alabama was one of 10 teams chosen for post-season competition when they were invited to play Texas A&M in the January 1, 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic. Coach Thomas' team defeated the Aggies 29–21 to finish the season 9–2–0. The outstanding players of the game were Holt Rast, Don Whitmire, and Jimmy Nelson.[SUP][87][/SUP] The squad was selected national champions by the Houlgate Poll and published in the nationally syndicated Football Thesaurus.[SUP][88][/SUP] The 2009 NCAA Record Book cites the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Texas Longhorns, and the Alabama Crimson Tide as the three teams selected as national champions in 1941.[SUP][92][/SUP] The Tuscaloosa News described the 1941 Alabama Crimson Tide as the University's best team since the 1934 Rose Bowl Championship Team.[SUP][93][/SUP]

per wikipedia

I wrote that section, as well as the separate (and somewhat redundant) article on the 1941 team.

I've been on a mission for quite a while to prove we were champions in 1941.
There are a lot of misconceptions about that season, especially since Pearl Harbor occurred on the last weekend of college football.

 

[CrimsonJag]

I'd gladly trade them '41 for '66 and '77.