re: "1941" The title that will live in infamy!

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In '78 they lost at home decisively to USC during the regular season, but then split the NC with the Trojans on paper at season's end

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We finished the '78 regular season #2 in both polls (USC lost to an unranked team after beating Bama and fell in the polls). We played #1 Penn State in the Sugar Bowl and won. Usually when #2 beats #1, it's only logical the #2 team moves to #1...even so, #3 USC jumped over us in one poll so it was a split national championship (Bama won the AP, SC won the UPI)..there's not a school in the nation that wouldn't have claimed that one...