re: Are we now claiming more National Championships in football?

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1983: 11-1, Coach Pat Dye

After a 20-7 loss to Texas in the second game of the season, the Tigers won 10 straight. They won the first of four SEC championships under Dye. They beat Southern Mississippi 24-3, lost to Texas 20-7, beat Tennessee 37-14, Florida State 27-24, Kentucky 49-21, Georgia Tech 31-13, Mississippi State 28-13, Florida 28-21, Maryland 35-23, Georgia 13-7, Alabama 23-20 and Michigan 9-7 (Sugar Bowl). New York Times national champion.
1993: 11-0, Coach Terry Bowden

Bowden became the first coach to go 11-0 in his first season in Division I-A. The Tigers were the nation’s only unbeaten team but were on NCAA probation and ineligible for the SEC Championship Game or a bowl game. They finished No. 4 in the AP poll. They beat Ole Miss 16-12, Samford 35-7, LSU 34-10, Southern Mississippi 35-24, Vanderbilt 14-10, Mississippi State 31-17, Florida 38-35, Arkansas 31-21, New Mexico State 55-14, Georgia 42-28 and Alabama 22-14. Auburn claims national championship.
2004; 13-0, Coach Tommy Tuberville

The 2004 Tigers might have been the strongest of these teams, going 13-0 for the first time in program history. But USC and Oklahoma also had perfect regular seasons and played in the BCS Championship Game. Auburn finished ranked No. 2 after USC blew out Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl. They beat Louisiana-Monroe 31-0, Mississippi State 43-14, LSU 10-9, The Citadel 33-3, Tennessee 34-10, Louisiana Tech 52-7, Arkansas 38-20, Kentucky 42-10, Ole Miss 35-14, Georgia 24-6, Alabama 21-13, Tennessee 38-28 (SECCG), Virginia Tech 16-13 (Sugar Bowl). Auburn claims national championship.
2010: 14-0, Coach Gene Chizik

Cam Newton and the Tigers went 14-0 for the first time in program history, blew out South Carolina in the SEC Championship and beat Oregon to win the BCS national championship in Chizik's second season as head coach. They beat Arkansas State 52-26, Mississippi State 17-14, Clemson 27-24 in overtime, South Carolina 35-27, Louisiana-Monroe 52-3, Kentucky 37-34, Arkansas 65-43, LSU 24-17, Ole Miss 51-31, Chattanooga 62-24, Georgia 49-31, Alabama 28-27, South Carolina 56-17 (SECCG), Oregon 22-19 (BCSCG). BCS national champions, consensus national champions.

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