re: Many schools have been gypped out of national titles, but 1983 Auburn was one of the worst

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Bama lost to Texas in a bowl game. Arkansas went undefeated and won their bowl game.

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Bowl games did not hold the same weight in 1964 as they do now. They were seen as exhibition games to reward players for a good season rather than as games that actually mattered. There's a reason why schools such as Notre Dame habitually declined bowl invitations until they started counting toward the national championship picture.