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Are the days of the undefeated national champions over?
Posted on 1/3/25 at 10:01 pm
Posted on 1/3/25 at 10:01 pm
Here is the list of every undefeated national champion since the beginning of the BCS/playoff era…
1998: Tennessee 12-0
1999: Florida State 12-0
2000: Oklahoma 13-0
2001: Miami 12-0
2002: Ohio State 14-0
2004: USC 13-0
2005: Texas 13-0
2009: Alabama 14-0
2010: Auburn 14-0
2013: Florida State 13-0
2018: Clemson 15-0*
2019: LSU 15-0
2020: Alabama 12-0**
2022: Georgia 15-0
2023: Michigan 15-0
*first team to go undefeated in playoff era
** Covid year
What I’m wondering is, with the dawn of the NIL and wide open transfer portal, all which make it difficult to keep a team together for any amount of time; and now the with the expanded playoff, it seems that being able to go through the gauntlet of the regular season, conference championship, and then 3 or 4 playoff games, it’s going to be extremely difficult for a team to go undefeated. I mean, depending on playoff byes, they’d have to go 16-0 or even 17-0. Seems like a tall ask.
Thoughts?
1998: Tennessee 12-0
1999: Florida State 12-0
2000: Oklahoma 13-0
2001: Miami 12-0
2002: Ohio State 14-0
2004: USC 13-0
2005: Texas 13-0
2009: Alabama 14-0
2010: Auburn 14-0
2013: Florida State 13-0
2018: Clemson 15-0*
2019: LSU 15-0
2020: Alabama 12-0**
2022: Georgia 15-0
2023: Michigan 15-0
*first team to go undefeated in playoff era
** Covid year
What I’m wondering is, with the dawn of the NIL and wide open transfer portal, all which make it difficult to keep a team together for any amount of time; and now the with the expanded playoff, it seems that being able to go through the gauntlet of the regular season, conference championship, and then 3 or 4 playoff games, it’s going to be extremely difficult for a team to go undefeated. I mean, depending on playoff byes, they’d have to go 16-0 or even 17-0. Seems like a tall ask.
Thoughts?
This post was edited on 1/4/25 at 4:40 pm
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Posted on 1/3/25 at 10:04 pm to Darth_Vader
It will be a rarity for sure.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 10:05 pm to Darth_Vader
Good lord, please asterisk the Bama 2020.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 10:11 pm to cornerstore
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Good lord, please asterisk the Bama 2020.
You’re right. It’s fixed.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 10:15 pm to Darth_Vader
2004 Auburn get it right
Posted on 1/3/25 at 10:17 pm to RandySavage
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2004 Auburn get it right
I’m still pissed off at that one.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 10:18 pm to cornerstore
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Good lord, please asterisk the Bama 2020.
2004 USC is the one that needs to be asterisked. They vacated their NC win. I don't know why Auburn doesn't claim that one. Bama would.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 10:21 pm to Darth_Vader
2020 Bama best offense on list by a mile.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 10:23 pm to Darth_Vader
Maybe, I mean it takes what 15 games now to win it all best case scenario? Much less likely nowadays. Another reason why total yards and total tds records are much less meaningful. YPG and TDPG mean much more.
This post was edited on 1/3/25 at 10:24 pm
Posted on 1/3/25 at 10:29 pm to DD_Rolltide
It would take 17 games if you don’t get the bye. Ask NFL teams how hard it is to win 17 games in a row.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 10:46 pm to Opry
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2020 Bama best offense on list by a mile.
2019 Bama offense was better than 2020 Bama offense. Mac Jones, lol.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 10:50 pm to SEC Doctor
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2019 Bama offense was better than 2020 Bama offense. Mac Jones, lol.
Not according to advanced metrics.
OF+:
2019 LSU: 2.84
2019 Alabama: 2.84
2020 Alabama: 3.14
Posted on 1/3/25 at 10:52 pm to SEC Doctor
quote:Not even close. Bama had to shut most their game down by half time that year.
2019 Bama offense was better than 2020 Bama offense.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 10:54 pm to Darth_Vader
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Here is the list of every undefeated national champion since the beginning of the BCS/playoff era…
I know that we’ve sucked for the better part of 25 years, but at least give us our due for going undefeated in 1998.
Posted on 1/3/25 at 11:21 pm to Darth_Vader
Wow only 4 Teams have EVER gone 15-0? Certainly Alabama must be one of them!?!?
Posted on 1/3/25 at 11:24 pm to DD_Rolltide
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15 games
12 Regular Season
Conference Championship
QF
SF
CFPNCG
16-0 with a bye
17-0 without a bye (I don’t see this ever happening)
Posted on 1/4/25 at 1:40 am to Darth_Vader
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2019: LDU 15-0***
***played an unpracticed Tua coming off tightrope surgery which resulted in an uncharacteristically sluggish start that would ultimately decide the game.
This post was edited on 1/4/25 at 1:41 am
Posted on 1/4/25 at 1:47 am to VagueMessage
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2004 USC is the one that needs to be asterisked. They vacated their NC win. I don't know why Auburn doesn't claim that one. Bama would.
If so, Bama should also claim 1936, 1945, 1966 and 1977.
Die mad about Bama's 1964 AP/UPI title.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 2:33 am to Darth_Vader
I don’t understand why everyone is talking about how the CFB landscape is changing. The 4 remaining teams are all Blue Bloods
Nothing has changed.
Nothing has changed.
Posted on 1/4/25 at 3:57 am to SEC Doctor
Mulkey Man never quit Tigah 
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