re: Bobby Bowden started head coaching in 1959. From 1959-2020 where does he rank all time.

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Actually in the 1990s, it did work that way. Split national champions were very common

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AP is the only standard that counts and been consistent through the years.

If you wanna play that game there were numerous NC's crowned to different teams in the same year by multiple services in the 50's and 60's and it wasn't quite common at all back in the 90's