It may have been Fielding Yost of Michigan back in 1901. Michigan football had just beaten several local teams and people thought it would be interesting if they played Stanford (I think) in California in the Parade of Roses (hence, the Rose Bowl). Michigan won 49-0. The 1901 Michigan team was remarkedly successful, but not the first NCAA champion. The NCAA does not crown a champion in the top division, but rather leaves it to "Bowls and Polls" to decide. That is why they are called "National Poll Champions" in the NCAA Official Records Book. The first "poll champion" listing is shared by Princeton and Rutgers, in 1869.
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The first Championship- The Akron Pros
The first Super Bowl- The Green Bay Packers
Both the Miami Hurricanes and the Washington Huskies finished the season undefeated (12-0) and with the top ranking in a nationally recognized poll.
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That was his freshman year, 1991.
Though the NCAA does not determine an official national champion for Division I FBS football, several ACC members have achieved a national championship through the Associated Press, the Coaches Poll, or the Bowl Championship Series.Clemson-1981 (the Associated Press Poll and the Coaches Poll)Florida State-1993 (the Associated Press Poll and the Coaches Poll), 1999 (Bowl Championship Series)Georgia Tech-1990 (the Coaches Poll)Maryland-1953 (the Associated Press Poll and the Coaches Poll)Miami-1983, 1987, 1989, 1991 (the Associated Press Poll and the Coaches Poll), 2001 (Bowl Championship Series)*Italics denote championships won before the school joined the ACC.
The US women's national soccer team has won the World Cup twice (1991, 1999).
They had quite a dynasty in the 1990s, winning the championship in 1991, 1992, 1993, and then in 1996, 1997 and 1998-- a total of six times.