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Nebraska did. Michigan was awarded the AP #1 spot by a bunch of sports writers after an extremely unconvincing, controversial 21-16 Rose Bowl win over a weak #7 Washington state team. #2 Nebraska absolutely raped #3 Tennessee the following day 42-17 and got the coaches poll #1 as they should have. AP writers just had to give it to Michigan because Nebraska had been National Champs 2 of the previous 3 years, proving that the writers for the AP poll were completely incapable of objectively awarding the National Championship to the BEST TEAM. The next year... we get the BCS.
To further clarify BrodyDanger's incredibly biased answer above: at the end of the 1997 football season and bowls, Nebraska received 32 1st place votes in the Coaches' Poll and Michigan received 30. In the AP Poll, Michigan received 51.5 votes and Nebraska 18.5. However, Michigan was ranked consensus (i.e. both polls) #1 going into the Bowl season. Officially, the two teams were co-champions.
These are all the organizatins that credited each team as National champs... Notice the much larger list for the Coaches Poll team
1997Michigan12-0Lloyd CarrAP, FN, FWAA, NCF, NFF, SNNebraska13-0Tom OsborneA&H, AS, B(QPRS), BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, MGR, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SR, USAT/ESPN
In what has become a very controversial result, Nebraska won the 1994 AP and Coaches' Poll Championships. It has become controversial because Penn State dominated the Big10 and the Rose Bowl, and was also undefeated. This season was one of the big reasons for the creation of the BCS -- which promised to force the #1 and #2 teams to face each other at the end of the season.
It was a split National Championship between Michigan and Nebraska.
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When was the last time two teams won the national college football championship?
In 1997 Nebraska and Michigan shared the title.
Has Rutger's football won a national Championship?
yes
Has Nebraska ever won a national championship in college football?
Yes, five times, several relatively recently. Between 1994 and 1997, Nebraska won at least a share of three national championships. Nebraska also won or shared a national championship in 1970 and 1971.
Has the University of Maine football team ever won a National Championship?
The Maine Bears have never won a National Championship in football.
Has troy ever won a national college football championship?
Yes ... Troy won the NAIA national championship in 1968 and the NCAA Division II national championship in 1984 and 1987.
How many football championships has Missouri won?
Two. Mizzou won the Baseball National Championship in 1954, and the Indoor Track and Field Championship in 1965.
How many times has Kansas won a national championship in football?
um yes he did do the championship at the football game with his team!.
When has Indiana football ever won a national championship?
Never
Which college football team has not won a national championship?
a lot
Who won the NCAA football National Championship in 1996?
florida
How many national championship games has Texas won?
Texas has 4 National Championships in football but only won one technically national championship game which is the BCS.
Who won the football college national champion in 2009?
Alabama won the championship in 2009
