The Unanimous Champions of College Football, 1869-2019
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8355-3 (ISBN)
In the 150 years of college football history, the national championship has been decided by unanimous vote only 33 times. This book analyzes the various methods of selecting these champions and what made the teams special. Drawing on archives and early published works, a firsthand description of the 1869 inaugural game between Princeton and Rutgers is provided, along with details of how these earliest teams were managed. The contributions and innovations of Walter Camp, the "Father of Football," are explored, as is the evolution of the game itself. Each unanimous season since the turn of the 20th century--from Yale in 1900 to LSU in 2019--is covered in detail, with a brief history of each school's football program. The question "is there a best ever team" is explored.
Robert J. Reid, a former research technician in biology, lives in Holly Ridge, North Carolina.
Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. Polling and Mathematical Selection Systems
2. Why Were Certain Teams Not Unanimous?
3. The Early Years
4. Yale 1900
5. Yale 1909
6. Georgia Tech 1917
7. Notre Dame 1943
8. Michigan 1948
9. Texas 1963
10. Nebraska 1971
11. Southern California 1972
12. Nebraska 1995
13. Tennessee 1998
14. Florida State 1999
15. Miami 2001
16. Southern California 2004
17. Texas 2005
18. Alabama 2009
19. Florida State 2013
20. Ohio State 2014
21. Alabama 2015
22. Clemson 2018
23. LSU 2019
24. Summary and Conclusions
25. Is There a “Best Ever” Team?
Appendix A: Walter Camp
Appendix B: Awards and Coaches
Appendix C: Francis Gordon Brown Letters
Appendix D: Service Teams of 1943
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 01.12.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 18 photos, appendices, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 603 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-8355-7 / 1476683557 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-8355-3 / 9781476683553 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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