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Bowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series is a series of five bowl games in NCAA Division 1 college football in late December and early January that determines the national champion. Critics of the BCS believe it is subjective and favors large conferences.
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What are some of the names of bowl games in the Bowl Championship Series?
There are many bowl games in the College Bowl Series. Some include the Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. One of the most popular ones is the Rose Bowl, which is held in California.
What NCAA football team has the third most consecutive bowl appearances?
Alabama has the most bowl appearances all-time. Tennessee is second. Top five bowl appearances all-time as of Jan. 07, 2008. 1. Alabama 56 games 2. Tennessee 48 games 3. Texas 48 games 4. USC 47 games 5. Nebraska 44 games
What year did Alabama have back to back national champions and Heisman Trophy winners?
Only one time has this happened. In 2009, the Alabama Crimson Tide defeated Texas in the BCS National Championship game with their Heisman winner Mark Ingram. In 2010, the Auburn Tigers defeated Oregon on a last second field goal. Auburn's quarterback Cam Newton, won the Heisman that year. So only the state of Alabama has ever been able to win both the Heisman and national championship back to back. TCU and Texas A&M won the National Championship back to back years in 1938 and 1939 respectively. TCU's Davey O'Brien won the Heisman in 1938, but Texas A&M failed have a Heisman winner that next year.
Which college football coach has won the most BCS National Championships?
Fielding H. Yost and Bear Bryant have 6 National Championships each:
Fielding H. Yost: 6 National Championships with Michigan: 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923.
Bear Bryant: 6 National Championships at Alabama: 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979.
All of Yost's national championships were before the AP era. And they were all awarded retroactively, by voters that never actually saw any of the games in those years. In order to get to 6, you have to count every minor poll that has ever existed. Most people have never even heard of the organizations that awarded Michigan those national championships. The organizations who (retroactively) awarded national championships to Michigan and Yost in those years were: the Billingsley Report, the Houlgate System, the National Championship Foundation, the Helms Athletic Foundation, and Parke H. Davis
Also, if you're going to count every time any organization awarded a national championship, Bryant has more than 6.
1950 (he coached Kentucky that year) Only the Sagarin system chose Kentucky, and it was retroactive.
1961 (14 polls, including the AP and UPI, the two most respected of that time)
1964 (4 polls, including AP and UPI)
1965 (4, including AP and FWAA)
1966 (2, Sagarin and Berrryman
1973 (2, including UPI)
1975 (Matthews Grid Ratings)
1977 (just the CFRA, and retroactive)
1978 (7, including AP, NWAA, and NFF)
1979 (17, all of the polls that were active at that time except the CFRA)
That's a total of ten (10) national championships for the Bear, if you count every poll, system, or computer, including the retroactive ones. To get to 6, you have to limit Bryant's championships to only those awarded by major polls (AP, UPI). But if you do that, Yost has none.
The first author *is* correct The "Helms Athletic Foundations" retroactive poll results are officially recognized by the N.C.A.A. for the years 1883-1935 as are the Dickerson System from 1924 to 1940. And while an excellent argument can be made that Bryant's 1950 Kentucky team *should* have been crowned as "National Champions", the rule of that time was that the final polling was taken before bowl games which while ethically incorrect, it was the rule at the time. And we all know that even with the addition of the AP poll in 1936, several of the "official" polls have given the Championship to the wrong team.
The BCS began in 1998. It replaced the Bowl Alliance, which had attempted to match up the top two teams during the seasons from 1995-1997. Prior to that, the Bowl Coalition was used from 1992-1994.
Before 1992, there was no system in place to ensure that #1 would play #2 in a bowl, and in fact such matchups rarely happened.
Who won the 2006 bcs championship?
The NCAA-CFB National Championship Game is played during the January following the Year for which the season is played, therefore;
The 2008 Season's NCG was played January 8, 2009 when the #1 University of Florida defeated #2 Oklahoma 24-14 in the Miami Orange Bowl.
This was UF's second 'Crystal Ball' for the BCS National Championship and was the second team to accomplish the feat of winning two Crystal Balls. {following LSU}
The 2007 Season's NCG was played January 7, 2008 when #2 Louisiana State University defeated #1 Ohio State 28-24 in the New Orleans Sugar Bowl.
This was LSU's second 'Crystal Ball' for the BCS National Championship and LSU was first team to accomplish the feat of winning two Crystal Balls.
Has Virginia tech ever been to the BCS national championship?
Yes on January 4, 2000 they made there only BCS appearance as a number 2 seed getting crushed by number 1 Florida St. 46-29 Florida St. wide Receiver Peter Warrick was MVP notable players. Florida St. (WR Peter WarrickWR Laveranues Coles RB Travis Minor QB Chris weinke, K Sebastian Janikowski, LB Tommy Polley DT Corey Simon P Shayne Graham. Virginia Tech (QB Michael Vick, RB Shyrone Stith DE John Engelberger DE Corey Moore
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How many times have Alabama been BCS champions?
Well really your talking about all sports they play when you say "How many has Alabama won" but thats to many in football they won 21.
When is the 2011-2012 BCS bowl selection show?
It is Sunday, December 4th on ESPN but not sure yet of the time as there is no info on the ESPN site as of the date of this answer.
What is the record Rose Bowl attendance?
Approximately around 3 million people visit Rose Bowl Stadium every year. It hosted a large number of events starting 1930. Legendary venue that has hosted many historic sport events that are remembered in history of sport.
Who has the most wins in college football over the last 4 years?
The University of Michigan is the most winningest football program in the history of the NCAA.
What is the longest active winning streak in NCAA men's basketball?
University of Kansas
54-0 as of 2/4/10
Still the Jayhawks riding a 61 as of 11/18/2010.
Make that 62, 11/19/2010 North Texas falls at the Phog.
Is there a NFL player that was in Boy Scout?
Sure, two that I know of are Joe Theisman was a Life Scout, also Steve Young (QB) was a Boy Scout
strange to know also Jim Morrison (yes the great Jim Morrison) was a Boy Scout.
Which team had the worst record in NCAA history yet went on to make it into the tournament?
In 1961 the Colonials of George Washington University made the NCAA tournament with a 9-16 record. George Washington holds the distinction of having the worst regular season record to have made the NCAA Tournament. To date, no team with a worse regular season record has qualified.
Here are the worst six teams (by winning percentage) to make the NCAA tournament. Note - each team was seeded last in their region and lost in the First Round.
- 0.360 - 1961 George Washington (9-16) Loss 84-67 vs Princeton
- 0.379 - 1995 Florida International (11-18) Loss 92-56 vs UCLA
- 0.379 - 1996 Central Florida (11-18) Loss 92-70 vs Massachusetts
- 0.379 - 1997 Fairfield (11-18) Loss 82-74 vs North Carolina
- 0.400 - 1999 Florida A&M (12-18) Loss 99-58 vs Duke
- 0.400 - 2005 Oakland, Mich (12-18) Loss 96-68 vs North Carolina
In perhaps the best performance ever by the worst tourney team, the 16th seed Stags of Fairfield University nearly defeated Dean Smith and his #1 seed North Carolina Tarheels 82-74 in the 1997 NCAA Men's Basketball East Regionals. The Stags held a 37-28 lead early in the 2nd half.
How many bowl games have the University of Iowa played?
The Iowa Hawkeyes have played in 23 bowl games with a record of 12-10-1.
How many football national championships has the university of Tennessee won?
Ole Miss won the 1960 national championship.
Ole Miss finished the 1960 season with a 10-0-1 record and an SEC championship and Sugar Bowl championship. The AP recognized Minnesota as the 1960 national champion, with Ole Miss at number two. However, the AP final poll was released prior to the bowl games. Minnesota was defeated in the Rose Bowl and finished with an 8-2 record.
The NCAA and the SEC both recognize Mississippi's 1960 national championship.
Various other services list Ole Miss as 1959 and 1962 national champions as well.
Which college has the most BCS bowl game losses?
The USC Trojans (University of Southern California) have the most bowl wins with 6.
The Florida Gators (University of Florida) and the LSU Tigers (Louisiana State University) have the most BCS Championships with 2 each.
Liverpool,they will neva walk alone! Or go for your home team i personally support liver pool but it is your choice u cud also pik a team that u fink play gud up 2 u really
Has the University of Maine football team ever won a National Championship?
The Maine Bears have never won a National Championship in football.
Which team has the most national titles in NCAA football history?
UCLA has 11 National Championships * 7 - Kentucky * 5 - Indiana * 4 - North Carolina * 3- Kansas * 3 - Duke * 2 - Cincinnati * 2 - Connecticut * 2 - Florida * 2 - Louisville * 2 - Michigan State * 2 - North Carolina State * 2 - Oklahoma State * 2 - San Francisco
I'd guess the shortest might be Joey Jones or even David Palmer. The tallest is tough..maybe Copeland and Curry could be competitors
How many national state championships has the University of Florida football won?
Lost 1999 Fiesta Bowl*
Won 2000 Sugar Bowl*
Lost 2001 Orange Bowl*
Lost 2003 Sugar Bowl
Lost 2004 Orange Bowl
Lost 2006 Orange Bowl
*Denotes BCS National Championship Game
