document_title: College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS

question_text: who has the most college football national titles

question_tokens: who has the most college football national titles

text: History[edit]

text: The concept of a national championship in college football dates to the early years of the sport in the late 19th century,[8] and the earliest contemporaneous polls can be traced to Caspar Whitney, Charles Patterson, and The Sun in 1901.[9] Therefore, the concept of polls and national champions predated mathematical ranking systems, but it was Frank Dickinson's math system that was one of the first to be widely popularized. His system named 10–0 Stanford the national champion of 1926, prior to their tie with Alabama in the Rose Bowl. A curious Knute Rockne, then coach of Notre Dame, had Dickinson backdate two seasons, which produced Notre Dame as the 1924 national champion and Dartmouth in 1925.[10]

text: A number of other mathematical systems were born in the 1920s and 1930s and were the only organized methods selecting national champions until the Associated Press began polling sportswriters in 1936 to obtain rankings. Alan J. Gould, the creator of the AP Poll, named Minnesota, Princeton, and SMU co-champions in 1935, and polled writers the following year, which resulted in a national championship for Minnesota.[10] The AP's main competition, United Press, created the first poll of coaches in 1950. For that year and the next three, the AP and UP agreed on the national champion. The first "split" championship occurred in 1954, when the writers selected Ohio State and the coaches chose UCLA.[10] The two polls also disagreed in 1957, 1965, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1991, 1997, and 2003. The Coaches' Poll would stay with United Press (UP) when they merged with International News Service (INS) to form United Press International (UPI) but was acquired by USA Today and CNN in 1991. The poll was in the hands of USA Today and ESPN from 1997 to 2005 before moving to sole ownership by USA Today. Beginning in 2014, Amway became a joint sponsor with USA Today.[11]

text: Though some of the math systems selected champions after the bowl games, both of the major polls released their rankings after the end of the regular season until the AP polled writers after the bowls in 1965, resulting in what was perceived at the time as a better championship selection (Alabama) than UPI's (Michigan State).[10] After 1965, the AP again voted before the bowls for two years, before permanently returning to a post-bowl vote in 1968. The coaches did not conduct a vote after the bowls until 1974, in the wake of awarding their 1973 championship to Alabama, who lost to the AP champion, undefeated Notre Dame, in the Sugar Bowl.[10] The AP and Coaches' polls remain the major rankings to this day.

text: The Bowl Championship Series, famous for its use of math, was the successor of the Bowl Alliance (1995–1997), which was itself the successor of the Bowl Coalition (1992–1994).[12] Besides the many adjustments it underwent during its tenure, including a large overhaul following the 2004 season that included the replacement of the AP Poll with the Harris poll, the BCS remained a mixture of math and human polls since its inception in 1998, with the goal of matching the best two teams in the nation in a national championship bowl game which rotated yearly between the Sugar, Fiesta, Rose, and Orange Bowls from 1998 to 2005, and later a standalone game titled the BCS National Championship Game (2006 to 2013).[10] The winner of the BCS Championship Game was awarded the national championship of the Coaches' Poll thus winning the AFCA National Championship Trophy. The BCS winner also received the MacArthur Bowl from the National Football Foundation.[13] Neither the AP Poll, nor other current selectors, had contractual obligations to select the BCS champion as their national champion.[14] The BCS resulted in a number of controversies, most notably after the 2003 season, when the BCS championship game did not include eventual AP champion USC, the only time the two championships have diverged since the advent of the BCS. After many seasons of controversy, the BCS was replaced with the College Football Playoff, a Plus-One system aimed at reducing the controversy involved in which teams get to play in a championship game through use of a tournament.

text: National championships in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision records[edit]

text: The NCAA maintains an official records book of historical statistics and records for football. In the records book, with consultation from various college football historians, it has created and maintains a list of "major selectors" of national championships throughout the history of college football along with their championship picks for each season.[6]:107–116

text: Major selectors[edit]

text: A variety of selectors have named national champions throughout the years. They generally can be divided into four categories: those determined by mathematical formula, human polls, historical research, and recently, playoffs. The selectors below are listed in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records as having been deemed to be "major selectors" for which the criteria is that the poll or selector be "national in scope either through distribution in newspaper, television, radio and/or computer online".[6]:107–109 The former selectors, deemed instrumental in the sport of college football, and selectors that were included for the calculation of the BCS standing, are listed together.[6]:107–116,119

text: Math[edit]

text: The mathematical system is the oldest systematic selector of college football national champions. Many of the math selectors were created during the "championship rush" of the 1920s and 1930s, beginning with Frank Dickinson's system, or during the dawn of the computer age in the 1990s. Selectors are listed below with years selected retroactively in italics.

text:
Selector
Name
Seasons

A&H
Anderson & Hester
1997–present

AS
Alderson System
1994–1998

B(QPRS)
Berryman (QPRS)
1920–1989, 1990–2011

BR
Billingsley Reporta
1869–1870, 1872–1969, 1970–present

BS
Boand System
1919–1929, 1930–1960

CCR
Congrove Computer Rankings
1993–present

CM
Colley Matrix
2001–present

CW
Caspar Whitney
1905–1907

DeS
DeVold System
1939–1944, 1945–2006

DiS
Dickinson System
1924–1925, 1926–1940

DuS
Dunkel System
1929–present

ERS
Eck Ratings System
1987–2005

HS
Houlgate System
1885, 1887–1905, 1907–1926, 1927–1949

L
Litkenhous
1934–1972, 1974, 1978, 1981–1984

MCFR
Massey College Football Ratings
1995–present

MGR
Matthews Grid Ratings
1966–1972, 1974–2006

NYT
New York Times
1979–2004

PS
Poling System
1924–1934, 1935–1955, 1957–1984

R(FACT)
Rothman (FACT)
1968–2006

SR
Sagarin Ratings
1919–1977, 1978–present

W
Wolfe
2001–2015

WS
Williamson System
1931, 1932–1963

text: aThe Billingsley Report also provides an alternate selection that uses margin-of-victory in its calculation. The NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records book notes both selections in years where they disagree.[6]:107–116

text: Poll[edit]

text: The poll has been the dominant national champion selector since the inception of the AP Poll in 1936. It is notable that the NFF merged its poll with UPI from 1991 to 1992, with USA Today from 1993 to 1996, and with the FWAA from 2014 forward. Selectors are listed below with years selected retroactively in italics.

text: For many years, the national champion of various polls were selected prior to the bowl games. The national champion was selected before bowl games as follows: AP (1936–1964 and 1966–1967), Coaches' Poll (1950–1973), FWAA (1954), and NFF (1959–1970). In all other latter-day polls, champions were selected after bowl games.[6]:107–119

text: During the BCS era, the winner of the BCS Championship Game was automatically awarded the national championship of the Coaches' Poll and the National Football Foundation.

text:
Selector
Name
Seasons

AP
Associated Press
1936–present

Coaches'
  BRC
  UP
  UPI
  USAT/CNN
  USAT/ESPN
  USAT
  USAT/AMWAY
American Football Coaches Association
  AFCA Blue Ribbon Commission
  United Press
  United Press International
  USA Today/CNN
  USA Today/ESPN
  USA Today
  USA Today/Amway
1922–present
  1922–1949a
  1950–1957
  1958–1990b
  1991–1996b c
  1997–2004
  2005–2013b
  2014–present

CFRA
College Football Researchers Association
1919–1935, 1936–1981, 1982–1992, 2010–present

FN
Football News
1958–2002

FWAA
Football Writers Association of America
1954–2013c

FWAA/NFF
FWAA-NFF Grantland Rice Super 16
2014–presentc

HAF
Helms Athletic Foundation
1883–1935, 1936–1940, 1941–1982

INS
International News Service
1952–1957

NCF
National Championship Foundation
1869–1870, 1872–1935, 1936–1979, 1980–2000

NFF
National Football Foundation
1959–1990, 1997–2013c d e

SN
Sporting News
1975–2006

UPI
United Press International
1993–1995f

UPI/NFF
United Press International/National Football Foundation
1991–1992e

USAT
USA Today
1982g

USAT/CNN
USA Today/CNN
1983–1990g

USAT/NFF
USA Today/National Football Foundation
1993–1996d

text: aAt the request of several schools, the AFCA established a "Blue Ribbon Commission" in 2016 to begin retroactively selecting Coaches' Trophy winners from 1922 through 1949.[15]

text: bServed as the Coaches' Poll during the designated years, but also conducted their own poll at different times.

text: cThe Football Writers Association of America merged its poll with that of the National Football Foundation members beginning in 2014; as a result, the Grantland Trophy was retired and the FWAA/NFF national champion now receives the MacArthur Bowl.[6]:116

text: dUSA Today took over, from the UPI, the poll of the National Football Foundation's members in 1993, and its winner was designated by the NFF as its national champion and received the MacArthur Bowl. The poll was conducted by USA Today through the 1996 season, although national championship selections in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records do not distinguish the NFF from the USAT/NFF poll in 1995 and 1996. Not to be confused with the USA Today/CNN Coaches' Poll, which USA Today conducted separately.

text: eUPI conducted the Coaches' Poll through the 1990 season, which was subsequently taken over by CNN/USA Today. UPI then conducted a poll of National Football Foundation members in 1991 and 1992, the winner of which was designated by the NFF as its national champion and received the MacArthur Bowl.

text: fUPI conducted its own poll from 1993 to 1995, after the National Football Foundation Poll was taken over by USA Today.

text: gUSA Today conducted its own poll of college football sportswriters in 1982, then joined with CNN to do their own joint poll until they took over the Coaches' Poll starting with the 1991 season.

text: Research[edit]

text: College football historian Parke H. Davis is the only selector considered by the NCAA to have primarily used research in his selections.[6]:107–109 Davis did all of his work in 1933, naming retroactive national champions for most of the years from 1869 to 1932 while naming Michigan and Princeton (his alma mater) co-champions at the end of the 1933 season.

text:
Selector
Name
Seasons

PD
Parke H. Davis
1869–1870, 1872–1909, 1911–1916, 1919–1932, 1933

text: Hybrid[edit]

text: The Bowl Championship Series used a mathematical system that combined polls (Coaches' and AP/Harris) and multiple computer rankings (including some individual selectors listed above) to determine a season ending matchup between its top two ranked teams in the BCS Championship Game. The champion of that game was contractually awarded the Coaches' Poll and National Football Foundation championships.

text:
Selector
Name
Seasons

BCS
Bowl Championship Series
1998–2013

text: Playoff[edit]

text: Unlike all selectors prior to 2014, the College Football Playoff does not use math, polls or research to select the participants. Rather, a 13-member committee selects and seeds the teams.[16] The playoff system marked the first time the top-level NCAA football championship was determined by a bracket competition.

text:
Selector
Name
Seasons

CFP
College Football Playoff
2014–present

text: Yearly national championship selections from major selectors[edit]

text: Below is a list of the national champions of college football from 1869 to present (with the exception of 1871, in which no games were played) deemed to be chosen by "major selectors" as listed in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records.[6]:107–109 Many teams did not have coaches as late as 1899. "Consensus" selectors in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records correspond to the period from 1950 to present which began with the introduction of the two poll system upon the appearance of the Coaches Poll in 1950. Selectors used to determine teams listed as "Consensus National Champions" in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records include the AP Poll, Coaches' Poll, Football Writers Association of America, and the National Football Foundation/College Football Hall of Fame.[6]:119

text: The first contemporaneous poll to include teams across the country and selection of a national champions can be traced to Caspar Whitney in 1901.[9] The last retroactive selection was made by Clyde Berryman in 1989 (Notre Dame). The tie was removed from college football in 1995 and the last consensus champion with a tie in its record was Georgia Tech in 1990. The 1947 Michigan Wolverines are often credited with a national championship on the basis of a "free poll" conducted by an AP sportswriter after the 1948 Rose Bowl, though that poll was unofficial and it is not recognized in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records.[6]:107–109

text: Note that the Harris Interactive Poll (2005–2013) was contracted by the BCS to help formulate its standings, and although its final ranking which occurs prior to the bowl games is listed in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records, it does not conduct a final poll or award or name a national champion on its own.[17]

text: As designated by the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records, the table below shows:

text:
Teams listed in italics indicate retroactively-applied championships.
Teams listed in bold reflect the NCAA's designation as "Consensus National Champions" by virtue of their selection from 1950 onward by one or more selectors from Associated Press, United Press/UPI, Football Writers Association of America, NFF/College Football Hall of Fame, and USA Today.

text: A letter next to any season, team, record, coach or selector indicates a footnote that appears at the bottom of the table.

text:
Season
Champion(s)
Record
Coach
Selector(s)

1869
Princeton
1–1

BR, NCF, PD

Rutgers
1–1

PD

1870
Princeton
1–0

BR, NCF, PD

1871
None
No games played

1872
Princeton
1–0

BR, NCF, PD

Yale
1–0

PD

1873
Princeton
2–0

BR, NCF, PD

1874
Harvard
1–1

PD

Princeton
2–0

BR, PD

Yale
3–0

NCF, PD

1875
Columbia
3–1–1

PD

Harvard
4–0

NCF, PD

Princeton
2–0

BR, PD

1876
Yale
3–0

BR, NCF, PD

1877
Princeton
2–0–1

BR, PD

Yale
3–0–1

NCF, PD

1878
Princeton
6–0

BR, NCF, PD

1879
Princeton
4–0–1

BR, NCF, PD

Yale
3–0–2

PD

1880
Princeton
4–0–1

NCF, PD

Yale
4–0–1

BR, NCF, PD

1881
Princeton
7–0–2

BR, PD

Yale
5–0–1

NCF, PD

1882
Yale
8–0

BR, NCF, PD

1883
Yale
9–0

BR, HAF, NCF, PD

1884
Princeton
9–0–1

BR, PD

Yale
8–0–1

HAF, NCF, PD

1885
Princeton
9–0

BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1886
Princeton
7–0–1

BR, PD

Yale
9–0–1

HAF, NCF, PD

1887
Yale
9–0

BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1888
Yale
13–0
Walter Camp
BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1889
Princeton
10–0

BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1890
Harvard
11–0
George C. Adams, George A. Stewart
BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1891
Yale
13–0
Walter Camp
BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1892
Yale
13–0
Walter Camp
BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1893
Princeton
11–0

BR, HAF, HS, NCF

Yale
10–1
William Rhodes
PD

1894
Penn
12–0
George Washington Woodruff
PD

Princeton
8–2

HS

Yale
16–0
William Rhodes
BR, HAF, NCF, PD

1895
Penn
14–0
George Washington Woodruff
BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

Yale
13–0–2
John A. Hartwell
PD

1896
Lafayette
11–0–1
Parke H. Davis
NCF, PD

Princeton
10–0–1
Franklin Morse
BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1897
Penn
15–0
George Washington Woodruff
BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

Yale
9–0–2
Frank Butterworth
PD

1898
Harvard
11–0
William Forbes
BR, HAF, HS, NCF

Princeton
11–0–1

PD

1899
Harvard
10–0–1
Benjamin Dibblee
HAF, HS, NCF

Princeton
12–1

BR, PD

1900
Yale
12–0
Malcolm McBride
BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1901
Harvard
12–0
Bill Reid
BR

Michigan
11–0
Fielding H. Yost
HAF, HS, NCF

Yale
11–1–1
George S. Stillman
PDa

1902
Michigan
11–0
Fielding H. Yost
BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

Yale
11–0–1
Joseph R. Swan
PD

1903
Michigan
11–0–1
Fielding H. Yost
NCF

Princeton
11–0
Art Hillebrand
BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1904
Michigan
10–0
Fielding H. Yost
NCF

Minnesota
13–0
Henry Williams
BR

Penn
12–0
Carl S. Williams
HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1905
Chicago
10–0
Amos Alonzo Stagg
BR, HAF, HS, NCF

Yale
10–0
Jack Owsley
CW, PD

1906
Princeton
9–0–1
William Roper
HAF, NCF

Yale
9–0–1
Foster Rockwell
BR, CW, PD

1907
Yale
9–0–1
William F. Knox
BR, CW, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1908
Harvard
9–0–1
Percy Haughton
BR

LSU
10–0
Edgar Wingard
NCF

Penn
11–0–1
Sol Metzger
HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1909
Yale
10–0
Howard Jones
BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1910
Harvard
8–0–1
Percy Haughton
BR, HAF, HS, NCF

Pittsburgh
9–0
Joseph Thompson
NCF

1911
Minnesota
6–0–1
Henry L. Williams
BR

Penn State
8–0–1
Bill Hollenback
NCF

Princeton
8–0–2
William Roper
BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1912
Harvard
9–0
Percy Haughton
BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

Penn State
8–0
Bill Hollenback
NCF

1913
Auburn
8–0
Mike Donahue
BR

Chicago
7–0
Amos Alonzo Stagg
BR, PD

Harvard
9–0
Percy Haughton
HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1914
Army
9–0
Charles Daly
HAF, HS, NCF, PD

Illinois
7–0
Robert Zuppke
BR, PD

Texas
8–0
Dave Allerdice
BR

1915
Cornell
9–0
Albert Sharpe
HAF, HS, NCF, PD

Minnesota
6-0-1
Henry L. Williams
BR

Oklahoma
10–0
Bennie Owen
BR

Pittsburgh
8–0
Glenn "Pop" Warner
PD

1916
Army
9–0
Charles Daly
PD

Georgia Tech
8–0-1
John Heisman
BR

Pittsburgh
8–0
Glenn "Pop" Warner
BR, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

1917
Georgia Tech
9–0
John Heisman
BR, HAF, HS, NCF

1918
Michigan
5–0
Fielding H. Yost
BR, NCF

Pittsburgh
4–1
Glenn "Pop" Warner
HAF, HS, NCF

1919
Centre
9–0
Charley Moran
SR

Harvard
9–0–1
Bob Fisher
CFRA, HAF, HS, NCF, PD

Illinois
6–1
Robert Zuppke
BR, BS, CFRA, PD, SR

Notre Dame
9–0
Knute Rockne
NCF, PD

Texas A&M
10–0
Dana X. Bible
BR, NCF

1920
California
9–0
Andy Smith
CFRA, HAF, HS, NCF, SR

Harvard
8–0–1
Bob Fisher
BS

Notre Dame
9–0
Knute Rockne
BR, PD

Princeton
6–0–1
William Roper
BS, PD

Georgia
8–0–1
Herman Stegeman
B(QPRS)

1921
California
9–0–1
Andy Smith
BR, BS, CFRA, SR

Cornell
8–0
Gil Dobie
HAF, HS, NCF, PD

Iowa
7–0
Howard Jones
BR, PD

Lafayette
9–0
Jock Sutherland
BS, PD

Washington & Jefferson
10–0–1
Greasy Neale
BS

Vanderbilt
7–0–1
Dan McGugin
B(QPRS)

1922
California
9–0
Andy Smith
BR, HS, NCF, SR

Cornell
8–0
Gil Dobie
HAF, PD

Iowa
7-0
Howard Jones
BR

Princeton
8–0
William Roper
BS, CFRA, NCF, PD, SR

Vanderbilt
8–0–1
Dan McGugin
B(QPRS)

1923
California
9–0–1
Andy Smith
HS

Cornell
8–0
Gil Dobie
SR

Illinois
8–0
Robert Zuppke
BS, CFRA, HAF, NCF, PD, SR , B(QPRS)

Michigan
8–0
Fielding H. Yost
BR, NCF

Yale
8–0
Tad Jones
B(QPRS)

1924
Notre Dame
10–0
Knute Rockne
BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, HAF, HS, NCF, PS, SR, B(QPRS)

Penn
9–1–1
Lou Young
PD

1925
Alabama
10–0
Wallace Wade
BR, BS, CFRA, HAF, HS, NCF, PS, SR, B(QPRS)

Dartmouth
8–0
Jesse Hawley
DiS, PD

Michigan
7–1
Fielding H. Yost
SR

1926
Alabama
9–0–1
Wallace Wade
BR, CFRA, HAF, NCF, PS, B(QPRS)

Lafayette
9–0
Herb McCracken
PD

Michigan
7–1
Fielding H. Yost
SR

Navy
9–0–1
Bill Ingram
BS, HS

Stanford
10–0–1
Glenn "Pop" Warner
DiS, HAF, NCF, SR

1927
Georgia
9–1
George Cecil Woodruff
BS, PS, B(QPRS)

Illinois
7–0–1
Robert Zuppke
BR, DiS, HAF, NCF, PD

Notre Dame
7–1–1
Knute Rockne
HS

Texas A&M
8–0–1
Dana X. Bible
SR

Yale
7–1
Thomas Jones
CFRA

1928
Detroit
9–0
Gus Dorais
PD

Georgia Tech
10–0
William Alexander
BR, BS, CFRA, HAF, HS, NCF, PD, PS, SR, B(QPRS)

USC
9–0–1
Howard Jones
DiS, SR

1929
Notre Dame
9–0
Knute Rockne
BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, DuS, HAF, NCF, PS, SR

Pittsburgh
9–1
Jock Sutherland
PD

USC
10–2
Howard Jones
HS, SR, B(QPRS)

1930
Alabama
10–0
Wallace Wade
CFRA, PD, SR, B(QPRS)

Notre Dame
10–0
Knute Rockne
BR, BS, DiS, DuS, HAF, HS, NCF, PD, PS

1931
Pittsburgh
8–1
Jock Sutherland
PD

Purdue
9–1
Noble Kizer
PD

USC
10–1
Howard Jones
BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, DuS, HAF, HS, NCF, PS, SR, WS, B(QPRS)

1932
Colgate
9–0
Andrew Kerr
PD

Michigan
8–0
Harry Kipke
DiS, PD, SR

USC
10–0
Howard Jones
BR, BS, CFRA, DuS, HAF, HS, NCF, PD, PS, SR, WS, B(QPRS)

1933
Michigan
7–0–1
Harry Kipke
BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, HAF, HS, NCF, PD, PS, SR, B(QPRS)

Ohio State
7–1
Sam Willaman
DuS

Princeton
9–0
Fritz Crisler
PD

USC
10–1–1
Howard Jones
WS

1934
Alabama
10–0
Frank Thomas
DuS, HS, PS, WS, B(QPRS)

Minnesota
8–0
Bernie Bierman
BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, HAF, L, NCF, SR

1935
LSU
9–2
Bernie Moore
WS

Minnesota
8–0
Bernie Bierman
BR, BS, CFRA, HAF, L, NCF, PS

Princeton
9–0
Fritz Crisler
DuS

SMU
12–1
Matty Bell
DiS, HS, SR, B(QPRS)

TCU
12–1
Dutch Meyer
WS

1936
LSU
9–1–1
Bernie Moore
SR, WS

Minnesota
7–1
Bernie Bierman
AP, BR, DiS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, PS

Pittsburgh
8–1–1
Jock Sutherland
BS, CFRA, HS

Duke
9–1
Wallace Wade
B(QPRS)

1937
California
10–0–1
Stub Allison
DuS, HAF

Pittsburgh
9–0–1
Jock Sutherland
AP, BR, BS, CFRA, DiS, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS, B(QPRS)

1938
Notre Dame
8–1
Elmer Layden
DiS

TCU
11–0
Dutch Meyer
AP, HAF, NCF, WS

Tennessee
11–0
Robert Neyland
BR, BS, CFRA, DuS, HS, L, PS, SR, B(QPRS)

1939
Cornell
8–0
Carl Snavely
L, SR

Texas A&M
11–0
Homer Norton
AP, BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, NCF, PS, SR, WS, B(QPRS)

USC
8–0–2
Howard Jones
DiS

1940
Minnesota
8–0
Bernie Bierman
AP, B(QPRS), BS, CFRA, DeS, DiS, HS, L, NCF, SR

Stanford
10–0
Clark Shaughnessy
BR, HAF, PS

Tennessee
10–1
Robert Neyland
DuS, WS

1941
Alabama
9–2
Frank Thomas
HS

Minnesota
8–0
Bernie Bierman
AP, BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, PS, SR

Texas
8–1–1
Dana X. Bible
B(QPRS), WS

1942
Georgia
11–1
Wally Butts
B(QPRS), BR, DeS, HS, L, PS, SR, WS

Ohio State
9–1
Paul Brown
AP, BS, DuS, CFRA, NCF

Wisconsin
8–1–1
Harry Stuhldreher
HAF

1943
Notre Dame
9–1
Frank Leahy
AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS

1944
Army
9–0
Earl Blaik
AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS

Ohio State
9–0
Carroll Widdoes
NCF, SR

1945
Alabama
10–0
Frank Thomas
NCF

Army
9–0
Earl Blaik
AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS

Oklahoma A&M
9–0
Jim Lookabaugh
BRC

1946
Army
9–0–1
Earl Blaik
BR, BS, CFRA, HAF, HS, PS

Georgia
11–0
Wally Butts
WS

Notre Dame
8–0–1
Frank Leahy
AP, B(QPRS), BS, DeS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, PS, SR

1947
Michigan
10–0
Fritz Crisler
B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR

Notre Dame
9–0
Frank Leahy
AP, HAF, WS

1948
Michigan
9–0
Bennie Oosterbaan
AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS

1949
Notre Dame
10–0
Frank Leahy
AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, DeS, DuS, HAF, HS, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS

Oklahoma
11–0
Bud Wilkinson
CFRA

1950
Kentucky
11–1
Paul "Bear" Bryant
SR

Oklahoma
10–1
Bud Wilkinson
AP, B(QPRS), HAF, L, UP, WS

Princeton
9–0
Charley Caldwell
BS, PS

Tennessee
11–1
Robert Neyland
BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, NCF, SR

1951
Georgia Tech
11–0–1
Bobby Dodd
B(QPRS), BS

Illinois
9–0–1
Ray Eliot
BS

Maryland
10–0
Jim Tatum
CFRA, DeS, DuS, NCF, SR

Michigan State
9–0
Biggie Munn
BR, HAF, PS

Tennessee
10–1
Robert Neyland
AP, L, UP, WS

1952
Georgia Tech
12–0
Bobby Dodd
B(QPRS), BR, INS, PS, SR

Michigan State
9–0
Biggie Munn
AP, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, SR, UP, WS

1953
Maryland
10–1
Jim Tatum
AP, INS, UP

Notre Dame
9–0–1
Frank Leahy
BR, BS, DeS, DuS, HAF, L, NCF, PS, SR, WS

Oklahoma
9–1–1
Bud Wilkinson
B(QPRS), CFRA

1954
Ohio State
10–0
Woody Hayes
AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, HAF, INS, NCF, PS, SR, WS

UCLA
9–0
Henry Sanders
CFRA, DuS, FWAA, HAF, L, NCF, UP

1955
Michigan State
9–1
Duffy Daugherty
BS

Oklahoma
11–0
Bud Wilkinson
AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FWAA, HAF, INS, L, NCF, PS, SR, UP, WS

1956
Georgia Tech
10–1
Bobby Dodd
B(QPRS), SR

Iowa
9–1
Forest Evashevski
CFRA

Oklahoma
10–0
Bud Wilkinson
AP, BR, BS, DeS, DuS, FWAA, HAF, INS, L, NCF, SR, UP, WS

Tennessee
10–1
Bowden Wyatt
SR

1957
Auburn
10–0
Ralph Jordan
AP, BR, CFRA, HAF, NCF, PS, SR, WS

Michigan State
8–1
Duffy Daugherty
DuS

Ohio State
9–1
Woody Hayes
BS, DeS, FWAA, INS, L, UP

Oklahoma
10–1
Bud Wilkinson
B(QPRS)

1958
Iowa
8–1–1
Forest Evashevski
FWAA

LSU
11–0
Paul Dietzel
AP, B(QPRS), BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, HAF, L, NCF, PS, SR, UPI, WS

1959
Ole Miss
10–1
Johnny Vaught
B(QPRS), DuS, SR

Syracuse
11–0
Ben Schwartzwalder
AP, BR, BS, CFRA, DeS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI, WS

1960
Iowa
8–1
Forest Evashevski
B(QPRS), BS, L, SR

Minnesota
8–2
Murray Warmath
AP, FN, NFF, UPI

Ole Miss
10–0–1
Johnny Vaught
BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FWAA, NCF, WS

Missouri
11–0*
Dan Devine
PS

Washington
10–1
Jim Owens
HAF

1961
Alabama
11–0
Paul "Bear" Bryant
AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, HAF, L, NCF, NFF, SR, UPI, WS

Ohio State
8–0–1
Woody Hayes
FWAA, PS

1962
LSU
9–1–1
Charles McClendon
B(QPRS)

Ole Miss
10–0
Johnny Vaught
BR, L, SR

USC
11–0
John McKay
AP, B(QPRS), CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, PS, UPI, WS

1963
Texas
11–0
Darrell Royal
AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI, WS

1964
Alabama
10–1
Paul "Bear" Bryant
AP, B(QPRS), L, UPI

Arkansas
11–0
Frank Broyles
BR, CFRA, FWAA, HAF, NCF, PS, SR

Michigan
9–1
Bump Elliott
DuS

Notre Dame
9–1
Ara Parseghian
DeS, FN, NFF

1965
Alabama
9–1–1
Paul "Bear" Bryant
AP, CFRA, FWAA, NCF

Michigan State
10–1
Duffy Daugherty
B(QPRS), BR, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, NFF, PS, SR, UPI

1966
Alabama
11–0
Paul "Bear" Bryant
B(QPRS), SR

Michigan State
9–0–1
Duffy Daugherty
CFRA, HAF, NFF, PS

Notre Dame
9–0–1
Ara Parseghian
AP, BR, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI

1967
Notre Dame
8–2
Ara Parseghian
DuS

Oklahoma
10–1
Chuck Fairbanks
PS

USC
10–1
John McKay
AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, FN, FWAA, HAF, MGR, NCF, NFF, SR, UPI

Tennessee
9–2
Doug Dickey
L

1968
Georgia
8–1–2
Vince Dooley
L

Ohio State
10–0
Woody Hayes
AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI

Texas
9–1–1
Darrell Royal
DeS, MGR, SR

1969
Ohio State
8–1
Woody Hayes
MGR

Penn State
11–0
Joe Paterno
R(FACT), SR

Texas
11–0
Darrell Royal
AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI

1970
Arizona State
11–0
Frank Kush
PS

Nebraska
11–0–1
Bob Devaney
AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, R(FACT), SR

Notre Dame
10–1
Ara Parseghian
MGR, R(FACT), SR

Ohio State
9–1
Woody Hayes
NFF

Texas
10–1
Darrell Royal
B(QPRS), L, NFF, R(FACT), UPI

1971
Nebraska
13–0
Bob Devaney
AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI

1972
USC
12–0
John McKay
AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SR, UPI

1973
Alabama
11–1
Paul "Bear" Bryant
B(QPRS), UPI

Michigan
10–0–1
Bo Schembechler
NCF, PS

Notre Dame
11–0
Ara Parseghian
AP, BR, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF

Ohio State
10–0–1
Woody Hayes
NCF, PS, R(FACT), SR

Oklahoma
10–0–1
Barry Switzer
CFRA, DeS, DuS, SR

1974
Ohio State
10–2
Woody Hayes
MGR

Oklahoma
11–0
Barry Switzer
AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, HAF, L, NCF, PS, R(FACT), SR

USC
10–1–1
John McKay
FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, UPI

1975
Alabama
11–1
Paul "Bear" Bryant
MGR

Arizona State
12–0
Frank Kush
NCF, SN

Ohio State
11–1
Woody Hayes
B(QPRS), HAF, MGR, PS, R(FACT)

Oklahoma
11–1
Barry Switzer
AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, R(FACT), SR, UPI

1976
Pittsburgh
12–0
Johnny Majors
AP, BR, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI

USC
11–1
John Robinson
B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, MGR

1977
Alabama
11–1
Paul "Bear" Bryant
CFRA

Arkansas
11–1
Lou Holtz
R(FACT)

Notre Dame
11–1
Dan Devine
AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, MGR, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI

Texas
11–1
Fred Akers
B(QPRS), R(FACT), SR

1978
Alabama
11–1
Paul "Bear" Bryant
AP, CFRA, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, R(FACT)

Oklahoma
11–1
Barry Switzer
DeS, DuS, HAF, L, MGR, PS, R(FACT), SR

USC
12–1
John Robinson
B(QPRS), BR, FN, HAF, NCF, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI

1979
Alabama
12–0
Paul "Bear" Bryant
AP, B(QPRS), BR, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI

USC
11–0–1
John Robinson
CFRA

1980
Florida State
10–2
Bobby Bowden
R(FACT)

Georgia
12–0
Vince Dooley
AP, B(QPRS), BR, FN, FWAA, HAF, NCF, NFF, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI

Nebraska
10–2
Tom Osborne
R(FACT)

Oklahoma
10–2
Barry Switzer
DuS, MGR

Pittsburgh
11–1
Jackie Sherrill
CFRA, DeS, NYT, R(FACT), SR

1981
Clemson
12–0
Danny Ford
AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI

Nebraska
9–3
Tom Osborne
NCF

Penn State
10–2
Joe Paterno
DuS

Pittsburgh
11–1
Jackie Sherrill
NCF

SMU
10–1
Ron Meyer
NCF

Texas
10–1–1
Fred Akers
NCF

1982
Nebraska
12–1
Tom Osborne
B(QPRS)

Penn State
11–1
Joe Paterno
AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, HAF, L, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, PS, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT

SMU
11–0–1
Bobby Collins
HAF

1983
Auburn
11–1
Pat Dye
BR, CFRA, NYT, R(FACT), SR

Miami (FL)
11–1
Howard Schnellenberger
AP, DuS, FN, FWAA, NCF, NFF, SN, UPI, USAT/CNN

Nebraska
12–1
Tom Osborne
B(QPRS), DeS, L, MGR, PS, R(FACT), SR

1984
BYU
13–0
LaVell Edwards
AP, BR, CFRA, FWAA, NCF, NFF, PS, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN

Florida
9–1–1
Galen Hall
DeS, DuS, MGR, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR

Nebraska
10–2
Tom Osborne
L

Washington
11–1
Don James
B(QPRS), FN, NCF

1985
Florida
9–1–1
Galen Hall
SR

Michigan
10–1–1
Bo Schembechler
MGR

Oklahoma
11–1
Barry Switzer
AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, UPI, USAT/CNN

1986
Miami (FL)
11–1
Jimmy Johnson
R(FACT)

Oklahoma
11–1
Barry Switzer
B(QPRS), CFRA, DeS, DuS, NYT, SR

Penn State
12–0
Joe Paterno
AP, BR, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN

1987
Florida State
11–1
Bobby Bowden
B(QPRS)

Miami (FL)
12–0
Jimmy Johnson
AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN

1988
Miami (FL)
11–1
Jimmy Johnson
B(QPRS)

Notre Dame
12–0
Lou Holtz
AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN

1989
Miami (FL)
11–1
Dennis Erickson
AP, BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, UPI, USAT/CNN

Notre Dame
12–1
Lou Holtz
B(QPRS), ERS, R(FACT), SR

1990
Colorado
11–1–1
Bill McCartney
AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, R(FACT), SN, USAT/CNN

Georgia Tech
11–0–1
Bobby Ross
DuS, NCF, R(FACT), SR, UPI

Miami (FL)
10–2
Dennis Erickson
ERS, NYT, R(FACT), SR

Washington
10–2
Don James
R(FACT)

1991
Miami (FL)
12–0
Dennis Erickson
AP, BR, CFRA, ERS, NCF, NYT, SN, SR

Washington
12–0
Don James
B(QPRS), DeS, DuS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, R(FACT), SR, UPI/NFF, USAT/CNN

1992
Alabama
13–0
Gene Stallings
AP, B(QPRS), BR, CFRA, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI/NFF, USAT/CNN

Florida State
11–1
Bobby Bowden
SR

1993
Auburn
11–0
Terry Bowden
NCF

Florida State
12–1
Bobby Bowden
AP, B(QPRS), BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN, USAT/NFF

Nebraska
11–1
Tom Osborne
NCF

Notre Dame
11–1
Lou Holtz
MGR, NCF

1994
Florida State
10–1–1
Bobby Bowden
DuS

Nebraska
13–0
Tom Osborne
AP, AS, B(QPRS), BR, FN, FWAA, NCF, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN, USAT/NFF

Penn State
12–0
Joe Paterno
CCR, DeS, ERS, MGR, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SR

1995
Nebraska
12–0
Tom Osborne
AP, AS, B(QPRS), BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN

1996
Florida
12–1
Steve Spurrier
AP, B(QPRS), BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/CNN

Florida State
11–1
Bobby Bowden
AS

1997
Michigan
12–0
Lloyd Carr
AP, BR, FN, FWAA, NCF, NFF, SN

Nebraska
13–0
Tom Osborne
A&H, AS, B(QPRS), BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, MGR, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SR, USAT/ESPN

1998
Tennessee
13–0
Phillip Fulmer
A&H, AP, AS, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, USAT/ESPN

Ohio State
11–1
John Cooper
SRb

1999
Florida State
12–0
Bobby Bowden
A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN

2000
Miami (FL)
11–1
Butch Davis
NYT

Oklahoma
13–0
Bob Stoops
A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NCF, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN

2001
Miami (FL)
12–0
Larry Coker
A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN, W

2002
Ohio State
14–0
Jim Tressel
A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DeS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT/ESPN, W

USC
11–2
Pete Carroll
DuS, MGR, SR

2003
LSU
13–1
Nick Saban
A&H, BCS, BR, CM, DeS, DuS, MCFR, NFF, R(FACT), SR, USAT/ESPN, W

Oklahoma
12–2
Bob Stoops
B(QPRS)

USC
12–1
Pete Carroll
AP, CCR, ERS, FWAA, MGR, NYT, SN

2004
USCc
11–0d
Pete Carroll
A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BR, CCR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, MCFR, MGR, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, W
Vacated:c BCS, FWAA, USAT/ESPN

2005
Texas
13–0
Mack Brown
A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DeS, DuS, ERS, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT, W

2006
Florida
13–1
Urban Meyer
A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, MGR, NFF, R(FACT), SN, SR, USAT, W

Ohio State
12–1
Jim Tressel
DeS, R(FACT)

2007
LSU
12–2
Les Miles
AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W

Missouri
12–2
Gary Pinkel
A&H

USC
11–2
Pete Carroll
DuSe

2008
Florida
13–1
Urban Meyer
AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CM, DuS, FWAA, NFF, SR, USAT

Utah
13–0
Kyle Whittingham
A&H, MCFR, W

2009
Alabama
14–0
Nick Saban
A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CCR, CFRA, CM, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W

2010
Auburn
14–0
Gene Chizik
A&H, AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CFRA, CM, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W

TCU
13–0
Gary Patterson
CCR

2011
Alabama
12–1
Nick Saban
AP, B(QPRS), BCS, BR, CFRA, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W

LSU
13–1
Les Miles
A&H, CCR

Oklahoma State
12–1
Mike Gundy
CM

2012
Alabama
13–1
Nick Saban
A&H, AP, BCS, BR, CCR, CFRA, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W

Notre Dame
12–1
Brian Kelly
CM

2013
Florida State
14–0
Jimbo Fisher
A&H, AP, BCS, BR, CCR, CFRA, CM, DuS, FWAA, MCFR, NFF, SR, USAT, W

2014
Ohio State
14–1
Urban Meyer
A&H, AP, BR, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, DuS, FWAA/NFF, MCFR, SR, USAT/AMWAY, W

2015
Alabama
14–1
Nick Saban
A&H, AP, BR, CCR, CFP, CFRA, CM, DuS, FWAA/NFF, MCFR, SR, USAT/AMWAY, W

2016
Clemson
14–1
Dabo Swinney
A&H, AP, BR, CFP, CFRA, FWAA/NFF, MCFR, SR, USAT/AMWAY

Alabama
14–1
Nick Saban
CCR, CM, DuS

text:
aParke Davis' selection for 1901, as published in the 1935 Spalding's Foot Ball Guide (which he himself edited until his death), was Harvard.[18]:233
bThe NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records book lists Sagarin as having selected Tennessee,[6]:114 while Sagarin's official website gives Ohio State as its 1998 selection.[19]
cThe FWAA stripped USC of its 2004 Grantland Rice Trophy and vacated the selection of its national champion for 2004. The BCS also vacated USC's participation in the 2005 Orange Bowl and USC's 2004 BCS National Championship, and the AFCA Coaches' Poll Trophy was returned.[20][21]
dRecord does not count wins against UCLA, or against Oklahoma in the BCS Championship game on January 4, 2005, as they were vacated by the NCAA.[22]
eThe NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records book lists Dunkel as having selected LSU,[6]:114 while Dunkel's official website gives USC as its 2007 selection.[23]

text: Total championship selections from major selectors by school[edit]

text: The national title count listed below is a culmination of all championship awarded since 1869, regardless of consensus or non-consensus status, as listed in the table above according to the selectors deemed to be major as listed in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (minus the Harris Interactive poll, 2005–2013, that is listed but does not conduct a final poll or award a championship).[6]:107–119

text: The totals can be said to be disputed. Individual schools may claim national championships not accounted for by the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records or may not claim national championship selections that do appear in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (see National championship claims by school below). For an alternative independent view of national championship totals for each team, please see the Poll era (1936–present) selections in the tables below.

text:
School
Championships

Princeton
28

Yale
27

Notre Dame
22

Alabama
20

Oklahoma
17

USC
17

Michigan
16

Ohio State
16

Harvard
12

Nebraska
11

Pittsburgh
11

Miami (FL)
9

Minnesota
9

Texas
9

Florida State
8

LSU
8

Georgia Tech
7

Penn State
7

Tennessee
7

Georgia
6

Michigan State
6

Penn
6

Iowa
5

Army
5

Auburn
5

California
5

Cornell
5

Florida
5

Illinois
5

Washington
4

Lafayette
3

Ole Miss
3

SMU
3

TCU
3

Texas A&M
3

Arizona State
2

Arkansas
2

Chicago
2

Clemson
2

Maryland
2

Missouri
2

Oklahoma State
2

Stanford
2

BYU
1

Centre
1

Colgate
1

Colorado
1

Columbia
1

Dartmouth
1

Detroit
1

Kentucky
1

Navy
1

Purdue
1

Rutgers
1

Syracuse
1

UCLA
1

Utah
1

Washington & Jefferson
1

Wisconsin
1

text: National championship claims by school[edit]

text: The following is a table of known schools' claims on national championships at the highest level of play in college football. Several of these schools no longer compete at the highest level, which is currently NCAA Division I FBS, but nonetheless maintain claims to titles from when they did compete at the highest level.

text: Because there is no one governing or official body that regulates, recognizes, or awards national championships in college football, and because many independent selectors of championships exist, many of the claims by the schools listed below are shared, contradict each other, or are controversial.[5][6]:107–119 In addition, because there is no one body overseeing national championships, no standardized requirements exist in order for a school to make a claim on a national championship, as any particular institution is free to make any declaration it deems to be fit. However, all known national championship claims are for seasons in which a National Championship, or share of a championship, was believed to be awarded to that particular school by at least one independent third-party selector.[24] The majority of these claims, but not all, are based on championships awarded from selectors listed as "major" in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records.[6]:107–109 Not all championships awarded by third party selectors, nor those listed in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records, are necessarily claimed by each school.[note 1] Therefore, these claims represent how each individual school sees their own history on the subject of national championships.

text: This table below includes only national championship claims originating from each particular school and therefore represents the point-of-view of each individual institution. Each total number of championships, and the years for which they are claimed, are documented by the particular school on its official website, in its football media guide, or in other official publications or literature (see Source). If a championship is not mentioned by a school for any particular season, regardless of whether it was awarded by a selector or listed in a third-party publication such as the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records, it is not considered to be claimed by that institution.[note 2]

text:
School
Claimed
national
championships
Seasons
Source

Princeton
28
1869, 1870, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1889, 1893, 1894, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1906, 1911, 1920, 1922, 1933, 1935, 1950
[25]

Yale
27
1872, 1874, 1876, 1877, 1879, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1927
[26][27]

Alabama
16
1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015
[28]

Michigan
11
1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1947, 1948, 1997
[29]

Notre Dame
11
1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988
[30]

USC
11a
1928, 1931, 1932, 1939, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 2003, 2004
[31]

Pittsburgh
9
1915, 1916, 1918, 1929, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1976
[32]

Ohio State
8
1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002, 2014
[33][34]

Harvard
7
1890, 1898, 1899, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1919
[35]

Minnesota
7
1904, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960
[36]

Oklahoma
7
1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000
[37]

Penn
7
1894, 1895, 1897, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1924
[38]

Michigan State
6
1951, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1965, 1966
[39]

Tennessee
6
1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998
[40][41]

California
5
1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1937
[42]

Cornell
5
1915, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1939
[43]

Georgia
5b
1927, 1942, 1946, 1968, 1980
[44]

Illinois
5
1914, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1951
[45]

Miami (FL)
5
1983, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2001
[46]

Nebraska
5
1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997
[47]

Georgia Tech
4
1917, 1928, 1952, 1990
[48]

Iowa
4c
1921, 1956, 1958, 1960
[49]

Texas
4
1963, 1969, 1970, 2005
[50]

Washington
4
1960, 1984, 1990, 1991
[51]

Army
3
1944, 1945, 1946
[52]

Florida
3
1996, 2006, 2008
[53]

Florida State
3
1993, 1999, 2013
[54]

Lafayette
3
1896, 1921, 1926
[55]

LSU
3
1958, 2003, 2007
[56]

Ole Miss
3
1959, 1960, 1962
[57]

SMU
3
1935, 1981, 1982
[58]

Texas A&M
3
1919, 1927, 1939
[59]

Auburn
2d
1957, 2010
[60]

Chicago
2
1905, 1913
[61]

Clemson
2
1981, 2016
[62][63]

Penn State
2
1982, 1986
[64]

TCU
2
1935, 1938
[65]

Stanford
2
1926, 1940
[66][67]

Arkansas
1
1964
[68]

Boston College
1
1940
[69]

BYU
1
1984
[70]

Colorado
1
1990
[71]

Dartmouth
1
1925
[72]

Kentucky
1
1950
[73]

Maryland
1
1953
[74]

Navy
1
1926
[75]

Oklahoma State
1
1945
[76][77]

Rutgers
1
1869
[78]

Syracuse
1
1959
[79]

UCLA
1
1954
[80]

text:
aUSC's January 4, 2005 win over Oklahoma in the BCS Championship Game was vacated as mandated by the NCAA, its 2004 BCS National Championship vacated by the BCS, and its AFCA Coaches' Trophy returned. NCAA sanctions mandate that "any reference to the vacated results, including championships, shall be removed." USC still retains the 2004 Associated Press National Championship and has not abandoned its claim to a 2004 National Championship.[81][82]
bIn an online list of the university's national championships, Georgia lists only two for football (1942 and 1980).[83] However, in Georgia's football media guide, although these years (1927, 1946, 1968) are highlighted as consensus championships, each of the five championships are described separately[44]:190 and those seasons are highlighted as national championships in the year-by-year results.[44]:159–161
cIowa lists the awarding of the 1958 Grantland Rice National Championship in various publications, but describes championship selections from 3 other years as well in its annual media guide.
dAuburn's 1913, 1983, and 1993 (Auburn was disqualified from post-season play in 1993 and did not play in a bowl game) championships are not recognized by the school.

text: Poll era (1936–present)[edit]

text: The polling system first gained widespread consistency with the introduction of the AP poll in 1936, followed by the Coaches' Poll in 1950. National championships are often popularly considered to be "consensus" when both of these polls are in agreement with their national championship selections, although other selectors exist and do make alternative selections. A more modern incarnation, the Bowl Championship Series (BCS), was a consortium of college football conferences that uses a combination of various computer rankings and human polls to mathematically determine a post-season matchup between the two top teams as determined by its formula. The USA Today Coaches' Poll was contractually obligated to name the BCS champion as its national champion.

text: AP Poll[edit]

text: The AP college football poll has a long history. The news media began running their own polls of sports writers to determine who was, by popular opinion, the best football team in the country at the end of the season. One of the earliest such polls was the AP College Football Poll, first run in 1934 (compiled and organized by Charles Woodroof, former SEC Assistant Director of Media Relations, but not recognized in the official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records) and then continuously from 1936. Due to the long-standing historical ties between individual college football conferences and high-paying bowl games like the Rose Bowl and Orange Bowl, the NCAA has never held a tournament or championship game to determine the champion of what is now the highest division, NCAA Division I, Football Bowl Subdivision (the Division I, Football Championship Subdivision and lower divisions do hold championship tournaments). As a result, the public and the media began to take the leading vote-getter in the final AP Poll as the national champion for that season.

text: While the AP Poll currently lists the Top 25 teams in the nation, from 1936 to 1961 the wire service only ranked 20 teams. And from 1962 to 1967 only 10 teams were recognized. From 1968 to 1988, the AP again resumed its Top 20 before expanding to 25 teams in 1989.

text: Until the 1968 college football season, the final AP Poll of the season was released following the end of the regular season, with the exception of the 1965 season. In 1964, Alabama was named the national champion in the final AP Poll following the completion of the regular season, but lost in the Orange Bowl to Texas, leaving Arkansas as the only undefeated, untied team after the Razorbacks defeated Nebraska in the Cotton Bowl Classic. In 1965, the AP's decision to wait to crown its champion paid off, as top-ranked Michigan State lost to UCLA in the Rose Bowl, number two Arkansas lost to LSU in the Cotton Bowl Classic, and fourth-ranked Alabama defeated third-ranked Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, vaulting the Crimson Tide to the top of the AP's final poll. Michigan State was named national champion in the final United Press International poll of coaches, which did not conduct a post-bowl poll. At the end of the 1947 season, the AP released an unofficial post-bowl poll which differed from the regular season final poll. The AP national championship had been awarded before bowl games were played.

text: Beginning in the 1968 season, a post bowl game poll was released and the AP championship reflected the bowl game results. The UPI did not follow suit with the coaches' poll until the 1974 season.[84]

text: Coaches' Poll[edit]

text: The Coaches' poll began selecting the top 20 teams on a weekly basis during the 1950–1951 college football season. It is conducted among selected members of the American Football Coaches Association. In 1990 the poll expanded to a top 25, and it has retained this format since. The Coaches' Poll took their final poll prior to the bowl games from 1950–1973, and since 1974, has taken their final poll after bowl games. The Coaches' Poll does not include teams on either NCAA or conference-sanction probation, which also differentiates it from the AP poll.[85] The poll has been released through various media outlets and with differing sponsors over its history, and thus has taken a succession of different names, including United Press (UP) from 1950 thru 1957, the United Press International (UPI) from 1958 thru 1990, USA Today/CNN from 1991 thru 1996, USA Today/ESPN from 1997 to 2004, and USA Today from 2005 to present.

text: During the era of the BCS, the Coaches' Poll was under contractual obligation to award its national championship selection to the winner of the BCS Championship Game or its predecessors—who was presented with the AFCA National Championship Trophy during a post-game presentation. The College Football Playoff is not tied to the Coaches' Poll in this manner.[86]

text: Poll era national championships by school (1936–present)[edit]

text: The following table contains the National Championships that have been recognized by the final AP or Coaches' Poll. Originally both the AP and Coaches' poll champions were crowned after the regular season, but since 1968 and 1974, respectively, both polls crown their champions after the bowl games are completed. The BCS champion was automatically awarded the Coaches' Poll championship. Of the current 120+ Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS, formerly Division I-A) schools, only 30 have won at least a share of a national title by the AP or Coaches' poll. Of these 30 teams, only 19 teams have won multiple titles. Of the 19 teams, only 7 have won five or more national titles: Alabama, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, USC, Miami (FL), Nebraska, and Ohio State. The years listed in the table below indicate a national championship selection by the AP or Coaches' Poll. The selections are noted with (AP) or (Coaches) when a national champion selection differed between the two polls for that particular season, which has occurred in twelve different seasons (including 2004, for which the coaches selection was rescinded) since the polls first came to coexist in 1950.

text:
School
Championships
Seasons

Alabama
11
1961, 1964, 1965 (AP), 1973 (Coaches), 1978 (AP), 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015

Notre Dame
8
1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1966, 1973 (AP), 1977, 1988

Oklahoma
7
1950, 1955, 1956, 1974 (AP), 1975, 1985, 2000

USC
7
1962, 1967, 1972, 1974 (Coaches), 1978 (Coaches), 2003 (AP), 2004 (AP)*

Ohio State
6
1942, 1954 (AP), 1957 (Coaches), 1968, 2002, 2014

Miami (FL)
5
1983, 1987, 1989, 1991 (AP), 2001

Nebraska
5
1970 (AP), 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997 (Coaches)

Minnesota
4
1936, 1940, 1941, 1960

Texas
4
1963, 1969, 1970 (Coaches), 2005

Florida
3
1996, 2006, 2008

Florida State
3
1993, 1999, 2013

LSU
3
1958, 2003 (Coaches), 2007

Army
2
1944, 1945 (AP)

Auburn
2
1957 (AP), 2010

Clemson
2
1981, 2016

Michigan
2
1948, 1997 (AP)

Michigan State
2
1952, 1965 (Coaches)

Penn State
2
1982, 1986

Pittsburgh
2
1937, 1976

Tennessee
2
1951, 1998

BYU
1
1984

Colorado
1
1990 (AP)

Georgia
1
1980

Georgia Tech
1
1990 (Coaches)

Maryland
1
1953

Oklahoma State
1
1945 (Coaches)**

Syracuse
1
1959

TCU
1
1938

Texas A&M
1
1939

UCLA
1
1954 (Coaches)

Washington
1
1991 (Coaches)

text:
*USC's 2004–2005 BCS National Championship was vacated by the BCS and the AFCA Coaches' Trophy returned.[87]
**Retroactively awarded in 2016 by AFCA Blue Ribbon Panel[15]

text: BCS championships[edit]

text: The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) was a selection system designed to give the top two teams in NCAA Division I-A (now known as the FBS) an opportunity to compete in a "national championship game". This championship was intended as a surrogate for a playoff system since the NCAA does not formally determine a champion in this category. It began during the 1998 season, but a number of controversial selections spurred changes to the format over the years. Prior to the 2006 season, eight teams competed in four BCS Bowls (the Orange, Sugar, Rose, and Fiesta). The BCS replaced the Bowl Alliance (in place from 1995–1997), which itself followed the Bowl Coalition (in place from 1992–1994). One of the main differences was that the Rose Bowl participated in the BCS; previously, the Big Ten and Pac-12 champions automatically played in the Rose Bowl regardless of their poll rankings. However, after the change, those teams played in the BCS National Championship Game if they finished #1 or #2 in the BCS standings.

text: The BCS formula varied over the years, with the final version relying on a combination of the Coaches' and Harris polls and an average of various computer rankings to determine relative team rankings, and to narrow the field to two teams to play in the BCS National Championship Game held after the other college bowl games. The winner of this game was crowned Coaches' Poll national champion winning the AFCA National Championship Trophy and was also awarded the MacArthur Bowl by the National Football Foundation.[13]

text: BCS National Championships by school (1998–2013)[edit]

text:
School
Championships
Seasons

Alabama
3
2009, 2011, 2012

Florida
2
2006, 2008

Florida State
2
1999, 2013

LSU
2
2003, 2007

Auburn
1
2010

Miami (FL)
1
2001

Ohio State
1
2002

Oklahoma
1
2000

Tennessee
1
1998

Texas
1
2005

USC
0*
2004*

text: *USC's victory in the 2005 Orange Bowl and subsequent 2004–05 BCS National Championship was vacated by the BCS.[81][88]

text: College Football Playoff championships[edit]

text: The College Football Playoff (CFP) was designed as a replacement for the BCS. While the NCAA still does not officially sanction the event, organizers sought to bring a playoff system similar to all other levels of NCAA football to the Football Bowl Subdivision.

text: The College Football Playoff relies on a 13-member selection committee to choose the top four teams to play in a two-round single-elimination playoff bracket. The winner of the final game is awarded the College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy.

text: CFP National Championships by school (2014–present)[edit]

text:
School
Championships
Seasons

Clemson
1
2016

Alabama
1
2015

Ohio State
1
2014


document_title: List of Happy Valley episodes

question_text: how many episodes are there in happy valley

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text: List of Happy Valley episodes

text: Series overview[edit]

text:
Series
Episodes
Originally aired
Ave. UK viewers
(in millions)[3]

First aired
Last aired

1
6
29 April 2014
3 June 2014
8.21

2
6
9 February 2016
15 March 2016
9.37

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text: Episodes[edit]

text: Series 1 (2014)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
UK viewers (millions[4])
Sourced directly from BARB

1
"Episode One"
Euros Lyn
Sally Wainwright
29 April 2014 (2014-04-29)
8.64

Catherine Cawood is a sergeant in the Calder Valley in West Yorkshire that is riddled with a drug culture that is daunting to tackle. Kevin Weatherill is an accountant in a large company run by his late father's best friend, Nevison Gallagher. When Nevison refuses to raise his pay so Kevin can afford to send his daughter to a better school, something Kevin believes he is owed, Kevin devises a plot with local thug Ashley Cowgill to kidnap Nevison's daughter, Ann. Cowgill involves his employees, Tommy Lee Royce and Lewis Whippey, and changes the terms, causing Kevin's scheme to backfire. Sergeant Catherine Cawood lives with her recovering heroin addict sister and brings up her eight-year-old grandson, Ryan. Whilst visiting Ryan's teacher regarding the boy's behavioural problems, Catherine reveals her daughter was raped by Royce. She believes this rape drove her daughter to suicide shortly after giving birth to Tommy's son, Ryan, whom Catherine has raised ever since. The episode ends with a very anxious Kevin entering Catherine's West Yorkshire police station to report the kidnapping, but he changes his mind at the last minute.

2
"Episode Two"
Euros Lyn
Sally Wainwright
6 May 2014 (2014-05-06)
7.62

After spotting Tommy Lee Royce but quickly losing track of him, Catherine is determined to find him and comes close to busting the kidnapping plot in the process. Kevin, who is overcome with guilt at seeing Nevison's despair, confesses everything to his shocked wife Jenny, who urges him not to take any money from Ashley. However, Kevin is reluctant to say no to his cut. Catherine becomes distressed when her ex-husband Richard continues with his refusal to accept Ryan.

3
"Episode Three"
Euros Lyn
Sally Wainwright
13 May 2014 (2014-05-13)
7.69

The valley is rocked by the sudden, unprovoked murder of young police officer Kirsten McAskill, Catherine's protegee. Meanwhile Ashley and Lewis panic, fearing that Tommy Lee Royce's actions will lead to their being exposed. Catherine has a flashback of her dead daughter as she struggles to come to terms with Kirsten's death, and she reveals to Clare that she blames herself. Nevison's wife Helen urges him to involve the police in the kidnap, but he refuses, fearful that disobeying the kidnappers would further endanger Ann.

4
"Episode Four"
Sally Wainwright
Sally Wainwright
20 May 2014 (2014-05-20)
8.33

Catherine is still haunted by Kirsten's death, and her depression spurs her on her quest to find Tommy Lee Royce. Realising the net is closing in, Ashley orders Tommy to dispose of Ann, but instead Royce holds her prisoner in his mother's cellar. Following her hunch, Catherine manages to speak with Helen face to face and activates a rescue plan when Helen admits everything. With everything falling into place, Catherine's heroic actions are shattered when Royce assaults her with murderous intent.

5
"Episode Five"
Tim Fywell
Sally Wainwright
27 May 2014 (2014-05-27)
8.10

In hospital, Catherine fights for her life following Royce's attack, while Clare and Daniel undertake a bedside vigil. When she finally pulls through, Catherine learns that Royce has escaped the police and is still at large. She becomes more deeply depressed upon realizing she has missed Kirsten's funeral and takes her anger out on Ryan when he continues to misbehave at school. Royce and Lewis hide in a flat owned by Brett McKendrick, a friend of Lewis. Meanwhile, Ashley and Kevin are arrested, but Ashley is released after telling secrets to the police about a large drug smuggling trade he knew of, and his family is put into Witness Protection. When a frightened Lewis threatens to give himself up, Tommy ends up stabbed after murdering both of his accomplices. He then assumes a disguise to remain unseen from the public in Hebden Bridge.

6
"Episode Six"
Tim Fywell
Sally Wainwright
3 June 2014 (2014-06-03)
8.78

A weakened, still-disguised Tommy knows where his son lives and attends school. Clare invites family and friends to a birthday party for Catherine - who does not want it. Tensions arise when Daniel lets slip some information about Becky and Tommy's old relationship, implying Catherine's allegation of rape leading to suicide may be untrue. Ashley is murdered in a drive-by shooting the day before he is to enter Witness Protection; the police reason someone higher up in the drug trade had heard of Ashley's whistleblowing and silenced him. Tommy finds a way to see Ryan regularly without raising the child's family's suspicion, but this soon turns into a dangerous hostage situation with Catherine on-scene. Catherine finally apprehends Tommy. The series ends with Catherine standing on a high-leveled hill near Hebden Bridge, contemplating incidents related to Tommy's criminal activities and smiling at the final thought: of Tommy having been caught.

text: Series 2 (2016)[edit]

text:
No.
overall
Title
Directed by
Written by
Original air date
UK viewers (millions)[5]
Sourced directly from BARB

7
"Episode One"
Sally Wainwright
Sally Wainwright
9 February 2016 (2016-02-09)
9.75

Whilst out solving a case of sheep rustling, Catherine discovers a decomposed body hidden in a garage, on a local estate. Raped and murdered, the victim is someone close to home, and, all too soon, Catherine finds herself in the midst of a murder investigation. Meanwhile, Clare bumps into old friend Neil Ackroyd, who has recently moved to Hebden Bridge and works in the local corner shop. Will old flames reignite? Other relationships are thrown into turmoil as Catherine kindly takes in her son Daniel after he is thrown out of his house, whilst Detective Sergeant John Wadsworth faces a tough decision when his girlfriend unexpectedly turns up at the house he shares with his wife and children. When another dead body is found, the police begin to suspect a serial killer is behind the murders, and Detective Superintendent Andy Shepherd and Detective Inspector Jodie Shackleton are called in to head up the case. Locked away behind bars, Tommy Lee Royce is given some very unexpected news. Distraught, he seeks comfort from a mysterious female visitor.

8
"Episode Two"
Sally Wainwright
Sally Wainwright
16 February 2016 (2016-02-16)
9.16

Whilst remaining a suspect in the Lynn Dewhurst investigation, Catherine focuses on the human trafficking case. After a successful raid she ensures all the women are taken to safe houses including Ilinka, who, despite initially fleeing in fear, is given refuge with Catherine’s neighbour Winnie. With vital information on those behind the trafficking, Ilinka reluctantly speaks to the police. However, was Ilinka followed? And has Catherine inadvertently put Winnie in danger? Whilst Vicky continues to threaten John, he struggles to grasp hold of the murder case. Feeling pressured both at work and at home, he takes drastic measures in an attempt to save his marriage and reputation. With Tommy granted special leave to attend his mother’s funeral, Catherine’s inexplicable compulsion to attend brings her face to face with him once more. Meanwhile Clare, feeling vulnerable at Helen’s funeral, turns to an old friend for comfort.

9
"Episode Three"
Neasa Hardiman
Sally Wainwright
23 February 2016 (2016-02-23)
9.18

Catherine reconciles with Clare, but her superiors see Catherine as vulnerable and offer her a choice: a medical retirement - which she rejects - or seeing a therapist. Vicky's body is discovered, but the murder of another prostitute allows John to suggest that both were the serial killer's victims. Meanwhile, his marriage further disintegrates. Catherine is shaken by the apparent suicide of one of Ilinka's slave-masters, though Ilinka sees it as murder. Meanwhile, deceived by Royce's lies, the obsessive, deluded Drummond grooms Ryan to desire a relationship with his father and plots to ruin Catherine.

10
"Episode Four"
Neasa Hardiman
Sally Wainwright
1 March 2016 (2016-03-01)
9.20

Catherine interviews a prostitute who has survived being attacked by Sean Balmforth, who is subsequently arrested and charged with the serial killings, whilst vulnerable young farmer Daryl Garrs is also taken in for hitting out at the thugs who stole his mother's sheep. Catherine is shocked when, on grandson Ryan's birthday, he receives a lavish present, purportedly from his father Royce, which allows Drummond to suggest to the boy that Royce is anxious for forgiveness. In fact, Royce wants a more direct revenge. As John's wife throws him out, Neil tells Clare that he once had an affair with Vicky Fleming and believes her murder is different from the others.

11
"Episode Five"
Sally Wainwright
Sally Wainwright
8 March 2016 (2016-03-08)
9.10

Sean denies having committed any of the murders. When another corpse is found during his remand, he is released. Meanwhile, John returns home and demands that his unfaithful wife move out. Catherine discovers that Drummond delivered the birthday present and is encouraging Ryan to contact his father. At their farm house, Daryl makes a shocking confession to his mother, leading to a drastic outcome.

12
"Episode Six"
Sally Wainwright
Sally Wainwright
15 March 2016 (2016-03-15)
9.80

Catherine makes a gruesome discovery at the Garrs' farm, leading to an arrest. She also learns Drummond's true identity and confronts her with the facts about Royce, though some damage has already been done. Hearing Neil's account of Vicky Fleming's penchant for blackmailing her married lovers, Anne's account of John's recent behaviour, and a statement from John's wife's boyfriend leads Catherine to finally close the net on Vicky's killer, once again involving Catherine in a precarious situation.


document_title: General Hospital cast members

question_text: who is playing mike on general hospital 2018

text: General Hospital cast members

text: Current cast members

text: Main cast

text:
Actor
Character
Duration

Vinessa Antoine
Jordan Ashford
2014–

Maurice Benard
Sonny Corinthos
1993–

Tamara Braun
Carly Corinthos
2001–05, 2014

Kim Nero
2017–

Steve Burton
Jason Morgan
1991–2012, 2017–

Matt Cohen
Griffin Munro
2016–

William deVry
Julian Jerome
2013–

Chad Duell
Michael Corinthos
2010–

Michael Easton
John McBain
2012–13

Stephen Clay
2013

Silas Clay
2013–15

Hamilton Finn
2016–

Hayley Erin
Kiki Jerome
2015–

Nancy Lee Grahn
Alexis Davis
1996–

Elizabeth Hendrickson
Margaux Dawson
2018–

Rebecca Herbst
Elizabeth Webber
1997–

Jessie Brewer
2015

Roger Howarth
Todd Manning
2012–13

Franco Baldwin
2013–

Finola Hughes
Anna Devane
1985–91, 1995, 2006–08, 2012–

Liesl Obrecht
2013

Alex Devane
2017

Chloe Lanier
Patricia Spencer
2015

Nelle Benson
2016–

Lisa LoCicero
Olivia Falconeri
2008–

Billy Miller
Jason Morgan
2014–17

Andrew Cain
2017–

Kelly Monaco
Sam Morgan
2003–

Alicia Montenegro
2005

Emme Rylan
Lulu Spencer Falconeri
2013–

Michelle Stafford
Nina Reeves
2014–

Garren Stitt[14]
Oscar Nero
2017–

Kirsten Storms
Maxie Jones
2005–11, 2012–

B.J. Jones
2009

Donnell Turner
Curtis Ashford
2015–

Maura West
Ava Jerome
2013–

Laura Wright
Carly Corinthos
2005–

Lena Spencer
2015

Dominic Zamprogna
Dante Falconeri
2009–

text: Recurring cast

text:
Actor
Character
Duration

Bradford Anderson
Damian Spinelli
2006–

Ryan Carnes
Lucas Jones
2004–05, 2014–

Phil Brewer
2015

Leslie Charleson
Monica Quartermaine
1977–

Derk Cheetwood
Max Giambetti
2002–

Drew Cheetwood
Milo Giambetti
2006–

Gina Coconato
Alicia
2015–

Celesta DeAstis[15]
Avery Jerome
2018

Francesca
2018–

James DePaiva
David Bensch
2017–

Risa Dorken
Amy Driscoll
2016–

Sonya Eddy
Epiphany Johnson
2006–

Gene Farber[16]
Richard Klein
2017–

Scarlett Fernandez
Charlotte Cassadine
2016–

Lily Fisher[17]
Georgie Spinelli
2017–

Genie Francis
Laura Spencer
1977–84, 1993–2002, 2006, 2008, 2013, 2015–

Max Gail[18]
Mike Corbin
2018–

Kathleen Gati
Liesl Obrecht
2012–

Carla Hall[19][20]
Cook II
2018–

Nathaniel Harris
Sergeant Robinson
2006–

Carolyn Hennesy
Diane Miller
2007–

Lynn Herring
Lucy Coe
1986–2001, 2004, 2012–

Verity Jann
Leo Falconeri
2015–

Wally Kurth
Ned Ashton
1991–2007, 2012–

Michael Leone
Cameron Spencer
2013–

Jon Lindstrom
Ryan Chamberlain
1992–95

Kevin Collins
1993–2001, 2004, 2013–

Christine Lozano
Christi Limg
2012–

Christian Malmin
Fred Gray
2016–

Robin Mattson
Heather Webber
1980–83, 2004, 2012–

Patty McCormack
Monica Quartermaine
2018–

Eden McCoy
Josslyn Jacks
2015–

Kimberly McCullough
Robin Scorpio-Drake
1985–2000, 2004–

O'Neill Monahan[21]
Rocco Falconeri
2017–

Anthony Montgomery
Andre Maddox
2015–

Haley Pullos
Molly Lansing
2009–

Wes Ramsey
Peter August
2017–

Tequan Richmond
TJ Ashford
2012–

Tristan Rogers
Robert Scorpio
1980–92, 1995, 2006, 2008, 2012–16, 2018–

Marc Anthony Samuel
Felix DuBois
2012–

Brytni Sarpy
Valerie Spencer
2015–

Ava & Grace Scarola
Avery Jerome
2014–

Brooklyn Rae Silzer
Emma Drake
2011–

Parry Shen
Brad Cooper
2013–

Kin Shriner
Scott Baldwin
1977–83, 1987–93, 1998, 2000–04, 2007–08, 2013–

Suanne Spoke[22]
Rita Ferlito
2017–

Deborah Strang[23]
Betsy Frank
2017–

James Patrick Stuart
Valentin Cassadine
2016–

Josh Swickard
Harrison Chase
2018–

Daya Vaidya
Martina Morales
2017–

Chris Van Etten
Chet Driscoll
2017–

Kristina Wagner
Felicia Scorpio
1984–2005, 2007–08, 2012–

Robert Palmer Watkins
Dillon Quartermaine
2015–

Vernee Watson-Johnson[24][25]
Stella Henries
2017–

TK Weaver[26]
Danny Morgan
2016–

Hudson West
Jake Spencer
2016–

John J. York
Mac Scorpio
1991–

James Meadows
1998

Jacklyn Zeman
Bobbie Spencer
1977–2010, 2013–

text: Cast changes

text: Departing

text:
Actor
Character
Date
Ref.

Patty McCormack
Monica Quartermaine
TBA 2018
[27]

text: Returning

text:
Actor
Character
Date
Ref.

Molly Burnett
Maxie Jones
June 1, 2018
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