Army finished the season without loss (9-0-1), but was ranked second in the final AP poll to Notre Dame (8-0-1). Earl Blaik's squad went 9-0 in 19, entering the 1946 as the twice defending national champions. Outside" Glenn Davis helped the Cadets achieve a 32 game unbeaten streak during their time together at West Point. Many dominant teams have come close to matching that feat, but a gap year during a potential national title streak or a close finish the year before or after a national title streak has made this feat unprecedented since the days of Bud Wilkinson and Bernie Bierman.ġ944-46 Army Cadets - Heisman winners "Mr.
The Gophers went 23-1 during that stretch under Bernie Bierman and their achievement was culminated during the first year that the AP Poll was in existence.
The last school that achieved a three-peat was the Minnesota Golden Gophers (led by future Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson at quarterback) who were atop of college football from 1934-36. Several other schools have repeated as national champions, but none have won three in a row since the AP Poll began in 1936. Last season they became the first team to repeat as undisputed national champions since Tom Osborne's Nebraska Cornhuskers in the mid-90's. Winning a national title is quite an accomplishment for any college football program, but the Tide have won three of the last four.
After going 7-6 during the first year of his tenure, the Crimson Tide have posted a 61-8 record over the last five seasons. Since his arrival in Tuscaloosa in 2007, Nick Saban and Alabama have gradually become the most successful team in the SEC and all of college football.
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