Best College Football Teams

When you can average over 400 yards rushing a game when other teams know you are going to run it, they're is nothing you can do. Their coaching and skill surpassed any team in history. 01 Canes had a lot of talent, but as a team and coaching were not as good. They almost lost to Boston College too. Nebraska was never even close to losing to any team.

During the Regular season
-outscored opponents 421-150
-NU gained 6, 119, opp gained 3235
-averaged 52. 4 points per game
-Defense had 32 sacks for 231 yds

BigRedHusker

I saw them play, and I have never seen power and dominance like the '95 Huskers had. And did I mention SPEED?

+8There is no way this team should not be #1 go up and down the roster and at least half of the kids names you see are all nfl players or perennial pro bowlers

at every position this team was 3 or 4 players deep and there was no drop off from the starters to the bench players

They should have played in the national championship in 99 they would have beat Oklahoma, they won it in 01 and then should have won it in 03 on the crappiest call in college football history they should have had a 3 peat

+4How many first rounders How many 2nd rounders, what they did to get to the final game was amazing. Washington and Syracuse have NEVER been the same programs since then.

+3Andre Johnson, Sean Taylor, Ed Reed, Bryant Mckinnie, Jonathan Vilma, Jeremy Shockey, Kellen Winslow Jr, Vernon Carey, Phillip Buchanon, DJ Williams, Vince Wilfork, Mike Rumph, Antrel Rolle, Clinton Portis, Frank Gore, Willis McGahee, Martin Bibla, Najeh Davenport, James Lewis, Daryl Jones, Joaquin Gonzalez, Ken Dorsey, Chris Myers, Brett Romberg, and Roscoe Parrish.

Seeing this team as number 2 makes me feel like I'm taking crazy pills.

VINCE YOUNG - One of the greatest college football players of all time

Definitely one if the best teams EVER! They scored 70 points in the Big XII championship. VY was one of the greatest college QBs of all time.

Go back and watch th '05 - '06 Rose Bowl and count the NFL stars on both teams. It's ridiculous. That game was the greatest college football game ever played and this team won. They were truely inVINCEable!

georgejungismyhero

I agree whole heartedly that the Huskies were the #1 of all time if it hadn't been for Michigan not being allowed to go to back to back to back Rose Bowls they would have destroyed them as well that year. That being said Iowa got the nod from the Rose bowl comm. and the Huskies got screwed and had to share the National title with a far inferior Miami team...

1991 Washington Huskies was the best team ever, every man on that defense was an animal!

Could you image taking the best defensive players of this Washington team and the above '92 Alabama best defensive players and finally, the '94 Arizona best defensive players... wow, scarey! Perhaps the top 3 or at least 3 of the best defensive teams of all time in almost 3 years in a row.

This team was the absolute best defense in the land (possibly ever). I watched them firsthand destroy the offense of the team I played for (Miss. State), while we tried to keep Derrick Lassic in check (no easy task when you're on the field for 3/4 of the game).

Held opponents to 194 yards a game, 9 points a game, forced three shutouts. That defense is the best of the last 30 years.

Best defense of all time. No one could score on them. Miami did not score an offensive touchdown in the National Title game on the defense.

Too much offensive fire power for any college level defense to handle. Illinois and Oregon both had top tier defenses that year. Illinois gave up 35 at home. Oregon gave up 38 in the Rose Bowl. Penn State scored 63 on an Ohio State team that finished #12 and almost beat an 11-1 Alabama team. Penn State was just as dominant vs USC that year. I wish we could have seen Penn State-Nebraska for the national title. Would have been the most hyped game in the history of college football. I like Penn State over Nebraska 38-28. WE ARE...

Best offense I have ever seen in the NCAA, would have destroyed Nebraska.
Joe Paterno's best team ever!

Nebraska fans will rip the Penn State defense saying they would have scored at will had Penn State and Nebraska played. In Penn State's toughest games of that season, the lions would cruise in the first half and give up more points in the second half do the playing prevent styles of defense and putting the back ups in when it was real out of hand. Half time Scores: #14 Southern Cal 35-0, #5 Michigan 16-3, #20 Ohio State 35-0 and #9 Oregon 14-7. That's 10 points given up total vs 4 top 20 teams. Bottom line is PSU's defense would have done well against a run only Nebraska team and the huskers defense would have done about as well as Illinois did. Penn State 35 Nebraska 17! LETS GO STATE!

1999 Florida state Seminoles. Charlie ward won the heisman, Peter warrick scored 3 touchdowns the first 3 times he touched the ball. They also beat the then unstoppable/undefeated Michael Vick for the virginia tech hokies. Not to mention that S. Janikowski, kameron wimbley, laverneus Coles(dnp), and Derrick Brooks.

I believe the people who make these lists do not know anything about the sport as a whole. When you say college football, remember it has been played for over 100 years. More teams from the other eras should be looked at more. Notre Dame and Michigan has had much better teams than what was seen in 1997 and 1988.

michigan is the best college football team of all time

joro808

They beat 3 of the top 5 teams.

Definitely one of the best offenses of ALL TIME

PearlSabian13

The D held teams to under 9 points a game and was 1 play away from 3 straights NCs. 11 NFL draftees. Two Heisman trophy winners. And you rank them 9th? REALLY? Child please.

These guys were unstoppable all season. They had an enormous amount of fire power and a solid D.

TIDBIT- THEY HAD OVER 50 BLITZ PACKAGES NAMED AFTER EACH STATE. THEY BLITZED ALMOST EVERY PLAY.

This defense was flat nasty with Rich Glover and Larry Jacobsen. Tagge, Kinney and Rodgers could do it all

I watched this team play they would have wiped the floor with the '95 Nebraska Squad. They played in a tougher era of college football and dominated like no other team. They were the fastest team I ever saw.

SgtPeppersz196715

they had everything going and johnny rodgers was extremely good

They smosh michigan all the time and thetr in first in basketball this year

Woody Hayes, hopalong cassidy (heisman) and killed USC in the rose bowl going undefeated.

TEBOW. The Denver Broncos just made the biggest mistake ever so good luck tebow in NY

-1The Florida Gators have had many seasons where they lost only one game. All of the other teams on this list are no where near as good as the Florida Gators. The only team that beat them in 2009^^2010 is the Alabama Crimson Tide. These other teams do not match the Gators when it comes to skill.

GO GATORS!

They dominated and they had be be good... Ernie Davis was a special person. Even speaking with him on campus... he he gave me some of his time... and was a wonderful young man!

THESE GUYS ALL THE WAY! All because of Ernie Davis! He was the best football player that ever played or at least the best black player that played

People don't remember this team because Syracuse isn't a storied program, but my grandpa said he saw this team play and he said they were very good.

TrinityTrojan

They might not have had a hard ACC schedule but at least they beat them like they should

Peter Warrick was the best player in college football in 1999. and was responsible for 20 points in the 200 0 sugar bowl

+2GO DAWGS! GO DAWGS! Hershal Walker was our man! Love AJ Green, too!

+1yea their good my whole room is bulldog stuff I love harry dog you my friend are awesome and who let the dogs out who who who

+1we owned every one on the field

only undefeated team that year outscored opposition 473-92 averaged 43ppg and only gave up 8.3ppg

The 74 Sooners only ranked 17th? You people have to be daft. This was the greatest college football team ever assembled. They nearly all went to the pros.

Easily the most balanced and best team of that season, no body could have come close to them in the championship game. War dam eagle!

gooner4life

Perfect team, Carnell "Cadillac" Williams (NFL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR 2006), Jason Campbell, John Vaugh.
Should have been in the national championship

outscored their opponents 550-0.

Would actually punt the ball on first down in the second half because they were up by so much.

Why is this team not ranked as the greatest ever? It is because there are way too many young folks with no concept of college football's traditions and TOO MUCH ESPN brain-washing. They actually think that college football began with video coverage and tend to rate only relatively recent teams as great, as evidenced by the voting results... Just look at the dates.

550-0? Come on. What? Not number one?

Vince Young should've won the Heisman Trophy that year. They need to have the balloting after all bowls are finished. He led the highest scoring offense in he nation at 50.2 per game including the Rose Bowl. The defense was outstanding as well in tying for 8th in scoring D with 16.4 points per game and 8th in pass D allowing 172 only yards per outing. I remember when ESPN matched 2005 USC against the top 10 teams ever and they said if Texas beat USC you had to put them at least in the top three.

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ould beat our 99 team all day. That one loss is whats stopping this from being the greatest ever.

The defense outscored the first 7 teams of the season destroyed all competion

best 1 loss team of all time

peyton manning was not on this team though, they were very good on defense with 11 nfl caliber starters, peerless price was most dynamic player on team and the Arkansas game was an instant classic

First BCS champions team. Roster includes: Peyton Manning, Tee Martin, Jamal Lewis, Peerless Price, etc

They had 4 payers rush for 1000 yards. This was also the year that ND went to its first bowl game, the rose bowl were they beat a powerful stanford team that was coached by Pop Warner himself.

the best D-fense ever. only allowed 2 points per game. good offense too. the best program ever. best coach ever.

Only allowed 25 points all season

Superior game management skills and intensity that was unrivaled across the country. Fan support that puts over 100k in the stands at home and a traveling crew of thousands - doesn't hurt to have the most intellectually gifted coach since the Bear in Tuscaloosa either!

Alabama's first Heisman in running back Mark Ingram running through the sec. His back up Trent Richardson Who many think is better than him. Greg McElroy who refused to lose a game. Julio Jones possibly the toughest WR in college history. By far the best defense in the 21st century. These guys shut down one of the greatest QB's in college history in Tim Tebow.

Great talent... hard competition... unbeaten season... Roll Tide, Roll!

everton96

Nebraska's tradition and excellence is the best of any college football team in america... Husker's are amazing!

tougher bowl win against peyton manning, tee martin, jamal lewis they beat the crap out of a 1 loss sec team while michigan struggled against washington state plus tennessee went on to win the title next year!

they dismantled every one they played led by all american ahman green and they had one of the most punishing running games anyone had ever seen

Um Hello? This was the best team ever. Sam Cunningham and OJ Simpson?! They blew out every team they faced.

cause we beat the hokies and cats

11-1 and we aren't done. GO KU! GO KU!

The Army Football Team of 1945 is undoubtedly the greatest of all-time. A lot of the teams listed above Army couldn't even compete against that Army team which had not only a dominant defense but had one the greatest backfields in with Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis rolled over every opponent.

Totally dominating team...8 NFL stars on this team... Tony Dorsett, Hugh Green, RIcky Jackson, BIll Fralic, Matt CAvenaugh among others on this team... I'm a UGA fan and watched this team destroy a good Ga. Team in sugar bowl.