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2170:Coaches Poll
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2113:Homer Norton
2063:AP champion
2042:Vince Dooley
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2025:In 2016 the
2024:
2016:
1887:Georgia Tech
1602:
1589:
1578:Jim Harbaugh
1470:Dabo Swinney
1439:Urban Meyer
1423:Jimbo Fisher
1348:Urban Meyer
1089:Bobby Bowden
1021:Georgia Tech
959:Joe Paterno
860:Vince Dooley
646:Woody Hayes
575:Bear Bryant
472:Paul Dietzel
313:AP champion
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265:Through the
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2925:(1929–1931)
2906:(est. 1959)
2898:(est. 2014)
2890:(est. 1957)
2882:(est. 1986)
2763:2006 (Rose)
2743:2002 (Rose)
2608:Tulsa World
2342:December 4,
2273:October 11,
2204:January 28,
2079:Dutch Meyer
2046:R.C. Slocum
2038:Grant Teaff
1855:1951, 1998
1829:1982, 1986
1816:1952, 1965
1549:Kirby Smart
1533:Nick Saban
1486:Nick Saban
1454:Nick Saban
1395:Nick Saban
1379:Gene Chizik
1363:Nick Saban
1315:Urban Meyer
1240:Jim Tressel
1223:Larry Coker
1151:Tom Osborne
1106:Tom Osborne
894:Joe Paterno
842:Bear Bryant
727:Bear Bryant
712:John McKay
694:Bob Devaney
631:John McKay
525:Bear Bryant
450:Woody Hayes
399:Red Sanders
365:Biggie Munn
275:1974 season
267:1973 season
114:Most recent
104:First award
53:Awarded for
2948:Categories
2437:(Trophy).
2403:(Trophy).
2367:(Trophy).
2337:CBS Sports
2181:References
2060:Head coach
2004:Washington
1952:Pittsburgh
1822:Penn State
1770:Notre Dame
1718:Miami (FL)
1692:Ohio State
1517:Ed Orgeron
1435:Ohio State
1296:Mack Brown
1257:Nick Saban
1235:Ohio State
1218:Miami (FL)
1206:Bob Stoops
1053:Miami (FL)
1043:Washington
1026:Bobby Ross
1004:Miami (FL)
987:Notre Dame
970:Miami (FL)
955:Penn State
906:Miami (FL)
889:Penn State
877:Danny Ford
804:Dan Devine
799:Notre Dame
782:Pittsburgh
747:John McKay
731:Notre Dame
642:Ohio State
608:Notre Dame
542:John McKay
445:Ohio State
404:Ohio State
310:Head coach
271:bowl games
216:McDonald's
212:UPI Trophy
70:Winner of
64:Winner of
58:Winner of
2702:Rose Bowl
2624:cite news
2614:March 24,
2531:April 25,
2526:USA Today
2498:cite sign
2454:cite sign
2033:in 1950.
1926:Minnesota
1848:Tennessee
1621:By school
1332:Les Miles
1167:Tennessee
1048:Don James
992:Lou Holtz
503:Minnesota
382:Jim Tatum
343:Tennessee
232:Dr Pepper
152:) is the
2558:July 30,
2225:"Trophy"
2164:See also
1965:Syracuse
1913:Michigan
1900:Maryland
1705:Nebraska
1653:Oklahoma
1634:Seasons
1573:Michigan
1201:Oklahoma
1155:Michigan
1147:Nebraska
1118:Nebraska
1101:Nebraska
1031:Colorado
940:Oklahoma
763:Oklahoma
751:Oklahoma
689:Nebraska
677:Nebraska
486:Syracuse
433:Oklahoma
416:Oklahoma
377:Maryland
324:Oklahoma
118:Michigan
2682:History
2154:AP Poll
1796:Georgia
1783:Florida
1744:Clemson
1640:Alabama
1631:Number
1628:School
1595:AP Poll
1561:Georgia
1544:Georgia
1529:Alabama
1497:Clemson
1482:Alabama
1465:Clemson
1450:Alabama
1406:Alabama
1391:Alabama
1359:Alabama
1344:Florida
1310:Florida
1274:vacated
1130:Florida
1065:Alabama
872:Clemson
855:Georgia
838:Alabama
826:Alabama
723:Alabama
596:Alabama
571:Alabama
520:Alabama
124:Website
99:History
79:Country
2057:School
2054:Season
2044:, and
1985:1939†
1946:1945†
1861:Auburn
1374:Auburn
455:Auburn
307:School
304:Season
206:, the
154:trophy
2011:1991
1998:1954
1972:1959
1959:1976
1933:1960
1920:2023
1907:1953
1894:1990
1881:1984
1868:2010
1731:Texas
1291:Texas
672:Texas
657:Texas
554:Texas
236:Amway
220:Sears
193:Pepsi
131:.afca
2814:2014
2809:2013
2804:2012
2799:2011
2794:2010
2789:2009
2784:2008
2779:2007
2772:Game
2630:link
2616:2023
2586:2018
2560:2013
2533:2014
2504:link
2460:link
2344:2018
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2275:2021
2237:2011
2206:2014
2137:Army
2122:1945
2103:1939
2089:1938
2069:1935
2027:AFCA
1991:UCLA
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1556:2022
1539:2021
1524:2020
1507:2019
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319:1950
259:1949
255:1922
251:1985
247:1950
133:.com
107:1986
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1835:TCU
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