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Bowls) for the purpose of trying to match the top two teams in a
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627:(ACC Champion) 31, #9
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586:(SEC champion) 52, #1
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503:(ACC champion) 31, #8
187:Last championship game
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95:Television partner(s)
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569:(Big 12 champion) 15
466:History and schedule
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2596:Game of the Century
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2056:Playoff appearances
2014:Championship Series
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87:Championship trophy
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1885:NCCAA Victory Bowl
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290:New Year's Eve
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787:Florida State
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669:Arizona State
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334:
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329:Florida State
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2498:Victory Bowl
2420:Competitions
2386:Other topics
2349:Competitions
2185:Conferences
2145:Division III
2094:Championship
2087:Division III
2078:Championship
2051:Championship
2008:
1944:Competitions
1755:
1681:
1674:. Retrieved
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1441:Texas (0–1)
1260:Texas (0–1)
1216:Appearances
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915:Kansas State
643:
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607:Kansas State
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82:3 per season
60:Succeeded by
27:In operation
2571:AP rankings
2436:Conferences
2365:Conferences
2166:Div I (FCS)
2161:Div I (FBS)
2140:Division II
2071:Division II
2031:Most-played
1881:(1960–1974)
1875:(1958–1974)
1852:(1970–1996)
1764:(1998–2013)
1758:(1995–1997)
1752:(1992–1994)
1455:Conference
1397:Independent
1213:Conference
1074:Appearances
726:Appearances
714:Appearances
696:, while #1
683:1997 Season
665:1996 Season
636:Orange Bowl
602:Fiesta Bowl
557:Fiesta Bowl
540:Orange Bowl
512:Fiesta Bowl
495:Orange Bowl
428:Cotton Bowl
369:Orange Bowl
41:Preceded by
2694:Categories
2550:Television
2377:Mid-States
2217:The United
1989:Bowl games
1951:Division I
1676:August 11,
1636:References
1473:School(s)
1470:# Schools
1231:School(s)
1228:# Schools
1041:Notre Dame
965:Ohio State
940:Penn State
704:, won the
673:Ohio State
629:Ohio State
619:Sugar Bowl
574:Sugar Bowl
562:Penn State
505:Notre Dame
478:Sugar Bowl
448:head coach
341:Ohio State
282:Notre Dame
256:Background
113:Florida St
2448:Northeast
2026:Rivalries
2004:Coalition
1183:Tennessee
990:Tennessee
702:Rose Bowl
677:Rose Bowl
650:Tennessee
436:antitrust
389:Rose Bowl
365:Rose Bowl
361:Tennessee
317:Rose Bowl
292:, one on
266:Big Eight
234:bowl game
2669:Category
2644:(Mexico)
2393:Programs
2254:Overview
2226:Stadiums
2154:Programs
2009:Alliance
1291:Big East
1098:Nebraska
1016:Syracuse
750:Nebraska
698:Michigan
687:Nebraska
645:Nebraska
612:Syracuse
610:35, #14
565:38, #20
545:Nebraska
521:Nebraska
446:, BYU's
440:monopoly
357:Nebraska
353:Michigan
201:Nebraska
139:Nebraska
128:Nebraska
117:Nebraska
2679:Commons
2637:Ireland
2443:Midwest
2398:Seasons
2300:Winners
2288:Related
2247:Records
2212:Pioneer
2202:Eastern
2176:Div III
2123:Seasons
2019:Records
1972:Playoff
1618:Florida
1598:Result
1595:School
1592:Player
1589:Season
1345:Big Ten
1128:Florida
853:Florida
675:in the
583:Florida
548:41, #9
526:Florida
412:chalice
381:Big Ten
333:Florida
309:Big Ten
298:AP Poll
2171:Div II
1604:Notes
1601:Stats
1517:1.000
1504:Big 12
1492:1.000
1385:1.000
1237:Big 12
1089:Games
1077:School
741:Games
729:School
642:): #2
604:: #10
580:): #3
518:): #1
480:: #11
418:Demise
403:Trophy
385:Pac-10
359:, and
313:Pac-10
276:, and
244:, and
226:Fiesta
224:, and
222:Orange
176:Big 12
161:Big 12
150:Big 12
2642:ONEFA
2545:Radio
2538:Media
2507:Games
2490:NCCAA
2412:NJCAA
2305:Curse
2103:Other
1569:.000
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1479:Big 8
1435:.000
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1196:Lost
1171:Lost
1141:Lost
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950:1.000
925:1.000
903:Lost
898:Lost
885:Texas
866:Lost
841:Lost
805:Lost
760:1.000
685:: #2
667:: #2
658:Notes
621:: #4
567:Texas
559:: #7
542:: #6
497:: #9
488:Texas
218:Sugar
172:Big 8
2480:SCFA
2472:3C2A
2341:NAIA
1999:Bids
1994:List
1936:NCAA
1836:NAIA
1678:2022
1609:1996
1467:Pct
1225:Pct
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1168:.000
1146:Won
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800:Won
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774:Won
769:Won
763:Won
738:Pct
456:Utah
383:and
311:and
300:and
246:1997
242:1996
238:1995
208:The
101:and
72:2013
68:1998
53:1994
49:1992
35:1997
31:1995
2238:FCS
2233:FBS
2197:CAA
2043:FCS
1959:FBS
1556:ACC
1529:SEC
1422:SWC
1318:SEC
1266:ACC
638:, (
576:, (
514:, (
424:BYU
274:ACC
270:SWC
262:SEC
182:(1)
180:SEC
163:(3)
152:(4)
141:(2)
130:(3)
119:(3)
103:CBS
99:ABC
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