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Tom Osborne’s National Championships Explained (Factoid 62)

Date: 2/11/14
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Tom Osborne won nine national championships during his career. We have used every major selector that is officially listed in the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records1. Not all of his championships are considered Consensus National Champions2; he has three of those.

Since there was no BCS championship game or playoffs during his time period, we are not going to judge which selectors are correct or not because no one knows; you would have to play the game. To get to a fairer method of selecting champions, put in your vote for your preferred playoff format: Vote!

#TeamYearWinsLossesTiesConsensus National Champions2Selector (s)
Selector Glossary		Comments
1Nebraska Conrnhuskers19801020NoR(FACT)
2Nebraska Conrnhuskers1981 930NoNCF
3Nebraska Conrnhuskers19821210NoB(QPRS)B(QPRS) is a retroactive selection.
4Nebraska Conrnhuskers19831210NoB(QPRS), DeS, L, MGR, PS, R(FACT), SRB(QPRS) is a retroactive selection.
5Nebraska Conrnhuskers19841020NoL
6Nebraska Conrnhuskers19931110NoNCF
7Nebraska Conrnhuskers19941300YesAP, AS, B(QPRS), BR, FN, FWAA, NCF, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN, USAT/NFF
8Nebraska Conrnhuskers19951200YesAP, AS, B(QPRS), BR, DeS, DuS, ERS, FN, FWAA, MGR, NCF, NFF, NYT, R(FACT), SN, SR, UPI, USAT/CNN
9Nebraska Conrnhuskers19971300YesA&H, AS, B(QPRS), BR, DeS, DuS, ERS, MGR, NCF, NYT, R(FACT), SR, USAT/ESPN

1 2013 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records. Indianapolis, IN: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2013. pp. 74–83. Retrieved 2013-12-17.
2The NCAA's designation by virtue of their selection from 1950 onward by one or more selectors from Associated Press, UPI, Football Writers Association of America, NFF/College Football Hall of Fame, and USA Today.

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