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Several college football games and plays throughout its history have been given names by the media, football fans, and as part of a team's or rivalry's lore as a result of a distinctive play associated with the game, a unique outcome of or circumstance behind the game, the rivalry or undefeated nature of both teams, or for other reasons that make the game notable.
Entering the game, Arkansas ranked No. 3 in the Coaches Poll and remained No. 3. [245] [246] 1971: Game of the Century: No. 1 Nebraska: 35–31: No. 2 Oklahoma: Game played November 25 for Coaches Poll title, compiled before bowl games and released December 6. Each played another regular season game December 4. [247] Orange Bowl [208] [248 ...
"In most years, members of the media gather in some hotel ballroom in various bowl cities on the morning after the major bowl games, to await the final poll results. Sometimes there is controversy, sometimes not. Always, it feels a little silly, as if the games were a prelude to a phone-in contest. When No. 1 plays No. 2, no polls are needed.
Beginning in the 2024-25 season the top 5 ranked winners of conference receive automatic bids to the College Football Playoff with the top 4 ranked conference champions receiving a bye to the second round. Since every conference champion is decided by a championship game as of that season, the games can serve as de-facto playoff qualification ...
“This game has been one that’s notorious for great games, great teams over the years. You know, obviously, this being the semifinal game of the College Football Playoff, it’s definitely an ...
Penn State enters the game as the favorite, but you cannot write off any team that Ashton Jeanty is a member of. The Heisman finalist’s 2,497 rushing yards this season are the fourth-most in FBS ...
Conference affiliation is not necessarily an impediment to playing an annual game, and this list features match-ups of teams that have rarely or never shared an athletic conference. This table is for listing all NCAA Division I football series with at least 100 games played. Wins and losses are given respective to the team leading the series.
Conference championship games are not deeply rooted in college athletics. Many of them have started just in the last decade, including the Sun Belt (2018), Big 12 (restarted in 2017) and AAC (2015).