what is the best college football team of all-Time?

Question

of the past

Answer 1

2002- 2003 miami hurricanes

and heres why

2001 National Champions
The 2001 Miami Hurricanes are considered one of the greatest teams in college football history, and some would argue the greatest. [1]

In 2000, Miami was shut out of the Orange Bowl BCS National Championship Game by the BCS computers. Despite Miami beating Florida State head-to-head that season and being higher ranked in both human polls, it was Florida State, and not Miami, that BCS computers selected to challenge the Oklahoma Sooners for the national championship (Oklahoma would win, 13-2). The experience led to alterations in the BCS rankings system to ensure that the situation would not repeat itself in the future. Nevertheless, Miami was left with a bitter sense of disappointment, believing they had been deprived of a national championship, and stewed over an early-season loss at Washington, 34-29, that was their only slipup in an 11-1 campaign. That off-season, the team resolved to take the matter entirely out of the discretion of the computers by going a perfect 12-0. However, they had to do so under a new head coach, Larry Coker, who was named to the post after Butch Davis left to become head coach of the NFL's Cleveland Browns.

Led by quarterback Ken Dorsey, running back Clinton Portis, free safety Ed Reed, tight end Jeremy Shockey, and offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie, Miami dominated the 2001 season from start to finish.

The Hurricanes began the season with a nationally televised primetime rout of Penn State in Beaver Stadium. After the Hurricanes put together a 30-0 halftime lead, coach Coker pulled his starters and Miami cruised in the second half to a 33-7 victory. The 26-point margin tied for Penn State's worst home loss under Joe Paterno. Miami followed up the victory with blowout wins over Rutgers, Pitt, and Troy State University. After building up a 4-0 record, the 'Canes defeated Florida State in Doak Campbell Stadium, 49-27, ending the Seminoles' 54-game home unbeaten streak and 37-game home winning streak. The 'Canes then defeated West Virginia, 45-3, and Temple, 38-0, before heading to Chestnut Hill to take on Boston College.

Miami was put to the test against Boston College. After jumping out to a 9-0 lead over the Eagles, Miami's offense began to sputter as Dorsey struggled with the swirling winds, throwing four interceptions. The Hurricane defense picked up the slack by limiting BC to just seven points. However, in the final minute of the fourth quarter, with Miami clinging to a 12-7 lead, BC quarterback Brian St. Pierre led the Eagles from their own 30-yard line all the way down to the Hurricanes' 9. With BC on the verge of a momentous upset, St. Pierre attempted to pass to receiver Ryan Read at the Miami 2-yard line. However, the ball ricocheted off the leg of Miami cornerback Mike Rumph, landing in the hands of defensive end Matt Walters. Walters ran ten yards with the ball before teammate Ed Reed grabbed the ball out of his hands at around the Miami 20-yard line and raced the remaining 80-yards for a touchdown, icing an 18-7 victory for the Hurricanes.

After surviving the scare from Boston College, Miami played inspired and utterly dominating football, demolishing #14 Syracuse, 59-0, and #12 Washington, 65-7, in consecutive weeks. The combined 124-7 score is an NCAA record for largest margin of victory over consecutive ranked opponents.

The final hurdle to the Rose Bowl BCS National Championship Game was at Virginia Tech. Miami jumped on Virginia Tech, leading 20-3 at halftime, 23-10 after three, and 26-10 midway through the fourth quarter. Virginia Tech added a couple of late touchdowns, but it was not enough against a stiffling Hurricane defense and an offense that outgained Virginia Tech by 134 yards, gained 12 more first downs, and controlled the ball for nearly 10-minutes more than Hokies. Miami's 26-24 victory earned the top-ranked Hurricanes an invitation to the Rose Bowl to take on BCS #2 Nebraska for the national championship.

Nebraska proved to be no competition for Miami. Miami roared to a 34-0 halftime lead and cruised to a 37-14 rout of the Huskers to capture Miami's fifth national championship and put the finishing touches on a perfect 12-0 season. Dorsey passed for 362-yards and 3 touchdowns, while receiver Andre Johnson caught 7 passes for 199 yards and 2 touchdowns. Meanwhile, the Miami defense shut down Heisman-winner Eric Crouch and the Huskers offense, holding Nebraska 200-yards below its season average. Dorsey and Johnson were named Rose Bowl co-MVPs.

The 2001 Miami Hurricanes scored 512 (42.6 ppg) points while yielding only 117 (9.75 papg). The Hurricanes beat opponents by an average of 32.9 points per game, the largest margin in the school's history, and set the NCAA record for largest margin of victory over consecutive ranked teams (124-7). The offense set the school scoring record, while the stout defense led the nation in scoring defense (fewest points allowed), pass defense, and turnover margin. Additionally, the Hurricane D scored eight touchdowns of its own. Six players earned All-American status and six players were finalists for national awards, including Maxwell Award winner, Ken Dorsey, and Outland Trophy winner, Bryant McKinnie. Dorsey was also a Heisman finalist, finishing third.

Among the numerous stars on the 2001 Miami squad were: Dorsey; running backs Clinton Portis, Willis McGahee, Najeh Davenport, and Frank Gore; tight end Jeremy Shockey; wide receiver Andre Johnson; tackles Bryant McKinnie and Joaquin Gonzalez; defensive linemen Jerome McDougle, William Joseph, and Vince Wilfork; linebackers Jonathan Vilma and D.J. Williams; and defensive backs Ed Reed, Mike Rumph, and Phillip Buchanon. Additional contributors included future stars Kellen Winslow II, Sean Taylor, Antrel Rolle, Vernon Carey, and Eric Winston. In all, an extraordinary 16 players from the 2001 Miami football team were drafted in the first-round of the NFL Draft (5 in the 2002 NFL Draft: Buchannon, McKinnie, Reed, Rumph, and Shockey; 4 in 2003: Johnson, Joseph, McDougle, and McGahee; 6 in 2004: Carey, Taylor, Vilma, Wilfork, Williams, and Winslow; and 1 in 2005: Rolle).

2001 Record: 12-0

at Penn State WON 33-7
RUTGERS WON 61-0
at Pittsburgh WON 43-21
TROY STATE WON 38-7
at Florida State WON 49-27
WEST VIRGINIA WON 45-3
TEMPLE WON 38-0
at Boston College WON 18-7
SYRACUSE WON 59-0
WASHINGTON WON 65-7
at Virginia Tech WON 26-24
ROSE BOWL
Nebraska WON 37-14


2001 Final Rankings
AP-1, BCS-1, Coaches-1


look at what they lose in one year look at all these nfl pro's

KEY LOSSES
OFFENSE: Najeh Davenport-FB, Daryl Jones-WR, Bryant McKinnie-OT, Martin Bibla-OG, Joaquin Gonzalez-OT, Clinton Portis-TB (NFL), Jeremy Shockey-TE (NFL)
DEFENSE: Chris Campbell-LB, Mike Rumph-CB, James Lewis-SS, Edward Reed-FS, Phillip Buchanon-CB (NFL)

2002 OFFENSE
STRENGTHS: For the third straight year the Canes return All American Ken Dorsey as their starting quarterback and again at his disposal are more weapons than he could possibly know what to do with. One of his favorite targets does return in super junior WR Andre Johnson, who by now has enough publicity to find himself on a few pre-season All-American lists. After his 199 yard coming out party at the Rose Bowl he will be hard to ignore. As for the rest of the wide receiver crew you can pick your poison, 4 out of 5 who saw extensive action return except for often injured Daryl Jones. Needless to say, you can expect the 2002 version of Miami's offense to resemble its 2000 team, which also featured a very strong receiving core. At the tight end position look for son of Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow Sr. to take over as Miami's next weapon at tight end. Kellen Winslow Jr. along with Running Backs Willis McGahee, Jarret Payton (you can guess who's son he is), and FB Kyle Cobia should be more than adequate weapons to help this offensive machine keep moving. If there is anything we have learned from watching Miami over the years is that the names might be different but the results never change.



CONCERNS: Most folks outside the top 5 would love to have Miami's problems, but by Miami's standards they do have some concerns. Losing NFL talent year in and year out is never a good thing, so this year the coaches are definitely looking at two key spots on the Hurricane offense that could possibly play at a lower level than they were used to last year. First we start with the offensive line; here is where most people think Miami is most vulnerable. They lost Joaquin Gonzalez, Bryant McKinnie, and Martin Bibla to the pros, but replacing them is actually a heavier group of incumbents. At right tackle will be former high school All American 6'5'' 345 pound Vernon Carey and at left tackle replacing "Mount" McKinnie will be another Mountain of a Man, 6'6'' 320 pound Carlos Joseph. The interior will include returning starting guards Sherko Haji-Rosouli and Ed Wilkens, who happened to replace Sherko half way through the season after an injury. Closing up the middle at center is probable All American, and the most experienced of all Miami offensive lineman, Brett Romberg. So what should we expect from this group? Well for one, not many experts are envisioning this group to be as good as last year so you will probably see Ken Dorsey actually have to scramble a few times this year. At the same time college football fans, offensive line coach Art Kehoe will still have himself one of the best offensive lines in the country, for yet another year. Also of some slight concern is depth at Miami's running back position. After an ACL injury to would be co-starter and freshman All American Frank Gore, Miami is now adding more weight on the shoulders of Willis McGahee and back up Jarret Payton. Still though, this backfield even without the services of Gore's 9.1 yards a clip, should be one of the better backfields you'll see in the country.


2002 DEFENSE
STRENGTHS: It's not often that you have every single person from an eight man rotation return the following year, and it's not every decade that you see a single defensive line having six players with at least one year of starting experience. Well this is what you have with Miami's front. Leading the way for the 2002 campaign are All American defensive tackle and future top 10 NFL pick William Joseph, All American defensive end Jerome McDougle, and equally as talented defensive end Andrew Williams. If that wasn't enough, backing those two at defensive end are Cornelius Green and Jammal Green, who both started on the 2000 Miami Hurricane squad. Also coming off the bench along with a slew of other studs is stand out freshman Vince Wilfork, who will help this line become the best most have seen in ten years, and if you find that hard to believe then look no further than their production from last year. For those not aware, the Canes' eight-man rotation in eleven games, accounted for an astonishing 388 tackles, 81 tackles for loss, and 39 sacks. Not even Tennessee, who most thought was last season's top defensive line in the country, could come close to that with just 254 tackles, 45 tackles for loss, and 28 sacks in twelve regular season games. If that wasn't enough for offenses to worry about, they also have to deal with the linebackers. If the Hurricanes improved linebacker play from the last couple of games of 2001 were any indication of what we should expect for next fall, then this group should round out the nation's best front seven. Losing only the late senior linebacker Chris Campbell, starters DJ Williams and Jonathan Vilma return with secure jobs and look to continue their momentum from last year's Rose Bowl. Competition though has heated up at the other outside linebacker spot, where an injury to former starter Howard Clark has kept him out of spring workouts. Taking advantage of the opening is redshirt freshman Roger McIntosh, who really opened some eyes in spring practice and who could very well eventually wind up playing on the first unit.



CONCERNS: Not all is perfect for the Miami Hurricane's defense. While the front seven looks to be All World; you can expect to see the secondary make the defense look human at times. With four defensive backs going pro, including junior Phillip Buchanon, it will be impossible to replace that kind of experience and production, which was a prime factor in last season's run for the national title. Attempting to step up will be physically imposing free safety Sean Taylor, who has been making a strong impression as an intimidator since his freshman year. He will most likely be along side Maurice Sikes at the strong safety spot. At the corner you will find Al Marshal taking over as the tall, physical cornerback that Michael Rumph was. Opposite him is some competition between corners Kelly Jennings and Antrel Rolle. Regardless, it will be this young group of guys that will decide how many games Miami will lose and how far they go this season. If there was one real concern on this team it will be its pass defense.

Answer 2

I would have to say Notre Dame while Knute Rockne was there, why?, he has the best winning perecentage to date of ANY football coach, college and pro. Also..
During Rockne's 13-year coaching tenure, Notre Dame beat Stanford in the '25 Rose Bowl and put together five unbeaten and untied seasons. Rockne produced 20 first-team All-Americans. His lifetime winning percentage of .881 (105-12-5) still ranks at the top of the list for both college and professional football. Rockne won the last 19 games he coached.

Rockne, who was inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1951 --the first year of inductions --revolutionized the game of football with his wide-ranging ideas and innovations.

Rockne was the first football coach to take his team all over the country and initiate intersectional rivalries. The Irish competed in a national arena. He challenged the best football teams in the land and almost always won.

Answer 3

* Alabama Crimson Tide *

National Championship's

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Answer 4

Florida State Seminoles

Answer 5

Florida State Seminoles

Answer 6

Santa Monica College 1997. Has there ever been a better WR tandem than Chad Johnson and Steve Smith playing together?

Div. 1...2004 USC Trojans

Answer 7

none of the answers so far are even close... if you go by one season,( sorry i don't remember the year) it would be the michigan wolverines(this hurts to say,considering i am a buckeye through and through) but the year i am talking about was i think in the late 40's,early 50's they went undefeated,untied
and never gave up 1 single pt. they recorded all shutouts, and outscored there opponents 300 something to o.(look it up if u don't believe me) do u realize how hard that is to accomplish, considering some of the teams they had to play in the big 10. needless to say, this will probably never be done again... if you are talking all time i would have to say
alabama or notre dame(and i truly hate them both) but am keeping it real, and true.......

Answer 8

1999 Florida State Seminoles.

Answer 9

The Oklahoma Sooners in early 50's under Bud Wilkinson. They won 48 games in a row, no one has come close to that in last 60 years, and never will.

Answer 10

Ohio State

Answer 11

1939 University of Tennessee team. This was the last squad to go through an entire regular season WITHOUT ALLOWING ANYONE TO SCORE ON THEM! That's (in those days) 10 SHUTOUTS! Show me someone in this day and age capable of doing that! And before you "nerds" break out the fact that the '39 team lost to USC in the bowl, remember I said REGULAR season and bowls DIDN"T COUNT BACK THEN.