Berryman QPRS, also known as the Berryman Quality Point Rating System, is a mathematical rating system developed by Clyde P. Berryman to rate sports teams and competitors. The Berryman QPRS system considers strength of schedule, win–loss record, points scored, and points allowed. Berryman applied his QPRS system to select college football national champions on a current basis from 1990 to 2011. He also applied the QPRS system retroactively to select national champions for each year from 1920 to 1989. The Berryman QPRS is one of the rating systems used to select historic national champions that is recognized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in its Football Bowl Subdivision record book.
Berryman QPRS national champions The following list identifies the college football national champions as selected by the Berryman QPRS methodology.
Retroactive Season Champion(s) Record Coach 1920 Georgia 8–0–1Herman Stegeman 1921 California 9–0–1 Andy Smith Vanderbilt 7–0–1 Dan McGugin 1922 Vanderbilt 8–0–1Dan McGugin 1923 Illinois 8–0 Robert Zuppke Yale 8–0 Tad Jones 1924 Notre Dame 10–0 Knute Rockne 1925 Alabama 10–0 Wallace Wade 1926 Alabama 9–0–1 Wallace Wade 1927 Georgia 9–1 George Cecil Woodruff 1928 Georgia Tech 10–0 William Alexander 1929 USC 10–2 Howard Jones 1930 Alabama 10–0 Wallace Wade 1931 USC 10–1 Howard Jones 1932 USC 10–0 Howard Jones 1933 Michigan 7–0–1 Harry Kipke 1934 Alabama 10–0 Frank Thomas 1935 SMU 12–1 Matty Bell 1936 Duke 9–1Wallace Wade 1937 Pittsburgh 9–0–1 Jock Sutherland 1938 Tennessee 11–0 Robert Neyland 1939 Texas A&M 11–0 Homer Norton 1940 Minnesota 8–0 Bernie Bierman 1941 Texas 8–1–1 Dana X. Bible 1942 Georgia 11–1 Wally Butts 1943 Notre Dame 9–1 Frank Leahy 1944 Army 9–0 Earl Blaik 1945 Army 9–0 Earl Blaik 1946 Notre Dame 8–0–1 Frank Leahy 1947 Michigan 10–0 Fritz Crisler 1948 Michigan 9–0 Bennie Oosterbaan 1949 Notre Dame 10–0 Frank Leahy 1950 Oklahoma 10–1 Bud Wilkinson 1951 Georgia Tech 11–0–1 Bobby Dodd 1952 Georgia Tech 12–0 Bobby Dodd 1953 Oklahoma 9–1–1 Bud Wilkinson 1954 Ohio State 10–0 Woody Hayes 1955 Oklahoma 11–0 Bud Wilkinson 1956 Georgia Tech 10–1 Bobby Dodd 1957 Oklahoma 10–1 Bud Wilkinson 1958 LSU 11–0 Paul Dietzel 1959 Ole Miss 10–1 Johnny Vaught 1960 Iowa 8–1 Forest Evashevski 1961 Alabama 11–0 Paul "Bear" Bryant 1962 LSU 9–1–1 Charles McClendon USC 11–0 John McKay 1963 Texas 11–0 Darrell Royal 1964 Alabama 10–1 Paul "Bear" Bryant 1965 Michigan State 10–1 Duffy Daugherty 1966 Alabama 11–0 Paul "Bear" Bryant 1967 USC 10–1 John McKay 1968 Ohio State 10–0 Woody Hayes 1969 Texas 11–0 Darrell Royal 1970 Texas 10–1 Darrell Royal 1971 Nebraska 13–0 Bob Devaney 1972 USC 12–0 John McKay 1973 Alabama 11–1 Paul "Bear" Bryant 1974 Oklahoma 11–0 Barry Switzer 1975 Ohio State 11–1 Woody Hayes 1976 USC 11–1 John Robinson 1977 Texas 11–1 Fred Akers 1978 USC 12–1 John Robinson 1979 Alabama 12–0 Paul "Bear" Bryant 1980 Georgia 12–0 Vince Dooley 1981 Clemson 12–0 Danny Ford 1982 Nebraska 12–1 Tom Osborne 1983 Nebraska 12–1 Tom Osborne 1984 Washington 11–1 Don James 1985 Oklahoma 11–1 Barry Switzer 1986 Oklahoma 11–1 Barry Switzer 1987 Florida State 11–1 Bobby Bowden 1988 Miami (FL) 11–1 Jimmy Johnson 1989 Notre Dame 12–1 Lou Holtz
Contemporaneous Season Champion(s) Record Coach 1990 Colorado 11–1–1 Bill McCartney 1991 Washington 12–0 Don James 1992 Alabama 13–0 Gene Stallings 1993 Florida State 12–1 Bobby Bowden 1994 Nebraska 13–0 Tom Osborne 1995 Nebraska 12–0 Tom Osborne 1996 Florida 12–1 Steve Spurrier 1997 Nebraska 13–0 Tom Osborne 1998 Tennessee 13–0 Phillip Fulmer 1999 Florida State 12–0 Bobby Bowden 2000 Oklahoma 13–0 Bob Stoops 2001 Miami (FL) 12–0 Larry Coker 2002 Ohio State 14–0 Jim Tressel 2003 Oklahoma 12–2 Bob Stoops 2004 USC 11–0 Pete Carroll 2005 Texas 13–0 Mack Brown 2006 Florida 13–1 Urban Meyer 2007 LSU 12–2 Les Miles 2008 Florida 13–1 Urban Meyer 2009 Alabama 14–0 Nick Saban 2010 Auburn 14–0 Gene Chizik 2011 Alabama 12–1 Nick Saban
See also NCAA Division I FBS national football championship
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