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That should also make this the second straight season where there is unanimity of opinion on who is the best team in the country. Clemson and LSU are set to duel in New Orleans on January 13 for the College Football Playoff national championship, the second straight year that the game will feature a pair of undefeated schools. Different systems have determined different champions, and without a postseason national championship tournament under its aegis the NCAA has happily afforded a range of ranking systems official status toward determining the top team in the land.Īs we approach the conclusion of the 2019-2020 college football season and wind down 150th anniversary celebrations, the concept of a definitive national championship is once again at the forefront of our consciousness. For much of the sport’s history, there have been halfhearted attempts to determine the best team in the country. This is a consequence of college football’s long, convoluted history with determining the national championship in its sport.

At the time, the idea of a national championship did not exist - though both teams make retroactive claims to the national title for the 1869 season. Princeton and Rutgers played a pair of games against one another that more closely resembled soccer than the gridiron game with which college football fans are familiar in the 21st century.

The first college football season in 1869 looked nothing like the sport we know today. As Clemson and LSU prepare to face off on January 13, let’s take a brief look at the history of college football national championships.