How Many Nat'l Champs Games Have The Vols Played IN

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there are 4 officially recognized championships, and 2 unofficial ones.

of the official ones:

1938 - Orange Bowl UT 17, Oklahoma 0

1950 - Cotton Bowl UT 20, Texas 14

1951 - Sugar Bowl, UT 13, Maryland 28*

1998 - Fiesta Bowl, UT 23 , FL state 16

*consensus championship




the unofficial ones:

1940 - Sugar Bowl, UT 13, Boston College 19

1967 - Orange Bowl, UT 24, Oklahoma 26





hope that helps.

as far as straight up games for the Nat'l Championship, only 1998. That was the first year of the BCS.
 
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Actually, I was talking to volswitten. What eloist posted is the public perception...
 
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hmanvolfan said:
Actually, I was talking to volswitten. What eloist posted is the public perception...
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If you look at the question He asked how many championship games We have played in not how many championship we have won all of the game before 1998 were Consensus National Champions. Not a championship game.:salute:
 
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TN played in the "National Championship" in 97-98
against Nebraska

and

98-99 against FSU
 
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Jmxvol said:
TN played in the "National Championship" in 97-98
against Nebraska

and

98-99 against FSU
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Well, not really. Nebraska was playing for a NC, but UT was not. Unless you consider that if Michigan would have lost in the Rose Bowl and Nebraska lost to UT. But UT still would have needed to be voted in and you know we would have gotten the Coaches poll vote, but not AP. So no unanimous NC and we already knew we were not playing a for a NC because Michigan won earlier that day. That year also serves as the last straw for split championships as the voters had enough with the drama and the BCS was born. We can always take credit for win the first outright BCS NC. They can never take that away from us:lolabove:
 
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It was the #1 bowl game that year

it was the national championship game of that season
 
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Jmxvol said:
It was the #1 bowl game that year

it was the national championship game of that season
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National Championship game because Nebraska won and they got to physically hold the trophy, but Michigan was still voted the NC in the other poll. Two wrongs happened that season. Giving Michigan a share of the NC and giving that chump Woodson the Heisman:no:
 
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it was still the #1 Bowl Game that year...before the season started that was the bowl everyone wanted to get to. The Orange Bowl was the Natl Championship Game.
TN may not have been AP #1 if they won it, but that was the intent of that bowl.
 
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This thread reminds me of a call to John and Jimmy.
"Hey guys, love the show. I was just wondering who our boys play this weekend and what time is the game? Thanks."
 
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The Orange Bowl that year WAS the "National Title Game". It was part of the Bowl Championship Alliance that was the precursor of the BCS. Michigan played in the Rose Bowl against Washington State that year, because the Big 11 and Pac 10 were not a part of the Bowl Championship Alliance.

Michigan was given a share of the "National Title" by one poll...but the winner of the Orange Bowl (unfortunately, Nebraska) got the big crystal football. It was the National Title game.
 
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molsen81 said:
National Championship game because Nebraska won and they got to physically hold the trophy, but Michigan was still voted the NC in the other poll. Two wrongs happened that season. Giving Michigan a share of the NC and giving that chump Woodson the Heisman:no:
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I didn't find anything wrong.
 
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VolInsider said:
The Orange Bowl that year WAS the "National Title Game". It was part of the Bowl Championship Alliance that was the precursor of the BCS. Michigan played in the Rose Bowl against Washington State that year, because the Big 11 and Pac 10 were not a part of the Bowl Championship Alliance.

Michigan was given a share of the "National Title" by one poll...but the winner of the Orange Bowl (unfortunately, Nebraska) got the big crystal football. It was the National Title game.
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It would have been the "Real" National Championship if Leaf would've beaten Michigan. But that didn't happen, so it was left up to Nebraska to share if they won, and they did. K-C and Jo-Jo sucked at singing the National Anthem, by the way.
 
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