Guide to reading this book --
1953 : the year of the fainting Irish, King Terps in the new basketball conference, and limited substitution (personalities : Dick Carr/Paul Giel, Frank Leahy, and Dicky Moegie) --
1954 : the year of deemphasis, no repeat rule, and teams named "Desire," "Junction boys," and "23 Little Pigs" (personalities : Calvin Jones and George Shaw) --
1955 : the year of the recocked field goal, Holly's Folly, and Bear's Aggie Surprise (personalities : Don Holleder, Ronnie Knox, and Jim Swink) --
1956 : the year of the Oklahoma Tornado, Iowa Wing-T, and Pacific Coast Scandal (personalities : Jimmy Brown, Johnny Majors; and Bud Wilkinson) --
1957 : the year of the end to Oklahoma's 47, the Probation Champions, and Wolfpack Road Warriors (personalities : Johnny Majors; and Bud Wilkinson) --
1958 : the year of Chinese Bandits, Lonely End, and two-point conversions (personalities : Earl "Red" Blaik, Alex Hawkins, and Jim Tatum) --
1959 : the year of the Orange Champion, Halloween thriller, and wild card rule (personalities : Billy Cannon and Bob Schloredt) --
1960 : the year of new career opportunities, Oklahoma's dethronement, and new frontier at the Orange Bowl (personalities : Joe Bellino and Mike Ditka) --
1961 : the year of the Upside-down year, an indignant faculty, and the Wacky Horned Frogs (personalities : Ernie Davis and Alex Kroll) --
1962 : the year of a long-awaited No. 1 vs No. 2 matchup, unrest at Ole Miss, and the Sportsman of the Year (personalities : Terry Baker and John McKay) --
1963 : the year of significant change, Staubach and Butkus, and scholarly Panthers (personalities : Joe Namath and Roger Staubach) --
1964 : the year of the Notre Dame Miracle, ready for primetime thriller, and Arkansas Holiday (personalities : Hale Irwin and Alan Page) --
1965 : the year of freedom of substitution, after-Bowl polls, and high tide timing (personalities : Hale Irwin and Alan Page) --
1966 : the year of the Game of the Century, marketing of Gatorade, and bad timing for undefeated Tide (personalities : Bobby Dodd and Steve Spurrier) --
1967 : the year of City of Angels Showdown, keep the ball rollin', and stallings traps Bear (personalities : John Isenbarger and Ken Stabler) --
1968 : the year of the Greatest Sophomore Class, unveiling of the Wishbone, and a 29-29 win (personalities : Brian Dowling and O.J. Simpson) --
1969 : the year of Beano's Crystal Ball, Nixon's Number One, and football's centennial (personalities : Mike Reid and Bo Schembechler) --
1970 : the year of the quarterback, Bowl upsets after eleven games, and aeronautic tragedy (Archie Manning and Jim Plunkett) --
1971 : the year of Nebraska's Game of the Century, Bear learning new tricks, and the Thunder Chickens (personalities : Terry Beasley and Ed Marinaro) --
1972 : the year of Southern California Sunshine, Archie leads freshmen back into fray, and BYU's rushing king (personalities : Johnny Rodgers and Brad Van Pelt) --
1973 : the year of Ara's era's big play, Big Ten's vengeful vote, and something for Joey (personalities : John Cappelletti and Lucius, Dewey, and Lee Roy Selon) --
1974 : the year of Oklahoma's half-ignored title, Rose Bowl Rubber Match, and Michigan's bowl-less seniors (personalities : Woody Hayes and Randy White) --
1975 : the year of passing dodo-birds, Archie's Heisman double, and Arizona State's broken hearts (personalities : Archie Griffin and Barry Switzer) --
1976 : the year of the Panthers' American success story, coaching greats into the sunset, and Cougar SWC debut (personalities : Tony Dorsett and Joe Roth) --
1977 : the year of the underdogs, the Tyler Rose blooms at tailback, and wearing of the green (personalities : Earl Campbell and Gary Spani) --
1978 : the year of the goal-line admonition, chicken soup comeback, and Woody's Punch Bowl (personalities : Paul "Bear" Bryant and Jim Kovach) --
1979 : the year of the Tide topping the Big Three, Mount Kush toppled, and the greatest offensive line (personalities : Art Schlichter and J.C. Watts) --
1980 : the year of "how 'bout dem dawgs!?," holiday miracle pass, and controversy for the Big Ten and Pac-10 (personalities : Jim McMahon and George Rogers) --
1981 : the year of Bear's stagg party, Allen's run to daylight, and Tigers prowl as last number one (personalities : Marcus Allen, William Perry, and Herschel Walker) --
1982 : the year of the Ironic National Title, Herschel leaves for "The Donald," and Elway's strange finale (personalities : E. Dickerson/C. James, John Elway, and Jackie Sherrill) --
1983 : the year of a hurricane hitting the Orange Bowl, Georgia's senior mission, and Auburn's best-ever factor (personalities : Ricky Hunley and Mike Rozier) --
1984 : the year of Flutie's heroic hail Mary, television frenzy fed, and a suitcase full of money (personalities : Doug Flutie and Bernie Kosar) --
1985 : the year of back to basics after Aikman's knockout, close Heisman shave, and Eddie winning his 324th (personalities : Bo Jackson and John Lee) --
1986 : the year of the prime-time showdown in the Valley of the Sun, steroids for sale, and Lockbaum for Heisman (personalities : Brian Bosworth and Joe Paterno) --
1987 : the year of raising canes, "Tie dye," SMU doomed to death (personalities : Lou Holtz and Jimmy Johnson) --
1988 : the year of third-year magic, mainstream negative stories, and records for Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Houston (personalities : Barry Sanders and Deion Sanders) --
1989 : the year of Sal's memorial, double Ericksons and run-and-shoot's Heisman with no prisoners (personalities : Sal Aunese and Chuckie Mullins) --
1990 : the year of Helter Skelter Fifth Down and Cinderella in Atlanta, dancing the hokey pokey, and rocket's near glare (personalities : Raghib Ismail and Todd Marinovich) --
1991 : the year of wide right again, shared title in distant corners, and the struck pose (personalities : Ty Detmer and Desmond Howard) --
1992 : the year of the first conference championship game, Hurricane Andrew, and Alabama's Sugar surprise (personalities : Ed Bunn/Ricky Logo and Bill Walsh) --
1993 : the year of the Coalition Poll, the team that beat the team, and Orange Bowl thriller (personalities : Bobby Bowden and Joe Panos) --
1994 : the year of the only game in town, slip in Bloomington occasions the Doctor's title, and the five-cornered knot (personalities : Bill McCartney and Steve McNair) --
1995 : the year of Northwestern's purple dream, bowl alliance, and Nebraska's repeaters (personalities : Ronde and Tiki Barber, Brook Berringer, and Shaun Stephenson) --
1996 : the year of changing landscape, overtime thrillers and marathons, and Gators aided by gamesmanship (personalities : Pat Tillman and Danny Wuerrfel) --
1997 : the year of return to Peyton place, nothing wrong with Michigan, and another split decision (personalities : Brian Griese and Peyton Manning) --
1998 : the year of the bowl championship launch, volunteer triumph, and Bowdens in the news (personalities : Hayden Fry and Ricky Williams) --
1999 : the year of distracted wire-to-wire win, the magical freshman, and November nightmare (personalities : Ron Dayne, Michael Vick, and Peter Warrick) --
2000 : the year of Oklahoma's new millennium, stupid computer picks, and Northwest surprises (personalities : Drew Brees and Josh Heupel) --
2001 : the year of helping to heal a nation, cancellation in Pullman, and return of Miami's might (personalities : Eric Crouch and Eric Peppers) --
2002 : the year of the twelfth game, Irish return to glory, and overtime Buckeyes (personalities : Jeremy Bloom and Tyrone Willingham) --
2003 : the year of lack of collegiality, peasant's revolt, and three for number one (personalities : Chad Lavalais and Neil Parry/Jeff Smoker) --
2004 : the year of finding a quarterback, sudden fumble reversal, and Auburn and AP out of BCS (personalities : Sylvester Croom and David Greene/David Pollack) --
2005 : the year of Trojans try for three, Austin City elation, and deep South's hurricane devastation (personalities : Reggie Bush and Vince Young) --
2006 : the year of the colossal clash of Columbus, monstrous months, and redemption of the Big East (personalities : Darren McFadden and Troy Smith) --
Top 70 college team scores, lineups, and stats --
Air Force Academy Falcons --
Arizona State Sun Devils --
Army (U.S. Military Academy) Black Knights --
California Golden Bears --
Florida State Seminoles --
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets --
Illinois Fighting Illini --
Louisiana State Tigers 27 --
Michigan State Spartans --
Minnesota Golden Gophers --
Mississippi State Bulldogs --
Navy (U.S. Naval Academy) Midshipmen --
North Carolina Tar Heels --
North Carolina State Wolfpack --
Notre Dame Fighting Irish --
Oklahoma State Cowboys --
Penn State Nittany Lions --
Rutgers Scarlet Knights --
South Carolina Gamecocks --
Southern California Trojans --
Southern Methodist Mustangs --
Texas Christian Horned Frogs --
Texas Tech Red Raiders --
Wake Forest Demon Deacons --
Washington State Cougars --
West Virginia Mountaineers --