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1959: Syracuse 20, Penn State 18

Ben Schwartzwalder’s Syracuse Orangemen: one of the 50 best* of all time.

Tulsa’s junkyard wars offense

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1955: Oklahoma 20, Maryland 6

Bud Wilkinson’s 1955 Oklahoma Sooners: one of the 50 best* of all time.

King of the mountain

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1947: Notre Dame 38, USC 7

Frank Leahy’s 1947 Notre Dame Fighting Irish: one of the 50 best* of all time.

1945: Army 61, Penn 0

Red Blaik’s 1945 Army Cadets: the best team of all time, no asterisk.

1940: Minnesota 7, Michigan 6

Bernie Bierman’s 1940 Minnesota Golden Gophers: one of the 50 best* of all time.

1917: Georgia Tech 41, Penn 0

John Heisman’s 1917 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Engineers: one of the 50 best* of all time.

The Lincoln Riley Oklahoma offense

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2011: LSU 41, Arkansas 17

Les Miles’ 2011 LSU Tigers: one of the 50 best* of all time.

Has the window closed for Boise State?

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1993: Texas A&M 42, Louisville 7

R.C. Slocum’s 1993 Texas A&M Aggies: one of the 50 best* of all time.

1985: Oklahoma 27, Nebraska 7

Barry Switzer’s 1985 Oklahoma Sooners: one of the 50 best* of all time.

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1959: Ole Miss 37, Tennessee 7

John Vaught’s 1959 Ole Miss Rebels: one of the 50 best* of all time.

1957: Auburn 40, Alabama 0

Shug Jordan’s 1957 Auburn Tigers: one of the 50 best* of all time.

Has West Virginia solved the Big 12?

Dana Holgorsen’s Mountaineers have been running the ball and playing defense more physically than much of the league, have they found a formula for perpetual league contention?

1938: Tennessee 17, Oklahoma 0

Bob Neyland’s 1938 Tennessee Volunteers: one of the 50 best* of all time.

1998: Ohio State 28, Penn State 9

John Cooper’s 1998 Ohio State Buckeyes: one of the 50 best* of all time.

1990: Virginia 20, Clemson 7

George Welsh’s 1990 Virginia Cavaliers: one of the 50 best* of all time.

Secrets of Snyder-ball: The DL

Bill Snyder’s success this decade has depended on fielding strong defensive lines. Can they magic another top unit and win the league in 2017?

1988: Miami 44, LSU 3

Jimmy Johnson’s 1988 Miami Hurricanes: one of the 50 best* of all time.

1973: Michigan 10, Ohio State 10

Bo Schembechler’s 1973 Michigan Wolverines: one of the 50 best* of all time.

1968: Purdue 38, Indiana 35

Jack Mollenkopf’s 1968 Purdue Boilermakers: one of the 50 best* of all time.

1941: Northwestern 51, Kansas State 3

Pappy Waldorf’s 1941 Northwestern Wildcats: one of the 50 best* of all time.