1991: 2 Champions, Zero Agreement

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Miami and Washington both finish 12-0 and split the season's honors: Miami takes the AP poll while Washington takes the USA Today/CNN coaches' poll, the FWAA, and the NFF; plain UPI makes no 1991 selection, and the joint UPI/NFF poll's Washington pick is carried by the NFF's MacArthur Bowl award.

The case for each side

Washington

12-0

Recognized byFWAARecognizedNFFRecognizedUSA/CNNConsensus· claimed by the program

12-0, beat No. 4 Michigan in the Rose Bowl; No. 1 in the USA Today/CNN coaches' poll and named champion by FWAA and NFF.

Washington’s 1991 schedule

Miami (FL)

12-0

Recognized byAPConsensus· claimed by the program

12-0, beat Nebraska 22-0 in the Orange Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll.

Miami (FL)’s 1991 schedule

No national title game was played after the 1991 season: before 1998 there was no mechanism to play one, which is why so many of these seasons were settled by vote instead.