National Champion: Nebraska (AP, FWAA, NFF, UPI, USA-CNN)
Heisman Memorial Trophy: Eddie George (Ohio State)
FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Gary Barnett (Northwestern)
AP Preseason #1: Florida State ▪ AP Final #1: Nebraska
The SRS columns are SRS broken up into offensive and
defensive components.
The Scoring columns are points per game
adjusted for strength of opposition.
The Passing, Rushing, and Total
columns are yards per attempt adjusted for strength of opposition.
| SRS | Scoring | Passing | Rushing | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | School | Conf | OSRS | DSRS | SRS | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def |
| 1 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 14.49 | 12.37 | 26.86 | 54.97 | 10.63 | ||||||
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 12.82 | 10.93 | 23.75 | 42.83 | 11.40 | ||||||
| 3 | Florida | SEC (East) | 15.49 | 7.10 | 22.59 | 46.68 | 14.40 | ||||||
| 4 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6.72 | 12.88 | 19.60 | 32.09 | 9.12 | ||||||
| 5 | Tennessee | SEC (East) | 10.89 | 7.58 | 18.46 | 40.25 | 15.10 | ||||||
| 6 | Penn State | Big Ten | 10.70 | 7.16 | 17.86 | 38.03 | 15.04 | ||||||
| 7 | Notre Dame | Ind | 11.55 | 6.15 | 17.70 | 39.38 | 15.29 | ||||||
| 8 | Florida State | ACC | 13.26 | 4.35 | 17.61 | 48.94 | 18.37 | ||||||
| 9 | Colorado | Big 8 | 11.90 | 5.02 | 16.92 | 40.58 | 16.95 | ||||||
| 10 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6.92 | 9.22 | 16.14 | 32.61 | 12.86 | ||||||
| 11 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 4.98 | 10.15 | 15.13 | 37.98 | 12.79 | ||||||
| 12 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 3.47 | 9.58 | 13.05 | 30.71 | 14.07 | ||||||
| 13 | Kansas | Big 8 | 6.10 | 5.51 | 11.61 | 30.48 | 18.97 | ||||||
| 14 | Southern California | Pac-10 | 4.13 | 7.34 | 11.47 | 32.00 | 16.86 | ||||||
| 15 | Syracuse | Big East | 5.07 | 6.39 | 11.46 | 32.84 | 16.49 | ||||||
| 16 | Texas A&M | SWC | 1.58 | 9.71 | 11.28 | 29.03 | 13.64 | ||||||
| 17 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5.90 | 5.31 | 11.21 | 32.96 | 17.96 | ||||||
| 18 | Texas | SWC | 6.31 | 4.34 | 10.65 | 32.57 | 19.31 | ||||||
| 19 | Auburn | SEC (West) | 10.08 | 0.30 | 10.38 | 39.58 | 23.01 | ||||||
| 20 | Louisiana State | SEC (West) | -0.42 | 10.77 | 10.35 | 28.81 | 11.68 | ||||||
| SRS | Scoring | Passing | Rushing | Total | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | OSRS | DSRS | SRS | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def |
| 21 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6.53 | 3.06 | 9.58 | 32.87 | 19.03 | ||||||
| 22 | Virginia | ACC | 6.74 | 2.72 | 9.46 | 31.41 | 18.84 | ||||||
| 23 | Texas Tech | SWC | 6.94 | 2.35 | 9.29 | 33.44 | 22.09 | ||||||
| 24 | Washington | Pac-10 | 5.76 | 3.35 | 9.10 | 30.99 | 19.06 | ||||||
| 25 | Illinois | Big Ten | -1.52 | 10.37 | 8.85 | 24.36 | 13.04 | ||||||
| 26 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | -0.76 | 8.88 | 8.12 | 27.20 | 15.76 | ||||||
| 27 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 1.54 | 6.41 | 7.95 | 28.24 | 15.77 | ||||||
| 28 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 7.12 | 0.57 | 7.68 | 31.55 | 22.25 | ||||||
| 29 | Alabama | SEC (West) | 0.55 | 6.66 | 7.21 | 25.69 | 15.55 | ||||||
| 30 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 4.43 | 2.65 | 7.09 | 29.69 | 21.96 | ||||||
| 31 | Cincinnati | Ind | 1.07 | 5.85 | 6.92 | 25.73 | 16.94 | ||||||
| 32 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 5.69 | 1.20 | 6.90 | 30.96 | 22.26 | ||||||
| 33 | East Carolina | Ind | 1.90 | 4.92 | 6.82 | 25.92 | 18.15 | ||||||
| 34 | Clemson | ACC | -1.65 | 7.74 | 6.09 | 24.98 | 15.49 | ||||||
| 35 | Toledo | MAC | 6.41 | -0.67 | 5.73 | 28.27 | 27.27 | ||||||
| 36 | Miami (OH) | MAC | 0.21 | 5.49 | 5.69 | 26.76 | 20.61 | ||||||
| 37 | Baylor | SWC | -2.92 | 8.61 | 5.68 | 25.01 | 15.11 | ||||||
| 38 | Georgia | SEC (East) | 0.64 | 4.30 | 4.94 | 25.51 | 18.71 | ||||||
| 39 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 6.68 | -1.82 | 4.86 | 31.44 | 25.20 | ||||||
| 40 | Utah | WAC | 0.91 | 3.38 | 4.29 | 24.61 | 20.26 | ||||||
| SRS | Scoring | Passing | Rushing | Total | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | OSRS | DSRS | SRS | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def |
| 41 | Air Force | WAC | 7.43 | -3.22 | 4.21 | 31.95 | 26.91 | ||||||
| 42 | Arkansas | SEC (West) | 0.08 | 3.66 | 3.74 | 25.06 | 18.55 | ||||||
| 43 | San Diego State | WAC | 4.48 | -0.88 | 3.59 | 29.79 | 25.23 | ||||||
| 44 | Colorado State | WAC | -0.78 | 3.90 | 3.13 | 26.31 | 20.88 | ||||||
| 45 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 5.78 | -2.83 | 2.94 | 30.80 | 27.12 | ||||||
| 46 | North Carolina | ACC | -2.12 | 5.07 | 2.94 | 25.33 | 17.38 | ||||||
| 47 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5.44 | -3.20 | 2.23 | 32.62 | 29.92 | ||||||
| 48 | Brigham Young | WAC | 1.11 | 1.04 | 2.16 | 26.37 | 23.40 | ||||||
| 49 | Kentucky | SEC (East) | -0.47 | 2.29 | 1.82 | 24.68 | 19.13 | ||||||
| 50 | Louisville | Ind | -3.79 | 5.58 | 1.79 | 23.40 | 18.36 | ||||||
| 51 | Army | Ind | -0.75 | 2.30 | 1.55 | 27.42 | 21.09 | ||||||
| 52 | Arizona | Pac-10 | -3.56 | 5.09 | 1.53 | 21.11 | 17.89 | ||||||
| 53 | West Virginia | Big East | -2.19 | 3.68 | 1.49 | 24.45 | 19.25 | ||||||
| 54 | Southern Mississippi | Ind | 1.16 | 0.03 | 1.18 | 27.25 | 23.66 | ||||||
| 55 | Nevada | Big West | 11.21 | -10.21 | 0.99 | 33.12 | 35.50 | ||||||
| 56 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | -3.10 | 3.99 | 0.88 | 22.33 | 20.64 | ||||||
| 57 | Wyoming | WAC | 1.15 | -0.38 | 0.77 | 27.21 | 24.64 | ||||||
| 58 | Mississippi | SEC (West) | -5.30 | 5.72 | 0.42 | 21.80 | 18.42 | ||||||
| 59 | South Carolina | SEC (East) | 7.68 | -7.50 | 0.18 | 39.59 | 34.80 | ||||||
| 60 | Boston College | Big East | -2.78 | 2.81 | 0.03 | 22.29 | 21.54 | ||||||
| SRS | Scoring | Passing | Rushing | Total | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | OSRS | DSRS | SRS | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def |
| 61 | Georgia Tech | ACC | -1.57 | 1.42 | -0.16 | 24.64 | 21.42 | ||||||
| 62 | Maryland | ACC | -4.36 | 3.23 | -1.14 | 20.84 | 21.36 | ||||||
| 63 | Indiana | Big Ten | -3.13 | 1.31 | -1.82 | 22.53 | 24.33 | ||||||
| 64 | Texas Christian | SWC | -2.54 | 0.63 | -1.91 | 20.77 | 23.30 | ||||||
| 65 | Washington State | Pac-10 | -1.14 | -0.87 | -2.01 | 24.09 | 22.75 | ||||||
| 66 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | -1.49 | -1.40 | -2.89 | 22.27 | 24.68 | ||||||
| 67 | Navy | Ind | -8.74 | 5.29 | -3.45 | 15.96 | 17.95 | ||||||
| 68 | Ball State | MAC | -7.87 | 3.53 | -4.34 | 12.96 | 21.79 | ||||||
| 69 | Western Michigan | MAC | -6.75 | 2.12 | -4.63 | 15.70 | 24.21 | ||||||
| 70 | Vanderbilt | SEC (East) | -10.12 | 5.39 | -4.74 | 15.32 | 20.58 | ||||||
| 71 | California | Pac-10 | -2.93 | -2.07 | -5.00 | 22.50 | 25.29 | ||||||
| 72 | Mississippi State | SEC (West) | 2.47 | -7.52 | -5.05 | 27.76 | 30.15 | ||||||
| 73 | North Carolina State | ACC | 0.74 | -6.11 | -5.37 | 26.07 | 31.28 | ||||||
| 74 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Big West | -0.08 | -5.34 | -5.41 | 24.75 | 29.45 | ||||||
| 75 | Pittsburgh | Big East | -3.63 | -2.10 | -5.73 | 22.56 | 26.16 | ||||||
| 76 | Missouri | Big 8 | -6.65 | 0.78 | -5.87 | 17.28 | 24.88 | ||||||
| 77 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1.55 | -7.60 | -6.05 | 25.71 | 35.19 | ||||||
| 78 | Rutgers | Big East | 5.91 | -12.00 | -6.09 | 30.95 | 36.96 | ||||||
| 79 | Memphis | Ind | -8.78 | 2.33 | -6.45 | 16.33 | 22.15 | ||||||
| 80 | Tulsa | Ind | -2.96 | -3.60 | -6.56 | 21.15 | 29.57 | ||||||
| SRS | Scoring | Passing | Rushing | Total | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | OSRS | DSRS | SRS | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def |
| 81 | Eastern Michigan | MAC | 3.94 | -10.69 | -6.75 | 27.15 | 38.32 | ||||||
| 82 | Fresno State | WAC | 2.31 | -9.26 | -6.95 | 26.88 | 33.87 | ||||||
| 83 | Duke | ACC | 2.76 | -9.92 | -7.16 | 27.80 | 33.44 | ||||||
| 84 | Houston | SWC | -3.79 | -3.74 | -7.53 | 20.40 | 29.80 | ||||||
| 85 | Rice | SWC | -5.05 | -2.99 | -8.04 | 20.07 | 27.18 | ||||||
| 86 | New Mexico | WAC | -4.75 | -3.39 | -8.13 | 18.62 | 27.83 | ||||||
| 87 | Temple | Big East | -3.35 | -5.20 | -8.55 | 21.67 | 29.61 | ||||||
| 88 | Bowling Green State | MAC | -7.45 | -2.55 | -9.99 | 14.94 | 29.00 | ||||||
| 89 | Central Michigan | MAC | -3.51 | -6.84 | -10.35 | 17.01 | 32.57 | ||||||
| 90 | Louisiana Tech | Big West | -1.60 | -9.63 | -11.23 | 21.84 | 36.86 | ||||||
| 91 | Hawaii | WAC | -5.07 | -6.38 | -11.45 | 18.93 | 34.94 | ||||||
| 92 | Utah State | Big West | -6.60 | -5.10 | -11.70 | 17.56 | 30.78 | ||||||
| 93 | New Mexico State | Big West | 0.06 | -12.53 | -12.47 | 23.59 | 38.90 | ||||||
| 94 | Arkansas State | Big West | -10.46 | -2.03 | -12.48 | 13.14 | 30.03 | ||||||
| 95 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | -13.60 | 0.87 | -12.73 | 10.36 | 22.07 | ||||||
| 96 | Tulane | Ind | -7.11 | -5.83 | -12.94 | 17.47 | 30.84 | ||||||
| 97 | Southern Methodist | SWC | -7.87 | -5.34 | -13.21 | 16.84 | 32.43 | ||||||
| 98 | Wake Forest | ACC | -6.86 | -7.37 | -14.23 | 18.19 | 32.67 | ||||||
| 99 | Northern Illinois | Big West | -6.93 | -7.95 | -14.88 | 17.72 | 39.19 | ||||||
| 100 | Pacific | Big West | -5.35 | -10.26 | -15.61 | 18.34 | 39.50 | ||||||
| SRS | Scoring | Passing | Rushing | Total | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | OSRS | DSRS | SRS | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def |
| 101 | San Jose State | Big West | -5.26 | -10.46 | -15.72 | 17.24 | 36.86 | ||||||
| 102 | Ohio | MAC | -11.81 | -5.95 | -17.76 | 8.98 | 35.54 | ||||||
| 103 | Louisiana-Monroe | Ind | -7.37 | -10.94 | -18.31 | 15.12 | 38.73 | ||||||
| 104 | Akron | MAC | -12.24 | -6.33 | -18.58 | 9.24 | 43.40 | ||||||
| 105 | Texas-El Paso | WAC | -5.63 | -13.21 | -18.84 | 17.87 | 41.18 | ||||||
| 106 | North Texas | Ind | -6.24 | -12.79 | -19.02 | 16.11 | 42.89 | ||||||
| 107 | Kent State | MAC | -15.13 | -6.91 | -22.04 | 5.91 | 41.46 | ||||||
| 108 | Nevada-Las Vegas | Big West | -11.64 | -17.05 | -28.69 | 9.89 | 51.48 | ||||||