There is not one team on that list that changed an entire generation of NFL teams than that UM ,,,,team this is why FOX sports got popular... we can see the bias in this,,,
@@jamieborden9094 lmao. All victories other than one were by multiple scores... and all victories except for two were by at least three scores... but let’s just keep hating though
Remember about 1972 usc and they did not have to play Oklahoma because they were in that Rose bowl thing where they only had to face one of eight or ten teams from the pac 8 or pac 10.
@@connorfleniken3447 the Canes were more balanced on both sides but I don't know if that def could stop that prolific LSU offense. They beat 7 top 10 teams and ran the board on an SEC schedule.
2019 almost lost to a 2019 Texas. Haha you think they were on par with 05 Texas? And 09 Alabama almost lost to a lesser Texas defense than 05, with a trash freshman qb almost winning it until the turnovers in the last couple of minutes. 45 army, and 24 notre dame..... really?
That is a nice list. Well Thought out. Miami had a 56 home game win streak back then. 71 Nebraska most have forgotten about. No love for #8 now and then...... #10 would be my only ? but they had a heck of a football team...
I agree with all the Miami fans that are commenting. 2001 Miami had more talent than any NFL team could afford. Also, yes 2004 USC had a dominating win over OU in the Orange Bowl. However, they had narrow wins against bad teams that year over Stanford, Oregon State, Cal and UCLA.
right but this isn't "top 10 teams with most future nfl talent"...we're talking about the best TEAMS ever. 95 Nebraska was the most dominant team ever...and this comes from a Texas fan. Can't stand them...but that team, for it's time, was the best ever.
I genuinely would love to see old "gold" teams matched up against modern athletes. 10/10 Arkansas today would beat '95 Nebraska. Not to say they're better, but the sport, the science, and the athletes have progressed so far. On a macro level, the rules have gotten more strict, and more schools have programs that have spread the talent a lot more fairly. It's not perfect, but its getting slightly better.
2013 FSU is the best team ever. 2013 FSU destroyed everybody and had their backups in at halftime every game. They allowed 12 ppg and had the best offense is college football history.
They beat 4 top 10 teams that year and they weren’t even all that great. That 95 Nebraska team is highly overrated, there are plenty of teams that would beat the 95 Nebraska team.
As a husker fan, totally agree. When I saw 01 Miami at #7, this list went out the window for me. In my opinion, it's close for top teams between 01 Miami and 95 huskers. 95 Huskers dominated their opponents more than 01 miami did, but 01 Miami did have 17 first rounders.
@elliott8596 that speaks to talent but not coaching or culture. If a team with as few successful nfl players as the 95 huskers did what they did there was certainly something else than just talent.
@@yoboynick6207 2015 Alabama beat Clemson in January of 2016 to win the national title. Remember Clemson, the team that OSU failed to score a point on that year in the semis. You are thinking about 2014 Alabama.
That Clemson team from last year was great but they aren't in the top 10. They had some dog fights with some teams and barely escaped. People only look at the Bama game but forgot the others
Almost lost to syracuse because Trevor got hurt and couldn’t play and we had a really good defense best d line and had a very good qb good wr core and a good running back
That 2018 Alabama team that they beat was stacked they had 5 NFL Wide outs a NFL Tight end 3 NFL backs a top pick on the offensive line. I feel like 2018 has the best win of any team because 2018 Alabama is the best team nick sabers every had
Parker Eddins since you brought such a compelling argument I thought I might educate the uneducated here: 2019-2020 LSU Tigers ARE the best team in college football period. Stats, awards, AND on-field play says it all. PLEASE READ THE WHOLE THING HERE JUST TO SIMPLY UNDERSTAND THE ARGUMENT. LSU runs a full NFL/West Coast offense (New Orleans Saints style offense) and playing that is much different throughout the game then all other colleges. Normally in college the team simply plays a certain offense/defense style and doesn't change throughout the game. LSU was the first team to ever do this, look it up because by now it's well documented. This LSU team could/ should beat, what is considered to be the 2 best teams ever in college history ('95 Nebraska and '01 Miami), in a game. Yes, it is extremely hard to compare the teams. who would win, etc. but even being in that conversation (to me) is mind blowing and next to unheard of. Just for reference on one of those teams mentioned. The '01 Miami team had 17 first round drafted players, let that sink in for a sec. More than half of the first round in the NFL draft that year was for a player from that team, most of which are/ will be in the HoF. Just to name a few on that Miami team: Jeremy Shockey, Andre Johnson, Ed Reed, Jonathan Vilma, Sean Taylor, Willis McGahee, Ken Dorsey, Clinton Portis, Frank Gore, Antrel Rolle, D.J. Williams, Vince Wilfork,...DO THOSE NAMES RING A BELL??? I can go on but at this point I hope it speaks for itself. Every single one of them was on that team. This 2019-2020 LSU Tigers team is being talked about and even debated on being better than a team with that many HoF players on it AND HOLDS MORE RECORDS AND AWARDS OVER THEM...just to rest my case and put it into perspective.
@@corysonnier3248 lsu was awesome. But simple for the reason 95 Nebraska crushed everyone. Tommie Frazier was a crappy thrower, but it didn’t matter, because Nebraska with Tommie, Lawrence Phillips (best RB), and Ahman Green, with a crushing OL, simply ran through everyone and one could stop them. All year, in fact, the OL would tell the DL the play and still no one could stop them. Not one sack all year. Have all the all American CBs you want, but they aren’t worth much of the offense could run it through you all night. It’s the same for defense. Danny QB was the most efficient passer in NCAA history, but it didn’t matter, because he spent the entire evening on his back. They had no run attack and finished with NEGATIVE 28 yards. Nebraska was a machine. All week long, they were saying Nebraska had no chance. It was over by half time. Now, on all LSU draft choices. Incredibly impressive. Phenomenal. But as 2020 showed, all their great players were in that one class. Nebraska almost won the championship in 96 and did in 1997. The talent was spread out but still there.
As a gator fan that’s a great argument. I’ve never seen a team go 5 wide like they did and just march effortlessly on top tier sec defenses. Joe Burrow is a bad man.
I had to stop watching when they announced that they had the 2001 Miami Hurricanes come in ranked at #7. That is a travesty and is beyond laughable. I have no doubt that the 2001 Miami Hurricanes would handily defeat every other team on this list.
For real for real. That 01 Hurricanes team was dangerous, the defense only allowed 13 touchdowns that season while scoring 8 off turnovers is insane. They clearly don’t realize how dominant the 01 Hurricanes were.
Yeah that was the 94 season but they did have their back up rb in 95 if you consider Ahman green a back up. Just imagine if LP plays that whole season pry could have been bigger blowouts even though they win by an average margin of 38 points.
Honestly, 2011 Oklahoma State is my pick for best team. The only reason they didn’t make the BCS is because the players were mourning some of their athletic directors that died in a plane crash the day of the Iowa State game
I'm gonna say it, I'm a nebraska fan. And I am biased. I think that the 83 Cronhuskers should have been on here( what I like is how we appear 5 times on thia list, 2 times as winners and 3 times as losers). But I think 2001 miami should have been higher and the 2018 Clemson togers should have been replaced by the 1924 fighting Irish. There backfield was not called "the 4 Horsemen" for no reason.
@@Moneyg73 i commented as soon as i seen texas, dumbfuck. After seeing the rest of that list 01 Miami should have been 1. Texas belongs lower on that list
@@polarfxx nah man the 2013 seminoles were good dont get me wrong but the 2001 miami hurricanes had future hall of famers sean taylor frank gore andre johnson ed reed amongst other names not to mention they didnt lose a game all year and they destroyed nebraska in the championship to win the title. the only other team that could have beat them in history would be the 2014 oregon ducks
@@seanpieters5798 2014 oregon ducks got destroyed by a 3rd string ohio state qb , 2013 florida state had some of the players in the nfl right now on that team ,
@@polarfxx the qb from the 2013 florida state seminoles has gone on to do nothing in the nfl. ya so did marcus mariota and ken dorsey. But the miami team of 2001 was way better. Ya i will agree that the 2014 oregon ducks and the 2013 florida state seminoles were equally matched but the 2001 miami team was the best football team in college football ever. The stats and the players and championship plus the hall of famers they had on that team speak to how good that team was
@@seanpieters5798 jameis was having a very good year compared to his last and that 2001 miami team only beat a 3-8 west virginia team 3-6 and they only scored 512 points that season vs florida states 723 and florida states schedule that year was more hard then miamis and both of their defensives were insane
The 04 trojans weren't better than 95 huskers, they should have been #2 considering they beat 3 top 10 teams in the regular season and blew out #2 Florida in the Fiesta bowl, none closer than 14 points. also 2 undefeated seasons in a row
I’ll give you 71 Nebraska, but 01 Miami is the best team ever assembled on paper. Yeah, I could replace Ken Dorsey at Qb and still win a trophy with that team. 7 first round NFL picks on the defense alone. 38 NFL draft picks from that team. I would never say the best college team could beat the worst NFL, but this is the closest it comes. If Miami had a better QB...say Chris Weinke from FSU or even a young Tom Brady from Michigan (notice I’m not naming big name Qb’s then, just ones that could lead the team) this would never even be an argument. And I still don’t think it’s an argument. Frank Gore (who’s the 4th leading rushing in NFL history) is the 3rd string back behind Clinton Portis and Willis Mcgahee. Jeremy Shockey and Kellen Winslow are TE’s. Vince Wilfork and Jonathon Vilma are LB’s. And you ready for this? Philip Buchanan, Ed Reed, and Antrelle Rolle are in the secondary! Once again I’ll give you Ken Dorsey is the QB and that’s the only single argument you have, but this Miami team is the greatest team ever
In other words, frank gore hardly hit the field, so so what. Greatest roster ever. But that doesn’t mean they were a TEAM. 1994 Miami had Warren Sapp and Ray Lewis, but Nebraska had 3 first team OL’s that played as a TEAM and were far better conditioned, and by the 4th quarter, they were rolling over Miami at will (which was the game plan). Nebraska had another little advantage - Tom Osborne. And all star DBs. Ok, awesome. But it doesn’t matter if your DL is getting crushed and you can’t stop the run. Put in any QB you want. In 95, Florida had Danny, the most efficient passer in history. However, but against Nebraska he spent the entire evening on his back. All star RBs (Nebraska had Lawrence Phillips, who Saban said was the best RB he’s seen, and Ahman Green as back up), but what good is a great RB if they are hammered at the line of scrimmage and your OL is getting obliterated and RBs have nowhere to run? Florida finished with NEGATIVE 28 yards rushing.
@Christopher Smith Exactly, which is why Miami almost lost to Virginia Tech. Meanwhile, 1995 Nebraska didn't have anyone get within 14 points the entire season. They were complete, absolute, play for the team.
This is what folks are missing here. First off this is ESPN so I’m not surprised they came up with a shitty list like this. That being said that 01 squad was the best in my opinion because they beat you in every aspect of the game period, huh last time I looked that’s a team effort all around. What other team on this list could say that. I keep hearing offense and defense but what about all around. Most these teams on here were one dimensional. That is hardly great in my eyes.
01 Miami was indeed dominant but if you watched football back when the 95 huskers played. Haven't seen dominance like that since and not even a husker fan.
The 2001 UM team is much better than 7. Anther problem is not even one team from UM in the 1980-90s makes this list. The era that changed college football.
Amazing, a team that loaded underwhelmed so often during the season..These are the greatest TEAMS..2001 Miami and 2019 LSU had the most TALENTED teams. but I'd take most of these top 10 teams over 2001 Miami..
HipHopR&BLover Jon one game doesn’t make up for the whole season; even if it’s the natty game. This team had two Heisman winners and sort of struggled on offense
-nate21storm - They averaged 38.2 PPG which was 6th in the nation that year. They had 7 games where they scored over 40 points. They also beat the #2, #7, and #15 teams at the time.
HipHopR&BLover Jon they beat 4-8 Stanford by 3, 6-6 Oregon St by 8, and 6-6 UCLA by 5. Look at the other offenses on this list. USC scores 23 points in one game and 24 in a other. Let’s look at the lowest points each team put up. 1971 Nebraska: 31 1972 USC: 18 1995 Nebraska: 35 2018 Clemson: There lowest was 27, but when their quarterback wasn’t injured, 30 2005 Texas: 25, but scored at least 40 points in the rest of their games 2001 Miami: 18 1979 Alabama: 24 1956 Oklahoma: 34 2009 Alabama: 12 The point I’m trying to make here is that compared to some of these offenses, 2004 USC’s wasn’t that great. Especially when they had two Heisman winners. A lot of modern offenses are better than that USC team
How is the 97’ wolverines not up here? This list seems like they just pulled the teams out of a jar full of other undefeated teams and threw them up here
That close win over a decent Washington State team in the Rose bowl, in my opinion, takes them out of the "great" category. The same can be said of the 97 Huskers and their close game at Missouri. Good, but not great.
Also, 1974 Oklahoma should be up there over 1956 Oklahoma because they dominated everybody that year by an average of FIVE touchdowns a game! And that was in spite of being on probation and not having a single game aired on TV.
I really think Oklahoma '78 was the greatest Sooner team of all time, and that the '71 team was second...but the '71 team had the misfortune of having Nebraska on the schedule, and in '78 Nebraska played way over their heads to upset them...then lost to Missouri the next week.
@@greggmoeller6307 Surprised to see you rank '78 OU as your 2nd best team..'78 Nebraska replayed OU in the OB that season and almost beat them again ..The loser in both games just had more turnovers. Statistics (Orange Bowl rematch) Oklahoma Nebraska First Downs 17 27 Rushes-Yards 53-292 54-217 Passing Yards 47 220 Passes 2-3-0 18-31-2 Total Yards 339 437 Punts-Average 3-39.3 2-37.5 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Turnovers by 1 2 Penalties-Yards 6-50 8-96 Source:[2][3]
yea these dipshits don't ever think about teams up north. If you aren't SEC, you aren't even considered. 2014 OSU beat that team rep from SEC, then played Oregon. We didnt play a SEC team for the national championship, because they arent some golden calves. Look at the over all record of wins, top draft picks, top programs. The top 2 are in the big 10
@@thomasbolin7447 I mean the heavy majority of top 300 recruits go to the SEC first and Big Ten second. The rest of the conferences blow. Same with NFL 1st round draft players. SEC 1st, Big Ten 2nd, then huge drop off. This isn't the 90s anymore where the Big Ten was hands down the greatest conference. The SEC is the superior conference in the 2010s and has the schools to beat. Doesn't mean the Big Ten sucks being second best right now, just that the SEC is in the drivers seat right now. It will swap conferences like it does each decade. In conclusion, the SEC is the best conference right now. It hurts to say it, but you're in absolute denial and lying to yourself if you think otherwise. 2019 LSU & 2020 Alabama were both teams that could easily be put on the list of the top 10 greatest teams ever.
I know, besides having Vince Young. Texas also had 2 Jim Thorpe award winners and all 4 dbs in the hunt for the thorpe award. There's no way Lawrence would have done even close to as great as Lawrence did against Alabama.
@@anthonyvargas6505 I doubt that. That Clemson defense was way better than the 2005 USC team had. And ask Vince Young why it took him 3 times to beat Oklahoma after they started rebuilding their team after losing a lot of key players
Yeah 2014 Ohio state and 2002 Ohio state should be on this list because we are better than bama!! And Miami!! We knocked off Miami and they were never heard of again!
If you are old enough to remember 71 well (I was 10 years old) at the time. They also keep talking about 72 usc. But they were locked into the rose bowl and got to play Ohio state. What if they had to play Oklahoma that year?
@@encycl07pedia- that game wasn't as close as the score. Bama got 2 tds very late in the game. Lsu dominated that game. Best season ever recorded. Beat 7 top 10 teams. Beat 4 top 5 teams. Roasted boat teams in the playoff and embarrassed georgia foe sec championship. Beat all 4 preseason top 4 teams.
They don't count . They were during World War, and most of the teams suspended their season, time, all the people were fighting in the war and getting killed off while the world war college football seasons were playing.
