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Who won the 1999 BCS championship?

Who won the 1999 BCS championship?

Tennessee
Ultimately, Tennessee won their sixth National Championship and first since 1951 by defeating the Seminoles, 23–16. The game was the first BCS National Championship.

Who won the 1998 BCS championship?

Tennessee defeated the Florida State Seminoles, 23–16, in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona, to secure the inaugural BCS National Championship.

Who won BCS national championship game?

Alabama Crimson Tide football
College Football Playoff National Championship/Latest champion

Who won the 2000 NCAA football championship?

Arizona State Sun Devils football
2000 NCAA Division I-A football season/Champion

Has Tennessee won a national championship?

They have won 16 conference championships and claim six national titles, including two (1951, 1998) from major wire-service: AP Poll and Coaches’ Poll in their history….

Tennessee Volunteers football
Bowl record 29–24 (.547)
Claimed national titles 6 (1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, 1998)

Who was the Vols quarterback in 1998?

Tee Martin
Roster

Player Pos Summary
Tee Martin* QB 153 Cmp, 267 Att, 2164 Yds, 19 TD
Burney Veazey QB 4 Cmp, 7 Att, 86 Yds, 1 TD
Travis Henry* RB 176 Att, 970 Yds, 5.5 Avg
Shawn Bryson* RB 21 Att, 200 Yds, 9.5 Avg

Who beat Tennessee in 1998?

Florida State
Tennessee won the 1998 BCS national championship. The Vols defeated Florida State, 23-16, in the inaugural BCS national championship game on Jan. 4, 1999 at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The matchup between Tennessee and the Seminoles featured two Hall of Fame head coaches Bobby Bowden and Phillip Fulmer.

Does the BCS still exist?

In the 2014 season, the BCS was discontinued and replaced by the College Football Playoff, which organizes a four-team playoff and national championship game.

Who has more national championships in college football?

1. Yale — 18. Yale football has one of the most impressive resumes in the sport, with two of the first three Heisman winners, 100 All-Americans, 28 Hall of Fame inductees, and 18 national championships recognized by the NCAA — the most all time.

Who has the most touchdown passes in NCAA football history?

Case Keenum
List of NCAA Division I FBS career passing touchdowns leaders

Rank Player Total passing touchdowns
1 Case Keenum 155
2 Kellen Moore 142
3 Graham Harrell 134
4 Colt Brennan 131

Where was the 1999 BCS national championship game played?

The 1999 Fiesta Bowl, the designated BCS National Championship Game for the 1998 season, was played on January 4, 1999, in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium.

Who was the national champion of the 1998 football season?

Tennessee defeated the Florida State Seminoles, 23–16, in the Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona, to secure the inaugural BCS National Championship. The BCS combined elements of the old Bowl Coalition and the Bowl Alliance it replaced.

Who was the Florida State quarterback in 1999?

The teams were the Tennessee Volunteers and Florida State Seminoles. Tennessee entered the contest undefeated and number one in the major polls. Florida State sophomore QB Chris Weinke was injured in Florida State’s final ACC game of the regular season and did not participate in the championship game.

What was the score of the 1999 Sugar Bowl?

Florida State lived up to its No. 1 ranking in its first game of the 1999 college football season, routing unranked Louisiana Tech, 41–7. The following week, in their ACC opener, the Seminoles had a closer contest against Georgia Tech, but still earned a 41–35 victory. As the weeks went by, the wins continued to accumulate.