Hello! I'm a junior with a passion for football. I'm curious about college football history and championship wins. Can anyone enlighten me about which college football team has the most championship titles?
The team with the most claimed Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) national championships is Princeton University, with 28 titles. However, Princeton's last championship win was in 1950, and the university is now part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), essentially the second tier of Division I college football.
In the modern era of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), the University of Alabama leads with the most championship titles. As of 2024, Alabama claims 13 national championships in the poll era (since 1936), 11 of which are recognized by the NCAA. They won three championships under Paul "Bear" Bryant during the 1960s and 1970s, and they've had a great run under head coach Nick Saban since 2009. Alabama's most recent championship came in the 2020 season. However, please keep in mind that college football does not have a unified championship system, and so the number of championships claimed by a team can vary depending on the source.
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