Listed are teams, with final rankings, that finished with perfect records but did not win the national championship. List includes only years when final poll was released following bowl games (1965 and 1968-present seasons):
2006 - Boise State, 13-0 (No. 5).
2004 - Auburn, 13-0 (No. 2), Utah, 12-0 (No. 4).
1999 - Marshall, 13-0 (No. 10).
1998 - Tulane, 12-0 (No. 7).
1997 - Nebraska, 13-0 (No. 2).
1994 - Penn State, 12-0 (No. 2).
1991 - Washington, 12-0 (No. 2).
1993 - Auburn, 11-0 (No. 4).
1976 - Rutgers, 11-0 (No. 17).
1975 - Arizona State, 12-0 (No. 2); Arkansas State, 11-0 (NR).
1973 - Penn State, 12-0 (No. 5); Miami, Ohio, 11-0 (No. 15).
1971 - Toledo, 12-0 (No. 14).
1970 - Arizona State 11-0 (No. 8); Toledo, 12-0 (No. 12); Dartmouth, 9-0 (No. 14).
1969 - Penn State, 11-0 (No. 2); San Diego State, 11-0 (NR); Toledo, 11-0 (NR).
1968 - Penn State, 11-0 (No. 2).
1965 - Dartmouth, 9-0 (unranked).
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Note: Only ten were ranked in 1965; Alabama finished third in the final 1966 poll at 10-0 and won its bowl game for an 11-0 record.
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