Berryman QPRS

Berryman QPRS, also known as the Berryman Quality Point Rating System is a mathematical rating system developed by Clyde P. Berryman to rate sports teams and competitors. The Berryman QPRS system considers strength of schedule, win–loss record, points scored, and points allowed. Berryman applied his QPRS system to select college football national champions on a current basis from 1990 to 2011. He also applied the QPRS system retroactively to select national champions for each year from 1920 to 1989. The Berryman QPRS is one of the rating systems used to select historic national champions that is recognized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in its Football Bowl Subdivision record book.[1][2]

Berryman QPRS national champions

The following list identifies the college football national champions as selected by the Berryman QPRS methodology.[3]

Retroactive
Season Champion(s) Record Coach
1920 Georgia 8–0–1 Herman Stegeman
1921 California 9–0–1 Andy Smith
Vanderbilt 7–0–1 Dan McGugin
1922 Vanderbilt 8–0–1 Dan McGugin
1923 Illinois 8–0 Robert Zuppke
Yale 8–0 Tad Jones
1924 Notre Dame 10–0 Knute Rockne
1925 Alabama 10–0 Wallace Wade
1926 Alabama 9–0–1 Wallace Wade
1927 Georgia 9–1 George Cecil Woodruff
1928 Georgia Tech 10–0 William Alexander
1929 USC 10–2 Howard Jones
1930 Alabama 10–0 Wallace Wade
1931 USC 10–1 Howard Jones
1932 USC 10–0 Howard Jones
1933 Michigan 7–0–1 Harry Kipke
1934 Alabama 10–0 Frank Thomas
1935 SMU 12–1 Matty Bell
1936 Duke 9–1 Wallace Wade
1937 Pittsburgh 9–0–1 Jock Sutherland
1938 Tennessee 11–0 Robert Neyland
1939 Texas A&M 11–0 Homer Norton
1940 Minnesota 8–0 Bernie Bierman
1941 Texas 8–1–1 Dana X. Bible
1942 Georgia 11–1 Wally Butts
1943 Notre Dame 9–1 Frank Leahy
1944 Army 9–0 Earl Blaik
1945 Army 9–0 Earl Blaik
1946 Notre Dame 8–0–1 Frank Leahy
1947 Michigan 10–0 Fritz Crisler
1948 Michigan 9–0 Bennie Oosterbaan
1949 Notre Dame 10–0 Frank Leahy
1950 Oklahoma 10–1 Bud Wilkinson
1951 Georgia Tech 11–0–1 Bobby Dodd
1952 Georgia Tech 12–0 Bobby Dodd
1953 Oklahoma 9–1–1 Bud Wilkinson
1954 Ohio State 10–0 Woody Hayes
1955 Oklahoma 11–0 Bud Wilkinson
1956 Georgia Tech 10–1 Bobby Dodd
1957 Oklahoma 10–1 Bud Wilkinson
1958 LSU 11–0 Paul Dietzel
1959 Ole Miss 10–1 Johnny Vaught
1960 Iowa 8–1 Forest Evashevski
1961 Alabama 11–0 Paul "Bear" Bryant
1962 LSU 9–1–1 Charles McClendon
USC 11–0 John McKay
1963 Texas 11–0 Darrell Royal
1964 Alabama 10–1 Paul "Bear" Bryant
1965 Michigan State 10–1 Duffy Daugherty
1966 Alabama 11–0 Paul "Bear" Bryant
1967 USC 10–1 John McKay
1968 Ohio State 10–0 Woody Hayes
1969 Texas 11–0 Darrell Royal
1970 Texas 10–1 Darrell Royal
1971 Nebraska 13–0 Bob Devaney
1972 USC 12–0 John McKay
1973 Alabama 11–1 Paul "Bear" Bryant
1974 Oklahoma 11–0 Barry Switzer
1975 Ohio State 11–1 Woody Hayes
1976 USC 11–1 John Robinson
1977 Texas 11–1 Fred Akers
1978 USC 12–1 John Robinson
1979 Alabama 12–0 Paul "Bear" Bryant
1980 Georgia 12–0 Vince Dooley
1981 Clemson 12–0 Danny Ford
1982 Nebraska 12–1 Tom Osborne
1983 Nebraska 12–1 Tom Osborne
1984 Washington 11–1 Don James
1985 Oklahoma 11–1 Barry Switzer
1986 Oklahoma 11–1 Barry Switzer
1987 Florida State 11–1 Bobby Bowden
1988 Miami (FL) 11–1 Jimmy Johnson
1989 Notre Dame 12–1 Lou Holtz


Contemporaneous
Season Champion(s) Record Coach
1990 Colorado 11–1–1 Bill McCartney
1991 Washington 12–0 Don James
1992 Alabama 13–0 Gene Stallings
1993 Florida State 12–1 Bobby Bowden
1994 Nebraska 13–0 Tom Osborne
1995 Nebraska 12–0 Tom Osborne
1996 Florida 12–1 Steve Spurrier
1997 Nebraska 13–0 Tom Osborne
1998 Tennessee 13–0 Phillip Fulmer
1999 Florida State 12–0 Bobby Bowden
2000 Oklahoma 13–0 Bob Stoops
2001 Miami (FL) 12–0 Larry Coker
2002 Ohio State 14–0 Jim Tressel
2003 Oklahoma 12–2 Bob Stoops
2004 USC 11–0 Pete Carroll
2005 Texas 13–0 Mack Brown
2006 Florida 13–1 Urban Meyer
2007 LSU 12–2 Les Miles
2008 Florida 13–1 Urban Meyer
2009 Alabama 14–0 Nick Saban
2010 Auburn 14–0 Gene Chizik
2011 Alabama 12–1 Nick Saban

See also

References

  1. ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. pp. 105–106. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Clyde Berryman's College Football Rankings". David Wilson. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  3. ^ 2017 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: The National Collegiate Athletic Association. July 2017. pp. 108–109, 111–115. Retrieved January 18, 2018.