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California won the undisputed national football championship of the United States for 1931. According to Azzi Ratem... This calculation includes the Rose Bowl game.
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1085:"Azzi Ratem Puts Huskers 12th in Final Ranking"
732:"Boand System National Championship Selections"
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926:"Trojans Again Powerful"
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651:In February 1955, coach
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932:. September 27, 1932
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911:. August 26, 1931.
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279:Southern California
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909:Arizona Daily Star
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95:National champions
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718:References
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567:Ohio State
555:Notre Dame
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475:Notre Dame
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144:California
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85:Pop Warner
29:Azzi Ratem
867:March 16,
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399:Minnesota
387:Minnesota
363:Tennessee
327:Minnesota
315:Minnesota
164:Princeton
148:Lafayette
132:Princeton
105:Champion
673:See also
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591:Oklahoma
531:Illinois
491:Michigan
479:Michigan
303:Michigan
176:Illinois
116:Illinois
224:Georgia
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