Best non Power 5 teams of all time

[moralvictories]

1. 2008 Utah - Defeated Alabama in the Sugar Bowl

2. 2006 Boise State - Defeated Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl

3. 2004 Utah - Defeated Pitt in the Fiesta Bowl

4. 2017 UCF - Defeated Auburn in the Peach bowl

5. 2010 TCU - Defeated Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl

Honorable mention 1984 BYU team that won a national championship

 

[Baxter48]

Kansas state

 

[V-Doub]

Kansas state

I was gonna say iowa. Most group of 5 teams play a tougher schedule annually…

 

[moralvictories]

I was gonna say iowa. Most group of 5 teams play a tougher schedule annually…

Except Iowa is a power 5 team.

 

[moralvictories]

Kansas state

K-State is power 5.

 

[90sman]

It’s amazing what a great run Boise State put together there for awhile. 2010 and 2011 they were like a point or two away from crashing the whole party.

 

[c3o]

Your mom went to college

 

[V-Doub]

Except Iowa is a power 5 team.

K-State is power 5.

 

[Zeke2005]

K-State is power 5.

Was a power 5 team. Now part of “others”

 

[bigboxes]

Kansas state

Careful. You're going to summon "him"

 

[moralvictories]

Was a power 5 team. Now part of “others”

Power 4 technically now that the PAC 12 is now the PAC 2. Until the B1G and the SEC decide to break away, it will be the Power 4 since the ACC and Big 12 still have playoff access.

 

[Cedric]

1. 2008 Utah - Defeated Alabama in the Sugar Bowl

2. 2006 Boise State - Defeated Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl

3. 2004 Utah - Defeated Pitt in the Fiesta Bowl

4. 2017 UCF - Defeated Auburn in the Peach bowl

5. 2010 TCU - Defeated Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl

Honorable mention 1984 BYU team that won a national championship

In 1987 or 88, Wyoming went something like 12-1 with Randy Welniak. Beat a lot of teams badly

 

[king_kong_]

2001 Miami

Although they came out of a better conference (Big East) than the B1G at the time, so I’m not sure how you’re classifying “Power 5” historically

 

[Sodakred]

K-State is power 5.

Can’t recall if it was the this board or Scout but there used to be a KSUCKS icon that we could use right now.

 

[moralvictories]

2001 Miami

Although they came out of a better conference (Big East) than the B1G at the time, so I’m not sure how you’re classifying “Power 5” historically

The Big East was among the power conferences back in 2001 (P6). After collapse of the Big East then it was the Power 5. Now with the recent collapse of the PAC 12, it's now the P4.

 

[Rubrum_Magnus_Virtus]

iowa and ksu are top 10 in this category

 

[Charlie Marlow]

Army had some pretty good teams way back when
Notre Dame as well

 

[moralvictories]

Army had some pretty good teams way back when
Notre Dame as well

Notre Dame has always been treated as a school belonging to a power conference.

 

[ridge222]

I remember watching the 2001 Fresno State team and those dudes were a bunch of bad asses. Don't know they crack the list, but they had a ton of big wins that year.

 

[moralvictories]

I remember watching the 2001 Fresno State team and those dudes were a bunch of bad asses. Don't know they crack the list, but they had a ton of big wins that year.

Yeah 2001 Fresno State deserves to be on the list. Fresno State has had some great teams over the years. Their 2005 game against USC was one of the best, it's a shame they fell short of pulling an upset. They fell apart after that game.

 

[thall_]

last years Florida State

 

[Truewooper]

2020 and 2021 Coastal Carolina were some pretty darn good teams. 2023 Liberty was also really good (though they got steamrolled against Oregon (most teams not named Washington did).

 

[moralvictories]

2018 Army was pretty good. However they had a couple of losses on their record. I remember they put up 70 points on Houston in a bowl game and Houston fired their coach following the game.

 

[moralvictories]

2020 and 2021 Coastal Carolina were some pretty darn good teams. 2023 Liberty was also really good (though they got steamrolled against Oregon (most teams not named Washington did).

In all honesty i think the 2020 Liberty team was better than the 2023 team. In 2020, Liberty went 2-1 vs the ACC, losing to NC State by only 1 point. I believe they also beat Coastal Carolina in a bowl game that year.