Last week, I made the comment that 2025 wasn’t “quite the COVID year of 2020 when the Dubsism College Football Heavyweight belt changed hands 8 times.” Well…not only does Stanford’s win over main rival California marks their 7^th time with the belt; it also marks the 6^th time it has happened in 2025.

Stanford isn’t making the playoff, but there is one game left on their schedule, and it’s a safe bet the Cardinal will be a prohibitive underdog.

• 29-Nov 2025: Notre Dame

If Stanford wins, the title stays in the ACC for 2026. But if the Fightin’ Irish do what the sages in the desert believe, the Dubsism College Football Heavyweight will find itself headed into the 12-team playoff for the first time. Who knows how many times it could bounce around then? But if the 32-point underdog Cardinal can pull off a miracle against Our Lady of Money Notre Dame, the belt will still be in the ACC come the opening weekend of 2026.

7^th Championship

• 1625 : 2025 22-Nov : Stanford 31 , California 10

6^th Championship

• 1076 : 1982 2-Oct : Stanford 45 , Oregon State 5 (lost #1077 1982 9-Oct : Arizona State 21 , Stanford 17)
• 1075 : 1982 25-Sep : Stanford 23 , Ohio State 20

5^th Championship

• 936 : 1970 7-Nov : Stanford 20 , Washington 9 (lost #937 1970 14-Nov : Air Force 31 , Stanford 14)
• 935 : 1970 31-Oct : Stanford 42 , Oregon State 0
• 934 : 1970 24-Oct : Stanford 29 , UCLA 15
• 933 : 1970 17-Oct : Stanford 39 , Washington State 13
• 932 : 1970 10-Oct : Stanford 24 , Southern California 14

4^th Championship

• 650 : 1941 4-Oct : Stanford 33 , UCLA 0 (lost #651 1941 11-Oct : Oregon State 10 , Stanford 0)
• 649 : 1941 27-Sep : Stanford 19 , Oregon 15
• 648 : 1941 1-Jan : Stanford 21 , Nebraska 13
• 647 : 1940 30-Nov : Stanford 13 , California 7
• 646 : 1940 16-Nov : Stanford 28 , Oregon State 14
• 645 : 1940 9-Nov : Stanford 20 , Washington 10
• 644 : 1940 2-Nov : Stanford 21 , UCLA 14
• 643 : 1940 26-Oct : Stanford 21 , Southern California 7

3^rd Championship

• 582 : 1933 25-Nov : Stanford 7 , California 3 (lost #583 1934 1-Jan : Columbia 7 , Stanford 0)
• 581 : 1933 18-Nov : Stanford 33 , Montana 7
• 580 : 1933 11-Nov : Stanford 13 , Southern California 7

2^nd Championship

• 545 : 1930 18-Oct : Stanford 13 , Oregon State 7 (lost #546 1930 25-Oct : Southern California 41 , Stanford 12)
• 544 : 1930 11-Oct : Stanford 0 , Minnesota 0 (Tie)
• 543 : 1930 4-Oct : Stanford 20 , Santa Clara 0 (Non-Title)
• 542 : 1930 27-Sep : Stanford 18 , Olympic Club 0 (Non-Title)
• 541 : 1930 20-Sep : Stanford 32 , West Coast Army 0 (Non-Title)
• 540 : 1929 28-Dec : Stanford 34 , Army 13
• 539 : 1929 23-Nov : Stanford 21 , California 6

1^st Championship

• 494 : 1925 31-Oct : Stanford 35 , Oregon 13 (lost #495 1925 7-Nov : Washington 13 , Stanford 0)
• 493 : 1925 24-Oct : Stanford 26 , Oregon State 10
• 492 : 1925 17-Oct : Stanford 13 , Southern California 9

In Case You Didn’t Know

Here at Dubsism, we have our own way of determining who is the #1 team in college football. Eschewing polls, debates, and the general silliness of a subjective means, we decided to go with “you’re the best until somebody beats you.” To do that, we went back to the very first college football game in 1869. Since there were only two teams, it was easy to decide the winner of that game was the best. We just took it from there.

In other words, we determine a champion just like boxing does. We know who was the original #1; tracing the path of the championship was a simple as following the winner. Even today, it remains an exercise in watching #1’s game, and crowning a new champ if they lose.

As is the tradition, here’s the full scroll of all 1,624 college football championship matches going all the way back to that very first game in 1869. Scroll down, click Page 2, and get ready for the biggest mega-scroll of your life…