Your New College Football Heavyweight Champion: The Brigham Young University Cougars – Respect Redux

A team hasn’t lost the Dubsism College Football Heavyweight Title then recaptured it in the same season since both Auburn and Louisiana State did it. That was in that wacky 2020 year in which it changed hands in seven consecutive title bouts.

Not only is this the second time this season, but the fifth time overall the Cougars from Provo have held the title. Last time, they made a lot of noise about “earning respect,” but then lost the next week to Central Florida. This time around, they have two game remaining in the Big 12’s conference schedule.

  • 21-Nov: @ Kansas
  • 28-Nov: Cincinnati

BYU is likely to be favored in both matches. As noted, this title tends to bounce around within a conference, and after that schedule the Cougars could very well find themselves in the conference championship game. The real question at this point is will the title find it’s way into the CFP playoff?

Respect is all about winning games you should win and beating somebody in the post season.

5th Championship

  • 1637 : 2026 14-Nov : Brigham Young 28 , Baylor 7

4th Championship

  • 1633 : 2026 17-Oct : Brigham Young 28 , Notre Dame 24 (1634 : 2026 24-Oct : Central Florida 39, Brigham Young 31 (2 OT)

3rd Championship

  • 1580 : 2022 10-Sep : Brigham Young 26 , Baylor 20 (lost 1581 : 2022 17-Sep : Oregon 41 , Brigham Young 20)

2nd Championship

  • 1248 : 1997 1-Jan : Brigham Young 19 , Kansas State 15 (lost 1249 : 1997 6-Sep : Washington 42 , Brigham Young 20)
  • 1247 : 1996 7-Dec : Brigham Young 28 , Wyoming 25
  • 1246 : 1996 23-Nov : Brigham Young 37 , Utah 17
  • 1245 : 1996 16-Nov : Brigham Young 45 , Hawaii 14
  • 1244 : 1996 9-Nov : Brigham Young 49 , Rice 0
  • 1243 : 1996 2-Nov : Brigham Young 40 , Texas El-Paso 18
  • 1242 : 1996 26-Oct : Brigham Young 45 , Texas Christian 21
  • 1241 : 1996 19-Oct : Brigham Young 55 , Tulsa 30

1st Championship

  • 1229 : 1995 30-Sep : Brigham Young 28 , Colorado State 21 (lost 1230 : 1995 14-Oct : Arizona State 29 , Brigham Young 21)

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 1,626 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…

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