| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) |
| History | |
| First award | 1954 |
| Final award | 2013 |
| Most recent | Florida State |
| Website | FWAA Awards |
TheGrantland Rice Trophy was an annual award presented in theUnited States from 1954 to 2013 to thecollege football team recognized by theFootball Writers Association of America (FWAA) as thenational champions.
Named for the legendary sportswriterGrantland Rice, the trophy was presented annually after the college footballbowl games. A committee of five writers from different areas was appointed each season to select a champion by secret ballot.[1] Voting was conducted initially by apositional voting system but after 1994 by a single-team vote. Beginning in 2002, the FWAA also began issuing a national poll to go along with the Grantland Rice Trophy. The top team in the final poll was awarded the trophy. The trophy itself consisted of a bronze football atop a four-sided pedestal.
On August 26, 2010, the FWAA announced that the 2004 award presented to theUSC Trojans had been rescinded, the first time in the award's history that a winner has vacated the honor.[2] The FWAA declined to name a replacement for that year's award.
With the advent of theCollege Football Playoff (CFP) for the2014 season, the FWAA quietly retired the Grantland Rice Trophy, joining with theNational Football Foundation (NFF) to instead publish theFWAA-NFF Grantland Rice Super 16 Poll during the regular season, with the CFP champion automatically receiving the NFF'sMacArthur Bowl Trophy.[3][4]
| Team | Number | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 7 | 1965, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 1955, 1956, 1975, 1985, 2000 |
| USC | 5 | 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 2003 |
| Miami (FL) | 4 | 1983, 1987, 1989, 2001 |
| Nebraska | 4 | 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995 |
| Notre Dame | 4 | 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988 |
| Ohio State | 4 | 1957, 1961, 1968, 2002 |
| Florida | 3 | 1996, 2006, 2008 |
| Florida State | 3 | 1993, 1999, 2013 |
| Texas | 3 | 1963, 1969, 2005 |
| Penn State | 2 | 1982, 1986 |
| Auburn | 1 | 2010 |
| Arkansas | 1 | 1964 |
| BYU | 1 | 1984 |
| Clemson | 1 | 1981 |
| Colorado | 1 | 1990 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1980 |
| Iowa | 1 | 1958 |
| LSU | 1 | 2007 |
| Michigan | 1 | 1997 |
| Michigan State | 1 | 1965 |
| Ole Miss | 1 | 1960 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 1976 |
| Syracuse | 1 | 1959 |
| Tennessee | 1 | 1998 |
| UCLA | 1 | 1954 |
| Washington | 1 | 1991 |
[T]he Football Writers Association of America set about naming the national champion in 1954, also after the bowl games. Feeling that a mere vote by the 1,200 members would not be fair because one section might be overloaded, a committee of five supposedly unprejudiced writers from different areas is appointed each season, and they decide by secret ballot.
The FWAA will not give out a trophy to the national champion moving forward, but with this poll we may have some influence on just which team is holding the ultimate trophy on the night of Jan. 12.
The Buckeyes received two of the five first-place votes in the balloting conducted byLook Magazine. In the voting by a five-man panel, Ohio State got eight points to five apiece for Auburn, Navy, and Michigan State.
The Football Writers Association of America, through a national six-man committee, picked the winner. [...] Mississippi received three firsts, one second and two third-place votes for a total of 13 out of a possible 18 points. Iowa was runner-up, with two firsts and two second-place votes for 10 points. [...] The ballot point totals follow: Mississippi 13; Iowa 10; Washington 6; Missouri 4; Minnesota 3
The Football Writers Association of America announced Wednesday that its members have chosen Brigham Young as the nation's No. 1 college football team. Washington was selected the nation's No. 2 college team and Florida was picked No. 3 [...] did not announce how many votes each of the top three universities received.
National Collegiate Football Champions — Selected by the Football Writers Association of America
{{cite sign}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)Washington edged Miami for the Grantland Rice Trophy by balloting by the five members of a nationwide committee. The Huskies received three first-place votes and the Hurricanes got two.