Here is a list of National Champions since 1999, with each champion's total offense and total defense rank.
Year - Champ - Offensive Rank/Defensive Rank
2013 - FSU - 6/3
2012 - Bama - 31/1
2011 - Bama - 31/1
2010 - Auburn - 7/60
2009 - Bama - 43/2
2008 - Florida - 15/9
2007 - LSU - 26/3
2006 - Florida - 19/6
2005 - Texas - 3/10
2004 - USC - 12/6
2003 - LSU - 31/1
2002 - Ohio St. - 70/23
2001 - Miami - 8/6
2000 - Oklahoma - 18/8
1999 - FSU - 12/19
I researched this data out of curiosity to see how each year's champion ranked on offense and defense. These are my takeaways:
- Every champ but 3 had a top 10 defense
- Only 1 champ had a top 10 offense and not a top 10 defense (Auburn 2010, defense in NC was clutch)
- The worst offense was ranked 43rd (Edit 2002 Ohio St. was 70th, but that's dumb)
- The #1 offense never won
- The #1 defense won 3 times
- Defense still wins championships
- We need to get our offense into the top 50 nationally to be contenders, the defense is there
- Every team on this list is a Big Boy Recruiter
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