The Greatest College Football Teams of the Decade

1. University of Texas Longhorns, 1969.

Darrell Royal, in his fifteenth year as coach of the Texas Longhorns, led his team to an undisputed national championship and a perfect season in 1969. The Longhorns scored 45 or more points in six different games en route to the Cotton Bowl in the postseason, where they overcame a strong Notre Dame team 21-17. Quarterback James Street passed for 699 yards, often to Cotton Speyer, his favorite receiver. Halfback Jim Bertelsen averaged 7.1 yards per rush, and Steve Worster, a talented blocking back, averaged 4.8 yards to lead the Longhorns to the nation's best offensive performance on the ground with an average of 363 yards per game. Placekicker Happy Feller scored 61 points during the season, second on the team only to Bertelsen, who had 78. At home the Longhorns were invincible, with an average winning point spread of 43 points.

2. Ohio State University Buckeyes, 1968.

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