Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Washington takes the Trophy to the CFP

The winner of this year's College Football Playoff trophy, will also take with them the jiMpossible-sarcasMike Trophy

Washington has been on quite a run. The Huskies has ripped off 16 straight wins since taking the Trophy from Oregon in November of 2022. This is their 11th time as holders of the Trophy.

  • Washington is no 44-23 all-time in Trophy games
  • This will be the 15th time the Sugar Bowl has hosted a Trophy game
  • The team coming in the with Trophy is 12-2 in these match-ups
  • Texas is 10-10 in Trophy games and is a 4-time Trophy holder
    • The Longhorns went on a 4 game win streak after defeating Alabama in the 1965 Orange Bowl before losing to Arkansas
    • Texas had a 2 game run at the end of the 1998 season carrying the Trophy through the 1999 Cotton Bowl before getting upset by NC State in the BCA Classic
    • They ended USC's long run in the amazing 2006 Rose Bowl - BCS national championship game and won their opener of the 2006 season before falling to the Buckeyes
    • Their last win was over Oklahoma State in 2008
    • Most recent loss was last year to Washington in the Alamo Bowl

One of these schools will carry the Trophy into the Championship game and face either Michigan or Alabama.

  • Michigan is 25-27-1 in Trophy games and are 9-time Trophy holders
  • Alabama is 64-22 in Trophy games and has won the Trophy 11 times
     

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