Choosing a national champion in college football hasn't always been easy. Let's look at the definitive list of every title winner since the 1869.

With Notre Dame playing for a College Football Playoff National Championship, when was the last time a national independent college football program won or claimed a national title? It has happened before,

Notre Dame is an independent but plays four other ACC schools. The dates for those games have yet to be set but the opponents are: at Pitt, at Boston College, North Carolina State, and Syracuse. The Miami game is scheduled for Hard Rock Stadium on Aug. 30 but it could move anywhere from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1.