{{Short description|American college football trophy}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2018}} {{infobox sports award | name = MacArthur Bowl | current_awards = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | presenter = Football Writers Association of America and National Football Foundation | country = United States | location = College Football Hall of Fame, Atlanta, Georgia<ref name="new home AJC">{{cite news |last1=Tucker |first1=Tim |title=Hall of Fame provides new home for treasured old trophy |url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/college/hall-fame-provides-new-home-for-treasured-old-trophy/CHyHyDWq0uqwm8SRVfVIiK/ |access-date=5 May 2022 |work=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=April 25, 2015 |language=English}}</ref> | year = 1959 | holder = Indiana | website = [https://footballfoundation.org/roster.aspx?roster=8 National Football Foundation] }} The '''MacArthur Bowl''' is a trophy awarded annually by the National Football Foundation (NFF) (owners and operators of the College Football Hall of Fame) to the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team(s) that are recognized by the NFF as the national champions for that season.
Much like the Stanley Cup of the National Hockey League (NHL), the trophy is kept by the winning institution for one year, then passed on to the next year's winner. The trophy, manufactured by Tiffany & Co., is made of {{convert|400|oz|g}} of silver and is fashioned in the shape of a football stadium measuring {{convert|25|x|18|in|cm}} on its base, and {{convert|10|in|cm}} in height.
==History== The trophy was the gift of an anonymous donor in honor of General Douglas MacArthur, a founder of National Football Foundation. The trophy features his famous quote: "There is no substitute for victory."<ref name="MacArthurTrophy" /> MacArthur was known to have a keen interest in college football, Army Cadet football in particular.<ref name="MANCHESTER">*{{Citation |last=Manchester |first=William |title=American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880–1964 |publisher=Laurel |year=1983 |isbn=0-440-30424-5}}</ref> MacArthur had served as student manager of the Army team during his cadet days. During World War II, he sent a telegram congratulating Army on an undefeated 1944 College football season and defeat of Navy in the Army–Navy Game. The telegram read, "The greatest of all Army teams. We have stopped the war to celebrate your magnificent success."<ref name="MANCHESTER" /><ref>*Whittingham, Richard. (December 1985). ''Saturday Afternoon: College Football and the Men Who Made the Day'': Workman Pub Co. {{ISBN|0-89480-933-4}}</ref><ref>Michael Mandelbaum. (2005). ''The Meaning Of Sports: Why Americans Watch Baseball, Football, and Basketball and What They See When They Do.'' PublicAffairs publishing {{ISBN|1-58648-330-7}}</ref>
The trophy was first presented in 1959,<ref name="new home AJC"/><ref name="MacArthurTrophy">{{cite web|title=The MacArthur Bowl|url=https://footballfoundation.org/sports/2018/7/31/macarthur-bowl.aspx|website=footballfoundation.org|publisher=National Football Foundation}}</ref> and has been presented annually since then. Since its inception, there have been occasions where the MacArthur trophy winner differed from the AP Poll winner, Coaches' Poll winner or both. From 1998 to 2013 during the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) era, the trophy was awarded to the winner of the BCS National Championship Game.
With the advent of the College Football Playoff (CFP), the winner of the CFP National Championship automatically wins the MacArthur Bowl; the trophy is presented to the winning head coach in a ceremony held at the College Football Hall of Fame in the spring following the championship game.<ref name="2014NFFMacArthurBowl">{{cite press release|title=Ohio State Recognized as 2014 NFF MacArthur Bowl Recipient |url=https://footballfoundation.org/news/2015/1/13/_55122.aspx|website=footballfoundation.org|publisher=National Football Foundation|date=January 13, 2015}}</ref><ref name="MacArthurTrophy" />
==Winners==
[[File:1991 MacArthur Bowl plaque.png|thumb|1991 MacArthur Bowl plaque awarded to Washington.]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Season ! Team ! Conference ! Head coach ! Record |- | 1959 | Syracuse | Independent | Ben Schwartzwalder | 11–0 |- | 1960 | Minnesota | Big Ten | Murray Warmath | 8–2 |- | 1961 | Alabama | SEC | Bear Bryant | 11–0 |- | 1962 | USC | AAWU | John McKay | 11–0 |- | 1963 | Texas | Southwest | Darrell Royal | 11–0 |- | 1964 | Notre Dame | Independent | Ara Parseghian | 9–1 |- | 1965 | Michigan State | Big Ten | Duffy Daugherty | 9–1 |- | 1966 | Michigan State<br />Notre Dame (joint) | Big Ten<br />Independent | Duffy Daugherty<br />Ara Parseghian | 9–0–1<br />9–0–1 |- | 1967 | USC | AAWU | John McKay | 10–1 |- | 1968 | Ohio State | Big Ten | Woody Hayes | 10–0 |- | 1969 | Texas | Southwest | Darrell Royal | 11–0 |- | 1970<ref name="1970NFF">{{cite news |date=December 9, 1970 |title=MacArthur Winners |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112382828/1970-nff-macarthur-bowl-co-champions/ |work=The News–Messenger |publication-place=Fremont, Ohio |access-date=November 1, 2022 |quote=Ohio State football Coach Woody Hayes and Texas coach Darrell Royal accept the MacArthur Bowl which was awarded jointly to their teams as the best of 1970 at the award dinner of the National Football Foundation}}</ref> | Ohio State<br />Texas (joint) | Big Ten<br />Southwest | Woody Hayes<br />Darrell Royal | 9–1<br />10–1 |- | 1971<ref name="1971MacArthurBowlNCG">{{cite news |agency=United Press International |date=December 7, 1971 |title=Award for top team delayed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120482542/award-for-top-team-delayed-1971/ |work=The Times-News |place=New York |publication-place=Twin Falls, Idaho |access-date=March 8, 2023 |quote="...it was decided not to award a championship by ballot but rather to let these teams meet on the field and play for the MacArthur Bowl."}}</ref> | Nebraska | Big 8 | Bob Devaney | 13–0 |- | 1972 | USC | Pac-8 | John McKay | 12–0 |- | 1973<ref name="1973MacArthurBowlNCG">{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=December 3, 1973 |title=Title at Stake in Sugar Bowl |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120444777/title-at-stake-in-sugar-bowl/ |work=The Kansas City Times |place=New York |publication-place=Kansas City, Missouri |access-date=March 8, 2023 |quote="A championship can only truly be settled on the playing field." Richard Kazmaier, chairman of the awards committee, said in announcing that this year the committee would not vote for the MacArthur Bowl winner.}}</ref> | Notre Dame | Independent | Ara Parseghian | 11–0 |- | 1974 | USC | Pac-8 | John McKay | 10–1–1 |- | 1975 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | Barry Switzer | 11–1 |- | 1976 | Pittsburgh | Independent | Johnny Majors | 12–0 |- | 1977 | Notre Dame | Independent | Dan Devine | 11–1 |- | 1978 | Alabama | SEC | Bear Bryant | 11–1 |- | 1979 | Alabama | SEC | Bear Bryant | 12–0 |- | 1980 | Georgia | SEC | Vince Dooley | 12–0 |- | 1981 | Clemson | ACC | Danny Ford | 12–0 |- | 1982 | Penn State | Independent | Joe Paterno | 11–1 |- | 1983 | Miami (FL) | Independent | Howard Schnellenberger | 11–1 |- | 1984 | BYU | WAC | LaVell Edwards | 12–0 |- | 1985 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | Barry Switzer | 11–1 |- | 1986 | Penn State | Independent | Joe Paterno | 12–0 |- | 1987 | Miami (FL) | Independent | Jimmy Johnson | 12–0 |- | 1988 | Notre Dame | Independent | Lou Holtz | 12–0 |- | 1989 | Miami (FL) | Independent | Dennis Erickson | 11–1 |- | 1990 | Colorado | Big 8 | Bill McCartney | 11–1–1 |- | 1991<ref name="UPI1991NFF">{{cite news |agency=United Press International |date=January 3, 1992 |page=13 |title=UPI NFF Top 25 Grid Ratings |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/bryan-times-1991-upi-nff-top-25-college/155836044/ |work=The Bryan Times |place=New York |publication-place=Bryan, Ohio |access-date=September 23, 2024 |quote=As national champion, Washington will receive the MacArthur Bowl, given by the National Football Foundation to its champion since 1959. The UPI NFF ratings panel consists of 104 National Football Foundation members}}</ref> | Washington | Pac-10 | Don James | 12–0 |- | 1992 | Alabama | SEC | Gene Stallings | 13–0 |- | 1993 | Florida State | ACC | Bobby Bowden | 12–1 |- | 1994 | Nebraska | Big 8 | Tom Osborne | 13–0 |- | 1995 | Nebraska | Big 8 | Tom Osborne | 12–0 |- | 1996 | Florida | SEC | Steve Spurrier | 12–1 |- | 1997 | Michigan | Big Ten | Lloyd Carr | 12–0 |- | 1998 | Tennessee | SEC | Phillip Fulmer | 13–0 |- | 1999 | Florida State | ACC | Bobby Bowden | 12–0 |- | 2000 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | Bob Stoops | 13–0 |- | 2001 | Miami (FL) | Big East | Larry Coker | 12–0 |- | 2002 | Ohio State | Big Ten | Jim Tressel | 14–0 |- | 2003<ref name="2003MacArthurBowl">{{cite press release |title=MacArthur Bowl and ADT Trophies presented to LSU today in New Orleans |url=https://footballfoundation.org/news/2004/1/5/_52207.aspx |location=New Orleans |publisher=National Football Foundation |date=January 5, 2004 |access-date=November 7, 2023 |quote=With the advent of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) in 1998, the national BCS championship game now determines which team is presented the MacArthur Bowl and ADT National Championship Trophies and have their named etched alongside the greatest teams of all time.}}</ref> | LSU | SEC | Nick Saban | 13–1 |- | 2004 | USC | Pac-10 | Pete Carroll | 13–0 |- | 2005 | Texas | Big 12 | Mack Brown | 13–0 |- | 2006 | Florida | SEC | Urban Meyer | 13–1 |- | 2007 | LSU | SEC | Les Miles | 12–2 |- | 2008 | Florida | SEC | Urban Meyer | 13–1 |- | 2009 | Alabama | SEC | Nick Saban | 14–0 |- | 2010 | Auburn | SEC | Gene Chizik | 14–0 |- | 2011 | Alabama | SEC | Nick Saban | 12–1 |- | 2012 | Alabama | SEC | Nick Saban | 13–1 |- | 2013 | Florida State | ACC | Jimbo Fisher | 14–0 |- | 2014<ref name="2014NFFMacArthurBowl"/> | Ohio State | Big Ten | Urban Meyer | 14–1 |- | 2015<ref name="2015MacArthurBowl">{{cite press release |title=University of Alabama Recognized as 2015 NFF MacArthur Bowl Recipient |url=https://footballfoundation.org/news/2016/1/12/_55540.aspx |location=Irving, Texas |publisher=National Football Foundation |date=January 12, 2016 |access-date=November 7, 2023 |quote=During college football’s Poll Era, the NFF MacArthur Bowl Committee selected the recipient of the trophy. With the advent of the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) in 1998, the national championship game has determined which team claimed the MacArthur Bowl, a tradition that will continue with the adoption of the College Football Playoff.}}</ref> | Alabama | SEC | Nick Saban | 14–1 |- | 2016 | Clemson | ACC | Dabo Swinney | 14–1 |- | 2017<ref name="2017 award">{{cite press release|title=Alabama Recognized as 2017 NFF MacArthur Bowl Recipient|url=http://www.footballfoundation.org/tabid/567/Article/56039/Alabama-Recognized-as-2017-NFF-MacArthur-Bowl-Recipient.aspx|website=www.footballfoundation.org|publisher=National Football Foundation|access-date=January 9, 2018|date=January 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110060657/http://www.footballfoundation.org/tabid/567/Article/56039/Alabama-Recognized-as-2017-NFF-MacArthur-Bowl-Recipient.aspx |archive-date=January 10, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | Alabama | SEC | Nick Saban | 13–1 |- |2018 |Clemson |ACC |Dabo Swinney |15–0 |- |2019<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/sports/college/lsu-will-presented-macarthur-bowl-atlanta/pTKUsyE7S1VNuVZvHkfaHN/|title=LSU will be presented MacArthur Bowl in Atlanta|last=Journal-Constitution|first=The Atlanta|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|language=English|access-date=2020-01-26}}</ref> |LSU |SEC |Ed Orgeron |15–0 |- |2020 | Alabama | SEC | Nick Saban | 13–0 |- |2021 |Georgia |SEC |Kirby Smart |14-1 |- |2022 |Georgia |SEC |Kirby Smart |15-0 |- |2023 |Michigan |Big Ten |Jim Harbaugh |15–0 |- |2024 |Ohio State |Big Ten |Ryan Day |14–2 |- |2025 |Indiana |Big Ten |Curt Cignetti |16-0 |}
===By team=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Team ! Number ! Seasons |- | Alabama | 10 | 1961, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020 |- | USC | 5 | 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 2004 |- | Notre Dame | 5 | 1964, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988 |- | Ohio State | 5 | 1968, 1970, 2002, 2014, 2024 |- | Miami (FL) | 4 | 1983, 1987, 1989, 2001 |- | Texas | 4 | 1963, 1969, 1970, 2005 |- | Clemson | 3 | 1981, 2016, 2018 |- | Florida | 3 | 1996, 2006, 2008 |- | Florida State | 3 | 1993, 1999, 2013 |- | LSU | 3 | 2003, 2007, 2019 |- | Nebraska | 3 | 1971, 1994, 1995 |- | Oklahoma | 3 | 1975, 1985, 2000 |- | Georgia | 3 | 1980, 2021, 2022 |- | Michigan | 2 | 1997, 2023 |- | Michigan State | 2 | 1965, 1966 |- | Penn State | 2 | 1982, 1986 |- | Auburn | 1 | 2010 |- | BYU | 1 | 1984 |- | Colorado | 1 | 1990 |- | Indiana | 1 | 2025 |- | Minnesota | 1 | 1960 |- | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1976 |- | Syracuse | 1 | 1959 |- | Tennessee | 1 | 1998 |- | Washington | 1 | 1991 |}
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==External links== * [https://footballfoundation.org/roster.aspx?roster=8 National Football Foundation official website]
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