When the Crimson Tide take on the Texas Longhorns in the BCS national championship game on Thursday night; Alabama will play for the 19th SEC Football national title. 36 gold. 53 gold. Or whatever you want. It depends on how we determine “national championship” as to what this total can be.

One thing that is positive is that if the Crimson Tide beats Texas, SEC Football can win at least 2 of the 4 major “national championship” trophies for the fourth straight season. The victor of the game is legally promised the AFCA National Championship Trophy and the MacArthur Bowl from the National Football Foundation. The victor will almost certainly win the AP’s Paul “Bear” Bryant Trophy and the FWAA’s Grantland Rice Award, too.

The following are the SEC football colleges that were recognized as the No. 1 finisher in all three major polls. (The AP poll started at 36, the coaches at 50, and the FWAA at 54.)

University of Tennessee Volunteers, 1951: The University of Tennessee opened as the No. 1 group in the AP preseason poll, though they weren’t outright SEC Football winners.

Auburn University, ’51- Auburn University went 10-0 in overwhelming opponents 207-28, with SEC Football All-American Jimmy Phillips anchoring the number one defense in the nation.

Louisiana State University Tigers, 58: The LSU Fighting Tigers won the second game of their standard season 10-0 13-3 over the University of Alabama in Mobile, Alabama.

The Rebels, 1960- Behind All-American quarterback Jake Gibbs, the University of Mississippi Rebels went 10-0-1 in beating the Rice University Owls 14-6 in the Sugar Bowl.

Alabama, 1961: The first of six University of Alabama SEC football teams led by Paul “Bear” Bryant to lead the final AP poll outscored opponents 287-22 in the stalled year to finish as No. one in all-around defense and in the same spot in the final AP and coaching polls.

The Crimson Tide, ’64: Alabama’s 10-0 campaign in the standard season included a 36-6 victory over the Tulane Green Wave in Mobile, AL.

The University of Alabama Crimson Tide, ’65: University of Alabama finished the SEC football regular season with a record of 8-1-1, having lost its season opener by 1 point to The UGA Bulldogs and tied with The University of Tennessee Volunteers on the 3rd Saturday of October.

University of Alabama, ’73: The highest-scoring team in Crimson Tide history and the most productive rushing team in SEC Football’s past competed in eleven regular-season games to earn the final No. 1 spot in the University of Alabama poll. trainers.

the Crimson Tide, 78: The University of Alabama led the first three AP polls of the year, then couldn’t get back to the top spot until the last one: earning No. 1 by beating the previously undefeated Penn State Nittany Lions 14-7 in the Sugar Bowl with the famous goal line play.

The Crimson Tide, 79: The Alabama Crimson Tide became the first SEC football team to be named number one in each of the three major polls.

University of Georgia, 1980: The University of Georgia beat the University of Notre Dame 17-10 in the Sugar Bowl behind SEC Football freshman genius Herschel Walker.

University of Alabama, ’92: The Alabama Crimson Tide topped all three final polls, but not until they outscored the heavily favored and previously undefeated Miami Hurricanes 34-13 in the Sugar Bowl.

University of Florida, 1996- It seemed the Florida Gators’ championship ambitions perished when they lost the final game of the SEC Football regular season 24-21 at Florida State.

Tennessee, ’98: The University of Tennessee Volunteers won the first BCS title game, which was played as the Fiesta Bowl and introduced the two-team “playoff” still used to pick a national champion today.

The LSU Bayou Bengals, 2003- Under the leadership of current Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban, The Loisiana State University Fighting Tigers defeated The Oklahoma Sooners 21-14 in the BCS championship game, which was also the Sugar Bowl.

The Florida Gators, 06- The 12-1 Florida took all three No. 1 rankings by beating Ohio State 41-14 in the first BCS national championship game that wasn’t also an existing bowl game.

Louisiana State University Tigers, 2007- LSU followed the Florida Gators recipe to the top by crushing Ohio State in the BCS national championship game.

Florida, 08: The University of Florida Gators rebounded from a September one-point loss to The Ole Miss Rebels to finish 13-1, in the process handing the Crimson Tide their first loss in a major football championship game from the SEC and beating The Sooners 24-14 in the BCS championship game.