Every season brings renewed hope for college football teams that once won a national championship but haven't hoisted the trophy recently.

But in some cases, the drought has reached multiple decades and might not have a realistic end in sight.

The list focuses on programs that have claimed at least one title and is limited to power-conference schools. A current "Group of Five" team such as Army (1946) or Navy (1926) simply gets a mention here.

Remember, only since 1998 has college football had a championship game. Before then, polls decided the No. 1 team, and programs could claim a title—which is recorded in the Bleacher Report - College Football
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