Ranking the top 50 college football programs of all time

Nov 26, 2016; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes running back Curtis Samuel (4) celebrates after scoring the game winning touchdown against the Michigan Wolverines in the second overtime at Ohio Stadium. Ohio State won the game 30-27 in double overtime.Mandatory Credit: Greg Bartram-USA TODAY Sports /

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Nov 19, 2016; West Point, NY, USA; Army Black Knights wide receiver Jeff Ejekam (81) dances with teammates while celebrating a 60-3 win over the Morgan State Bears at Michie Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports /

Another program that happens to be an Independent is Army. The Black Knights have an ominous 666 wins in their history and have won three claimed national titles and two unclaimed crowns. Believe it or not, but West Point has been home to some good football over the past century.

In fact, the Black Knights have won two more national titles, five, than they have bowl games, three, in their existence as a football program. That might not seem like the best stat, but in the 1940s and 1950s, they were the team to beat.

Head coach Earl Blaik led the program to three straight national titles from 1944-46, going 27-0-1 during that span. Not only were the Army teams good, but there were some individual players who stood out during that time. Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis won the Heisman Trophy during the final two national title years and Pete Dawkins won 12 years later.

Gear up with this Army Black Knights Nike Dri-FIT t-shirt.

You don’t normally think of a military school as being one of the top football programs of all time, but Navy was already named and now Army (five national titles, three Heisman winners).

Army is heading to its first bowl game since 2010 this season and second since the 1996 season.

Fun fact: former president Dwight D. Eisenhower played on the 1912 Army Black Knights team.

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