It’s been said that it’s hard to beat a team twice in one season, so I did a little digging on conference title rematch history.
From 1999 to 2015 there were 33 rematches of regular-season games for the conference title. 20 of those — about 61% — have been won by the team that won the first game.
Five teams ranked in the AP top four at the time of the conference championship game have pulled off season sweeps: 2000 Oklahoma (vs. Kansas State), 2003 LSU (vs. Georgia), 2004 Auburn (Tennessee), 2005 Texas (vs. Colorado) and 2010 Auburn (vs. South Carolina).
In 2005, en route to the national title, Texas went from a 25-point win against Colorado in the regular season to a 67-point win in the Big 12 title game.
Thirteen of the 33 conference championship game rematches have resulted in the team that lost in the regular season turning the tables and winning the second meeting.
Source: The history of CFB conference title game rematches.
From 1999 to 2015 there were 33 rematches of regular-season games for the conference title. 20 of those — about 61% — have been won by the team that won the first game.
Five teams ranked in the AP top four at the time of the conference championship game have pulled off season sweeps: 2000 Oklahoma (vs. Kansas State), 2003 LSU (vs. Georgia), 2004 Auburn (Tennessee), 2005 Texas (vs. Colorado) and 2010 Auburn (vs. South Carolina).
In 2005, en route to the national title, Texas went from a 25-point win against Colorado in the regular season to a 67-point win in the Big 12 title game.
Thirteen of the 33 conference championship game rematches have resulted in the team that lost in the regular season turning the tables and winning the second meeting.
Source: The history of CFB conference title game rematches.
