The best team I've ever seen

I started thinking about something last week when USC got its 2004 BCS title taken away -- meaning there's essentially no official record of that team's existence -- and I offhandedly referred to '04 USC as the "the most dominant team of the past 15 years." In a general sense, it probably was -- it's pretty close between the 2004 and '05 USC teams and 2002 Miami, but neither the second USC team nor Miami actually won a national championship, which kind of diminishes their overall accomplishments even if those were the two most talented teams in the history of ever. I guess you could make an argument for any of the three.

But if we're taking a slightly wider snapshot and talking about the best team in (relatively) recent history, there's no question:

The 1995 version of Nebraska's decade-long powerhouse was the best team I've ever seen and arguably the best (at least statistically) in modern history. I have no interest in rewriting the Wikipedia entry to explain Nebraska's awesomeness that year, so I'll just offer some numerical evidence:

• Won all 12 games by at least 14 points.
• Didn't score fewer than 35 points and hit the 50-point mark five times.
• Didn't allow more than 25 points.
• Won by an average score of 52-12 and played just one non-BCS opponent (Pacific).
• Outgained opponents 556.3 yards to 294.1.
• Averaged 399.8 rushing yards per game (lol).
• Posted over 600 total yards in six games.
• Didn't allow a sack all season.
• Played four top-ten teams and beat them by an average score of 49-18 (!!!).
• Absolutely obliterated a previously undefeated and second-ranked Florida team (maybe the best of the Steve Spurrier era) 62-24 in the de facto national title game.

And if numbers aren't really your thing, here's the video evidence:


Ridiculous. I won't argue this one.