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The Supreme Court ruling on June 27, 1984, that ended the NCAA’s monopoly of college football on television opened the door for the sport to become a multi-billion-dollar industry. Since the landmark Supreme Court decision, these moments helped college football explode, too.
BYU wins national title (1984)
In the wake of the Supreme Court ruling, BYU played at Pittsburgh in the first live national college football broadcast on ESPN. BYU pulled off the road upset, shot up the polls and got on the national radar. BYU finished the regular season undefeated and No. 1 in the polls. But No. 2 Washington opted for a bigger bowl payout against Oklahoma, leaving BYU to beat six-win Michigan at the Holiday Bowl. BYU was awarded the consensus mythical national champion. Since 1984, no school outside of a major conference (other than Notre Dame) has won a national title.
