Utah was very good that year. I'm not disputing that. But better than Florida? No. All we have to go on is their schedules and records. I'm looking at their schedules right now.....Utah had a better overall record, but against a much softer schedule. Utah's schedule was mostly a joke. Florida's schedule was way tougher, and their one loss was by one point, early in the season, to a conference rival. Utah eked out a few close wins against marginally ranked opponents. Utah beat .......
#24 Michigan 25-23. Close game.
#11 TCU 13-10. Close game.
#14 BYU 48-24. Beatdown.
#4 Bama 31-17 in the Sugar Bowl.
Not bad at all. But let's look at Florida.....
Florida literally demolished very high ranking opponents. Their margin of victory was way into the double digits with every win. Florida beat...
my #4 LSU Tigers 51-21. Beatdown.
#8 Georgia 49-10. Beatdown.
#24 S Carolina 56-6. This game tells the story. South Carolina was ranked roughly the same as Michigan was when Utah beat them, and Florida hung fucking 56 on their asses and won by half-a-hundred. Yikes. Then Florida beat....
#23 Fl St 45-15.
#1 Bama 31-20 in the SEC championship game. Then, after all that, they beat....
#2 Oklahoma 24-14 for all the marbles. National Champions. Tim Tebow rides off into the sunset.
Utah can't touch that body of work.