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So the "balanced" NCs since '71 in terms of run/pass are:
1982 Penn State
1983 Miami
1987 Miami
2001 Miami.....pro-style offenses for the canes, running as a change-up for their passing game
2003 LSU....RBs Vincent and Addai, but also a 1000 and 800 yd WRs
2006 Florida
2007 LSU....I remember them more as run-heavy, but backup RBs had very few carries and Hester only had 225, so...
2011 Alabama....the year between Julio Jones and Amari Cooper
2015 Alabama....big RB Henry 2000 yd season, but QB Coker was throwing enough to WR Ridley



Before looking it up, I assumed that 2011 Alabama season where they were balanced instead of run-heavy was McCarron's big season, but no.  2011 was his first year with more meager numbers, but on more attempts per game!  Wow!  So he was much-improved in 2012 with far more TDs and fewer INTs in fewer attempts.  


Anyone have a particular memory of '82 Penn St?  PSU was mostly run-heavy under Paterno, and my guess is they threw more with Rutledge at QB to exploit his talents, despite the many INTs he threw.  Fair to say?

so, 71 Nebraska was in between run heavy and balanced

Looking at Texas Tech under Leach (pass-happiest situation I thought of), in their best year (2008), they threw it 68% of the time - wayyyyy more than any championship-caliber program season.  
But we all know the Red Raiders routinely go 8-5 or 7-6 or 5-7, something like that.  It's safe to say great teams run more than they pass, and that the RELATIVE balance I've outlined is probably the ideal pass/run ratio for ultra-success.

The pre season poll had a top 5 of 1. Pittsburgh, 2. Washington, 3. Nebraska, 4. Alabama, and 5. North Carolina. Penn State was #8.

On September 11, #5 North Carolina lost at #1 Pittsburgh by a score of 7-6; the Tar Heels would never return to the top 5 as they went 8-4. Meanwhile, Washington, by virtue of its 55-0 win over UTEP, moved ahead of Pitt in the next poll. Florida replaced North Carolina in the top 5 that was 1. Washington, 2. Pittsburgh, 3. Nebraska, 4. Alabama, and 5. Florida.

After games of September 18, Pittsburgh was again leapfrogged by a team that dominated a weak opponent, as Nebraska beat New Mexico 68-0 and moved ahead of Pitt to #2. The rest of the top 5 was unchanged.

On September 25, #2 Nebraska was defeated at #8 Penn State by a score of 27-24 in a game that ultimately decided the national title. The outcome of the game was controversial as Penn State tight end Mike McCloskey would later admit catching a key pass out of bounds that kept the winning drive alive. Penn State replaced Nebraska in the new top 5 that was 1. Washington, 2. Pittsburgh, 3. Penn State, 4. Alabama, and 5. Florida.

Attempts, which is basically play-calling (minus scrambles).  


Yardage would be basing it off outcomes, not process.

that isn't what they called him when he missed

how many did he miss?

Not many.  He's actually the kicker that scored the go-ahead extra point to seal #1 Texas' win 15-14 against #2 Arkansas in the 1969 "Game of the Century"-- the game where President Nixon awarded Texas the national championship after the game.