{"id":1240,"date":"2025-04-26T09:07:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T09:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1240\/"},"modified":"2025-04-26T09:07:37","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T09:07:37","slug":"college-football-teams-with-the-most-national-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/1240\/","title":{"rendered":"College football teams with the most national championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first college football national championship was in 1869. That season was eight days long and consisted of exactly two games: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2017-11-06\/college-football-history-heres-when-1st-game-was-played\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Princeton at Rutgers (which Rutgers won)<\/a>, and Rutgers at Princeton (which Princeton won).<\/p>\n<p>Later, the Billingsley Report and the National Championship Foundation named Yale the first national champion, while in 1933, college football historian Parke H. Davis concluded that both Rutgers and Yale were co-champions.<\/p>\n<p>Before we begin, here&#8217;s the criteria used for this list. It only includes teams that played in the largest national division at the time.\u00a0That means you&#8217;ll see teams here that are no longer part of FBS football, for example. It also doesn&#8217;t include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2022-01-08\/schools-most-fcs-football-national-championships\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Schools with the most FCS Championships\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FCS, which crowned its first champion in 1978<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the 10 teams who have won the most college football national championships, beginning with those who have more than five:<\/p>\n<p>10. Minnesota \u2014\u00a06<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-entity-type=\"\" data-entity-uuid=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/minnesota.jpeg\" style=\"width: 610px; height: 343px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Championships: 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1960<\/p>\n<p>Football was slightly different when Minnesota won its first national title in 1934. The Golden Gophers averaged 325 yards per game that year \u2014\u00a0295 of which came on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>9. Oklahoma \u2014 7<\/p>\n<p>Championships:\u00a01950, 1955, 1956, 1974, 1975, 1985, 2000<\/p>\n<p>The Sooners won a trio of titles each\u00a0under Bud Wilkinson and Barry Switzer. Oklahoma leads all FBS programs with four different 100-win coaches in school history.<\/p>\n<p>8. Harvard \u2014 8<\/p>\n<p>Championships: 1875, 1890, 1898, 1899, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1919<\/p>\n<p>The 100th anniversary of its most recent championship was in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>T6. Southern California \u2014\u00a09<\/p>\n<p>Championships: 1931, 1932, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 2003, 2004 (vacated)<\/p>\n<p>No USC coach was more successful than John McKay, who in 16 years at the helm, led the Trojans to four national championships between 1960 and 1975.<\/p>\n<p>T6. Ohio State \u2014 9<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-entity-type=\"\" data-entity-uuid=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/ohio_state.jpg\" style=\"width: 610px; height: 259px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Championships: 1942, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1970, 2002, 2014, 2024<\/p>\n<p>Ohio State officially formed a football team in 1890, but the Buckeyes wouldn\u2019t win a national championship until 1942. That year, after losing dozens of players who left to fight in World War II, Ohio State went 9-1, its only loss coming against No. 6 Wisconsin. The Buckeyes have also won a title in the BCS era (2002), the first year of the College Football Playoff (2014) and the first year of the expanded 12-team CFP (2024).<\/p>\n<p>5. Michigan \u2014 10<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-entity-type=\"\" data-entity-uuid=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/michigan.jpg\" style=\"width: 610px; height: 343px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Championships: 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1933, 1948, 1997, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Michigan famously holds the record for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/news\/football\/article\/2019-09-22\/college-footballs-9-winningest-teams\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Most wins in college football history\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">most wins in college football history<\/a>, so it naturally follows that the Wolverines have a few titles to their name. They have two in the poll era (since 1936) and one in the College Football Playoff era, for the 2023 season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>4. Notre Dame \u2014\u00a013<\/p>\n<p>Championships: 1919, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1988<\/p>\n<p>Notre Dame\u2019s nine championships in the poll era are the second-most out of all teams. You can thank coach Frank Leahy for four of those, but Leahy also won two titles as a player for the Fighting Irish under another famous coach \u2014\u00a0Knute Rockne.<\/p>\n<p>3. Princeton \u2014 15<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-entity-type=\"\" data-entity-uuid=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/princeton.jpg\" style=\"width: 610px; height: 339px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Championships: 1869, 1870, 1872, 1873, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1885, 1889, 1893, 1896, 1903, 1906, 1911, 1922<\/p>\n<p>Princeton claims 28 national championships, though only 15 are recognized by the NCAA. None of them came in the poll era, but there\u2019s no denying the Tigers\u2019 ridiculous run in the late 19th century, when they won championships in 11 of 28 years, including four in five years from 1869 to 1873.<\/p>\n<p>2. Alabama \u2014\u00a016<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-entity-type=\"\" data-entity-uuid=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/alabama.jpg\" style=\"width: 610px; height: 407px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Championships: 1925, 1926, 1930, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020<\/p>\n<p>Alabama can claim the most NCAA titles in the poll era, with only three of its 16\u00a0coming prior. With the 16th title \u2014\u00a0a win in the College Football Playoff in 2020, coach Nick Saban surpassed the legendary Bear Bryant with seven championships\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1. Yale \u2014 18<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-entity-type=\"\" data-entity-uuid=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/yale.jpg\" style=\"width: 610px; height: 426px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Championships: 1874, 1876, 1877, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1900, 1907, 1909, 1927<\/p>\n<p>Yale football has one of the most impressive resumes in the sport, with two of the first three Heisman winners, more than 100 All-Americans, 28 Hall of Fame inductees and 18 national championships recognized by the NCAA \u2014 the most all time.<\/p>\n<p>See below for the complete listing of every NCAA football champion:<\/p>\n<p>College football national champions from 1869 to 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tYear<br \/>\n\t\t\tChampion<br \/>\n\t\t\tSelecting Organization<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/live-updates\/football\/fbs\/ohio-state-holds-notre-dame-capture-college-football-playoff-title\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2024<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\tOhio State<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/live-updates\/football\/fbs\/michigan-knocks-down-washington-34-13-college-football-playoff-championship-game\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2023<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\tMichigan<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/live-updates\/football\/fbs\/georgia-blasts-tcu-65-7-college-football-playoff-championship-game-wins-back-back-titles?utm_campaign=inline-article\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2022<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\tGeorgia<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/live-updates\/football\/fbs\/georgia-defeats-alabama-secures-first-national-title-1980?utm_campaign=inline-article\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2021<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\tGeorgia<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/live-updates\/football\/fbs\/alabama-wins-2021-cfp-title-behind-devonta-smiths-record-shattering-first-half\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2020<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\tAlabama<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ncaa.com\/video\/football\/2020-01-14\/di-fbs-football-championship-lsu-clemson\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2019<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\tLSU<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ncaa.com\/video\/football\/2019-01-07\/fbs-football-championship-clemson-alabama\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2018<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\tClemson<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ncaa.com\/video\/football\/2018-01-08\/fbs-football-alabama-georgia-national-championship\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2017<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\tAlabama<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/video\/football\/2017-01-10\/fbs-championship-clemson-alabama-recap\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2016<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\tClemson<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ncaa.com\/video\/football\/2016-01-12\/fbs-championship-alabama-clemson-recap\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">2015<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\tAlabama<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2014<br \/>\n\t\t\tOhio State<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2013<br \/>\n\t\t\tFlorida State<br \/>\n\t\t\tBCS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2012<br \/>\n\t\t\tAlabama<br \/>\n\t\t\tBCS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2011<br \/>\n\t\t\tAlabama<br \/>\n\t\t\tBCS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2010<br \/>\n\t\t\tAuburn<br \/>\n\t\t\tBCS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2009<br \/>\n\t\t\tAlabama<br \/>\n\t\t\tBCS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2008<br \/>\n\t\t\tFlorida<br \/>\n\t\t\tBCS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2007<br \/>\n\t\t\tLSU<br \/>\n\t\t\tBCS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2006<br \/>\n\t\t\tFlorida<br \/>\n\t\t\tBCS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2005<br \/>\n\t\t\tTexas<br \/>\n\t\t\tBCS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2004<br \/>\n\t\t\tSouthern California*<br \/>\n\t\t\tBCS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2003<br \/>\n\t\t\tLSU, Southern California<br \/>\n\t\t\tBCS, AP, FWAA<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2002<br \/>\n\t\t\tOhio State<br \/>\n\t\t\tBCS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2001<br \/>\n\t\t\tMiami (Fla.)<br \/>\n\t\t\tBCS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t2000<br \/>\n\t\t\tOklahoma<br \/>\n\t\t\tBCS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1999<br \/>\n\t\t\tFlorida State<br \/>\n\t\t\tBCS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1998<br \/>\n\t\t\tTennessee<br \/>\n\t\t\tBCS<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1997<br \/>\n\t\t\tMichigan, Nebraska<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, USA\/ESPN<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1996<br \/>\n\t\t\tFlorida<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF,USA\/CNN<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1995<br \/>\n\t\t\tNebraska<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, USA\/CNN, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1994<br \/>\n\t\t\tNebraska<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, USA\/CNN, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1993<br \/>\n\t\t\tFlorida St.<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA,NFF, USA\/CNN, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1992<br \/>\n\t\t\tAlabama<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, USA\/CNN, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1991<br \/>\n\t\t\tWashington, Miami (Fla.)<br \/>\n\t\t\tFWAA, NFF, USA\/CNN, UPI,AP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1990<br \/>\n\t\t\tColorado, Georgia Tech<br \/>\n\t\t\tFWAA, NFF, USA\/CNN, AP, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1989<br \/>\n\t\t\tMiami (Fla.)<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, USA\/CNN, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1988<br \/>\n\t\t\tNotre Dame<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, USA\/CNN, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1987<br \/>\n\t\t\tMiami (Fla.)<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, USA\/CNN, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1986<br \/>\n\t\t\tPenn St.<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, USA\/CNN, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1985<br \/>\n\t\t\tOklahoma<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, USA\/CNN, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1984<br \/>\n\t\t\tBrigham Young<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, USA\/CNN, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1983<br \/>\n\t\t\tMiami (Fla.)<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, USA\/CNN, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1982<br \/>\n\t\t\tPenn St.<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, USA\/CNN, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1981<br \/>\n\t\t\tClemson<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1980<br \/>\n\t\t\tGeorgia<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1979<br \/>\n\t\t\tAlabama<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1978<br \/>\n\t\t\tAlabama, Southern California<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1977<br \/>\n\t\t\tNotre Dame<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1976<br \/>\n\t\t\tPittsburgh<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1975<br \/>\n\t\t\tOklahoma<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1974<br \/>\n\t\t\tSouthern California, Oklahoma<br \/>\n\t\t\tFWAA, NFF, UPI, AP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1973<br \/>\n\t\t\tNotre Dame, Alabama<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1972<br \/>\n\t\t\tSouthern California<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1971<br \/>\n\t\t\tNebraska<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1970<br \/>\n\t\t\tNebraska, Texas, Ohio St.<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI, NFF<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1969<br \/>\n\t\t\tTexas<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1968<br \/>\n\t\t\tOhio St.<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1967<br \/>\n\t\t\tSouthern California<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1966<br \/>\n\t\t\tNotre Dame, Michigan St.<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI, NFF<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1965<br \/>\n\t\t\tMichigan St., Alabama<br \/>\n\t\t\tFWAA, NFF, UPI, AP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1964<br \/>\n\t\t\tAlabama, Arkansas, Notre Dame<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, UPI, FWAA, NFF<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1963<br \/>\n\t\t\tTexas<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1962<br \/>\n\t\t\tSouthern California<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1961<br \/>\n\t\t\tAlabama, Ohio St.<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, NFF, UPI, FWAA<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1960<br \/>\n\t\t\tMinnesota, Mississippi<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, NFF, UPI, FWAA<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1959<br \/>\n\t\t\tSyracuse<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, NFF, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1958<br \/>\n\t\t\tLSU, Iowa<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, UPI, FWAA<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1957<br \/>\n\t\t\tOhio St., Auburn<br \/>\n\t\t\tFWAA, UPI, AP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1956<br \/>\n\t\t\tOklahoma<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1955<br \/>\n\t\t\tOklahoma<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, FWAA, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1954<br \/>\n\t\t\tUCLA, Ohio St.<br \/>\n\t\t\tFWAA, UPI, AP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1953<br \/>\n\t\t\tMaryland<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1952<br \/>\n\t\t\tMichigan St.<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1951<br \/>\n\t\t\tTennessee<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1950<br \/>\n\t\t\tOklahoma<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP, UPI<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1949<br \/>\n\t\t\tNotre Dame<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1948<br \/>\n\t\t\tMichigan<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1947<br \/>\n\t\t\tNotre Dame<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1946<br \/>\n\t\t\tNotre Dame<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1945<br \/>\n\t\t\tArmy<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1944<br \/>\n\t\t\tArmy<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1943<br \/>\n\t\t\tNotre Dame<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1942<br \/>\n\t\t\tOhio St.<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1941<br \/>\n\t\t\tMinnesota<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1940<br \/>\n\t\t\tMinnesota<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1939<br \/>\n\t\t\tTexas A&amp;M<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1938<br \/>\n\t\t\tTexas Christian<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1937<br \/>\n\t\t\tPittsburgh<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1936<br \/>\n\t\t\tMinnesota<br \/>\n\t\t\tAP<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1935<br \/>\n\t\t\tMinnesota<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFRA, HAF, NCF<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1934<br \/>\n\t\t\tMinnesota<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFRA, HAF, NCF<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1933<br \/>\n\t\t\tMichigan<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFRA, HAF, NCF<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1932<br \/>\n\t\t\tSouthern California<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFRA, HAF, NCF<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1931<br \/>\n\t\t\tSouthern California<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFRA, HAF, NCF<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1930<br \/>\n\t\t\tAlabama, Notre Dame<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFRA, HAF, NCF<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1929<br \/>\n\t\t\tNotre Dame<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFRA, HAF, NCF<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t1928<br \/>\n\t\t\tGeorgia Tech.<br \/>\n\t\t\tCFRA, 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