How to play — College Football
College football is the sport where an unbeaten season genuinely happens. The schedule is short, the gap between programs is wide, and the record reaches back to 1920 across hundreds of them.
The board
6 seats: QB · RB · WR · TE · FLX1 · FLX2. Six seats — a quarterback, a back, a receiver, a tight end and two flexes. It is a compact board, so the flexes carry real weight: they are where a run is either balanced out or quietly left thin.
The rounds
Each round opens one program in one window of years. Rosters turn over every three or four seasons, so a program's eras are genuinely separate teams rather than variations on a single identity.
The season
13 games, then a 3-game playoff gauntlet at 9 wins — 16–0 for the sweep. Thirteen games and then a three-game playoff — sixteen results. The short schedule is why undefeated seasons are commoner here than in any professional league on the site, and why one upset ends everything.
- 16–0 — the perfect season.
- 14 wins or more — the top tier.
- 12 or more — a strong finish.
- 9 or more — you reached the playoffs.
- 5 or more — middling.
- the rest — the roast comes with the verdict.
What the record holds
The college record reaches back to 1920 across hundreds of programs, and holds 1,364 hall-of-fame figures — far and away the largest list on this site, because every one of those programs sends its own. Rosters turn over every three or four years, so a program's eras are separate teams rather than variations on one identity.
What decides it
A college career is short, so there are far fewer chances to be recognised. Consensus All-American selection and the Heisman are decided before a professional career starts, which makes them the honest comparison across eras. The playoff is where the short schedule turns brutal: thirteen results build a case and three settle it, against opponents who have also gone unbeaten. A roster balanced across its six seats survives that better than one that spent everything at quarterback. How the ratings work · the full rulebook.
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College Football rulebook questions
How do you play the all-time college football draft game?
Each round opens one program in one window of years. You fill six seats, then thirteen games and a three-game playoff decide it.
How many players do you draft in college football?
Six — a quarterback, a back, a receiver, a tight end and two flexes. The flexes are where a compact board is balanced or left thin. Seats: QB · RB · WR · TE · FLX1 · FLX2.
What counts as a perfect season?
Thirteen regular-season wins and three in the playoff — sixteen results. Short enough that one upset ends everything.