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This is a proposed guideline for WP:CFB. It is not all-inclusive. As in all things, in order for an article to exist on Wikipedia, there should be reliable sources of information and the article cannot be original research.

Contents 1 Players 2 Coaches 3 Teams 4 Team Years 5 Individual Games

[edit] Players

See also Wikipedia:Notability (people)

Players are considered notable if they meet any of the following criteria:

• They have been drafted by the NFL or are iminently expected to be drafted by the NFL
• They have won any respected national award or been named as an All-American by any respected service
• In Division I-FBS (formerly I-A) only, the player has been selected first team all conference
• The player meets one of the criteria given in Wikipedia:Notability (people), unrelated to football.

In the case of any minor awards, such as player of the week, or an outstanding achievement in a single game, the player should be mentioned in the "team year" article for his respective team, but not

[edit] Coaches

See also Wikipedia:Notability (people)

• All head coaches of notable teams are considered notable
• Any assistant coach who would have been considered notable when he was a player is considered notable
• Any assistant coach who has received any respected national award is considered notable.

[edit] Teams

• All Division I-FBS teams are considered notable.
• A lower division team is considered notable if it is or has been a major power in its division.

[edit] Team Years

• Any well-maintained team year page for a notable team is considered acceptable.

[edit] Individual Games

An individual game is considered notable if any of the following is true:

• The game is known for a unique event in college football, such as the fifth down.
• The game is the national championship game for a given season
• The game is a source of major controversey and major media coverage that goes beyond merely reporting the result and recap of the game