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What was the world like when Alabama Football won in 2017?

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What was the world like when Alabama Football won in 2017?

Alabama Football won this College Football Playoff National Championship in the 2017 season. This is an older edition; 2020 is the most recent verified title season in this archive.
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THE ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE WIN IT ALL.

College Football Playoff National Championship.

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BEYOND THE SCOREBOARD…

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THE WORLD OF 2017

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The calendar reads 2017. Here is who arrived, who left, what launched, what people watched, and how the world worked.

Remembered

The world said goodbye to Tom Petty.

The rock singer-songwriter died after completing a 40th-anniversary tour.
Source: Tom Petty ↗

World events

The Nobel Peace Prize went to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

The committee recognized its work drawing attention to the humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons and pursuing a treaty-based ban.
Source: Nobel Peace Prize 2017 ↗

Technology

Astronomers heard and saw neutron stars collide.

On August 17, observatories detected the same merger in gravitational waves and light for the first time.
Source: GW170817 ↗
How do you count “winning it all”?

We count the top championship named for the selected competition—not conference, division, playoff appearance, or consolation titles. Season labels stay separate from the date the trophy was actually clinched.

  • NFL defaults to Super Bowls; pre-Super Bowl league titles are identified separately when included.
  • Relocations follow the franchise unless a league’s official record book separates the history.
  • FBS selectors, split titles, claims, vacancies, and co-champions are labeled rather than flattened.

Result checked 2026-08-28. View FBS Football Championship History ↗

Complete 138-program current directory plus 7 historical championship programs, verified 2026-08-28; every recognized title in this competition is attached to its program. The NCAA does not conduct an FBS championship. CFP/BCS winners and NCAA-listed major-selector champions are represented; pre-CFP splits remain split.