Champions
| Year | Champions |
| 1930 | Centro Atlético Mexico |
| 1931 | Centro Atlético Mexico |
| 1932 | Centro Atlético Mexico |
| 1933 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1934 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1935 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1936 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1937 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1938 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1939 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1940 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1941 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1942 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1943 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1944 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1945 | Burros Blancos IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1946 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1947 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1948 | Burros Blancos IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1949 | Aztecas UDLAP |
| 1950 | Burros Blancos IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1951 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1952 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1953 | Burros Blancos IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1954 | Burros Blancos IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1955 | Burros Blancos IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1956 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1957 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1958 | Poli Blanco IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1959 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1960 | Poli Guinda IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1961 | Pumas CU UNAM |
| 1962 | Poli Blanco IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1963 | Poli Guinda IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1964 | Poli Guinda IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1965 | Poli Guinda IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1966 | Pumas CU UNAM / Poli Guinda IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1967 | Pumas CU UNAM / Poli Guinda IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1968 | Poli Guinda IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1969 | Búhos IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1970 | Cóndores UNAM |
| 1971 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM Monterrey |
| 1972 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM Monterrey |
| 1973 | Águilas Blancas IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1974 | Auténticos Tigres UANL / Borregos Salvajes ITESM Monterrey |
| 1975 | Pieles Rojas IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) |
| 1976 | Borregos Salvajes ITESM Monterrey |
| 1977 | Auténticos Tigres UANL |
| 1978 | Cóndores UNAM |
| 1979 | Cóndores UNAM |
| 1980 | Cóndores UNAM |
Report
The Mexican College Football Championship (ONEFA) was won for the first three years from 1930 to 1932 by Centro Atlético Mexico, after which Pumas CU UNAM (Mexico City) won 12 Championships in a row. They went on to win another 10 Championships to 1980, before the “Big 10” (Metropolitan) and “National” Championships were introduced.
Burros Blancos IPN (National Polytechnic Institute) won six Championships between 1945 and 1955, and the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) in Mexico City won the title with other teams (Poli Blanco IPN twice, Poli Guinda IPN 7 times and another three times with Águilas Blancas IPN, Búhos IPN and Pieles Rojas IPN), mostly between 1958 and 1969 (10 Championships)
Borregos Salvajes ITESM Monterrey, the Technology College, won four titles from 1971 to 1976, and Auténticos Tigres UANL (also from Nuevo León State) won the Championship in 1974 and 1977. Cóndores UNAM won four Championships 1970 and 1978 to 1980.
The ONEFA College Football Championship is one of the highlights of the Mexican American Football season, and was considered the National Championship from 1933 until recently. There was a single Championship from 1930 to 1981 when it was split into two Championships: Metropolitan (for the National Championship) and National (for Promotion/Ascent).
The Metropolitan Championship was renamed Big 10 in 1990 and Big 12 in 2004. In 2009 the Colleges agreed to merge the two Conferences into one, with two groups, each with its own Champion. In turn the “Centre” Conference would have two groups A & B each with its own Champion. The Conferences were realigned into “Centre”, “North” and “South”, each with its own Champion.
In 2012 a further restructuring took place, with ONEFA restoring the “Big 8”, mainly with teams from the Centre and the “National” with teams mainly from the North and South. In 2009 the ITESM Tech Colleges left to form their own College Football Organisation: CONADEIP.
References:
Images
[1] ONEFA (2020) ONEFA Logo [Internet] Available from: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/PpcJl5QlfPoMSO4T5EdZd4ou8LwusCaoqw0_cjYcC2_CTplUWHkQJTa9S-DKMPI-FrkqeXFWoppz6Rha95yr [Accessed 11 May 2020]
Websites
[2] ONEFA (2020) Historia [Internet] Available from: http://onefaoficial.org/historia [Accessed 20 September 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Francesco
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