Your "championships" were akin to a participation trophy.  You got the crown like a beauty queen gets hers.  Voted in.  Yay for your trojans.  If you believe that you have an NC then you'd have to agree that the Utes have one as well.  The NCAA recently released its 2018 football records book, and Utah was awarded a “national poll championship” for its 2008 season (page 115). Of course, Florida was the consensus poll and actual champion after defeating Oklahoma 24-21 in the BCS National Championship game, but one “major selector” — Anderson/Hester — had the Utes ranked higher at the end of the season.