▁of ▁the ▁U psilon ▁Chapter ▁of ▁Pi ▁K appa ▁Al pha , ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁hero ▁and ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Sports ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁The ▁Tig ers ▁were ▁awarded ▁a ▁national ▁title ▁by ▁the ▁Bill ings ley ▁Report ▁under ▁their ▁Bill ings ley ▁MO V ▁( margin ▁of ▁victory ) ▁formula , ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁formulas ▁used ▁by ▁Bill ings ley . ▁▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁season ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁A ub urn ▁Tig ers , ▁led ▁by ▁coach ▁Ralph ▁" Sh ug " ▁Jordan , ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁perfect ▁ 1 0 – 0 ▁record , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁school ' s ▁first ▁ever ▁SE C ▁championship . ▁A ub urn ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁national ▁champions ▁by ▁the ▁AP ▁Pol l ▁even ▁though ▁they ▁were ▁on ▁prob ation ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁bow l ▁game . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁school ' s ▁first ▁recognized ▁national ▁championship . ▁The ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁title ▁is ▁shared ▁with ▁Ohio ▁State , ▁who ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁national ▁champion ▁by ▁the ▁Co aches ' ▁Pol l . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁only ▁two ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁AP ▁championship ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁a ▁team ▁on ▁prob ation ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁bow l ▁game ▁( it ▁would ▁occur ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁with ▁Oklahoma ). ▁▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁season ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁A