Well, if the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy is any indication, the answer to the question is most definitely Penn State.
The Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy has been awarded each year since 1936 to the best college football team in the East. And the Nittany Lions have won the trophy an astounding 28 times. Second on the list is Army—which has won just seven trophies.
The trophy is currently handed out by the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority.
The past winners of the Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy are listed here.
1936: Pittsburgh
1937: Pittsburgh
1938: Carnegie Tech
1939: Cornell
1940: Boston College
1941: Fordham
1942: Boston College
1943: Navy
1944: Army
1945: Army
1946: Army
1947: Penn State
1948: Army
1949: Army
1950: Princeton
1951: Princeton
1952: Syracuse
1953: Army
1954: Navy
1955: Pittsburgh
1956: Syracuse
1957: Navy
1958: Army
1959: Syracuse
1960: Navy/Yale
1961: Penn State
1962: Penn State
1963: Navy
1964: Penn State
1965: Dartmouth
1966: Syracuse
1967: Penn State
1968: Penn State
1969: Penn State
1970: Dartmouth
1971: Penn State
1972: Penn State
1973: Penn State
1974: Penn State
1975: Penn State
1976: Pittsburgh
1977: Penn State
1978: Penn State
1979: Pittsburgh
1980: Pittsburgh
1981: Penn State
1982: Penn State
1983: Boston College
1984: Boston College
1985: Penn State
1986: Penn State
1987: Syracuse
1988: West Virginia
1989: Penn State
1990: Penn State
1991: Penn State
1992: Syracuse
1993: West Virginia
1994: Penn State
1995: Virginia Tech
1996: Penn State
1997: Penn State
1998: Penn State
1999: Virginia Tech
2000: Miami
2001: Miami
2002: Miami
2003: Miami
2004: Boston College
2005: Penn State
2006: Louisville
2007: West Virginia
2008: Penn State
2009: Penn State
