The 25 most dominant college football programs of the past decade (2023)

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What is the most dominant college football team? ›

Alabama Crimson Tide

But Nick Saban has done just that, and more — no one has won more championships in college football history than Saban, whose seven titles broke Bryant's former record (6). Saban's run of dominance — both in the SEC and nationally — is tough to beat.

That distinction belongs to Portland State, which piled up 105 points in a win against Delaware State in 1980. Of course, the most points in any college game was on October 7, 1916 when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222–0.

The SEC also finished with the most teams ranked in the final Top 25 of any conference.

Ohio State

It will come as news in Tuscaloosa that Ohio State finished first in our rating since 1969. That's because five of the Buckeyes' six coaches since 1951, from Woody Hayes to Urban Meyer, are either in the College Football Hall of Fame or waiting for the call (Meyer will be eligible in 2021).

Measured in total wins, the Michigan Wolverines lead all other football programs across all divisions with 984 wins.

Only Oklahoma (473) has more Division I college football victories than Ohio State (471) over the past five decades. The Buckeyes are 219-43 since the turn of the century. Throughout the last 50 years of Division I college football, only one program has racked up more victories than Ohio State.

Between October 20, 2012 and October 20, 2022, the New England Patriots have the most wins by a team, with 115 wins.

In college football, games in which 100 points are scored by a single team are rare, especially since 1940. In the post-World War II era, it is considered in poor form to run up the score of lopsided games. There have been only three occurrences since 1970, and just one since 2000.

Has there ever been a 6 1 football game? ›

An NFL final score of 6-1 is possible.

One of the sloppiest games in college football history took place on Nov. 19, 1983. It was also the last time a major college football game ended in a scoreless tie. Oregon and Oregon State played to a 0-0 tie in heavy rain at Autzen Stadium in a game plagued by miscues.

Big 12 Conference football

The Power Five conferences are the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, Pac-12 Conference, and Southeastern Conference (SEC).

1. Tim Tebow. Tim Tebow is arguably the best college quarterback of all time. During his tenure at the University of Florida, he achieved 9,285 passing yards, 88 passing touchdowns, 2,947 rushing yards, and 57 rushing touchdowns.

The first college football championship was in 1869, fifty years prior to Alabama's first title. 187 national champions have been crowned since then, with only a total of 44 different teams winning. Just four teams have more than 10 championships and Alabama is ranked second, behind Yale with 18.

The biggest fanbase in college football resides in Columbus, Ohio. Altimore estimates that Ohio State has 11.26 million fans in all. The Buckeyes are the only team with an eight-figure fanbase in his findings.

Texas Tech fans voted best fanbase in college football.

What is the oldest college football team? ›

The University of Southern California first fielded an American football team in 1888. Playing its first game on November 14 of that year against the Alliance Athletic Club, in which USC gained a 16–0 victory.

The team boards a group of buses, which carries them to the top of the east side of the stadium, where they charge down the hill and into Death Valley. In 1985, against Georgia, then CBS announcer Brent Musburger, described the Tigers' charging down the hill as “the most exciting 25 seconds in college football.”

Each voter provides their own ranking of the top 25 teams, and the individual rankings are then combined to produce the national ranking by giving a team 25 points for a first place vote, 24 for a second place vote, and so on down to 1 point for a twenty-fifth place vote.

The AP Top 25 is determined by a simple points system based on how each voter ranks college football's best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first place vote, 24 for second place and so on through to the 25th team, which receives one point.

FIFA Club of the Century was an award presented by FIFA to decide the best football club of the 20th century. Real Madrid was the winner of the award with 42.35% of the vote, announced at the annual FIFA World gala, held in Rome on 11 December 2000.

Since 1960, the Dallas Cowboys have the most wins by a team, with 544 wins.

Between September 27, 2012 and September 27, 2022, the Jacksonville Jaguars have the worst record by a team, with a record of 43-118. Explore.

Between October 25, 2012 and October 25, 2022, the Jacksonville Jaguars have lost the most games by a team, with 119 losses.

Statistically, Glasgow Rangers are the most successful sports team in the world with a total of 55 league titles.

Has there ever been a 200 point game? ›

No NBA team has ever scored 200 points in a game. In 1983, the Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 186–184 and this is the most in NBA history.

The most recent time a nfl team scored 60 or more points was when the New Orleans Saints defeated the Indianapolis Colts 62–7 on October 23, 2011.

The 1950 Los Angeles Rams, the best offensive team in NFL history in terms of average points (466 in 12 games, 38.8 PPG), scored 70 points, one of only three teams to ever do so. The following week, they beat the Detroit Lions 65-24, including an NFL record 41 points in one quarter.

A conversion safety by the defense is also possible, though highly unlikely; although this has never occurred, it is the only possible way a team could finish with a single point in an American football game.

game actually end, say, 23-1? It is one of the oddities of American football that a team can score 2, 3, 4, 5 or even 222 points in a game, but never 1.

So far, 1,072 different final scores have been achieved in NFL history. The lowest possible score is 0-0 and has been achieved 73 times, though the most recent scoreless tie came on Nov. 7, 1943. The most points any team has scored in an NFL game is 73.

The lowest scoring NFL game of all time took place on November 26th 2007 at Heinz Field when the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Miami Dolphins by a score of just 3 to 0. The three points were scored from a field goal by kicker Jeff Read in the fourth quarter.

The win moved the Eagles to 4-0, keeping them as the lone undefeated team in the N.F.L. The Eagles have been one of the most surprising teams in the N.F.L. this season, mainly because of how they have beat opponents.

Through the 2008 season there have been two 2-0 games in the NFL: 1) The Green Bay Packers defeated the Chicago Bears 2-0 on October 16, 1932. 2) The Chicago Bears defeated the Green Bay Packers 2-0 on September 18, 1938.

What college team has the most players go pro? ›

1. Notre Dame. Notre Dame has built a football pedigree over generations that still leads the pack in producing NFL talent, just edging rival USC in the total number of players taken.

Sun Belt women's basketball was ranked a spot ahead of Conference USA in the 2019-2020 NET rankings.

Texas and Oklahoma will officially remain in the Big 12 Conference through the remainder of the league's current grant of rights deal before leaving for the SEC come July 1, 2025, according to Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark.

The University of Oklahoma Sooners have won the most championships with 14.

Darrell K Royal Memorial Stadium, home of the Texas Longhorns, is the largest stadium in the Big 12.

The schools that make up the Power Five conferences rule over everything. That means the Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, SEC, ACC and Notre Dame. These schools make all the money, get all the best recruits, and win all the national championships.

Three of the 11 Black coaches at Power 5 programs – Vanderbilt's Derek Mason, Arizona's Kevin Sumlin and Illinois' Lovie Smith – lost their jobs.

1. Notre Dame. Notre Dame has built a football pedigree over generations that still leads the pack in producing NFL talent, just edging rival USC in the total number of players taken.

What is the strongest division in college football? ›

SEC West

The SEC West comes out as the No. 1-ranked division in college football and it's likely no surprise. Alabama is coming off of a national championship and is ranked the No.

Notre Dame fans are everywhere. Fighting Irish fans pack 80,000 strong in their home stadium and it seems like the majority of those fans also hit the road. Notre Dame fans travel as well as any in the country, perhaps the best.

Ohio State leads all Big Ten teams by team 17 players, with Penn State starting the 2022 NFL season with 35 players, while Michigan came in with 33 players on NFL teams.

More NFL players (199) graduated from Texas than any other state. Florida (185), California (166) and Georgia (151) each produced over 100 NFL players. IMG Academy in Bradenton FL produced the most NFL players on 2022 NFL Kickoff Weekend rosters.

1. Texas. Florida has more elite prospects, but when it comes to producing top talent in college football, nobody does it bigger than Texas.

New America does not want to reward schools with low overall graduation rates. Schools were awarded an added bonus for having high overall rates. Stanford topped the rankings thanks to its 99% GSR for football players.

The Power Five conferences are the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, Pac-12 Conference, and Southeastern Conference (SEC).

What is the most disliked college football team? ›