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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 31656 Ohio State 9 8 - 0 - 1 8 - 0 - 1 23 8582 2 30931 Navy Reserves 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 30 8075 3 29283 Minnesota 5 4 - 1 - 0 4 - 1 - 0 11 9988 4 26880 Pittsburgh 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 49 6608 5 25086 Wisconsin 7 4 - 2 - 1 4 - 2 - 1 9 10328 6 23792 Syracuse 10 8 - 1 - 1 8 - 1 - 1 45 7203 7 23589 Illinois 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 24 8560 8 20152 University of Chicago 6 3 - 2 - 1 3 - 2 - 1 20 8672 9 20087 2nd Texas 132nd Infantry 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 73 4773 10 19457 Nebraska 7 5 - 2 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 54 6287 11 19434 Notre Dame 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 72 4827 12 19315 Georgia Tech 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 126 2060 13 19292 Great Lakes 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 79 4458 14 18958 Mare Island 8 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 - 0 115 2536 15 18758 Northwestern 7 5 - 2 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 47 6976 16 18382 Michigan 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 70 4936 17 18071 Camp Doniphan 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 102 3027 18 17498 Dickinson College 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 117 2519 19 17329 Navy 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 101 3036 20 17049 Indiana 7 5 - 2 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 67 5036 21 17045 Pennsylvania 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 89 4026 22 16949 Washington and Jefferson 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 58 5930 23 16465 Ohio Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 2 15828 24 16362 Denison University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 15828 25 16331 West Virginia 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 60 5759 26 16220 Georgetown 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 100 3110 27 16151 Brown 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 83 4310 28 15939 Rutgers 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 107 2880 29 15824 Army 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 112 2653 30 15751 Texas A&M 8 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 - 0 145 732 31 14672 Lehigh 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 95 3646 32 14595 Williams College 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 113 2638 33 14004 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 14641 34 13885 Colgate 6 4 - 2 - 0 4 - 2 - 0 88 4053 35 13831 47th Infantry 3 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 43 7267 36 13697 Camp MacAurthur 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 178 -606 37 13286 Kansas 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 98 3298 38 12729 Rice 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 140 1104 39 12718 West Virginia Wesleyan 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 44 7215 40 12579 Grinnell College 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 175 -531 41 12103 Tufts University 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 27 8372 42 11938 Bethany WV 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 4 13440 43 11243 Camp Gordon 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 168 -362 44 10617 Dartmouth 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 87 4121 45 10433 Camp Sherman 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 7 12151 46 10348 Beloit College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 5 12543 47 10160 Washington State 7 6 - 0 - 1 6 - 0 - 1 187 -1870 48 10014 Penn State 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 91 3955 49 9580 Case Western Reserve 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 6 12509 50 9546 Texas Christian 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 147 707 51 9254 Western Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 17 9191 52 9058 Centre College 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 190 -2136 53 8916 Iowa 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 56 6202 54 8797 St. Mary's CA 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 59 5910 55 8620 Baylor 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 144 799 56 8559 Purdue 7 3 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 61 5432 57 8559 Auburn 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 142 943 58 7883 Fordham 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 55 6239 59 7791 Washington & Lee 7 4 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 120 2407 60 7564 Davidson 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 123 2184 61 7272 Virginia Tech 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 148 643 62 7150 Westminster PA 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 8 10957 63 6762 Kansas State 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 165 -313 64 6746 Muhlenberg College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 90 4018 65 6535 Camp Lewis 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 14 9479 66 6524 Iowa State 7 5 - 2 - 0 5 - 2 - 0 155 157 67 6374 Michigan State 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 10 10045 68 6247 Morningside 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 13 9717 69 6247 Detroit 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 19 9191 70 6055 Oklahoma 11 6 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 135 1281 71 6044 North Carolina State 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 151 346 72 5928 Camp Funston 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 108 2836 73 5694 Kiski Preparatory 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 25 8474 74 5276 Cornell 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 78 4608 75 5168 Boston College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 35 7993 76 5038 Vanderbilt 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 137 1237 77 5038 Bucknell 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 86 4138 78 4773 Swarthmore College 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 92 3914 79 4684 California 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 128 1996 80 4496 Colby College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 32 8075 81 4496 Saint Louis 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 111 2679 82 4296 Oregon 7 4 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 136 1249 83 4101 Nebraska Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 12 9728 84 3855 Oregon State 7 4 - 2 - 1 4 - 2 - 1 164 -242 85 3755 Texas 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 130 1749 86 3663 Kalamazoo College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 15 9454 87 3636 Lake Forest College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 16 9379 88 3517 Howard Payne 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 119 2462 89 3394 Olympic Club 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 76 4721 90 3371 Clemson 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 186 -1651 91 3075 Mount Union College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 18 9191 92 2983 Villanova 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 28 8288 93 2818 Tulane 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 167 -325 94 2645 Newport NTS 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 36 7969 95 2215 7th Infantry 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 42 7336 96 2173 Geneva 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 26 8474 97 1996 Pennsylvania Military 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 39 7929 98 1981 Haverford 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 21 8664 99 1977 Western Reserve 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 22 8664 100 1896 Springfield YMCA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 29 8110 101 1766 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 33 8075 102 1662 Southern California 3 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 146 723 103 1555 League Island Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 37 7969 104 1501 Phillips 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 138 1210 105 1486 Lebanon Valley College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 40 7786 106 1401 Lafayette 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 110 2693 107 1228 Southern Methodist 8 3 - 2 - 3 3 - 2 - 3 177 -603 108 1224 Holy Cross 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 41 7509 109 1209 Camp Devens 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 31 8075 110 1190 DePauw University 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 51 6402 111 1105 Carlisle 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 81 4365 112 1059 Carnegie Mellon 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 34 7996 113 921 Creighton 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 217 -5548 114 840 Dallas 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 85 4244 115 721 Mississippi State 7 6 - 1 - 0 6 - 1 - 0 210 -4268 116 591 Camp Wadsworth 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 38 7969 117 430 Maryland 8 4 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 170 -386 118 330 Gettysburg College 3 0 - 2 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 65 5230 119 119 Missouri 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 131 1493 120 0 Miami OH 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 158 0 121 0 Arkansas State 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 159 0 122 0 362nd Infantry 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 160 0 123 0 Pittsburg State 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 157 0 124 -725 Alabama 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 201 -3341 125 -783 Illinois Medical 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 53 6364 126 -856 Sewanee 8 4 - 2 - 2 4 - 2 - 2 191 -2256 127 -887 Virginia Military 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 179 -668 128 -936 South Dakota 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 46 7087 129 -990 1st Texas Artillery 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 74 4773 130 -1036 Springfield College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 48 6639 131 -1075 Presbyterian 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 213 -5202 132 -1213 Oklahoma State 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 161 0 133 -1317 Ursinus College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 62 5335 134 -1524 Cornell College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 80 4458 135 -1681 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 64 5308 136 -2127 Arkansas 7 5 - 1 - 1 5 - 1 - 1 219 -5587 137 -2146 Wabash College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 50 6402 138 -2534 Franklin College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 52 6402 139 -2780 111th Ambulance 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 75 4773 140 -2845 Saint Bonaventure 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 57 5974 141 -2979 Middlebury College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 63 5308 142 -3601 Southwestern (Texas) 6 0 - 5 - 1 0 - 5 - 1 66 5040 143 -3724 Washington 4 1 - 2 - 1 1 - 2 - 1 143 903 144 -3809 Idaho 5 2 - 3 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 173 -475 145 -4154 Drury 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 224 -6122 146 -4442 Denver 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 232 -8566 147 -4469 Wofford 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 202 -3534 148 -4496 Haskell Indian Nation 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 154 200 149 -4561 Utah State 8 7 - 0 - 1 7 - 0 - 1 231 -8401 150 -4623 Fort Sheridan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 84 4279 151 -4727 Washburn University 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 68 5012 152 -4999 Emporia State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 69 5012 153 -5326 Austin College 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 71 4906 154 -5813 Samford 3 0 - 2 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 125 2123 155 -5932 Coe College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 99 3262 156 -5982 Furman 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 181 -814 157 -6201 Albright 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 77 4611 158 -6332 Washington MO 7 4 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 206 -3863 159 -6731 Hardin-Simmons 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 82 4310 160 -6854 Wake Forest 8 1 - 6 - 1 1 - 6 - 1 149 634 161 -6869 John Hopkins 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 104 2947 162 -7223 Richmond 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 93 3895 163 -7357 Multnomah Agricultural 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 127 2037 164 -7495 Randolph Macon College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 94 3895 165 -7522 Emory & Henry College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 96 3636 166 -7584 Meridian 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 109 2693 167 -7680 Baker University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 97 3381 168 -7691 Kentucky 9 3 - 5 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 196 -2568 169 -8113 Louisiana State 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 194 -2466 170 -8229 Trinity University TX 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 106 2893 171 -8559 Army Ambulance Corps 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 105 2895 172 -8759 Oberlin College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 114 2638 173 -8816 Navy Hospital Corps 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 122 2342 174 -8997 Willamette Oregon 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 124 2148 175 -9185 Occidental 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 121 2342 176 -9196 South Carolina 8 3 - 5 - 0 3 - 5 - 0 208 -4026 177 -9200 Hampden-Sydney College 3 0 - 2 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 163 -78 178 -9216 Mansfield University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 118 2519 179 -9300 Kingfisher 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 103 3027 180 -9350 Colorado 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 228 -7529 181 -9423 Whitman 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 185 -1376 182 -9899 Simpson College 2 0 - 1 - 1 0 - 1 - 1 184 -1129 183 -10106 Roanoke 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 116 2527 184 -10471 Florida 6 2 - 4 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 188 -2022 185 -10817 William Jewell 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 156 59 186 -10878 Vancouver Barracks 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 129 1927 187 -10967 Washington Artillery 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 133 1409 188 -11043 William Penn College 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 216 -5521 189 -11043 Drake 7 0 - 5 - 2 0 - 5 - 2 174 -509 190 -11151 Colorado School of Mines 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 227 -7322 191 -11351 Citadel 6 3 - 3 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 215 -5362 192 -11516 Saint John's (Maryland) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 152 215 193 -11623 Spring Hill 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 132 1409 194 -11827 Jefferson (Texas) 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 134 1409 195 -11927 Central Oklahoma 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 139 1210 196 -12245 Tulsa 8 0 - 7 - 1 0 - 7 - 1 166 -317 197 -12499 Marion 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 162 -1 198 -12756 Erskine 5 2 - 3 - 0 2 - 3 - 0 212 -4777 199 -13140 Transylvania 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 141 1045 200 -13186 Ohio Am Corp 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 169 -362 201 -13440 Delaware 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 153 215 202 -13639 Montana 5 1 - 4 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 195 -2478 203 -13785 Gallaudet 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 171 -443 204 -13858 Colorado College 6 3 - 3 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 229 -7669 205 -14165 Franklin & Marshall 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 150 552 206 -14714 Mississippi 6 1 - 4 - 1 1 - 4 - 1 198 -2977 207 -15298 Guilford College 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 180 -794 208 -15916 Hendrix 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 183 -1063 209 -16066 Utah 6 2 - 4 - 0 2 - 4 - 0 220 -5631 210 -16078 William & Mary 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 172 -443 211 -16235 Central Missouri 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 182 -835 212 -16285 Bailey 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 176 -537 213 -16865 Utah Field Artillery 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 193 -2280 214 -17149 Montana State 4 0 - 2 - 2 0 - 2 - 2 222 -5678 215 -17337 Lombard 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 199 -3166 216 -18297 Missouri Rolla 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 189 -2114 217 -18685 Wyoming 7 3 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 230 -7919 218 -18792 Rose-Hulman 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 200 -3166 219 -19891 Granite High 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 192 -2280 220 -20256 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 209 -4056 221 -20805 Mississippi College 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 197 -2853 222 -21480 Maryville College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 205 -3845 223 -21680 Colorado Alumni 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 211 -4675 224 -21684 Newberry College 6 0 - 6 - 0 0 - 6 - 0 203 -3735 225 -22129 Florida Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 214 -5235 226 -22387 Butler 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 204 -3845 227 -22786 Colorado State 8 0 - 7 - 1 0 - 7 - 1 223 -5953 228 -23009 Charleston Navy School 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 221 -5675 229 -23032 Fort Logan 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 207 -3898 230 -25931 South Dakota Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 218 -5575 231 -25935 Northern Colorado 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 225 -6395 232 -28243 Camp Lyons 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 226 -6929