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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 25393 Ohio State 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 23 6215 2 24545 Randolph Field 12 12 - 0 - 0 12 - 0 - 0 34 4959 3 23700 Army 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 59 4052 4 23381 Norman NAS 6 6 - 0 - 0 6 - 0 - 0 30 5387 5 21381 Michigan 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 18 6731 6 20839 North Carolina Pre-Flight 3 2 - 0 - 1 2 - 0 - 1 19 6632 7 20052 Iowa Pre-Flight 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 45 4583 8 20014 Notre Dame 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 24 6059 9 19380 US Sub Base 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 67 3525 10 19380 Navy 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 17 6750 11 19008 March Field 10 7 - 1 - 2 7 - 1 - 2 33 5124 12 18888 Oklahoma State 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 39 4745 13 18151 Third Air Force 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 5 9780 14 17095 Indiana 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 31 5356 15 16903 Great Lakes 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 44 4610 16 16865 Southern California 10 8 - 0 - 2 8 - 0 - 2 81 3090 17 15306 Tulsa 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 82 2913 18 15164 Torpedo Raiders 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 68 3525 19 14903 Illinois 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 21 6486 20 14841 Minnesota 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 25 5999 21 14576 Second Air Force 15 10 - 4 - 1 10 - 4 - 1 77 3360 22 14469 Georgia Tech 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 50 4282 23 13605 Purdue 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 22 6462 24 12925 Texas 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 32 5144 25 12871 Duke 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 37 4922 26 12864 Pennsylvania 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 41 4720 27 12215 Yale 8 7 - 0 - 1 7 - 0 - 1 114 754 28 11539 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight 7 4 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 42 4664 29 11443 Oklahoma 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 60 4025 30 11178 Tennessee 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 107 1003 31 10483 Amarillo Field 7 4 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 54 4132 32 10475 San Diego Marines 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 14 7368 33 10287 Louisiana Lafayette 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 12272 34 9569 Wake Forest 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 128 28 35 9365 El Toro Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 7 9504 36 9350 Texas Christian 11 7 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 86 2576 37 9254 Wisconsin 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 16 6801 38 9246 Camp Polk 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 12272 39 9246 Abilene Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 2 12272 40 8532 Klamath Marines 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 51 4266 41 8532 Colorado 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 113 767 42 8532 Alameda NAS 10 5 - 2 - 3 5 - 2 - 3 89 2248 43 8528 Tulane 7 4 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 65 3769 44 8417 Alabama 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 110 849 45 8340 UCLA 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 48 4383 46 8229 Texas A&M 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 100 1716 47 8079 Melville PT Boats 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 168 -3490 48 7929 Fort Pierce 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 166 -3475 49 7925 Morris Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 10 8451 50 7829 Arkansas 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 46 4476 51 7637 San Francisco Clippers 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 63 3818 52 7637 Fort Warren 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 61 3870 53 7557 Washington 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 97 1834 54 7541 Virginia 9 6 - 1 - 2 6 - 1 - 2 127 67 55 7537 Fleet City 4 1 - 2 - 1 1 - 2 - 1 29 5399 56 7449 Lincoln Field 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 83 2818 57 7430 Atlantic City NAS 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 164 -2714 58 7123 Pittsburgh 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 43 4663 59 7050 Holy Cross 9 5 - 2 - 2 5 - 2 - 2 106 1185 60 6961 Mississippi State 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 124 121 61 6869 Georgia 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 111 833 62 6816 Coast Guard 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 115 741 63 6720 Missouri 10 3 - 5 - 2 3 - 5 - 2 49 4282 64 6685 Portsmouth Fleet 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 170 -3550 65 6547 Bunker Hill Navy 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 4 10026 66 6543 Iowa State 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 145 -1396 67 6420 North Carolina State 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 137 -556 68 6389 Georgia Pre-Flight 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 78 3344 69 6201 Harvard 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 169 -3490 70 5525 Rice 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 76 3388 71 5306 Southern Methodist 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 70 3490 72 5091 Michigan State 7 6 - 1 - 0 6 - 1 - 0 157 -2516 73 4995 Northwestern 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 20 6540 74 4826 Louisiana State 8 2 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 47 4386 75 4350 San Diego All-Stars 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 6 9504 76 4116 California 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 58 4086 77 3655 Iowa 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 15 7161 78 3402 Denver 9 4 - 3 - 2 4 - 3 - 2 120 345 79 2803 North Texas 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 8 9071 80 2484 Clemson 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 95 1870 81 2319 Jackson Field 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 101 1592 82 2062 Cornell 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 119 468 83 2019 Western Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 11 8451 84 1935 Dartmouth 8 2 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 69 3498 85 1912 Brown 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 96 1835 86 1781 Fort Knox 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 9 8547 87 1635 Marquette 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 27 5757 88 1632 Fort Sheridan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 12 8451 89 1478 Southwestern (Texas) 6 1 - 5 - 0 1 - 5 - 0 28 5402 90 1440 Utah 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 152 -1912 91 1432 Lubbock Field 7 3 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 98 1816 92 1355 Rochester 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 99 1774 93 1228 Texas Tech 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 90 2229 94 1144 William & Mary 8 5 - 2 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 163 -2713 95 1082 Penn State 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 149 -1499 96 902 Pacific 5 1 - 4 - 0 1 - 4 - 0 36 4939 97 894 Kentucky 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 93 2124 98 556 West Texas A&M 7 4 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 125 96 99 149 Auburn 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 134 -401 100 -426 Illinois State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 13 7451 101 -556 Nebraska 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 71 3457 102 -591 Mississippi 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 80 3120 103 -940 Kansas 10 3 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 104 1292 104 -1090 Charleston Coast Guard 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 136 -545 105 -1090 South Carolina 9 3 - 4 - 2 3 - 4 - 2 135 -529 106 -1263 Catawba College 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 159 -2642 107 -1877 West Virginia 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 156 -2347 108 -2039 Colorado College 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 105 1234 109 -2607 North Carolina 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 53 4189 110 -2626 Peru State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 26 5777 111 -2976 Florida 7 4 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 154 -1961 112 -4039 Kansas State 9 2 - 5 - 2 2 - 5 - 2 108 993 113 -4638 Nevada Reno 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 129 -46 114 -4750 St. Mary's CA 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 40 4731 115 -4796 Chatham AAF 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 55 4118 116 -5076 Olathe Navy 3 0 - 2 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 38 4778 117 -5118 Colgate 7 2 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 132 -169 118 -5295 Drake 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 181 -6512 119 -5429 Villanova 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 150 -1530 120 -5433 Whitman 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 35 4948 121 -5625 Suisun Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 52 4266 122 -5652 Bucknell 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 180 -6111 123 -6201 Wichita State 3 1 - 1 - 1 1 - 1 - 1 155 -2228 124 -6343 Temple 8 2 - 4 - 2 2 - 4 - 2 151 -1867 125 -6455 Milligan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 79 3210 126 -6547 Arkansas State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 66 3697 127 -6681 Bryan AFB 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 56 4114 128 -6950 Columbia 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 133 -245 129 -6950 Miami FL 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 94 1959 130 -6981 Boston College 7 4 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 174 -4154 131 -7031 Texas Arlington 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 57 4114 132 -7100 Richmond 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 131 -99 133 -7173 Willamette Oregon 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 64 3778 134 -7223 Rensselaer 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 75 3408 135 -7530 Millsaps College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 62 3844 136 -7875 Bates College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 74 3408 137 -7887 Daniel Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 72 3434 138 -8067 New Mexico 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 109 944 139 -8094 Worcester Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 73 3408 140 -8494 Maryland 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 122 297 141 -8889 Syracuse 7 2 - 4 - 1 2 - 4 - 1 158 -2579 142 -8954 South Plains Field 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 102 1570 143 -8993 Virginia Military 9 1 - 8 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 117 621 144 -9181 Hampden-Sydney College 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 140 -863 145 -9557 Wayne State MI 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 87 2545 146 -9703 Galveston Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 84 2762 147 -9826 NTAC 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 85 2653 148 -10252 Utah State 6 3 - 3 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 176 -4994 149 -10268 DePauw University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 88 2497 150 -10279 Tufts University 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 91 2182 151 -10709 Samford 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 92 2141 152 -10890 Idaho State 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 172 -4050 153 -11358 Sampson NTS 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 139 -841 154 -11569 Bethany WV 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 103 1311 155 -11746 Fort Bliss 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 116 716 156 -12249 Cherry Point Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 143 -1303 157 -12257 Scranton 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 130 -84 158 -12307 Fort Benning 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 126 74 159 -12591 Jacksonville NAS 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 147 -1488 160 -12664 Swarthmore College 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 182 -6614 161 -13282 Presbyterian 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 173 -4079 162 -13424 Lawrence University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 112 817 163 -13655 Abilene Christian 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 123 278 164 -13870 Lafayette 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 186 -7250 165 -13931 Fort Monroe 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 118 572 166 -14507 Gustav Adolphus 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 138 -674 167 -15175 Doane College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 121 312 168 -15294 Case Western Reserve 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 142 -938 169 -16273 Franklin & Marshall 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 165 -2788 170 -16561 Saint Olaf 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 162 -2647 171 -16888 Mayport NAS 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 146 -1488 172 -17126 Muhlenberg College 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 153 -1956 173 -17191 Lehigh 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 141 -938 174 -17241 Washburn University 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 144 -1379 175 -18074 Richmond Field 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 148 -1489 176 -19253 Edmonton Field 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 178 -5445 177 -19680 Cornell College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 160 -2647 178 -19898 Missouri Valley 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 161 -2647 179 -20113 New York University 7 2 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 185 -6856 180 -20908 Union College NY 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 167 -3475 181 -21619 Northern Arizona 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 171 -4033 182 -22809 Newberry College 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 175 -4609 183 -23796 Brooklyn 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 184 -6773 184 -24622 Idaho Marines 4 0 - 4 - 0 0 - 4 - 0 177 -5285 185 -26688 City College of New York 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 179 -5457 186 -28020 Havana 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 183 -6641