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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank OppoRank 1 34341 Army 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 6 13 2 29594 Fort Benning 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 9 17 3 27482 Navy 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 12 19 4 25167 Alabama 10 10 - 0 - 0 10 - 0 - 0 35 44 5 24771 Michigan 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 8 16 6 23838 Indiana 10 9 - 0 - 1 9 - 0 - 1 31 41 7 20490 Notre Dame 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 32 41 8 20252 Melville PT Boats 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 2 1 9 20186 Pennsylvania 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 44 48 10 20156 Ohio State 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 21 35 11 19994 Tennessee 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 49 51 12 19910 Duke 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 22 37 13 19687 Louisville Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 1 14 19653 Corpus Christ NAS 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 47 50 15 19161 Georgia 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 45 48 16 19080 Purdue 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 20 34 17 19073 Great Lakes 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 19 33 18 18743 Louisiana State 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 37 45 19 17015 US Amphibians 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 100 79 20 16903 Oklahoma State 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 91 74 21 16588 Miami FL 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 56 56 22 16166 Northwestern 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 14 24 23 15425 Texas 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 79 67 24 14503 Wake Forest 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 34 44 25 13555 Columbia 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 110 82 26 13447 Wisconsin 9 3 - 4 - 2 3 - 4 - 2 18 30 27 12675 Clemson 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 62 59 28 12407 Minnesota 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 30 41 29 12403 Holy Cross 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 106 80 30 12299 Mississippi State 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 80 68 31 11604 Michigan State 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 53 53 32 11381 Illinois 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 15 25 33 11220 San Diego Marines 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 40 47 34 11208 Keesler Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 4 35 11159 Georgia Tech 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 26 39 36 10944 Villanova 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 54 54 37 10344 Tulsa 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 113 85 38 10295 Southern California 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 68 61 39 10095 St. Mary's CA 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 117 90 40 9857 North Carolina 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 51 52 41 9596 Maxwell Field 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 41 47 42 9400 Cornell College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 4 6 43 9396 Fort Bragg 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 153 127 44 9381 Tennessee Chattanooga 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 83 70 45 9308 Texas A&M 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 74 65 46 8586 Missouri 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 75 65 47 8567 Penn State 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 93 75 48 8098 Temple 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 135 102 49 8075 Yale 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 103 79 50 8025 Southern Methodist 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 59 57 51 7833 Rice 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 61 58 52 7822 William & Mary 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 102 79 53 7791 Marquette 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 85 71 54 7595 Washington 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 111 82 55 7503 South Carolina 9 2 - 4 - 3 2 - 4 - 3 48 50 56 7418 UCLA 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 76 66 57 7088 Pensacola NAS 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 7 15 58 6885 Washington State 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 122 94 59 6508 Ohio University 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 164 137 60 6263 Pittsburgh 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 38 45 61 6247 Virginia 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 140 108 62 6086 Miami OH 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 11 18 63 6040 Cornell 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 95 76 64 5986 Auburn 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 84 70 65 5579 Texas Christian 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 67 61 66 5276 California 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 70 63 67 5207 Oklahoma 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 97 76 68 5160 Bergstrom Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 13 23 69 5034 Maryland 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 136 102 70 5007 Tulane 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 29 40 71 4584 Bogue Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 5 12 72 4423 Baylor 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 99 77 73 4385 Catawba College 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 121 94 74 4247 North Carolina State 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 64 60 75 4185 Newberry College 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 154 127 76 4162 Western Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 10 17 77 4055 Mississippi 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 73 65 78 4032 Vanderbilt 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 66 61 79 3939 Florida 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 96 76 80 3859 Iowa 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 23 38 81 3594 Fort Warren 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 105 80 82 3398 Brown 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 89 73 83 3375 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 52 53 84 3333 Texas Tech 10 3 - 5 - 2 3 - 5 - 2 77 66 85 3229 Princeton 7 2 - 3 - 2 2 - 3 - 2 87 72 86 2830 Camp Beale 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 114 87 87 2830 Oregon State 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 98 77 88 2580 Virginia Military 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 118 90 89 2419 Detroit 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 138 106 90 2231 Tufts University 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 128 98 91 2142 Dartmouth 8 1 - 6 - 1 1 - 6 - 1 43 47 92 2112 Farragut Navy 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 177 147 93 2112 Arkansas 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 60 58 94 1946 Iowa State 8 4 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 127 97 95 1681 US Sub Base 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 69 62 96 1140 Harvard 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 142 110 97 1136 Nebraska 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 112 82 98 1075 Colgate 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 109 82 99 890 New Mexico 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 161 132 100 687 Amarillo Field 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 179 149 101 526 Murray State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 16 29 102 506 Oregon 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 92 74 103 215 Cherry Point Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 28 40 104 -53 Kentucky 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 72 64 105 -184 _Unknown Team 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 182 152 106 -334 Southwestern (Texas) 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 58 57 107 -1459 Nevada Reno 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 71 64 108 -1662 Kansas 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 130 98 109 -1835 Virginia Tech 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 81 69 110 -2469 Camp Lee 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 27 40 111 -2511 Merchant Marine 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 149 121 112 -2672 Colorado 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 156 128 113 -2714 Hondo Field 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 50 52 114 -2895 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 17 30 115 -3313 Rutgers 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 162 133 116 -3356 Syracuse 7 1 - 6 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 88 72 117 -3459 Utah 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 145 112 118 -3513 Cincinnati 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 132 99 119 -3886 Bucknell 7 2 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 108 81 120 -4216 Denver 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 147 116 121 -4224 Stockton Army 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 25 39 122 -4227 Berg AAF 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 104 80 123 -4634 Camp Blanding 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 55 55 124 -4907 Drake 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 157 129 125 -5141 McClellan Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 24 39 126 -5303 Rensselaer 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 158 130 127 -5514 Presbyterian 7 1 - 6 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 78 67 128 -5798 Muhlenberg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 39 47 129 -5875 Tennessee Tech 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 65 61 130 -5890 Ellington Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 36 45 131 -5909 Wayne State MI 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 63 60 132 -5921 Boston College 7 3 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 139 108 133 -5948 Pacific 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 33 44 134 -5982 Samford 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 42 47 135 -6739 Washburn University 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 159 131 136 -6754 Louisiana Tech 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 82 70 137 -6781 West Virginia 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 125 96 138 -7134 Lackland Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 46 50 139 -7368 Saint Louis 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 152 126 140 -7499 Olathe Navy 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 175 145 141 -7726 Louisiana Lafayette 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 57 57 142 -8075 Rochester 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 148 118 143 -8171 Richmond 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 129 98 144 -8294 Barksdale AFB 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 120 93 145 -8678 Colorado College 8 4 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 172 140 146 -8808 Fresno State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 107 81 147 -9085 Idaho 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 119 91 148 -9546 Milligan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 90 74 149 -9592 West Texas A&M 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 144 111 150 -9684 Coast Guard 8 0 - 7 - 1 0 - 7 - 1 94 76 151 -10106 Kansas State 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 123 95 152 -10141 Lafayette 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 133 99 153 -10306 63rd Infantry 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 101 79 154 -10513 Blackland Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 86 72 155 -10609 Wichita State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 176 145 156 -12119 Utah State 7 4 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 183 153 157 -12230 Alma College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 116 89 158 -12264 Emory & Henry College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 115 88 159 -14019 Lubbock Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 131 99 160 -14050 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 126 97 161 -14112 Boston University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 124 96 162 -14384 New York University 7 3 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 173 141 163 -14991 Oceana NAS 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 134 102 164 -15425 Colorado State 8 2 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 167 138 165 -15582 Ursinus College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 143 111 166 -15882 Northern Iowa 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 141 109 167 -16001 Scranton 4 0 - 3 - 1 0 - 3 - 1 146 113 168 -16550 Camp McColl 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 155 127 169 -17103 Guilford College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 137 106 170 -19107 Squantum NAS 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 160 132 171 -19645 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 150 124 172 -19787 Eastern New Mexico 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 151 124 173 -20363 Fort Riley 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 178 147 174 -20916 Otterbein College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 166 137 175 -21342 Kearney Field 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 171 139 176 -21527 Brooklyn 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 163 136 177 -21753 Illinois Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 169 139 178 -21776 Drexel 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 165 137 179 -22022 Missouri Rolla 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 170 139 180 -22464 Kirksville 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 168 139 181 -22990 Herington Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 174 145 182 -23554 Dalhart Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 180 149 183 -24349 Pittsburg State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 186 155 184 -24864 Central Missouri 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 184 155 185 -24894 Montana 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 181 151 186 -25478 Lehigh 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 188 157 187 -25785 Doane College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 185 155 188 -26246 Northern Colorado 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 189 157 189 -27237 Idaho Marines 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 187 156 190 -29487 City College of New York 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 190 162