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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 34341 Army 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 6 9901 2 29594 Fort Benning 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 8 9536 3 27482 Navy 9 7 - 1 - 1 7 - 1 - 1 11 9100 4 25167 Alabama 10 10 - 0 - 0 10 - 0 - 0 33 5513 5 24771 Michigan 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 7 9776 6 23838 Indiana 10 9 - 0 - 1 9 - 0 - 1 30 5740 7 20490 Notre Dame 10 7 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 21 6843 8 20252 Melville PT Boats 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 2 17170 9 20186 Pennsylvania 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 26 6252 10 20156 Ohio State 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 24 6442 11 19994 Tennessee 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 43 4761 12 19910 Duke 8 6 - 2 - 0 6 - 2 - 0 19 7104 13 19687 Louisville Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 1 17170 14 19653 Corpus Christ NAS 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 55 3964 15 19161 Georgia 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 36 5202 16 19080 Purdue 10 7 - 3 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 20 7072 17 19073 Great Lakes 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 17 7359 18 18743 Louisiana State 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 34 5445 19 17015 US Amphibians 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 98 1969 20 16903 Oklahoma State 9 9 - 0 - 0 9 - 0 - 0 96 2056 21 16588 Miami FL 11 9 - 1 - 1 9 - 1 - 1 58 3891 22 16166 Northwestern 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 14 8195 23 15425 Texas 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 - 1 - 0 82 2692 24 14503 Wake Forest 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 28 6139 25 13555 Columbia 9 8 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 107 1702 26 13447 Wisconsin 9 3 - 4 - 2 3 - 4 - 2 16 7395 27 12675 Clemson 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 56 3911 28 12407 Minnesota 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 25 6419 29 12403 Holy Cross 10 8 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 106 1819 30 12299 Mississippi State 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 71 3352 31 11604 Michigan State 9 5 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 44 4759 32 11381 Illinois 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 13 8225 33 11220 San Diego Marines 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 48 4428 34 11208 Keesler Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 3 12583 35 11159 Georgia Tech 10 4 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 22 6666 36 10944 Villanova 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 29 5913 37 10344 Tulsa 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 105 1840 38 10295 Southern California 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 66 3623 39 10095 St. Mary's CA 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 118 795 40 9857 North Carolina 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 42 4786 41 9596 Maxwell Field 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 47 4571 42 9400 Cornell College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 4 11919 43 9396 Fort Bragg 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 152 -2757 44 9381 Tennessee Chattanooga 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 72 3281 45 9308 Texas A&M 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 74 3239 46 8586 Missouri 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 75 3206 47 8567 Penn State 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 84 2592 48 8098 Temple 8 7 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 135 -707 49 8075 Yale 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 101 1914 50 8025 Southern Methodist 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 54 3986 51 7833 Rice 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 52 4148 52 7822 William & Mary 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 104 1865 53 7791 Marquette 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 78 2868 54 7595 Washington 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 110 1496 55 7503 South Carolina 9 2 - 4 - 3 2 - 4 - 3 35 5347 56 7418 UCLA 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 80 2799 57 7088 Pensacola NAS 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 10 9460 58 6885 Washington State 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 122 498 59 6508 Ohio University 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 159 -3390 60 6263 Pittsburgh 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 31 5627 61 6247 Virginia 9 7 - 2 - 0 7 - 2 - 0 140 -1096 62 6086 Miami OH 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 12 8917 63 6040 Cornell 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 90 2372 64 5986 Auburn 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 79 2864 65 5579 Texas Christian 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 67 3545 66 5276 California 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 76 3121 67 5207 Oklahoma 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 92 2220 68 5160 Bergstrom Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 15 7712 69 5034 Maryland 9 6 - 2 - 1 6 - 2 - 1 134 -680 70 5007 Tulane 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 32 5619 71 4584 Bogue Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 5 9955 72 4423 Baylor 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 103 1887 73 4385 Catawba College 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 125 371 74 4247 North Carolina State 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 62 3830 75 4185 Newberry College 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 151 -2757 76 4162 Western Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 9 9536 77 4055 Mississippi 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 68 3538 78 4032 Vanderbilt 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 50 4329 79 3939 Florida 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 89 2414 80 3859 Iowa 9 2 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 23 6539 81 3594 Fort Warren 4 2 - 2 - 0 2 - 2 - 0 108 1672 82 3398 Brown 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 85 2551 83 3375 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 61 3831 84 3333 Texas Tech 10 3 - 5 - 2 3 - 5 - 2 77 3038 85 3229 Princeton 7 2 - 3 - 2 2 - 3 - 2 83 2610 86 2830 Camp Beale 1 0 - 0 - 1 0 - 0 - 1 111 1415 87 2830 Oregon State 9 4 - 4 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 102 1889 88 2580 Virginia Military 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 121 527 89 2419 Detroit 9 6 - 3 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 139 -1049 90 2231 Tufts University 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 129 -78 91 2142 Dartmouth 8 1 - 6 - 1 1 - 6 - 1 39 5038 92 2112 Farragut Navy 2 2 - 0 - 0 2 - 0 - 0 174 -4542 93 2112 Arkansas 10 3 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 65 3680 94 1946 Iowa State 8 4 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 130 -91 95 1681 US Sub Base 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 73 3263 96 1140 Harvard 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 141 -1187 97 1136 Nebraska 9 4 - 5 - 0 4 - 5 - 0 109 1668 98 1075 Colgate 8 3 - 4 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 112 1399 99 890 New Mexico 8 6 - 1 - 1 6 - 1 - 1 167 -3693 100 687 Amarillo Field 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 175 -4796 101 526 Murray State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 18 7135 102 506 Oregon 9 3 - 6 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 95 2123 103 215 Cherry Point Marines 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 41 4928 104 -53 Kentucky 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 57 3899 105 -184 _Unknown Team 1 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 0 - 0 178 -5070 106 -334 Southwestern (Texas) 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 60 3876 107 -1459 Nevada Reno 4 1 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0 81 2782 108 -1662 Kansas 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 128 -71 109 -1835 Virginia Tech 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 87 2518 110 -2469 Camp Lee 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 40 4928 111 -2511 Merchant Marine 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 154 -2779 112 -2672 Colorado 8 5 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 156 -3005 113 -2714 Hondo Field 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 59 3887 114 -2895 Northwestern State LA 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 27 6149 115 -3313 Rutgers 3 2 - 1 - 0 2 - 1 - 0 162 -3549 116 -3356 Syracuse 7 1 - 6 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 91 2335 117 -3459 Utah 8 4 - 4 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 144 -1394 118 -3513 Cincinnati 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 124 385 119 -3886 Bucknell 7 2 - 5 - 0 2 - 5 - 0 117 983 120 -4216 Denver 10 4 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 145 -1729 121 -4224 Stockton Army 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 38 5047 122 -4227 Berg AAF 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 100 1929 123 -4634 Camp Blanding 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 63 3751 124 -4907 Drake 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 163 -3658 125 -5141 McClellan Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 37 5047 126 -5303 Rensselaer 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 157 -3048 127 -5514 Presbyterian 7 1 - 6 - 0 1 - 6 - 0 86 2546 128 -5798 Muhlenberg College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 51 4283 129 -5875 Tennessee Tech 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 70 3353 130 -5890 Ellington Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 45 4654 131 -5909 Wayne State MI 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 69 3505 132 -5921 Boston College 7 3 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 146 -1804 133 -5948 Pacific 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 46 4634 134 -5982 Samford 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 49 4421 135 -6739 Washburn University 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 158 -3067 136 -6754 Louisiana Tech 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 88 2510 137 -6781 West Virginia 9 2 - 6 - 1 2 - 6 - 1 137 -775 138 -7134 Lackland Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 53 4012 139 -7368 Saint Louis 9 5 - 4 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 169 -4011 140 -7499 Olathe Navy 2 1 - 1 - 0 1 - 1 - 0 172 -4368 141 -7726 Louisiana Lafayette 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 64 3704 142 -8075 Rochester 3 1 - 2 - 0 1 - 2 - 0 148 -2028 143 -8171 Richmond 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 132 -491 144 -8294 Barksdale AFB 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 116 1056 145 -8678 Colorado College 8 4 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 179 -5182 146 -8808 Fresno State 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 113 1297 147 -9085 Idaho 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 127 251 148 -9546 Milligan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 94 2123 149 -9592 West Texas A&M 8 2 - 6 - 0 2 - 6 - 0 147 -2021 150 -9684 Coast Guard 8 0 - 7 - 1 0 - 7 - 1 97 2013 151 -10106 Kansas State 8 1 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 126 306 152 -10141 Lafayette 9 1 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 133 -523 153 -10306 63rd Infantry 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 99 1969 154 -10513 Blackland Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 93 2211 155 -10609 Wichita State 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 187 -6488 156 -12119 Utah State 7 4 - 3 - 0 4 - 3 - 0 190 -7510 157 -12230 Alma College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 115 1209 158 -12264 Emory & Henry College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 114 1290 159 -14019 Lubbock Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 123 445 160 -14050 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 120 568 161 -14112 Boston University 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 119 570 162 -14384 New York University 7 3 - 4 - 0 3 - 4 - 0 185 -6121 163 -14991 Oceana NAS 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 131 -481 164 -15425 Colorado State 8 2 - 5 - 1 2 - 5 - 1 177 -5002 165 -15582 Ursinus College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 143 -1255 166 -15882 Northern Iowa 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 136 -740 167 -16001 Scranton 4 0 - 3 - 1 0 - 3 - 1 142 -1231 168 -16550 Camp McColl 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 153 -2757 169 -17103 Guilford College 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 138 -784 170 -19107 Squantum NAS 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 155 -2960 171 -19645 South Dakota State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 150 -2453 172 -19787 Eastern New Mexico 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 149 -2175 173 -20363 Fort Riley 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 173 -4494 174 -20916 Otterbein College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 160 -3390 175 -21342 Kearney Field 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 168 -3879 176 -21527 Brooklyn 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 170 -4223 177 -21753 Illinois Wesleyan 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 164 -3684 178 -21776 Drexel 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 161 -3390 179 -22022 Missouri Rolla 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 166 -3684 180 -22464 Kirksville 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 165 -3684 181 -22990 Herington Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 171 -4339 182 -23554 Dalhart Field 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 176 -4796 183 -24349 Pittsburg State 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 182 -5304 184 -24864 Central Missouri 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 183 -5304 185 -24894 Montana 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 180 -5301 186 -25478 Lehigh 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 186 -6131 187 -25785 Doane College 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 181 -5304 188 -26246 Northern Colorado 3 0 - 3 - 0 0 - 3 - 0 188 -6588 189 -27237 Idaho Marines 2 0 - 2 - 0 0 - 2 - 0 184 -6059 190 -29487 City College of New York 1 0 - 1 - 0 0 - 1 - 0 189 -7192