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Record Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Division Rank Strength 1 19987 Penn State 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 2 5498 2 19407 Clemson 12 12 - 0 - 0 11 - 0 - 0 67 2498 3 18892 Pittsburgh 12 11 - 1 - 0 11 - 1 - 0 9 4235 4 17729 Texas 12 10 - 1 - 1 10 - 1 - 1 17 4109 5 16435 Southern Methodist 11 10 - 1 - 0 9 - 1 - 0 62 2793 6 16381 Nebraska 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 4 4626 7 16193 Georgia 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 30 3697 8 15782 Miami FL 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 6 4465 9 15575 Alabama 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 31 3688 10 13658 Southern California 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 34 3574 11 13294 Michigan 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 45 3225 12 13271 North Carolina 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 72 2323 13 12898 Arizona State 11 9 - 2 - 0 9 - 2 - 0 77 2123 14 12752 West Virginia 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 54 3026 15 12687 Washington 12 10 - 2 - 0 10 - 2 - 0 74 2302 16 12172 Oklahoma 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 20 3921 17 12057 Brigham Young 13 11 - 2 - 0 11 - 2 - 0 94 1119 18 11884 Southern Mississippi 12 9 - 2 - 1 9 - 2 - 1 88 1459 19 11604 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 64 2739 20 11489 UCLA 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 26 3779 21 11477 Iowa 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 32 3673 22 11258 Arkansas 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 37 3424 23 11078 Mississippi State 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 43 3267 24 10967 Houston 12 7 - 4 - 1 7 - 4 - 1 18 4064 25 10763 Missouri 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 49 3099 26 10371 Washington State 12 8 - 3 - 1 7 - 3 - 1 63 2754 27 10272 Hawaii 11 9 - 2 - 0 8 - 2 - 0 101 600 28 9991 Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 33 3645 29 9480 Florida 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 40 3360 30 9269 Temple 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 - 4 - 0 5 4613 31 9008 Texas A&M 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 39 3365 32 8428 Utah 11 8 - 2 - 1 7 - 2 - 1 98 730 33 8305 Kansas 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 56 2934 34 8244 Wyoming 11 8 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 91 1314 35 8198 Florida State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 25 3781 36 7998 South Carolina 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 23 3832 37 7941 Notre Dame 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 21 3913 38 7825 Tennessee 12 8 - 4 - 0 8 - 4 - 0 75 2297 39 7710 Oklahoma State 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 59 2887 40 7591 Wisconsin 12 7 - 5 - 0 7 - 5 - 0 51 3046 41 7096 Cincinnati 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 4 - 0 53 3028 42 6320 Auburn 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 42 3344 43 6274 Tulane 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 71 2348 44 6082 San Jose State 12 9 - 3 - 0 8 - 3 - 0 114 36 45 6009 Syracuse 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 14 4147 46 5975 Navy 12 7 - 4 - 1 6 - 4 - 1 95 1041 47 5871 Duke 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 65 2725 48 5744 Purdue 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 44 3226 49 5633 Maryland 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 36 3536 50 5379 Iowa State 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 50 3082 51 5280 Boston College 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 27 3769 52 5222 Michigan State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 58 2895 53 5214 Baylor 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 57 2926 54 5187 San Diego State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 80 1741 55 5157 Minnesota 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 76 2243 56 4830 Mississippi 11 4 - 6 - 1 4 - 6 - 1 19 4016 57 4738 Virginia Tech 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 102 587 58 4404 Vanderbilt 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 28 3764 59 4250 Tulsa 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 96 923 60 4020 Rice 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 13 4181 61 3939 Arizona 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 89 1364 62 3720 Drake 11 10 - 1 - 0 7 - 1 - 0 148 -2573 63 3490 Stanford 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 46 3209 64 3383 Utah State 11 5 - 5 - 1 4 - 4 - 1 84 1668 65 3336 North Carolina State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 29 3733 66 3317 Rutgers 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 69 2391 67 3290 Yale 10 9 - 1 - 0 8 - 1 - 0 172 -3954 68 2991 Miami OH 11 8 - 2 - 1 8 - 2 - 1 135 -1637 69 2945 McNeese State 11 7 - 3 - 1 5 - 3 - 1 134 -1357 70 2741 West Texas A&M 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 110 201 71 2438 Colorado 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 7 4250 72 2434 Kentucky 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 12 4182 73 2204 Texas Christian 11 2 - 7 - 2 2 - 7 - 2 22 3904 74 2127 Louisiana State 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 48 3172 75 1601 Nevada Las Vegas 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 - 6 - 0 85 1602 76 1593 Toledo 12 9 - 3 - 0 9 - 3 - 0 144 -2274 77 1543 Texas Arlington 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 100 685 78 1367 Arkansas State 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 112 89 79 1336 Southern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 3 - 0 128 -895 80 1278 California 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 8 4248 81 1025 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 7 - 3 - 1 4 - 3 - 1 141 -2066 82 960 Indiana 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 24 3818 83 564 Louisville 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 92 1176 84 472 Pacific 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 86 1584 85 384 East Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 93 1157 86 337 New Mexico 12 4 - 7 - 1 4 - 7 - 1 90 1325 87 142 Wake Forest 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 73 2314 88 11 Texas Tech 11 1 - 9 - 1 1 - 9 - 1 11 4195 89 -483 Air Force 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 87 1525 90 -817 Colgate 10 7 - 3 - 0 3 - 3 - 0 163 -3245 91 -936 Fresno State 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 5 - 0 113 51 92 -1117 Kansas State 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 47 3180 93 -1148 Virginia Military 10 6 - 3 - 1 6 - 3 - 1 143 -2184 94 -1290 Furman 11 8 - 3 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 164 -3273 95 -1332 Louisiana Tech 11 4 - 6 - 1 3 - 6 - 1 109 205 96 -1416 Wichita State 11 4 - 6 - 1 3 - 5 - 1 117 -184 97 -1601 Lamar 11 4 - 6 - 1 3 - 4 - 1 99 705 98 -1701 Central Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 7 - 4 - 0 147 -2567 99 -1969 Louisiana Monroe 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 131 -1003 100 -2423 Oregon 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 66 2540 101 -2469 Citadel 11 7 - 3 - 1 3 - 3 - 1 168 -3643 102 -2630 Holy Cross 11 6 - 5 - 0 5 - 3 - 0 145 -2357 103 -3137 Virginia 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 38 3423 104 -3198 Richmond 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 118 -277 105 -3409 Georgia Tech 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 15 4131 106 -3421 William & Mary 11 5 - 6 - 0 4 - 6 - 0 129 -912 107 -3840 Memphis 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 60 2885 108 -3909 Western Michigan 11 6 - 5 - 0 6 - 5 - 0 156 -2822 109 -4028 North Texas 11 2 - 9 - 0 2 - 9 - 0 68 2392 110 -4323 Bowling Green 11 5 - 5 - 1 5 - 5 - 1 140 -2057 111 -4358 Indiana State 11 5 - 5 - 1 4 - 5 - 1 155 -2811 112 -4427 Ohio University 11 5 - 6 - 0 5 - 6 - 0 139 -1970 113 -4427 Army 11 3 - 7 - 1 3 - 7 - 1 106 474 114 -5249 Dartmouth 10 6 - 4 - 0 6 - 3 - 0 173 -3996 115 -5422 Cal State Fullerton 11 3 - 8 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 116 -173 116 -5448 Cal State Long Beach 10 2 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 104 490 117 -5740 Northwestern 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 11 - 0 16 4123 118 -6305 Louisiana Lafayette 11 1 - 9 - 1 1 - 8 - 1 97 763 119 -6351 Oregon State 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 10 - 0 61 2796 120 -6612 East Tennessee State 11 6 - 5 - 0 4 - 4 - 0 167 -3557 121 -7211 Colorado State 12 0 - 12 - 0 0 - 12 - 0 41 3357 122 -7215 Harvard 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 4 - 1 175 -4158 123 -7388 Princeton 10 5 - 4 - 1 5 - 2 - 1 160 -3109 124 -7614 Western Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 6 - 0 138 -1943 125 -8025 Texas El Paso 11 1 - 10 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 81 1730 126 -8244 Kent State 11 4 - 7 - 0 3 - 7 - 0 154 -2774 127 -9231 New Mexico State 11 3 - 8 - 0 2 - 8 - 0 137 -1941 128 -9315 Appalachian State 11 3 - 7 - 1 1 - 7 - 1 157 -2880 129 -10049 Ball State 11 4 - 7 - 0 4 - 7 - 0 161 -3133 130 -11712 Northern Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 - 8 - 0 159 -3105 131 -13562 Marshall 11 2 - 9 - 0 1 - 9 - 0 150 -2650 132 -13870 Cornell 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 176 -4177 133 -14557 Illinois State 10 3 - 7 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 181 -4780 134 -14933 Brown 10 3 - 7 - 0 2 - 7 - 0 182 -4784 135 -17114 Columbia 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 8 - 0 171 -3815 136 -17425 Pennsylvania 10 1 - 9 - 0 1 - 7 - 0 158 -3051 137 -20248 Eastern Michigan 11 0 - 11 - 0 0 - 10 - 0 162 -3134