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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 19987 Penn State 12 10 - 2 - 0 2 5498 2 19407 Clemson 12 12 - 0 - 0 67 2498 3 18892 Pittsburgh 12 11 - 1 - 0 9 4235 4 17729 Texas 12 10 - 1 - 1 17 4109 5 16800 Youngstown State 1 1 - 0 - 0 35 3548 6 16435 Southern Methodist 11 10 - 1 - 0 62 2793 7 16381 Nebraska 12 9 - 3 - 0 4 4626 8 16193 Georgia 12 10 - 2 - 0 30 3697 9 15863 Idaho State 1 1 - 0 - 0 82 1691 10 15782 Miami FL 11 9 - 2 - 0 6 4465 11 15575 Alabama 12 9 - 2 - 1 31 3688 12 13658 Southern California 12 9 - 3 - 0 34 3574 13 13294 Michigan 12 9 - 3 - 0 45 3225 14 13271 North Carolina 12 10 - 2 - 0 72 2323 15 12898 Arizona State 11 9 - 2 - 0 77 2123 16 12752 West Virginia 12 9 - 3 - 0 54 3026 17 12687 Washington 12 10 - 2 - 0 74 2302 18 12261 Delaware 3 3 - 0 - 0 149 -2590 19 12172 Oklahoma 12 7 - 4 - 1 20 3921 20 12057 Brigham Young 13 11 - 2 - 0 94 1119 21 11884 Southern Mississippi 12 9 - 2 - 1 88 1459 22 11604 Ohio State 12 9 - 3 - 0 64 2739 23 11489 UCLA 12 7 - 4 - 1 26 3779 24 11477 Iowa 12 8 - 4 - 0 32 3673 25 11258 Arkansas 12 8 - 4 - 0 37 3424 26 11078 Mississippi State 12 8 - 4 - 0 43 3267 27 10967 Houston 12 7 - 4 - 1 18 4064 28 10878 Texas State 1 1 - 0 - 0 124 -800 29 10763 Missouri 12 8 - 4 - 0 49 3099 30 10371 Washington State 12 8 - 3 - 1 63 2754 31 10272 Hawaii 11 9 - 2 - 0 101 600 32 9991 Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 33 3645 33 9480 Florida 12 7 - 5 - 0 40 3360 34 9269 Temple 10 5 - 5 - 0 5 4613 35 9008 Texas A&M 12 7 - 5 - 0 39 3365 36 8428 Utah 11 8 - 2 - 1 98 730 37 8305 Kansas 12 8 - 4 - 0 56 2934 38 8244 Wyoming 11 8 - 3 - 0 91 1314 39 8198 Florida State 11 6 - 5 - 0 25 3781 40 7998 South Carolina 12 6 - 6 - 0 23 3832 41 7941 Notre Dame 11 5 - 6 - 0 21 3913 42 7825 Tennessee 12 8 - 4 - 0 75 2297 43 7710 Oklahoma State 12 7 - 5 - 0 59 2887 44 7591 Wisconsin 12 7 - 5 - 0 51 3046 45 7372 Stephen F Austin 1 1 - 0 - 0 125 -800 46 7096 Cincinnati 11 6 - 5 - 0 53 3028 47 6773 Northern Michigan 1 1 - 0 - 0 122 -708 48 6320 Auburn 11 5 - 6 - 0 42 3344 49 6274 Tulane 11 6 - 5 - 0 71 2348 50 6259 Southeastern Louisiana 2 2 - 0 - 0 142 -2068 51 6082 San Jose State 12 9 - 3 - 0 114 36 52 6009 Syracuse 11 4 - 6 - 1 14 4147 53 5975 Navy 12 7 - 4 - 1 95 1041 54 5871 Duke 11 6 - 5 - 0 65 2725 55 5744 Purdue 11 5 - 6 - 0 44 3226 56 5633 Maryland 11 4 - 6 - 1 36 3536 57 5379 Iowa State 11 5 - 5 - 1 50 3082 58 5280 Boston College 11 5 - 6 - 0 27 3769 59 5222 Michigan State 11 5 - 6 - 0 58 2895 60 5214 Baylor 11 5 - 6 - 0 57 2926 61 5187 San Diego State 11 6 - 5 - 0 80 1741 62 5157 Minnesota 11 6 - 5 - 0 76 2243 63 4830 Mississippi 11 4 - 6 - 1 19 4016 64 4738 Virginia Tech 11 7 - 4 - 0 102 587 65 4454 Texas A&M Kingsville 1 1 - 0 - 0 174 -4012 66 4404 Vanderbilt 11 4 - 7 - 0 28 3764 67 4250 Tulsa 11 6 - 5 - 0 96 923 68 4020 Rice 11 4 - 7 - 0 13 4181 69 3974 Montana State 2 1 - 1 - 0 70 2358 70 3939 Arizona 11 6 - 5 - 0 89 1364 71 3720 Drake 11 10 - 1 - 0 148 -2573 72 3540 Grambling 1 0 - 1 - 0 1 8217 73 3490 Stanford 11 4 - 7 - 0 46 3209 74 3448 Tennessee State 3 2 - 1 - 0 105 487 75 3383 Utah State 11 5 - 5 - 1 84 1668 76 3336 North Carolina State 11 4 - 7 - 0 29 3733 77 3317 Rutgers 11 5 - 6 - 0 69 2391 78 3290 Yale 10 9 - 1 - 0 172 -3954 79 2991 Miami OH 11 8 - 2 - 1 135 -1637 80 2945 McNeese State 11 7 - 3 - 1 134 -1357 81 2741 Nevada Reno 1 1 - 0 - 0 151 -2711 82 2741 West Texas A&M 11 7 - 4 - 0 110 201 83 2492 Maine 1 1 - 0 - 0 170 -3694 84 2438 Colorado 11 3 - 8 - 0 7 4250 85 2434 Kentucky 11 3 - 8 - 0 12 4182 86 2204 Texas Christian 11 2 - 7 - 2 22 3904 87 2127 Louisiana State 11 3 - 7 - 1 48 3172 88 1601 Nevada Las Vegas 12 6 - 6 - 0 85 1602 89 1593 Toledo 12 9 - 3 - 0 144 -2274 90 1543 Texas Arlington 11 6 - 5 - 0 100 685 91 1367 Arkansas State 11 6 - 5 - 0 112 89 92 1336 Southern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 128 -895 93 1278 California 11 2 - 9 - 0 8 4248 94 1025 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 7 - 3 - 1 141 -2066 95 960 Indiana 11 3 - 8 - 0 24 3818 96 768 Massachusetts 3 2 - 1 - 0 119 -433 97 756 Connecticut 2 1 - 1 - 0 111 165 98 564 Louisville 11 5 - 6 - 0 92 1176 99 472 Pacific 11 5 - 6 - 0 86 1584 100 384 East Carolina 11 5 - 6 - 0 93 1157 101 337 New Mexico 12 4 - 7 - 1 90 1325 102 142 Wake Forest 11 4 - 7 - 0 73 2314 103 11 Texas Tech 11 1 - 9 - 1 11 4195 104 -483 Air Force 11 4 - 7 - 0 87 1525 105 -817 Colgate 10 7 - 3 - 0 163 -3245 106 -936 Fresno State 11 5 - 6 - 0 113 51 107 -1117 Kansas State 11 2 - 9 - 0 47 3180 108 -1148 Virginia Military 10 6 - 3 - 1 143 -2184 109 -1290 Furman 11 8 - 3 - 0 164 -3273 110 -1332 Louisiana Tech 11 4 - 6 - 1 109 205 111 -1416 Wichita State 11 4 - 6 - 1 117 -184 112 -1601 Lamar 11 4 - 6 - 1 99 705 113 -1701 Central Michigan 11 7 - 4 - 0 147 -2567 114 -1808 Northwestern State LA 3 1 - 2 - 0 115 -59 115 -1969 Louisiana Monroe 11 5 - 6 - 0 131 -1003 116 -2031 Idaho 1 0 - 1 - 0 3 5136 117 -2423 Oregon 11 2 - 9 - 0 66 2540 118 -2469 Citadel 11 7 - 3 - 1 168 -3643 119 -2630 Holy Cross 11 6 - 5 - 0 145 -2357 120 -3137 Virginia 11 1 - 10 - 0 38 3423 121 -3198 Richmond 11 4 - 7 - 0 118 -277 122 -3409 Georgia Tech 11 1 - 10 - 0 15 4131 123 -3421 William & Mary 11 5 - 6 - 0 129 -912 124 -3532 Middle Tennessee 2 1 - 1 - 0 136 -1647 125 -3840 Memphis 11 1 - 10 - 0 60 2885 126 -3909 Western Michigan 11 6 - 5 - 0 156 -2822 127 -4028 North Texas 11 2 - 9 - 0 68 2392 128 -4323 Bowling Green 11 5 - 5 - 1 140 -2057 129 -4358 Indiana State 11 5 - 5 - 1 155 -2811 130 -4427 Ohio University 11 5 - 6 - 0 139 -1970 131 -4427 Army 11 3 - 7 - 1 106 474 132 -5249 Dartmouth 10 6 - 4 - 0 173 -3996 133 -5422 Cal State Fullerton 11 3 - 8 - 0 116 -173 134 -5448 Cal State Long Beach 10 2 - 8 - 0 104 490 135 -5740 Northwestern 11 0 - 11 - 0 16 4123 136 -6036 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 79 1860 137 -6305 Louisiana Lafayette 11 1 - 9 - 1 97 763 138 -6351 Oregon State 11 1 - 10 - 0 61 2796 139 -6612 East Tennessee State 11 6 - 5 - 0 167 -3557 140 -6650 Portland State 1 0 - 1 - 0 10 4214 141 -7211 Colorado State 12 0 - 12 - 0 41 3357 142 -7215 Harvard 10 5 - 4 - 1 175 -4158 143 -7388 Princeton 10 5 - 4 - 1 160 -3109 144 -7568 Weber State 1 0 - 1 - 0 83 1691 145 -7607 Lehigh 2 1 - 1 - 0 178 -4560 146 -7614 Western Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 138 -1943 147 -7994 Santa Clara 1 0 - 1 - 0 52 3041 148 -8025 Texas El Paso 11 1 - 10 - 0 81 1730 149 -8209 Eastern Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 55 2987 150 -8244 Kent State 11 4 - 7 - 0 154 -2774 151 -9231 New Mexico State 11 3 - 8 - 0 137 -1941 152 -9315 Appalachian State 11 3 - 7 - 1 157 -2880 153 -10049 Ball State 11 4 - 7 - 0 161 -3133 154 -10064 Lafayette 2 1 - 1 - 0 177 -4482 155 -10279 Jacksonville State 1 0 - 1 - 0 103 512 156 -11466 Nebraska Omaha 1 0 - 1 - 0 78 1860 157 -11712 Northern Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 159 -3105 158 -12199 Boston University 2 0 - 2 - 0 127 -861 159 -13063 James Madison 5 1 - 4 - 0 146 -2383 160 -13562 Marshall 11 2 - 9 - 0 150 -2650 161 -13781 Nicholls State 2 0 - 2 - 0 108 244 162 -13835 South Dakota 1 0 - 1 - 0 120 -558 163 -13870 Cornell 10 3 - 7 - 0 176 -4177 164 -14062 Liberty 1 0 - 1 - 0 121 -645 165 -14085 Boise State 1 0 - 1 - 0 153 -2711 166 -14426 Wofford 4 0 - 4 - 0 107 339 167 -14557 Illinois State 10 3 - 7 - 0 181 -4780 168 -14630 Akron 2 1 - 1 - 0 184 -7123 169 -14680 Davidson 2 0 - 2 - 0 130 -939 170 -14933 Brown 10 3 - 7 - 0 182 -4784 171 -15463 Missouri Southern 1 0 - 1 - 0 123 -708 172 -15617 Presbyterian 1 0 - 1 - 0 132 -1234 173 -16081 Sam Houston 1 0 - 1 - 0 126 -800 174 -16462 Newberry College 1 0 - 1 - 0 133 -1234 175 -16600 Tennessee Tech 1 0 - 1 - 0 165 -3306 176 -17114 Columbia 10 1 - 9 - 0 171 -3815 177 -17425 Pennsylvania 10 1 - 9 - 0 158 -3051 178 -18478 California Poly 1 0 - 1 - 0 152 -2711 179 -20017 Bucknell 2 0 - 2 - 0 169 -3671 180 -20248 Eastern Michigan 11 0 - 11 - 0 162 -3134 181 -20544 Western Illinois 3 0 - 3 - 0 166 -3344 182 -22229 Morehead State 1 0 - 1 - 0 183 -6781 183 -23105 Eastern Illinois 2 0 - 2 - 0 180 -4728 184 -23508 Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0 - 1 - 0 179 -4657 185 -23654 Rhode Island 1 0 - 1 - 0 185 -7466