But nothing strengthens a case like cold, hard evidence. ESPN college football analyst Phil Steele reviewed FBS stats to find the teams with the highest victory rates over the last decade. Alabama, unsurprisingly, tops the group with a 127-13 record. The other three teams with 100 wins or more are Ohio State, Georgia and Florida.
He also looked at scoring offense, defense and total yards gained to determine which teams are most effective across the board. Here's what he came up with: Alabama, Texas A&M, South Carolina, LSU, Oklahoma and Oregon.
So there you have it: The winningest team over the last 10 years is also the team that scores the most points per game. Hmmm... Sounds like a no-brainer!
Steele's analysis isn't perfect (for example, it fails to take into account quality of opposition), but it's still a great way to measure success across an entire season.
Last ten years of FBS records Alabama won 127-13, Ohio State won 115-19, Boise State won 109-24, Clemson won 112-27, Oklahoma won 105-28, Stanford won 102-32, Wisconsin won 102-33, and Florida State won 97-36.
Discover which SEC football team has the most victories, who has played the longest, who has won the most SEC Championships, and more. Scroll to the bottom to discover the league's all-time totals. There are other columns for total games played, the year football operations at the institution began, and championship lists.
Win-loss records for NCAA Division I FBS football Ohio State won the Lost Years Conference. Big Ten Alabama 1 931 327 130 SEC Notre Dame 918 328 130 Independent Boise State 465 172 52 Mountain West 2 929 331 125
Notre Dame is tied for the best winning percentage in college football history, with 73 percent of its games won. Since the Associated Press began recognizing national champions in 1936, the Irish have won eight. From 2001 until 2009, Texas won at least ten games each year. 4. Texas
Alabama presently boasts 62 NFL players, which is tied with Southern California for the most in the country. Indeed, Roll Tide. Roll Cal.
Florida has the next highest total with 30 players currently in the league. Michigan has the most schools with two players each in the NFL. Alabama, Florida, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina and Texas A&M all have at least one player on every roster.
Here's a list of all the current NFL players that attended one of these schools: Dont'a Hightower, Donald Penn, Darnell Scott, Cory Redding, Jesse Williams, Marquis Johnson, Ryan Anderson, Jerrell Harris, Alvin Bailey, Josh Chapman, Trey DePriest, Matt Womack, Terrence Cody and Keith Brown. That's at least nine players from almost every school in the SEC!
Ohio State has the most NFL players with 93, followed by Alabama (62) and USC (60). The Trojans are actually second in the nation, behind Alabama, with respect to best-ever starts for players when you include Justin Tucker who kicked 47 career field goals at USC.
Not only did he lead the country, making him the NCAA passing champion for the 2020 season, but he also established an NCAA record. Alabama is the only team in poll history (since 1936) to win six national championships in a 12-year span. The only other club to win six games in 25 years or less was Alabama from 1961 through 1979, a 19-year stretch.
Here are the other teams that have won at least five titles: Ohio State (seven), Texas A&M (six), Oklahoma (six), Florida (five), USC (five), Michigan (five), Nebraska (five), Penn State (five).
Only one other team has even played in a bowl game every year since its sixth championship: Alabama. The Crimson Tide have appeared in the College Football Playoff seven times and won six of them. They lost to Clemson in the title game last year.
In conclusion, yes, Alabama is the best college football team ever.
The winning masterpieces of 2013 Auburn, 2006 Boise State, 2005 Texas, 1988 Notre Dame, and 1971 Nebraska are among the finest 100 college football games ever played. (Photo: Getty Images)
Alabama is without a doubt the finest squad in college football. Over the last several weeks, an intriguing discussion has erupted in college football: Is Alabama truly the greatest team in the country? Sure, the Crimson Tide were polled as the top team in the country.
It's no wonder that Michigan is the most successful college football program—Coach Yost's teams were nicknamed the "Point-a-Minute" squad because their offensive performance averaged one point every minute.
The winning masterpieces of 2013 Auburn, 2006 Boise State, 2005 Texas, 1988 Notre Dame, and 1971 Nebraska are among the finest 100 college football games ever played. (Photo: Getty Images)
Alabama List of college football teams ranked first in the AP Poll based on weekly appearances
| Rank | Team | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 130 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 105 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 101 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 98 |
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