Buckeyes: Best Regular Season Team Since '50

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I looked and couldn't find another post with this article.

Glad You Asked
Monday, June 06, 2005
Q: Dating back to 1950, I believe Ohio State has won more football games than the vaunted Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Am I right? - Wayne Kerek, Strongsville

A: Yes. Since 1950, Ohio State has won 443 games, including the postseason. Notre Dame has won 412. Only Oklahoma and Nebraska, both with 466, and Penn State, 447, have won more games than the Buckeyes. Notre Dame ties Florida State for 10th best. Ohio State's overall winning percentage of .748 is second to Oklahoma's .752, although the Buckeyes' regular-season percentage of .765 is best in the nation. Michigan, the Buckeyes' archrival, ranks eighth in total victories (432) and is fifth in total percentage at .721.

- Bob Dolgan Have a question? Write Glad You Asked, The Plain Dealer, 1801 Superior Ave., Cleveland, Ohio 44114

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[BB73]

Here's another fact that doesn't need to be qualified, like the regular season thing above. Buckeyes are #1 in winning % since 1925:


<CENTER>I-A Winning Percentage 1925-2004 (80 years)

<HR>[size=-1](Teams not qualifying for the table are listed at the bottom.) [/size]</CENTER><CENTER><TABLE width="90%"><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=7><HR></TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>Rank </TD><TD>Team name </TD><TD>Winning
Percentage </TD><TD>Games
Won </TD><TD>Games
Lost </TD><TD>Games
Tied </TD><TD>Games
Played </TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=7><HR></TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>1 </TD><TD align=left><A href="http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Ohio_State">Ohio State</TD><TD>0.73247 </TD><TD>581 </TD><TD>203 </TD><TD>29 </TD><TD>813 </TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>2 </TD><TD align=left><A href="http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Tennessee">Tennessee</TD><TD>0.73196 </TD><TD>622 </TD><TD>217 </TD><TD>34 </TD><TD>873 </TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>3 </TD><TD align=left><A href="http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Michigan">Michigan</TD><TD>0.72573 </TD><TD>587 </TD><TD>215 </TD><TD>22 </TD><TD>824 </TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>4 </TD><TD align=left><A href="http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Alabama">Alabama</TD><TD>0.72437 </TD><TD>622 </TD><TD>228 </TD><TD>28 </TD><TD>878 </TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>5 </TD><TD align=left><A href="http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Oklahoma">Oklahoma</TD><TD>0.72158 </TD><TD>605 </TD><TD>223 </TD><TD>34 </TD><TD>862 </TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>6 </TD><TD align=left><A href="http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Notre_Dame">Notre Dame</TD><TD>0.72130 </TD><TD>597 </TD><TD>223 </TD><TD>25 </TD><TD>845 </TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>7 </TD><TD align=left><A href="http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Nebraska">Nebraska</TD><TD>0.69664 </TD><TD>589 </TD><TD>250 </TD><TD>23 </TD><TD>862 </TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>8 </TD><TD align=left><A href="http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Texas">Texas</TD><TD>0.69518 </TD><TD>594 </TD><TD>254 </TD><TD>23 </TD><TD>871 </TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>9 </TD><TD align=left><A href="http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Penn_State">Penn State</TD><TD>0.69495 </TD><TD>567 </TD><TD>243 </TD><TD>21 </TD><TD>831 </TD></TR><TR align=middle><TD>10 </TD><TD align=left><A href="http://football.stassen.com/cgi-bin/records/fetch-team.pl?team=Southern_Cal">Southern Cal</TD><TD>0.69482 </TD><TD>597 </TD><TD>251 </TD><TD>40 </TD><TD>888 </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></CENTER>