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January 22, 2003 | Football

By: Athletics Communications

Jan. 22, 2003

Norman, Okla. - Recent research confirms what most University of Oklahoma football fans have already suspected. In the modern era, no college football team has been more successful than the OU Sooners.

Beginning with the 1946 season, Oklahoma has won 481 games, 23 more than second place Penn State's 458. Alabama is next at 456, followed by Nebraska at 454 and Texas at 436. Michigan is No. 6 with 434 wins, followed by Tennessee at 433, Ohio State at 429, Notre Dame at 427 and Southern California at 410.

Not only is OU's total tops in the nation, but so is the Sooners' winning percentage of .757. Penn State also is second on that list at .747. Ohio State is next at .738, then Michigan at .728 and Nebraska at No. 5 with a .715.

The 2002 Sooners certainly helped Oklahoma maintain its lofty perch with an overall record of 12-2, including a 34-14 triumph over Washington State in the Rose Bowl. The victory lifted Bob Stoops' four-year record to 43-9.