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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Fewest Losing Seasons
May 20, 2013 | Football
| OU Football Tradition | Fewest Losing Seasons |
Updated January 29, 2014
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In 119 years of football, Oklahoma has posted just 12 losing seasons. No team in major college football history has suffered fewer losing seasons. Notre Dame, Ohio State and Texas have 13 losing seasons each in program history.
Oklahoma also has the lowest percentage of losing seasons in total seasons played ("Pct" column below). A losing season is defined as simply more losses than wins. On-the-field results are used for season records.
| Rank | Losing Seasons | Total Seasons |
Pct
|
| 1. Oklahoma | 12 | 120 |
.1000
|
| 2. Notre Dame | 13 | 127 |
.1023
|
| 3. Ohio State | 13 | 126 |
.1031
|
| 4. Texas | 14 | 123 |
.1138
|
| 5. Alabama | 14 | 121 |
.1157
|
| 6. Penn State | 17 | 129 |
.1318
|
| 7. Michigan | 18 | 136 |
.1323
|
| 8. USC | 19 | 123 |
.1545
|
| 9. Nebraska | 22 | 126 |
.1746
|
| 10. Florida State | 13 | 69 |
.1884
|
| 11. Florida | 24 | 109 |
.2202
|
| 12. Georgia | 27 | 122 |
.2213
|
| LSU | 27 | 122 |
.2213
|
| Virginia Tech | 27 | 122 |
.2213
|
| 15. Tennessee | 27 | 119 |
.2269
|
| 16. Washington | 29 | 126 |
.2302
|
| 17. Auburn | 31 | 123 |
.2520
|
| 18. Arizona State | 26 | 103 |
.2549
|
| 19. Miami (Fla.) | 24 | 89 |
.2697
|
| 20. Miami (Ohio) | 35 | 127 |
.2756
|
| Losing Seasons | ||||
| Oklahoma | Notre Dame | Ohio State | Texas | Alabama |
| 1895 (0-1) | 1887 (0-1) | 1890 (1-3) | 1933 (4-5-2) | 1893 (0-4) |
| 1922 (2-3-3) | 1888 (1-2) | 1893 (4-5) | 1935 (4-6) | 1895 (0-4) |
| 1923 (3-5) | 1933 (3-5-1) | 1894 (5-6)* | 1936 (2-6-1) | 1900 (2-3) |
| 1924 (2-5-1) | 1956 (2-8) | 1897 (1-7-1) | 1937 (2-6-1) | 1903 (3-4) |
| 1931 (4-7-1) | 1960 (2-8) | 1898 (3-5) | 1938 (1-8) | 1951 (5-6) |
| 1934 (3-4-2) | 1963 (2-7) | 1922 (3-4) | 1954 (4-5-1) | 1954 (4-5-2) |
| 1942 (3-5-2) | 1981 (5-6) | 1923 (3-4-1) | 1956 (1-9) | 1955 (0-10) |
| 1960 (3-6-1) | 1985 (5-6) | 1924 (2-3-3) | 1986 (5-6) | 1956 (2-7-1) |
| 1965 (3-7) | 1986 (5-6) | 1943 (3-6) | 1988 (4-7) | 1957 (2-7-1) |
| 1996 (3-8) | 1999 (5-7) | 1947 (2-6-1) | 1989 (5-6) | 1984 (5-6) |
| 1997 (4-8) | 2001 (5-6) | 1959 (3-5-1) | 1991 (5-6) | 1997 (4-7) |
| 1998 (5-6) | 2003 (5-7) | 1966 (4-5) | 1997 (4-7) | 2000 (3-8) |
| 2007 (3-9) | 1988 (4-6-1) | 2010 (5-7) | 2003 (4-9) | |
| 2014 (6-7) | 2006 (6-7) | |||
* 1894 research indicates that a game scored as a 20-4 Ohio State win over Kenyon was actually a 41-20 loss.
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