OU Football Tradition | Modern Era

Updated January 8, 2013

 
Oklahoma is the winningest program in what is widely considered the modern era of college football. OU has the most victories and best winning percentage of any team since the end of World War II. The Sooners have earned seven AP National Championships in that span and are recognized by the NCAA for 16 titles since 1946.
 

Total Wins (1946-)  School  Wins  1. Oklahoma  587  2. Texas  548  2. Nebraska  547  4. Ohio State  534  5. Alabama  531  6. Michigan  524  7. Tennessee  514  8. Southern Cal  512  9. Notre Dame  511  10. Georgia  503		Winning Percentage (1946-)  School  Pct.  W-L-T Games  1. Oklahoma  .76285  587-178-13 778  2. Ohio State  .74623  534-175-20 729  3. Texas  .71604  548-214-11 773  4. Michigan  .71247  524-207-15 746  5. Nebraska  .70524  547-226-9 782  6. Alabama  .70195  531-220-19 770  7. Southern Cal  .69338  512-220-23 755  8. Notre Dame  .69159  511-224-14 749  9. Penn State  .68556  437-198-9 644  10. Tennessee  .67719  514-239-23 776
Weeks Ranked AP Poll  School  No. 1  Top 5  1. Oklahoma  101  383  2. Ohio State  94  315  3. Southern Cal  91  277  4. Notre Dame  98  286  5. Nebraska  70  296  6. Miami (Fla.)  68  202  7. Florida State  60  212  8. Alabama  57  309  9. Texas  45  267  10. Florida  41  184		Weeks Ranked in BCS (1998-)  School  No. 1  Top 5  1. Oklahoma  20  48  2. Ohio State  15  33      Southern Cal  15  37  4. Alabama  10  37      LSU  10  29  6. Florida  7  39      Florida State  7  25      Miami (Fla.)  7  30  9. Nebraska  5  15      Tennessee  5  16
Consensus All-Americans (1946-)  1. Oklahoma  74  2. Notre Dame  70  3. Southern Cal  68  4. Ohio State  61  5. Texas  53  6. Nebraska  49      Michigan  49  7. Alabama  46  8. UCLA  38  9. Miami  35      Penn State  35		Longest Win Streaks (1946-)  1. Oklahoma  47 (1953-1957)  2. Toledo  35 (1969-1971)  3. Miami (Fla.)  34 (2000-2003)  4. Oklahoma  31 (1948-1950)  5. Texas  30 (1968-1970)  6. Miami (Fla.)  29 (1990-1993)  7. Oklahoma  28 (1973-1975)      Alabama  28 (1978-1980)      Michigan State  28 (1950-1953)  10. Nebraska  26 (1994-1996)
NCAA-Recognized Titles (1946-)  1. Oklahoma  16  2. Alabama  14  3. Notre Dame  13  4. Southern Cal  12  5. Nebraska  11      Ohio State  11  7. Miami  9  8. Texas  7      Florida State  7  10. Michigan  6        Michigan State  6		AP National Titles (1946-)  1. Alabama  9 (2012)  2. Oklahoma  7 (2000)      Notre Dame  7 (1988)  4. Miami  5 (2001)      Southern Cal  5 (2004)  6. Minnesota  4 (1960)      Nebraska  4 (1995)      Ohio State  4 (2002)  9. Florida  3 (2008)      Texas  3 (2005)

 
OU Football Tradition | Source - NCAA Record Book