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. Individual honors? OU has produced five Heisman winners and no team has more unanimous All-Americans (31).
| School |
Wins |
| 1. Oklahoma |
577 |
| 2. Penn State |
541 |
| 3. Texas |
539 |
| 4. Nebraska |
537 |
| 5. Ohio State |
534 |
| 6. Southern Cal |
519 |
| 7. Alabama |
518 |
| 8. Michigan |
516 |
| 9. Tennessee |
511 |
| 10. Notre Dame |
499 |
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| Winning
Percentage (1946-) |
| School |
Pct. |
W-L-T |
Games |
| 1. Oklahoma |
.76274 |
577-175-13 |
765 |
| 2. Ohio State |
.74622 |
534-175-20 |
729 |
| 3. Penn State |
.73319 |
541-194-9 |
744 |
| 4. Texas |
.71644 |
539-210-11 |
760 |
| 5. Michigan |
.71418 |
516-202-15 |
733 |
| 6. Nebraska |
.70599 |
537-222-9 |
767 |
| 7. Southern
Cal |
.70171 |
519-214-23 |
756 |
| 8. Alabama |
.69775 |
518-219-19 |
756 |
| 9. Notre Dame |
.68750 |
499-223-14 |
736 |
| 10. Tennessee |
.68128 |
509-232-23 |
764 |
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| Weeks Ranked AP Poll (1946-) |
| School |
No. 1 |
Top 5 |
| 1. Oklahoma |
101 |
376 |
| 2. Ohio State |
90 |
291 |
| 3. Southern Cal |
89 |
266 |
| 4. Notre Dame |
80 |
236 |
| 5. Nebraska |
70 |
296 |
| 6. Miami (Fla.) |
68 |
202 |
| 7. Florida State |
60 |
208 |
| 8. Alabama |
45 |
269 |
| 9. Texas |
43 |
261 |
| 10. Florida |
41 |
179 |
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|
| Weeks
Ranked in BCS (1998-) |
| School |
No. 1 |
Top 5 |
| 1. Oklahoma |
20 |
48 |
| 2. Ohio State |
15 |
34 |
| 3. Southern Cal |
15 |
37 |
| 4. Florida |
7 |
34 |
| 5. Florida State |
7 |
25 |
| 6. Miami (Fla.) |
7 |
30 |
| 7. Alabama |
6 |
30 |
| 8. Nebraska |
5 |
15 |
| 9. Tennessee |
5 |
16 |
| 10. Texas |
3 |
36 |
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| Consensus All-Americans (1946-) |
| 1. Oklahoma |
75 |
| 2. Notre Dame |
69 |
| 3. Southern Cal |
67 |
| 4. Ohio State |
61 |
| 5. Texas |
53 |
| 6. Nebraska |
49 |
| Michigan |
49 |
| 8. UCLA |
38 |
| 9. Miami |
35 |
| Penn State |
35 |
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|
| Unanimous All-Americans (All-Time) |
| 1. Oklahoma |
31 |
| Notre Dame |
31 |
| 3. Ohio State |
29 |
| 4. Southern Cal |
26 |
| 5. Michigan |
25 |
| 6. Texas |
22 |
| 7. Nebraska |
21 |
| Alabama |
21 |
| 9. Miami |
15 |
| 10. Pittsburgh |
13 |
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| AP
National Titles (1946-) |
| 1. Alabama |
8 (2011) |
| 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) |
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| NCAA-Recognized Titles (1946-) |
| 1. Oklahoma |
16 |
| 2. Alabama |
13 |
| 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 |
Source - NCAA Record Book |
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