Best NCAA Football Program ever.
Well we may have suffered a disappointing season, but I guess I have this to bring me some semblance of peace. The University of Michigan holds the following records.
- The most total wins in college football history - 849
- The highest all-time winning percentage (.74421)
- Leading the NCAA in home attendance every year but one since 1974.
- The longest current streak of having over 100,000 at a home game - 186 consecutive games.
- The longest current bowl game streak - 31.
- The longest current streak of non-losing seasons - 38
- The current longest number of games in Div 1-A since last being shutout - 273 games through 2005 Alamo Bowl.
- The most televised school in college football history (356 televised games).
- The largest NCAA crowd to ever watch a football game: 112,118 on November 22, 2003, at Michigan Stadium.
- The largest delta (points for minus points against) in college football history.
- 42 conference football championships (most of any team in any conference)
- 25 undefeated seasons (more than any other Division 1-A school).
- Highest all-time strength of schedule (SOS) rating in college football -- per cfbdatawarehouse.com.
- 74 years since playing a (non WWII era) non Division-1A opponent, longest of any program in the country.
- 109 winning seasons -- most in college football history.
- 11 National Championships: (1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1918, 1923, 1932, 1933, 1947, 1948, 1997)
- One of only two schools with a winning record vs. every Division 1-A conference, including independents.
- "The Victors" is the only fight song inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
- The number one sports rivalry: Michigan vs. Ohio State, according to ESPN's "Top 10 Greatest Sports Rivalries"
- The best helmet in football, according to ESPN's "End of Century" Special
- The best uniform in sports, according to ESPN2's 64 Team Bracket Results[2]
The above was stolen from our good friends at Wikipedia.
By the way in case you didn’t notice: UM won the national championship 4 times in a row, 1901-1904. Hmm that’s better than the 2.5 times USC is trying for today.
Yeah I know it was over 100 years ago, but folks say it never has been done before, when it obviously has.

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