went 30-2-1 from 1972 to 1974 and didn't play in a bowl game. The Big Ten sent only its champion to the Rose Bowl in those days.
and did not play each other for 41 years (1908-1947) because of disputes about per diem for the visiting team and which officials to use. Finally, in 1948 the two college presidents decided the series should be renewed and played in the largest stadium in the state, 44,000-seat Legion Field in Birmingham. It stayed there until 1989 when the finally came to ’s Jordan-Hare Stadium. The won 30-20.
has gone the longest of any Big Ten team since their last Rose Bowl appearance (1961 season). The have not won even a share of the championship since 1967. New coachTim Brewster has his work cut out for him.
and ended when completed the game-winning touchdown pass on amistaken fifth down. After officials reviewed game film and discovered their error, forfeited the game to . The game is therefore regarded as a 3-0 victory, instead of a 7-3 triumph. Watch an excellent video clip about this game onYouTube.
has the longest winning streak in NCAA football history,47 games (1953-7). But which team holds the record for most consecutivelosses? The answer is with34 straight L's from 1979 to 1982.
| accomplished this feattwice in one season. Furthermore, he was arookie out of that year. He scored on returns of 69 and 47 yards against the and then 71 and 89 yard gallops against the .Jack is a member of thePro Football Hall of Fame, primarily for his career as a defensive back. |  |
traded QBBobby Layne to the hapless in 1958,Layne responded by saying the "would not win for 50 years." 49 years later,Layne's curse still holds. He led to three NFL championships, three Western Division championships, and one second place finish.
coachDwight Beede and first used in a game against University on October 17,1941 in Youngstown. Before this, officials used horns and whistles to signal a penalty. This made it difficult for fans to know there was an infraction because they could not hear the signal. The penalty flag was officially adopted at the 1948 American Football Coaches rules session. The NFL first used it on September 17,1948, in a game between the and the .
andhave met 81 times on the gridiron – annually since 1927. Thehold a 70-10-1 "edge." Thewon43 straighttimes, the longest streak in college football, until Navy prevailed in 2007. The previousvictory was 1963 when they were led by Heisman Trophy winning QBRoger Staubach, 35-14. In 1963, neither school admitted female students.
, an Episcopal school commonly called "" for its location in Tennessee, went on a grueling road trip. The played five games in six days against,,. Incredibly,the won all five games by a combined score of 91-0! Earlier that season, had beaten , , and . After the grueling road trip, the "Iron Men" defeated , which was the only team to score on them (11-10), and . rightfully declared itself Southern Football Champions of 1899. The school became a charter member of the SEC in 1933 but lasted only until 1940.
