With
Boise
State
’s 45-7 win over
San Jose
State
Saturday, the Broncos won their eighth game of the season against no losses.
That’s the 11th straight year that
Boise
State
has won at least eight games. The Broncos are tied for the 16th-longest
streak in college football history and the 12th best in the last 70
years.
Boise
State
moved ahead of streaks by USC, Notre Dame and
Oklahoma
.
Nebraska
is the runaway record holder with 33 consecutive seasons of eight or more wins.
The Cornhuskers accomplished their amazing run from 1969-2001.
Michigan
recorded eight or more wins from 1985-2004 for 20 straight seasons, while
Princeton
(1888-1906) and
Florida
State
(1987-2005) are tied with 19 straight years.
Boise
State
can move into the all-time top 15 with one more season of eight or more wins.
If the Broncos can continue their record of success, they will rank in the top
ten of all-time in three more years.
Here
are the all-time leaders in consecutive eight-win seasons:
1.
Nebraska
…33 (1969-2001)
2.
Michigan
…20 (1985-2004)
3.
Princeton
…19 (1888-1906)
3.
Florida
State
…19 (1987-2005)
5.
BYU…17 (1976-1992)
6.
Pennsylvania
…16 (1890-1905)
6.
Michigan
…16 (1968-1983)
6.
Tennessee
…16 (1989-2004)
9.
Miami
of
Florida
…14 (1983-1996)
10.
Yale…13 (1886-1898)
10.
Alabama
…13 (1971-1983)
12.
Texas
12 1998-current)
12.
Georgia
…12 (1997-current)
12.
Carlisle
…12 (1902-1913)
12.
Florida
…12 (1990-2001)
16.
Boise
State
…11 (1999-current)
16.
Virginia Tech…11 (1998-current)
16.
Oklahoma
…11 (1948-1958)
16.
USC…11 (1972-1982)
16.
Penn
State
…11 (1989-1999)
21.
USC…10 (1924-1933)
21.
Notre Dame…10 (1969-1978)
21.
Oklahoma
…10 (1971-1980)
24.
TCU…9 (1928-1936)
24.
Alabama
…9 (1960-1968)
24.
Tennessee
..9 (1965-1973)
24.
Pittsburgh
…9 (1975-1983)
24.
Texas
…9 (1977-1985)
24.
Auburn
…9 (1982-1990)
24.
Colorado
…9 (1988-1996)
34.
LSU…9 (2000-current)
34.
Oklahoma
…9 (2000-current)
33.
Texas
…8 (1968-1975)
33.
Ohio
State
…8 (1979-1986)
33.
Ohio
State
…8 (1991-1998)
33.
Kansas
State
…8 (1993-2000)
33.
Miami
of
Florida
…8 (1998-2005)
Below
are the school records for consecutive seasons of eight or more wins. All
occurrences that match or exceed
Boise
State
’s record are listed.
Over
8
Army
1930-1933 (4)
Alabama
1971-1983 (13)
Alabama
1960-1968 (9)
Alabama
2005 (1)
Arizona
1973-1975 (3)
Boise
State
1999-current (11)
Texas
1998-current (12)
BYU
1976-1992 (17)
Arizona
State
1967-1973 (7)
Arkansas
1959-1962 (4)
Auburn
1982-1990 (9)
Auburn
2002-2007 (6)
Ball
State
1975-1978 (4)
Baylor
1921-1922 (2)
Baylor
1979-1980 (2)
Baylor
1985-1986 (2)
Boston
College 2001-current (8)
California
1920-1924 (5)
California
1947-1951 (5)
Central
Florida 2005 (1)
Central Michigan
1977-1980 (4)
Cincinnati
1976 (1)
Cincinnati
1993 (1)
Cincinnati
1997 (1)
Clemson
1986-1991 (6)
Clemson
2005 (1)
Colorado
1988-1996 (9)
Colorado
State
1997-2000 (4)
Connecticut
2003-2004 (2)
Dartmouth
1969-1971 (3)
Drake
1981-1982 (2)
Duke
1935-1936 (2)
Duke
1938-1939 (2)
East Carolina
1975-1978 (4)
Florida
1990-2001 (12)
Florida
2005 (1)
Florida
State
1987-2005 (19)
Fresno
State
1988-1993 (6)
Fresno State 2001-2005 (5)
Georgia
1997-current (12)
Georgia Tech 1951-1956 (6)
Houston
1978-1981 (4)
Indiana
1987-1988 (2)
Iowa
1981-1987 (7)
Iowa
State
1976-1978 (3)
Kansas
State
1993-2000 (8)
Kentucky
1949-1951 (3)
Louisiana
Tech 1990-1991 (2)
Louisville
2003-2006 (4)
LSU
1968-1973 (6)
LSU
1983-1988 (6)
LSU
2000-current (9)
Marshall
1997-2003 (7)
Maryland
1973-1978 (6)
Memphis
1960-1963 (4)
Miami
of
Florida
1983-1996 (14)
Miami
of
Florida
1998-2005 (8)
Miami
of
Ohio
1973-1975 (3)
Michigan
1968-1983 (16)
Michigan
1985-2004 (20)
Michigan
State
1950-1953 (4)
Mississippi
1957-1962 (6)
Mississippi
State
1939-1942 (4)
Missouri
1941-1942 (2)
Missouri
1968-1969 (2)
Missouri
1980-1981 (2)
Navy
2003-current (6)
Nebraska
1969-2001 (33)
Nebraska
2005 (1)
Nevada
1994-1996 (3)
Nevada
2005 (1)
New Mexico
1938-1939 (2)
New Mexico
State
1959-1960 (2)
North Carolina
1979-1983 (7)
North Carolina
State
1972-1974 (3)
North Texas
1977-1978 (2)
North
Texas 2002-2003 (2)
Northern
Illinois 2002-2004 (3)
Notre
Dame 1969-1978 (10)
Notre
Dame 1987-1993 (7)
Notre
Dame 2005 (1)
Ohio
State
1979-1986 (8)
Ohio
State
1991-1998 (8)
Ohio State 2002-current (7)
Oklahoma
2000-current (9)
Oklahoma
1948-1958 (11)
Oklahoma
1971-1980 (10)
Oklahoma
1982-1988 (7)
Oklahoma
State
1983-1985 (3)
Oregon
1998-2001 (4)
Oregon
2005 (1)
Oregon State 2003-2004 (2)
Penn
State
1977-1983 (7)
Penn
State
1989-1999 (11)
Penn State 2005 (1)
Pittsburgh
1931-1934 (4)
Pittsburgh
1975-1983 (9)
Purdue
1966-1969 (4)
Rice
1934-1935 (2)
Rutgers
1975-1979 (5)
San Diego
State
1972-1977 (6)
San Jose
State
1974-1975 (2)
San Jose
State
1981-1982 (2)
San Jose
State
1986-1987 (2)
South Carolina
1979-1980 (2)
South Carolina
1987-1988 (2)
South
Carolina 2000-2001 (2)
South Florida 2001-2002 (2)
SMU
1980-1984 (5)
Southern Mississippi
1980-1981 (2)
Southern Mississippi
1996-1997 (2)
Southern Mississippi
1999-2000 (2)
Stanford
1926-1930 (5)
Syracuse
1995-1998 (4)
TCU
1928-1936 (9)
TCU
2005 (1)
Temple
1973-1974 (2)
Tennessee
1926-1932 (7)
Tennessee
1965-1973 (9)
Tennessee
1989-2004 (16)
Texas
1968-1975 (8)
Texas
1977-1985 (9)
Texas
1998-current (11)
Texas
A & M 1989-1995 (7)
Texas
Tech 2002-current (7)
Toledo
2000-2005 (6)
Tulane
1929-1931 (3)
Tulsa
1944-1946 (3)
Tulsa
1950-1952 (3)
Tulsa
2005 (1)
UCLA
1984-1988 (5)
UCLA
2005 (1)
USC
1924-1933 (10)
USC
1972-1982 (11)
USC
2002-current (7)
Utah
1946-1948 (3)
Utah
State
1960-1963 (4)
UTEP
1948-1949 (2)
UTEP
1953-1954 (2)
UTEP
2004-2005 (2)
Virginia
1950-1952 (3)
Virginia
1989-1991 (3)
Virginia
Tech 1998-current (11)
Washington
1979-1984 (6)
Washington State 2001-2003 (3)
West Virginia
1981-1984 (4)
West
Virginia 2002-current (7)
Wisconsin
1996-2000 (5)
Wyoming
1958-1960 (3)
Early
College Football:
Brown
1916-1917 (2)
Carlisle
1902-1913 (12)
Cornell
1889-1892 (4)
Illinois
1901-1904 (4)
Kansas
1904-1905 (2)
Kansas
1908-1909 (2)
Michigan
1901-1905 (5)
Minnesota
1900-1905 (6)
Navy
1905-1908 (4)
Northwestern
1903-1905 (3)
Pennsylvania
1890-1905 (16)
Princeton
1888-1906 (19)
Vanderbilt
1910-1912 (3)
Vanderbilt
1926-1928 (3)
Wisconsin
1897-1901 (5)
Yale
1886-1898 (13)
