Football Facts & Trivia

[Turbine]

Only 35 of the current 119 D1a schools have never skipped a football season once they started a FB program. The longest being Michigan at 127 consecutive years and the shortest being South Florida at 8 years. Michigan had 61 with no football and South Florida went 41 with no play before starting up a gridiron program.

1) Only 4 Division 1a schools have had a football program the entire history of the respective school.
Can you name them?

2) Only 3 Division 1a schools who have had football their entire history have had an organized team every single year without taking a year off.
Can you name them?

3) Only 1 D1a school over 100 years old has had an organized football team every single year of its existence.
Can you name the school?

[OldBullDog]

"Only 4 Division 1a schools have had a football program the entire history of the respective school.
Can you name them?"

Michigan, Ohio State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma.

[lxa656]

Only 1 D1a school over 100 years old has had an organized football team every single year of its existence.
Can you name the school?

Louisiana's Ragin Cajuns!

[lxa656]

OK, as for the other two, I am going to take a shot in the dark here!

I dont really understand the difference between question 1 and 2, so I am just going to list 4 schools.

Louisiana
Stanford
Arkansas State
Middle Tennessee

[gorcajun]

Question 1 would encompass a school that once it began football as a sport never stopped. World Wars I & II, along with perhaps other financial considerations halted the continuance of the program.

Question 2 has to do with when classes started at the school, there was a football team on the field and has not suspended for any reason.

I THINK, is how I interpret the question.

Help, webmaster.

[Turbine]

OK, as for the other two, I am going to take a shot in the dark here!

I dont really understand the difference between question 1 and 2, so I am just going to list 4 schools.

Louisiana
Stanford
Arkansas State
Middle Tennessee

Great!!!

Q1 Had to do with having a football program 100% of the schools history.
Louisiana
Middle Tennessee
Memphis (TN)
UCLA

Q2 had to do with having an actual football team ready and raring for every single year. Of the 100% club MT failed to field a team in 1912, 1918, 1943, 1944, 1945. But they still had a football program.

Q3 All you had to know was the the answer to Q1 and the age of each school.

Louisiana 104
Middle Tennessee 94
Memphis (TN) 93
UCLA 86


Thanks guys

[lxa656]

I just happened to be looking at some BCS stuff and ran across some Stanford history. They had listed their undefeated seasons, and the first one was the year after the school was founded. So Turbine, would you happen to know if that was their first year or not? I am not sure where your info came from and you might already have that answer before I go digging and wasting valuable work time!

[Turbine]

I just happened to be looking at some BCS stuff and ran across some Stanford history. They had listed their undefeated seasons, and the first one was the year after the school was founded. So Turbine, would you happen to know if that was their first year or not? I am not sure where your info came from and you might already have that answer before I go digging and wasting valuable work time!

I have Stanford as being founded in 1885

First football team 1891

They went undefeated in 1892, and 1893

No team in 1906, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 1943, 1944, 1945

[gorcajun]

I have Stanford as being founded in 1885

First football team 1891

They went undefeated in 1892, and 1893

No team in 1906, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 1943, 1944, 1945

What no SEARS CUP in years 1906-18, 1943-45.

Shuckings, the Bulldogs had a chance those years.

[lxa656]

I have Stanford as being founded in 1885

First football team 1891

They went undefeated in 1892, and 1893

No team in 1906, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 1943, 1944, 1945

I am not questioning any of your research, but I went on the Stanford Website and saw that they had October 8 1891 as being when their doors opened. However, I dont know anything about the the strectch that they had no teams, so I trust your research!