Slow Day Stats
Its a slow day here in Chicago and the weather outside is not very good so here are some superlatives I came across at Wikipedia about my alma mater, the University of Michigan, where I served as a manager of the football team under the General, Bo Schembechler, from 1979-1983.
Program records and achievements
Wins and championships
- Most wins (869) and highest winning percentage (.745) in NCAA Division I-A football history
- The most conference championships of any college football program in any conference (42)
- The most winning seasons (110)
- The most undefeated seasons in Division 1-A football (25)
- One of only three schools with a winning record against every Division 1-A conference, including independent schools such as Notre Dame.
Scoring and schedule
- The largest scoring delta (points for minus points against) in college football history
- One of the highest all-time strength of schedule rating in college football[4]
Attendance and television
- The highest NCAA home attendance every year since 1974, except for 1997
- The largest (non-racing) stadium in the United States (Michigan Stadium, seats 107,501)
- The largest crowd to ever attend an NCAA football game: 112,118 on November 22, 2003, at Michigan Stadium vs. Ohio State
- The longest current streak of over 100,000 in attendance at home (208 games)
- The most televised school in college football history (382 televised games)
Current streaks
- The longest current streak of non-losing seasons (40 seasons; 1968-present)
- The longest current streak of bowl game appearances (33 seasons; 1975-present)
- The longest current streak of games in Division 1-A without being shut out (287 games; last time on October 20, 1984, at Iowa)
Honored pageantry
- The number one sports rivalry: Michigan-Ohio State, according to ESPN’s “10 Greatest Sports Rivalries”[5]
- 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[6]
- The only fight song in the Hall of Fame
