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OU Football Tradition | No. 1 Program of the Modern Era
Updated January 11, 2010  
 
Oklahoma is the winningest program in what is widely considered the modern era of college football. OU has the most victories and best winning percentage of any team since the end of World War II. The Sooners have earned seven AP National Championships in that span and are recognized by the NCAA for 16 titles since 1945. Individual honors? OU has produced five Heisman winners and no team has more unanimous All-Americans (31).
 
 Victories, 1945-
 1. Oklahoma  560
 2. Texas  536
 3. Alabama  535
 4. Penn State  530
 5. Ohio State  523
 6. Nebraska  520
 7. Southern Cal  508
 8. Michigan  505
     Tennessee  505
 10. Notre Dame  490
 
 Winning Percentage, 1945-
 1. Oklahoma  .7573 (560-175-13)
 2. Ohio State  .7485 (523-169-20)
 3. Penn State  .7362 (530-187-9)
 4. Texas  .7258 (536-199-11)
 5. Michigan  .7157 (505-196-15)
 6. Alabama  .7152 (535-207-20)
 7. Southern Cal  .7001 (508-211-23)
 8. Nebraska  .7000 (520-220-10)
 9. Tennessee  .6905 (505-220-23)
 10. Notre Dame  .6912 (490-215-14)
     
 Weeks Ranked No. 1 in AP Poll
 1. Oklahoma  97
 2. Notre Dame  95
 3. Ohio State  93
 4. Southern Cal  90
 5. Nebraska  70
 6. Miami (Fla.)  68
 7. Florida State  60
 8. Texas  45
 9. Florida  41
 10. Alabama  39
 
 Weeks Ranked Top 5 in AP Poll
 1. Oklahoma  370
 2. Ohio State  302
 3. Nebraska  295
 4. Notre Dame  277
 5. Michigan  273
     Southern Cal  273
 7. Alabama  270
 8. Texas  265
 9. Florida State  206
 10. Miami (Fla.)  202
     
 Weeks Ranked No. 1 in BCS
 1. Oklahoma  19
 2. Ohio State  15
     USC  15
 4. Florida  7
     Florida State  7
     Miami (Fla.)  7
 7. Alabama  6
 8. Nebraska  5
     Tennessee  5
 10. Texas  3
 
 Weeks Ranked Top 5 in BCS
 1. Oklahoma  45
 2. USC  37
 3. Texas  36
 4. Florida  34
 5. Ohio State  33
 6. Miami (Fla.)  30
 7. Florida State  25
 8. Alabama  21
 9. Virginia Tech  20
 10. LSU  17
     
 Consensus All-Americans, 1945-
 1. Oklahoma
 72
 2. Notre Dame
 69
 3. Southern Cal
 66
 4. Ohio State
 62
 5. Texas
 53
 6. Michigan
 48
     Nebraska
 48
 8. UCLA
 38
 9. Miami
 35
 10. Penn State
 34
 
 Unanimous All-Americans (All-Time)
 1. Oklahoma
 31
     Notre Dame
 31
 3. Ohio State
 29
 4. Southern Cal
 26
 5. Michigan
 25
 6. Texas
 22
 7. Nebraska
 20
 8. Alabama  18
 9. Miami
 15
 10. Pittsburgh
 13
     
 AP National Titles (Last)
 1. Notre Dame  8 (1988)
 2. Oklahoma  7 (2000)
     Alabama  7 (2009)
 4. Miami  5 (2001)
     Southern Cal  5 (2004)
 6. Minnesota  4 (1960)
     Nebraska  4 (1995)
     Ohio State  4 (2002)
 9. Florida  3 (2008)
     Texas  3 (2005)
 
 NCAA-Recognized Titles, 1945-
 1. Oklahoma  16
 2. Notre Dame  13
 3. Alabama  12
     Ohio State  12
     Southern Cal  12
 6. Nebraska  11
 7. Miami  9
 8. Texas  7
     Florida State  7
 10. Michigan  6
       Michigan State  6

Source - NCAA Record Book
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