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The statistical record · 1890–2026

Success. Setbacks. Evidence.

137

Season rows verified

936–439–40

Selected W–L–T

67.6%

Selected win percentage

5

Title years catalogued

The shape of the record

Win percentage · Sourced seasons only

1890: 100.0%1891: 50.0%1892: 50.0%1893: 58.3%1894: 75.0%1895: 66.7%1896: 65.0%1897: 83.3%1898: 72.7%1899: 16.7%1900: 81.3%1901: 75.0%1902: 100.0%1903: 100.0%1904: 70.0%1905: 80.0%1906: 60.0%1907: 80.0%1908: 75.0%1909: 50.0%1910: 87.5%1911: 75.0%1912: 87.5%1913: 100.0%1914: 93.8%1915: 100.0%1916: 75.0%1917: 71.4%1918: 41.7%1919: 50.0%1920: 61.1%1921: 87.5%1922: 87.5%1923: 62.5%1924: 62.5%1925: 62.5%1926: 75.0%1927: 75.0%1928: 83.3%1929: 68.8%1930: 55.6%1931: 80.0%1932: 83.3%1933: 88.9%1934: 66.7%1935: 72.2%1936: 77.8%1937: 77.8%1938: 38.9%1939: 83.3%1940: 80.0%1941: 44.4%1942: 30.0%1943: 25.0%1944: 25.0%1945: 44.4%1946: 33.3%1947: 22.2%1948: 20.0%1949: 44.4%1950: 72.2%1951: 20.0%1952: 55.0%1953: 35.0%1954: 54.5%1955: 50.0%1956: 40.0%1957: 10.0%1958: 30.0%1959: 40.0%1960: 40.0%1961: 35.0%1962: 81.8%1963: 90.9%1964: 81.8%1965: 90.9%1966: 81.8%1967: 60.0%1968: 60.0%1969: 81.8%1970: 95.8%1971: 100.0%1972: 79.2%1973: 79.2%1974: 75.0%1975: 83.3%1976: 73.1%1977: 75.0%1978: 75.0%1979: 83.3%1980: 83.3%1981: 75.0%1982: 92.3%1983: 92.3%1984: 83.3%1985: 75.0%1986: 83.3%1987: 83.3%1988: 84.6%1989: 83.3%1990: 75.0%1991: 79.2%1992: 75.0%1993: 91.7%1994: 100.0%1995: 100.0%1996: 84.6%1997: 100.0%1998: 69.2%1999: 92.3%2000: 83.3%2001: 84.6%2002: 50.0%2003: 76.9%2004: 45.5%2005: 66.7%2006: 64.3%2007: 41.7%2008: 69.2%2009: 71.4%2010: 71.4%2011: 69.2%2012: 71.4%2013: 69.2%2014: 69.2%2015: 46.2%2016: 69.2%2017: 33.3%2018: 33.3%2019: 41.7%2020: 37.5%2021: 25.0%2022: 33.3%2023: 41.7%2024: 53.8%2025: 53.8%2026: 62.5% · In progress
18902026
Coverage ledger · What’s verified

Every season from 1890 through 2025, plus the in-progress 2026 record (5–3 through October 31), checked November 2, 2026, Central time. The official record book supplies 1890–2024; official schedules supply 2025–2026. Coaches follow the book’s annual attribution, not every interim game assignment; early ‘None’ entries reproduce the book. Game logs and individual records are not yet catalogued. Missing values do not indicate zero. Records are a sourced snapshot, not a live feed.

Championship register

  1. 1970National championship
  2. 1971National championship
  3. 1994National championship
  4. 1995National championship
  5. 1997National championship · shared