For the university football programs debated in this slideshow, winning was the only thing because that at least 25 continually games.
Today, we will certainly look in ~ the 20 longest to win streaks in Division-I college football history.
All college Football room of Fame info updated through Aug. 20, 2012. Head coaches included.
Washington (1908-14, 39 games) and San Diego State (1965-67, 25 games) were no in major college football during their winning streaks, according to sportsreference.com/cfb/.
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Southern California: 25 games (1931-33)
1 that 24
Conference: PCC
Head Coach: Howard Jones (College Football hall Of Fame)
National Championships: 2 (1931 HELMS/NCF, 1932 HELMS/NCF)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 5
Players In college Football room Of Fame: 6
Army: 25 games (1944-46)
2 the 24
Conference: Independent
Head Coach: Red Blaik (College Football room Of Fame)
National Championships: 2 (1944 AP, 1945 AP)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 8
Players In college Football hall of Fame: 8
Heisman Trophy Winners: 2 (Doc Blanchard– 1945, glenn Davis– 1946)
Michigan: 25 gamings (1946-49)
3 that 24
Conference: Western
Head Coaches: Fritz Crisler (1946-47; university Football room Of Fame), Bennie Oosterbaan (1948-49)
National Championships: 1 (1948 AP)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 4
Players In university Football hall Of Fame: 5
Best Heisman Finish: 2 (Bob Chappuis – 1947)
Brigham Young: 25 gamings (1983-85)
4 the 24
Conference: WAC
Head Coach: LaVell Edwards (College Football hall Of Fame)
National Championships: 1 (1984 AP/FWAA/NFF/UPI/USA-CNN)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 2
Players In college Football room Of Fame: 2
Best Heisman Finish: 2 (Steve Young – 1983)
Michigan: 26 games (1903-05)
5 the 24
Conference: Western
Head Coach: Fielding Yost (College Football hall Of Fame)
National Championships: 2 (1903 NCF, 1904 NCF)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 2
Players In university Football hall Of Fame: 2
Cornell: 26 games (1921-24)
6 that 24
Conference: Independent
Head Coach: Gilmour Dobie (College Football hall Of Fame)
National Championships: 2 (1921 HELMS/NCF, 1922 HELMS)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 4
Players In college Football room Of Fame: 3
Nebraska: 26 games (1994-96)
7 that 24
Conferences: Big 8 (1994-95), big 12 (1996)
Head Coach: Tom Osborne (College Football room Of Fame)
National Championships: 2 (1994 AP/FWAA/UPI/USA-CNN/USA-NFF, 1995 AP/FWAA/NFF/UPI/USA-CNN)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 6
Players In university Football hall Of Fame: 1
Best Heisman Finish: 2 (Tommie Frazier – 1995)
Michigan State: 28 games (1950-53)
8 the 24
Conference: Independent (1950-52), large Ten (1953)
Head Coach: Biggie Munn (College Football hall Of Fame)
National Championships: 1 (1952 AP/UPI)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 3
Players In college Football hall Of Fame: 1
Best Heisman Finish: 8 (Don McAuliffe – 1952)
Oklahoma: 28 gamings (1973-75)
9 of 24
Conference: Big 8
Head Coach: Barry Switzer (College Football room Of Fame)
National Championships: 2 (1974 AP, 1975 AP/FWAA/NFF/UPI)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 8
Players In university Football hall Of Fame: 3
Best Heisman Finish: 3 (Joe Washington – 1974)
Alabama: 28 gamings (1978-80)
10 that 24
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Bear Bryant (College Football room Of Fame)
National Championships: (1978 AP/FWAA/NFF, 1979 AP/FWAA/NFF/UPI)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 2
Players In college Football hall Of Fame: 1
Best Heisman Finish: 10 (Stedman Shealy – 1979)
Alabama: 28 games (1991-93)
11 the 24
Conference: SEC
Head Coach: Gene Stallings (College Football hall Of Fame)
National Championships: 1 (1992 AP/FWAA/UPI-NFF/USA-CNN)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 4
Best Heisman Finish: 3 (David Palmer – 1993)
Michigan: 29 games (1901-03)
12 the 24
Conference: Western
Head Coach: Fielding Yost (College Football room Of Fame)
National Championships: 3 (1901 HELMS/NCF, 1902 HELMS/NCF, 1903 NCF)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 1
Players In college Football room Of Fame: 2
Miami (FL): 29 gamings (1990-92)
13 of 24
Conference: Independent (1990), big East (1991-92)
Head Coach: Dennis Erickson
National Championships: 1 (1991 AP)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 6
Players In college Football hall Of Fame: 2
Heisman Trophy Winners: 1 (Gino Torretta – 1992)
Texas: 30 gamings (1968-70)
14 of 24
Conference: SWC
Head Coach: Darrell royal (College Football hall Of Fame)
National Championships: 2 (1969 AP/FWAA/NFF/UPI, 1970 NFF/UPI)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 5
Players In college Football room Of Fame: 2
Best Heisman Finish: 4 (Steve Worster – 1970)
Pennsylvania: 31 games (1896-98)
15 that 24
Conference: Independent
Head Coach: George Woodruff (College Football room Of Fame)
National Championships: 1 (1897 HELMS/NCF)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 9
Players In college Football room Of Fame: 5
Oklahoma: 31 games (1948-50)
16 of 24
Conference: Big 7
Head Coach: Bud Wilkinson (College Football hall Of Fame)
National Championships: 1 (1950 AP/UPI)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 3
Players In university Football room Of Fame: 3
Best Heisman Finish: 8 (Leon heather – 1950)
Pittsburgh: 32 gamings (1914-18)
17 of 24
Conference: Independent
Head Coaches: Joseph Duff (1914), popular music Warner (1915-1918; university Football room Of Fame)
National Championships: 2 (1916 HELMS/NCF, 1918 HELMS/NCF)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 4
Players In university Football room Of Fame: 4
Pennsylvania: 34 games (1894-96)
18 the 24
Conference: Independent
Head Coach: George Woodruff (College Football hall Of Fame)
National Championships: 1 (1895 HELMS/NCF)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 9
Players In university Football hall Of Fame: 6
Miami (FL): 34 gamings (2000-02)
19 the 24
Conference: Big East
Head Coach: Butch Davis (2000), Larry Coker (2001-02)
National Championships: 1 (2001 AP/BCS/FWAA/NFF/USA-ESPN)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 6
Best Heisman Finish: 3 (Ken Dorsey – 2001)
*Southern California: 34 gamings (2003-05)*
20 of 24
Conference: PAC-10
Head Coach: Pete Carroll
National Championships: 2 (2003 AP/FWAA, 2004 AP/FWAA/NFF/USA-ESPN)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 8
Heisman Trophy Winners: 2* (Matt Leinart – 2004, *Reggie bush – 2005*)
*Southern California was stripped of 2 wins in 2004 and 12 wins in 2005 as result of NCAA violations. Reggie shrub was also stripped of his Heisman Trophy in 2005.
Toledo: 35 gamings (1969-71)
21 of 24
Conference: MAC
Head Coaches: Frank Lauterbur (1969-70), Jack Murphy (1971)
Players In college Football hall Of Fame: 1
Best Heisman Finish: 8 (Chuck Ealey – 1971)
Yale: 37 gamings (1887-89)
22 the 24
Conference: Independent
Head Coaches: No Coach (1887), Walter Camp (1888-89: university Football room Of Fame)
National Championships: 2 (1887 HELMS/NCF, 1888 HELMS/NCF)
Players In university Football room Of Fame: 4
Yale: 37 games (1890-93)
23 the 24
Conference: Independent
Head Coach: Walter Camp (1890-92; college Football room Of Fame), wilhelm Rhodes (1893)
National Championships: 2 (1891 HELMS/NCF, 1892 HELMS/NCF)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 6
Players In university Football room Of Fame: 5
Oklahoma: 47 games (1953-57)
24 that 24
Conference: Big 7
Head Coach: Bud Wilkinson (College Football room Of Fame)
National Championships: 2 (1955 AP/FWAA/UPI, 1956 AP/FWAA/UPI)
Walter Camp All-Americans: 7
Players In university Football hall Of Fame: 5
Best Heisman Finish: 2 (Kurt Burris – 1954)
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