25 college football programs with the most tradition

Sep 26, 2015; South Bend, IN, USA; Notre Dame Fighting Irish defensive lineman Isaac Rochell (90) is congratulated by cornerback Cole Luke (36) after making a tackle against the University of Massachusetts Minutemen at Notre Dame Stadium. Notre Dame defeats Massachusetts 62-27. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

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Sep 3, 2016; Houston, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooners head coach Bob Stoops takes the field before playing against the Houston Cougars in the first quarter at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports /

5. Oklahoma Sooners

The Sooners have produced five Heisman Trophy winners, and Oklahoma has one of the most decorated programs in the history of the NCAA. They have won seven national titles while placing 154 players on the All-American team. An Oklahoma player has also won virtually every major award, including the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp Award, the Dick Butkus Award and the Outland Award. You name it, and the Sooners have probably won it.

Oklahoma has the most 10-win seasons in the NCAA (36), the most 11-plus win seasons (22), the fewest losing seasons (12) and has spent a whopping 389 weeks in the top five. This is a program that has had very few, if any, down cycles.

The Sooners wear an iconic shade of crimson and have very simple uniforms. The intertwined O-U on their helmets is easily recognizable, and it says something about a program’s historic standing that very few changes are ever made to a uniform.

The most “traditional” part of the Oklahoma football program, besides the trophy case full of awards, is the Sooner Schooner, a covered wagon pulled by two white ponies that serves as the unofficial mascot.

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