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20 college football records that will never be broken

By Nathaniel Reeves

7 Nov 1998: Head coach Bobby Bowden of the Florida State Seminoles looks on as players celebrate during the game against the Virginia Cavaliers at the Doak Campell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. The Seminoles defeated the Cavaliers 45-14. Mandatory Credit: Scott Halleran /Allsport
7 Nov 1998: Head coach Bobby Bowden of the Florida State Seminoles looks on as players celebrate during the game against the Virginia Cavaliers at the Doak Campell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. The Seminoles defeated the Cavaliers 45-14. Mandatory Credit: Scott Halleran /Allsport /
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NORMAN, OK – OCTOBER 29: Oklahoma Sooners helmets on the field before the game against the Kansas Jayhawks October 29, 2016 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Jayhawks 56-3. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images)
NORMAN, OK – OCTOBER 29: Oklahoma Sooners helmets on the field before the game against the Kansas Jayhawks October 29, 2016 at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Oklahoma. The Sooners defeated the Jayhawks 56-3. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) /

2. Team winning streak: Oklahoma, 47 games 

While there have been some memorable dynasties since Wilkinson’s Sooners, the dominance of a 47-game winning streak will never be matched.

By the beginning of the immortal streak in 1953, the Sooners were already rolling under Wilkinson with five straight top 10 finishes, including the 1950 national championship. The 1953 season got off to a rough start with a loss to Notre Dame and tie against Pittsburgh, but Oklahoma would go on to take things to a completely different level over the next four years.

After winning out over the rest of the year, the Sooners were unblemished over the next three seasons, capturing national titles in 1955 and 1956. Memorable moments from the win streak included two straight Orange Bowl wins against Maryland and a 40-0 destruction of the Fighting Irish in October of 1956.

Notre Dame won its first seven games in 1957 before falling to Notre Dame 7-0 on Nov. 16, ending the streak at 47 consecutive victories. It’s impossible to imagine a program turning in three perfect seasons in a row and then some to top the Sooners in today’s game, and no team was piled up more than 35 straight victories since.

The Sooners remained nationally competitive over the rest of Wilkinson’s tenure and even won 28 straight later on under Barry Switzer, but the period from 1953 to 1957 holds a special place in college football history.

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