I think only Bama and Notre Dame can compare with OU in tradition IMO!Your thoughts? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_National_Football_Championship

Oklahoma has the most seasons with 10+ wins (31)
Most 11+ wins (19) of any program.
Oklahoma is first all time for the most weeks ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Poll) (97 weeks), No. 1 in the Top 5 (370 weeks) and No. 1 in the Top 10 (511 weeks).
In the "modern era", which is post-WWII (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWII), Oklahoma has the most wins with 562, and the highest winning percentage with .758 in the country (through 2010 Florida State game).
Most modern era NCAA recognized titles with 16
Oklahoma holds the NCAA record for most consecutive victories with 47.
Oklahoma holds the NCAA record for most consecutive games without a defeat (48)
Oklahoma also has the most points scored in the history of NCAA football with 31,113 (through the 2010 Iowa State game).
No program has more unanimous All-Americans than Oklahoma. OU and Notre Dame have 31 all-time.
Oklahoma was ranked by ESPN as the most prestigious college football program overall since the advent of the AP Poll in 1936.
Oklahoma had a record 768 rushing yards as a team in 1988 against Kansas State (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_State_Wildcats_football).
Most weeks ranked #1 in the BCS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series) with 20 weeks (through October 17, 2010).
Most weeks ranked in top 5 in the BCS with 46 (through October 17, 2010).
Oklahoma has the most rushing yards in a season with 5,635 in 1971, which is 470 yards per game (12 games)
Oklahoma holds the NCAA record for the most points scored in a single season with 702 points through 12 games in the 2008–2009 season, which is 58.5 points per game
Oklahoma holds the record for scoring 60 or more points for 5 consecutive games[47] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_football#cite_note-46)
Oklahoma has won 3 straight Big 12 Championships in the years 2006–2008 for a total of seven. (As of the end of the 2010 season).[48] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_football#cite_note-47)
Oklahoma holds the record for most lopsided instate rivalry with a record of 82-16-7 (as of the end of the 2010 regular season) over Big 12 Conference opponent Oklahoma State (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_State_Cowboys_football). In fact the rivalry is so lopsided that Oklahoma has shut out (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shut_out) Oklahoma State more times (28 - not including 0-0 ties) than Oklahoma State has won against Oklahoma with the Sooners winning the last 8 games in a row.
In the 2010 NFL Draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_NFL_Draft), Oklahoma became the only school in the history of the NFL Draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_Draft) to have three players selected in the first four picks of the draft.[49] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_Sooners_football#cite_note-LATimes-48)

I think only Bama and Notre Dame can compare with OU in tradition IMO!Your thoughts? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_National_Football_Championship
[LIST] Most modern era NCAA recognized titles with 16


Oklahoma only claims 7 national championships in football and I'm dubious of any other systems for counting the numbers. I also disagree with many other schools who claim a large number of championships by whatever means they deem to be accurate.

^^I knew OU only claimed 7 AP National Titles but why is it that some schools say that have upteen amount of titles while OU discounts everything but AP titles!

^^I knew OU only claimed 7 AP National Titles but why is it that some schools say that have upteen amount of titles while OU discounts everything but AP titles!

A school can claim anything they want but they may be the only one who agrees. If my second cousin once removed decided to proclaim that in his rating system OU was the national champion in 1995 would that make them a champion? No, of course not, but OU could say that someone said they were and put another banner on the stadium, LOL.

Claiming titles before the modern era is lame. I think Alabama claims a few dubious titles.

Claiming titles before the modern era is lame. I think Alabama claims a few dubious titles.

Yes, and several other schools do the same.

OU could pull a Bama or USC and claim 16 titles if it wanted to. Fortunately, OU doesn't.

http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-national-championships.html


16 National Titles?
The NCAA does not conduct a national championship in Division I-A football and is not involved in the selection process.

Since 1998, the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) operated jointly by the ACC, Southeastern, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten and Pacific-10 Conferences has used a ranking system to determine the number one and number two teams at the end of the season.

Various organizations have named National Champions in college football since 1869. Utilizing the selectors as recognized by the NCAA, Oklahoma has been recognized for 16 different seasons: 2003, 2000, 1986, 1985, 1980, 1978, 1975, 1974, 1973, 1967, 1956, 1955, 1953, 1950 and 1949.

Claiming titles before the modern era is lame. I think Alabama claims a few dubious titles.

Bama still claims national titles awarded to them by the Montgomery Times.

Michigan also claims 12. Only two that we are certain of, however. I think our friends in Stillwater ought to get in on claiming a few national championships like Michigan, Bama, and USC..lol

Bama still claims national titles awarded to them by the Montgomery Times.

Michigan also claims 12. Only two that we are certain of, however. I think our friends in Stillwater ought to get in on claiming a few national championships like Michigan, Bama, and USC..lol

Our number 8 next year?

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=6009707

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/sc-spt-0112-4corners-20110111,0,1039325.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+baltimoresun%2Fsports%2Fcolle ge%2Ffootball%2Frss2+%28College+Football%29

OU could pull a Bama or USC and claim 16 titles if it wanted to. Fortunately, OU doesn't.

http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-national-championships.html

Interesting that your quote mentions 16 seasons but only lists 15. The actual article also mentions 1957.

I consider the top 10 winningest programs as "The Elite" of college football from this site: http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/misc/div_ia_winning_pct.php .

I omit Boise cuz they haven't been in the mix long enuf, which leaves the list as follows: Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio St, Texas, OU, Bama, Nebraska, USC, Tennessee, and Penn State.

NO program stacks up to OU in The Modern era!

Tennessee may have alot of wins but, I wouldn't consider them to be an elite all time program.

All titles to date have been "mythical," have they not? Be that as it may, OU is likely unsurpassed in football high marks over the years. I just re-read Bootlegger's Boy, and it's interesting to see that the Football Monster coach Switzer fed so deftly is as alive and well ever.

All titles to date have been "mythical," have they not? Be that as it may, OU is likely unsurpassed in football high marks over the years. I just re-read Bootlegger's Boy, and it's interesting to see that the Football Monster coach Switzer fed so deftly is as alive and well ever.

Since the BCS was created to have a national championship game and all eligible schools have basically agreed to the rules in order to be included in the system, I don't think you could call that mythical. Granted, it's not a playoff but it is an agreed to system.

NO program stacks up to OU in The Modern era!

This is true:congrats: