re: Most forgotten amazing sports feats?

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The Sooners had a span of 82 games where they went 76-4-2. Their 4 losses were by 6 points, 7 points twice, and 1 point.

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Uh...what do you think USC's was?

Besides the 34 game win streak...if you want to compare totality of records during 80+ games...

You asked for it!

(USC haters, avert your eyes)

Between 2002 and 2008, Pete Carroll’s team compiled a record of 82-8. This was one better than Miami’s 81-9 mark between 1985 and 1993. Since the inception of the modern era in 1919 (after World War I ended), this was the “second best” 90-game mark. Between 1947 and 1955, Bud Wilkinson’s Oklahoma Sooners were 82-6-2. However, in those days there was no overtime. Two of USC’s losses (Washington State, 2002; California, 2003) had come in overtime, meaning that USC had, in effect, “tied” OU for the best 90-game mark.



Between 2001 and 2008, Carroll never lost in November. Between 2002 and 2008, his teams lost only one game at home.

During that span...USC never lost a game by more than 7 points. And a couple were by 3 points.

So yeah, it's been sniffed.