Longest standing streak of winning seasons in the FCS about to go down?

[FCS_pwns_FBS]

If we go out on a limb and say App. State loses to UGA, that means App. State is one FCS loss away from locking up a losing season (under 500) for the first time since 1993. And with them having not yet played any of the top 4 teams in the SoCon yet, it's looking like a lock.

Anyone know of an FCS team that has a longer streak? I know that Georgia Southern, NDSU, Montana, Delaware, and JMU don't. Neither does Lehigh, Harvard, or Albany. I may not be knowledgeable enough to know which teams to check from those leagues, though.

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

EKU?

[danefan]

I'm not sure you'll find any other team going back that far. I thought perhaps Dayton but they had a bad season a few years ago.

[danefan]

EKU?

EKU was 5-6 in 2009, but before that they had consecutive .500 or above season dating back all the way 1972!!!!!!

[bjtheflamesfan]

Liberty is 4 wins away from their 8th straight. Im sure whoever would be next in line is somewhere in that range

[Vitojr130]

If we go out on a limb and say App. State loses to UGA, that means App. State is one FCS loss away from locking up a losing season (under 500) for the first time since 1993. And with them having not yet played any of the top 4 teams in the SoCon yet, it's looking like a lock.

Anyone know of an FCS team that has a longer streak? I know that Georgia Southern, NDSU, Montana, Delaware, and JMU don't. Neither does Lehigh, Harvard, or Albany. I may not be knowledgeable enough to know which teams to check from those leagues, though.

I know that as an FCS team, NDSU does not. However, NDSU has only had something like 3 losing seasons since 1950, so if looking at the history of the team regardless of division, NDSU might have a longer streak. However, I have no idea and I'm in class so I'm not going to take the time to confirm :D

[Twentysix]

I know that as an FCS team, NDSU does not. However, NDSU has only had something like 3 losing seasons since 1950, so if looking at the history of the team regardless of division, NDSU might have a longer streak. However, I have no idea and I'm in class so I'm not going to take the time to confirm :D

NDSU was 3-8 like 4 years ago.

[SU_IT_able]

And with them having not yet played any of the top 4 teams in the SoCon yet, it's looking like a lock.

Interesting topic but this is not correct if you are referring to this year.

[NoDak 4 Ever]

NDSU was 3-8 like 4 years ago.

That was established but he was referring to the 3 losing seasons in 60 years

[superman7515]

More difficult... AppState no losing seasons since 1993 or VMI no winning seasons since 1981? I mean, you'd think you would accidentally finish over .500 at least once in 30+ seasons.

[Twentysix]

That was established but he was referring to the 3 losing seasons in 60 years

That's not really a streak.

[AmsterBison]

Old Dominion, Stetson, and Mercer :) but they don't count because it's easy not to have a losing season when you aren't playing.

Looks like Harvard's last losing season was in 1998 so they'd be the new Kings of Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons. They're last non-winning season was in 2000 which would also be an FCS best.

[superman7515]

I know that as an FCS team, NDSU does not. However, NDSU has only had something like 3 losing seasons since 1950, so if looking at the history of the team regardless of division, NDSU might have a longer streak. However, I have no idea and I'm in class so I'm not going to take the time to confirm :D

NDSU had a 26 season streak in D2 (1976-2001). Tennessee State had a 24 season streak (14 in D2, 4 in 1A, 6 in 1AA) from 1963-1986. Grambling had a 27 season streak from 1960-1986 under Eddie Robinson.

[Bisonator]

NDSU had a 26 year streak in D2 between 1975 and 2002. Since 1964 we have had 3 losing seasons, 1975, 2002 and 2009.

That ASU streak is pretty dang impressive at any level!xbowx

[FCS_pwns_FBS]

Interesting topic but this is not correct if you are referring to this year.

Oops. Forgot that App. State has already played Samford. My bad.

[Vitojr130]

NDSU was 3-8 like 4 years ago.

Missed the word "standing". I cite the fact that I was in class.

[HensRock]

NDSU had a 26 season streak in D2 (1976-2001). Tennessee State had a 24 season streak (14 in D2, 4 in 1A, 6 in 1AA) from 1963-1986. Grambling had a 27 season streak from 1960-1986 under Eddie Robinson.


EKU had 31 consecutive winning seasons from 1978-2008 inclusive
If you change it to non-losing seasons you can add 5 more years to it, since they were .500 (5-5) in 1977 and had winning seasons '73-'76.

Delaware had a 15 year winning season streak which spanned "Small College", Div-II, and I-AA. ( 1968 - 82 )

[BEAR]

UCA:

Not FCS in this era but
1976 - 1999 - 23 winning record seasons
Since 1999- two losing seasons, with one more in 2009 that had a losing game "negated" by SELA using ineligible players. But even then it was 6-6.

So apart from that 22 - 23 years in a row of winning seasons, you could say that since 1976 UCA has only had 3 losing records.

[dbackjon]

If NAU wins two more games their streak will rise to an impressive...










Wait for it....









Two years!!!

[Professor Chaos]

If NAU wins two more games their streak will rise to an impressive...










Wait for it....









Two years!!!
Haha, that reminds me of the great Harry Doyle: http://youtu.be/ZM4lT3wXgIw?t=6m29s

[URMite]

If NAU wins two more games their streak will rise to an impressive...










Wait for it....









Two years!!!

Get one more year and Richmond might consider it impressive...

Yes, we had a winning streak of 6 years - 2005 to 2010 - including a championship but before that...

Our two previous longest winning streaks were 3 1953 to 1955 and...
1932 to 1934 (1935 & 1936 were .500) 1937 to 1940

[SoCon2013]

If we go out on a limb and say App. State loses to UGA, that means App. State is one FCS loss away from locking up a losing season (under 500) for the first time since 1993. And with them having not yet played any of the top 4 teams in the SoCon yet, it's looking like a lock.

Anyone know of an FCS team that has a longer streak? I know that Georgia Southern, NDSU, Montana, Delaware, and JMU don't. Neither does Lehigh, Harvard, or Albany. I may not be knowledgeable enough to know which teams to check from those leagues, though.

Actually this year Samford looks definitely like a top four team in the SoCon, if not the best.

[dgtw]

Jax State has had ten straight winning seasons and are in good shape to have won this year.

[Fordham]

We were 6-5 last year

[SeattleGriz]

Didn't Montana have a winning season since 86-13?

Year of The Griz!

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

For the PL, winning seasons during FCS era. Colgate and HC dropped down to 1AA in '82 , Fordham moved up in '89, Georgetown in '93...

Bucknell - 6 seasons ('95-'01) Tom Gadd was a helluva coach..

Colgate - 10 Seasons ('96-'05)

Fordham - 3 Seasons ('01-'03)

Georgetown - 7 Seasons ('93-'99)

Holy Cross - 7 Seasons ('86-'92)

Lafayette - 3 Seasons ('81-'83 & '07-'09)

Lehigh - 9 Seasons ('98-'06)

[ASU_Fanatic]

western carolina hasn't won a conference game in like.... 3 years. any chance they beat furman (home), elon (home), wofford (home), app (away) to end the season or nah? god those poor guys need it lol

[darell1976]

UND's longest winning season streak is 12 from 1990-2001, and they have had just 3 losing seasons since 1990, too bad 2 of those 3 are in the DI era (2010, 2012).

[bonarae]

Looks like Harvard's last losing season was in 1998 so they'd be the new Kings of Consecutive Non-Losing Seasons. They're last non-winning season was in 2000 which would also be an FCS best.

Correct. For Harvard, 1998 was 4-6, but first true winning season (above .500, not counting .500 seasons) was 2001, 9-0 (first game was cancelled due to 9/11.)

However, after checking some other teams' records, Harvard is definitely the Kings of Seasons for now. :)

[Go Apps]

GREAT THANKS SATTERFIELD!

[jmufan999]

JMU has the longest CAA streak of non-losing seasons. Last losing season was 2002. Nowhere near App State's, apparently.

[catbob]

Montana State hasn't had a losing season since 2001.

[Go Green]

I know that Georgia Southern, NDSU, Montana, Delaware, and JMU don't. Neither does Lehigh, Harvard, or Albany.

THe reason why Harvard is on this list and not Penn is because Penn will play competitive CAA schools in OOC games, whereas Harvard will not.

[Go Green]

Correct. For Harvard, 1998 was 4-6, but first true winning season (above .500, not counting .500 seasons) was 2001, 9-0 (first game was cancelled due to 9/11.)

However, after checking some other teams' records, Harvard is definitely the Kings of Seasons for now. :)

Schedule Villanova and UNH, and those 7-3 seasons probably become 5-5.

(In fairness, Harvard has had some 10-0 and 9-1 teams that could probably take on anyone).

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Schedule Villanova and UNH, and those 7-3 seasons probably become 5-5.

(In fairness, Harvard has had some 10-0 and 9-1 teams that could probably take on anyone).

Their 2004 team could have made a run at the title imo. They were THAT good...

[dbackjon]

Didn't Montana have a winning season since 86-13?

Year of The Griz!

Montana's current win streak is less than NAU's ;)

But before last season, you have to go back to 1985 to find a losing season. So 1986-2011

[Grizalltheway]

Montana's current win streak is less than NAU's ;)

But before last season, you have to go back to 1985 to find a losing season. So 1986-2011

Not too shabby, and most likely an FCS record. xthumbsupx

[frozennorth]

UNH is working on 10 straight, since 5-7 in 2003