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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/RWREmpireBuilder on 2024-10-11 00:41:31+00:00.
A follow-up to my post on Louisiana-Monroe. I wanted to see which teams with long droughts of mediocre/bad football could find their way to 10 wins this season. Here are the results:
When was your last 10-win season?
2023
Alabama, Arizona, Florida State, Georgia, Iowa, James Madison, Liberty, Louisville, LSU, Memphis, Miami-Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico State, Notre Dame, Ohio, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Ole Miss, Oregon, Penn State, SMU, Texas, Toledo, Troy, Tulane, Washington
2022
Air Force, Boise State, Clemson, Fresno State, Kansas State, Oregon State, South Alabama, Tennessee, TCU, Utah, USC, UTSA
2021
Appalachian State, Baylor, BYU, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, Houston, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan State, Pittsburgh, San Diego State, Utah State, Wake Forest
2019
Florida, Florida Atlantic, Hawaii, Louisiana Tech, Minnesota, Navy, UCF, Wisconsin
2018
Army, Buffalo, Georgia Southern, Syracuse, UAB, Washington State
2017
Auburn, Miami-Florida, Northwestern, South Florida
2016
Colorado, Old Dominion, Stanford, Temple, Tulsa, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Western Kentucky, Western Michigan
2015- Bowling Green, Marshall, North Carolina
2014- Arizona State, Colorado State, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State, Northern Illinois, UCLA
2013- Ball State, Duke, East Carolina, Rice, South Carolina
2012- Arkansas State, Kent State, Nebraska, San Jose State, Texas A&M
2011- Arkansas, Southern Miss
2010- Nevada
2009- Central Michigan, Middle Tennessee
2008- Texas Tech
2007- Boston College, Kansas
2006- California, Rutgers
2003- Maryland
2002- North Carolina State
2001- Illinois
1996- Wyoming
1989- Virginia
1988- UTEP
1987- Eastern Michigan
1984- UNLV
1982- New Mexico
1979- Purdue
No more than 9 wins
Connecticut (2003, 2007), FIU (2018), Indiana (1945, 1967), Iowa State (1906, 2000, 2020), Jacksonville State (2023), North Texas (7x, last in 2018), Vanderbilt (4x, last in 2013)
No more than 8 wins
Akron (2015), Georgia State (2021), Louisiana-Monroe (2012), Massachusetts (1901), Texas State (2023)
No more than 7 wins- Charlotte (2019)
No more than 5 wins- Sam Houston State (2024)
First season, 0 wins- Kennesaw State
Droughts that could end this season
UNLV- 4-1, 40 years
Eastern Michigan- 4-1, 37 years
Virginia- 4-1, 35 years
Illinois- 4-1, 23 years
Rutgers- 4-1, 18 years
Texas Tech- 5-1. 16 years
Indiana- 6-0, never
Iowa State- 5-0, never
Louisiana-Monroe- 4-1, never
North Texas- 4-1, never
Sam Houston- 5-1, never (2nd season in FBS)