If it seems like Urban Meyer has run over the Big Ten unlike anything we've ever seen since he joined the conference in 2012, that's not scarlet-colored glasses for the Ohio State fan.
Urban Meyer coached Ohio State to its 30th-straight Big Ten win, breaking a record it tied last week with Florida State's 29-straight ACC wins from 1992 to 1995. No other program in the current conference landscape has won as many league games in a row as the Buckeyes have from 2012 to the present. The qualifier of "current" conferences is important since it omits Oklahoma's 44-game winning streak in the defunct Big Seven.
Conference | Team | Wins | Years |
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BIG TEN | OHIO STATE | 30 | 2012-CURRENT |
ACC | FLORIDA STATE | 29 | 1992-95 |
ACC | FLORIDA STATE | 27 | 2012-15 |
SEC | ALABAMA | 27 | 1976-80 |
BIG EAST | MIAMI | 27 | 1999-2003 |
SEC | FLORIDA | 24 | 1994-97 |
ACC | FLORIDA STATE | 24 | 1998-2001 |
MWC | TCU | 24 | 2008-11 |
MAC | NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 24 | 2011-14 |
SEC | GEORGIA | 23 | 1980-83 |
PAC-12 | CALIFORNIA | 22 | 1947-50 |
BIG 12 | KANSAS STATE | 21 | 1997-99 |
Separating itself from 1990s Florida State is an accomplishment in and of itself. However, crushing it in the Big Ten is standard fare for Ohio State since its addition to the league in 1912. Look at where Ohio State ranks among all-time Big Ten winning streaks.
Team | Wins | Years |
---|---|---|
OHIO STATE | 30 | 2012-CURRENT |
OHIO STATE | 20 | 2005-07 |
MICHIGAN | 19 | 1900-02 |
OHIO STATE | 17 | 1974-76 |
OHIO STATE | 17 | 1967-69 |
OHIO STATE | 17 | 1954-56 |
Ohio State could put more distance between itself and 1990s Florida State with a win next Saturday against Michigan State on senior day. It could also continue a conspicuous string of undefeated starts to the season since 2000.
Ohio State is 10-0 for 6th time since 2000 (most in FBS over span); 3rd under Urban Meyer (2012 & 2013)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 14, 2015