Odds and Ends 12/12/18

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Here at Odds and Ends, I plan to look at some stats, trends, storylines, etc. as they play out.  I will also give my opinion on some issues, but you can take that for what it's worth.

All-Time Bowl Records
Today, I'm going to list every current FBS team in order of bowl victories.  At the bottom, I will list the top 10 in order of winning percentage.  It should be noted that several teams declined bowl invitations in earlier years due to school policy, and others were prohibited from attending.  For example, for many years, the Big Ten only allowed its champion to attend the Rose Bowl, and no other team was allowed to play in a bowl game.

Alabama 40-25-3
USC 35-19
Georgia 31-20-3
Penn State 29-17-2
Oklahoma 29-21-1
FSU 28-16-2
Tennessee 28-24
Texas 28-24-1
Nebraska 26-27
Georgia Tech 25-19
LSU 25-23-1
Ole Miss 24-13
Ohio State 24-25
Auburn 23-17-2
Clemson 22-20
Florida 22-21
Michigan 21-25
Miami, Fla 19-20
Oklahoma State 18-10
Notre Dame 18-18
Utah 17-4
NC State 17-13-1
Washington 17-19-1
Texas A&M 17-22
TCU 16-6-1
UCLA 16-19-1
Syracuse 15-9-1
Wisconsin 15-14
Iowa 15-15-1
Missouri 15-17
West Virginia 15-21
Arkansas 15-24-3
Boston College 14-12
Stanford 14-14-1
Arizona State 14-15-1
North Carolina 14-19
BYU 14-20-1
Texas Tech 14-23-1
Mississippi State 13-8
Oregon 13-18
Virginia Tech 13-18
Pittsburgh 13-20
Boise State 12-6
Baylor 12-11
Air Force 12-11-1
Michigan State 12-15
Colorado 12-17
Marshall 11-2
Oregon State 11-6
California 11-10-1
Navy 11-11-1
Southern Miss 11-12
Fresno State 11-13
Maryland 11-14-2
Houston 11-14-1
Toledo 10-7
Purdue 10-8
Tulsa 10-11
Louisville 10-11-1
Arizona 9-11-1
Kansas State 9-12
South Carolina 9-13
Wake Forest 8-4
Kentucky 8-9
Illinois 8-10
San Jose State 7-3
Miami, Ohio 7-4
Rice 7-5
Washington State 7-7
SMU 7-8-1
Wyoming 7-8
Cincinnati 7-9
Minnesota 7-12
Virginia 7-12
USF 6-3
La Tech 6-3-1
Rutgers 6-4
Hawai'i 6-5
Kansas 6-6
East Carolina 6-9
Colorado State 6-11
Army 5-2
Duke 5-8
San Diego State 5-8
Bowling Green 5-8
UTEP 5-9
Nevada 5-10
Louisiana 4-1
Troy 4-3
Vanderbilt 4-3-1
UCF 4-5
Memphis 4-6
Tulane 4-7
Utah State 4-7
New Mexico 4-8-1
Northern Illinois 4-8
Iowa State 4-9
Northwestern 4-10
FAU 3-0
Appalachian State 3-0
New Mexico State 3-0-1
UNLV 3-1
WKU 3-2
UConn 3-3
Temple 3-4
Arkansas State 3-5
Indiana 3-8
Central Michigan 3-8
Ohio 3-8
Middle Tennessee 2-5
North Texas 2-7
ODU 1-0
Georgia Southern 1-0
UMass 1-1
Eastern Michigan 1-1
Georgia State 1-1
Akron 1-2
FIU 1-2
Western Michigan 1-7
Liberty 0-0
Charlotte 0-0
Coastal Carolina 0-0
Texas State 0-0
UTSA 0-1
ULM 0-1
Buffalo 0-2
Kent State 0-2
UAB 0-2
South Alabama 0-2
Ball State 0-7

Here are the best winning percentages (minimum 20 bowls).

1) Utah .80952 (21 games)
2) TCU .71739 (23)
3) Ole Miss .64865 (37)
4) USC .64815 (54)
5) Oklahoma State .64286 (28)
6) FSU .63043 (46)
7) Penn State .625 (48)
8) Syracuse .62 (25)
9) Mississippi State .61905 (21)
10) Alabama .61029 (68)
11) Georgia .60185 (54)
12) Oklahoma .57843 (51)
13) Auburn .57143 (42)
14) Georgia Tech .56818 (44)
15) N C State .56452 (31)

Some interesting observations:
The SEC has 5 teams on this list (and Tennessee is #16).  Utah is a phenomenal 17-4! TCU has the best win percentage of any Big 12 school.  Remember, they were kicked out when the old Southwest Conference merged with the Big Eight.  Penn State (29-17-2), Rutgers (6-4), Wisconsin (15-14), and Purdue (10-8) are the only current Big 10 schools with winning bowl records.  FSU has the best winning percentage among ACC schools, but Syracuse, GT, and NC St are also in the top 15.

It should also be noted that Louisiana has an 80% winning percentage, but is only 4-1.  Marshall, on the other hand, is 11-2 for an unbelievable .84615 percentage!  Which is better than Utah's.  Other notable teams not on the list:
Boise State .66667 (18)
La Tech .65 (10)
Oregon State .64706 (17)
Toledo .58824 (17)

Finally, Appalachian State has the most bowl victories- three- without a loss or a tie.  New Mexico State has played in the most bowl - four- without a loss (3-0-1).

For this last list, I took the all-time bowl records of each team currently in each conference and combined them to see how they compare.  Yes, I understand the methodology is flawed, but I have neither the time nor the research staff to look up how every team did for each conference they were in before their current conference.  For example, Maryland was in the ACC before joining the Big 10, but all of their wins and losses count toward the Big 10's totals.  As flawed as it is, I think this chart shows the historical strength of the teams in each conference. But remember, for many years, the Big Ten only sent their champion to a bowl.

1) Sun Belt 16-13 .552
2) Pac 12 176-149-6 .541
3) SEC 274-239-13 .533
4) Big 12 151-143-5 .513
5) ACC 210-201-5 .511
6) CUSA 52-50-1 .510
7) Independents 41-41-2 .500
8) Big Ten 191-204-5 .484
9) Mountain West 82-91-2 .474
10) AAC 76-90-3 .459
11) MAC 35-64 .354

While the Sun Belt and CUSA are G5 conferences with winning records, the Big 10 is the only P5 conference with a losing record.  Teams from the SEC have played in 526 bowl games, 37.6 appearances per team.  Here are the rest:
Big 12 299 (29.9)
ACC 416 (29.7)
Big 10 400 (28.6)
PAC 12 331 (27.6)
MWC 175 (14.6)
AAC 169 (14.1)
Ind 84 (14)
MAC 99 (8.3)
CUSA 103 (7.4)
SBC 29 (2.9)

That's all for now.  Tomorrow, I will have my picks for Bowl Week 1.  Feel free to leave a comment.  Until next time, may you and your loved ones be blessed!

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