Who had the most bad wins over the last five years? Here are the 1-130 rankings of the teams with the most – and least – wins over the bad teams in each college football season.
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They’re the empty calorie wins.
They’re the ones that don’t really do much for college football as a whole, but they’re also the ones you have to use as the tune-ups and help the overall record. They’re on the schedule, you might as well win them.
What does this generally mean? The more Bad Wins means easier schedules and easier paths.
What’s a Bad Win? It’s a victory over 1) an FCS team or 2) an FBS team that finished its season with three wins or fewer.
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130 Liberty 3*
2018 was the first season in the FBS
129 Coastal Carolina 4**
2017 was the first season in the FBS
T127 Purdue 5
T127 UCLA 5
T124 Kansas 6
T124 Charlotte 6***
2015 was the first season in the FBS
T124 USC 6
T121 Iowa State 7
T121 Oregon State 7
T121 Vanderbilt 7
T111 Michigan 8
T111 Ohio State 8
T111 Nebraska 8
T111 Florida Atlantic 8
T111 Massachusetts 8
T111 Notre Dame 8
T111 Kent State 8
T111 South Carolina 8
T111 Arkansas 8
T111 Auburn 8
T111 LSU 8
T95 Pitt 9
T95 Texas 9
T95 Maryland 9
T95 Penn State 9
T95 Rice 9
T95 UTEP 9
T95 New Mexico State 9
T95 Eastern Michigan 9
T95 San Jose State 9
T95 UNLV 9
T95 Arizona State 9
T95 Utah 9
T95 MIssouri 9
T95 Tennessee 9
T95 Mississippi State 9
T82 Connecticut 10
T82 SMU 10
T82 Wake Forest 10
T82 Virginia 10
T82 Michigan State 10
T82 Rutgers 10
T82 Boise State 10
T82 Washington State 10
T82 Florida 10
T82 Georgia 10
T82 Kentucky 10
T82 Ole Miss 10
T71 Florida State 11
T71 Syracuse 11
T71 Miami 11
T71 North Carolina 11
T71 Illinois 11
T71 Minnesota 11
T71 Miami Univ. 11
T71 California 11
T71 Stanford 11
T71 Alabama 11
T71 Texas A&M 11
T71 Georgia State 11
T58 Navy 12
T58 Tulsa 12
T58 NC State 12
T58 Georgia Tech 12
T58 Oklahoma 12
T58 Northwestern 12
T58 Western Kentucky 12
T58 UAB 12
T58 UTSA 12
T58 New Mexico 12
T58 Arizona 12
T58 Colorado 12
T58 South Alabama 12
T46 East Carolina 13
T46 UCF 13
T46 Boston College 13
T46 Clemson 13
T46 Louisville 13
T46 Virginia Tech 13
T46 Texas Tech 13
T46 Indiana 13
T46 Iowa 13
T46 Bowling Green 13
T46 Ball State 13
T46 Texas State 13
T39 Wisconsin 14
T39 Army 14
T39 Central Michigan 14
T39 Wyoming 14
T39 Oregon 14
T39 Washington 14
T39 ULM 14
T31 Tulane 15
T31 TCU 15
T31 FIU 15
T31 Louisiana Tech 15
T31 North Texas 15
T31 BYU 15
T31 Fresno State 15
T31 Hawaii 15
T24 Baylor 16
T24 Oklahoma State 16
T24 West Virginia 16
T24 Middle Tennessee 16
T24 Old Dominion 16
T24 Georgia Southern 16
T24 Louisiana 16
T17 Cincinnati 17
T17 Temple 17
T17 Marshall 17
T17 Southern Miss 17
T17 Buffalo 17
T17 Northern Illinois 17
T17 Nevada 17
T11 Appalachian State 18
T11 Duke 18
T11 Kansas State 18
T11 Akron 18
T11 Air Force 18
T11 Utah State 18
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2019 CFN Five-Year Program Analysis: Bad Win Rankings
What’s a Bad Win? It’s a victory over 1) an FCS team or 2) an FBS team that finished its season with three wins or fewer.
T7 Houston 19
2018: Rice, Texas Southern, Tulsa, at East Carolina, at Navy
2017: Rice, East Carolina
2016: Lamar, at Texas State, UConn
2015: Tennessee Tech, Texas State, SMU, at Tulane, at UCF
2014: Grambling, UNLV, Tulsa, at SMU
T7 Ohio 19
2018: Howard, at Kent State, Bowling Green
2017: Hampton, Kansas, at Bowling Green, Kent State
2016: at Kansas, Gardner-Webb, at Kent State, Buffalo
2015: SE Louisiana, Miami University, Kent State, Ball State
2014: at Kent State, Idaho, Eastern Illinois, at Miami University
T7 Western Michigan 19
2018: Delaware State, at Georgia State, at Bowling Green, at Central Michigan
2017: Wagner, Ball State, Kent State
2016: NC Central, at Illinois, at Kent State, Buffalo
2015: Murray State, Miami University, at Eastern Michigan, Ball State
2014: at Idaho, Murray State, at Miami University, Eastern Michigan
T7 Troy 19
2018: Florida A&M, Georgia State, at South Alabama, Texas State
2017: Alabama State, Georgia Southern, at Coastal Carolina, Texas State
2016: Austin Peay, New Mexico State, Georgia State, UMass, at Texas State
2015: Charleston Southern, at New Mexico State, ULM
2014: Abilene Christian, New Mexico State, Georgia State
T3 Arkansas State 20
2018: SE Missouri State, at Tulsa, Georgia State, South Alabama, at Texas State
2017: Arkansas-Pine Bluff, at Georgia Southern, Coastal Carolina, Texas State
2016: at Georgia State, New Mexico State, at Texas State
2015: Missouri State, at ULM, at New Mexico State, Texas State
2014: Montana State, at Georgia State, at Idaho, New Mexico State
T3 San Diego State 20
2018: Sacramento State, San Jose State, at New Mexico
2017: UC Davis, at Hawaii, at San Jose State, Nevada, New Mexico
2016: New Hampshire, at Fresno State, at Utah State
2015: San Diego, Fresno State, at Hawaii, Wyoming, at UNLV
2014: Northern Arizona, UNLV, Idaho, San Jose State
T3 Toledo 20
2018: VMI, Bowling Green, at Kent State, Central Michigan
2017: Elon, at Nevada, Tulsa, at Ball State, at Bowling Green
2016: Maine, Fresno State
2015: Iowa State, at Ball State, Kent State, Eastern Michigan, at UMass
2014: New Hampshire, UMass, at Kent State, at Eastern Michigan
T3 USF 20
2018: Elon, East Carolina, at Tulsa, UConn
2017: at San Jose State, Stony Brook, Illinois, at East Carolina, at UConn, Tulsa
2016: Towson, East Carolina, UConn
2015: Florida A&M, SMU, at UCF
2014: Western Carolina, UConn, at Tulsa, at SMU
T1 Memphis 21
2018: Mercer, Georgia State, South Alabama, UConn, at East Carolina, Tulsa
2017: Southern Illinois, at UConn, at Tulsa, East Carolina
2016: SE Missouri State, Kansas
2015: Missouri State, at Kansas, Tulane, SMU
2014: Austin Peay, at SMU, Tulsa, at Tulane, UConn
T1 Colorado State 21
2018: Arkansas, at San Jose State, New Mexico
2017: Oregon State, Abilene Christian, at Hawaii, Nevada, at New Mexico, San Jose State
2016: Northern Colorado, Utah State, Fresno State
2015: Savannah State, at UTSA, at Wyoming, UNLV, at Fresno State
2014: Colorado, Cal-Davis, Tulsa, at San Jose State
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