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JUNK WINS

Every school has them, tucked away deep in the media guides that chronicle the history of a football program. They’re victories from the early days against opponents no self-respecting school would schedule today – opponents beneath even the FCS and low-level FBS cupcakes that are brought in for a beating and a paycheck.

They’re the athletic clubs, the naval bases, the alumni teams and the local high schools. Back in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when travel was more arduous and budgets were smaller, they were scheduling staples in a lot of places.

Michigan had games in 1896 and 1904 against something called Physicians and Surgeons of Illinois. Combined score of the two games: 100-0.

Texas beat Daniel Baker – presumably a school, and not just a guy – 40-0, 92-0 and 26-0 between 1906 and 1932.

USC played teams from the USS Arizona, USS Colorado, USS Mississippi and USS New York, and it was boss all four times in the early 20th century by a combined score of 133-4.

Nebraska burst the balloon of Fort Omaha Balloon School 19-0 in 1918.

The breakdown of stat-padding junk victories by the 10 winningest programs in college football history:

Bo SchembechlerMichigan (19). Total wins: 900. Junk wins: 57 (at least). Percentage of all-time wins that are junk: 6.3. Persistent pigeon: Case Institute of Technology (Ohio), 26-0-1 record. Scheduled junk win that turned into a bad loss: Cleveland AA 8, Michigan 4. What, you were expecting Appalachian State? (Since the game was played in 1891, the AA is not believed to be Alcoholics Anonymous.)

Texas (20). Total wins: 863. Junk wins: 70 (at least). Percentage of all-time wins that are junk: 8.1. Persistent pigeon: Longhorns beat the San Antonio Town Team eight times in the 1890s by a combined 221-4. Scheduled junk win that turned into a bad loss: In the second game of what was a three-game, one-week road trip to the Midwest in November 1901, Texas lost 48-0 to Kirksville (Mo.) Osteopath. Texas was undefeated going into that game, but apparently you don’t just walk into Kirksville thinking you’re going to walk over a bunch of doctors. Really.

Nebraska (21). Total wins: 861. Junk wins: 68 (at least). Percentage of all-time wins that are junk: 7.9. Persistent pigeon: Nebraska beat Doane (Neb.) 16 times in 18 meetings from 1891-1912, by a combined 540-41. The first win was on Valentine’s Day in 1891, a date that hasn’t seen a whole lot of football traffic since. Scheduled junk win that turned into a bad loss: Nebraska won only one of five meetings with Kansas City Medical between 1896-1900.

Notre Dame. Total wins: 860. Junk wins: 83 (at least). Percentage of all-time wins that are junk: 9.7. Persistent pigeon: The Fighting Irish beat Kalamazoo seven times between 1893 and 1923 by a combined 318-0. Scheduled junk win that turned into a bad loss: The Indianapolis Light Artillery apparently came out firing in an 18-0 victory over Notre Dame in 1895.

Ohio State. Total wins: 833. Junk wins: 79 (at least). Percentage of all-time wins that are junk: 9.5. Persistent pigeon: Ohio State was 26-2-1 against Ohio Wesleyan from 1890-1932. Scheduled junk win that turned into a bad loss: Centre 18, Ohio State 0, 1895.

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Oklahoma. Total wins: 824. Junk wins: 70 (at least). Percentage of all-time wins that are junk: 8.5. Persistent pigeon: The Sooners speared Kingfisher College 19 times, with no defeats and three ties, between 1897 and 1919. The last two were 179-0 and 157-0, showing that Oklahoma was running up scores well before Barry Switzer came around. Scheduled junk win that turned into a bad loss: On Christmas Day 1931, the Sooners lost to the Hawaii All-Stars 39-20. They bounced back on New Year’s Day 1932 to beat the team 7-0.

Alabama. Total wins: 821. Junk wins: 62 (at least). Percentage of all-time wins that are junk: 7.6. Persistent pigeon: Crimson Tide beat Marion Military Institute nine straight times from 1902-22 by a combined 482-0. Scheduled junk win that turned into a bad loss: The New Orleans Athletic Club blanked ‘Bama 21-0 in 1899.

Tennessee (22). Total wins: 797. Junk wins: 68 (at least). Percentage of all-time wins that are junk: 8.5. Persistent pigeon: The Volunteers were 25-1-1 against Maryville from 1892-1936, with 25 of the games played in Knoxville. Scheduled junk win that turned into a bad loss: Tying American Temperance 5-5 in 1906 probably had the radio talk-show callers hitting the roof.

Trojan warriorUSC (23). Total wins: 785. Junk wins: 102 (at least). Percentage of all-time wins that are junk: 13.5. Persistent pigeon: The Trojans were 12-1-1 against Cal Tech from 1893-1927. Scheduled junk win that turned into a bad loss: USC lost to the Olive Club 16-12 in 1891. If anyone has any idea what the Olive Club was or is, holler.

Georgia. Total wins: 754. Junk wins: 39 (at least). Percentage of all-time wins that are junk: 5.2. Persistent pigeon: Mercer, 22-0 record from 1892-1941. Scheduled junk win that turned into a bad loss: Daniel Field 18, Georgia 7, in 1943. Presumably World War II had a lot to do with the scheduling – and the outcome – of the game