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College Football’s Longest Active Winning Streak Proves Parity Exists Now More Than Ever Before

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College football looks completely different today than it did just four years ago and parity exists now more than every before. Army and Missouri are proof.

Two programs that do not typically compete for national titles currently boast the two longest active winning streaks in the country at a very small number.

No team outside of Columbia has won more than seven games in a row, dating back to last season. The United States Military Academy is just one win far behind. But that’s it!

Army defeated Florida Atlantic on Saturday to move to 2-0 in 2024. It beat Lehigh in Week 1 and has not lost since the last weekend of October. The Black Knights have the second-longest winning streak in the country at six.

  1. Nov. 4, 2023: Army 23 — Air Force 3
  2. Nov. 11, 2023: Army 17 — Holy Cross 14
  3. Nov. 18, 2023: Army 28 — Coastal Carolina 21
  4. Dec. 9, 2023: Army 17 — Navy 11
  5. Aug. 30, 2024: Army 42 — Lehigh 7
  6. Sept. 7, 2024: Army 24 — FAU 7

Missouri barely escaped with a win over Boston College on Saturday. The Tigers are 3-0 in 2024 after blowout wins over inferior opponents in Weeks 1 and 2. They proudly boast the longest active winning streak in the country at seven games and have not lost since the first weekend of November.

  1. Nov. 11, 2023: Missouri 36 — Tennessee 7
  2. Nov. 18, 2023: Missouri 33 — Florida 31
  3. Nov. 24, 2023: Missouri 48 — Arkansas 14
  4. Dec. 29, 2023: Missouri 14 — Ohio State 3
  5. Aug. 29, 2024: Missouri 51 — Murray State 0
  6. Sept. 7, 2024: Missouri 38 — Buffalo 0
  7. Sept. 14, 2024: Missouri 27 — Boston College 21

Really stop and think about this for a second.

No college football team in the country has won more games in a row than Missouri or Army. Just as we all suspected.

Some recent winning streaks of note include Georgia, Clemson, UCF, Alabama and Florida State. The Bulldogs won 29 games from 2021 up until to the SEC Championship last fall.

Now it’s wide open! Parity exists today more than ever, in large part because of NIL and conference expansion. Ripping off 30 wins in a row is a thing of the past and it makes the sport so much more fun.