Putting Up Numbers· college football

Longest active winning streaks as the underdog in college football

Teams that have in the most straight games,

Kentucky and Duke have won 4 straight as the underdog. 3 more ties the record of 7, held by Rice and Houston.

Longest active winning streaks as the underdog in college football
PlaceTeamRunLatest
T-1Kentucky4Oct 17 @ Oklahoma
T-1Duke4Oct 23 @ Virginia
T-3Wyoming2Oct 23 vs Air Force
T-3South Carolina2Oct 31 @ Oklahoma
T-3Syracuse2Oct 31 vs SMU
T-3Washington2Oct 31 @ Nebraska

All time, since 1978

All time, since 1978
PlaceTeamRunWhen
T-1Rice72006
T-1Houston72014 – 2017
T-3Alabama61984 – 1987
T-3Boise State61999
T-3Oklahoma61999 – 2001
T-3Miami (FL)62000 – 2005
T-3Boston College62006 – 2007
T-3East Carolina62007 – 2008
T-3Duke62017 – 2018
T-3Ohio State62012 – 2018

and 3 more at 6

Method

  • Only games it was the underdog in count: a game it was favored in or had no line is skipped, never a break.
  • Lines start in 1978. The closing lines are College Football Streak King’s.
  • Bowl and playoff games count.