Football: WVU Listed Among Top 50 Grid Programs
September 23, 2005 11:44 AM | General
September 23, 2005
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University football program has been recognized as the 44th greatest college football program of all time by Street & Smith’s Specialty Publications.
Street & Smith’s “50 Greatest College Football Programs of All Time,” a 128-page keepsake, will be available on newsstands nationwide on Tuesday, October 4. The West Virginia spread encapsulates the football team’s proud history and includes such football greats as: Art Lewis, Don Nehlen and Marc Bulger.
Notre Dame University tops the list, with USC, Oklahoma, Alabama and Nebraska rounding out the top five. Michigan, Yale, Ohio State, Texas and Princeton complete the top 10.
Street & Smith’s graded each program’s football history – reaching back to the game’s origins in the 1860s – on a combination of national championships, undefeated seasons, major bowl wins and appearances, conference championships, all-time winning percentage, graduation rate, All-Americans, Heisman Trophy winners, No. 1 draft picks, NCAA infractions, and even mascot ferocity.
The Big East claimed 3 schools on the list. Pittsburgh, the nineteenth-ranked team, led the conference. Syracuse (34) and West Virginia (44) finish out the top 50.
