For a team to go undefeated during a football season, a lot of things have to go just right. Even if the team has a dominant talent, there is a consistency of effort the team has to achieve. There is also the question of lucky breaks – and the question of injuries. In the NFL, the Miami Dolphins are the only team to win from beginning to end, doing so during a 14-game regular season that featured three postseason games for a 17-0 record. The Chicago Bears got close in 1985, losing only one game (to Miami, no less) on the way to a dominant season. The New England Patriots got even closer, just falling short in a Super Bowl when New York Giants wide receiver David Tyree made the last catch of his career on a desperation heave down the middle by Eli Manning that extended a drive and brought the Giants closer to scoring the game-sealing touchdown.
In college, the task is even more difficult. The players are younger, which means that it can be more of a challenge to sustain discipline and effort over the course of a season. However, there have been a number of teams that made it through the entire college season undefeated – and each season there generally is at least one – if not more – that make it all the way. Let’s look at some of the best juggernauts in College Football Odds history.
