College Football: Can You Handle The Astonishing Truth Of The Big 10?

RANK    TEAM/YEAR/RECORD     OFF. AVE./  DEF. AVE./   BONUS/ VICTORY MARGIN

10) MICHIGAN, 1992, 9-0-3       35.9              14.3                -0-          21.6

9) OHIO STATE, 2006, 12-1-0    34.6              12.8                -0-          21.8

8) OHIO STATE, 1979, 11-1-0    32.5              10.5                -0-          22.0

6 TIE) OHIO ST, 1998, 11-1-0    35.8              12.0                -0-          23.8

6 TIE) MICHIGAN, '73, 10-0-1    30.0                6.2                -0-          23.8

4 TIE) PENN ST, 1994, 12-0-0     47.0              21.0                1.0         27.0

4 TIE) OHIO ST, 1996, 11-1-0     37.9              10.9                -0-         27.0

3) MICHIGAN, 1976,    10-2-0     36.0                7.9                -0-         28.1

2) MICHIGAN, 1971,    11-1-0     35.1                6.9                -0-         28.2

1) OHIO STATE, 1973, 11-0-1     37.5                5.8                -0-         31.7

A simple scale actually. Go back 50 years and take the best Big 10 teams. Score them according to average points scored and given up to obtain a victory margin. Give an extra bonus point to the margin for each undefeated, untied season as well as another for any national championship. The data reveals the shocking truth, the Big10 has had so many powerful teams in the past that five national champions can't even break into the list of the best. This supports the long held belief by Big10 fans that their league is indeed the strongest in America and that the mighty Buckeye powerhouse of 1973 is the greatest team of all.