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Which college football teams own their conferences?

How many schools among all the BCS AQ conferences hold a winning record all-time against every conference opponent. Let’s see. Opponent and all-time record listed below.

Alabama—SEC  (first game/last meeting)

vs. Arkansas 14-7  (1961/2010)

vs. Auburn 40-34-1  (1892/2010)

vs. Florida 23-14  (1904/2010)

vs. Georgia 36-25-3  (1895/2008)

vs. *Georgia Tech 28-21-3  (1902/1984)

vs. Kentucky 35-2-1  (1917/2009)

vs. LSU 45-24-5  (1895/2010)

vs. Ole Miss 48-8-2  (1894/2010)

vs. Miss. St. 74-18-3  (1896/2010)

vs. *Sewanee 17-10-3  (1893/1938)

vs. South Carolina 12-3  (1937/2010)

vs. Tennessee 48-37-8  (1901/2010)

vs. *Tulane 28-10-3  (1894/2008)

vs. Vanderbilt 60-18-4  (1903/2007)

*Sewanee, or "College of the South," was a charter member of the SEC from 1933 until 1940 when they de-emphasized varsity athletics. Georgia Tech and Tulane were both charter members in 1933, but Georgia Tech left in 1964 and remained an independent until joining the ACC in 1978. Tulane left in 1966 as an independent, remaining so until 1996 when they became a charter member of C-USA.

USC—Pac-12  (first game/last meeting)

vs. Arizona 25-7  (1922/2010)

vs. Arizona St. 18-9  (1978/2010)

vs. California 62-25-4  (1922/2010)

vs. Colorado 5-0  (1927/2002)

vs. *Idaho 8-0  (1922/2007)

vs. *Montana 5-0  (1925/1942)

vs. Oregon 36-17-2  (1931/2010)

vs. Oregon St. 58-9-4  (1924/2010)

vs. Stanford 56-26-3  (1922/2010)

vs. UCLA 45-28-7  (1929/2010)

vs. Utah 4-1  (1925/2001)

vs. Washington 49-28-4  (1923/2010)

vs. Washington St. 57-8-4  (1922/2010)

*Idaho and Montana were members of the PCC (Pacific Coast Conference), the direct predecessor to the current Pacific- 12. Montana left the PCC in 1950, and Idaho was not invited to the restructured conference in 1959.

Michigan—Big10     (first game/last meeting)

vs. *Chicago 19-7  (1892/1939)

vs. Illinois 67-23-2  (1898/2010)

vs. Indiana 52-9  (1900/2010)

vs. Iowa 40-12-4  (1900/2010)

vs. Michigan St. 67-31-5  (1898/2010)

vs. Minnesota 70-24-3  (1892/2008)

vs. Nebraska 3-2-1  (1905/2005)

vs. Northwestern 52-15-2  (1892/2008)

vs. Ohio St. 57-44-6  (1897/2010)

vs. Penn St. 10-6  (1993/2010)

vs. Purdue 42-14  (1890/2010)

vs. Wisconsin 49-14-1  (1892/2010)

*Chicago was a charter member of the Big Ten when it formed in 1896; the Maroons dropped football in 1939 and subsequently dropped out of the conference for all athletics in 1946. However, the University of Chicago still maintains an affiliation with the Big Ten through the committee on institutional cooperation.

Only three teams can claim this distinction, and of the three, Michigan, is the only one in any danger of coming off this list anytime soon. They lead Big 10 newcomer Nebraska by only a single game.

All-time records: Alabama leads USC 5-2 and trails Michigan 1-2. Michigan leads Alabama 2-1 and trails USC 4-6. USC leads Michigan 6-4 and trails Alabama 2-5.

These are three of the biggest powerhouses in college football history. Alabama claims 13 national championships, has 799 wins and a .703 win percentage. Michigan claims 11 NCs, has 878 wins and a .736 win percentage. USC claims 11 NCs, has 766 wins and a .706 win percentage.