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FBS PROGRAM EXPLORER
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Program Explorer
Program arc
Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.
Bars: win rate
Line: public power vs average team
Historical snapshot
A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.
The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.
A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.
How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.
How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.
The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.
The last season that closed stronger was 2025.
This is the program's best resume season since 2024.
The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.
The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.
Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.
A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?
The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.
Current context
The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"
Program signals
The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.
2024 Season
Ended at power +34.2, record 13-3, and final loaded-board rank #3.
2005 Season
Resume 99 / 100 with 11 wins and a 92% win rate.
12-0
The cleanest loaded season by results came in 1973, with a margin of +318.
2003 Season
3-9 with power -- and margin -22.
Best resume season
2005 | 99 / 100
Latest versus standard
−8.7
Season explorer
Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.
| Season | Conference | Lens | Record | Final Rank | End Power | End Resume | Margin | Season Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Big TenFBS | CurrentThis season anchors the current board. | 4-4 | #43 | +23.2 | 83 | +83 | Open team page |
| 2025 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 7-6 | #9 | +29.9 | 78 | +136 | Program view |
| 2024 | Big TenFBS | Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. | 13-3 | #3 | +34.2 | 99 | +266 | Program view |
| 2023 | Big TenFBS | In range | 10-3 | #7 | +31.6 | 98 | +296 | Program view |
| 2022 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 11-2 | #6 | +30.3 | 99 | +228 | Program view |
| 2021 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 7-6 | #16 | +18.8 | 80 | +100 | Program view |
| 2020 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 4-5 | #10 | +11.0 | 31 | +19 | Program view |
| 2019 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 11-2 | #12 | +16.7 | 97 | +257 | Program view |
| 2018 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 9-4 | #13 | +15.9 | 86 | +172 | Program view |
| 2017 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 11-2 | #8 | +18.1 | 97 | +320 | Program view |
| 2016 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 11-3 | #12 | +15.2 | 97 | +170 | Program view |
| 2015 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 7-6 | #41 | +9.9 | 55 | +17 | Program view |
| 2014 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 7-6 | #49 | +9.1 | 49 | +26 | Program view |
| 2013 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 7-5 | #47 | +10.4 | 61 | +30 | Program view |
| 2012 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 8-4 | #26 | +11.3 | 84 | +120 | Program view |
| 2011 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 9-4 | #51 | +9.2 | 88 | +33 | Program view |
| 2010 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 7-6 | #35 | +11.8 | 53 | +11 | Program view |
| 2009 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 11-2 | #12 | +14.8 | 94 | +216 | Program view |
| 2008 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 11-2 | #8 | +16.1 | 98 | +319 | Program view |
| 2007 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 9-4 | #23 | +13.5 | 83 | +166 | Program view |
| 2006 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 9-4 | #25 | +14.2 | 81 | +103 | Program view |
| 2005 | Big TenFBS | Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. | 11-1 | #12 | +14.3 | 99 | +209 | Program view |
| 2004 | Big TenFBS | Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. | 4-7 | #53 | +8.9 | 54 | +27 | Program view |
| 2003 | Big TenFBS | In range | 3-9 | #-- | -- | -- | −22 | Program view |
| 2002 | Big TenFBS | In range | 9-4 | #-- | -- | -- | +219 | Program view |
| 2001 | Big TenFBS | In range | 5-6 | #-- | -- | -- | −33 | Program view |
| 2000 | Big TenFBS | In range | 5-7 | #-- | -- | -- | −29 | Program view |
| 1999 | Big TenFBS | In range | 10-3 | #-- | -- | -- | +183 | Program view |
| 1998 | Big TenFBS | In range | 9-3 | #-- | -- | -- | +134 | Program view |
| 1997 | Big TenFBS | In range | 9-3 | #-- | -- | -- | +112 | Program view |
| 1996 | Big TenFBS | In range | 11-2 | #-- | -- | -- | +197 | Program view |
| 1995 | Big TenFBS | In range | 9-3 | #-- | -- | -- | +140 | Program view |
| 1994 | Big TenFBS | In range | 12-0 | #-- | -- | -- | +312 | Program view |
| 1993 | Big TenFBS | In range | 10-2 | #-- | -- | -- | +173 | Program view |
| 1992 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 7-5 | #-- | -- | -- | +157 | Program view |
| 1991 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 11-2 | #-- | -- | -- | +290 | Program view |
| 1990 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 9-3 | #-- | -- | -- | +118 | Program view |
| 1989 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 8-3 | #-- | -- | -- | +90 | Program view |
| 1988 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 5-6 | #-- | -- | -- | +30 | Program view |
| 1987 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 8-4 | #-- | -- | -- | +42 | Program view |
| 1986 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 12-0 | #-- | -- | -- | +207 | Program view |
| 1985 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 11-1 | #-- | -- | -- | +122 | Program view |
| 1984 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 6-5 | #-- | -- | -- | −21 | Program view |
| 1983 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 8-4 | #-- | -- | -- | +8 | Program view |
| 1982 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 11-1 | #-- | -- | -- | +199 | Program view |
| 1981 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 10-2 | #-- | -- | -- | +209 | Program view |
| 1980 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 10-2 | #-- | -- | -- | +163 | Program view |
| 1979 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 8-4 | #-- | -- | -- | +80 | Program view |
| 1978 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 11-1 | #-- | -- | -- | +222 | Program view |
| 1977 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 11-1 | #-- | -- | -- | +203 | Program view |
| 1976 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 7-5 | #-- | -- | -- | +68 | Program view |
| 1975 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 9-3 | #-- | -- | -- | +117 | Program view |
| 1974 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 10-2 | #-- | -- | -- | +180 | Program view |
| 1973 | FBS IndependentsFBS | Best recordCleanest win-loss season in the loaded archive. | 12-0 | #-- | -- | -- | +318 | Program view |
| 1972 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 10-2 | #-- | -- | -- | +169 | Program view |
| 1971 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 11-1 | #-- | -- | -- | +347 | Program view |
| 1970 | FBS IndependentsFBS | In range | 7-3 | #-- | -- | -- | +137 | Program view |