Mount Union Football's 54 Game Win Streak
Untill breaking their own record on December 13, 2003, the Mount Union football team held the NCAA record for consecutive wins with 54. Beginning the streak on September 14, 1996, the Purple Raiders were victorious in every game, until they were defeated in overtime on December 11, 1999. The Purple Raiders won three National Championships, four OAC Titles, and 14 NCAA Division III Playoff games during the stretch. With win #48, a 44-20 victory over Otterbien, the Purple Raiders surpassed Oklahoma's former NCAA record 47 game win streak that had been standing since 1957.
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Date |
H/A |
Opponent |
Score |
Record |
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1. |
Sep. 14, 1996 |
A |
Defiance |
62-10 |
1-0 |
|
2. |
Sep. 21, 1996 |
H |
Baldwin-Wallace* |
55-20 |
2-0 (1-0) |
|
3. |
Sep. 28, 1996 |
H |
Otterbein* |
49-13 |
3-0 (2-0) |
|
4. |
Oct. 5, 1996 |
A |
Ohio Northern* |
44-7 |
4-0 (3-0) |
|
5. |
Oct. 12, 1996 |
H |
Heidelberg* |
59-7 |
5-0 (4-0) |
|
6. |
Oct. 19, 1996 |
A |
John Carroll* |
27-9 |
6-0 (5-0) |
|
7. |
Oct. 26, 1996 |
A |
Muskingum* |
55-17 |
7-0 (6-0) |
|
8. |
Nov. 2, 1996 |
H |
Marietta* |
61-16 |
8-0 (7-0) |
|
9. |
Nov. 9, 1996 |
H |
Capital* |
42-0 |
9-0 (8-0) |
|
10. |
Nov. 16, 1996 |
A |
Hiram* |
40-0 |
10-0 (9-0) |
|
11. |
Nov. 23, 1996 |
H |
Allegheny (1st Rd) |
31-26 |
11-0 |
|
12. |
Nov. 30, 1996 |
H |
Illinois Wesleyan (QF) |
49-14 |
12-0 |
|
13. |
Dec. 7, 1996 |
A |
Wis-La Crosse (SF) |
39-21 |
13-0 |
|
14. |
Dec. 14, 1996 |
NS |
Rowan (Stagg Bowl) |
56-24 |
14-0 |
|
15. |
Sep. 13, 1997 |
H |
Defiance |
58-0 |
1-0 |
|
16. |
Sep. 20, 1997 |
A |
Baldwin-Wallace* |
56-14 |
2-0 (1-0) |
|
17. |
Sep. 27, 1997 |
A |
Otterbein* |
49-0 |
3-0 (2-0) |
|
18. |
Oct. 4, 1997 |
H |
Ohio Northern* |
38-14 |
4-0 (3-0) |
|
19. |
Oct. 11, 1997 |
A |
Heidelberg* |
48-7 |
5-0 (4-0) |
|
20. |
Oct. 18, 1997 |
H |
John Carroll* |
42-14 |
6-0 (5-0) |
|
21. |
Oct. 25, 1997 |
H |
Muskingum* |
59-0 |
7-0 (6-0) |
|
22. |
Nov. 1, 1997 |
A |
Marietta* |
69-7 |
8-0 (7-0) |
|
23. |
Nov. 8, 1997 |
A |
Capital* |
62-0 |
9-0 (8-0) |
|
24. |
Nov. 15, 1997 |
H |
Hiram* |
63-0 |
10-0 (9-0) |
|
25. |
Nov. 22, 1997 |
H |
Allegheny (1st Rd) |
34-30 |
11-0 |
|
26. |
Nov. 29, 1997 |
H |
John Carroll (QF) |
59-7 |
12-0 |
|
27. |
Dec. 6, 1997 |
H |
Simpson (SF) |
54-7 |
13-0 |
|
28. |
Dec. 13, 1997 |
NS |
Lycoming (Stagg Bowl) |
61-12 |
14-0 |
|
29. |
Sep. 12, 1998 |
A |
Albion |
38-24 |
1-0 |
|
30. |
Sep. 19, 1998 |
H |
Hiram* |
58-0 |
2-0 (1-0) |
|
31. |
Sep. 28, 1998 |
A |
Ohio Northern* |
42-37 |
3-0 (2-0) |
|
32. |
Oct. 3, 1998 |
H |
John Carroll* |
21-14 |
4-0 (3-0) |
|
33. |
Oct. 10, 1998 |
H |
Heidelberg* |
40-17 |
5-0 (4-0) |
|
34. |
Oct. 17, 1998 |
A |
Otterbein* |
38-7 |
6-0 (5-0) |
|
35. |
Oct. 24, 1998 |
H |
Marietta* |
41-6 |
7-0 (6-0) |
|
36. |
Oct. 31, 1998 |
A |
Capital* |
58-7 |
8-0 (7-0) |
|
37. |
Nov. 7, 1998 |
H |
Muskingum* |
37-3 |
9-0 (8-0) |
|
38. |
Nov. 14, 1998 |
A |
Baldwin-Wallace* |
30-21 |
10-0 (9-0) |
|
39. |
Nov. 21, 1998 |
H |
Albion (1st Rd) |
21-19 |
11-0 |
|
40. |
Nov. 28, 1998 |
H |
Wittenberg (QF) |
21-19 |
12-0 |
|
41. |
Dec. 5, 1998 |
H |
Trinity (SF) |
34-29 |
13-0 |
|
42. |
Dec. 12, 1998 |
NS |
Rowan (Stagg Bowl) |
44-24 |
14-0 |
|
43. |
Sep. 11, 1999 |
H |
Albion |
38-0 |
1-0 |
|
44. |
Sep. 18, 1999 |
A |
Hiram* |
59-0 |
2-0 (1-0) |
|
45. |
Sep. 25, 1999 |
H |
Ohio Northern* |
56-24 |
3-0 (2-0) |
|
46. |
Oct. 2, 1999 |
A |
John Carroll* |
57-51 (3OT) |
4-0 (3-0) |
|
47. |
Oct. 9, 1999 |
A |
Heidelberg* |
66-0 |
5-0 (4-0) |
|
48. |
Oct. 16, 1999 |
H |
Otterbein* |
44-20 |
6-0 (5-0) |
|
49. |
Oct. 23, 1999 |
A |
Marietta* |
56-21 |
7-0 (6-0) |
|
50. |
Oct. 30, 1999 |
H |
Capital* |
73-19 |
8-0 (7-0) |
|
51. |
Nov. 6, 1999 |
A |
Muskingum* |
59-21 |
9-0 (8-0) |
|
52. |
Nov. 13, 1999 |
H |
Baldwin-Wallace* |
26-7 |
10-0 (9-0) |
|
53. |
Nov. 27, 1999 |
H |
Augustana (2nd Rd) |
42-33 |
11-0 |
|
54. |
Dec. 4, 1999 |
H |
Ohio Northern (QF) |
56-31 |
12-0 |
