Mount Union

Mount Union is a DIII football powerhouse. And when I say powerhouse, I mean it. They won again yesterday which puts them in the semi-finals (yes, college football does have playoffs that work for everyone else) for the national championship. So here is what is impressive about Mount Union.

In 23 years, their head coach now has a record of 260-21-3. That's a 92% winning rate over two decades. They have lost one conference game since 1999. They have gone undefeated 5 times since 1999. They have never lost two games in a season since 1999. They have lost 5 games total since 1999.

Mount Union won the national championship in 1993. They won again in 1996. Went ahead and won it in 1997 and 1998. They missed out in 1999 when they lost by 3 in overtime in the semi-finals, then they won the title three times in a row in 2000, 2001, and 2002. They lost in the championship game in 2003. In 2004, they lost in the national semi-finals by 3 points. They won the national title again in both 2005 and 20006. They made the title game again in 2007 and lost. So, since 1996 Mount Union has made the final or semi-finals every single year. They have played in 10 out the last 12 national title games, winning 8 of those. In the tow years they did not make the title game they lost in the semi-finals, both times by 3 points.

This year, Mount Union is the #11 rushing team in the nation, the #20 passing team in the nation, has the #1 total offense, #1 scoring offense, #1 rushing defense, #2 passing defense, #1 total defense (166 ypg), #1 scoring defense (5.6 ppg), an average margin of victory of 41 points, and the closest game they have had this year was a 27 point win.

So if you ever want to chime in on the greatest college football program ever, now you know it is Mount Union. And it isn't even close.