There are so many ways to illustrate the SEC’s football dominance.
Here’s one more: Eight of the league’s 14 teams have enjoyed .500 or better seasons at least 70 percent of the time.
All 14 have had more .500 or better seasons than losing seasons since they began playing.
Alabama, no surprise, leads the way with 107 .500 or better seasons in its 121-season history, including three later impacted by vacated wins. The Tide has more 10-win seasons than losing seasons.
The Tide does not have the SEC’s longest active non-losing streak, however.
Rival LSU does. Leonard Fournette hadn’t quite turned 5 the last time LSU had a losing season, in 1999.
Here’s a look at each SEC school (seasons, records based on SEC Media Guide).
| Team | Total seasons | .500 or better seasons | Percentage | Last losing season** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 121 | 107* | 88.4% | 2006 |
| Tennessee | 119 | 94 | 79.0% | 2013 |
| Florida | 109 | 86 | 78.9% | 2013 |
| LSU | 122 | 95 | 77.9% | 1999 |
| Auburn | 123 | 95 | 77.2% | 2012 |
| Georgia | 122 | 94 | 77.0% | 2010 |
| Arkansas | 122 | 89 | 73.0% | 2013 |
| Texas A&M | 121 | 85 | 70.2% | 2008 |
| Missouri | 125 | 79 | 63.2% | 2015 |
| Ole Miss | 121 | 76 | 62.8% | 2011 |
| South Carolina | 122 | 70 | 57.4% | 2015 |
| Vanderbilt | 126 | 68 | 54.0% | 2015 |
| Kentucky | 125 | 66 | 52.8% | 2015 |
| Mississippi State | 116 | 60 | 51.7% | 2009 |
* Includes 1993, 2006, 2007 seasons in which vacated wins dropped winning percentage below .500.
** Last losing season does not include vacated wins. Alabama, for instance, went 7-6 in 2007 but had five wins vacated. Its last losing season was 2006, when it went 6-7 before wins were vacated.
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