| Phil Steele Blog • October 7, 2015 |
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Strength of Wins/ Pain of Losses.
Strength of Wins
I find this chart to be very interesting every year. How it’s devised is if you beat an FBS opponent you get credit for all their wins over their FBS opponents. In this first chart below you can see Strength of Wins. For example Northwestern faced Stanford, Duke, Ball St and Minnesota and those teams have a total of 13 wins putting them at the top of this list with Florida being ranked #1. At the bottom you will see UCF, Wyoming, North Texas, New Mexico St, and Kansas. While there are only 5 winless teams my chart grades 20 teams as having credit with a win but their foes have not won a single game vs a FBS foe.
Here is the Complete list of Strength of Wins with rank:
| Strength of Wins | Strength of Wins | Strength of Wins | |||||||||
| SU | Combined | SU | Combined | SU | Combined | ||||||
| Wins | Foe Wins | Rank | Wins | Foe Wins | Rank | Wins | Foe Wins | Rank | |||
| Northwestern | 5 | 13 | 1 | NC State | 4 | 5 | 40 | GA Southern | 4 | 1 | 86 |
| Florida | 5 | 13 | 1 | Bowling Green | 3 | 5 | 40 | Southern Miss | 3 | 1 | 86 |
| Texas A&M | 5 | 12 | 3 | Kansas St | 3 | 4 | 46 | Ball St | 2 | 1 | 86 |
| Ohio St | 5 | 11 | 4 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 4 | 46 | Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 86 |
| LSU | 4 | 10 | 5 | Syracuse | 3 | 4 | 46 | Akron | 2 | 1 | 86 |
| Utah | 4 | 10 | 5 | Marshall | 4 | 4 | 46 | Arkansas St | 2 | 1 | 86 |
| Alabama | 4 | 10 | 5 | Texas Tech | 3 | 4 | 46 | Virginia Tech | 2 | 1 | 86 |
| Michigan St | 5 | 9 | 8 | Oregon | 3 | 4 | 46 | San Diego St | 2 | 1 | 86 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 9 | 8 | Tulsa | 2 | 4 | 46 | Connecticut | 2 | 1 | 86 |
| Temple | 4 | 9 | 8 | Cincinnati | 3 | 4 | 46 | Maryland | 2 | 1 | 86 |
| Michigan | 4 | 9 | 8 | Wisconsin | 3 | 4 | 46 | Kent St | 2 | 1 | 86 |
| UCLA | 4 | 9 | 8 | Auburn | 3 | 4 | 46 | Mid Tennessee | 2 | 1 | 86 |
| Iowa | 5 | 8 | 13 | Arkansas | 2 | 4 | 46 | San Jose St | 2 | 1 | 86 |
| TCU | 5 | 8 | 13 | Louisville | 2 | 4 | 46 | Colorado St | 2 | 1 | 86 |
| Toledo | 4 | 8 | 13 | South Carolina | 2 | 4 | 46 | Buffalo | 2 | 1 | 86 |
| Indiana | 4 | 8 | 13 | West Virginia | 3 | 3 | 59 | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 1 | 86 |
| Stanford | 4 | 8 | 13 | Miami, Fl | 3 | 3 | 59 | Army | 1 | 1 | 86 |
| WKU | 4 | 8 | 13 | East Carolina | 3 | 3 | 59 | New Mexico | 3 | 0 | 104 |
| Minnesota | 3 | 8 | 13 | Arizona | 3 | 3 | 59 | Iowa St | 2 | 0 | 104 |
| BYU | 3 | 8 | 13 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 | 59 | Rutgers | 2 | 0 | 104 |
| Oklahoma St | 5 | 7 | 21 | South Alabama | 3 | 3 | 59 | Tulane | 2 | 0 | 104 |
| California | 5 | 7 | 21 | Colorado | 3 | 3 | 59 | Rice | 2 | 0 | 104 |
| Clemson | 4 | 7 | 21 | Tennessee | 2 | 3 | 59 | FIU | 2 | 0 | 104 |
| Florida St | 4 | 7 | 21 | Hawaii | 2 | 3 | 59 | UTEP | 2 | 0 | 104 |
| Memphis | 5 | 7 | 21 | Old Dominion | 2 | 3 | 59 | Texas St | 1 | 0 | 104 |
| Navy | 4 | 7 | 21 | Charlotte | 2 | 3 | 59 | Virginia | 1 | 0 | 104 |
| Penn St | 4 | 7 | 21 | Georgia St | 1 | 3 | 59 | USF | 1 | 0 | 104 |
| Duke | 4 | 7 | 21 | Air Force | 2 | 2 | 71 | Western Mich | 1 | 0 | 104 |
| Mississippi | 4 | 7 | 21 | Boston College | 3 | 2 | 71 | Troy | 1 | 0 | 104 |
| Kentucky | 4 | 7 | 21 | Washington | 2 | 2 | 71 | UL Lafayette | 1 | 0 | 104 |
| Ohio | 4 | 7 | 21 | Oregon St | 2 | 2 | 71 | ULM | 1 | 0 | 104 |
| Arizona St | 3 | 7 | 21 | Utah St | 2 | 2 | 71 | Purdue | 1 | 0 | 104 |
| Baylor | 4 | 6 | 33 | Washington St | 2 | 2 | 71 | SMU | 1 | 0 | 104 |
| Illinois | 4 | 6 | 33 | Central Mich | 2 | 2 | 71 | Fresno St | 1 | 0 | 104 |
| Missouri | 4 | 6 | 33 | Georgia Tech | 2 | 2 | 71 | Miami, OH | 1 | 0 | 104 |
| USC | 3 | 6 | 33 | Vanderbilt | 2 | 2 | 71 | Idaho | 1 | 0 | 104 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 6 | 33 | UMass | 1 | 2 | 71 | Eastern Mich | 1 | 0 | 104 |
| Miss St | 3 | 6 | 33 | UNLV | 2 | 2 | 71 | Kansas | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 6 | 33 | N Illinois | 2 | 2 | 71 | New Mexico St | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| Houston | 4 | 5 | 40 | Nevada | 2 | 2 | 71 | North Texas | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| Notre Dame | 4 | 5 | 40 | Texas | 1 | 2 | 71 | UCF | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| Georgia | 4 | 5 | 40 | UTSA | 1 | 2 | 71 | Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| Boise St | 4 | 5 | 40 | Appalachian St | 3 | 1 | 86 | ||||
Pain of Losses
This next chart we will go over the Pain of Losses. Here if you lose to an opponent you get credit for all their losses. While there are 20 teams unbeaten, there are an additional 23 teams who have only lost to an unbeaten foe. Of those 23, 9 teams have 2 losses to unbeaten foes. What really stands out in this chart is Ball State (highlighted in green). All 3 of their losses were to unbeaten teams Texas A&M, Northwestern and Toledo. The top of this list you will see Wyoming with a combined 16 foe losses. Their foe losses include Appalachian St, New Mexico, Washington St, E Michigan and North Dakota. Unlike the Strength of Wins chart, the Pain of Losses chart does include a loss to an FCS foe. I count that loss a 4 towards the combined foe loss record due to the weakness of the opponent.
Here is your complete Pain of Losses Chart with rank:
| Pain of Losses | Pain of Losses | Pain of Losses | |||||||||
| SU | Combined | SU | Combined | SU | Combined | ||||||
| Loss | Foe Losses | Rank | Loss | Foe Losses | Rank | Loss | Foe Losses | Rank | |||
| Wyoming | 5 | 16 | 128 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 3 | 74 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| UCF | 5 | 13 | 127 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 3 | 74 | Miss St | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Army | 4 | 11 | 125 | UMass | 3 | 3 | 74 | Texas Tech | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Eastern Mich | 4 | 11 | 125 | Virginia Tech | 3 | 3 | 74 | Oregon | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Georgia St | 3 | 10 | 124 | San Diego St | 3 | 3 | 74 | Tulsa | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| New Mexico St | 4 | 9 | 120 | Connecticut | 3 | 3 | 74 | Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Idaho | 4 | 9 | 120 | Virginia | 3 | 3 | 74 | East Carolina | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| North Texas | 4 | 9 | 120 | USF | 3 | 3 | 74 | Air Force | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| UTEP | 3 | 9 | 120 | Bowling Green | 2 | 3 | 74 | Iowa St | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Kansas | 4 | 8 | 118 | Rutgers | 2 | 3 | 74 | Michigan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Miami, OH | 4 | 8 | 118 | North Carolina | 1 | 3 | 74 | Indiana | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Fresno St | 4 | 7 | 117 | NC State | 1 | 3 | 74 | Stanford | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| UTSA | 4 | 6 | 105 | Arkansas | 3 | 2 | 58 | Penn St | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Purdue | 4 | 6 | 105 | Louisville | 3 | 2 | 58 | Duke | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| SMU | 4 | 6 | 105 | Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 58 | Mississippi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Old Dominion | 3 | 6 | 105 | Akron | 3 | 2 | 58 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Charlotte | 3 | 6 | 105 | Arkansas St | 3 | 2 | 58 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| San Jose St | 3 | 6 | 105 | Texas St | 3 | 2 | 58 | Kansas St | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Colorado St | 3 | 6 | 105 | BYU | 2 | 2 | 58 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Buffalo | 3 | 6 | 105 | Auburn | 2 | 2 | 58 | Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3 | 6 | 105 | Arizona | 2 | 2 | 58 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| UL Lafayette | 3 | 6 | 105 | Louisiana Tech | 2 | 2 | 58 | Appalachian St | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ULM | 3 | 6 | 105 | Oregon St | 2 | 2 | 58 | Northwestern | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| FIU | 3 | 6 | 105 | Utah St | 2 | 2 | 58 | Florida | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| UNLV | 3 | 5 | 97 | UCLA | 1 | 2 | 58 | Texas A&M | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| N Illinois | 3 | 5 | 97 | Ohio | 1 | 2 | 58 | Ohio St | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nevada | 3 | 5 | 97 | Boise St | 1 | 2 | 58 | LSU | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mid Tennessee | 3 | 5 | 97 | Miami, Fl | 1 | 2 | 58 | Utah | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rice | 3 | 5 | 97 | Texas | 4 | 1 | 44 | Michigan St | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Troy | 3 | 5 | 97 | Central Mich | 3 | 1 | 44 | Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colorado | 2 | 5 | 97 | Arizona St | 2 | 1 | 44 | Temple | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Southern Miss | 2 | 5 | 97 | Wisconsin | 2 | 1 | 44 | Iowa | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nebraska | 3 | 4 | 89 | Boston College | 2 | 1 | 44 | TCU | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Maryland | 3 | 4 | 89 | Washington | 2 | 1 | 44 | Toledo | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kent St | 3 | 4 | 89 | Alabama | 1 | 1 | 44 | Oklahoma St | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Western Mich | 3 | 4 | 89 | WKU | 1 | 1 | 44 | California | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Alabama | 2 | 4 | 89 | Illinois | 1 | 1 | 44 | Clemson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Washington St | 2 | 4 | 89 | Missouri | 1 | 1 | 44 | Florida St | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Mexico | 2 | 4 | 89 | USC | 1 | 1 | 44 | Memphis | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tulane | 2 | 4 | 89 | Georgia | 1 | 1 | 44 | Navy | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 3 | 74 | Marshall | 1 | 1 | 44 | Baylor | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 74 | GA Southern | 1 | 1 | 43 | Houston | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 3 | 74 | Ball St | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||
Overall Wins and Losses
In this last chart below you can see the overall wins and losses. As you can see the top teams are Northwestern, Florida, Texas A&M and Ohio St. The bottom teams are all the winless teams. The most interesting team here is Iowa St (highlighted in green). If you take a closer look, Iowa St is the only team that has a win vs a winless team and both losses are vs unbeaten teams. So they will have a 0-0 record.
| Overall | Overall | Overall | |||||||||
| Wins | Losses | % | Wins | Losses | % | Wins | Losses | % | |||
| Northwestern | 13 | 0 | 100.0% | WKU | 8 | 1 | 88.9% | Arkansas St | 1 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Florida | 13 | 0 | 100.0% | Arizona St | 7 | 1 | 87.5% | UNLV | 2 | 5 | 28.6% |
| Texas A&M | 12 | 0 | 100.0% | Illinois | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | N Illinois | 2 | 5 | 28.6% |
| Ohio St | 11 | 0 | 100.0% | Missouri | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | Nevada | 2 | 5 | 28.6% |
| LSU | 10 | 0 | 100.0% | USC | 6 | 1 | 85.7% | UTSA | 2 | 6 | 25.0% |
| Utah | 10 | 0 | 100.0% | Georgia | 5 | 1 | 83.3% | Virginia Tech | 1 | 3 | 25.0% |
| Michigan St | 9 | 0 | 100.0% | UCLA | 9 | 2 | 81.8% | San Diego St | 1 | 3 | 25.0% |
| Oklahoma | 9 | 0 | 100.0% | BYU | 8 | 2 | 80.0% | Connecticut | 1 | 3 | 25.0% |
| Temple | 9 | 0 | 100.0% | Marshall | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | Georgia St | 3 | 10 | 23.1% |
| Michigan | 9 | 0 | 100.0% | Wisconsin | 4 | 1 | 80.0% | Maryland | 1 | 4 | 20.0% |
| Iowa | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | Ohio | 7 | 2 | 77.8% | Kent St | 1 | 4 | 20.0% |
| TCU | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | Boise St | 5 | 2 | 71.4% | Southern Miss | 1 | 5 | 16.7% |
| Toledo | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | North Carolina | 6 | 3 | 66.7% | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 5 | 16.7% |
| Indiana | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | Auburn | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | San Jose St | 1 | 6 | 14.3% |
| Stanford | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | Arkansas | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | Colorado St | 1 | 6 | 14.3% |
| Minnesota | 8 | 0 | 100.0% | Louisville | 4 | 2 | 66.7% | Buffalo | 1 | 6 | 14.3% |
| Oklahoma St | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | Boston College | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | Florida Atlantic | 1 | 6 | 14.3% |
| California | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | Washington | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | Army | 1 | 11 | 8.3% |
| Clemson | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | Central Mich | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | Texas St | 0 | 2 | 0.0% |
| Florida St | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | Texas | 2 | 1 | 66.7% | Rutgers | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Memphis | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | NC State | 5 | 3 | 62.5% | Virginia | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Navy | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | Bowling Green | 5 | 3 | 62.5% | USF | 0 | 3 | 0.0% |
| Penn St | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | Nebraska | 6 | 4 | 60.0% | New Mexico | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Duke | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | Miami, Fl | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | Tulane | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Mississippi | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | Arizona | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | Western Mich | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Kentucky | 7 | 0 | 100.0% | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | Rice | 0 | 5 | 0.0% |
| Baylor | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 57.1% | Troy | 0 | 4 | 0.0% |
| Miss St | 6 | 0 | 100.0% | Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | UL Lafayette | 0 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Houston | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | Hawaii | 3 | 3 | 50.0% | ULM | 0 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Notre Dame | 5 | 0 | 100.0% | Oregon St | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | FIU | 0 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Kansas St | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | Utah St | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | Purdue | 0 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | GA Southern | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | SMU | 0 | 6 | 0.0% |
| Syracuse | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | Iowa St | 0 | 0 | 50.0% | Fresno St | 0 | 7 | 0.0% |
| Texas Tech | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | South Alabama | 3 | 4 | 42.9% | Kansas | 0 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Oregon | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | Georgia Tech | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | Miami, OH | 0 | 8 | 0.0% |
| Tulsa | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | Vanderbilt | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | UTEP | 0 | 9 | 0.0% |
| Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 100.0% | UMass | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | New Mexico St | 0 | 9 | 0.0% |
| West Virginia | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | Colorado | 3 | 5 | 37.5% | Idaho | 0 | 9 | 0.0% |
| East Carolina | 3 | 0 | 100.0% | Old Dominion | 3 | 6 | 33.3% | North Texas | 0 | 9 | 0.0% |
| Air Force | 2 | 0 | 100.0% | Charlotte | 3 | 6 | 33.3% | Eastern Mich | 0 | 11 | 0.0% |
| Appalachian St | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | Washington St | 2 | 4 | 33.3% | UCF | 0 | 13 | 0.0% |
| Ball St | 1 | 0 | 100.0% | Wake Forest | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | Wyoming | 0 | 16 | 0.0% |
| Alabama | 10 | 1 | 90.9% | Akron | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | ||||
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