Wikipedia:WikiProject College football/Season-by-season lists format

Formating

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Seasons

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Seasons should link to individual team's season using the established naming convention "<Year> <School> <Nickname> football team".

  • Example: [[2005 Texas Longhorns football team|2005]]

Head coach

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Head coaches should be listed across multiple seasons. Interim head coaches should be included and labeled with "(Interim)"

Conference

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Athletic conferences should be listed for every season for championship seasons (conference champions or conference championship game winners). Colored for conference winners, conference championship game winners, and division winners (whichever is highest: Conference winner/Championship game champion > Division champion)

Season results

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Season results encompasses multiple entries and helps with extra space for listing citations

Final standings
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Final standings should only span multiple seasons if the team was in neither a conference or a conference with divisions.

Conference
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Should include final conference standings. If independent, multiple span cleared columns should indicate there was not even an option for conference standings. If the team is in a conference with divisions, should still include standings for all teams. The winner of the conference (outright or co-champion) should be filled with color (whichever is highest: Conference winner/Championship game champion > Division champion)

Division
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Should include final conference division standings. If independent or in conference without divisions, multiple span cleared columns should indicate there was not even an option for conference division standings. Division winners should be colored and labeled with final standing. Only division winners should have this entry colored. If the team is selected to play in conference championship game and wins, this box should still remain with the separate division color, not conference championship color.

Wins & Losses
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Simple: just include the number of games won/lost

Ties
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Should include this note:

{{#tag:ref|[[Overtime (sports)|Overtime]] rules in [[college football]] were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.<ref>{{cite news | first = Kelly | last = Whiteside | title = Overtime system still excites coaches | url = http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/2006-08-24-overtime_x.htm | work = USA Today | date = August 25, 2006 | accessdate = 2008-09-29 | archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5k7ueRNcj | archivedate=2009-09-28 }}</ref>|group="A"}}

All games that were played before 1996 should have a "0" if there were no tied games. Starting with the 1997 season, a span of cleared columns should indicate that there was not even an option for a tie game.

Bowl result

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Bowl game appearances should read like this:

Final poll

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The AP poll began in 1937. All prior seasons should have blank spanning columns. Seasons when a team did not rank in the poll should have an em dash. Do not include RV (receiving votes), if you didn't make it, ya didn't make it.

USA Today Coaches'
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The Coaches poll began in 1950. All prior seasons should have blank spanning columns. Seasons when a team did not rank in the poll should have an em dash. Do not include RV (receiving votes), if you didn't make it, ya didn't make it.

Team name

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The first line after the header should include the team name in this format: <University name> <team monkier>. If a team changed their name (school name or moniker) a separating line should span all rows to show a "clean start." If team colors changed too, this is a good time to incorporate those into the table.

Current season

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Although the a current season can not officially include all the seasons stats, until the season is over (final polls are released) an In progress keeps the current season accessible from this list but prevents it from screwing with the final standing statistics. Only include the season, head coach, and conference, all other information falls into the In progress strip.

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The footer should include all regular season games totaled between wins, losses, and ties. Separate the bowl games and give a total number of appearances to the side. Finally, include all games below these two acting as an answer to the "addition problem" above.

Example Table

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Conference champions Conference co-champions Division co-champions Bowl game berth^ Shared standing T
Season Head coach[1] Conference[2] Season results[1][3][4] Bowl result[5] Final poll[6]
Final standings Wins Losses Ties[A 1] AP USA Today Coaches'
Conference Division[A 2]
<University name> <team monkier>
1925 E. Y. Freeland Independent 6 1 2
1926 Independent 6 1 3
1927 Independent 5 4 0
1928 Independent 4 4 1
1929 Grady Higginbotham Independent 1 7 2
1930 Pete Cawthon Independent 3 6 0
1931 Independent 6 3 0
1932 Border Conference 10 2 0
1933 Border Conference 8 1 2
1934 Border Conference 7 2 1
1935 Border Conference 5 4 1
1936 Border Conference 5 4 1
Texas Tech Red Raiders
1937 Pete Cawthon Border Conference 1st 8 4 0 Lost Sun Bowl to West Virginia Mountaineers, 7–6^
1938 Border Conference 10 1 0 Lost Cotton Bowl Classic to Saint Mary's (CA), 20–13^ 11
1939 Border Conference 5 5 1
1940 Border Conference 9 1 1
1941 Dell Morgan Border Conference 9 2 0
1942 Border Conference T–1st 4 5 1 Lost Sun Bowl to Tulsa Golden Hurricanes, 6–0^
1943 Border Conference 4 6 0
1944 Border Conference 4 7 0
1945 Border Conference 3 5 2
1946 Border Conference 8 3 0
1947 Border Conference 1st 6 5 0
1948 Border Conference 1st 7 3 0 Lost Sun Bowl to Miami Redskins, 6–0^
1949 Border Conference 1st 7 5 0 Lost Raisin Bowl to San Jose State Spartans, 20–13^
1950 Border Conference 3 8 0
1951 DeWitt Weaver Border Conference 1st 7 4 0 Won Sun Bowl against Pacific Tigers, 25–14^
1952 Border Conference 3 7 1
1953 Border Conference 1st 11 1 0 Won Gator Bowl against Auburn Tigers, 35–13^ 12 12
1954 Border Conference 1st 7 2 1
1955 Border Conference 1st 7 3 1 Lost Sun Bowl against Maryland Terrapins, 21–14^
1956 Border Conference 2 7 1
1957 Independent 2 8 0
1958 Independent 3 7 0
1959 Independent 4 6 0
1960 Southwest Conference 6th 3 6 1
1961 J. T. King Southwest Conference 7th 4 6 0
1962 Southwest Conference 8th 1 9 0
1963 Southwest Conference 6th 5 5 0
1964 Southwest Conference T–4th 6 4 1 Lost Sun Bowl to Georgia Bulldogs, 7–0^
1965 Southwest Conference 2nd 8 3 0 Lost Gator Bowl to Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 31–21^ 10
1966 Southwest Conference 7th 4 6 0
1967 Southwest Conference 2nd 6 4 0
1968 Southwest Conference 4th 5 3 2
1969 Southwest Conference T–3rd 5 5 0
1970 Jim Carlen Southwest Conference 3rd 8 4 0 Lost Sun Bowl to Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 17–9^
1971 Southwest Conference 7th 4 7 0
1972 Southwest Conference T–2nd 8 4 0 Lost Sun Bowl to North Carolina Tar Heels, 32–28^
1973 Southwest Conference 2nd 11 1 0 Won Gator Bowl against Tennessee Volunteers, 28–19^ 11 11
1974 Southwest Conference 6th 6 4 2 Tied Peach Bowl with Vanderbilt Commodores, 6–6^
1975 Steve Sloan Southwest Conference 4th 6 5 0
1976 Southwest Conference T–1st 10 2 0 Lost Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl to Nebraska Cornhuskers, 27–24^ 13 13
1977 Southwest Conference T–4th 7 5 0 Lost Tangerine Bowl to Florida State Seminoles, 40–17^
1978 Rex Dockery Southwest Conference 4th 7 4 0
1979 Southwest Conference 7th 3 6 2
1980 Southwest Conference T–6th 5 6 0
1981 Jerry Moore Southwest Conference 9th 1 9 1
1982 Southwest Conference T–6th 4 7 0
1983 Southwest Conference 6th 3 7 1
1984 Southwest Conference 8th 4 7 0
1985 Southwest Conference 7th 4 7 0
1986 David McWilliams Southwest Conference 4th 7 5 0 McWilliams resigned before bowl game
Spike Dykes (Interim) Lost Independence Bowl to Ole Miss Rebels, 20–17^
1987 Spike Dykes Southwest Conference 4th 6 4 1
1988 Southwest Conference 3rd 5 6 0
1989 Southwest Conference 3rd 9 3 0 Won All-American Bowl against Duke Blue Devils, 49–21^ 19 16
1990 Southwest Conference T–4th 4 7 0
1991 Southwest Conference T–2nd 6 5 0
1992 Southwest Conference T–2nd 5 6 0
1993 Southwest Conference T–2nd 6 6 0 Lost John Hancock Bowl to Oklahoma Sooners, 41–10^
1994 Southwest Conference T–1st 6 6 0 Lost Mobil Cotton Bowl Classic to USC Trojans, 55–14^
1995 Southwest Conference T–2nd 9 3 0 Won Copper Bowl against Air Force Falcons, 55–41^ 23 20
1996 Big 12 Conference 2nd 7 5 Lost Builders Square Alamo Bowl to Iowa Hawkeyes, 27–0^
1997 Big 12 Conference T–2nd 6 5
1998 Big 12 Conference 3rd 7 5 Lost Sanford Independence Bowl to Ole Miss Rebels, 35–18^
1999 Big 12 Conference T–2nd 6 5
2000 Mike Leach Big 12 Conference 4th 7 6 Lost Galleryfurniture.com Bowl to East Carolina Pirates, 40–27^
2001 Big 12 Conference T–3rd 7 5 Lost Sylvania Alamo Bowl to Iowa Hawkeyes, 19–16^
2002 Big 12 Conference T–3rd 9 5 Won Mazda Tangerine Bowl against Clemson Tigers, 55–15^
2003 Big 12 Conference 4th 8 5 Won EV1.net Houston Bowl against Navy Midshipmen, 38–14^
2004 Big 12 Conference T–3rd 8 4 Won Pacific Life Holiday Bowl against California Golden Bears, 45–31^ 18 17
2005 Big 12 Conference T–2nd 9 3 Lost AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic to Alabama Crimson Tide, 13–10^ 20 19
2006 Big 12 Conference 4th 8 5 Won Insight Bowl against Minnesota Golden Gophers, 44–41 (OT)^
2007 Big 12 Conference T–3rd 9 4 Won Konica Minolta Gator Bowl against Virginia Cavaliers, 31–28^ 22 23
2008 Big 12 Conference T–1st
[A 3]
11 2 Lost AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic to Ole Miss Rebels, 47–34^ 12 12
2009 Big 12 Conference T–3rd 9 4 Leach was fired before bowl game 21 23
Ruffin McNeil (Interim) Won Valero Alamo Bowl against Michigan State Spartans, 41–31^
2010 Tommy Tuberville Big 12 Conference In progress
Total 500 370 31 (only includes regular season games)
11 21 1 (only includes bowl games; 33 appearances)
511 393 32 (all games)

  1. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[7]
  2. ^ The Big 12 Conference introduced divisional play in its first year in 1996; the divisional winners advance to the Big 12 Championship Game to determine the conference champion.[8]
  3. ^ Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech all finished the season with identical 7–1 conference records, creating a three-way-tie for the South division championship. Under Big 12 tiebreaker rules, ties are normally broken by head-to-head matchups but this case was unique as Texas beat Oklahoma 45–35, Oklahoma beat Texas Tech 65–21, and Texas Tech beat Texas 39–33 which made breaking the three-way tie impossible using head-to-head games. According to Big 12 rules, the fifth tie-breaker dictated that the team with the highest BCS Ranking, released on November 30 of that year, would represent the South Division in the championship game. Coaches, journalists and computer rankings, which are the major components of the BCS ranking formula, decided the division representative. During the final week of the Big 12 regular season, Oklahoma defeated a ranked Oklahoma State team and Texas defeated an unranked Texas A&M team, delivering a higher computer rating to Oklahoma and influencing BCS voters.[9][10]
  1. ^ a b "Texas Tech Yearly Totals". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  2. ^ "Texas Tech Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  3. ^ "Texas Tech Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  4. ^ "Football Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
  5. ^ "Texas Tech Bowl History". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  6. ^ "Texas Tech In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  7. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2009-09-28. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
  8. ^ "Tiebreaker Procedures". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
  9. ^ Weiss, Dick. "Sooners win Big 12 South thanks to BCS computers:". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
  10. ^ George, Brandon. "Big 12 commissioner says it's been a tough week:". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2009-12-15.