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Here is how USF stacks up in the BE.

Rutgers was founded in 1766.

Pitt was founded in 1787.

Louisville was founded in 1798.

Cincinnati was founded in 1819.

W. Virginia was founded in 1867.

Syracuse was founded 1870.

UConn was founded in 1881.

USF was founded in 1956.

Rutgers started playing football in 1869.

Cincinnati started playing football in 1885.

Syracuse started playing football in 1889.

Pitt started playing football in 1890.

W. Virginia started playing football in 1891.

UConn started playing football in 1896.

Louisville started playing football in 1912.

USF started playing football in 1997.

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Wow.  that's interesting.  At least louisville only has us by 85 YEARS!

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UConn has had football for a long long time-- but they only recently moved to 1-A. The same year we did. That is the only possible school that comes close in that category.

It's all good though.

Not to be too hypertechnical, but U Conn moved to I-A in 2000 and USF moved up in 2001.

I disagree. BOTH teams were 1-A transitional when they played their game in 2000. I remember this being said countless times duringthe broadcast and on the internet.

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UConn has had football for a long long time-- but they only recently moved to 1-A. The same year we did. That is the only possible school that comes close in that category.

It's all good though.

Not to be too hypertechnical, but U Conn moved to I-A in 2000 and USF moved up in 2001.

I disagree. BOTH teams were 1-A transitional when they played their game in 2000. I remember this being said countless times duringthe broadcast and on the internet.

But, as I-A transitionals, they counted as a I-A win for opponents. So UConn was USF's first I-A win.

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Miami was founded in 1925.

FSU started playing football in 1947.

So yes, USF is the youngest BCS school in the country.

ACC

N. Carolina was founded in 1789.

Virginia was founded in 1819.

Wake Forest was founded in 1834.

Duke was founded in 1838.

FSU was founded in 1851.

Maryland was founded in 1856.

Boston College was founded in 1863.

VTech was founded in 1872.

Ga Tech was founded in 1885.

NC St. was founded in 1887.

Clemson was founded in 1889.

Miami was founded in 1925.

N. Carolina started playing football in 1888.

Virgina started playing football in 1888.

Wake started playing football in 1888.

Duke started playing football in 1888.

Maryland started playing football in 1892.

VTech started playing football in 1892.

Ga Tech started playing football in 1892.

NC St started playing football in 1892.

BC started playing football in 1893.

Clemson started playing football in 1896.

Miami started playing football in 1927.

FSU started playing football in 1947.

Big Ten

Michigan was founded in 1817.

Indiana was founded in 1820.

Iowa was founded in 1847.

Wisconsin was founded in 1849.

Minnesota was founded in 1851.

Northwestern was founded in 1851.

Michigan St. was founded in 1855.

Penn St. was founded in 1855.

Illinois was founded in 1867.

Purdue was founded in 1869.

Ohio St. was founded in 1870.

Northwestern started playing football in 1875.

Michigan started playing football in 1878.

Penn St. started playing football in 1881.

Minnesota started playing football in 1882.

Indiana started playing football in 1887.

Purdue started playing football in 1887.

Iowa started playing football in 1889.

Wisconsin started playing football in 1889.

Ohio St. started playing football in 1889.

Illinois started playing football in 1890.

Michigan St. started playing football in 1896.

Big 12

Missouri was founded in 1839.

Baylor was founded in 1845.

Iowa St. was founded in 1858.

Kansas St. was founded in 1863.

Kansas was founded in 1866.

Nebraska was founded in 1869.

Colorado was founded in 1876.

Texas A&M was founded in 1876.

Texas was founded in 1883.

Oklahoma was founded in 1890.

Oklahoma St. was founded in 1890.

Texas Tech was founded in 1923.

Missouri started playing football in 1890.

Kansas started playing football in 1890.

Nebraska started playing football in 1890.

Colorado started playing football in 1890.

Iowa St. started playing football in 1892.

Texas started playing football in 1893.

Texas A&M started playing football in 1894.

Oklahoma started playing football in 1895.

Kansas St. started playing football in 1896.

Baylor started playing football in 1899.

OK St. started playing football in 1901.

Texas Tech started playing football in 1925.

PAC-10

Washington was founded in 1861.

California was founded in 1868.

Oregon St. was founded in 1868.

Oregon was founded in 1876.

Southern California was founded in 1880.

Arizona was founded in 1885.

Arizona St. was founded in 1885.

Stanford was founded in 1885.

Washington St was founded in 1890.

UCLA was founded in 1919.

Cal started playing football in 1885.

So. Cal started playing football in 1888.

Washington started playing football in 1889.

Stanford started playing football in 1891.

Oregon St. started playing football in 1893.

Wash St. started playing football in 1893.

Oregon started playing football in 1894.

Arizona St. started playing football in 1897.

Arizona started playing football in 1899.

UCLA started playing football in 1919.

SEC

Georgia was founded in 1785.

Tennessee was founded in 1794.

South Carolina was founded in 1801.

Alabama was founded in 1831.

Mississippi was founded in 1844.

Florida was founded in 1853.

Auburn was founded in 1856.

Louisiana St. was founded in 1860.

Kentucky was founded in 1865.

Arkansas was founded in 1871.

Vanderbilt was founded in 1873.

Mississippi St was founded in 1878.

Kentucky started playing football in 1881.

Vandy started playing football in 1890.

Georgia started playing football in 1891.

Tenn started playing football in 1891.

Auburn started playing football in 1891.

S. Carolina started playing football in 1892.

Bama started playing football in 1892.

Mississippi started playing football in 1893.

LSU started playing football in 1893.

Arkansas started playing football in 1894.

Mississippi St started playing football in 1895.

UF started playing football in 1906.

Independents

Army was founded in 1802.

Notre Dame was founded in 1842.

Navy was founded in 1845.

Navy started playing football in 1879.

Notre Dame started playing football in 1887.

Army started playing football in 1890.

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UConn has had football for a long long time-- but they only recently moved to 1-A. The same year we did. That is the only possible school that comes close in that category.

It's all good though.

Not to be too hypertechnical, but U Conn moved to I-A in 2000 and USF moved up in 2001.

I disagree. BOTH teams were 1-A transitional when they played their game in 2000. I remember this being said countless times duringthe broadcast and on the internet.

But, as I-A transitionals, they counted as a I-A win for opponents. So UConn was USF's first I-A win.

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That is not in question.

Jim claims they were officially 1-A in 2000 but they were transitional just like we were.

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UConn has had football for a long long time-- but they only recently moved to 1-A. The same year we did. That is the only possible school that comes close in that category.

It's all good though.

Not to be too hypertechnical, but U Conn moved to I-A in 2000 and USF moved up in 2001.

I disagree. BOTH teams were 1-A transitional when they played their game in 2000. I remember this being said countless times duringthe broadcast and on the internet.

But, as I-A transitionals, they counted as a I-A win for opponents. So UConn was USF's first I-A win.

Kizarvexis

That is not in question.

Jim claims they were officially 1-A in 2000 but they were transitional just like we were.

Check the UConn 2006 Football Media Guide, History section, page 143

2000

UConn begins play as a Division I-A Independent. The team earns two wins over Division I-A opponents and sets a single-season record for average home attendance (14,166), playing before the three largest crowds in school history (all advance sellouts) in their first three home games.

So they were I-A and we would have counted as I-A, IF they had won. But they didn't. :)

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UConn has had football for a long long time-- but they only recently moved to 1-A. The same year we did. That is the only possible school that comes close in that category.

It's all good though.

Not to be too hypertechnical, but U Conn moved to I-A in 2000 and USF moved up in 2001.

I disagree. BOTH teams were 1-A transitional when they played their game in 2000. I remember this being said countless times duringthe broadcast and on the internet.

But, as I-A transitionals, they counted as a I-A win for opponents. So UConn was USF's first I-A win.

Kizarvexis

That is not in question.

Jim claims they were officially 1-A in 2000 but they were transitional just like we were.

It's not that I claim they were I-A in 2000... the links in my earlier post are to the College Football Data Warehouse pages for U Conn and USF.  Also, USF officially counts the win over U Conn in 2000 as USF's first win over a I-A program.

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