Every tradition starts with a first—and Notre Dame football has more than a century’s worth of them.In the 135-year history of the University of Notre Dame football, fans have been treated to countless firsts: the first team coach (James L. Morison), the first Notre Dame player to win the Heisman Trophy (Angelo Bertelli), the first Outland Trophy winner (George Connor), the first player to rush for 1,000 yards in three consecutive seasons (Allen Pinkett), and the f...

UCLA’s 88-game winning streak between 1970 and 1974 is undoubtedly one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of college sports. It is 28 games longer than any other streak in college basketball history and the closest anyone has come in the almost 50 years since it was established is UNLV’s 45-game streak between 1989–91. John Wooden’s team was so dominant that it won 48 of the 88 games by at least 20 points and had just eight wins by five or less. The Bruins’ personnel featured m...