College football's 10 most unbreakable records - ESPN

In every sport, there are hallowed records, dubious records and records that are seemingly unbreakable.

College football has evolved greatly over the years — everything from rules changes and style of play to the number of games in a season — but there are some records and accomplishments that have stood the test of time.

Some good, some not so good.

We've examined the past 75 years in college football, tracing back to the 1950 season, and have ranked the 10 most «unbreakable» records in the sport, listing them in order of least likely to be topped. We also dug up some of the more obscure accomplishments (and failures) during that period.

Again, we're only considering play since 1950, so iconic records such as Tennessee going the entire 1939 regular season unbeaten, untied and unscored upon under then-Major Robert Neyland, or Georgia Tech's 222-point margin of victory over Cumberland in 1916 are not on our list.

Undoubtedly, you'll let us know if we missed anything.

When surveying the most dominant college football machines in history, the conversation begins and ends with the Bud Wilkinson-led Oklahoma teams of the 1950s. The Sooners bulldozed their way to 47 consecutive wins, a streak that began in 1953 and lasted most of five seasons, producing back-to-back national championships in 1955 and 1956. Oklahoma held its opponents to single digits in 35 of the 47 wins and recorded 22 shutouts.

Unranked Notre Dame, a 19-point underdog, ended the streak on Nov. 16, 1957, with a 7-0 victory in Norman. The Irish scored the winning touchdown inside the final four minutes on a fourth-and-goal play from the 3-yard line, then intercepted a pass in their own end zone in the final seconds to seal the upset, leaving the home crowd