Washington and Michigan will be facing off Monday night for College Football's Greatest Trophy and the College Football Playoff Championship Trophy as well!
- The Huskies have rattled off 17 consecutive wins after taking the Trophy from Oregon last November.
- The last 17 game trophy holder win streak was Ohio State from November of 2018 until they lost in the CFP Semifinal vs. Clemson in 2019
- The most recent streak to go beyond 17 was USC with 25, from the 2004 Rose Bowl over Michigan to the 2006 Rose Bowl loss to Texas
- The longest trophy holding streaks are:
- Yale 36 (1891-1893)
- Miami (Fl) 31 (2000-2002)
- Yale 29 (1888-1889)
- Princeton 25 (1879-1882)
- Harvard 25 (1912-1915)
- USC 25 (2004-2006)
- Yale 24 (1882-1885)
- Pennsylvania 24 (1894-1896)
- USC 24 (1978-1980)
- Harvard 23 (1898-1900)
- Army 21 (1948-1950)
- Mississippi 19 (1959-1961)
- Pennsylvania 18 (1897-1898)
- Tennessee 18 (1938-1939)
- Michigan's longest streak is 8 games in 1972
- The Wolverines last held the Trophy in 2003 and have a 25-27-1 record in Trophy games
- Washington's record now stands at 45-23 in Trophy games
One of these two schools will carry the Trophy into the new Big Ten next season
Go Blue!
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