48 quarters of competitive football

[FirstDownB]

This might be the most impressive thing about this season. There was not a single game in which we were out of it by the 4th quarter. Competitive in every single game.
When is the last time we could claim that? I’m sure there were plenty of bowl eligible teams that were blown out.

 

[TC4THREE]

I wasn't sure what the season would bring so this was actually my #1 metric for success this season. How competitive we would be. I kind of figured if we were competitive in 10 games I'd be very happy so to say we were competitive in all 12 is extraordinary to me.

 

[jmohlman]

This might be the most impressive thing about this season. There was not a single game in which we were out of it by the 4th quarter. Competitive in every single game.
When is the last time we could claim that? I’m sure there were plenty of bowl eligible teams that were blown out.

And against Wisconsin, arguably the best team in the Big Ten we were the most competitive against them. We probably should’ve won that game had we been able to return a fumble for a touchdown and return an interception for a touchdown. Bad breaks, but we gave them the best game that anyone gave him.

 

[FirstDownB]

I think the answer is 2004. That was a really good team.

 

[JohnnyDoeBoiler]

I think the answer is 2004. That was a really good team.

Correct. 4 regular season losses after the play that shall not be mentioned. Those 4 losses totaled 10 points along with a bowl loss to ASU by 4.