Nation's longest football win streak ends at 109

Trish18 — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:07:00 GMT

Cincinnati (Ohio) Elder ended the nation's longest football winning streak-just barely-with a 41-34 overtime victory over Charlotte (North Carolina) Independence. Charlotte Independence won 109 games in a row, a streak that spanned exactly seven years.

During the run, the Patriots, who have been ranked No. 1 in The Associated Press state 4-A poll since the beginning of the 2001 season, became the first team to win seven straight state championships in North Carolina.

For a football program that almost graduated two full cycles of high schoolers who never knew defeat, I can't imagine it has gone over very well. I have a feeling they'll be back on track soon and working hard to secure their eighth state championship.

This reminded me of another team that got noticed for ending another impressive streak-but on the other end of the spectrum. Last winter, Caltech's basketball team beat an NCAA Division III school for the first time in more than a decade, ending a 207-game losing streak by beating Bard College 81-52. The Beavers, hadn't beaten a fellow Division III school since the 1995-96 season.

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Nation's longest football win streak ends at 109