Losing streak
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In sports, a losing streak is an uninterrupted string of contests (whether games, matches, etc.) lost by a team or individual. A losing streak can last as few as two games, or it may last much longer. A losing streak and winless streak are distinctively different, as a winless streak may include tie games and, in some sports (notably association football and ice hockey), overtime losses. Tie games can also be included in an unbeaten streak, as it is in soccer.
Here is a list of the longest team losing streaks of all time in several competitions:
- NCAA Football Division I: Northwestern Wildcats, 34 games (1972-1982)
- NCAA Football Division II: Minnesota-Morris Cougars, 46 games (1998-2003)
- NCAA Football Division III: Macalester Scots, 50 games (1974-1980)[1]
- NCAA Basketball:
- Division I, men: Towson Tigers, 41 games (2011-2012)[2]
- Division I, women: Long Island Blackbirds, 58 games (1986-1989)[3]
- Division II, men: Olivet Comets and Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs, 46 games (1959-1961 & 1971-1973)
- Division II, women: Notre Dame de Namur Argonauts, 70 games
- Division III, men: Caltech Beavers, 207 games (1996-2007) (record for all divisions, men or women)[4]
- Division III, women: Schreiner Mountaineers, 83 games (all-division record for women)[5]
- Note: New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders lost 51 games (2007-2009) while in the process of becoming a Division I program, but is not an official record.[6]
- NBA Basketball: Cleveland Cavaliers: 26 games (2010-2011)
- WNBA Basketball: Tulsa Shock: 20 games
- MLB Baseball: Louisville Colonels: 26 games (Cleveland Spiders: 24 games if only include American and National Leagues)
- NHL Hockey: Washington Capitals and San Jose Sharks: 17 games[7]
- NFL Football: Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 26 games
- CFL Football: Hamilton Tigers/Tiger-Cats: 16 games
- NCAA Mens Tennis Division 1: Wagner College 59 matches 2007-?
- NCAA Lacrosse Division I: Wagner College: 29 games
- NCAA Lacrosse Division III: City College of New York: 92 games
- CIS Football: University of Toronto Varsity Blues: 49 games
- United States Hockey League: Omaha Lancers: 53 games (entire 1986–87 season, 5 games of the 87–88 season)
- VFL/AFL Australian Football: Melbourne University Football Club: 51 games
- SANFL Australian Rules Football: Glenelg Football Club: 56 games
- WAFL Australian Rules Football: West Perth Football Club: 27 games
- NSWRL and NRL rugby league: Sydney University rugby league team: 42 games
- Cricket
- Test Cricket: Bangladesh – 21 matches (2001–2004)
- One Day International cricket: Bangladesh – 23 matches (1999–2002)
- Twenty20 International: Bangladesh – 12 matches (2007-pres)
- Combined international cricket: Bangladesh – 28 matches (10 tests, 18 ODIs, 2003–2004)
- Twenty20 club or domestic: Quetta Bears – 19 matches (2005-pres)
List of the longest individual losing streaks of all time in each sport:
- MLB Baseball: Anthony Young: 27 consecutive losing decisions
- ATP: Vince Spadea: 21 consecutive matches
See also
- Mens Division 1 Tennis: Wagner College 2007-? 59 consecutive
Football San Marino 46 straight losses Darts Mike Roberts 34 straight losses
References
- Sports Illustrated Photo Gallery of the most memorable losing streaks
- Forbes' Worst Losing Streaks in Sports
- Worst college football teams of all time. ESPN.com Page 2,
- ^ "Worst College Football Teams of All Time". ESPN. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Scherr, Rich (28 January 2012). "Towson men's basketball team ends record losing streak". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Women's Hoops Ends Losing Streak with Victory over N.D. de Namur". Hornetsports.com. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Caltech ends 26-year league drought". NCAA.com. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Inside Schreiner: Women's Basketball". Inside Schreiner. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Garcia, Marlen. "Towson's losing streak reaches record proportions". USA Today. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
- ^ "Memorable Losing Streaks". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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