Losing streak (sport)

Losing streak (sport)

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.

Here is a list of the longest team losing streaks of all time in each sport:

*NCAA Football Division I-A: Northwestern Wildcats: 34 games.
*NCAA Football Division I-AA: Prairie View A&M Panthers: 80 games.
*NCAA Football Division III: Macalester College Scots: 50 games
*NCAA Basketball: California Institute of Technology: 207 games.
*NBA Basketball: Cleveland Cavaliers: 24 games.
*MLB Baseball: Philadelphia Phillies: 23 games.
*NHL Hockey: Washington Capitals and San Jose Sharks: 17 games.
*NFL Football: Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 26 games.
*CFL Football: Hamilton Tigers/Tiger-Cats: 16 games.
*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
*AFL Australian Football: Melbourne University Football Club: 51 games

List of the longest individual losing streaks of all time in each sport:
*MLB Baseball: Anthony Young: 27 consecutive losing decisions.
*Professional tennis: Vince Spadea: 21 matches

ee also

*Winning streak (sports)

References

* [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0702/gallery.losingstreaks/content.1.html Sports Illustrated Photo Gallery of the most memorable losing streaks]
* [http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/colfootball/teams/worst.html Worst college football teams of all time] . ESPN.com Page 2,


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