re: Who in SEC has the most losing seasons since World War 2

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Some consider that to be the modern era. Take for instance 1938, these teams were in the final AP poll: Carnigie Tech, Fordham, Dartmouth, Cornell, Holy Cross, TCU was #1. It gets more obscure the closer you get to WW1. If you want to calculate those #'s be my guest. Stassen

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IMO, the modern era should be defined by a few events:

1.) Scholarship limits enacted in 1972 at 105 and reduced to 95 in 1978 (moved to 85 in 1992).
2.) Breaking apart the NCAA into Divisions in 1973.
3.) Television contracts becoming big time in the late 70s and 80s culminating with NCAA v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma in '84.
4.) NCAA beginning to crack down on recruiting in the 70s and early 80s.

I just feel like it's incorrect to say modern college football started with two platoon. I would buy anywhere from 1972-1984.