Dynasty (sports)

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In sports, the term dynasty is often used to refer to a team that dominates their sport for a period of time. Such dominance is usually recognized only after a team has won many consecutive championships in a given time. The exact requirements for the label is a frequent topic of debate among sports fans.

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[edit] American football

[edit] NFL

  • Green Bay Packers 1929-1931 (3 consecutive championships)
  • Chicago Bears 1930s (2 championships in 1932, 1933, conference champions in 1934 and 1937)
  • Chicago Bears of the 1940s (aka The Monsters of the Midway) (3 championships in 4 years)
  • Cleveland Browns of the 1940s and 1950s (10 consecutive championship game appearances: 4 AAFC titles, 3 NFL championships)
  • Detroit Lions of the 1950s (3 championships and 4 title game appearances in 6 years)
  • Green Bay Packers of the 1960s (5 championships in 7 years, including Super Bowls I and II)
  • Miami Dolphins of the early 1970s (2 Super Bowl championships ('72 and '73), 3 Super Bowl appearances ('71, '72, and '73), 4 straight division titles from '71 to '74, perfect season in '72)
  • Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s (4 Super Bowls in 6 years ('74, '75, '78, '79), 6 straight division titles, 7 total)
  • San Francisco 49ers of the 1980s and 1990s (4 Super Bowls in 9 years ('81, '84, '88, '89), five in 14 years ('81, '84, '88, '89, '94), 5 straight division titles, 7 total)
  • Dallas Cowboys of the 1990s (First team to win 3 Super Bowls in 4 years ('92, '93, '95), 3 conference championships in 4 straight appearances, 5 straight division titles, 6 total)
  • New England Patriots of the 2000s (Second team to win 3 Super Bowls in 4 years ('01, '03, '04), 5 conference championship appearances in 7 years, 6 division titles in 7 years, perfect regular season, and a 4th Super Bowl appearance in '07)

[edit] NCAA Football

[edit] Division I

[edit] Football Bowl Subdivision (Formerly I-A)

Note: The NCAA does not officially recognize a champion for Division I FBS college football. This list is compiled using CFBDW's list of recognized national champions [1].

  • Yale* (19 championships between 1874 and 1909)
  • Harvard* (3 championships from 1898 to 1901)
  • University of Michigan (4 Championships in 4 years) 1901 to 1904
  • Pittsburgh (5 Championships between 1904 and 1939 including a 32 game win streak 1914-1919 and a 22 game win streak 1936-1938; over the 35 year period Pitt only had 2 losing seasons. For the time period the Panthers went a combined 250 wins, 57 losses and 18 ties).
  • Notre Dame 1919-1930 (6 championships in 1919, 1920, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1930 and an .892 winning percentage over 12 years.)
  • Southern California (3 championships in 6 years from 1928 to 1932)
  • University of Alabama 6 Rose Bowl appearances from 1925- 1946 (going 4-1-1). This is still the most by any non- Big 10 or Pac 10 team. National Champions in 1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, and were undefeated and untied in 1945, trouncing Southern Cal in the Rose Bowl to the tune of 34-14.
  • Minnesota (5 championships between 1934 and 1941)
  • Notre Dame 1943-1949 (4 national championships and 3 Heisman Trophy winners in 7 years, 60-5-3 record and 4 straight undefeated seasons)
  • University of Alabama, 1961-1979. Led by coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, the University of Alabama won six UPI/AP national titles (1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1979) and were the only undefeated untied team in 1966. Alabama won more games (90) from 1960-1969 than any other team, as well as more (103) from 1970-1979, making them the winningest team in college football for two solid decades. They also won 13 SEC champonships during this period. In addition, they have also played in and won more bowl games than any other team in history.
  • Southern California 1962-1981 (5 national championships in 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978 and 4 Heisman Trophy winners in 20 years.)
  • University of Texas 1963-1970, won 3 national championships in 1963, 1969, 1970 and had a record of 70-15 (.828 win percentage)
  • Notre Dame 1964-1977 (3 national championships in 1966, 1973, and 1977. 1 Heisman Trophy winner and the highest winning percentage in college football (.828) with a record of 123-24-4.)
  • Nebraska, 1969-2001 (national championships in 1970, 1971, 1994, 1995, and 1997; additional title game appearances in 1983, 1993, and 2001; won the "Game of the Century (college football)" 35-31 over Oklahoma, in 1971; won at least nine games each season from 1969 to 2001; 24-0-1 record from 1970 to 1971; 60-3 record from 1993 to 1997; 330-60-4 record from 1969 to 2001)
  • University of Miami, 1983-1991 (national championships in 1983, 1987, 1989 and 1991)
  • Florida, 1990-2001 (national championship in 1996, 2006; (Southeastern Conference championships in 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000 and 2006); It is one of only three schools to ever win 10 games for six straight seasons and one of only four to ever win at least nine games for 11 straight years.)
  • Florida State, 1987-2000 (national championships in 1993 and 1999; title game appearances in 1996, 1998, and 2000; Atlantic Coast Conference champions 1992 through 2000; AP Top 5 Finish every year (NCAA record) during span; 152-18-1 record during span)

*Currently compete in Division I FCS; dynasties predate Division I subdivisions

[edit] Football Championship Subdivision (Formerly I-AA)

[edit] Division II

* Currently competes in Division I FCS

[edit] Division III

[edit] Australian football

[edit] Arena football

[edit] United Indoor Football: UIF

  • Sioux Fall Storm from 2005 - 2007 (3 championships in 3 years and 38 consecutive wins)

[edit] Auto racing

[edit] NASCAR

[edit] Formula One

[edit] Drivers

[edit] Constructors

[edit] Baseball

[edit] MLB

[edit] NCAA Baseball

[edit] Basketball

[edit] NBA

  • Minneapolis Lakers of the 1950s (5 championships between 1949 and 1954)
  • Boston Celtics (1956 to 1986 16 NBA titles in 30 years overall. 26 winning seasons, 20 division titles, 18 conference titles, including 11 championships in 13 years from 1957-69)
  • Los Angeles Lakers of 1979 to 1991 (5 NBA championships, 10 Division titles, 9 conference championships, 12 winning seasons)
  • Chicago Bulls of the 1990s (6 NBA championships in 8 seasons 2 sets of three peats (91,92,93,96,97,98) They also have won 6 division titles in 8 seasons and hold the best record in NBA history (72-10)
  • Los Angeles Lakers of the 2000s (3 championships in a row ('00, '01, and '02), including the best postseason record in NBA history (15-1))
  • San Antonio Spurs of the 2000s [4 NBA championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007) in 9 seasons] are considered a dynasty by many, [1] [2] but not by others [3] [4] because they have yet to win consecutive titles.

[edit] WNBA

  • Houston Comets from 1997 to 2000 (4 WNBA championships, 4 conference championships, 9 playoff appearances from 1997-2006)

[edit] NCAA Basketball (Men)

[edit] Division I

  • UCLA from 1964 to 1975 (10 championships in 12 years, 88 game winning streak from 1971 to 1974.)
  • Duke from 1986 to 2008 (Top 25 team for 200 consecutive weeks from 1996 to 2007, 3 championships, 10 Final Fours, 647-142 (.82%)record.)

[edit] Division III

[edit] NCAA Basketball (Women)

[edit] Division I

[edit] Division II

[edit] Division III

[edit] International

  • United States: 12 Olympic gold medals, 1 silver and one bronze medal, 109-2 record (1936-2000)
  • Soviet Union: 8 consecutive European championships (1959-71)
  • Yugoslavia: 3 consecutive European championships (1973-77)
  • China: 5 consecutive Asian championships (1975-83, 1987-95)
  • Angola: 4 consecutive African championships (1989-95, 1999-2005)

[edit] Euroleague

[edit] Canadian football: CFL

[edit] Cricket

[edit] International

[edit] Ice hockey

[edit] NHL

[edit] ASHL

[edit] European clubs

[edit] International

[edit] Men's

Between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic hockey tournament was also considered the Ice Hockey World Championships for that year.

[edit] Women's

[edit] High School

[edit] Soccer

[edit] MLS

  • D.C. United from 1996 to 1999 (3 MLS Championships in 4 years, including the league's inaugural, and 2 different head coaches, additionally, the team beat Vasco Da Gama, a traditional Brazilian powerhouse to win the InterAmerica Cup in 98, and Mexican powerhouse Toluca to win the CONCACAF Champion's Cup in '98)
  • San Jose Earthquakes/Houston Dynamo from 2001 to 2007 (4 MLS Championships in 6 years: 2001, 2003, 2006 & 2007)-Considered 2 separate teams, but most of the same players and the same ownership was in all four titles.

[edit] USL

  • Rochester Raging Rhinos from 1996 to 2001 (3 League Championships in 6 years, runners-up in 1999, 2 Commissioners Cups, 1 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup in 1999, and Runners up in 1996)

[edit] NCAA Women's Soccer

[edit] Rugby (Union)

[edit] U.S. College Men

  • California (Berkeley) 23 National Titles in 28 years (1980-2007).

[edit] NCAA Swimming and Diving

[edit] Men

College swimming and diving on the Men's side has been ruled by dynasties including Indiana University, University of Michigan, and Auburn University who have won 5 straight national titles and Indiana which has won six in a row. Indiana won their six from 1976-73 while Michigan and Auburn's dynasties came in 1937-41 (Michigan) and 2003-07 (Auburn). Other dynasties include:

  • Michigan 11 National Titles
  • Ohio State 10 National Titles
  • Southern California and Texas 9 each
  • Stanford 8 National Titles
  • Auburn 7 National titles

[edit] Women

  • Texas 7 total NCAA titles, five straight from 1984-88
  • Stanford 8 total titles, five straight from 1992-96
  • Auburn 5 total since 2002.

[edit] Combined

In 2003 Auburn University became the first team win an NCAA title in Men's and Women's swimming and diving by the same coaching staff in the same year. The Tigers have swept the NCAA title four times since (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007). Since 1997 the teams have combined to win 12 NCAA National Titles and 17 SEC Championships.

[edit] NCAA Wrestling

Oklahoma State University

The Oklahoma State University wrestling team is among the most storied programs in all of college athletics. OSU's 34 team titles are the most ever collected by a school in one sport. The Cowboys won sixteen titles between 1928 and 1940, and ten more between 1954 and 1960. Strings of consecutive titles include:

  • Back-to-back titles in 1948-49, 1958-59, 1961-1962, and 1989-90
  • Three straight titles during 1933-35 and 1954-56
  • Four straight titles during 1928-31 and 2003-06
  • Seven straight titles during 1937-46

The Cowboys have also produced 133 individual national champions, including the sport's first-ever four-time champion, Pat Smith.

[edit] NCAA Lacrosse

[edit] Men

  • Syracuse University won nine national titles from 1983-2008, including four championships between 2000-2008. Syracuse's 1990 national title stripped and Syracuse's participation in the 1990 tournament was vacated by the NCAA Committee due to Infractions.

[edit] Women

  • The University of Maryland won eight national titles from 1992-2001, capturing seven consecutive titles from 1995-2001 and completing four undefeated seasons.

[edit] NCAA Mixed Rifle (Men's and Women's)

  • The University of Alaska Fairbanks Alaska Nanooks won ten national titles from 1994-2008, capturing nine titles from 1999-2008 and consecutive titles from 1999-2004 and 2006-2008.

[edit] Dynasties in question

  • Pittsburgh Pirates of the early 1900's, won the 1909 world series and played for the 1903 world series crown, prior to the advent of the series was National League champion in 1901 and 1902, making their 1903 trip three in a row and four pennants for that decade.
  • Pittsburgh Panthers Division I football from 1976 to 1981, won the AP championship in 1976 and the New York Times title in 1980 and 1981, went 33-3 between 1979 to 1981.
  • Washington Redskins of the 1980s through the early 1990s (3 Super Bowls in 1982, 1987, 1991 and 4 time NFC Champions 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991)
  • Buffalo Bills won 4 AFC Championships in a row from 1990-1993 (three times by a spread of greater than 14 points), the only team ever to do so. However, they went on to lose Super Bowl all four times. It could be argued that this team was an intraconference dynasty.
  • Boise State University, won 8 of 9 conference championships from 1999 to 2006, undefeated in conference play from 2002 through 2004, perfect 13-0 season in 2006, but has never been elected Division 1-A national champions.
  • Atlanta Braves 1991 to 2005 Though they won an MLB record 14 consecutive division titles and 4 out of 5 NL pennants from 1991 to 1996 (excluding the strike-shortened year of 1994 which canceled the entire postseason), the Atlanta Braves won only one World Series, in 1995.
  • Boston Red Sox of the mid-to-late 2000s (2 championships in 4 years) 2004 & 2007 with a 4-0 sweeps. Potential to be dynasty if they accomplish more World Series victories before the end of the decade.
  • Detroit Pistons of the 1990s. Won championships in 1989 and 1990. Lost Eastern Conference Finals in 1987, lost NBA Finals in 1988, and lost Eastern Conference Finals in 1991. Fell into mediocrity shortly after their dominance.
  • Detroit Pistons of the 2000s. Eastern Conference champions twice, only 1 championship. Since 2003, they have been in the Eastern Conference Finals for 5 consecutive years.
  • Carroll College (Montana) Fighting Saints of the 2000s. 8 straight Frontier Conference Championships (2000-2007), 6 straight national semi-final appearances (2000-2005), and 5 NAIA National Football Championships in 6 years (2002-2005,2007).
  • San Antonio Spurs of the 2000s (4 NBA championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007) in 9 seasons) are considered a dynasty by some, [1] [2] but not by others [3] [4] because they have yet to win consecutive titles.


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b ABC News: Fantastic Four! Spurs Sweep NBA Title
  2. ^ a b Spurs an unappreciated, forgotten dynasty - NBA - MSNBC.com
  3. ^ a b Celizic: Spurs great, but they're not a dynasty — yet - NBA - MSNBC.com
  4. ^ a b SI.com - Writers - Jack McCallum: Spurs aren't a dynasty - Friday June 15, 2007 1:22PM
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