As we all know, USF has put us through a wringer of clutch last-second wins against very bad teams. The phrase “worst 6-0 team ever” has been thrown around, so let’s investigate that. Is it true?
Short answer: probably not, and “worst 6-0 team ever” wouldn’t be saying much anyway.
Long answer: I did an analysis of teams that started a season at least 6-0, and finished the season ranked 50th or worse in sports-reference.com‘s Simple Rating System metric. I like the SRS because it rates all teams in terms of points above or below average, for both offense and defense, and adjusts for garbage-time points.