I just discovered that 24 hours ago I mistakenly posted the following note
to another sports list.  Bill Fenwick covered much of what's here, but maybe
this still adds a little more.
 
 
Joe Carr writes
 
> Some research reveals that the best recent record for a
> senior class appears to be that of the Michigan State Class
> of '87 (featuring Mitch Messier, Bill Shibicky, Bob Essensa,
> Norm Foster and others), which compiled a four (consecutive)
> year mark of 139-37-4 (.783 winning percentage.)  That
> class, by the way, was recruited by Shawn Walsh.
 
and Sean Pickett adds
 
> How recent is recent?  Back in the late sixties and early eventies, when
> players could only play on the varsity for three years, BU had several
> outstanding senior classes.  The '67 seniors had a three year record of
> 77-19-1 (.799) and the '72 seniors had an even better record of 74-13-2
> (.843).
 
> Four year senior players with great winning records include the '78 class
> which had a 103-23-2 record (.813) and the '79 class with a record of
> 98-25-3 (.790).  the current BU seniors have a career record of 116-31-9
> (.772).
 
These, of course, are not close to the best record, assuming we agree that
teams should not be penalized for playing when freshmen were ineligible.
Cornell's '70 seniors (Dan Lodboa, John Hughes, Dick Bertrand, et al.) with
a 3-season record of 83-4-0 (.945) just edge out Cornell's '69 seniors at
81-5-1 (.937) for what must be the best in the modern era.  The Cornell
5-season record from '66-67 to '70-71 was 131-10-2 (.923), and the record
from '65-66 to '71-72 was 176-21-2 (.889), a percentage over _seven_ seasons
well above those quoted above.
 
 
 
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