Winning Ways

Oklahoma, 47 games, 1953-57.
Includes 45 regular-season victories and two Orange Bowl wins.
Snapped by Notre Dame on Nov. 16, 1957.

NBA

Los Angeles Lakers, 33 games, 1971-72.
All regular-season wins.
Snapped by Milwaukee Bucks on Jan. 9, 1972.

Major League Baseball

New York Giants, 26 games, 1916.
Snapped by Boston Braves on Sept. 30, 1916.

NFL

Four teams, 18 games, most recently San Francisco 49ers, 1989-90.
Snapped by L.A. Rams on Nov. 25, 1990.