To say Indiana State has struggled on the gridiron would be like saying Tom Brady’s two torn ligaments in his knee were a minor injury or Brett Favre had a minor spat with the Packers. It’s a complete understatement. There’s talk new head coach Trent Miles (above) has started to turn the Sycamores around, but one win in the last forty games is cause for concern.

But if that’s not enough college football misery, here are three more teams – past and present – that can’t get it done on the field.

1. Duke – The Blue Devils have a good basketball team. They might be the New York Yankees of college basketball, they’re that good. Duke’s football team? Not so good. Like three wins in their last 37 games. Not good.

2. Temple – The Owls play in the Mid-American Conference. Well, they try to play at least. Temple might be turning its program around (five wins in its last 14 games), but the 2003-06 seasons were not kind years to the Owls, as Temple went 4-42.

3. Prairie View A&M – The Panthers have climbed out of the college football cellar with a winning season last year and a 2-0 record to start this season. But from 1989-1998, the cellar was their permanent home. Prairie View lost 80 straight games during that 11-year span – a losing streak that nearly doubled the Division I-AA record for consecutive losses.

Scott Richey can be reached at 581-7944 or at srrichey@eiu.edu.