Lee Corso’s College GameDay Picks: All-Time Record and Greatest Moments

Lee Corso’s College GameDay Picks: All-Time Record and Greatest Moments

In addition to being Burt Reynolds’ college roommate and a college football coach, Lee Corso is America’s favorite crazy grandfather who loves college football. He makes his weekly “headgear picks” on-site during college football Saturdays on ESPN’s College GameDay.

A Week 1 game in 2025 marked Corso’s last game before retiring, capping a 38-year GameDay career packed with memorable memories.

We’ve also provided a history of Corso’s greatest moments, his all-time record, and more from his illustrious career on College GameDay below.

The record for all time

Since the tradition began in 1996, Corso has a career headgear pick record of 286-144, hitting on 66% of his selections. He went a perfect 11-0 in 1999, his only season without a loss. A few years later, in 2002, he had his worst season with a 4-9 record.

Year Record Percentage
1996 4-1 80%
1997 4-4 50%
1998 5-4 55.56%
1999 11-0 100%
2000 7-5 58.33%
2001 5-6 45.45%
2002 4-9 30.77%
2003 12-3 80%
2004 10-4 71.43%
2005 11-4 73.33%
2006 11-5 68.75%
2007 12-4 75%
2008 11-7 61.11%
2009 11-5 68.75%
2010 12-5 70.59%
2011 13-4 76.47%
2012 10-6 62.50%
2013 12-6 66.67%
2014 13-5 72.22%
2015 6-12 33.33%
2016 10-8 55.56%
2017 10-7 58.82%
2018 11-7 63.63%
2019 14-6 70%
2020 12-4 75%
2021 14-5 73.68%
2022 9-4 69.23%
2023 11-5 68.75%
2024 12-5 70.59%

Fun facts about Corso’s picks:

  • Ohio State is his most picked team, donning the Buckeye head gear 45 times in his career.
  • He picked against Oklahoma and Georgia 22 times each, the most of any schools. He went 6-16 when picking against the Sooners and 13-9 when picking against the Bulldogs.
  • He picked 69 different teams on College GameDay.
  • He went 17-0 when picking Southern Cal, the best individual record for any team.
  • He picked 91 SEC matchups, the most of any single conference.

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