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.