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An earlier graphic on CBS Sports today shed a lot of light on schools that send the most players to the Super Bowl. With 50 years worth of data now it is easy to pick out the top schools. Miami, USC, Michigan, Notre Dame, etc. have all sent a ton. A total of 393 different colleges have had at least one player appear in a Super Bowl. And look who is 30th out of those 393:
Top 20 colleges with the most player appearances in the Super Bowl
Miami 117
USC 116
UCLA 108
Penn State 104
Michigan 104
Notre Dame 101
Tennessee 96
Nebraska 91
Colorado 90
Georgia 87
Ohio State 87
LSU 81
Florida State 80
Alabama 79
California 77
Florida 75
Oklahoma 75
Stanford 73
Arizona State 72
Michigan State 72
Remaining 373 colleges with player appearances in the Super Bowl
Texas A&M 71
North Carolina 68
Texas 67
Clemson 65
BYU 62
Oregon 61
Illinois 60
Pittsburgh 60
Boston College 59
Purdue 59
That's right, Purdue, they of the completely moribund football program. Even better, Kawann Short becomes the 59th player to represent the Boilermakers on the NFL's biggest stage, and he makes it 17 straight year with at least one Purdue player in the game.
Here is how Purdue stands up to the rest of the Big Ten:
Penn State 104 (B1G since 1990, so not all players played in the Big Ten)
Michigan 104
Nebraska 91 (B1G since 2011, so not all players played in the Big Ten)
Ohio State 87
Michigan State 72
Illinois 60
Purdue 59
Minnesota 54
Iowa 50
Wisconsin 48
Maryland 43 (B1G since 2014, so not all players played in the Big Ten)
Rutgers 28 (B1G since 2014, so not all players played in the Big Ten)
Northwestern 26
Indiana 23
Want some more fun? Here are your Super Bowl MVPs from Purdue:
Super Bowl IV - Len Dawson
Super Bowl XLIV - Drew Brees
And finally, here are the guys that have the ring(s)
Mike Alstott - XXXVII
Cliff Avril - XLVIII
Drew Brees - XLIV
Dave Butz - XVII, XXII
Rosevelt Colvin - XXXVIII, XXXIX
Len Dawson - IV
Tim Foley - VII, VIII
Gilbert Gardner - XLI
Brandon Gorin - XXXVIII, XXXIX
Bob Griese - VII, VIII
Matt Light - XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX (Only Purdue player to play in at least 5 Super Bowls)
Gene Mruczkowski - XXXVIII, XXXIX
Mike Neal - XLV
Rob Ninkovich - XLIX
David Nugent - XXXVI
Chukky Okobi - XL
Bernard Pollard - XLVII
Jim Schwantz - XXX
John Standeford - XLI
Hank Stram - IV (Coach)
Keena Turner - XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV (Only Purdue player with 4 wins, one of just 38 players with 4 wins)
Rod Woodson - XXXV
Jeff Zgonina - XXXIV
Will Short be the 23rd player to get a ring?