OK, L.C., if you want to go technical on us, we need to subtract at least one win over Nelsonville High that OHIO has in the record book. As you know I recently got access to newly scanned copies of The Athens Gazette and a story in that paper clearly revealed that one game with NHS was against the OHIO second team. It was not a varsity game and, therefore, should not count as a win. I don't have the info in front of me right now, but I think it was 1898.
Is it actually counted in the totals though?
I believe the totals that OHIO cites include all games, not just games against collegiate opposition. I think that this is what most schools do, since there were many early games against YMCA teams, town clubs, etc. I believe I have seen some schools that eliminate these games from the totals, but I'm not sure that that is the norm.
YAY: A data discussion!!
[The bad news for you is that you got into a discussion about data quality with a scientist who has a slow day ;-) ]
That is not an answer. If you're going to say that wins over "X" need to be subtracted from the total, without actually verifying that wins over "X" are currently included in the total, it undercuts your entire argument and really distracts from the credibility of the point you're trying to make
What you really need to do is compare the athletic department win/loss-count with your win/loss-count (that excludes the games against Deaf & Blind, Nelsonville High, YMCA, etc.) to see if they are currently including games against non-collegiate opposition.
Of course in carrying out this activity, it would also be necessary to exclude LOSSES to non-collegiate competition (I don't know how many of those exist in the old microfiche either)