This is a list of the college football teams with the most wins in the history of NCAA College Football as measured in both total wins and winning percentage. It includes teams from the NCAA Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), NCAA Division I-Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), NCAA Division II, and NCAA Division III.
The lists below reflect official results after vacated and forfeited games.
Key
[edit]Division I FBS programs |
Division I FCS programs |
Division II programs |
Division III programs |
NCAA football teams ranked by total wins
[edit]The following list displays the records for the football programs with the most wins in the NCAA through January 1, 2024. The last tied game in college football was in 1995, with OT rules changing for the 1996 season.
Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct | Total Games |
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1 | Michigan | 1004 | 353 | 36 | .734 | 1,393 |
2 | Alabama | 965 | 337 | 43 | .733 | 1,345 |
3 | Ohio State | 964 | 333 | 53 | .734 | 1,350 |
4 | Notre Dame | 948 | 337 | 42 | .730 | 1,326 |
4 | Texas | 948 | 392 | 33 | .702 | 1,373 |
6 | Oklahoma | 944 | 340 | 53 | .726 | 1,337 |
7 | Yale | 936 | 390 | 55 | .698 | 1,381 |
8 | Penn State | 930 | 409 | 41 | .689 | 1,380 |
9 | Nebraska | 917 | 424 | 40 | .678 | 1,381 |
10 | Harvard | 901 | 411 | 50 | .680 | 1,362 |
11 | Georgia | 881 | 429 | 54 | .666 | 1,364 |
12 | Penn | 878 | 513 | 42 | .627 | 1,433 |
13 | USC | 875 | 368 | 54 | .695 | 1,297 |
14 | Tennessee | 865 | 414 | 53 | .669 | 1,343 |
15 | Princeton | 862 | 421 | 50 | .665 | 1,333 |
16 | Mount Union | 854 | 397 | 38 | .677 | 1,289 |
17 | LSU | 806 | 434 | 47 | .645 | 1,324 |
18 | Wittenberg | 799 | 374 | 31 | .676 | 1,204 |
18 | Auburn | 799 | 471 | 47 | .625 | 1,316 |
20 | Clemson | 798 | 472 | 45 | .624 | 1,315 |
21 | North Dakota State | 785 | 382 | 34 | .668 | 1,201 |
22 | Washington & Jefferson | 781 | 403 | 40 | .654 | 1,224 |
22 | West Virginia | 781 | 526 | 45 | .594 | 1,352 |
24 | Texas A&M | 778 | 504 | 48 | .603 | 1,330 |
25 | Washington | 775 | 466 | 50 | .620 | 1,291 |
26 | Virginia Tech | 772 | 505 | 46 | .601 | 1,322 |
27 | Pittsburgh | 761 | 560 | 42 | .574 | 1,363 |
28 | Florida | 758 | 445 | 40 | .626 | 1,243 |
29 | Georgia Tech | 756 | 540 | 43 | .581 | 1,338 |
30 | Pittsburg State | 750 | 364 | 47 | .666 | 1,161 |
31 | Syracuse | 743 | 577 | 49 | .561 | 1,368 |
32 | Wisconsin | 742 | 518 | 53 | .585 | 1,313 |
33 | Arkansas | 740 | 539 | 40 | .576 | 1,319 |
34 | Navy | 738 | 600 | 57 | .549 | 1,395 |
35 | Dartmouth | 733 | 470 | 46 | .605 | 1,249 |
35 | Minnesota | 733 | 543 | 44 | .572 | 1,320 |
37 | Delaware | 730 | 483 | 43 | .598 | 1,256 |
37 | Michigan State | 730 | 487 | 44 | .596 | 1,261 |
39 | North Carolina | 729 | 569 | 54 | .559 | 1,352 |
40 | Widener | 727 | 447 | 39 | .615 | 1,213 |
40 | Army | 727 | 545 | 51 | .569 | 1,323 |
42 | Miami (OH) | 724 | 484 | 44 | .596 | 1,251 |
43 | Colorado | 723 | 544 | 36 | .569 | 1,303 |
44 | Utah | 719 | 482 | 31 | .596 | 1,231 |
45 | Wabash | 717 | 401 | 56 | .635 | 1,177 |
46 | Tuskegee | 714 | 390 | 49 | .641 | 1,153 |
47 | Missouri | 711 | 590 | 52 | .545 | 1,353 |
48 | Lehigh | 707 | 640 | 45 | .524 | 1,392 |
49 | Dayton | 705 | 391 | 25 | .640 | 1,121 |
50 | Oregon | 705 | 511 | 46 | .577 | 1,262 |
51 | Northern Iowa | 701 | 446 | 47 | .607 | 1,194 |
52 | Lafayette | 700 | 641 | 39 | .521 | 1,379 |
53 | Boston College | 694 | 525 | 37 | .567 | 1,255 |
53 | Iowa | 693 | 576 | 39 | .545 | 1,308 |
55 | California | 692 | 569 | 51 | .547 | 1,312 |
56 | TCU | 685 | 574 | 57 | .542 | 1,316 |
57 | Virginia | 683 | 642 | 48 | .515 | 1,373 |
58 | St. John's (MN) | 682 | 256 | 24 | .721 | 962 |
59 | North Dakota | 681 | 433 | 30 | .608 | 1,144 |
60 | Maryland | 677 | 624 | 43 | .520 | 1,344 |
61 | Colgate | 674 | 517 | 50 | .563 | 1,241 |
61 | Ole Miss | 675 | 547 | 35 | .551 | 1,257 |
63 | Williams | 671 | 399 | 47 | .622 | 1,117 |
63 | Holy Cross | 671 | 544 | 55 | .550 | 1,270 |
63 | Rutgers | 671 | 695 | 42 | .491 | 1,407 |
66 | Stanford | 670 | 496 | 49 | .572 | 1,215 |
67 | Appalachian State | 664 | 354 | 28 | .645 | 1,047 |
67 | Hillsdale | 664 | 455 | 46 | .590 | 1,165 |
69 | Miami (FL) | 663 | 387 | 19 | .629 | 1,069 |
70 | Amherst | 662 | 436 | 54 | .598 | 1,152 |
70 | Franklin & Marshall | 662 | 511 | 47 | .562 | 1,220 |
72 | Central (IA) | 660 | 336 | 26 | .659 | 1,022 |
73 | Villanova | 659 | 503 | 41 | .565 | 1,203 |
73 | Cincinnati | 659 | 607 | 50 | .520 | 1,317 |
75 | Cornell | 658 | 556 | 34 | .541 | 1,248 |
76 | Albion | 657 | 425 | 43 | .603 | 1,125 |
76 | South Dakota State | 657 | 477 | 36 | .577 | 1,170 |
78 | Carson–Newman | 655 | 361 | 31 | .640 | 1,047 |
79 | Central Oklahoma | 653 | 439 | 47 | .594 | 1,139 |
79 | Westminster (PA) | 653 | 450 | 54 | .588 | 1,157 |
81 | St. Thomas (MN) | 648 | 357 | 32 | .640 | 1,037 |
82 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 647 | 266 | 21 | .704 | 934 |
82 | Central Michigan | 647 | 450 | 36 | .587 | 1,133 |
82 | Tulsa | 647 | 534 | 27 | .547 | 1,208 |
85 | Linfield | 646 | 264 | 30 | .703 | 940 |
86 | Centre | 645 | 435 | 37 | .594 | 1,117 |
86 | Fresno State | 645 | 446 | 27 | .589 | 1,117 |
86 | Furman | 645 | 496 | 38 | .563 | 1,179 |
89 | Coe | 643 | 413 | 37 | .605 | 1,093 |
89 | Kentucky | 643 | 647 | 44 | .499 | 1,344 |
91 | Drake | 642 | 543 | 29 | .541 | 1,214 |
92 | Purdue | 641 | 597 | 48 | .517 | 1,286 |
93 | Louisiana Tech | 640[n 1] | 496 | 37 | .562 | 1,173 |
94 | Arizona State | 638 | 424 | 24 | .599 | 1,086 |
94 | NC State | 638 | 598 | 55 | .515 | 1,291 |
96 | UCLA | 637 | 446 | 37 | .585 | 1,120 |
96 | Montana | 637 | 515 | 26 | .552 | 1,178 |
96 | Oklahoma State | 637 | 572 | 48 | .526 | 1,257 |
99 | South Carolina | 635 | 612 | 44 | .509 | 1,291 |
100 | West Chester | 633 | 290 | 17 | .682 | 940 |
- ^ The official NCAA records incorrectly list LA Tech's 1951 seasons as 5-4, when it was in fact 4-5.
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Teams ranked by winning percentage
[edit]The following list displays the records for the Top 25 NCAA football programs ranked by winning percentage, with a minimum of 275 games played through December 30, 2023.
Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct | Games |
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1 | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 249 | 45 | 0 | .847 | 294 |
2 | Grand Valley State | 439 | 148 | 3 | .747 | 590 |
3 | Michigan | 1004 | 353 | 36 | .734 | 1393 |
3 | Ohio State | 964 | 333 | 53 | .734 | 1350 |
4 | Alabama | 965 | 337 | 43 | .733 | 1345 |
6 | Notre Dame | 948 | 338 | 42 | .730 | 1328 |
7 | Oklahoma | 944 | 340 | 53 | .726 | 1333 |
8 | Boise State | 490 | 187 | 2 | .723 | 679 |
9 | St. John's (MN) | 682 | 256 | 24 | .721 | 962 |
10 | Valdosta State | 333 | 136 | 3 | .709 | 472 |
11 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 647 | 266 | 21 | .704 | 934 |
11 | Linfield | 646 | 264 | 28 | .704 | 949 |
13 | Texas | 948 | 392 | 33 | .702 | 1373 |
14 | Yale | 936 | 390 | 55 | .698 | 1382 |
15 | USC | 874 | 369 | 54 | .695 | 1297 |
16 | Penn State | 930 | 409 | 41 | .689 | 1381 |
17 | West Chester | 633 | 290 | 17 | .682 | 940 |
18 | Harvard | 901 | 411 | 50 | .680 | 1371 |
18 | Mount Union | 851 | 391 | 38 | .680 | 1278 |
20 | Nebraska | 917 | 424 | 40 | .678 | 1381 |
21 | Wittenberg | 799 | 375 | 32 | .676 | 1206 |
21 | Indiana (PA) | 601 | 282 | 23 | .676 | 906 |
23 | Grambling State | 587 | 279 | 15 | .675 | 881 |
24 | Tennessee | 865 | 414 | 53 | .669 | 1343 |
24 | Ithaca | 536 | 263 | 11 | .669 | 810 |
See also
[edit]- NCAA Division I FBS football win–loss records
- NCAA Division I FCS football win–loss records
- List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball
References
[edit]- ^ "2022 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
- ^ 2023 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
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- ^ 2023 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ "2022 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
- ^ 2023 NCAA Division II Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ "2022 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).
- ^ 2023 NCAA Division II Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ "2022 College Football Standings ESPN".
- ^ "2022 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
- ^ "2022 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
- ^ "2022 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
- ^ "2022 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).