List of NCAA football teams by wins

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

Division I FBS programs
Division I FCS programs
Division II programs
Division III programs

NCAA football teams ranked by total wins

The following list displays the records for the football programs with the most wins in the NCAA through September 8, 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
1 Michigan 1005 354 36 .733 1,395
2 Alabama 967 337 43 .734 1,347
3 Ohio State 966 333 53 .734 1,353
4 Texas 950 392 33 .703 1,375
5 Notre Dame 949 338 42 .730 1,328
6 Oklahoma 946 341 53 .726 1,340
7 Yale 936 390 55 .698 1,381
8 Penn State 932 409 41 .689 1,382
9 Nebraska 919 424 40 .679 1,383
10 Harvard 901 411 50 .680 1,362
11 Georgia 883 429 54 .666 1,366
12 Penn 878 513 42 .627 1,433
13 USC 877 368 54 .696 1,313
14 Tennessee 867 414 53 .670 1,345
15 Princeton 862 421 50 .665 1,333
16 Mount Union 855 397 38 .678 1,290
17 LSU 807 435 47 .644 1,326
18 Auburn 800 472 47 .624 1,318
19 Wittenberg 799 375 31 .676 1,205
20 Clemson 799 473 45 .624 1,317
21 North Dakota State 786 383 34 .667 1,203
22 Washington & Jefferson 782 403 40 .655 1,225
22 West Virginia 782 527 45 .594 1,354
24 Texas A&M 779 505 48 .603 1,332
25 Washington 777 466 50 .620 1,293
26 Virginia Tech 773 506 46 .601 1,324
27 Pittsburgh 763 560 42 .574 1,365
28 Florida 759 446 40 .626 1,245
29 Georgia Tech 758 541 43 .581 1,342
30 Pittsburg State 752 364 47 .667 1,163
31 Syracuse 745 577 49 .561 1,370
32 Wisconsin 744 518 53 .586 1,315
33 Arkansas 741 540 40 .576 1,321
34 Navy 740 600 57 .550 1,397
35 Minnesota 734 544 44 .572 1,322
36 Dartmouth 733 470 46 .605 1,249
37 Michigan State 732 487 44 .597 1,263
38 North Carolina 731 569 54 .560 1,354
38 Delaware 731 483 43 .599 1,257
40 Army 729 545 51 .569 1,325
41 Widener 727 448 39 .615 1,214
42 Miami (OH) 724 485 44 .595 1,252
42 Colorado 724 545 36 .569 1,305
44 Utah 721 482 31 .597 1,233
45 Wabash 718 401 56 .635 1,178
46 Tuskegee 714 392 49 .639 1,155
47 Missouri 713 590 52 .545 1,355
48 Lehigh 708 641 45 .524 1,394
49 Oregon 707 511 46 .578 1,264
50 Dayton 706 391 25 .640 1,122
51 Northern Iowa 703 446 47 .607 1,196
52 Lafayette 701 641 39 .522 1,380
53 Boston College 696 525 37 .568 1,257
54 Iowa 694 577 39 .545 1,310
54 California 694 569 51 .548 1,314
56 TCU 687 574 57 .543 1,318
57 Virginia 685 642 48 .516 1,375
58 North Dakota 682 434 30 .608 1,146
58 St. John's (MN) 682 257 24 .721 963
60 Maryland 678 625 43 .520 1,346
61 Ole Miss 677 547 35 .552 1,259
62 Colgate 674 519 50 .562 1,243
63 Rutgers 673 695 42 .492 1,409
64 Stanford 671 497 49 .571 1,217
64 Williams 671 399 47 .622 1,117
64 Holy Cross 671 546 55 .549 1,272
67 Miami (FL) 665 388 19 .629 1,070
67 Appalachian State 665 355 28 .645 1,049
69 Hillsdale 664 456 46 .589 1,166
70 Franklin & Marshall 663 511 47 .562 1,221
71 Amherst 662 436 54 .598 1,152
72 Central (IA) 661 336 26 .659 1,023
72 Villanova 661 503 41 .566 1,205
74 Cincinnati 660 608 50 .520 1,319
75 South Dakota State 658 478 36 .577 1,172
75 Albion 658 425 43 .603 1,126
75 Cornell 658 556 34 .541 1,248
78 Carson–Newman 656 361 31 .641 1,048
79 Central Oklahoma 654 439 47 .594 1,140
80 Westminster (PA) 653 450 54 .588 1,157
81 Wisconsin–Whitewater 648 266 21 .704 935
81 Central Michigan 648 451 36 .587 1,135
81 St. Thomas (MN) 648 359 32 .639 1,039
81 Tulsa 648 535 27 .547 1,210
85 Linfield 647 264 30 .704 941
86 Fresno State 646 447 27 .589 1,119
86 Centre 646 435 37 .594 1,118
88 Furman 645 498 38 .562 1,181
89 Coe 644 413 37 .606 1,094
89 Kentucky 644 648 44 .499 1,346
91 Drake 643 543 29 .541 1,215
92 Purdue 642 597 48 .517 1,287
93 Louisiana Tech 641[n 1] 496 37 .562 1,174
94 Arizona State 640 424 24 .599 1,088
95 NC State 639 600 55 .515 1,294
96 Oklahoma State 639 572 48 .527 1,259
97 UCLA 638 446 37 .586 1,121
97 Montana 638 516 26 .552 1,180
99 South Carolina 637 612 44 .510 1,293
100 Arizona 635 499 33 .477 1,167
  1. ^ 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

The following list displays the records for the Top 25 NCAA football programs ranked by winning percentage, with a minimum of 20 seasons played, through September 8, 2024.

Rank Team Won Lost Tied Pct Games
1 Mary Hardin–Baylor 249 45 0 .847 294
2 Grand Valley State 440 148 3 .747 591
3 Ohio State 966 333 53 .734 1352
3 Alabama 967 337 43 .734 1347
5 Michigan 1005 354 36 .733 1395
6 Notre Dame 949 338 42 .730 1330
7 Oklahoma 946 341 53 .726 1336
8 Boise State 491 187 2 .724 680
9 St. John's (MN) 682 257 24 .721 963
10 Valdosta State 335 136 3 .710 474
11 Wisconsin–Whitewater 648 266 21 .704 935
11 Linfield 647 264 30 .704 951
13 Texas 950 392 33 .703 1375
14 Huntingdon 139 59 0 .702 198
15 Yale 936 390 55 .698 1382
16 USC 877 368 54 .696 1313
17 Penn State 932 409 41 .689 1383
18 West Chester 633 291 17 .682 941
19 Harvard 901 411 50 .680 1371
20 Nebraska 919 424 40 .679 1383
21 Mount Union 855 397 38 .678 1279
22 Indiana (PA) 602 282 23 .676 907
22 Wittenberg 799 375 32 .676 1207
24 Grambling State 588 280 15 .674 882
25 Thomas More 237 115 0 .673 352

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See also

References

  1. ^ "2022 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
  2. ^ 2023 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "2022 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
  4. ^ 2023 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
  6. ^ 2023 NCAA Division II Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "2022 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).
  8. ^ 2023 NCAA Division II Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "2022 College Football Standings ESPN".
  10. ^ "2022 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
  11. ^ "2022 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
  12. ^ "2022 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
  13. ^ "2022 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).
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