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This is a '''list of the college football teams with the most wins''' in the history of [[college football]] as measured in both total wins and winning percentage, as of January 14, 2021. It includes teams from the NCAA Division I (FBS & FCS), Division II, and Division III.
This is a '''list of the college football teams with the most wins''' in the history of [[college football]] as measured in both total wins and winning percentage, as of January 14, 2021. It includes teams from the NCAA Division I (FBS & FCS), Division II, and Division III.


Measured in total wins, the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]] lead all other football programs across all divisions with 971 wins. The all-time win leaders in the FCS Subdivision and Divisions II and III are the [[Yale Bulldogs football|Yale Bulldogs]] (916 wins), [[Pittsburg State Gorillas football|Pittsburg State Gorillas]] (719 wins), and the [[Mount Union Purple Raiders football|Mount Union Purple Raiders]] (809 wins), respectively.
Measured in total wins, the [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan Wolverines]] lead all other football programs across all divisions with 970 wins. The all-time win leaders in the FCS Subdivision and Divisions II and III are the [[Yale Bulldogs football|Yale Bulldogs]] (916 wins), [[Pittsburg State Gorillas football|Pittsburg State Gorillas]] (719 wins), and the [[Mount Union Purple Raiders football|Mount Union Purple Raiders]] (809 wins), respectively.


Measured in winning percentage, the [[University of Mary Hardin–Baylor|Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders]] (Division III) lead all other programs with a winning percentage of .844. The leaders in winning percentage of teams in the Division I Subdivisions (FBS and FCS) and Division II are the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Alabama Crimson Tide]] (.730), [[Yale Bulldogs football|Yale Bulldogs]] (.698), and the [[Grand Valley State University|Grand Valley State Lakers]] (.738), respectively.
Measured in winning percentage, the [[University of Mary Hardin–Baylor|Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders]] (Division III) lead all other programs with a winning percentage of .844. The leaders in winning percentage of teams in the Division I Subdivisions (FBS and FCS) and Division II are the [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State Buckeyes]] (.730), [[Yale Bulldogs football|Yale Bulldogs]] (.698), and the [[Grand Valley State University|Grand Valley State Lakers]] (.738), respectively.


The lists below reflect official results after vacated and forfeited games.
The lists below reflect official results after vacated and forfeited games.
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! Rank !! Team !! Won !! Lost !! Tied* !! Pct. !! Total Games
! Rank !! Team !! Won !! Lost !! Tied* !! Pct. !! Total Games
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| 1 || [[Michigan Wolverines|Michigan]] || 971
| 1 || [[Texas Longhorns|Texas]] || 970
|| 350 || 36 || {{Winning percentage|971|350|36}} || 1357
|| 350 || 36 || {{Winning percentage|970|350|36}} || 1356
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 2|| [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] || 931 || 331 || 43 || {{Winning percentage|930|327|53}} || 1304
| 2|| [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|Alabama]] || 931 || 331 || 43 || {{Winning percentage|930|327|53}} || 1304
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| 3|| [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]|| 930|| 327 || 53 || {{Winning percentage|930|331|43}} || 1310
| 3|| [[Ohio State Buckeyes football|Ohio State]]|| 930|| 327 || 53 || {{Winning percentage|930|331|43}} || 1310
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 4 || [[Texas Longhorns football|Texas]] || 923 || 378 || 33 || {{Winning percentage|916|375|33}} || 1334
| 4 || [[Texas again Longhorns football|Texas Forever]]|| 923 || 378 || 33 || {{Winning percentage|916|375|33}} || 1334
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 5 || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] || 918 || 328 || 42 || {{Winning percentage|918|328|42}} || 1288
| 5 || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]] || 918 || 328 || 42 || {{Winning percentage|918|328|42}} || 1288
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 6 || [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] || 917 || 329 || 53 || {{Winning percentage|917|329|53}} || 1299
| 6 || [[loser football|Losers]] || 917 || 329 || 53 || {{Winning percentage|917|329|53}} || 1299
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 7 || bgcolor="#FFE5B4" | [[Yale Bulldogs football|Yale]] || 916 || 380 || 55 || {{Winning percentage|916|380|55}}|| 1351
| 7 || bgcolor="#FFE5B4" | [[Yale Bulldogs football|Yale]] || 916 || 380 || 55 || {{Winning percentage|916|380|55}}|| 1351
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| 98 (T) || [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] || 612 || 433 || 37 || {{Winning percentage|612|433|37}} || 1082
| 98 (T) || [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] || 612 || 433 || 37 || {{Winning percentage|612|433|37}} || 1082
|- align="center"
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| 98 (T) || [[Oklahoma State football|Oklahoma State]] || 612 || 587 || 55 || {{Winning percentage|612|587|55}} || 1254
| 98 (T) || [[NC State Wolfpack football|NC State]] || 612 || 587 || 55 || {{Winning percentage|612|587|55}} || 1254
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| 5(T) || [[Boise State Broncos football|Boise State]] || 465 || 172 || 2 || {{Winning percentage|465|172|2}} || 639
| 5(T) || [[Boise State Broncos football|Boise State]] || 465 || 172 || 2 || {{Winning percentage|465|172|2}} || 639
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| 7 || [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]|| 971 || 350 || 36 || {{Winning percentage|971|350|36}} || 1357
| 7 || [[Michigan Wolverines football|Michigan]]|| 970 || 350 || 36 || {{Winning percentage|969|350|36}} || 1356
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| 8 || [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] || 917 || 329 || 53 || {{Winning percentage|917|329|53}} || 1299
| 8 || [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma]] || 917 || 329 || 53 || {{Winning percentage|917|329|53}} || 1299

Revision as of 05:45, 1 November 2021

This is a list of the college football teams with the most wins in the history of college football as measured in both total wins and winning percentage, as of January 14, 2021. It includes teams from the NCAA Division I (FBS & FCS), Division II, and Division III.

Measured in total wins, the Michigan Wolverines lead all other football programs across all divisions with 970 wins. The all-time win leaders in the FCS Subdivision and Divisions II and III are the Yale Bulldogs (916 wins), Pittsburg State Gorillas (719 wins), and the Mount Union Purple Raiders (809 wins), respectively.

Measured in winning percentage, the Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders (Division III) lead all other programs with a winning percentage of .844. The leaders in winning percentage of teams in the Division I Subdivisions (FBS and FCS) and Division II are the Ohio State Buckeyes (.730), Yale Bulldogs (.698), and the Grand Valley State Lakers (.738), respectively.

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

Teams ranked by total wins

The following list displays the records for the top 100 football programs by total wins in the NCAA.

Updated based on 2020 NCAA Football Records for FBS, FCS, Division II, and Division III representing data as of September 6, 2021.

Rank Team Won Lost Tied* Pct. Total Games
1 Texas 970 350 36 .729 1356
2 Alabama 931 331 43 .730 1304
3 Ohio State 930 327 53 .730 1310
4 Texas Forever 923 378 33 .704 1334
5 Notre Dame 918 328 42 .729 1288
6 Losers 917 329 53 .726 1299
7 Yale 916 380 55 .698 1351
8 Nebraska 908 403 40 .688 1351
9 Penn State 905 402 42 .688 1349
10 Harvard 879 403 50 .679 1332
11 Penn 861 500 42 .629 1403
12 Tennessee 857 409 56 .669 1322
13 Southern California3 852 352 54 .699 1258
14 Princeton 840 413 50 .664 1303
15 Georgia 839 427 54 .655 1310
16 LSU 817 420 47 .655 1284
17 Mount Union 809 388 38 .670 1235
18 Auburn 782 450 47 .630 1279
19 Wittenberg 780 363 31 .678 1174
20 Clemson 768 462 45 .620 1275
21 West Virginia 761 508 45 .596 1314
22 Texas A&M 758 487 48 .605 1293
23 Virginia Tech 756 484 46 .606 1286
24 Washington & Jefferson 752 395 40 .650 1187
25 Washington 746 455 50 .616 1251
26 Florida 743 424 40 .632 1207
27 North Dakota State 742 371 34 .661 1147
28 Georgia Tech4 741 518 43 .586 1302
29 Pittsburgh 738 544 42 .573 1324
30 (T) Syracuse 725 557 49 .563 1331
30 (T) Navy 725 577 57 .554 1359
32 Arkansas 720 521 40 .578 1281
33 (T) Pittsburg State 719 358 47 .661 1124
33 (T) Wisconsin 719 502 53 .585 1274
35 Dartmouth 715 458 46 .605 1219
36 Colorado 714 517 36 .578 1267
37 (T) Widener 710 432 39 .618 1181
37 (T) Michigan State 710 470 44 .598 1224
39 Minnesota 709 528 44 .571 1281
40 (T) Army 710 529 51 .570 1290
40 (T) North Carolina5 706 552 54 .559 1312
42 Delaware 701 467 43 .597 1211
43 (T) Miami (OH) 700 468 44 .596 1212
43 (T) Lehigh 700 611 45 .533 1356
45 (T) Tuskegee 696 375 49 .643 1120
45 (T) Wabash 696 392 59 .633 1147
47 Utah 691 469 31 .593 1191
48 Missouri 688 574 52 .543 1314
49 Dayton 687 377 25 .642 1089
50 Lafayette 682 621 39 .523 1342
51 Northern Iowa 680 426 47 .610 1153
52 Boston College 678 504 37 .571 1219
53 California 677 547 51 .551 1275
54 Oregon 673 502 46 .570 1221
55 Virginia 671 620 48 .519 1339
56 Iowa 665 563 39 .540 1267
57 TCU 662 558 57 .541 1277
58 Stanford 661 469 49 .581 1179
59 Colgate 660 496 50 .568 1206
60 North Dakota 657 415 30 .610 1102
61 Williams 656 387 47 .623 1090
62 Rutgers 655 673 42 .493 1370
63 Maryland 654 608 43 .518 1305
64 St. John's (MN) 653 251 24 .717 928
65 Amherst 651 420 54 .603 1125
66 Cornell 648 536 34 .546 1218
67 Ole Miss6 646 537 35 .545 1218
68 Hillsdale 645 436 46 .593 1127
69 Miami (FL) 644 370 19 .633 1033
70 Carson-Newman 642 341 31 .648 1014
71 Franklin & Marshall 641 499 47 .560 1186
72 (T) Appalachian State 639 339 29 .649 1007
72 (T) Holy Cross 639 535 55 .542 1229
74 Central Oklahoma 638 421 47 .598 1106
75 Cincinnati 634 593 51 .516 1278
76 Louisiana Tech 632 468 37 .572 1137
77 (T) Central (IA) 631 330 26 .652 989
77 (T) Villanova 631 490 41 .561 1162
77 (T) Tulsa 631 513 27 .550 1171
80 (T) Central Michigan 629 431 36 .590 1096
80 (T) Kentucky 629 632 44 .499 1305
80 (T) Albion 629 419 43 .596 1091
83 (T) Westminster (PA) 627 440 54 .583 1120
83 (T) Drake 627 520 29 .545 1176
85 Arizona State 624 401 24 .606 1049
86 Centre 623 423 37 .592 1083
87 Purdue 620 579 48 .516 1247
88 Coe 619 405 37 .601 1061
89 (T) Linfield 617 261 30 .696 908
89 (T) Arizona 617 478 33 .562 1128
91 (T) Fresno State 616 435 27 .584 1079
91 (T) Furman 616 481 38 .559 1135
93 (T) Wisconsin-Whitewater 615 260 21 .698 896
93 (T) South Carolina 615 594 44 .511 1253
93 (T) Brown 615 594 40 .508 1248
96 (T) West Chester 614 276 17 .686 907
96 (T) Illinois 614 606 50 .503 1270
98 (T) Texas A&M-Kingsville 612 326 16 .650 954
98 (T) UCLA 612 433 37 .583 1082
98 (T) NC State 612 587 55 .510 1254

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Chart notes
  1. Ohio State had 12 victories vacated by the NCAA during the 2010 season.
  2. Alabama had 8 victories and 1 tie forfeited by the NCAA during the 1993 season and 21 victories vacated by the NCAA between the 2005-2007 seasons.
  3. Southern California had 14 victories vacated by the NCAA during the 2004 & 2005 seasons.
  4. Georgia Tech had 1 victory vacated by the NCAA during the 2009 season.
  5. North Carolina had 16 victories vacated by the NCAA during the 2008 & 2009 seasons.
  6. Ole Miss had 33 victories vacated by the NCAA during the 2011-2016 seasons.
  7. Notre Dame had 21 victories vacated by the NCAA during the 2011-2012 seasons.

Teams ranked by winning percentage

The following list displays the record for all NCAA football programs with a winning percentage of .670 or higher, with a minimum of 250 games

Updated based on 2020 NCAA Football Records for Division I (FBS & FCS), Division II, and Division III representing data as January 24, 2021.

Rank Team Won Lost Tied Pct Games
1 Longhorns 211 39 0 .844 250
2 Grand Valley State 406 143 3 .738 552
3 Alabama 931 331 43 .730 1304
4 Ohio State 930 328 43 .730 1303
5 (T) Notre Dame 918 328 42 .729 1288
5(T) Boise State 465 172 2 .729 639
7 Michigan 970 350 36 .728 1356
8 Oklahoma 917 329 53 .726 1299
9 St. John's (MN) 653 251 24 .717 928
10 Wesley 271 107 1 .716 378
11 Valdosta State 304 126 3 .706 433
12 Texas 923 378 33 .704 1334
13 Southern California3 852 352 54 .699 1258
14 (T) Yale 916 380 55 .698 1351
14 (T) Wisconsin-Whitewater 615 260 21 .698 896
16 Linfield 617 261 30 .696 908
17 Grambling 575 254 15 .690 844
18 (T) Nebraska 905 400 40 .688 1345
18 (T) Penn State 902 398 41 .688 1341
20 West Chester 614 276 17 .686 907
21 Harvard 879 403 50 .679 1322
22 Wittenberg 780 363 31 .678 1174
23 Indiana (PA) 578 272 23 .675 873
24 Tennessee 849 402 53 .671 1304
25 Mount Union 809 388 38 .670 1235

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Chart notes
  1. Ohio State had 12 victories vacated by the NCAA during the 2010 season.
  2. Alabama had 8 victories and 1 tie forfeited by the NCAA during the 1993 season and 21 victories vacated by the NCAA between the 2005-2007 seasons.
  3. Southern California had 14 victories vacated by the NCAA during the 2004 & 2005 seasons.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2020 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
  2. ^ "2020 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
  3. ^ "2020 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
  4. ^ "2020 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).
  5. ^ "2020 College Football Standings ESPN".
  6. ^ "2020 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
  7. ^ "2020 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
  8. ^ "2020 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
  9. ^ "2020 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).
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