List of NCAA football teams by wins explained

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

No shading Division I FBS programs
bgcolor=#FFE5B4 Division I FCS programs
bgcolor=#FFFF00 Division II programs
bgcolor=#F7BE05 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 January 1, 2024. The last tied game in college football was in 1995, with OT rules changing for the 1996 season.

RankTeamWonLostTiedPctTotal Games
1 1004 353 36 1,393
2 Alabama965 337 43 1,345
3 Ohio State964 333 53 1,350
4 Notre Dame948 337 42 1,326
4 Texas948 392 33 1,373
6 Oklahoma944 340 53 1,337
7 936 390 55 1,381
8 930 409 41 1,380
9 917 424 40 1,381
10 901 411 50 1,362
11 Georgia881 429 54 1,364
12 Penn878 513 42 1,433
13 USC875 368 54 1,297
14 Tennessee865 414 53 1,343
15 Princeton862 421 50 1,333
16 854 397 38 1,289
17 806 434 47 1,324
18 Wittenberg799 374 31 1,204
18 Auburn799 471 47 1,316
20 798 472 45 1,315
21 North Dakota State785 382 34 1,201
22 Washington & Jefferson781 403 40 1,224
22 West Virginia781 526 45 1,352
24 Texas A&M778 504 48 1,330
25 Washington775 466 50 1,291
26 Virginia Tech772 505 46 1,322
27 761 560 42 1,363
28 Florida758 445 40 1,243
29 756 540 43 1,338
30 750 364 47 1,161
31 743 577 49 1,368
32 Wisconsin742 518 53 1,313
33 Arkansas740 539 40 1,319
34 738 600 57 1,395
35 Dartmouth733 470 46 1,249
35 Minnesota733 543 44 1,320
37 Delaware730 483 43 1,256
37 Michigan State730 487 44 1,261
39 North Carolina729 569 54 1,352
40 Widener727 447 39 1,213
40 Army727 545 51 1,323
42 Miami (OH)724 484 44 1,251
43 Colorado723 544 36 1,303
44 Utah719 482 31 1,231
45 Wabash717 401 56 1,177
46 Tuskegee714 390 49 1,153
47 Missouri711 590 52 1,353
48 Lehigh707 640 45 1,392
49 Dayton705 391 25 1,121
50 Oregon705 511 46 1,262
51 Northern Iowa701 446 47 1,194
52 Lafayette700 641 39 1,379
53 Boston College694 525 37 1,255
53 Iowa693 576 39 1,308
55 California692 569 51 1,312
56 TCU685 574 57 1,316
57 Virginia683 642 48 1,373
58 St. John's (MN)682 256 24 962
59 North Dakota681 433 30 1,144
60 Maryland677 624 43 1,344
61 Colgate674 517 50 1,241
61 Ole Miss675 547 35 1,257
63 Williams671 399 47 .6221,117
63 Holy Cross671 544 55 1,270
63 Rutgers671 695 42 1,407
66 Stanford670 496 49 1,215
67 Appalachian State664 354 28 1,047
67 Hillsdale664 455 46 1,165
69 Miami (FL)663 387 19 1,069
70 Amherst662 436 541,152
70 Franklin & Marshall662 511 47 1,220
72 Central (IA)660 336 26 1,022
73 Villanova659 503 41 1,203
73 Cincinnati659 607 50 1,317
75 Cornell658 556 34 1,248
76 Albion657 425 43 1,125
76 South Dakota State657 477 36 1,170
78 Carson–Newman655 361 31 1,047
79 Central Oklahoma653 439 47 1,139
79 Westminster (PA)653 450 54 1,157
81 St. Thomas (MN)648 357 32 1,037
82 Wisconsin–Whitewater647 266 21 934
82 Central Michigan647 450 36 1,133
82 Tulsa647 534 27 1,208
85 Linfield646 264 30 940
86 Centre645 435 37 1,117
86 Fresno State645 446 27 1,117
86 Furman645 496 38 1,179
89 Coe643 413 37 1,093
89 Kentucky643 647 44 1,344
91 Drake642 543 29 1,214
92 Purdue641 597 48 1,286
93 Louisiana Tech640 496 37 1,173
94 Arizona State638 424 24 1,086
94 NC State638 598 55 1,291
96 UCLA637 446 37 1,120
96 Montana637 515 26 1,178
96 Oklahoma State637 572 48 1,257
99 South Carolina635 612 44 1,291
100 West Chester633 290 17 940

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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 275 games played through December 30, 2023.

RankTeamWonLostTiedPctGames
1 249 45 0 294
2 439 148 3 590
3 Michigan1004 353 36 1393
3 Ohio State964 333 53 1350
4Alabama965 337 431345
6 Notre Dame948 338 42 1328
7 Oklahoma944 340 53 1333
8 Boise State490 187 2 679
9 bgcolor=#F7BE05 682 256 24 962
10 bgcolor=#FFFF00 333 136 3 472
11 647 266 21 934
11 bgcolor=#F7BE05 646 264 28 949
13 948 392 33 1373
14 936390 55 1382
15 874 369 54 1297
16 930 409 41 1381
17 bgcolor=#FFFF00 633 290 17 940
18 901 411 50 1371
18 851 391 38 1278
20 917 424 40 1381
21 Wittenberg799 375 32 1206
21 bgcolor=#FFFF00 601 282 23 906
23 587 279 15 881
24 865414 53 1343
24 536 263 11 810

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 NCAA FBS Records.
  2. Book: 2023 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records . . 2023 . December 16, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230826124459/http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/football_records/FBS.pdf . August 26, 2023 . unfit.
  3. Web site: 2022 NCAA FCS Records.
  4. Book: 2023 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Records . . 2023 . December 16, 2023.
  5. Web site: 2022 NCAA Division II Records.
  6. Book: 2023 NCAA Division II Records . . 2023 . December 16, 2023.
  7. Web site: 2022 NCAA Division III Records.
  8. Book: 2023 NCAA Division II Records . . 2023 . December 16, 2023.
  9. Web site: 2022 College Football Standings ESPN.
  10. Web site: 2022 NCAA FBS Records.
  11. Web site: 2022 NCAA FCS Records.
  12. Web site: 2022 NCAA Division II Records.
  13. Web site: 2022 NCAA Division III Records.

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