List of most-played college football series in NCAA Division I explained

This is a list of the most-played college football series in NCAA Division I. The Lafayette–Lehigh rivalry, known as "The Rivalry," is the most-played in Division I at 159 games. Lehigh and Lafayette are members of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The most-played Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) series is the Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry, at 133 games. In some cases, during the early years of college football when distant travel was prohibitive, these teams played each other more than once per year.

Series listed here are not necessarily continuous series, and several of the series listed below were ended (or interrupted) by either the 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment or the COVID-19 pandemic. It also includes several games that are not considered notable rivalries, but are between teams that, mainly due to conference alignment, have been played 100 or more times. Conference affiliation is not necessarily an impediment to playing an annual game, and this list features match-ups of teams that have rarely or never shared an athletic conference.

This table is for listing all NCAA Division I football series with at least 100 games played. Wins and losses are given respective to the team leading the series.

Games

Games Series leader Opponent Rivalry or trophy name Conference W LTVFirst game Last game NotesSourcedata-sort-type=dateNext game
159 82 72 5 1884 2023 [1] [2] 11/23/24
145 80 55 10 1873 2023 11/16/24
139 71 60 8 1875 2023 [3] 11/23/24
134 65 64 5 1898 2023 11/23/24
133 63 62 8 1890 2023 [4] [5] 11/30/24
129 77 47 5 1893 2023 11/9/24
128 64 56 8 1892 2023 [6] [7] 10/5/24
128 65 59 4 1892 2023 10/26/24
127 CincinnatiNon-conf. 60 60 7 1888 2023 9/14/24
127 87 35 5 1880 2023 [8] 11/9/24
127 Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry (Northwest Championship) Non-conf. 68 49 10 1894 2023 9/14/24
126 Big Game (Battle for the Axe) 65 50 11 1892 2023 [9] 11/23/24
126 73 48 51882 2023 11/2/24
125 77 42 61891 2023 11/30/24
124 62 55 7 1890 2023 12/14/24
122 Ivy90 30 2 1893 2023 9/28/24
122 74 42 5 1 1897 2023 [10] 11/23/24
121 64 52 5 1902 2023 [11] 10/26/24
120 Non-conf. 73 43 41896 2023 11/30/24
120 65 46 6 3 1901 2023 [12] [13] 11/30/24
120 Non-conf. 57 54 9 1891 2011 [14] 9/6/25 [15]
119 63 51 51900 2023 [16] [17] 10/12/24
119 83 26 9 1[18] 1893 2023 [19] [20] 11/2/24
119 59 53 71899 2023 11/2/24
119 61 51 6 1 1897 2023 11/30/24
118 76 37 5 1894 2011 11/30/24
118 57 54 71889 2023 10/26/24
118 Non-conf. 91 20 71904 2023 None
118 78 33 52[21] 1892 2023 11/30/24
117 75 36 3 31896 2023 [22] [23] TBD
117 63 52 2 1891 2023 [24] [25] 9/21/24
117 NC State–Wake Forest rivalry (Tobacco Road) 69 42 61895 2023 10/5/24
117 Non-conf. 91 23 3 1892 2010 None
117 Non-conf. 71 41 51893 2023 11/30/24
117 57 55 51892 2023 [26] 11/30/24
116 Oregon–Washington football rivalry (Northwest Championship) 63 48 5 1900 2023 [27] [28] 11/30/24
116 63 50 31894 2023 10/5/24
116 73 38 51898 2023 [29] [30] 10/26/24
115 60 48 7 1877 2023 10/26/24
115 59 51 5 1899 2023 [31] [32] 11/16/24
115 63 47 51903 2023 10/19/24
115 Apple Cup (Northwest Championship) Non-conf. 76 33 61900 2023 [33] [34] 9/14/24
114 Non-conf. 80 28 61903 2023 [35] [36] None
114 69 44 11876 2023 11/23/24
113 Non-conf. 73 35 51894 2023 [37] 9/28/24
113 Non-conf. 81 28 4 1901 2023 [38] [39] None
113 59 46 81903 2023 11/23/24
113 North Carolina–NC State football rivalry (Tobacco Road) 68 39 61894 2023 [40] [41] 11/30/24
112 63 42 4 3 1894 2023 [42] [43] 10/12/24
112 Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot) Non-conf. 79 29 41892 2015 9/14/24
111 Non-conf. 59 43 91901 2023 [44] 9/7/24
110 North Carolina–Wake Forest rivalry (Tobacco Road) 72 36 21888 2022 11/16/24
110 Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina) (Tobacco Road) 64 40 4 2 1888 2023 [45] [46] 9/28/24
110 66 41 3 1889 2023 [47] [48] 11/23/24
108 57 48 31903 2023 [49] 11/30/24
108 86 18 3 1 1896 2023 [50] [51] TBD
108 Non-conf. 68 31 9 1899 2011 None
108 Non-conf. 69 35 4 1897 2023 [52] None
107 Non-conf. 52 50 51904 2023 [53] 9/14/24
107 Non-conf. 73 32 2 1909 2023 [54] [55] 10/12/24
107 53 50 41917 2023 [56] 11/30/24
106 Non-conf. 62 41 31895 2023 [57] [58] 9/14/24[59]
106 56 44 6 1884 2023 [60] 10/12/24
106 59 39 7 1 1901 2023 [61] [62] 10/19/24
106 63 42 11900 2023 11/16/24
105 77 25 3 1892 2023 [63] [64] 9/28/24
105 66 37 2 1891 2023 11/2/24
105 62 38 5 1890 2023 [65] 10/19/24
104 Non-conf. 51 50 3 1896 2023 [66] 9/21/24
104 Non-conf. 61 34 91896 2011 [67] None
104 Non-conf. 65 36 31892 2010 None
104 61 38 5 1895 2023 [68] [69] 11/30/24
104 Non-conf. 86 16 21896 2010 [70] [71] None
103 68 30 4 11902 2017 2025
103 60 41 21896 2023 [72] [73] 11/30/24
103 52 45 6 1896 2023 [74] [75] 11/9/24
103 Non-conf. 65 34 3 1 1905 2023 [76] [77] None
103 Non-conf. 77 22 4 1908 2022 None
103 Non-conf. 54 42 71901 2022 None
102 63 36 31901 2023 [78] [79] [80] 10/5/24
102 SMUNon-conf. 53 42 7 1915 2023 [81] [82] 9/21/24
102 77 24 1 1878 2023 [83] 10/19/24
102 51 47 41897 2023 [84] 11/9/24
102 Non-conf. 57 41 4 1904 2023 [85] [86] None
101 Holy War (Beehive Boot) 62 35 4 1896 2021 11/9/24
101 62 36 31911 2023 [87] 10/26/24
101 64 31 6 1902 2023 [88] [89] 10/19/24
101 57 38 61883 2023 [90] [91] 11/2/24
101 55 44 2 1915 2023 [92] [93] 11/2/24
101 77 22 21872 2023 [94] 11/2/24
100 59 39 2 1902 2023 11/30/24
100 63 32 5 1903 2023 11/16/24
100 64 32 4 1894 2023 [95] 11/23/24
100 Non-conf. 53 43 4 1893 2019 None

See also

References

Specific references
  • General references. Vacated games are not treated consistently with NCAA's own rules for reporting in these publications and the lists have missing games.
  • Notes and References

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