NCAA Division I FCS football win–loss records explained

The following data is current as of the end of the 2023 season, which ended after the 2024 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game. The following reflects the records according to the NCAA. This list took into account results modified later due to NCAA action, such as vacated victories and forfeits. Percentages are figured to 3 decimal places. In the event of a tie, the team with the most wins is listed first.

+ NCAA Division I FCS football records^[1] ^[2]
Team	Won	Lost	Tied		Years	Total games	Conference
Yale	936	390	55		149	1381	Ivy League
Harvard	901	411	50		147	1362	Ivy League
Grambling State	587	279	15		80	881	SWAC
North Dakota State	785	382	34		126	1201	MVFC
Princeton	862	421	50		152	1333	Ivy League
Dayton	705	391	25		114	1121	Pioneer
St. Thomas (MN)	648	357	32		116	1037	Pioneer
Tennessee State	586	325	32		99	943	BS-OVC
Florida A&M	594	340	22		104	956	SWAC
Penn	878	513	42		145	1433	Ivy League
McNeese	482	303	14		72	799	Southland
Jackson State	495	312	15		77	822	SWAC
North Alabama	483	306	16		74	805	UAC
Southern	597	379	25		101	1001	SWAC
South Carolina State	564	358	27		100	949	MEAC
North Dakota	681	433	30		126	1144	MVFC
Northern Iowa	701	446	47		124	1194	MVFC
Dartmouth	733	470	46		140	1249	Ivy League
Eastern Kentucky	631	412	38		110	1081	UAC
Delaware	730	483	43		131	1256	CAA
Central Arkansas	613	415	42		111	1070	UAC
Bethune–Cookman	510	349	27		96	886	SWAC
San Diego	338	235	6		56	579	Pioneer
Youngstown State	505	354	17		82	876	MVFC
South Dakota State	657	477	36		124	1170	MVFC
Albany	306	230	0		50	536	CAA
Eastern Washington	579	436	22		114	1037	BSC
Duquesne	405	309	18		75	732	NEC
Villanova	659	503	41		125	1203	CAA
Hampton	590	451	36		120	1077	CAA
Colgate	674	517	50		132	1241	Patriot
Furman	645	496	38		117	1179	SoCon
Monmouth	182	142	0		30	324	CAA
Alcorn State	495	385	39		99	919	SWAC
Texas A&M–Commerce	560	455	31		104	1046	Southland
UC Davis	548	439	33		104	1020	BSC
Montana	637	515	26		123	1178	BSC
Holy Cross	671	544	55		127	1270	Patriot
North Carolina A&T	529	431	40		98	1000	CAA
Fordham	567	464	48		121	1079	Patriot
Butler	608	500	35		133	1143	Pioneer
New Hampshire	602	497	54		126	1153	CAA
Drake	642	534	29		129	1205	Pioneer
North Carolina Central	481	404	27		97	912	MEAC
Cornell	658	556	34		134	1248	Ivy League
Cal Poly	518	452	19		104	989	BSC
Abilene Christian	517	453	32		101	1002	UAC
Elon	535	477	18		101	1030	CAA
Lehigh	707	640	45		139	1392	Patriot
Lafayette	700	640	39		141	1379	Patriot
Southeastern Louisiana	372	342	17		73	731	Southland
Bryant	136	125	0		24	261	CAA
Towson	301	278	4		53	583	CAA
Montana State	546	504	34		118	1084	BSC
Northwestern State	544	505	33		114	1082	Southland
Georgetown	490	454	32		110	976	Patriot
Merrimack	144	135	0		27	279	Independents
West Georgia	240	226	0		43	466	UAC
Western Illinois	548	517	37		119	1102	BS-OVC
Murray State	500	473	36		98	1009	MVFC
Howard	521	497	40		126	1058	MEAC
Alabama A&M	449	431	33		98	913	SWAC
Maine	555	538	38		131	1131	CAA
Northern Arizona	497	485	23		108	1005	BSC
William & Mary	606	593	39		128	1238	CAA
Alabama State	509	498	43		117	1050	SWAC
Wagner	419	410	19		92	848	NEC
Stetson	201	197	27		58	425	Pioneer
Brown	625	614	40		136	1279	Ivy League
Chattanooga	565	556	33		115	1154	SoCon
Wofford	550	542	36		114	1128	SoCon
Tarleton State	329	324	3		62	656	UAC
South Dakota	566	560	36		127	1162	MVFC
Samford	493	487	47		107	1027	SoCon
Weber State	339	339	3		61	681	BSC
Lindenwood	181	182	2		32	365	BS-OVC
Bucknell	614	628	51		137	1293	Patriot
Morgan State	450	464	35		102	949	MEAC
Stony Brook	200	211	2		39	413	CAA
Illinois State	538	573	68		127	179	MVFC
Presbyterian	518	552	35		110	1104	Pioneer
Eastern Illinois	531	568	44		122	1143	BS-OVC
Portland State	348	377	7		68	732	BSC
Missouri State	493	539	40		111	1072	MVFC
Prairie View A&M	462	504	33		99	999	SWAC
Mercyhurst	204	222	4		42	426	NEC
Mercer	194	218	14		49	426	SoCon
Southeast Missouri State	492	557	37		117	1086	BS-OVC
Richmond	584	668	53		139	1305	CAA
Norfolk State	349	397	13		81	759	MEAC
Southern Illinois	483	553	32		107	1068	MVFC
The Citadel	523	602	32		115	1157	SoCon
Northern Colorado	451	518	23		109	992	BSC
Gardner–Webb	270	309	2		53	581	BS-OVC
Central Connecticut	347	401	21		83	769	NEC
Idaho State	482	561	20		118	1063	BSC
Sacred Heart	160	186	0		32	346	Independents
East Tennessee State	385	453	27		88	85	SoCon
Stonehill	156	184	3		34	343	NEC
Southern Utah	284	337	6		60	627	UAC
Robert Morris	141	168	1		29	310	NEC
LIU	42	51	1		10	94	NEC
Incarnate Word	73	89	0		14	162	Southland
Tennessee Tech	440	550	31		101	1021	BS-OVC
Sacramento State	320	400	8		68	728	BSC
Marist	199	250	3		44	452	Pioneer
Delaware State	370	475	11		95	856	MEAC
UT Martin	218	281	1		44	500	BS-OVC
Idaho	490	644	26		124	1160	BSC
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	367	492	44		93	903	SWAC
Valparaiso	401	535	27		102	963	Pioneer
Texas Southern	336	453	27		77	816	SWAC
Stephen F. Austin	398	545	31		96	974	Southland
Morehead State	369	509	22		93	900	Pioneer
Davidson	457	640	45		125	1142	Pioneer
Indiana State	403	566	23		109	992	MVFC
Nicholls	238	332	4		51	574	Southland
Lamar	228	321	9		52	558	Southland
Charleston Southern	145	210	0		32	355	BS-OVC
Western Carolina	364	53	23		89	923	SoCon
VMI	496	735	42		132	1273	SoCon
Rhode Island	424	640	43		124	1107	CAA
Columbia	411	695	43		131	1149	Ivy League
Austin Peay	325	562	16		86	903	UAC
Mississippi Valley State	244	438	12		70	694	SWAC
Saint Francis (PA)	226	413	12		71	651	NEC
Campbell	56	101	0		15	163	CAA
Utah Tech	62	129	0		17	191	UAC
Houston Christian	22	80	0		9	102	Southland

• Ties count as one-half win and one-half loss.

Big Sky Conference

See also: Big Sky Conference.

+ Big Sky Conference
School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years	Total Games
Eastern Washington	579	436	22		114	1037
UC Davis	548	439	33		104	1020
Montana	637	515	26		123	1178
Cal Poly	518	452	19		104	989
Montana State	546	504	34		118	1084
Northern Arizona	497	485	23		108	1005
Weber State	339	339	3		61	681
Portland State	348	377	7		68	732
Northern Colorado	451	518	23		109	992
Idaho State	482	561	20		118	1063
Sacramento State	320	400	8		68	728
Idaho	490	644	26		124	1160
Total	5,755	5,670	244		101.6	11,669

Big South–OVC Football

See also: Big South–OVC Football Association.

+ Big South-Ohio Valley Conference Football Association
School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years	Total Games
Tennessee State	586	325	32		99	943
Western Illinois	548	517	37		119	1102
Lindenwood	181	182	2		32	365
Eastern Illinois	531	568	44		122	1143
Southeast Missouri State	492	557	37		117	1086
Gardner–Webb	270	309	2		53	581
Tennessee Tech	440	550	31		101	1021
UT Martin	218	281	1		44	500
Charleston Southern	145	210	0		32	355
Total	3411	3499	186		79.9	7,096

CAA Football

See also: Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference.

+ Colonial Athletic Association
School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years	Total Games
Delaware	730	483	43		131	1256
Albany	306	230	0		50	536
Villanova	659	503	41		125	1203
Hampton	590	451	36		120	1077
Monmouth	182	142	0		30	324
North Carolina A&T	529	431	40		98	1000
New Hampshire	602	497	54		126	1153
Elon	535	477	18		101	1030
Bryant	136	125	0		24	261
Towson	301	278	4		53	583
Maine	555	538	38		131	1131
William & Mary	606	593	39		128	1238
Stony Brook	200	211	2		39	413
Richmond	584	668	53		139	1305
Rhode Island	424	640	43		124	1107
Campbell	56	101	0		15	163
Total	6,995	6,374	411		89.6	13,780

Independents

See also: NCAA Division I FCS independent schools.

+ Independents
School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years	Total Games
Merrimack	144	135	0		27	279
Sacred Heart	160	186	0		32	346
Total	304	321	0		29.5	625

Ivy League

See also: Ivy League.

+ Ivy League
School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years	Total Games
Yale	936	390	55		149	1381
Harvard	901	411	50		147	1362
Princeton	862	421	50		152	1333
Penn	878	513	42		145	1433
Dartmouth	733	470	46		140	1249
Cornell	658	556	34		134	1248
Brown	625	614	40		136	1279
Columbia	411	695	43		131	1149
Total	6.004	4,070	360		141.8	10,434

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

See also: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

+ Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years	Total Games
South Carolina State	564	358	27		100	949
North Carolina Central	481	404	27		97	912
Howard	521	497	40		126	1058
Morgan State	450	464	35		102	949
Norfolk State	349	397	13		81	759
Delaware State	370	475	11		95	856
Total	2,735	2,595	153		100.2	5,483

Missouri Valley Football Conference

See also: Missouri Valley Football Conference.

+ Missouri Valley Football Conference
School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years	Total Games
North Dakota State	785	382	34		126	1201
North Dakota	681	433	30		126	1144
Northern Iowa	701	446	47		124	1194
Youngstown State	505	354	17		82	876
South Dakota State	657	477	36		124	1170
Murray State	500	473	36		98	1009
South Dakota	566	560	36		127	1162
Illinois State	538	573	68		127	179
Missouri State	493	539	40		111	1072
Southern Illinois	483	553	32		107	1068
Indiana State	403	566	23		109	992
Total	6,312	5,356	399		114.6	12,067

Northeast Conference

See also: Northeast Conference.

+ Northeast Conference
School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years	Total Games
Duquesne	405	309	18		75	732
Wagner	419	410	19		92	848
Mercyhurst	204	222	4		42	426
Central Connecticut	347	401	21		83	769
Stonehill	156	184	3		34	343
Robert Morris	141	168	1		29	310
LIU	42	51	1		10	94
Saint Francis (PA)	226	413	12		71	651
Total	1,938	2,149	79		54.5	4,166

Patriot League

See also: Patriot League.

+ Patriot League
School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years	Total Games
Colgate	674	517	50		132	1241
Holy Cross	671	544	55		127	1270
Fordham	567	464	48		121	1079
Lehigh	707	640	45		139	1392
Lafayette	700	640	39		141	1379
Georgetown	490	454	32		110	976
Bucknell	614	628	51		137	1293
Total	4,423	3,887	320		129.6	8,630

Pioneer Football League

See also: Pioneer Football League.

+ Pioneer Football League
School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years	Total Games
Dayton	705	391	25		114	1121
St. Thomas (MN)	648	357	32		116	1037
San Diego	338	235	6		56	579
Butler	608	500	35		133	1143
Drake	642	534	29		129	1205
Stetson	201	197	27		58	425
Presbyterian	518	552	35		110	1104
Marist	199	250	3		44	452
Valparaiso	401	535	27		102	963
Morehead State	369	509	22		93	900
Davidson	457	640	45		125	1142
Total	5,086	4,700	286		98.2	10,071

Southern Conference

See also: Southern Conference.

+ Southern Conference
School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years	Total Games
Furman	645	496	38		117	1179
Chattanooga	565	556	33		115	1154
Wofford	550	542	36		114	1128
Samford	493	487	47		107	1027
Mercer	194	218	14		49	426
The Citadel	523	602	32		115	1157
East Tennessee State	385	453	27		88	85
Western Carolina	364	53	23		89	923
VMI	496	735	42		132	1273
Total	4,215	4,625	292		102.9	9,132

Southland Conference

See also: Southland Conference.

+ Southland Conference
School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years	Total Games
McNeese	482	303	14		72	799
Texas A&M–Commerce	560	455	31		104	1046
Southeastern Louisiana	372	342	17		73	731
Incarnate Word	73	89	0		14	162
Northwestern State	544	505	33		114	1082
Stephen F. Austin	398	545	31		96	974
Nicholls	238	332	4		51	574
Lamar	228	321	9		52	558
Houston Christian	22	80	0		9	102
Total	2,917	2,972	139		65	6,028

Southwestern Athletic Conference

See also: Southwestern Athletic Conference.

+ Southwestern Athletic Conference
School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years	Total Games
Grambling State	587	279	15		80	881
Florida A&M	594	340	22		104	956
Jackson State	495	312	15		77	822
Southern	597	379	25		101	1001
Bethune–Cookman	510	349	27		96	886
Alcorn State	495	385	39		99	919
Alabama A&M	449	431	33		98	913
Alabama State	509	498	43		117	1050
Prairie View A&M	462	504	33		99	999
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	367	492	44		93	903
Texas Southern	336	453	27		77	816
Mississippi Valley State	244	438	12		70	694
Total	5,645	4,860	335		92.6	10,840

United Athletic Conference

See also: United Athletic Conference.

+ United Athletic Conference
School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years	Total Games
North Alabama	483	306	16		74	805
Eastern Kentucky	631	412	38		110	1081
Central Arkansas	613	415	42		111	1070
Abilene Christian	517	453	32		101	1002
West Georgia	240	226	0		43	466
Tarleton	329	324	3		62	656
Southern Utah	284	337	6		60	627
Austin Peay	325	562	16		86	903
Utah Tech	62	129	0		17	191
Total	3,484	3,164	153		73.8	6,801

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023 NCAA FCS Records.
2. Web site: 2023 ESPN FCS College Football Standings.