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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 September 18, 2023. It includes teams from the NCAA Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), Division I-NCAA Division I-Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), NCAA Division II, and Division III.

Measured in winning percentage, the Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders (Division III) lead all other programs with a winning percentage of .859. The leaders in winning percentage of teams in the Division I Subdivisions (FBS and FCS) and Division II are the Ohio State (.733), Yale Bulldogs (.698), and the Grand Valley State Lakers (.744), respectively.

The Michigan Wolverines, who currently have the most wins in NCAA college football history, have the opportunity to become the first school to reach the 1000-win threshold in the 2023-24 season.

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. The last tied game in college football was in 1995, with overtime rules coming into effect in the 1996 season.

Rank Team Won Lost Tied Pct Total Games
1 Michigan 997 353 36 .732 1,386
2 (T) Ohio State 959 331 53 .733 1,337
2 (T) Alabama 953 335 43 .732 1,331
4 Texas 941 390 42 .702 1,359
5(T) Notre Dame 940 334 42 .730 1,314
5(T) Oklahoma 940 338 33 .726 1,327
7 Yale 929 387 55 .698 1,371
8 Penn State 920 406 41 .688 1,367
9 Nebraska 916 420 40 .680 1,376
10 Harvard 893 409 50 .679 1,352
11 Penn 872 509 42 .628 1,423
12 Georgia 868 428 54 .663 1,350
13 USC 867 363 54 .696 1,284
14 Princeton 857 416 50 .667 1,323
15 Tennessee 856 410 53 .669 1,319
16 Mount Union 840 390 38 .677 1,268
17 LSU 833 431 47 .653 1,311
18 Auburn 793 464 47 .626 1,304
19 Wittenberg 792 371 31 .676 1,194
20 Clemson 789 468 45 .623 1,302
21 North Dakota State 774 378 34 .667 1,186
22 West Virginia 772 522 45 .593 1,339
23 (T) Washington & Jefferson 771 401 40 .653 1,212
23 (T) Texas A&M 771 498 48 .604 1,317
25 Virginia Tech 765 498 46 .602 1,309
26 Washington 761 465 50 .616 1,276
27 Pittsburgh 758 551 42 .577 1,351
28 Florida 753 438 40 .628 1,231
29 Georgia Tech 749 534 43 .581 1,326
30 Pittsburg State 739 362 47 .664 1,148
31 Syracuse 737 570 49 .562 1,356
32 Arkansas 736 531 40 .578 1,307
33 Wisconsin 735 512 53 .586 1,300
34 Navy 733 592 57 .551 1,382
35 (T) Dartmouth 727 466 46 .605 1,239
35 (T) Minnesota 727 536 44 .573 1,307
37 Michigan State 728 479 44 .600 1,251
38 Delaware 722 479 43 .598 1,244
39 (T) Army 721 539 51 .569 1,311
39 (T) North Carolina 721 564 54 .559 1,339
41 Widener 720 443 39 .615 1,202
42 Colorado 719 536 36 .571 1,291
43 Miami (OH) 713 481 44 .594 1,238
44 Utah 711 477 31 .596 1,219
45 Wabash 710 398 59 .634 1,167
46 Tuskegee 707 386 49 .641 1,142
47 Lehigh 705 631 45 .527 1,381
48 Dayton 701 384 25 .643 1,110
49 Missouri 700 588 52 .542 1,340
50 Northern Iowa 695 441 47 .607 1,183
51 Oregon 693 509 46 .574 1,248
52 Lafayette 691 637 39 .520 1,367
53 Boston College 687 519 37 .568 1,243
54 California 686 562 51 .548 1,299
55 Iowa 683 572 39 .543 1,294
56 (T) TCU 680 567 57 .543 1,304
56 (T) Virginia 680 633 48 .517 1,361
58 North Dakota 679 426 30 .611 1,135
59 St. John's (MN) 674 254 24 .721 952
60 Maryland 669 619 43 .519 1,331
61 (T) Williams 668 393 47 .624 1,108
61 (T) Colgate 668 512 50 .563 1,230
63 Stanford 667 487 49 .575 1,203
64 (T) Holy Cross 664 539 55 .550 1,258
64 (T) Ole Miss 664 545 35 .548 1,244
64 (T) Rutgers 664 689 42 .491 1,395
67 (T) Amherst 658 431 54 .599 1,143
67 (T) Hillsdale 658 450 46 .590 1,154
69 (T) Miami (FL) 656 382 19 .630 1,057
69 (T) Cincinnati 656 598 51 .522 1,305
71 (T) Appalachian State 655 349 29 .648 1,033
71 (T) Cornell 655 549 34 .543 1,238
73 Franklin & Marshall 654 508 47 .560 1,209
74 Central (IA) 652 334 26 .657 1,012
75 (T) Carson-Newman 650 355 31 .642 1,036
75 (T) Albion 650 422 43 .602 1,115
77 Villanova 649 500 41 .563 1,190
78 Central Oklahoma 648 433 47 .595 1,128
79 Westminster (PA) 647 446 54 .588 1,147
80 Kentucky 646 641 44 .502 1,331
81 Tulsa 643 526 27 .549 1,196
82 (T) Central Michigan 642 443 36 .589 1,121
82 (T) South Dakota State 642 477 36 .571 1,155
84 St. Thomas (MN) 640 354 32 .639 1,026
85 Centre 639 431 37 .594 1,107
86 (T) Linfield 638 262 30 .702 930
86 (T) Louisiana Tech 638 486 37 .565 1,161
88 Purdue 637 589 48 .519 1,274
89 (T) Wisconsin-Whitewater 636 264 21 .702 921
89 (T) Fresno State 636 442 27 .588 1,105
91 (T) Arizona State 635 415 24 .602 1,074
91 (T) Furman 635 493 38 .561 1,166
93 (T) Coe 634 411 37 .603 1,082
93 (T) Drake 634 539 29 .540 1,202
95 South Carolina 630 605 44 .510 1,279
96 (T) UCLA 629 441 37 .585 1,107
96 (T) NC State 629 595 55 .513 1,279
98 (T) West Chester 627 285 17 .684 929
98 (T) Oklahoma State 627 568 48 .524 1,243
98 (T) Illinois 627 618 50 .503 1,295

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Teams ranked by winning percentage

The following list displays the record for all NCAA football programs with a winning percentage of .667 or higher, with a minimum of 250 games. In the event of a tie, the team with more wins is listed first.


Rank Team Won Lost Tied Pct Games
1 Mary Hardin-Baylor 243 40 0 .859 283
2 Grand Valley State 428 146 3 .744 577
3 Ohio State 953 331 53 .733 1337
4 (T) Alabama 953 335 43 .732 1331
4 (T) Michigan 997 353 36 .732 1386
6 Notre Dame 938 334 42 .730 1314
7 Boise State 482 181 2 .726 665
8 Oklahoma 934 338 53 .725 1325
9 St. John's (MN) 674 254 24 .721 952
10 Valdosta State 321 134 3 .704 458
11 Wisconsin-Whitewater 636 264 21 .702 921
12 Texas 936 390 33 .701 1359
13 Linfield 638 263 30 .701 931
14 Yale 929 387 55 .698 1371
15 USC 867 363 54 .696 1284
16 Penn State 920 406 41 .688 1367
17 West Chester 627 285 17 .684 929
18 Nebraska 912 417 40 .681 1369
19 Harvard 893 409 50 .679 1352
20 Indiana (PA) 595 277 23 .678 895
21 Grambling 582 273 15 .678 870
22 Mount Union 840 390 38 .677 1268
23 Wittenberg 792 371 31 .676 1194
24 Tennessee 856 410 53 .669 1319
25 Bentley 231 114 1 .669 346
26 Princeton 857 416 50 .667 1323
27 North Dakota State 774 378 34 .667 1186
28 Ithaca 527 260 11 .667 798

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See also

References

  1. ^ "2022 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
  2. ^ "2022 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
  3. ^ "2022 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
  4. ^ "2022 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).
  5. ^ "2022 College Football Standings ESPN".
  6. ^ "2022 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
  7. ^ "2022 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
  8. ^ "2022 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
  9. ^ "2022 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).
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