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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

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Division I FBS programs
Division I FCS programs
Division II programs
Division III programs

NCAA football teams ranked by total wins

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The following list displays the records for the football programs with the most wins in the NCAA through October 27, 2024. The last tied game in college football was in 1995, with OT rules changing for the 1996 season.

Rank Team Won Lost Tied Pct Total Games
1 Michigan 1009 356 36 .733 1,401
2 Alabama 971 339 43 .734 1,353
3 Ohio State 970 334 53 .734 1,357
4 Texas 955 393 33 .703 1,381
4 Notre Dame 955 338 42 .731 1,334
6 Oklahoma 948 345 53 .724 1,346
7 Yale 940 392 55 .698 1,387
8 Penn State 937 409 41 .690 1,387
9 Nebraska 922 427 40 .678 1,389
10 Harvard 906 412 50 .681 1,368
11 Georgia 887 430 54 .667 1,371
12 Penn 880 517 42 .626 1,439
13 USC 879 372 54 .694 1,319
14 Tennessee 871 415 53 .670 1,350
15 Princeton 864 425 50 .664 1,339
16 Mount Union 861 397 38 .679 1,296
17 LSU 812 436 47 .645 1,332
18 Clemson 804 473 45 .625 1,322
19 Wittenberg 802 377 31 .676 1,210
19 Auburn 802 476 47 .623 1,324
21 North Dakota State 793 383 34 .669 1,210
22 Washington & Jefferson 788 404 40 .656 1,232
23 West Virginia 785 530 45 .594 1,360
23 Texas A&M 785 505 48 .605 1,338
25 Washington 779 470 50 .619 1,299
26 Virginia Tech 777 508 46 .601 1,330
27 Pittsburgh 768 560 42 .576 1,370
28 Florida 762 448 40 .626 1,250
29 Georgia Tech 761 544 43 .580 1,348
30 Pittsburg State 757 365 47 .668 1,169
31 Syracuse 748 579 49 .561 1,375
32 Wisconsin 747 521 53 .586 1,321
33 Arkansas 745 542 40 .576 1,327
34 Navy 744 601 57 .551 1,402
35 Dartmouth 739 470 46 .607 1,255
36 Minnesota 738 546 44 .572 1,327
37 Delaware 737 484 43 .600 1,264
38 Army 734 545 51 .571 1,330
38 Michigan State 734 491 44 .596 1,269
40 North Carolina 733 573 54 .559 1,360
41 Widener 730 451 39 .614 1,220
42 Colorado 729 546 36 .570 1,311
43 Miami (OH) 728 488 44 .595 1,259
44 Wabash 723 402 56 .636 1,184
44 Utah 723 486 31 .596 1,239
46 Tuskegee 719 393 49 .640 1,161
47 Missouri 717 592 52 .546 1,361
48 Oregon 713 511 46 .580 1,270
49 Lehigh 711 643 45 .524 1,399
50 Dayton 710 393 25 .641 1,128
51 Lafayette 704 644 39 .522 1,386
52 Northern Iowa 703 452 47 .604 1,202
53 Iowa 698 579 39 .545 1,316
53 Boston College 698 529 37 .567 1,263
55 California 696 573 51 .547 1,320
56 TCU 690 577 57 .543 1,324
57 St. John's (MN) 688 257 24 .722 969
58 Virginia 687 646 48 .515 1,381
59 North Dakota 686 436 30 .609 1,152
60 Maryland 681 628 43 .520 1,352
61 Ole Miss 681 549 35 .552 1,265
62 Colgate 676 523 50 .561 1,249
63 Rutgers 675 699 42 .492 1,415
63 Williams 675 402 47 .621 1,124
63 Holy Cross 675 549 55 .549 1,279
66 Stanford 672 502 49 .570 1,223
67 Miami (FL) 671 388 19 .631 1,076
68 Hillsdale 667 460 46 .588 1,173
68 Appalachian State 667 358 28 .644 1,054
70 Central (IA) 666 338 26 .659 1,030
70 Franklin & Marshall 666 514 47 .562 1,227
72 Villanova 665 505 41 .566 1,211
73 Amherst 664 441 54 .596 1,159
73 Cincinnati 664 610 50 .520 1,325
75 South Dakota State 663 479 36 .578 1,178
76 Carson–Newman 662 362 31 .642 1,055
76 Albion 662 427 43 .604 1,132
78 Cornell 660 560 34 .540 1,254
78 Central Oklahoma 660 440 47 .596 1,147
80 Westminster (PA) 659 451 54 .589 1,164
81 St. Thomas (MN) 653 360 32 .640 1,045
82 Linfield 652 265 30 .704 947
83 Wisconsin–Whitewater 651 269 21 .703 941
83 Centre 651 436 37 .596 1,124
85 Coe 650 414 37 .607 1,101
85 Central Michigan 650 455 36 .585 1,141
85 Fresno State 650 449 27 .589 1,125
85 Tulsa 650 539 27 .546 1,216
89 Drake 647 544 29 .542 1,220
89 Furman 647 501 38 .562 1,186
91 Kentucky 646 652 44 .498 1,352
92 Louisiana Tech 643[n 1] 500 37 .561 1,179
92 Montana 643 517 26 .553 1,186
92 Arizona State 643 426 24 .599 1,093
95 NC State 642 603 55 .515 1,300
95 Purdue 642 603 48 .515 1,293
97 Oklahoma State 640 577 48 .525 1,265
98 UCLA 639 451 37 .583 1,127
98 South Carolina 639 615 44 .509 1,298
100 Illinois 638 627 50 .504 1,315
  1. ^ The official NCAA records incorrectly list LA Tech's 1951 seasons as 5-4, when it was in fact 4-5.

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Teams ranked by winning percentage

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The following list displays the records for the Top 25 NCAA football programs ranked by winning percentage, with a minimum of 20 seasons played, through October 27, 2024.

Rank Team Won Lost Tied Pct Games
1 Mary Hardin–Baylor 252 47 0 .843 299
2 Grand Valley State 446 149 3 .748 598
3 Ohio State 970 334 53 .734 1357
3 Alabama 971 339 43 .734 1353
5 Michigan 1009 356 36 .733 1401
6 Notre Dame 955 338 42 .731 1336
7 Boise State 496 188 2 .724 686
7 Oklahoma 948 345 53 .724 1342
9 St. John's (MN) 688 257 24 .722 969
10 Valdosta State 340 136 3 .713 479
11 Linfield 652 265 30 .704 957
12 Texas 955 393 33 .703 1381
12 Wisconsin–Whitewater 651 269 21 .703 941
14 Yale 940 392 55 .698 1388
15 USC 879 372 54 .694 1319
16 Huntingdon 142 63 0 .693 205
17 Penn State 937 409 41 .690 1388
18 Harvard 906 412 50 .681 1377
19 West Chester 636 295 17 .680 948
20 Mount Union 861 397 38 .679 1285
21 Nebraska 922 427 40 .678 1389
22 Wittenberg 802 377 31 .676 1212
22 Indiana (PA) 606 285 23 .676 913
24 Grambling State 591 283 15 .673 888
25 Tennessee 871 415 53 .670 1350

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2022 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
  2. ^ 2023 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "2022 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
  4. ^ 2023 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
  6. ^ 2023 NCAA Division II Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "2022 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).
  8. ^ 2023 NCAA Division II Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "2022 College Football Standings ESPN".
  10. ^ "2022 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
  11. ^ "2022 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
  12. ^ "2022 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
  13. ^ "2022 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).
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