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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 November 11, 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 358 36 .732 1,403
2 Alabama 972 339 43 .734 1,354
2 Ohio State 972 334 53 .735 1,359
4 Texas 956 393 33 .704 1,382
4 Notre Dame 956 338 42 .731 1,335
6 Oklahoma 949 346 53 .724 1,348
7 Yale 941 393 55 .697 1,389
8 Penn State 938 410 41 .690 1,389
9 Nebraska 922 428 40 .678 1,390
10 Harvard 908 412 50 .681 1,370
11 Georgia 888 431 54 .666 1,373
12 Penn 882 517 42 .627 1,441
13 USC 879 373 54 .694 1,320
14 Tennessee 873 415 53 .671 1,352
15 Princeton 864 427 50 .663 1,341
16 Mount Union 863 397 38 .680 1,298
17 LSU 812 437 47 .645 1,333
18 Clemson 805 474 45 .625 1,324
19 Wittenberg 803 378 31 .675 1,212
20 Auburn 802 477 47 .623 1,325
21 North Dakota State 794 383 34 .670 1,211
22 Washington & Jefferson 789 404 40 .656 1,233
23 West Virginia 786 530 45 .594 1,361
24 Texas A&M 785 506 48 .604 1,339
25 Washington 780 471 50 .619 1,301
26 Virginia Tech 777 510 46 .600 1,332
27 Pittsburgh 768 562 42 .575 1,372
28 Florida 762 450 40 .625 1,252
28 Georgia Tech 762 544 43 .581 1,349
30 Pittsburg State 757 366 47 .667 1,170
31 Syracuse 749 580 49 .561 1,377
32 Wisconsin 747 522 53 .585 1,322
33 Arkansas 745 543 40 .576 1,328
33 Navy 745 602 57 .551 1,404
35 Dartmouth 740 471 46 .607 1,257
36 Minnesota 739 547 44 .572 1,329
37 Delaware 738 484 43 .600 1,265
38 Army 736 545 51 .572 1,332
39 North Carolina 734 573 54 .559 1,361
39 Michigan State 734 492 44 .595 1,270
41 Widener 732 451 39 .615 1,222
42 Colorado 730 546 36 .570 1,312
43 Miami (OH) 729 488 44 .596 1,260
44 Wabash 725 402 56 .637 1,186
45 Utah 723 487 31 .595 1,240
46 Tuskegee 719 395 49 .639 1,163
47 Missouri 718 592 52 .546 1,362
48 Oregon 715 511 46 .580 1,272
49 Lehigh 713 643 45 .525 1,401
50 Dayton 710 395 25 .639 1,130
51 Lafayette 705 645 39 .522 1,388
52 Northern Iowa 703 454 47 .603 1,204
53 Iowa 699 580 39 .545 1,318
53 Boston College 699 529 37 .567 1,264
55 California 697 573 51 .547 1,321
56 TCU 691 578 57 .543 1,326
57 St. John's (MN) 690 257 24 .723 971
58 Virginia 688 646 48 .515 1,382
59 North Dakota 686 438 30 .607 1,154
60 Ole Miss 683 549 35 .553 1,267
61 Maryland 681 629 43 .519 1,353
62 Rutgers 676 699 42 .492 1,416
62 Colgate 676 525 50 .560 1,251
62 Williams 676 403 47 .621 1,126
65 Holy Cross 675 550 55 .549 1,280
66 Miami (FL) 672 389 19 .631 1,078
66 Stanford 672 503 49 .569 1,224
68 Hillsdale 669 460 46 .589 1,175
69 Appalachian State 668 359 28 .644 1,056
70 Central (IA) 667 338 26 .660 1,031
70 Villanova 667 505 41 .567 1,213
70 Franklin & Marshall 667 515 47 .562 1,229
73 South Dakota State 665 479 36 .579 1,180
74 Amherst 664 443 54 .595 1,161
74 Cincinnati 664 611 50 .520 1,326
74 Carson–Newman 664 362 31 .643 1,057
77 Albion 663 428 43 .604 1,134
78 Central Oklahoma 662 440 47 .597 1,149
79 Cornell 661 561 34 .540 1,256
80 Westminster (PA) 660 452 54 .589 1,166
81 Linfield 654 265 30 .705 949
82 St. Thomas (MN) 653 362 32 .639 1,047
83 Coe 652 414 37 .608 1,103
83 Centre 652 437 37 .595 1,126
83 Wisconsin–Whitewater 652 270 21 .703 943
86 Tulsa 650 540 27 .545 1,217
86 Central Michigan 650 456 36 .585 1,142
86 Fresno State 650 451 27 .588 1,127
89 Drake 649 544 29 .543 1,222
90 Furman 647 503 38 .561 1,188
91 Kentucky 646 653 44 .497 1,353
92 Arizona State 645 426 24 .600 1,095
93 Montana 644 518 26 .553 1,188
94 Louisiana Tech 643[n 1] 502 37 .560 1,181
94 NC State 643 604 55 .515 1,302
96 Purdue 642 605 48 .514 1,295
97 UCLA 641 451 37 .584 1,129
97 South Carolina 641 615 44 .510 1,300
99 Oklahoma State 640 579 48 .524 1,267
100 Illinois 638 628 50 .504 1,316
  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 November 11, 2024.

Rank Team Won Lost Tied Pct Games
1 Mary Hardin–Baylor 253 48 0 .841 301
2 Grand Valley State 448 149 3 .749 600
3 Ohio State 972 334 53 .735 1359
4 Alabama 972 339 43 .734 1354
5 Michigan 1009 358 36 .732 1403
6 Notre Dame 956 338 42 .731 1337
7 Boise State 498 188 2 .725 688
8 Oklahoma 949 346 53 .724 1344
9 St. John's (MN) 690 257 24 .723 971
10 Valdosta State 342 136 3 .714 481
11 Linfield 654 265 30 .705 959
12 Texas 956 393 33 .704 1382
12 Wisconsin–Whitewater 652 270 21 .703 943
14 Yale 941 393 55 .697 1390
15 USC 879 373 54 .694 1320
16 Huntingdon 143 64 0 .691 207
17 Penn State 938 410 41 .690 1390
18 Harvard 908 412 50 .681 1379
19 Mount Union 863 397 38 .680 1287
20 West Chester 637 296 17 .679 950
21 Nebraska 922 428 40 .678 1390
22 Indiana (PA) 607 285 23 .676 914
23 Wittenberg 803 378 31 .675 1214
24 Grambling State 592 284 15 .673 890
25 Tennessee 873 415 53 .671 1352

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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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