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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 September 23, 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 1007 354 36 .734 1,397
2 Alabama 968 337 43 .734 1,348
3 Ohio State 967 333 53 .734 1,354
4 Texas 952 392 33 .703 1,377
5 Notre Dame 951 338 42 .730 1,330
6 Oklahoma 947 342 53 .725 1,342
7 Yale 937 390 55 .698 1,382
8 Penn State 933 409 41 .689 1,383
9 Nebraska 920 425 40 .679 1,385
10 Harvard 901 411 50 .680 1,363
11 Georgia 884 429 54 .666 1,367
12 Penn 878 514 42 .627 1,434
13 USC 877 369 54 .695 1,314
14 Tennessee 869 414 53 .670 1,347
15 Princeton 862 422 50 .665 1,334
16 Mount Union 856 397 38 .678 1,291
17 LSU 809 435 47 .645 1,328
18 Auburn 801 473 47 .624 1,320
19 Clemson 800 473 45 .624 1,318
20 Wittenberg 799 375 31 .676 1,205
21 North Dakota State 788 383 34 .668 1,205
22 Washington & Jefferson 784 403 40 .655 1,227
23 West Virginia 783 528 45 .594 1,356
24 Texas A&M 781 505 48 .603 1,334
25 Washington 778 467 50 .620 1,295
26 Virginia Tech 774 507 46 .601 1,326
27 Pittsburgh 765 560 42 .575 1,367
28 Florida 760 447 40 .626 1,247
28 Georgia Tech 759 542 43 .581 1,344
30 Pittsburg State 753 365 47 .667 1,165
31 Syracuse 745 578 49 .561 1,371
32 Wisconsin 744 519 53 .585 1,316
33 Arkansas 743 540 40 .577 1,323
34 Navy 741 600 57 .550 1,398
35 Minnesota 735 545 44 .572 1,323
36 Dartmouth 734 470 46 .606 1,250
37 Michigan State 733 487 44 .597 1,264
37 Delaware 733 483 43 .599 1,259
39 North Carolina 732 570 54 .560 1,356
40 Army 730 545 51 .570 1,326
41 Widener 729 448 39 .616 1,216
42 Colorado 726 545 36 .569 1,307
43 Miami (OH) 724 487 44 .594 1,254
44 Utah 723 482 31 .597 1,235
45 Wabash 719 402 56 .635 1,180
46 Missouri 715 590 52 .546 1,357
46 Tuskegee 714 393 49 .639 1,156
48 Lehigh 710 641 45 .525 1,396
49 Oregon 708 511 46 .578 1,265
50 Dayton 707 392 25 .640 1,124
51 Northern Iowa 703 448 47 .606 1,198
52 Lafayette 702 642 39 .522 1,382
53 Boston College 697 526 37 .568 1,259
54 Iowa 696 577 39 .545 1,312
54 California 695 570 51 .547 1,316
56 TCU 687 576 57 .542 1,320
57 Virginia 686 643 48 .516 1,377
58 North Dakota 684 434 30 .609 1,148
58 St. John's (MN) 683 257 24 .721 964
60 Maryland 680 625 43 .520 1,348
61 Ole Miss 679 547 35 .552 1,261
62 Colgate 675 520 50 .562 1,245
63 Rutgers 674 695 42 .493 1,410
64 Williams 673 399 47 .622 1,119
65 Stanford 672 497 49 .572 1,218
65 Holy Cross 672 547 55 .549 1,274
67 Miami (FL) 667 388 19 .630 1,072
68 Appalachian State 666 356 28 .645 1,051
69 Hillsdale 664 458 46 .588 1,168
69 Franklin & Marshall 664 512 47 .562 1,223
69 Amherst 664 436 54 .599 1,154
72 Central (IA) 662 337 26 .659 1,025
72 Cincinnati 662 608 50 .520 1,321
72 Villanova 662 504 41 .565 1,207
75 South Dakota State 660 478 36 .578 1,174
76 Albion 659 426 43 .603 1,128
77 Cornell 658 557 34 .540 1,249
78 Carson–Newman 658 361 31 .641 1,050
79 Central Oklahoma 656 439 47 .595 1,142
80 Westminster (PA) 655 450 54 .588 1,159
81 Wisconsin–Whitewater 649 267 21 .704 937
81 Central Michigan 649 452 36 .587 1,137
81 St. Thomas (MN) 649 360 32 .639 1,041
81 Tulsa 649 536 27 .547 1,212
85 Linfield 648 265 30 .703 943
85 Fresno State 648 447 27 .590 1,121
87 Centre 647 436 37 .594 1,120
88 Coe 646 413 37 .606 1,096
88 Furman 646 499 38 .562 1,183
90 Kentucky 645 649 44 .499 1,348
91 Drake 643 544 29 .541 1,216
92 Purdue 642 599 48 .517 1,289
93 Louisiana Tech 641[n 1] 498 37 .561 1,175
93 Arizona State 641 425 24 .599 1,090
95 NC State 640 601 55 .515 1,296
95 Oklahoma State 640 573 48 .527 1,261
95 Montana 640 516 26 .552 1,182
98 UCLA 638 448 37 .585 1,123
98 South Carolina 638 613 44 .510 1,295
100 Illinois 636 625 50 .504 1,311
  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 September 23, 2024.

Rank Team Won Lost Tied Pct Games
1 Mary Hardin–Baylor 250 46 0 .845 296
2 Grand Valley State 442 148 3 .748 593
3 Ohio State 967 333 53 .734 1353
3 Alabama 968 337 43 .734 1348
3 Michigan 1007 354 36 .734 1397
6 Notre Dame 951 338 42 .730 1332
7 Oklahoma 947 342 53 .725 1338
8 Boise State 492 188 2 .723 682
9 St. John's (MN) 683 257 24 .721 964
10 Valdosta State 337 136 3 .711 476
11 Wisconsin–Whitewater 649 267 21 .704 937
12 Texas 952 392 33 .703 1377
12 Linfield 648 265 30 .703 953
14 Huntingdon 140 60 0 .700 200
15 Yale 937 390 55 .698 1383
16 USC 877 369 54 .695 1314
17 Penn State 933 409 41 .689 1384
18 West Chester 633 293 17 .680 943
18 Harvard 902 411 50 .680 1372
20 Nebraska 920 425 40 .679 1385
21 Mount Union 856 397 38 .678 1280
22 Indiana (PA) 604 282 23 .677 909
23 Wittenberg 799 375 32 .676 1207
24 Grambling State 590 280 15 .675 884
24 Thomas More 239 115 0 .675 354

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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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