List of NCAA football teams by wins

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. In the case of a tie, the method used to calculate winning percentage is to award half a point towards both a win and a lost, which is the method used in the NCAA's own tabulation of team records.

Key

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

NCAA football teams ranked by total wins

The following list displays the records for the football programs with the most wins in the NCAA through the end of the regular season (12/9/2025) of the 2025 season. The last tied game in college football was in 1995, with OT rules changing for the 1996 season.

Rank Team Won Lost Tied Pct
1 Michigan 1022 361 36 .733
2 Ohio State 990 336 53 .737
3 Alabama 984 344 43 .733
4 Notre Dame 972 341 42 .733
5 Texas 970 398 33 .704
6 Oklahoma 960 350 53 .724
7 Yale 952 396 55 .698
8 Penn State 949 418 41 .689
9 Nebraska 931 435 40 .676
10 Harvard 918 415 50 .682
11 Georgia 904 433 54 .669
12 USC 891 377 54 .694
13 Penn 888 523 42 .626
14 Tennessee 883 421 53 .670
15 Mount Union 879 399 38 .682
16 Princeton 868 435 50 .660
17 LSU 822 443 47 .644
18 Clemson 815 481 45 .625
19 North Dakota State 811 385 34 .672
20 Wittenberg 809 384 31 .674
20 Auburn 809 485 47 .621
22 Washington & Jefferson 798 408 40 .657
23 Texas A&M 797 510 48 .606
24 West Virginia 791 541 45 .591
25 Washington 789 477 50 .619
26 Virginia Tech 781 521 46 .596
27 Pittsburgh 776 570 42 .574
28 Georgia Tech 772 549 43 .582
29 Florida 770 458 40 .623
30 Pittsburg State 768 370 47 .668
31 Navy 757 605 57 .554
32 Syracuse 756 589 49 .560
33 Wisconsin 751 533 53 .582
34 Arkansas 749 555 40 .572
35 Dartmouth 748 475 46 .608
35 Minnesota 748 553 44 .572
37 Delaware 745 491 43 .599
37 Army 745 552 51 .572
39 Miami (OH) 740 495 44 .596
40 North Carolina 739 584 54 .556
41 Widener 736 459 39 .612
42 Colorado 735 557 36 .567
43 Wabash 734 406 56 .637
43 Utah 734 491 31 .597
45 Oregon 729 513 46 .584
45 Missouri 729 597 52 .548
47 Lehigh 728 645 45 .529
48 Michigan State 725 502 44 .588
49 Tuskegee 723 403 49 .636
50 Dayton 718 400 25 .639
51 Lafayette 714 650 39 .523
52 Iowa 709 585 39 .547
53 Northern Iowa 707 464 47 .600
54 California 705 581 51 .546
55 Boston College 703 541 37 .563
56 TCU 702 582 57 .545
56 St. John's (MN) 702 260 24 .724
58 Virginia 698 652 48 .516
59 Ole Miss 696 551 35 .557
60 North Dakota 694 446 30 .606
61 Maryland 685 640 43 .516
62 Rutgers 683 708 42 .491
62 Miami (FL) 683 393 19 .632
64 Williams 681 407 47 .621
64 Colgate 681 534 50 .558
66 Holy Cross 680 559 55 .547
66 Villanova 680 509 41 .570
68 South Dakota State 678 485 36 .580
68 Franklin & Marshall 678 517 47 .565
70 Stanford 677 513 49 .566
71 Central (IA) 676 340 26 .661
71 Hillsdale 676 466 46 .588
73 Appalachian State 674 367 28 .641
74 Carson–Newman 672[n 1] 367 31 .643
75 Cincinnati 671 619 50 .519
76 Central Oklahoma 670 446 47 .596
77 Westminster (PA) 669 456 54 .590
77 Amherst 669 446 54 .595
79 Albion 667 435 43 .601
80 Cornell 666 568 34 .539
81 Linfield 663 268 30 .706
82 Coe 661 418 37 .609
82 St. Thomas (MN) 661 368 32 .638
82 Wisconsin–Whitewater 661 273 21 .703
85 Fresno State 659 457 27 .588
86 Drake 658 550 29 .544
86 Centre 658 443 37 .594
86 Central Michigan 658 463 36 .584
86 Montana 658 521 26 .557
90 Tulsa 654 551 27 .542
90 Furman 654 510 38 .560
92 Louisiana Tech 652[n 2] 509 37 .560
92 Kentucky 652 662 44 .496
94 NC State 651 611 55 .515
95 Illinois 650 632 50 .507
96 South Carolina 648 624 44 .509
97 Arizona State 647 431 24 .598
98 Arizona 646 510 33 .557
99 UCLA 645 462 37 .580
100 Purdue 644 618 48 .510
100 Eastern Kentucky 644 424 38 .599
  1. ^ The official NCAA records does not list Carson-Newman's 2025 win over South Carolina Central Christian University, it is included for the purposes of this list.[1]
  2. ^ The official NCAA records incorrectly list LA Tech's 1951 seasons as 5-4, when it was in fact 4-5.[2]

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Teams ranked by winning percentage

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 the end of the 2025 regular season (December 9, 2025).

Rank Team Won Lost Tied Pct
1 Mary Hardin–Baylor 264 52 0 .835
2 Grand Valley State 457 153 3 .748
3 Ohio State 990 336 53 .737
4 Alabama 984 344 43 .733
4 Michigan 1022 361 36 .733
4 Notre Dame 972 341 42 .733
7 Boise State 511 193 2 .725
8 St. John's (MN) 702 260 24 .724
8 Oklahoma 960 350 53 .724
10 Valdosta State 352 142 3 .711
11 Linfield 663 268 30 .706
12 Texas 970 398 33 .704
13 Wisconsin–Whitewater 661 273 21 .703
14 Yale 952 396 55 .698
15 USC 891 377 54 .694
16 Penn State 949 418 41 .689
17 Huntingdon 150 68 0 .688
18 Mount Union 879 399 38 .682
18 Harvard 918 415 50 .682
20 Nebraska 931 435 40 .676
20 West Chester 641 303 17 .676
20 Indiana (PA) 615 289 23 .676
23 Wittenberg 809 384 31 .674
24 North Dakota State 811 385 34 .673
25 Tennessee 883 421 53 .670
25 Grambling State 599 291 15 .670
25 Bentley 252 124 1 .670

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See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.d2football.com/carson-newman/
  2. ^ https://stats.ncaa.org/team/366/stats/13324
  3. ^ "2022 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
  4. ^ 2023 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "2022 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
  6. ^ 2023 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "2022 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
  8. ^ 2023 NCAA Division II Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "2022 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).
  10. ^ 2023 NCAA Division II Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "2022 College Football Standings ESPN".
  12. ^ https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/all_time_win_loss_records
  13. ^ "2022 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
  14. ^ "2022 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
  15. ^ "2022 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
  16. ^ "2022 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).