List of Division I FBS independents football standings (1956–present)

This is a list of yearly standings of the highest level of college football, including NCAA Division I FBS independent schools football standings.

College independents standings

NCAA University Division

1956 NCAA University Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Notre Dame   –       2 – 8 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1957 NCAA University Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #10 Notre Dame   –       7 – 3 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1958 NCAA University Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #17 Notre Dame   –       6 – 4 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll
1959 NCAA University Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #1 Syracuse   –       11 – 0 – 0 #12 Penn State   –       9 – 2 – 0 Oregon   –       8 – 2 – 0 Detroit   –       6 – 4 – 0 Holy Cross   –       6 – 4 – 0 Memphis State   –       6 – 4 – 0 Miami (FL)   –       6 – 4 – 0 Oklahoma State   –       6 – 4 – 0 #20 Pittsburgh   –       6 – 4 – 0 Washington State   –       6 – 4 – 0 Boston College   –       5 – 4 – 0 Pacific (CA)   –       5 – 4 – 0 Air Force   –       5 – 4 – 1 Navy   –       5 – 4 – 1 Army   –       4 – 4 – 1 #17 Notre Dame   –       5 – 5 – 0 Florida State   –       4 – 6 – 0 San Jose State   –       4 – 6 – 0 Texas Tech   –       4 – 6 – 0 Dayton   –       3 – 7 – 0 Marquette   –       3 – 7 – 0 Oregon State   –       3 – 7 – 0 Colgate   –       2 – 7 – 0 Idaho   –       1 – 9 – 0 Villanova   –       1 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1960 NCAA University Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Rutgers   –       8 – 1 – 0 #4 Navy   –       9 – 2 – 0 Memphis State   –       8 – 2 – 0 Detroit   –       7 – 2 – 0 #19 Syracuse   –       7 – 2 – 0 #16 Penn State   –       7 – 3 – 0 Oregon   –       7 – 3 – 1 Army   –       6 – 3 – 1 Oregon State   –       6 – 3 – 1 Holy Cross   –       6 – 4 – 0 Houston   –       6 – 4 – 0 Miami (FL)   –       6 – 4 – 0 San Jose State   –       5 – 4 – 0 Pittsburgh   –       4 – 3 – 3 Xavier   –       5 – 5 – 0 Washington State   –       4 – 5 – 1 Air Force   –       4 – 6 – 0 Boston University   –       3 – 5 – 2 Pacific   –       4 – 6 – 0 Boston College   –       3 – 6 – 1 Florida State   –       3 – 6 – 1 Marquette   –       3 – 6 – 0 Colgate   –       2 – 7 – 0 Notre Dame   –       2 – 8 – 0 Villanova   –       2 – 8 – 0 Dayton   –       1 – 9 – 0 Idaho   –       1 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1961 NCAA University Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #15 Rutgers   –       9 – 0 – 0 #17 Arizona   –       8 – 1 – 1 Memphis State   –       8 – 2 – 0 Villanova   –       8 – 2 – 0 #17 Penn State   –       8 – 3 – 0 #14 Syracuse   –       8 – 3 – 0 Holy Cross   –       7 – 3 – 0 Navy   –       7 – 3 – 0 Miami (FL)   –       7 – 4 – 0 Army   –       6 – 4 – 0 San Jose State   –       6 – 4 – 0 Xavier   –       6 – 4 – 0 Colgate   –       5 – 4 – 0 Detroit   –       5 – 4 – 0 Pacific   –       5 – 4 – 0 Houston   –       5 – 4 – 1 Notre Dame   –       5 – 5 – 0 Oregon State   –       5 – 5 – 0 Florida State   –       4 – 5 – 1 Boston University   –       4 – 5 – 0 Boston College   –       4 – 6 – 0 Oregon   –       4 – 6 – 0 Air Force   –       3 – 7 – 0 Pittsburgh   –       3 – 7 – 0 Washington State   –       3 – 7 – 0 Idaho   –       2 – 7 – 0 Dayton   –       2 – 8 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll
1962 NCAA University Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Memphis State   –       8 – 1 – 0 Oregon State   –       9 – 2 – 0 #9 Penn State   –       9 – 2 – 0 West Texas A&M   –       9 – 2 – 0 Boston College   –       8 – 2 – 0 Utah State   –       8 – 2 – 0 Villanova   –       7 – 3 – 0 Buffalo   –       6 – 3 – 0 Oregon   –       6 – 3 – 1 Houston   –       7 – 4 – 0 Miami (FL)   –       7 – 4 – 0 Army   –       6 – 4 – 0 Holy Cross   –       6 – 4 – 0 Louisville   –       6 – 4 – 0 Xavier   –       6 – 4 – 0 Florida State   –       4 – 3 – 3 Air Force   –       5 – 5 – 0 Montana   –       5 – 5 – 0 Navy   –       5 – 5 – 0 Notre Dame   –       5 – 5 – 0 Pacific   –       5 – 5 – 0 Pittsburgh   –       5 – 5 – 0 Rutgers   –       5 – 5 – 0 Syracuse   –       5 – 5 – 0 UTEP   –       4 – 5 – 0 New Mexico State   –       4 – 6 – 0 Colgate   –       3 – 5 – 1 Idaho   –       2 – 6 – 1 San Jose State   –       2 – 8 – 1 Boston University   –       2 – 7 – 0 Dayton   –       2 – 8 – 0 Detroit   –       1 – 8 – 0 Hardin–Simmons   –       1 – 9 – 0 Colorado State   –       0 – 10 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1963 NCAA University Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Oregon   –       8 – 3 – 0 Idaho   –       5 – 4 – 0 Oregon State   –       5 – 5 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1964 NCAA University Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Idaho   –       4 – 6 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll
1965 NCAA University Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #9 Notre Dame   –       7 – 2 – 1 Rankings from AP Poll	1966 NCAA University Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #1 Notre Dame   –   –       9 – 0 – 1 Colgate   –   –       8 – 1 – 1 #8 Georgia Tech   –   –       9 – 2 – 0 Army   –   –       8 – 2 – 0 Dayton   –   –       8 – 2 – 0 Houston   –   –       8 – 2 – 0 Memphis   –   –       7 – 2 – 0 #9 Miami (FL)   –   –       8 – 2 – 1 Virginia Tech   –   –       8 – 2 – 1 Syracuse   –   –       8 – 3 – 0 Colorado State   –   –       7 – 3 – 0 New Mexico State   –   –       7 – 3 – 0 West Texas A&M   –   –       7 – 3 – 0 Villanova   –   –       6 – 3 – 0 Holy Cross   –   –       6 – 3 – 1 Southern Miss   –   –       6 – 4 – 0 UTEP   –   –       6 – 4 – 0 Rutgers   –   –       5 – 4 – 0 Tulane   –   –       5 – 4 – 1 Florida State   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Buffalo   –   –       5 – 5 – 0 Penn State   –   –       5 – 5 – 0 Tampa   –   –       4 – 5 – 0 Air Force   –   –       4 – 6 – 0 Boston College   –   –       4 – 6 – 0 Idaho   –   –       4 – 6 – 0 Navy   –   –       4 – 6 – 0 Utah State   –   –       4 – 6 – 0 Xavier   –   –       4 – 6 – 0 Pacific   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 San Jose State   –   –       3 – 7 – 0 Pittsburgh   –   –       1 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1967 NCAA University Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Army   –       8 – 2 – 0 #5 Notre Dame   –       8 – 2 – 0 Syracuse   –       8 – 2 – 0 #10 Penn State   –       8 – 2 – 1 New Mexico State   –       7 – 2 – 1 UTEP   –       7 – 2 – 1 Utah State   –       7 – 2 – 1 Florida State   –       7 – 2 – 2 West Texas State   –       8 – 3 – 0 Houston   –       7 – 3 – 0 Virginia Tech   –       7 – 3 – 0 Memphis State   –       6 – 3 – 0 Southern Miss   –       6 – 3 – 0 Dayton   –       6 – 3 – 1 Xavier   –       6 – 3 – 1 Miami (FL)   –       7 – 4 – 0 Buffalo   –       6 – 4 – 0 Navy   –       5 – 4 – 1 Holy Cross   –       5 – 5 – 0 Northern Illinois   –       5 – 5 – 0 Colorado State   –       4 – 5 – 1 Pacific   –       4 – 5 – 0 Rutgers   –       4 – 5 – 0 Boston College   –       4 – 6 – 0 Georgia Tech   –       4 – 6 – 0 Idaho   –       4 – 6 – 0 Villanova   –       4 – 6 – 0 Air Force   –       2 – 6 – 2 Tulane   –       3 – 7 – 0 San Jose State   –       2 – 7 – 0 Tampa   –       2 – 7 – 0 Colgate   –       2 – 8 – 0 Pittsburgh   –       1 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll
1968 NCAA University Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #2 Penn State   –       11 – 0 – 0 Rutgers   –       8 – 2 – 0 West Texas A&M   –       8 – 2 – 0 #5 Notre Dame   –       7 – 2 – 1 Florida State   –       8 – 3 – 0 Air Force   –       7 – 3 – 0 Army   –       7 – 3 – 0 Buffalo   –       7 – 3 – 0 #18 Houston   –       6 – 2 – 2 Tampa   –       7 – 3 – 0 Utah State   –       7 – 3 – 0 Boston College   –       7 – 3 – 0 Virginia Tech   –       7 – 4 – 0 Pacific   –       6 – 4 – 0 Syracuse   –       6 – 4 – 0 Villanova   –       6 – 4 – 0 Xavier   –       6 – 4 – 0 Colgate   –       5 – 5 – 0 Dayton   –       5 – 5 – 0 Idaho   –       5 – 5 – 0 Miami (FL)   –       5 – 5 – 0 New Mexico State   –       5 – 5 – 0 Georgia Tech   –       4 – 6 – 0 Southern Miss   –       4 – 6 – 0 Holy Cross   –       3 – 6 – 1 San Jose State   –       3 – 7 – 0 Navy   –       2 – 8 – 0 Northern Illinois   –       2 – 8 – 0 Tulane   –       2 – 8 – 0 Pittsburgh   –       1 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1969 NCAA University Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #2 Penn State   –       11 – 0 – 0 #17 West Virginia   –       10 – 1 – 0 #12 Houston   –       9 – 2 – 0 #5 Notre Dame   –       8 – 2 – 1 Buffalo   –       6 – 3 – 0 Rutgers   –       6 – 3 – 0 Villanova   –       6 – 3 – 0 Florida State   –       6 – 3 – 1 Colgate   –       5 – 3 – 1 Air Force   –       6 – 4 – 0 West Texas A&M   –       6 – 4 – 0 Boston College   –       5 – 4 – 0 New Mexico State   –       5 – 5 – 0 Southern Miss   –       5 – 5 – 0 Syracuse   –       5 – 5 – 0 Army   –       4 – 5 – 1 Virginia Tech   –       4 – 5 – 1 Georgia Tech   –       4 – 6 – 0 Miami (FL)   –       4 – 6 – 0 Pittsburgh   –       4 – 6 – 0 Dayton   –       3 – 7 – 0 Northern Illinois   –       3 – 7 – 0 Tulane   –       3 – 7 – 0 Utah State   –       3 – 7 – 0 Idaho   –       2 – 8 – 0 Navy   –       1 – 9 – 0 Xavier   –       1 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1970 NCAA University Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #2 Notre Dame   –       10 – 1 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #13 Notre Dame   –       8 – 2 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1972 NCAA University Division independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #14 Notre Dame   –       8 – 3 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll

NCAA Division I

1973 NCAA Division I Independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #1 Notre Dame   –       11 – 0 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1974 NCAA Division I Independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #6 Notre Dame   –       10 – 2 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1975 NCAA Division I Independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Notre Dame   –       8 – 3 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll
1976 NCAA Division I Independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T San Diego State   –       10 – 1 – 0 #12 Notre Dame   –       9 – 3 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1977 NCAA Division I Independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #1 Notre Dame   –   –       11 – 1 – 0 #5 Penn State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0 Colgate   –   –       10 – 1 – 0 #16 San Diego State   –   –       10 – 1 – 0 Tennessee State   –   –       8 – 1 – 1 #14 Florida State   –   –       10 – 2 – 0 North Texas State   –   –       10 – 1 – 0* #8 Pittsburgh   –   –       9 – 2 – 1 East Carolina   –   –       8 – 3 – 0 Rutgers   –   –       8 – 3 – 0 Army   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Louisville   –   –       7 – 4 – 1 Boston College   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Cincinnati   –   –       5 – 4 – 2 Georgia Tech   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Memphis   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Northwestern State   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Syracuse   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 William & Mary   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Southern Miss   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Temple   –   –       5 – 5 – 1 Hawaii   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Navy   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 West Virginia   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 South Carolina   –   –       5 – 7 – 0 Utah State   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Villanova   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Illinois State   –   –       3 – 7 – 1 Virginia Tech   –   –       3 – 7 – 1 Indiana State   –   –       3 – 7 – 0 Miami (FL)   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Richmond   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Tulane   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Air Force   –   –       2 – 8 – 1 Holy Cross   –   –       2 – 8 – 0 Northeast Louisiana   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 North Texas State (originally 9–2–0) awarded a forfeit win after UCLA was found to be using an ineligible player.[1] Rankings from AP Poll

NCAA Division I-A

1978 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #4 Penn State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0 North Texas State   –   –       9 – 2 – 0 East Carolina   –   –       9 – 3 – 0 Navy   –   –       9 – 3 – 0 #7 Notre Dame   –   –       9 – 3 – 0 Rutgers   –   –       9 – 3 – 0 Florida State   –   –       8 – 3 – 0 Temple   –   –       7 – 3 – 1 Pittsburgh   –   –       8 – 4 – 0 Holy Cross   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Louisville   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 UNLV   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Southern Miss   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Northeast Louisiana   –   –       6 – 4 – 1 Georgia Tech   –   –       7 – 5 – 0 Hawaii   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Miami   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 South Carolina   –   –       5 – 5 – 1 William & Mary   –   –       5 – 5 – 1 Cincinnati   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Northwestern State   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Villanova   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Army   –   –       4 – 6 – 1 Memphis State   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Tulane   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Virginia Tech   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Air Force   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Colgate   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Richmond   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Syracuse   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Illinois State   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 West Virginia   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Boston College   –   –       0 – 11 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1979 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #6 Florida State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0 #7 Pittsburgh   –   –       11 – 1 – 0 UNLV   –   –       9 – 1 – 2 #17 Temple   –   –       10 – 2 – 0 Tulane   –   –       9 – 3 – 0 Rutgers   –   –       8 – 3 – 0 East Carolina   –   –       7 – 3 – 1 #20 Penn State   –   –       8 – 4 – 0 South Carolina   –   –       8 – 4 – 0 Navy   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Notre Dame   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Southern Miss   –   –       6 – 4 – 1 Syracuse   –   –       7 – 5 – 0 Colgate   –   –       5 – 4 – 1 Boston College   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Holy Cross   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Memphis   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Miami   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 North Texas State   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Villanova   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Virginia Tech   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 West Virginia   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Georgia Tech   –   –       4 – 6 – 1 Louisville   –   –       4 – 6 – 1 Connecticut   –   –       3 – 6 – 2 William & Mary   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Northwestern State   –   –       3 – 6 – 0 Illinois State   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Northeast Louisiana   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Army   –   –       2 – 8 – 1 Air Force   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Cincinnati   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Richmond   –   –       0 – 11 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1980 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #2 Pittsburgh   –   –       11 – 1 – 0 #5 Florida State   –   –       10 – 2 – 0 #8 Penn State   –   –       10 – 2 – 0 #9 Notre Dame   –   –       9 – 2 – 1 #18 Miami   –   –       9 – 3 – 0 Southern Miss   –   –       9 – 3 – 0 Navy   –   –       8 – 4 – 0 South Carolina   –   –       8 – 4 – 0 Virginia Tech   –   –       8 – 4 – 0 Boston College   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Northeast Louisiana   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Rutgers   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 UNLV   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Tulane   –   –       7 – 5 – 0 Colgate   –   –       5 – 4 – 1 North Texas State   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Villanova   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 West Virginia   –   –       6 – 6 – 0 Louisville   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Richmond   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Syracuse   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 East Carolina   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Illinois State   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Temple   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Army   –   –       3 – 7 – 1 Holy Cross   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Cincinnati   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Memphis   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 William & Mary   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Georgia Tech   –   –       1 – 9 – 1 Rankings from AP Poll
1981 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #3 Penn State   –   –       10 – 2 – 0 #4 Pittsburgh   –   –       11 – 1 – 0 #8 Miami   –   –       9 – 2 – 0 Southern Miss   –   –       9 – 2 – 1 #17 West Virginia   –   –       9 – 3 – 0 Colgate   –   –       7 – 3 – 0 Virginia Tech   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Navy   –   –       7 – 4 – 1 Cincinnati   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Florida State   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Holy Cross   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Tulane   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 UNLV   –   –       6 – 6 – 0 South Carolina   –   –       6 – 6 – 0 Temple   –   –       5 – 5 – 0 Boston College   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 East Carolina   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Northeast Louisiana   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Louisville   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Notre Dame   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Rutgers   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 William & Mary   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Syracuse   –   –       4 – 6 – 1 Richmond   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Army   –   –       3 – 7 – 1 North Texas State   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Georgia Tech   –   –       1 – 10 – 0 Memphis   –   –       1 – 10 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1982 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #1 Penn State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0 #13 Florida State   –   –       9 – 3 – 0 #10 Pittsburgh   –   –       9 – 3 – 0 #19 West Virginia   –   –       9 – 3 – 0 Boston College   –   –       8 – 3 – 1 Southwestern Louisiana   –   –       7 – 3 – 1 East Carolina   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Miami   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Southern Miss   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Virginia Tech   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Notre Dame   –   –       6 – 4 – 1 Cincinnati   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Georgia Tech   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Navy   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Louisville   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Rutgers   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Army   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 South Carolina   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Temple   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Tulane   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 William & Mary   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 North Texas State   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Syracuse   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Memphis   –   –       1 – 10 – 0 Richmond   –   –       0 – 10 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1983 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #1 Miami   –   –       11 – 1 – 0 Virginia Tech   –   –       9 – 2 – 0 #19 Boston College   –   –       9 – 3 – 0 #16 West Virginia   –   –       9 – 3 – 0 #20 East Carolina   –   –       8 – 3 – 0 #18 Pittsburgh   –   –       8 – 3 – 1 Penn State   –   –       8 – 4 – 1 Southern Miss   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Memphis   –   –       6 – 4 – 1 Florida State   –   –       8 – 4 – 0 Notre Dame   –   –       7 – 5 – 0 Syracuse   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 William & Mary   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 South Carolina   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Cincinnati   –   –       4 – 6 – 1 Southwestern Louisiana   –   –       4 – 6 – 0 Temple   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Tulane   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Louisville   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Navy   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Richmond   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Rutgers   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Army   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll
1984 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #5 Boston College   –   –       10 – 2 – 0 #11 South Carolina   –   –       10 – 2 – 0 Army   –   –       8 – 3 – 1 Rutgers   –   –       7 – 3 – 0 #17 Florida State   –   –       7 – 3 – 2 Virginia Tech   –   –       8 – 4 – 0 West Virginia   –   –       8 – 4 – 0 #18 Miami (FL)   –   –       8 – 5 – 0 Notre Dame   –   –       7 – 5 – 0 Southwestern Louisiana   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Penn State   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Syracuse   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Temple   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Memphis   –   –       5 – 5 – 1 Navy   –   –       4 – 6 – 1 Southern Miss   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Pittsburgh   –   –       3 – 7 – 1 Tulane   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Cincinnati   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 East Carolina   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Louisville   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1985 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #3 Penn State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0 #9 Miami (FL)   –   –       10 – 2 – 0 Army   –   –       9 – 3 – 0 #15 Florida State   –   –       9 – 3 – 0 West Virginia   –   –       7 – 3 – 1 Southern Miss   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Syracuse   –   –       7 – 5 – 0 Virginia Tech   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Pittsburgh   –   –       5 – 5 – 1 Cincinnati   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Notre Dame   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 South Carolina   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Southwestern Louisiana   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Navy   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Temple   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Boston College   –   –       4 – 8 – 0 Memphis   –   –       2 – 7 – 2 Rutgers   –   –       2 – 8 – 1 East Carolina   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Louisville   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Tulane   –   –       1 – 10 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1986 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #1 Penn State   –   –       12 – 0 – 0 #2 Miami (FL)   –   –       11 – 1 – 0 #20 Virginia Tech   –   –       9 – 2 – 1 #19 Boston College   –   –       9 – 3 – 0 Tulsa   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Florida State   –   –       7 – 4 – 1 Army   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Southwestern Louisiana   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Southern Miss   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Temple   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Pittsburgh   –   –       5 – 5 – 1 Rutgers   –   –       5 – 5 – 1 Cincinnati   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Notre Dame   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Syracuse   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 South Carolina   –   –       3 – 6 – 2 Tulane   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 West Virginia   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Louisville   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Navy   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Wichita State   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 East Carolina   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Northern Illinois   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Memphis   –   –       1 – 10 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll
1987 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #1 Miami (FL)   –   –       12 – 0 – 0 #4 Syracuse   –   –       11 – 0 – 1 #2 Florida State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0 #15 South Carolina   –   –       8 – 4 – 0 Pittsburgh   –   –       8 – 4 – 0 Penn State   –   –       8 – 4 – 0 #17 Notre Dame   –   –       8 – 4 – 0 Southern Miss   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Rutgers   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Southwestern Louisiana   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Memphis   –   –       5 – 5 – 1 Northern Illinois   –   –       5 – 5 – 1 West Virginia   –   –       6 – 6 – 0 Tulane   –   –       6 – 6 – 0 Army   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Boston College   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 East Carolina   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Akron   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Cincinnati   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Louisville   –   –       3 – 7 – 1 Temple   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Tulsa   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Navy   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Virginia Tech   –   –       2 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1988 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #1 Notre Dame   –   –       12 – 0 – 0 #2 Miami (FL)   –   –       11 – 1 – 0 #3 Florida State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0 #5 West Virginia   –   –       11 – 1 – 0 Southern Miss   –   –       10 – 2 – 0 #13 Syracuse   –   –       10 – 2 – 0 Army   –   –       9 – 3 – 0 Louisville   –   –       8 – 3 – 0 South Carolina   –   –       8 – 4 – 0 Northern Illinois   –   –       7 – 4 – 0 Pittsburgh   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Memphis   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Rutgers   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Southwest Louisiana   –   –       6 – 5 – 0 Akron   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Penn State   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Tulane   –   –       5 – 6 – 0 Temple   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Tulsa   –   –       4 – 7 – 0 Boston College   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Cincinnati   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 East Carolina   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Navy   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Virginia Tech   –   –       3 – 8 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1989 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #1 Miami   –       11 – 1 – 0 #2 Notre Dame   –       12 – 1 – 0 #3 Florida State   –       10 – 2 – 0 Northern Illinois   –       9 – 2 – 0 #15 Penn State   –       8 – 3 – 1 #17 Pittsburgh   –       8 – 3 – 1 #21 West Virginia   –       8 – 3 – 1 Syracuse   –       8 – 4 – 0 Southwestern Louisiana   –       7 – 4 – 0 Akron   –       6 – 4 – 1 South Carolina   –       6 – 4 – 1 Virginia Tech   –       6 – 4 – 1 Louisiana Tech   –       5 – 4 – 1 Army   –       6 – 5 – 0 Louisville   –       6 – 5 – 0 East Carolina   –       5 – 5 – 1 Tulsa   –       6 – 6 – 0 Southern Miss   –       5 – 6 – 0 Tulane   –       4 – 8 – 0 Navy   –       3 – 8 – 0 Rutgers   –       2 – 7 – 2 Boston College   –       2 – 9 – 0 Memphis   –       2 – 9 – 0 Cincinnati   –       1 – 9 – 1 Temple   –       1 – 10 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll
1990 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #14 Louisville   –       10 – 1 – 1 #3 Miami   –       10 – 2 – 0 #4 Florida State   –       10 – 2 – 0 #6 Notre Dame   –       9 – 3 – 0 #11 Penn State   –       9 – 3 – 0 Louisiana Tech   –       8 – 3 – 1 Southern Miss   –       8 – 4 – 0 Temple   –       7 – 4 – 0 Syracuse   –       7 – 4 – 2 Army   –       6 – 5 – 0 Northern Illinois   –       6 – 5 – 0 South Carolina   –       6 – 5 – 0 Virginia Tech   –       6 – 5 – 0 East Carolina   –       5 – 6 – 0 Southwestern Louisiana   –       5 – 6 – 0 Navy   –       5 – 6 – 0 Memphis   –       4 – 6 – 1 Boston College   –       4 – 7 – 0 Tulane   –       4 – 7 – 0 West Virginia   –       4 – 7 – 0 Akron   –       3 – 7 – 1 Arkansas State   –       3 – 7 – 1 Pittsburgh   –       3 – 7 – 1 Rutgers   –       3 – 8 – 0 Tulsa   –       3 – 8 – 0 Cincinnati   –       1 – 10 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1991 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #9 East Carolina   –       11 – 1 – 0 #4 Florida State   –       11 – 2 – 0 #3 Penn State   –       11 – 2 – 0 #21 Tulsa   –       10 – 2 – 0 Louisiana Tech   –       8 – 1 – 2 #13 Notre Dame   –       10 – 3 – 0 Akron   –       5 – 6 – 0 Memphis   –       5 – 6 – 0 Army   –       4 – 7 – 0 Cincinnati   –       4 – 7 – 0 Southern Miss   –       4 – 7 – 0 South Carolina   –       3 – 6 – 2 Southwestern Louisiana   –       2 – 8 – 1 Louisville   –       2 – 9 – 0 Northern Illinois   –       2 – 9 – 0 Arkansas State   –       1 – 10 – 0 Navy   –       1 – 10 – 0 Tulane   –       1 – 10 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1992 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #4 Notre Dame   –       10 – 1 – 1 Southern Miss   –       7 – 4 – 0 Penn State   –       7 – 5 – 0 Memphis   –       6 – 5 – 0 Army   –       5 – 6 – 0 East Carolina   –       5 – 6 – 0 Louisiana Tech   –       5 – 6 – 0 Louisville   –       5 – 6 – 0 Northern Illinois   –       5 – 6 – 0 Tulsa   –       4 – 7 – 0 Cincinnati   –       3 – 8 – 0 Arkansas State   –       2 – 9 – 0 Southwestern Louisiana   –       2 – 9 – 0 Tulane   –       2 – 9 – 0 Navy   –       1 – 10 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll
1993 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T #2 Notre Dame   –       11 – 1 – 0 #24 Louisville   –       9 – 3 – 0 Cincinnati   –       8 – 3 – 0 Army   –       6 – 5 – 0 Memphis   –       6 – 5 – 0 Tulsa   –       4 – 6 – 1 Navy   –       4 – 7 – 0 Tulane   –       3 – 9 – 0 Southern Miss   –       2 – 8 – 1 East Carolina   –       2 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1994 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T East Carolina   –       7 – 5 – 0 Louisville   –       6 – 5 – 0 Memphis   –       6 – 5 – 0 Southern Miss   –       6 – 5 – 0 Notre Dame   –       6 – 5 – 1 Army   –       4 – 7 – 0 Northeast Louisiana   –       3 – 8 – 0 Navy   –       3 – 8 – 0 Tulsa   –       3 – 8 – 0 Cincinnati   –       2 – 8 – 1 Tulane   –       1 – 10 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	1995 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T East Carolina   –       9 – 3 – 0 #11 Notre Dame   –       9 – 3 – 0 Louisville   –       7 – 4 – 0 Cincinnati   –       6 – 5 – 0 Southern Miss   –       6 – 5 – 0 Army   –       5 – 5 – 1 Navy   –       5 – 6 – 0 Tulsa   –       4 – 7 – 0 Memphis   –       3 – 8 – 0 Northeast Louisiana   –       2 – 9 – 0 North Texas   –       2 – 9 – 0 Tulane   –       2 – 9 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll
1996 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #25 Army   –         10 – 2   Navy   –         9 – 3   #19 Notre Dame   –         9 – 3   East Carolina   –         8 – 3   Louisiana Tech   –         6 – 5   UAB   –         5 – 6   UCF   –         5 – 6   Southwestern Louisiana   –         5 – 6   Northeast Louisiana   –         5 – 6   Arkansas State   –         4 – 7   Northern Illinois   –         1 – 10   Rankings from AP Poll	1997 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Louisiana Tech   –         9 – 2   Navy   –         7 – 4   Notre Dame   –         7 – 6   UAB   –         5 – 6   UCF   –         5 – 6   Northeast Louisiana   –         5 – 7   Army   –         4 – 7   Arkansas State   –         2 – 9   Southwestern Louisiana   –         1 – 10   Rankings from AP Poll	1998 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   UCF   –         9 – 2   #22 Notre Dame   –         9 – 3   Louisiana Tech   –         6 – 6   Northeast Louisiana   –         5 – 6   UAB   –         4 – 7   Arkansas State   –         4 – 8   Navy   –         3 – 8   Southwestern Louisiana   –         2 – 9   Rankings from AP Poll
1999 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Louisiana Tech   –         8 – 3   Louisiana–Monroe   –         5 – 6   Navy   –         5 – 7   Notre Dame   –         5 – 7   UCF   –         4 – 7   Middle Tennessee   –         3 – 8   Louisiana–Lafayette   –         2 – 9   Rankings from AP Poll	2000 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #15 Notre Dame %   –         9 – 3   UCF   –         7 – 4   Middle Tennessee   –         6 – 5   Connecticut   –         3 – 8   Louisiana Tech   –         3 – 9   Louisiana–Lafayette   –         1 – 10   Louisiana–Monroe   –         1 – 10   Navy   –         1 – 10   % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll	2001 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   South Florida   –         8 – 3   Troy   –         7 – 4   UCF   –         6 – 5   Notre Dame   –         5 – 6   Utah State   –         4 – 7   Connecticut   –         2 – 9   Navy   –         0 – 10   Rankings from AP Poll
2002 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   South Florida   –         9 – 2   #17 Notre Dame   –         10 – 3   Connecticut   –         6 – 6   Utah State   –         4 – 7   Troy   –         4 – 8   Navy   –         2 – 10   Rankings from AP Poll	2003 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Connecticut   –         9 – 3   Navy   –         8 – 5   Troy   –         6 – 6   Notre Dame   –         5 – 7   Rankings from AP Poll	2004 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Navy   –         10 – 2   Florida Atlantic   –         9 – 3   Florida International *   –         3 – 7   Notre Dame   –         6 – 6   * - Florida International later vacated 3 wins, due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll
2005 Division I-A independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #9 Notre Dame %   –         9 – 2   Navy   –         8 – 4   Army   –         4 – 7   Temple   –         0 – 11   % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

NCAA Division I FBS

2006 Division I FBS independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #17 Notre Dame %   –         10 – 3   Navy   –         9 – 4   Army   –         3 – 9   Temple   –         1 – 11   % – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll	2007 Division I FBS independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Navy   –         8 – 5   Army   –         3 – 9   Notre Dame   –         3 – 9   Rankings from AP Poll	2008 Division I FBS independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Navy   –         8 – 5   Notre Dame   –         7 – 6   Army   –         3 – 9   WKU   –         2 – 10   Rankings from AP Poll
2009 Division I FBS independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Navy   –         10 – 4   Notre Dame   –         6 – 6   Army   –         5 – 7   As of December 31, 2009; Rankings from AP Poll	2010 Division I FBS independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   Navy     –           9 – 4   Notre Dame     –           8 – 5   Army     –           7 – 6   As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll	2011 Division I FBS independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   BYU     –           10 – 3   Notre Dame     –           8 – 5   Navy     –           5 – 7   Army     –           3 – 9   As of December 30, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll
2012 Division I FBS independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #4 Notre Dame %     –           0 – 1   BYU     –           8 – 5   Navy     –           8 – 5   Army     –           2 – 10   % – BCS at-large representative As of January 7, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll	2013 Division I FBS independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #20 Notre Dame     –           0 – 4   Navy     –           9 – 4   BYU     –           8 – 5   Army     –           3 – 9   New Mexico State     –           2 – 10   Idaho     –           1 – 11   Rankings from AP Poll	2014 Division I FBS independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   BYU     –           8 – 5   Notre Dame     –           8 – 5   Navy     –           8 – 5   Army     –           4 – 8   As of 29 November 2014; Rankings from AP Poll
2015 Division I FBS independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   #11 Notre Dame     –           10 – 3   BYU     –           9 – 4   Army     –           2 – 10   Rankings from AP Poll	2016 Division I FBS independents football records Conf     Overall Team   W   L         W   L   BYU     –           8 – 4   Army     –           7 – 5   Notre Dame     –           4 – 8   UMass     –           2 – 10   As of December 14, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

References

1. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html