List of NCAA football teams by wins
This is a list of the college football teams with the most wins in the history of college football as measured in both total wins and winning percentage. It includes teams from the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly known as Division I-AA, Division II and Division III.
Measured in total wins, the University of Michigan leads all other football programs across all divisions with 925 wins. The all-time win leaders in the FCS Subdivision and Divisions II and III are the Yale Bulldogs (890 wins), Pittsburg State Gorillas (687 wins), and the Mount Union Purple Raiders (755 wins), respectively.
Measured in winning percentage, Mary Hardin–Baylor lead all other programs with a winning percentage of .825. The leaders in winning percentage in the Division I Subdivisions and Divisions II and III are the Michigan Wolverines (.731), Yale Bulldogs (.700), Grand Valley State Lakers (.732), and Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders (.730), respectively.
On October 12, 2016, Grand Valley State University announced that it had overtaken the University of Michigan as the record holder for all-time college football winning percentage (for schools with over 500 games played, not taking division into consideration).[1]
Key
Division I FBS programs |
Division I FCS programs |
Division II programs |
Division III programs |
Teams ranked by total wins
- Updated as of October 6, 2016
The followings list displays the record for all NCAA football programs with 600 or more wins.
Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. [lower-alpha 1] | Games |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Michigan | 934 | 331 | 36 | .732 | 1301 |
2 | Yale | 890 | 369 | 55 | .698 | 1314 |
3 | Nebraska | 889 | 371 | 40 | .700 | 1293 |
4 | Texas | 888 | 356 | 33 | .708 | 1277 |
5 | Ohio State | 879 | 320 | 53 | .723 | 1252 |
6 | Notre Dame | 874 | 319 | 42 | .724 | 1253 |
7 | Alabama [lower-alpha 2] | 869 | 326 | 43 | .719 | 1238 |
8 | Oklahoma | 863 | 321 | 53 | .719 | 1237 |
9 | Harvard | 860 | 385 | 50 | .683 | 1295 |
10 | Penn State | 859 | 384 | 41 | .685 | 1284 |
11 | Penn | 838 | 486 | 42 | .629 | 1366 |
12 | Tennessee | 825 | 371 | 53 | .682 | 1249 |
13 | USC [lower-alpha 3] | 815 | 336 | 54 | .699 | 1205 |
14 | Princeton | 811 | 405 | 50 | .660 | 1266 |
15 | Georgia | 790 | 415 | 54 | .649 | 1259 |
16 | LSU | 773 | 406 | 47 | .650 | 1226 |
17 | Mount Union | 759 | 384 | 38 | .659 | 1181 |
18 | Wittenberg | 748 | 356 | 31 | .673 | 1135 |
19 | Auburn | 744 | 429 | 47 | .629 | 1220 |
20 | West Virginia | 731 | 482 | 45 | .599 | 1258 |
21 | Texas A&M | 722 | 466 | 48 | .604 | 1236 |
22 | Virginia Tech | 721 | 459 | 46 | .607 | 1226 |
23 | Washington & Jefferson | 718 | 388 | 40 | .644 | 1146 |
24 | Georgia Tech | 717 | 488 | 43 | .592 | 1248 |
25 | Syracuse | 714 | 524 | 49 | .574 | 1287 |
26 (T) | Washington | 708 | 440 | 50 | .612 | 1198 |
26 (T) | Clemson | 708 | 456 | 45 | .604 | 1209 |
28 | Pittsburgh | 707 | 517 | 42 | .575 | 1266 |
29 | Arkansas | 706 | 481 | 40 | .591 | 1227 |
30 | Florida | 705 | 405 | 40 | .630 | 1150 |
31 | North Dakota State | 698 | 372 | 34 | .648 | 1105 |
32 | Navy | 695 | 548 | 57 | .557 | 1300 |
33 | Pittsburg State | 691 | 341 | 47 | .662 | 1079 |
34 | Widener | 689 | 414 | 39 | .620 | 1142 |
35 | Colorado | 689 | 491 | 36 | .581 | 1216 |
36 | Dartmouth | 687 | 449 | 46 | .601 | 1182 |
37 | Michigan State | 683 | 443 | 44 | .603 | 1170 |
38 | North Carolina [lower-alpha 4] | 682 | 520 | 54 | .564 | 1256 |
39 | Delaware | 680 | 446 | 43 | .600 | 1169 |
40 | Lehigh | 680 | 587 | 45 | .535 | 1312 |
41 | Minnesota | 677 | 506 | 44 | .570 | 1227 |
42 | Wisconsin | 677 | 487 | 53 | .578 | 1217 |
43 | Miami (OH) | 673 | 446 | 44 | .598 | 1163 |
44 | Lafayette | 671 | 592 | 39 | .530 | 1302 |
45 | Army | 666 | 509 | 51 | .564 | 1226 |
46 | Tuskegee | 663 | 357 | 49 | .643 | 1069 |
47 | Dayton | 662 | 363 | 25 | .642 | 1050 |
48 | Missouri | 660 | 547 | 52 | .545 | 1259 |
49 | Ole Miss | 658 | 506 | 35 | .563 | 1199 |
50 | Utah | 656 | 450 | 31 | .591 | 1137 |
51 | Wabash | 655 | 383 | 59 | .624 | 1097 |
52 | California [lower-alpha 5] | 654 | 521 | 51 | .554 | 1226 |
53 | Northern Iowa | 652 | 406 | 47 | .611 | 1105 |
54 | Boston College | 648 | 477 | 37 | .574 | 1162 |
55 | Rutgers | 645 | 631 | 42 | .505 | 1318 |
56 | Virginia | 643 | 591 | 48 | .520 | 1282 |
57 | Oregon | 639 | 482 | 46 | .567 | 1167 |
58 | Maryland | 638 | 574 | 43 | .525 | 1255 |
59 | Cornell | 637 | 510 | 34 | .554 | 1181 |
60 | Williams | 636 | 366 | 47 | .629 | 1039 |
61 | Colgate | 635 | 480 | 50 | .567 | 1165 |
62 | North Dakota | 635 | 396 | 30 | .613 | 1061 |
63 | TCU | 630 | 533 | 57 | .540 | 1220 |
64 (T) | Stanford | 628 | 448 | 49 | .580 | 1125 |
64 (T) | Iowa | 628 | 546 | 39 | .534 | 1212 |
66 | Holy Cross | 621 | 512 | 55 | .546 | 1188 |
67 | Hillsdale | 615 | 415 | 53 | .592 | 1076 |
68 | Amherst | 614 | 408 | 54 | .596 | 1076 |
69 | Tulsa | 609 | 481 | 27 | .557 | 1117 |
70 (T) | Miami (FL) | 608 | 347 | 19 | .634 | 974 |
70 (T) | Franklin & Marshall | 608 | 484 | 47 | .554 | 1139 |
72 (T) | Brown | 607 | 565 | 40 | .517 | 1212 |
72 (T) | Carson-Newman | 607 | 324 | 31 | .647 | 962 |
72 (T) | Villanova | 607 | 471 | 41 | .561 | 1119 |
75 | Central Michigan | 606 | 401 | 36 | .598 | 1043 |
76 (T) | Arizona | 601 | 552 | 33 | .521 | 1032 |
76 (T) | St. John's (MN) | 604 | 243 | 24 | .707 | 871 |
78 | Central Oklahoma | 603 | 383 | 46 | .607 | 1032 |
79 | Drake | 602 | 506 | 29 | .542 | 1137 |
80 | Albion | 600 | 401 | 43 | .599 | 1044 |
- Chart notes
- ↑ Win percentage counts each tie as 0.5 win.
- ↑ Alabama has had 21 victories vacated, 8 wins and 1 tie forfeited as a result of NCAA sanctions.
- ↑ USC had 13 victories vacated by the NCAA during the 2004 & 2005 football seasons.
- ↑ North Carolina had 16 victories vacated by the NCAA during the 2008 & 2009 football seasons.
- ↑ California had 4 victories vacated by the NCAA during the 1999 football season.
[f] Notre Dame to have 21 Wins vacated for the 2012-2013 season (appeal pending)
Teams ranked by winning percentage
- Updated as of January 14, 2016
The following list displays the record for all NCAA football programs with a winning percentage of .667 or higher, with a minimum of 100 games.
Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. | Games |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | UMHB | 181 | 38 | 0 | .826 | 219 |
4 | Grand Valley State[1] | 377 | 137 | 3 | .732 | 517 |
2 | Michigan | 929 | 331 | 36 | .731 | 1296 |
3 | Notre Dame | 893 | 316 | 42 | .731 | 1251 |
5 | Boise State | 417 | 159 | 2 | .723 | 578 |
6 (T) | Ohio State | 875 | 320 | 53 | .722 | 1248 |
6 (T) | Oklahoma | 861 | 319 | 53 | .720 | 1233 |
8 | Alabama [lower-alpha 1] | 864 | 326 | 43 | .718 | 1233 |
9 | Texas | 886 | 353 | 33 | .710 | 1272 |
10 | Thomas More | 183 | 75 | 0 | .709 | 258 |
11 | St. John's (MN) | 600 | 242 | 24 | .707 | 866 |
12 | Wesley | 224 | 94 | 1 | .704 | 319 |
13 (T) | Yale | 890 | 366 | 55 | .700 | 1311 |
13 (T) | USC [lower-alpha 2] | 813 | 333 | 54 | .700 | 1200 |
15 | Nebraska | 880 | 368 | 40 | .699 | 1288 |
16 | Bentley | 188 | 83 | 1 | .693 | 272 |
17 | Valdosta State | 258 | 115 | 3 | .690 | 376 |
18 (T) | Linfield | 572 | 252 | 30 | .687 | 854 |
18 (T) | Grambling | 532 | 238 | 15 | .687 | 785 |
20 (T) | Penn State | 856 | 382 | 41 | .685 | 1279 |
20 (T) | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 559 | 251 | 21 | .685 | 831 |
22 (T) | Harvard | 857 | 385 | 50 | .683 | 1292 |
22 (T) | West Chester | 571 | 261 | 17 | .683 | 849 |
24 (T) | Tennessee | 820 | 371 | 53 | .680 | 1244 |
24 (T) | Florida State [lower-alpha 3] | 522 | 241 | 17 | .680 | 780 |
26 | Wittenberg | 736 | 354 | 31 | .670 | 1121 |
27 (T) | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 591 | 291 | 16 | .667 | 898 |
27 (T) | Coastal Carolina | 104 | 52 | 0 | .667 | 156 |
- Chart notes
- ↑ Alabama had 8 victories and 1 tie forfeited by the NCAA during the 1993 football season. Alabama had 21 victories vacated by the NCAA between the 2005-2007 football seasons.
- ↑ USC had 13 victories vacated by the NCAA during the 2004 & 2005 football seasons.
- ↑ FSU had 12 victories vacated by the NCAA during the 2006 & 2007 football seasons.
See also
- List of college football coaches with 200 career wins
- NCAA Division I FBS football win-loss records
- NCAA Division I FCS football win-loss records
- List of NCAA Division II football win-loss records
References
- 1 2 "Grand Valley St. | NCAA.com". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ↑ "2015 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
- ↑ "2015 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
- ↑ "2014 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
- ↑ "2014 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).
- ↑ "2015 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
- ↑ "2015 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
- ↑ "2014 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
- ↑ "2014 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).