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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 19, 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 1010 358 36 .732 1,404
2 Alabama 973 339 43 .734 1,355
2 Ohio State 973 334 53 .735 1,360
4 Texas 957 393 33 .704 1,383
4 Notre Dame 957 338 42 .731 1,336
6 Oklahoma 949 346 53 .724 1,348
7 Yale 942 393 55 .697 1,390
8 Penn State 939 410 41 .690 1,390
9 Nebraska 922 429 40 .677 1,391
10 Harvard 909 412 50 .681 1,371
11 Georgia 889 431 54 .667 1,374
12 Penn 882 518 42 .626 1,442
13 USC 880 373 54 .694 1,321
14 Tennessee 873 416 53 .670 1,353
15 Princeton 864 428 50 .662 1,342
15 Mount Union 864 397 38 .680 1,299
17 LSU 812 438 47 .644 1,334
18 Clemson 806 474 45 .625 1,325
19 Wittenberg 804 378 31 .676 1,213
20 Auburn 803 477 47 .623 1,326
21 North Dakota State 795 383 34 .670 1,212
22 Washington & Jefferson 790 404 40 .656 1,234
23 West Virginia 786 531 45 .594 1,362
23 Texas A&M 786 506 48 .604 1,340
25 Washington 781 471 50 .619 1,302
26 Virginia Tech 777 510 46 .600 1,332
27 Pittsburgh 768 563 42 .575 1,373
28 Florida 763 450 40 .625 1,253
29 Georgia Tech 762 544 43 .581 1,349
30 Pittsburg State 758 366 47 .667 1,171
31 Syracuse 750 580 49 .562 1,378
32 Wisconsin 747 523 53 .585 1,323
33 Arkansas 745 544 40 .576 1,329
33 Navy 745 603 57 .551 1,405
35 Dartmouth 740 472 46 .607 1,258
36 Minnesota 739 547 44 .572 1,329
36 Delaware 739 484 43 .601 1,266
38 Army 736 545 51 .572 1,332
39 North Carolina 735 573 54 .559 1,362
40 Michigan State 734 493 44 .595 1,271
41 Widener 732 452 39 .614 1,223
42 Miami (OH) 731 488 44 .596 1,262
42 Colorado 731 546 36 .570 1,313
44 Wabash 725 403 56 .636 1,187
45 Utah 723 488 31 .595 1,241
46 Tuskegee 719 395 49 .639 1,163
47 Missouri 718 593 52 .546 1,363
48 Oregon 716 511 46 .581 1,273
49 Lehigh 714 643 45 .525 1,402
50 Dayton 711 395 25 .640 1,131
51 Lafayette 706 645 39 .522 1,389
52 Northern Iowa 703 455 47 .603 1,205
53 Iowa 699 580 39 .545 1,318
53 Boston College 699 530 37 .567 1,265
55 California 697 574 51 .547 1,322
56 TCU 691 578 57 .543 1,326
56 St. John's (MN) 691 257 24 .723 972
58 Virginia 688 647 48 .515 1,383
59 North Dakota 686 439 30 .607 1,155
60 Ole Miss 683 549 35 .553 1,267
61 Maryland 681 630 43 .519 1,354
62 Rutgers 677 699 42 .492 1,417
63 Holy Cross 676 550 55 .549 1,281
63 Colgate 676 526 50 .560 1,252
63 Williams 676 403 47 .621 1,126
66 Stanford 673 503 49 .569 1,225
67 Miami (FL) 672 389 19 .631 1,078
68 Hillsdale 670 460 46 .589 1,176
69 Central (IA) 668 338 26 .660 1,032
69 Appalachian State 668 359 28 .644 1,056
69 Franklin & Marshall 668 515 47 .562 1,230
72 Villanova 667 506 41 .566 1,214
73 South Dakota State 666 479 36 .579 1,181
74 Amherst 664 443 54 .595 1,161
74 Cincinnati 664 612 50 .520 1,327
74 Albion 664 428 43 .604 1,135
74 Carson–Newman 664 363 31 .642 1,058
78 Central Oklahoma 663 440 47 .597 1,150
79 Cornell 662 561 34 .540 1,257
80 Westminster (PA) 660 453 54 .589 1,167
81 Linfield 655 265 30 .705 950
82 Wisconsin–Whitewater 653 270 21 .703 944
82 Centre 653 437 37 .596 1,127
82 St. Thomas (MN) 653 363 32 .638 1,048
85 Coe 652 414 37 .608 1,103
86 Central Michigan 651 457 36 .585 1,144
87 Tulsa 650 541 27 .545 1,218
87 Fresno State 650 451 27 .588 1,127
89 Drake 649 545 29 .543 1,223
90 Furman 648 503 38 .561 1,189
91 Kentucky 647 653 44 .498 1,354
92 Arizona State 646 426 24 .600 1,096
93 Montana 645 518 26 .553 1,189
94 Louisiana Tech 644[n 1] 502 37 .560 1,182
95 NC State 643 604 55 .515 1,302
96 Purdue 642 606 48 .514 1,296
97 South Carolina 642 615 44 .510 1,301
98 UCLA 641 452 37 .584 1,130
99 Oklahoma State 640 579 48 .524 1,267
100 Illinois 639 628 50 .504 1,317
  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 19, 2024.

Rank Team Won Lost Tied Pct Games
1 Mary Hardin–Baylor 254 48 0 .841 302
2 Grand Valley State 449 149 3 .750 601
3 Ohio State 973 334 53 .735 1360
4 Alabama 973 339 43 .734 1355
5 Michigan 1009 358 36 .732 1404
6 Notre Dame 957 338 42 .731 1338
7 Boise State 499 188 2 .726 689
8 Oklahoma 949 346 53 .724 1344
9 St. John's (MN) 691 257 24 .723 972
10 Valdosta State 343 136 3 .715 482
11 Linfield 655 265 30 .705 960
12 Texas 957 393 33 .704 1383
13 Wisconsin–Whitewater 653 270 21 .703 944
14 Yale 942 393 55 .697 1391
15 USC 880 373 54 .694 1321
16 Huntingdon 144 64 0 .692 208
17 Penn State 939 410 41 .690 1391
18 Harvard 909 412 50 .681 1380
19 Mount Union 864 397 38 .680 1288
20 West Chester 637 296 17 .679 950
21 Nebraska 922 429 40 .677 1391
22 Indiana (PA) 608 285 23 .676 915
23 Wittenberg 804 378 31 .676 1215
24 Grambling State 592 285 15 .672 891
25 Bentley 245 120 1 .671 366

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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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