Longest NCAA Division I football winning streaks

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In American college football, the longest NCAA Division I winning streak is held by the Oklahoma Sooners, who won 47 consecutive games between 1953 and 1957. The longest FCS winning streak is held by the North Dakota State Bison, who had a winning streak of 39 consecutive wins between 2017 and 2021.

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NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision

The following is a list of the longest winning streaks in NCAA Division I FBS of 25 games or more through the 2022 season. [1] [2] [3]

#TeamStreakSpoilerSeasons
1. Oklahoma 47 Notre Dame 1953–1957
2. Washington^40 Oregon State†1908–1914
3. Toledo 35 Tampa 1969–1971
4. Miami (FL) 34 Ohio State‡2000–2002
5. Nebraska 32 UCLA 1969-1972
6. Pittsburgh 31Cleveland Naval Reserve1914–1918
Oklahoma 31 Kentucky‡1948–1950
8. Texas 30 Notre Dame‡1968–1970
9. Michigan 29 Minnesota†1901–1903
Miami (FL) 29 Alabama‡1990–1992
Florida State 29 Oregon‡2012–2014
Clemson 29 LSU#2018–2019
Georgia 29 Alabama 2021–2023
14. Oklahoma 28 Kansas 1973–1975
Alabama 28 Mississippi State 1978–1980
Michigan State 28 Purdue 1950–1953
17. Michigan 26 Chicago 1903–1905
Nebraska 26 Arizona State 1994–1996
Alabama 26 Clemson#2015–2016
21. USC 25 Oregon State†1931–1933
Army 25 Notre Dame†1944–1946
Michigan 25 Army 1946–1949
San Diego State 25 Utah State 1965–1967
BYU 25 UCLA 1983–1985
UCF 25 LSU‡2017–2018

^ Streak was part of Division I's longest unbeaten streak of 64 games (60–0–4) between 1907 and 1917. [4] [5]
† Indicates a streak ended by a tie.
‡ Indicates a streak ended in a bowl game.
# Indicates a streak ended in CFP National Championship.

(USC initially had a 34 game winning streak from 2003 to 2005, of which 14 of those wins were later vacated by the NCAA.)

NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision

The following is a list of the longest winning streaks in NCAA Division I FCS. [6] Only schools that have been FCS members for five years are eligible for inclusion.

#TeamsStreakSpoilerSeason(s)
1. North Dakota State 39 Southern Illinois 2017–2020
2.North Dakota State33 Northern Iowa 2012–2014
3. South Dakota State 29TBD2022–
4. James Madison 26North Dakota State2016–2017
5. Penn 24 Columbia 1992–1995
Montana 24 Eastern Washington 2001–2002
7. Harvard 22 Penn 2013–2015
Sam Houston State 22Montana State2019–2021
9.Montana21 Marshall 1995–1996
Colgate21Delaware2002–2003
11. Holy Cross 20 Army 1990–1992
Dayton 20 Cal Poly 1996–1997
13. Duquesne 19 Robert Morris 1995–1996
14. Eastern Kentucky 18 Western Kentucky †1982–1983
Davidson 18 Jacksonville 1999–2001
San Diego 18 UC Davis 2005–2006
17.Robert Morris17 Buffalo 1999–2000
Penn17Villanova2002–2004
Appalachian State 17 Wofford 2006–2007
Richmond 17 Villanova 2008–2009
Princeton17 Dartmouth 2017–2019
22. Georgia Southern 16 Middle Tennessee 1989–1990
Sam Houston State 16North Dakota State2010–2011
24.Marshall15moved to FBS1996
Dartmouth 15 Lehigh 1996–1997
† tie ended the winning streak

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References

  1. ↑ "2018 NCAA FBS Football Record Book" (pdf). NCAA.org. NCAA. 2016. p. 176. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  2. ↑ "UCF-LSU: No. 8 Knights' 25-game winning streak ends in Fiesta Bowl against No. 11 Tigers" (url). 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  3. ↑ "LSU vs Central Florida FBS Football - Jan 1st, 2019 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
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  5. ↑ "2015 Washington Football Information" (pdf). gohuskies.com. UW. p. 52.
  6. ↑ "2018 NCAA FCS Football Record Book" (pdf). NCAA.org. NCAA. 2018. p. 83. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
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