List of Division I FBS independents football standings (1973–present)

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This is an era-list of yearly standings of the highest level of college football, including NCAA Division I FBS independent schools football standings. [1]

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College independents standings

NCAA University Division

NCAA Division I

1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame   11 0 0
No. 5 Penn State   12 0 0
No. 9 Houston   11 1 0
Temple   9 1 0
No. 20 Tulane   9 3 0
Memphis State   8 3 0
Tampa   8 3 0
Boston College   7 4 0
South Carolina   7 4 0
Utah State   7 4 0
Air Force   6 4 0
Southern Miss   6 4 1
Northern Illinois   6 5 0
Rutgers   6 5 0
West Virginia   6 5 0
Pittsburgh   6 5 1
Colgate   5 5 0
Dayton   5 5 1
Xavier   5 5 1
Georgia Tech   5 6 0
Holy Cross   5 6 0
Miami (FL)   5 6 0
Cincinnati   4 7 0
Marshall   4 7 0
Navy   4 7 0
Southern Illinois   3 7 1
Villanova   3 8 0
Syracuse   2 9 0
Virginia Tech   2 9 0
Army   0 10 0
Florida State   0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame   10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State   10 2 0
Temple   8 2 0
Boston College   8 3 0
Utah State   8 3 0
No. 19 Houston   8 3 1
Rutgers   7 3 1
Cincinnati   7 4 0
Memphis State   7 4 0
Pittsburgh   7 4 0
Georgia Tech   6 5 0
Hawaii   6 5 0
Miami (FL)   6 5 0
Southern Miss   6 5 0
Tampa   6 5 0
Holy Cross   5 5 1
Tulane   5 6 0
Colgate   4 6 0
Northern Illinois   4 7 0
Navy   4 7 0
South Carolina   4 7 0
Virginia Tech   4 7 0
West Virginia   4 7 0
Army   3 8 0
Dayton   3 8 0
Villanova   3 8 0
Air Force   2 9 0
Southern Illinois   2 9 0
Syracuse   2 9 0
Florida State   1 10 0
Marshall   1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Rutgers   9 2 0
No. 10 Penn State   9 3 0
No. 20 West Virginia   9 3 0
Notre Dame   8 3 0
Virginia Tech   8 3 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh   8 4 0
Boston College   7 4 0
Georgia Tech   7 4 0
Memphis State   7 4 0
Navy   7 4 0
North Texas State   7 4 0
Southern Miss   7 4 0
South Carolina   7 5 0
Colgate   6 4 0
Cincinnati   6 5 0
Hawaii   6 5 0
Syracuse   6 5 0
Temple   6 5 0
Utah State   6 5 0
Indiana State   5 5 0
Dayton   5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana   4 6 1
Tulane   4 7 0
Villanova   4 7 0
Florida State   3 8 0
Air Force   2 8 1
Houston   2 8 0
Miami (FL)   2 8 0
Army   2 9 0
Marshall   2 9 0
Southern Illinois   1 9 1
Holy Cross   1 10 0
Louisville   1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh   12 0 0
No. 17 Rutgers   11 0 0
San Diego State   10 1 0
No. 12 Notre Dame   9 3 0
Colgate   8 2 0
Boston College   8 3 0
Cincinnati   8 3 0
Memphis State   7 4 0
North Texas State *   7 4 0
Southern Illinois   7 4 0
Penn State   7 5 0
Villanova   6 4 1
South Carolina   6 5 0
Virginia Tech   6 5 0
Army   5 6 0
Florida State   5 6 0
Illinois State   5 6 0
Richmond   5 6 0
West Virginia   5 6 0
Georgia Tech   4 6 1
Temple   4 6 0
Air Force   4 7 0
Dayton   4 7 0
Louisville   4 7 0
Marshall   4 7 0
Navy   4 7 0
Indiana State   3 7 0
Hawaii   3 8 0
Holy Cross   3 8 0
Miami (FL)   3 8 0
Syracuse   3 8 0
Utah State   3 8 0
Northeast Louisiana   2 9 0
Southern Miss   2 9 0
Tulane   2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. [2]
Rankings from AP Poll
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame    11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State    11 1 0
Colgate    10 1 0
North Texas State *    10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State    10 1 0
Tennessee State    8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State    10 2 0
No. 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 State    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
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) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player. [3]
Rankings from AP Poll

NCAA Division I-A

1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Penn State    11 1 0
North Texas State    9 2 0
East Carolina    9 3 0
Navy    9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame    9 3 0
Rutgers    9 3 0
Florida State    8 3 0
Tennessee 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 (FL)    6 5 0
South Carolina    5 5 1
William & Mary    5 5 1
Cincinnati    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 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Florida State    11 1 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh    11 1 0
UNLV    9 1 2
No. 17 Temple    10 2 0
Tulane    9 3 0
Rutgers    8 3 0
Tennessee State    8 3 0
East Carolina    7 3 1
No. 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 State    5 6 0
Miami (FL)    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
William & Mary    4 7 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 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh    11 1 0
Tennessee State    9 1 0
No. 5 Florida State    10 2 0
No. 8 Penn State    10 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame    9 2 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)    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 State    2 9 0
William & Mary    2 9 0
Georgia Tech    1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Pittsburgh    11 1 0
No. 3 Penn State    10 2 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)    9 2 0
Southern Miss    9 2 1
No. 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 State    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1982 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State    11 1 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh    9 3 0
No. 13 Florida State    9 3 0
No. 19 West Virginia    9 3 0
Boston College    8 3 1
Southwestern Louisiana    7 3 1
East Carolina    7 4 0
Miami (FL)    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
Syracuse    2 9 0
Memphis State    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)    11 1 0
Virginia Tech    9 2 0
No. 19 Boston College    9 3 0
No. 16 West Virginia    9 3 0
No. 20 East Carolina    8 3 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh    8 3 1
Penn State    8 4 1
Southern Miss    7 4 0
Memphis State    6 4 1
Florida State    8 4 0
Notre Dame    7 5 0
Syracuse    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
Rutgers    3 8 0
Army    2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Boston College    10 2 0
No. 11 South Carolina    10 2 0
Army    8 3 1
Rutgers    7 3 0
No. 17 Florida State    7 3 2
Virginia Tech    8 4 0
West Virginia    8 4 0
No. 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 State    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 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State    11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)    10 2 0
Army    9 3 0
No. 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 State    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 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Penn State    12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)    11 1 0
No. 20 Virginia Tech    9 2 1
No. 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 State    1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)    12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse    11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State    11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina    8 4 0
Pittsburgh    8 4 0
Penn State    8 4 0
No. 17 Notre Dame    8 4 0
Southern Miss    6 5 0
Rutgers    6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana    6 5 0
Memphis State    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
Virginia Tech    2 9 0
Navy    2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame    12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)    11 1 0
No. 3 Florida State    11 1 0
No. 5 West Virginia    11 1 0
Southern Miss    10 2 0
No. 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 State    6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana    6 5 0
Rutgers    5 6 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 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL)   11 1 0
No. 2 Notre Dame   12 1 0
No. 3 Florida State   10 2 0
Northern Illinois   9 2 0
No. 15 Penn State   8 3 1
No. 17 Pittsburgh   8 3 1
No. 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 State   2 9 0
Cincinnati   1 9 1
Temple   1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Louisville   10 1 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)   10 2 0
No. 4 Florida State   10 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame   9 3 0
No. 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 State   4 6 1
Boston College   4 7 0
Tulane   4 7 0
West Virginia   4 7 0
Akron   3 7 1
Pittsburgh   3 7 1
Rutgers   3 8 0
Tulsa   3 8 0
Cincinnati   1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1991 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 East Carolina   11 1 0
No. 4 Florida State   11 2 0
No. 3 Penn State   11 2 0
No. 21 Tulsa   10 2 0
Louisiana Tech   8 1 2
No. 13 Notre Dame   10 3 0
Akron   5 6 0
Memphis State   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
Tulane   1 10 0
Navy   1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1992 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Notre Dame   10 1 1
Southern Miss   7 4 0
Penn State   7 5 0
Memphis State   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 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Notre Dame   11 1 0
No. 24 Louisville   9 3 0
Cincinnati   8 3 0
Army   6 5 0
Memphis State   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 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Notre Dame   9 3 0
East Carolina   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 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 25 Army    10 2  
Navy    9 3  
No. 19 Notre Dame    8 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 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
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 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
UCF    9 2  
No. 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 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Louisiana Tech    8 3  
Louisiana–Monroe    5 6  
Notre Dame    5 7  
Navy    5 7  
UCF    4 7  
Middle Tennessee    3 8  
Louisiana–Lafayette    2 9  
Rankings from AP Poll
2000 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 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 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
South Florida    8 3  
Troy State    7 4  
UCF    6 5  
Notre Dame    5 6  
Utah State    4 7  
Connecticut    2 9  
Navy    0 10  
Rankings from AP Poll
2002 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
South Florida    9 2  
No. 17 Notre Dame    10 3  
Connecticut    6 6  
Utah State    4 7  
Troy State    4 8  
Navy    2 10  
Rankings from AP Poll
2003 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Connecticut    9 3  
Navy    8 5  
Troy State    6 6  
Notre Dame    5 7  
Rankings from AP Poll
2004 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 24 Navy    10 2  
Notre Dame    6 6  
Rankings from AP Poll
2005 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Notre Dame  %    9 3  
Navy    8 4  
Army    4 7  
Temple    0 11  
  • % BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

NCAA Division I FBS

2006 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 17 Notre Dame  %    10 3  
Navy    9 4  
Army    3 9  
Temple    1 11  
  • % BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll
2007 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Navy    8 5  
Army    3 9  
Notre Dame    3 9  
Rankings from AP Poll
2008 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Navy    8 5  
Notre Dame    7 6  
Army    3 9  
WKU    2 10  
Rankings from AP Poll
2009 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Navy    10 4  
Notre Dame    6 6  
Army    5 7  
Rankings from AP Poll
2010 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Navy      9 4  
Notre Dame      8 5  
Army      7 6  
Rankings from AP Poll
2011 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
BYU      10 3  
Notre Dame      8 5  
Navy      5 7  
Army      3 9  
Rankings from AP Poll
2012 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
BYU      8 5  
Navy      8 5  
Army      2 10  
No. 4 Notre Dame  %     0* 0  
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • *All wins and national championship appearance for Notre Dame (12–1) in the 2012 season were vacated
Rankings from AP Poll
2013 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 20 Notre Dame*      9 4  
Navy      9 4  
BYU      8 5  
Army      3 9  
New Mexico State      2 10  
Idaho      1 11  
  • *All wins for Notre Dame (9–4) in the 2013 season were later vacated
Rankings from AP Poll
2014 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
BYU      8 5  
Notre Dame      8 5  
Navy      8 5  
Army      4 8  
Rankings from AP Poll
2015 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Notre Dame      10 3  
BYU      9 4  
Army      2 10  
Rankings from AP Poll
2016 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
BYU      9 4  
Army      8 5  
Notre Dame      4 8  
UMass      2 10  
Rankings from AP Poll
2017 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Army      10 3  
No. 11 Notre Dame      10 3  
UMass      4 8  
BYU      4 9  
Rankings from AP Poll
2018 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 5 Notre Dame ^    12 1  
No. 19 Army    11 2  
BYU    7 6  
Liberty    6 6  
UMass    4 8  
New Mexico State    3 9  
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2019 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Notre Dame    11 2  
Liberty    8 5  
BYU    7 6  
Army    5 8  
New Mexico State    2 10  
UMass    1 11  
Rankings from AP Poll
2020 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 BYU    11 1  
No. 17 Liberty    10 1  
Army    9 3  
New Mexico State    1 1  
UMass    0 4  
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, UConn canceled the 2020 football season; New Mexico State was the only FBS school to play a spring schedule.
Rankings from AP Poll.
2021 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Notre Dame    11 2  
No. 19 BYU    10 3  
Army    9 4  
Liberty    8 5  
New Mexico State    2 10  
UMass    1 11  
UConn    1 11  
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 18 Notre Dame    9 4  
Liberty    8 5  
BYU    8 5  
New Mexico State    7 6  
Army    6 6  
UConn    6 7  
UMass    1 11  
Rankings from CFP Rankings
2023 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Notre Dame    10 3  
Army    6 6  
UConn    3 9  
UMass    3 9  
Rankings from AP Poll

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References

  1. "Independent Index".
  2. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1976-standings.html
  3. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html