List of NCAA football teams by wins

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. In the case of a tie, the method used to calculate winning percentage is to award half a point towards both a win and a lost, which is the method used in the NCAA's own tabulation of team records.

Key

Division I FBS programs

Division I FCS programs

Division II programs

Division III programs

NCAA football teams ranked by total wins

The following list displays the records for the football programs with the most wins in the NCAA through the 2024-2025 season. 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	1012	358	36	.733	1,406
2	Ohio State	978	335	53	.735	1,364
3	Alabama	974	341	43	.733	1,358
4	Notre Dame	962	339	42	.732	1,342
5	Texas	961	395	33	.704	1,389
6	Oklahoma	950	348	53	.723	1,351
7	Penn State	943	412	41	.691	1,396
7	Yale	943	393	55	.698	1,391
9	Nebraska	924	430	40	.677	1,394
10	Harvard	909	413	50	.681	1,372
11	Georgia	892	432	54	.667	1,378
12	Penn	882	519	42	.626	1,443
12	USC	882	374	54	.694	1,324
14	Tennessee	875	417	53	.670	1,356
15	Mount Union	868	398	38	.680	1,304
16	Princeton	865	428	50	.663	1,343
17	LSU	815	438	47	.645	1,337
18	Clemson	808	476	45	.625	1,329
19	Wittenberg	805	378	31	.676	1,214
20	Auburn	804	478	47	.623	1,328
21	North Dakota State	799	384	34	.671	1,217
22	Washington & Jefferson	790	405	40	.656	1,235
23	West Virginia	787	533	45	.593	1,365
24	Texas A&M	786	509	48	.603	1,343
25	Washington	781	473	50	.618	1,304
26	Virginia Tech	778	512	46	.600	1,335
27	Pittsburgh	768	566	42	.573	1,376
28	Florida	766	450	40	.626	1,256
29	Georgia Tech	763	546	43	.580	1,352
30	Pittsburg State	758	367	47	.667	1,172
31	Syracuse	753	580	49	.563	1,381
32	Navy	748	603	57	.551	1,408
33	Arkansas	747	545	40	.576	1,332
33	Wisconsin	747	525	53	.584	1,325
35	Dartmouth	741	472	46	.607	1,259
35	Minnesota	741	548	44	.572	1,332
37	Army	739	547	51	.572	1,337
37	Delaware	739	485	43	.600	1,267
39	North Carolina	735	576	54	.558	1,365
39	Michigan State	735	494	44	.595	1,273
41	Miami (OH)	733	489	44	.596	1,265
42	Colorado	732	548	36	.570	1,316
42	Widener	732	453	39	.614	1,224
44	Wabash	725	404	56	.635	1,188
45	Utah	724	489	31	.594	1,243
46	Missouri	721	593	52	.547	1,366
47	Tuskegee	719	396	49	.639	1,164
48	Oregon	718	512	46	.581	1,276
49	Lehigh	716	644	45	.526	1,405
50	Dayton	711	396	25	.639	1,132
51	Lafayette	706	646	39	.522	1,390
52	Northern Iowa	704	455	47	.603	1,206
53	Iowa	701	581	39	.545	1,321
53	Boston College	701	531	37	.567	1,268
55	California	698	576	51	.546	1,325
56	TCU	694	578	57	.544	1,329
57	St. John's (MN)	692	258	24	.723	974
58	Virginia	688	649	48	.514	1,385
59	North Dakota	686	440	30	.606	1,156
60	Ole Miss	685	550	35	.553	1,270
61	Maryland	681	632	43	.518	1,356
62	Rutgers	678	701	42	.492	1,420
63	Holy Cross	677	550	55	.550	1,282
64	Williams	676	403	47	.621	1,126
64	Colgate	676	527	50	.559	1,253
66	Miami (FL)	673	391	19	.630	1,081
66	Stanford	673	505	49	.568	1,227
68	Hillsdale	670	460	46	.589	1,176
69	South Dakota State	669	480	36	.580	1,185
69	Appalachian State	669	360	28	.643	1,058
69	Villanova	669	507	41	.567	1,217
69	Franklin & Marshall	669	515	47	.563	1,231
73	Central (IA)	668	338	26	.660	1,032
74	Central Oklahoma	664	441	47	.597	1,152
74	Cincinnati	664	614	50	.519	1,329
74	Albion	664	428	43	.604	1,135
74	Carson–Newman	664	364	31	.642	1,059
74	Amherst	664	443	54	.595	1,161
79	Cornell	662	562	34	.540	1,258
80	Westminster (PA)	661	453	54	.589	1,168
81	Linfield	656	266	30	.705	952
82	St. Thomas (MN)	654	363	32	.639	1,049
83	Wisconsin–Whitewater	653	270	21	.703	944
83	Centre	653	438	37	.595	1,128
85	Coe	652	415	37	.607	1,104
86	Fresno State	651	453	27	.588	1,130
86	Central Michigan	651	458	36	.584	1,145
88	Tulsa	650	543	27	.544	1,220
88	Drake	650	546	29	.542	1,225
90	Arizona State	649	427	24	.601	1,100
91	Furman	648	504	38	.561	1,190
92	Kentucky	647	655	44	.497	1,356
93	Montana	646	520	26	.553	1,192
94	Louisiana Tech	645 [n 1]	504	37	.559	1,185
95	NC State	644	606	55	.515	1,305
95	South Carolina	644	616	44	.511	1,304
97	UCLA	642	453	37	.583	1,132
97	Illinois	642	628	50	.505	1,320
97	Purdue	642	608	48	.513	1,298
100	Oklahoma State	640	581	48	.523	1,269

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

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 the 2024-2025 season.

Rank	Team	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct	Games
1	Mary Hardin–Baylor	257	49	0	.840	333
2	Grand Valley State	450	150	3	.749	603
3	Ohio State	978	335	53	.735	1366
4	Alabama	974	341	43	.733	1358
4	Michigan	1012	358	36	.733	1406
6	Notre Dame	962	339	42	.732	1344
7	Boise State	502	189	2	.726	693
8	Oklahoma	950	348	53	.723	1347
8	St. John's (MN)	692	258	24	.723	974
10	Valdosta State	346	137	3	.715	485
11	Linfield	656	266	30	.705	962
12	Texas	961	395	33	.704	1389
13	Wisconsin–Whitewater	653	270	21	.703	944
14	Yale	943	393	55	.698	1392
15	USC	882	374	54	.694	1324
16	Huntingdon	144	64	0	.692	208
17	Penn State	943	412	41	.690	1397
18	Harvard	909	413	50	.681	1381
19	Mount Union	868	398	38	.680	1293
20	West Chester	637	296	17	.679	950
21	Nebraska	924	430	40	.677	1394
22	Indiana (PA)	608	285	23	.676	915
22	Wittenberg	805	378	31	.676	1216
24	Grambling State	592	286	15	.671	892
24	Bentley	245	120	1	.671	366
25	North Dakota State	799	384	34	.671	1517

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See also

• NCAA Division I FBS football win–loss records
• NCAA Division I FCS football win–loss records
• List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball

References

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.
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).