This is a list of undefeated NCAA Division I football teams, which describes all teams that finished a college football season in the NCAA's Division I, or historic equivalent, without any losses.
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) is the highest division of play in college football. However this nomenclature and these categories of divisional play have only existed since 2006 and 1978, respectively. Prior to the formation of the NCAA in 1906, there was no differentiation between the level of play from one college to another, and thus all intercollegiate teams can be thought of as having played in the same division. Likewise, even after the formation of the NCAA, there was no differentiation into divisions until 1956, when play was separated in the upper "University" division and lower "Collegiate" division. In 1973, a three division reorganization occurred placing teams into NCAA Division I (highest), Division II, or Division III (lowest). In 1978, Division I was further subdivided into Division I-A (highest) and Division I-AA. In 2006, these subdivisions were renamed Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), respectively. [1]
The following categories represent the historical equivalents of the highest level of play over the history of college football, and the subsequent tables list the teams for each season that went undefeated while competing in these highest categories:
These teams finished the season having won every game in which they played, thus completing a "perfect season". [2]
Year | Team | Record | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1870 | Princeton | 1–0–0 [3] | |
1872 | Princeton | 1–0–0 [3] | |
1872 | Yale | 1–0–0 [4] | |
1873 | Princeton | 1–0–0 [3] | |
1874 | Princeton | 4–0–0 [3] | |
1874 | Yale | 3–0–0 [4] | |
1875 | Harvard | 4–0–0 [5] | |
1875 | Princeton | 2–0–0 [3] | |
1876 | Rutgers | 1–0–0 [6] | |
1876 | Yale | 3–0–0 [4] | |
1877 | Amherst | 1–0–0 [6] | |
1878 | Princeton | 6–0–0 [3] | |
1880 | Michigan | 1–0–0 [7] | |
1881 | Georgetown | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1881 | Penn State | 1–0–0 [9] | |
1882 | Michigan | 1–0–0 [7] | |
1882 | Navy | 1–0–0 [10] | |
1882 | Yale | 8–0–0 [4] | |
1883 | California | 2–0–0 [11] | |
1883 | Princeton | 4–0–0 [3] | |
1883 | NYU | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1883 | Albion | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1884 | Michigan | 2–0–0 [7] | |
1884 | Navy | 1–0–0 [10] | |
1884 | Wabash | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1884 | Yale | 9–0–0 [4] | |
1885 | Albion | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1885 | Michigan | 3–0–0 [7] | Michigan was unscored upon |
1885 | Princeton | 9–0–0 [3] | |
1886 | California | 4–0–0 [11] | |
1886 | Fordham | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1886 | Michigan | 2–0–0 [7] | Michigan was unscored upon |
1887 | Michigan | 3–0–0 [7] | Michigan was unscored upon |
1887 | Minnesota | 2–0–0 [12] | Minnesota was unscored upon |
1887 | Penn State | 2–0–0 [9] [13] | Penn State was unscored upon |
1887 | Yale | 9–0–0 [4] | |
1887 | Hanover | 2–0–0 [8] | |
1888 | Colorado Mines | 1–0–0 [14] | |
1888 | Notre Dame | 1–0–0 [15] | |
1888 | USC | 2–0–0 [16] | |
1888 | Yale | 13–0–0 [4] | Yale was unscored upon |
1889 | Beloit | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1889 | Butler | 2–0–0 [8] | |
1889 | California | 4–0–0 [11] | |
1889 | Colorado Mines | 1–0–0 [14] | |
1889 | Miami (OH) | 4–0–0 [17] | |
1889 | Notre Dame | 1–0–0 [15] | |
1889 | Ohio State | 1–0–0 [18] | |
1889 | Princeton | 10–0–0 [3] | |
1889 | USC | 2–0–0 [16] | |
1889 | Colorado Mines | 6–0–0 [14] | |
1890 | Harvard | 11–0–0 [5] | |
1890 | Kentucky State College | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1890 | Nebraska | 2–0–0 [19] | |
1890 | Vanderbilt | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1891 | Albion | 4–0–0 [8] | |
1891 | Detroit College | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1891 | Trinity (KY) | 3–0–0 [8] | |
1891 | Purdue | 4–0–0 [8] | |
1891 | Wake Forest | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1891 | Yale | 13–0–0 [4] | |
1892 | Case | 3–0–0 | |
1892 | Colgate | 3–0–0 [6] | |
1892 | Minnesota | 5–0–0 [12] | |
1892 | North Carolina A&M | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1892 | Purdue | 8–0–0 [6] | |
1892 | USC | 1–0–0 [16] | |
1892 | Utah Agricultural | 1–0–0 [20] | |
1892 | Wyoming | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1892 | Yale | 13–0–0 [4] | |
1893 | Case | 4–0–0 | |
1893 | Fordham | 4–0–0 [8] | |
1893 | Maryland | 6–0–0 | |
1893 | Minnesota | 6–0–0 [12] | |
1893 | North Carolina A&M | 2–0–0 [8] | |
1893 | Princeton | 11–0–0 [3] | |
1893 | Texas | 4–0–0 [21] | |
1894 | North Dakota Agricultural | 2–0–0 [22] | |
1894 | Columbia Physicians & Surgeons | 3–0–0 [8] | |
1894 | New Mexico A&M | 2–0–0 [8] | |
1894 | Penn | 12–0–0 [23] | |
1894 | USC | 1–0–0 [16] | |
1894 | Wyoming | 3–0–0 [8] | |
1894 | Yale | 16–0–0 [4] | |
1894 | Western Reserve | 7–0–0 | |
1895 | Arkansas Industrial | 1–0–0 [24] | |
1895 | Bloomsburg | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1895 | Miami (OH) | 3–0–0 [17] | |
1895 | Hanover | 2–0–0 [8] | |
1895 | LSU | 3–0–0 [8] | |
1895 | Marquette | 4–0–0 [8] | |
1895 | Oregon | 4–0–0 [25] | |
1895 | Penn | 14–0–0 [23] | |
1895 | St. Bonaventure | 4–0–0 [8] | |
1895 | Texas | 5–0–0 [21] | Texas was unscored upon |
1895 | Kendall | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1895 | Washington Agricultural | 2–0–0 [26] | |
1895 | Wyoming | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1896 | Fordham | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1896 | Georgia | 4–0–0 [8] | |
1896 | LSU | 6–0–0 [8] | |
1896 | North Carolina A&M | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1896 | North Dakota | 2–0–0 [8] | |
1896 | Oklahoma | 2–0–0 [27] | |
1896 | Fordham | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1896 | Tennessee | 4–0–0 [28] | |
1896 | Wyoming | 2–0–0 [8] | |
1897 | Alabama | 1–0–0 [29] | |
1897 | Butler | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1897 | Buffalo | 8–0–0 [8] | |
1897 | Oklahoma | 2–0–0 [27] | |
1897 | Oregon Agricultural | 2–0–0 [30] | |
1897 | Penn | 15–0–0 [23] | |
1897 | Washington Agricultural | 2–0–0 [26] | |
1897 | Fairmount | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1897 | Wyoming | 2–0–0 [8] | |
1898 | Colorado Mines | 9–0–0 [14] | |
1898 | Detroit College | 5–0–0 [8] | |
1898 | Drexel | 7–0–0 [31] | Drexel was unscored upon |
1898 | Harvard | 11–0–0 [5] | |
1898 | Kalamazoo | 7–0–0 [8] | MIAA champions |
1898 | Kentucky State College | 7–0–0 [32] | Kentucky State College was unscored upon |
1898 | LSU | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1898 | Michigan | 10–0–0 [7] | |
1898 | North Carolina | 9–0–0 [8] | |
1898 | Oklahoma | 2–0–0 [27] | |
1898 | Kendall | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1899 | Sewanee | 12–0–0 [33] | |
1899 | New Mexico A&M | 1–0–0 [8] | |
1899 | North Dakota | 6–0–0 [8] | |
1899 | Utah Agricultural | 1–0–0 [20] |
Year | Team | Coach | Wins | Points for | Points against | Point differential | Average point differential |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1900 | Auburn [34] | Watkins | 4 | 148 | 5 | 143 | 35.8 |
1900 | Baylor [35] | Hamilton | 3 | 44 | 6 | 38 | 12.7 |
1900 | Central Michigan [36] | 1 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15.0 | |
1900 | Clemson [37] | Heisman | 6 | 222 | 10 | 212 | 35.3 |
1900 | Idaho [38] | Herbold | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6.0 |
1900 | Texas [21] | Thompson | 6 | 113 | 13 | 100 | 16.7 |
1900 | Tulane | Summersgill | 5 | 105 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 |
1900 | Yale [4] | McBride | 12 | 336 | 10 | 326 | 27.2 |
1901 | Harvard [5] | Reid | 12 | 254 | 24 | 230 | 19.2 |
1901 | Michigan [7] | Yost | 11 | 550 | 0 | 550 | 50.0 |
1901 | North Dakota State [22] | Harrison | 7 | 261 | 17 | 244 | 34.9 |
1901 | Saint Louis [39] | 10 | 233 | 14 | 219 | 21.9 | |
1901 | Wisconsin [40] | King | 9 | 316 | 5 | 311 | 34.6 |
1901 | Wyoming | McMurray | 1 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
1902 | Arizona | Gillette | 5 | 134 | 0 | 134 | 26.8 |
1902 | California [11] | Whipple | 8 | 168 | 12 | 156 | 19.5 |
1902 | Central Michigan [36] | Tambling | 4 | 82 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 |
1902 | Michigan [7] | Yost | 11 | 644 | 12 | 632 | 57.5 |
1902 | Nebraska [19] | Booth | 10 | 186 | 0 | 186 | 18.6 |
1902 | North Dakota State [22] | Cochems | 4 | 168 | 0 | 168 | 42.0 |
1902 | Oklahoma A&M [27] | 1 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 | |
1902 | South Dakota | Whittemore | 10 | 239 | 0 | 239 | 23.9 |
1902 | Wyoming | McMurray | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
1903 | Arizona State | Irish | 2 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 |
1903 | Central Michigan [36] | Tambling | 6 | 69 | 11 | 58 | 9.7 |
1903 | Nebraska [19] | Booth | 11 | 291 | 17 | 274 | 24.9 |
1903 | North Dakota | Kennedy | 8 | 298 | 11 | 287 | 35.9 |
1903 | Princeton [3] | Hillebrand | 11 | 259 | 6 | 253 | 23.0 |
1903 | Utah State [20] | Campbell | 3 | 78 | 0 | 78 | 26.0 |
1904 | Arizona State | Irish | 4 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
1904 | Auburn [34] | Donahue | 6 | 170 | 11 | 159 | 26.5 |
1904 | Charleston (WV) | Ropp | 3 | 90 | 0 | 90 | 30.0 |
1904 | Michigan [7] | Yost | 10 | 567 | 22 | 545 | 54.5 |
1904 | Minnesota [12] | Williams | 13 | 725 | 12 | 713 | 54.8 |
1904 | New Mexico | McEwan | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
1904 | Northern Illinois | Fleager | 5 | 90 | 17 | 73 | 14.6 |
1904 | Penn [23] | Williams | 12 | 222 | 4 | 218 | 18.2 |
1904 | Pittsburgh [41] | Mosse | 10 | 406 | 5 | 401 | 40.1 |
1904 | Saint Louis [39] | 11 | 349 | 0 | 349 | 31.7 | |
1904 | Vanderbilt [42] | McGugin | 9 | 474 | 4 | 470 | 52.2 |
1905 | Chicago [43] | Stagg | 11 | 271 | 5 | 266 | 24.2 |
1905 | Colorado School of Mines [14] | Ellsworth | 6 | 125 | 16 | 109 | 18.2 |
1905 | Idaho [38] | Griffith | 5 | 113 | 2 | 111 | 22.2 |
1905 | LSU | Killian | 3 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 12.0 |
1905 | New Mexico State | Miller | 3 | 96 | 0 | 96 | 32.0 |
1905 | Stanford | Lanagan | 8 | 138 | 13 | 125 | 15.6 |
1905 | Yale [4] | Owsley | 10 | 226 | 4 | 222 | 22.2 |
1906 | Butler | Robinson | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
1906 | New Mexico State | Miller | 4 | 71 | 12 | 59 | 14.8 |
1906 | North Dakota State [22] | Dobie | 4 | 236 | 4 | 232 | 58.0 |
1906 | Saint Louis [39] | Cochems | 11 | 407 | 20 | 387 | 35.2 |
1906 | Washington State [26] | Bender | 6 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 7.3 |
1906 | Wisconsin [40] | Hutchins | 5 | 78 | 15 | 63 | 12.6 |
1907 | New Mexico | Angell | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 |
1907 | New Mexico State | Miller | 3 | 88 | 6 | 82 | 27.3 |
1907 | North Dakota State [22] | Dobie | 3 | 163 | 10 | 153 | 51.0 |
1907 | Oregon State [30] | Norcross | 6 | 137 | 0 | 137 | 22.8 |
1907 | South Carolina | McKay | 3 | 30 | 4 | 26 | 8.7 |
1908 | Arizona | Galbraith | 5 | 136 | 6 | 130 | 26.0 |
1908 | Charleston (WV) | 3 | 49 | 10 | 39 | 13.0 | |
1908 | Kansas [44] | Kennedy | 9 | 131 | 20 | 111 | 12.3 |
1908 | Louisiana | McNaspy | 6 | 93 | 16 | 77 | 12.8 |
1908 | LSU | Wingard | 10 | 442 | 11 | 431 | 43.1 |
1908 | Miami (OH) [17] | Foster | 7 | 113 | 10 | 103 | 14.7 |
1909 | Arkansas [24] | Bezdek | 7 | 186 | 18 | 168 | 24.0 |
1909 | Colorado [45] | Folsom | 6 | 141 | 0 | 141 | 23.5 |
1909 | Washington [46] | Dobie | 7 | 214 | 6 | 208 | 29.7 |
1909 | Western Michigan [47] | Spaulding | 7 | 194 | 9 | 185 | 26.4 |
1909 | Yale [4] | Jones | 10 | 209 | 0 | 209 | 20.9 |
1910 | Arizona | Shipp | 5 | 87 | 8 | 79 | 15.8 |
1910 | Colorado [45] | Folsom | 6 | 121 | 3 | 118 | 19.7 |
1910 | Colorado College [48] | 7 | 120 | 30 | 90 | 12.9 | |
1910 | Illinois [49] | Hall | 9 | 89 | 0 | 89 | 9.9 |
1910 | Louisiana Industrial | Prince | 7 | 265 | 6 | 259 | 37.0 |
1910 | Pittsburgh [41] | Thompson | 9 | 282 | 0 | 282 | 31.3 |
1910 | Washington [46] | Dobie | 6 | 150 | 8 | 142 | 23.7 |
1911 | Colorado [45] | Folsom | 6 | 88 | 5 | 83 | 13.8 |
1911 | New Mexico State | Badenoch | 7 | 192 | 6 | 186 | 26.6 |
1911 | Oklahoma [27] | Owen | 8 | 282 | 15 | 267 | 33.4 |
1911 | Utah State [20] | Teetzel | 5 | 164 | 0 | 164 | 32.8 |
1911 | Washington [46] | Dobie | 7 | 277 | 9 | 268 | 38.3 |
1912 | Harvard [5] | Haughton | 9 | 176 | 22 | 154 | 17.1 |
1912 | Middle Tennessee | Weber | 1 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 22.0 |
1912 | Notre Dame [15] | Marks | 7 | 389 | 27 | 362 | 51.7 |
1912 | Penn State [9] | Hollenback | 8 | 285 | 6 | 279 | 34.9 |
1912 | Troy | Penton | 3 | 61 | 10 | 51 | 17.0 |
1912 | Washington [46] | Dobie | 6 | 190 | 17 | 173 | 28.8 |
1912 | Wisconsin [40] | Juneau | 7 | 246 | 29 | 217 | 31.0 |
1913 | Auburn [34] | Donahue | 8 | 224 | 13 | 211 | 26.4 |
1913 | Chicago [43] | Stagg | 7 | 124 | 27 | 97 | 13.9 |
1913 | Harvard [5] | Haughton | 9 | 225 | 21 | 204 | 22.7 |
1913 | Michigan State | Macklin | 7 | 180 | 28 | 152 | 21.7 |
1913 | Nebraska [19] | Stiehm | 8 | 138 | 28 | 110 | 13.8 |
1913 | Notre Dame [15] | Harper | 7 | 268 | 41 | 227 | 32.4 |
1913 | Rice | Arbuckle | 4 | 81 | 14 | 67 | 16.8 |
1913 | Washington [46] | Dobie | 7 | 266 | 20 | 246 | 35.1 |
1913 | Western Michigan [47] | Spaulding | 4 | 59 | 15 | 44 | 11.0 |
1914 | Army [36] | Daly | 9 | 219 | 20 | 199 | 22.1 |
1914 | Connecticut | Warner | 3 | 48 | 9 | 39 | 13.0 |
1914 | Illinois [49] | Zuppke | 7 | 224 | 22 | 202 | 28.9 |
1914 | Tennessee [28] | Clevenger | 9 | 374 | 37 | 337 | 37.4 |
1914 | Texas [21] | Allerdice | 8 | 358 | 21 | 337 | 42.1 |
1914 | Washington & Lee [50] | 9 | 324 | 12 | 312 | 34.7 | |
1914 | Western Michigan [47] | Spaulding | 6 | 180 | 7 | 173 | 28.8 |
1915 | Colorado State [51] | Hughes | 7 | 243 | 31 | 212 | 30.3 |
1915 | Cornell [52] | Sharpe | 9 | 287 | 50 | 237 | 26.3 |
1915 | Nebraska [19] | Stiehm | 8 | 282 | 39 | 243 | 30.4 |
1915 | Oklahoma [27] | Owen | 10 | 370 | 54 | 316 | 31.6 |
1915 | Pittsburgh [41] | Warner | 8 | 247 | 19 | 228 | 28.5 |
1915 | Washington [46] | Dobie | 7 | 274 | 14 | 260 | 37.1 |
1915 | Washington State [26] | Dietz | 7 | 204 | 10 | 194 | 27.7 |
1916 | Army [36] | Daly | 9 | 235 | 36 | 199 | 22.1 |
1916 | Ohio State [18] | Wilce | 7 | 258 | 29 | 229 | 32.7 |
1916 | Pittsburgh [41] | Warner | 8 | 255 | 25 | 230 | 28.8 |
1916 | Tulsa | McBirney | 10 | 566 | 40 | 526 | 52.6 |
1917 | Denver | Fike | 8 | 226 | 45 | 181 | 22.6 |
1917 | Georgia Tech [53] | Heisman | 9 | 491 | 17 | 474 | 52.7 |
1917 | Mare Island Marines | 8 | 200 | 10 | 190 | 23.8 | |
1917 | Middle Tennessee | Floyd | 7 | 201 | 0 | 201 | 28.7 |
1917 | Pittsburgh [41] | Warner | 10 | 260 | 21 | 239 | 23.9 |
1917 | Texas A&M [54] | Bible | 8 | 270 | 0 | 270 | 33.8 |
1917 | Tuskegee [55] | Gayle | 7 | 279 | 14 | 265 | 37.9 |
1918 | Army [36] | Mitchell | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
1918 | Bucknell | Wingard | 6 | 236 | 7 | 229 | 31.2 |
1918 | Central Michigan [36] | Tambling | 1 | 41 | 6 | 35 | 35.0 |
1918 | Colorado School of Mines [14] | Barron | 4 | 184 | 21 | 163 | 40.8 |
1918 | Michigan [7] | Yost | 5 | 96 | 6 | 90 | 18.0 |
1918 | Middle Tennessee | 1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5.0 | |
1918 | Oklahoma [27] | Owen | 6 | 278 | 7 | 271 | 45.2 |
1918 | Presbyterian | Shaw | 2 | 33 | 7 | 26 | 13.0 |
1918 | Texas [21] | Juneau | 9 | 194 | 14 | 180 | 20.0 |
1918 | Virginia Tech | Bernier | 7 | 152 | 13 | 139 | 19.9 |
1918 | Washington (MO) | 6 | 163 | 27 | 136 | 22.7 | |
1919 | Centre | Moran | 9 | 485 | 23 | 462 | 51.3 |
1919 | Marshall | Reilly | 8 | 302 | 13 | 289 | 36.1 |
1919 | Middle Tennessee | Miles | 4 | 148 | 6 | 142 | 35.5 |
1919 | Notre Dame [15] | Rockne | 9 | 229 | 47 | 182 | 20.2 |
1919 | Texas A&M [54] | Bible | 10 | 275 | 0 | 275 | 27.5 |
1920 | Boston College | Cavanaugh | 8 | 181 | 16 | 165 | 20.6 |
1920 | California [11] | Smith | 9 | 510 | 14 | 496 | 55.1 |
1920 | Notre Dame [15] | Rockne | 9 | 251 | 44 | 207 | 23.0 |
1920 | Texas [21] | Whitaker | 9 | 282 | 13 | 269 | 29.9 |
1920 | USC [16] | Henderson | 6 | 170 | 21 | 149 | 24.8 |
1920 | VMI | Clarkson | 9 | 431 | 20 | 411 | 45.7 |
1921 | Cornell [52] | Dobie | 8 | 392 | 21 | 371 | 46.4 |
1921 | Iowa [56] | Jones | 7 | 185 | 36 | 149 | 21.3 |
1921 | Lafayette | Sutherland | 9 | 274 | 26 | 248 | 27.6 |
1921 | Louisiana Tech | Clark | 6 | 106 | 20 | 86 | 14.3 |
1921 | Miami (OH) [17] | Little | 8 | 238 | 13 | 225 | 28.1 |
1921 | Texas State [57] | Strahan | 7 | 185 | 26 | 159 | 22.7 |
1922 | Western Michigan [47] | Olander | 6 | 160 | 0 | 160 | 26.7 |
1922 | Cornell [52] | Dobie | 8 | 339 | 27 | 312 | 39.0 |
1922 | Princeton [3] | Roper | 8 | 127 | 34 | 93 | 11.6 |
1922 | Iowa [56] | Jones | 7 | 208 | 33 | 175 | 25.0 |
1922 | California [11] | Smith | 9 | 398 | 34 | 364 | 40.4 |
1922 | Drake | Solem | 7 | 155 | 26 | 129 | 18.4 |
1923 | Illinois [49] | Zuppke | 8 | 136 | 20 | 116 | 14.5 |
1923 | Michigan [7] | Yost | 8 | 150 | 12 | 138 | 17.3 |
1923 | New Mexico State | Brown | 9 | 218 | 17 | 201 | 22.3 |
1923 | Yale [4] | Jones | 8 | 230 | 38 | 192 | 24.0 |
1923 | Colorado [45] | Witham | 9 | 280 | 27 | 253 | 28.1 |
1923 | Cornell [52] | Dobie | 8 | 320 | 33 | 287 | 35.9 |
1923 | SMU [58] | Freeland Morrison | 9 | 207 | 9 | 198 | 22.0 |
1924 | Hawaii | Klum | 8 | 185 | 12 | 173 | 21.6 |
1924 | Notre Dame [15] | Rockne | 10 | 285 | 54 | 231 | 23.1 |
1925 | Alabama [29] | Wade | 10 | 297 | 26 | 271 | 27.1 |
1925 | Dartmouth [59] | Hawley | 8 | 340 | 29 | 311 | 38.9 |
1925 | Eastern Michigan [60] | Rynearson | 8 | 106 | 6 | 100 | 12.5 |
1925 | Hawaii | Klum | 10 | 421 | 17 | 404 | 40.4 |
1925 | Louisville | King | 8 | 133 | 2 | 131 | 16.4 |
1926 | Tuskegee [55] | Abbott | 10 | 288 | 84 | 204 | 20.4 |
1926 | Utah [61] | Armstrong | 7 | 164 | 23 | 141 | 20.1 |
1927 | Eastern Michigan [60] | Rynearson | 8 | 186 | 13 | 173 | 21.6 |
1928 | Boston College | McKenney | 9 | 263 | 39 | 224 | 24.9 |
1928 | Georgia Tech [53] | Alexander | 10 | 221 | 47 | 174 | 17.4 |
1928 | Detroit | Dorais | 9 | 267 | 27 | 240 | 26.7 |
1929 | Notre Dame [15] | Rockne | 9 | 145 | 38 | 107 | 11.9 |
1929 | Purdue | Phelan | 8 | 187 | 44 | 143 | 17.9 |
1929 | Tulane | Bierman | 9 | 279 | 45 | 234 | 26.0 |
1929 | Tuskegee [55] | Abbott | 9 | 249 | 26 | 223 | 24.8 |
1929 | Utah [61] | Armstrong | 7 | 219 | 23 | 196 | 28.0 |
1930 | Notre Dame [15] | Rockne | 10 | 265 | 74 | 191 | 19.1 |
1930 | Fresno State | Borleske | 8 | 154 | 66 | 88 | 11.0 |
1930 | Alabama [29] | Wade | 10 | 271 | 13 | 258 | 25.8 |
1930 | Utah [61] | Armstrong | 8 | 340 | 20 | 320 | 40.0 |
1931 | Louisiana Tech | Bohler | 7 | 167 | 36 | 131 | 18.7 |
1932 | USC [16] | Jones | 10 | 201 | 13 | 188 | 18.8 |
1932 | Colgate | Kerr | 9 | 264 | 0 | 264 | 29.3 |
1932 | Michigan [7] | Kipke | 8 | 123 | 13 | 110 | 13.8 |
1933 | DePauw | Neal | 7 | 136 | 0 | 136 | 19.4 |
1933 | Princeton [3] | Crisler | 9 | 217 | 8 | 209 | 23.2 |
1934 | Minnesota [12] | Bierman | 8 | 270 | 38 | 232 | 29.0 |
1934 | Alabama [29] | Thomas | 10 | 316 | 45 | 271 | 27.1 |
1934 | Hawaii | Klum | 6 | 142 | 21 | 121 | 20.1 |
1935 | Alma [62] | Campbell | 8 | 180 | 13 | 167 | 20.9 |
1935 | Middle Tennessee | Floyd | 8 | 128 | 25 | 103 | 12.9 |
1935 | Princeton [3] | Crisler | 9 | 256 | 32 | 224 | 24.9 |
1935 | Minnesota [12] | Bierman | 8 | 194 | 46 | 148 | 18.5 |
1936 | Case Western Reserve | Edwards | 10 | 244 | 28 | 216 | 21.6 |
1938 | Case Western Reserve | Edwards | 9 | 259 | 31 | 228 | 25.3 |
1938 | Georgetown | Hagerty | 8 | 185 | 26 | 159 | 19.9 |
1938 | TCU | Meyer | 11 | 269 | 60 | 209 | 19.0 |
1938 | Memphis | McKeen | 10 | 281 | 41 | 240 | 24.0 |
1938 | Tennessee [28] | Neyland | 11 | 293 | 16 | 277 | 25.2 |
1939 | San Jose State | DeGroot | 13 | 324 | 29 | 295 | 22.7 |
1939 | Texas A&M [54] | Norton | 11 | 212 | 31 | 181 | 16.5 |
1939 | Cornell [52] | Snavely | 8 | 197 | 52 | 145 | 18.1 |
1940 | Minnesota [12] | Bierman | 8 | 154 | 71 | 83 | 10.4 |
1940 | Stanford | Shaughnessy | 10 | 196 | 85 | 111 | 11.1 |
1940 | Boston College | Leahy | 11 | 339 | 65 | 274 | 24.9 |
1940 | Hardin–Simmons | Kimbrough | 9 | 229 | 76 | 153 | 17.0 |
1940 | Lafayette | Mylin | 9 | 238 | 33 | 205 | 22.8 |
1941 | East Carolina | Christenbury | 7 | 159 | 20 | 139 | 19.9 [63] |
1941 | Western Michigan [47] | Gary | 8 | 183 | 27 | 156 | 19.5 |
1941 | Minnesota [12] | Bierman | 8 | 186 | 38 | 148 | 18.5 |
1941 | Duquesne | Donelli | 8 | 143 | 23 | 120 | 15.0 |
1942 | Alma [62] | MacDonald | 7 | 163 | 26 | 137 | 19.6 |
1942 | Central Michigan [36] | Finch | 6 | 93 | 21 | 72 | 12.0 |
1942 | Grambling State | Robinson | 9 | 164 | 0 | 164 | 18.2 |
1942 | Southern Miss | Green | 4 | 142 | 7 | 135 | 33.8 |
1943 | Eastern Michigan [60] | Rynearson | 2 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 |
1943 | New Mexico State | Moulder | 4 | 107 | 20 | 87 | 21.8 |
1943 | Purdue | Burnham | 9 | 214 | 55 | 159 | 17.7 |
1943 | USNTC Bainbridge | 7 | |||||
1943 | Colorado College [48] | 7 | 199 | 27 | 172 | 24.6 | |
1943 | Vanderbilt [42] | Alley | 5 | 143 | 33 | 110 | 22.0 |
1944 | Army [36] | Blaik | 9 | 504 | 35 | 469 | 52.1 |
1944 | Northern Illinois | Evans | 7 | 113 | 48 | 65 | 9.3 |
1944 | Ohio State [18] | Widdoes | 9 | 287 | 79 | 208 | 23.1 |
1944 | Randolph Field | 12 | |||||
1944 | USNTC Bainbridge | 9 | |||||
1944 | NAS Norman | 9 | |||||
1944 | Fort Pierce | 9 | |||||
1945 | Arizona | Casteel | 5 | 193 | 12 | 181 | 36.2 |
1945 | Army [36] | Blaik | 9 | 412 | 46 | 366 | 40.7 |
1945 | Alabama [29] | Thomas | 9 | 430 | 80 | 350 | 38.9 |
1945 | Oklahoma A&M | Lookabaugh | 9 | 285 | 76 | 209 | 23.2 |
1946 | Georgia | Butts | 11 | 392 | 110 | 282 | 25.6 |
1946 | Delaware | Murray | 10 | 358 | 45 | 313 | 31.3 |
1947 | Notre Dame [15] | Leahy | 9 | 291 | 52 | 239 | 26.6 |
1947 | Michigan [7] | Crisler | 10 | 394 | 53 | 341 | 34.1 |
1948 | Alma [62] | Sebo | 8 | 170 | 57 | 113 | 14.1 |
1948 | Clemson [37] | Howard | 11 | 274 | 76 | 198 | 18.0 |
1948 | Michigan [7] | Oosterbaan | 9 | 252 | 44 | 208 | 23.1 |
1948 | Michigan Tech | Bovard | 7 | 209 | 58 | 151 | 21.6 |
1949 | Army [36] | Blaik | 9 | 354 | 68 | 286 | 31.8 |
1949 | Ball State | Magnabosco | 8 | 276 | 61 | 215 | 26.9 |
1949 | Notre Dame [15] | Leahy | 10 | 360 | 86 | 274 | 27.4 |
1949 | Oklahoma [27] | Wilkinson | 11 | 399 | 88 | 311 | 28.3 |
1949 | Pacific | Siemering | 11 | 575 | 66 | 509 | 46.3 |
1950 | Florida State | Veller | 8 | 219 | 54 | 165 | 20.6 |
1950 | Lehigh [64] | Leckonby | 9 | 301 | 77 | 224 | 24.9 |
1950 | Wyoming | Wyatt | 10 | 363 | 59 | 304 | 30.4 |
1951 | Michigan State | Munn | 9 | 270 | 114 | 156 | 17.3 |
1951 | Maryland | Tatum | 10 | 381 | 75 | 306 | 30.6 |
1951 | Northern Illinois | Evans | 9 | 223 | 101 | 122 | 13.6 |
1951 | Princeton [3] | Caldwell | 9 | 310 | 82 | 228 | 25.3 |
1951 | San Francisco | Kuharich | 9 | 286 | 72 | 214 | 23.8 |
1952 | Georgia Tech [53] | Dodd | 12 | 325 | 59 | 266 | 22.2 |
1952 | Michigan State | Munn | 9 | 312 | 84 | 228 | 25.3 |
1954 | Ohio State [18] | Hayes | 10 | 249 | 75 | 174 | 17.4 |
1954 | UCLA | Sanders | 9 | 367 | 40 | 327 | 36.3 |
1954 | Oklahoma [27] | Wilkinson | 10 | 304 | 62 | 242 | 24.2 |
1955 | Oklahoma [27] | Wilkinson | 11 | 385 | 60 | 325 | 29.5 |
1955 | Miami (OH) [17] | Parseghian | 9 | 226 | 47 | 179 | 19.9 |
1955 | Drexel [65] | Eddie Allen | 8 | 198 | 72 | 126 | 15.8 |
1956 | Oklahoma [27] | Wilkinson | 10 | 466 | 51 | 415 | 41.5 |
1956 | Wyoming | Dickens | 10 | 252 | 112 | 140 | 14.0 |
1957 | Auburn [34] | Jordan | 10 | 207 | 28 | 179 | 17.9 |
1957 | Arizona State | Devine | 10 | 397 | 66 | 331 | 33.1 |
1958 | LSU | Dietzel | 11 | 282 | 53 | 229 | 20.8 |
1959 | Syracuse | Schwartzwalder | 11 | 413 | 73 | 340 | 30.9 |
1960 | Yale [4] | Olivar | 9 | 253 | 73 | 180 | 20.0 |
1960 | Missouri | Devine | 11 | 295 | 93 | 202 | 18.4 |
1960 | New Mexico State | Woodson | 11 | 394 | 113 | 281 | 25.5 |
1961 | Alabama [29] | Bryant | 11 | 297 | 25 | 272 | 24.7 |
1961 | Rutgers | Bateman | 9 | 246 | 102 | 144 | 16.0 |
1962 | USC [16] | McKay | 11 | 261 | 92 | 169 | 15.4 |
1962 | Ole Miss | Vaught | 10 | 247 | 53 | 194 | 19.4 |
1963 | Texas [21] | Royal | 11 | 243 | 71 | 172 | 15.6 |
1964 | Arkansas [24] | Broyles | 11 | 231 | 64 | 167 | 15.2 |
1964 | Princeton [3] | Colman | 9 | 216 | 53 | 163 | 18.1 |
1966 | Alabama [29] | Bryant | 11 | 301 | 44 | 257 | 23.4 |
1968 | Ohio State [18] | Hayes | 10 | 323 | 150 | 173 | 17.3 |
1968 | Penn State [9] | Paterno | 11 | 354 | 120 | 234 | 21.3 |
1969 | Texas [21] | Royal | 11 | 435 | 119 | 316 | 28.7 |
1969 | Penn State [9] | Paterno | 11 | 322 | 90 | 232 | 21.1 |
1969 | San Diego State | Coryell | 11 | 492 | 194 | 298 | 27.1 |
1969 | Toledo [66] | Lauterbur | 11 | 385 | 160 | 225 | 20.5 |
1970 | Arizona State | Kush | 11 | 405 | 148 | 257 | 23.4 |
1970 | Toledo [66] | Lauterbur | 12 | 384 | 88 | 296 | 24.7 |
1970 | Dartmouth [59] | Blackman | 9 | 311 | 42 | 269 | 29.9 |
1971 | Nebraska [19] | Devaney | 13 | 507 | 104 | 403 | 31.0 |
1971 | Toledo [66] | Murphy | 12 | 383 | 96 | 287 | 23.9 |
1972 | USC [16] | McKay | 12 | 467 | 134 | 333 | 27.8 |
1973 | Notre Dame [15] | Parseghian | 11 | 382 | 89 | 293 | 26.6 |
1973 | Penn State [9] | Paterno | 12 | 447 | 129 | 318 | 26.5 |
1973 | Miami (OH) [17] | Mallory | 11 | 223 | 76 | 147 | 13.4 |
1974 | Oklahoma [27] | Switzer | 11 | 473 | 92 | 381 | 34.6 |
1975 | Arizona State | Kush | 12 | 347 | 127 | 220 | 18.3 |
1975 | Arkansas State | Davidson | 11 | 355 | 81 | 274 | 24.9 |
1976 | Pittsburgh [41] | Majors | 12 | 381 | 133 | 248 | 20.7 |
1976 | Rutgers | Burns | 12 | 287 | 81 | 206 | 17.2 |
1979 | Alabama [29] | Bryant | 12 | 383 | 67 | 316 | 26.3 |
1980 | Georgia | Dooley | 12 | 333 | 137 | 196 | 16.3 |
1981 | Clemson [37] | Ford | 12 | 338 | 105 | 233 | 19.4 |
1984 | BYU | Edwards | 13 | 456 | 183 | 273 | 21.0 |
1986 | Penn State [9] | Paterno | 12 | 340 | 133 | 207 | 17.3 |
1987 | Miami (FL) | Johnson | 12 | 412 | 125 | 287 | 23.9 |
1988 | Notre Dame [15] | Holtz | 12 | 393 | 156 | 237 | 19.8 |
1991 | Miami (FL) | Erickson | 12 | 386 | 100 | 286 | 23.8 |
1991 | Washington [46] | James | 12 | 495 | 115 | 380 | 31.7 |
1992 | Alabama [29] | Stallings | 13 | 366 | 122 | 244 | 18.8 |
1993 | Auburn [34] | Bowden, Terry | 11 | 353 | 192 | 161 | 14.6 |
1994 | Nebraska | Osborne [19] | 13 | 459 | 162 | 297 | 22.8 |
1994 | Penn State [9] | Paterno | 12 | 564 | 252 | 312 | 26.0 |
1995 | Nebraska [19] | Osborne | 12 | 638 | 174 | 464 | 38.7 |
1997 | Michigan [7] | Carr | 12 | 322 | 114 | 208 | 17.3 |
1997 | Nebraska [19] | Osborne | 13 | 607 | 214 | 393 | 30.2 |
1998 | Tennessee [28] | Fulmer | 13 | 431 | 189 | 242 | 18.6 |
1998 | Tulane | Bowden, Tommy Scelfo | 12 | 540 | 295 | 245 | 20.4 |
1999 | Florida State | Bowden, Bobby | 12 | 458 | 203 | 255 | 21.3 |
1999 | Marshall | Pruett | 13 | 463 | 137 | 326 | 25.1 |
2000 | Oklahoma [27] | Stoops | 13 | 481 | 194 | 287 | 22.1 |
2001 | Miami (FL) | Coker | 12 | 512 | 117 | 395 | 32.9 |
2002 | Ohio State [18] | Tressel | 14 | 410 | 183 | 227 | 16.2 |
2004 | USC [16] | Carroll | 13 | 496 | 169 | 327 | 25.2 |
2004 | Auburn [34] | Tuberville | 13 | 417 | 147 | 270 | 20.8 |
2004 | Utah [61] | Meyer | 12 | 544 | 234 | 310 | 25.8 |
2005 | Texas [21] | Brown | 13 | 652 | 213 | 439 | 33.8 |
2006 | Boise State | Petersen | 13 | 516 | 229 | 287 | 22.1 |
2008 | Utah [61] | Whittingham | 13 | 480 | 224 | 256 | 19.7 |
2009 | Alabama [29] | Saban | 14 | 449 | 164 | 285 | 20.4 |
2009 | Boise State | Petersen | 14 | 591 | 240 | 351 | 25.1 |
2010 | Auburn | Chizik | 14 | 577 | 337 | 240 | 17.1 |
2010 | TCU | Patterson | 13 | 520 | 137 | 383 | 29.5 |
2012 | Ohio State | Meyer | 12 | 458 | 276 | 182 | 15.2 |
2013 | Florida State | Fisher | 14 | 723 | 170 | 553 | 39.5 |
2017 | UCF | Frost | 13 | 627 | 329 | 298 | 22.9 |
2018 | Clemson | Swinney | 15 | 664 | 197 | 467 | 31.1 |
2019 | LSU | Orgeron | 15 | 726 | 328 | 398 | 26.5 |
2020 | Alabama | Saban | 13 | 630 | 252 | 378 | 29.3 |
2022 | Georgia | Smart | 15 | 551 | 166 | 385 | 25.7 |
2023 | Michigan | Harbaugh | 15 | 538 | 156 | 382 | 25.5 |
note: In 1917, 1918, 1943, and 1944, football teams from military training facilities competed alongside college programs
These teams all finished the season with no losses, but with ties. [2] This result has been impossible to achieve since the introduction of overtime to college football in 1996 which eliminated ties.
Year | Team | Record | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1873 | Harvard | 1–0–1 [5] | |
1877 | Princeton | 2–0–1 [3] | |
1877 | Yale | 3–0–1 [4] | |
1878 | Columbia | 0–0–2 [6] | |
1879 | Princeton | 4–0–1 [3] | |
1879 | Michigan | 1–0–1 | |
1879 | Yale | 3–0–2 [4] | |
1879 | Navy | 0–0–1 [10] | |
1880 | Princeton | 4–0–1 [3] | |
1880 | Yale | 4–0–1 [4] | |
1881 | Princeton | 7–0–2 [3] | |
1881 | Yale | 5–0–1 [4] | |
1881 | Dartmouth | 1–0–1 [59] | |
1883 | Yale | 3–0–1 [4] | |
1884 | Yale | 3–0–1 [4] | |
1884 | Princeton | 3–0–1 [3] | |
1884 | Penn | 3–0–1 [23] | |
1886 | Wabash | 2–0–1 [8] | |
1886 | Yale | 9–0–1 [4] | |
1886 | Princeton | 7–0–1 [3] | |
1888 | Depauw | 0–0–1 [8] | |
1889 | South Dakota | 1–0–1 [8] | |
1890 | Butler | 3–0–1 [8] | |
1890 | Washington | 0–0–1 [46] | |
1892 | Stanford | 4–0–2 [8] | |
1893 | Auburn | 3–0–2 [34] | |
1892 | Stanford | 9–0–1 [8] | |
1894 | Penn State | 6–0–1 [9] | |
1895 | Stanford | 4–0–1 [8] | |
1895 | Washington | 4–0–1 [46] | |
1896 | Princeton | 10–0–1 [3] | |
1896 | Lafayette | 11–0–1 [6] | |
1896 | Texas A&M | 2–0–1 [54] | |
1897 | Auburn | 2–0–1 [34] | |
1897 | Yale | 9–0–2 [4] | |
1897 | Hanover | 4–0–1 [8] | |
1898 | Princeton | 11–0–1 [3] | |
1899 | Denver | 0–0–1 [8] | |
1899 | Ohio State | 9–0–1 [18] | Ohio State allowed only five points. |
1899 | Harvard | 10–0–1 [5] | |
1899 | Chicago | 16–0–2 [43] | |
1899 | Iowa | 8–0–1 [56] | |
1899 | Wabash | 1–0–1 [8] | |
1900 | Iowa | 7–0–1 [56] | |
1900 | Minnesota | 10–0–2 [12] | |
1901 | Georgia Tech | 4–0–1 [53] | |
1901 | Marquette | 4–0–1 [8] | |
1902 | Texas A&M | 7–0–2 [54] | |
1902 | Yale | 11–0–1 [4] | |
1903 | Michigan | 11–0–1 [7] | |
1903 | Minnesota | 14–0–1 [12] | |
1903 | Stanford | 8–0–3 [8] | |
1904 | Colorado School of Mines | 5–0–1 [14] | |
1904 | Dartmouth | 7–0–1 [59] | |
1904 | Colorado School of Mines | 4–0–1 [14] | |
1904 | Albion | 7–0–1 [8] | |
1905 | Penn | 12–0–1 [23] | |
1905 | Georgia Tech | 6–0–1 [53] | |
1905 | Colorado School of Mines | 5–0–1 [14] | |
1906 | Colorado School of Mines | 3–0–2 [14] | |
1906 | Princeton | 9–0–1 [3] | |
1906 | Yale | 9–0–1 [4] | |
1906 | Clemson | 4–0–3 [37] | |
1906 | Colorado School of Mines | 3–0–2 [14] | |
1906 | Eastern Michigan | 5–0–1 [60] | |
1907 | Yale | 9–0–1 [4] | |
1907 | Notre Dame | 6–0–1 [67] | |
1908 | Albion | 5–0–2 [8] | |
1908 | Penn | 11–0–1 [23] | |
1908 | Harvard | 9–0–1 [5] | |
1908 | Chicago | 5–0–1 [43] | |
1908 | Kansas | 12–0–1 [44] | |
1908 | Virginia | 7–0–1 [6] | |
1908 | Washington | 6–0–1 [46] | Part of NCAA Division I FBS record 64-game unbeaten streak [68] |
1909 | Texas A&M | 7–0–1 [54] | |
1909 | Lafayette | 7–0–1 [6] | |
1909 | Penn State | 5–0–2 [9] | |
1909 | Missouri | 7–0–1 [6] | |
1910 | Harvard | 8–0–1 [5] | |
1910 | Michigan | 3–0–3 | |
1910 | Vanderbilt | 12–0–1 [42] | |
1910 | Navy | 8–0–1 [10] | |
1910 | Michigan | 3–0–3 [6] | |
1910 | Baylor | 6–0–2 [35] | |
1910 | NC State | 4–0–2 [6] | |
1911 | Princeton | 8–0–2 [3] | |
1911 | Minnesota | 6–0–1 [12] | |
1911 | Penn State | 8–0–1 [9] | |
1911 | Navy | 6–0–3 [10] | |
1911 | Florida | 5–0–1 [6] | |
1913 | Washington & Jefferson [69] | 10–0–1 | |
1914 | Auburn | 8–0–1 [34] | |
1914 | Harvard | 7–0–2 [5] | |
1914 | Colorado School of Mines | 5–0–1 [14] | |
1914 | Nebraska | 7–0–1 [19] | |
1914 | Oregon State | 7–0–2 [30] | |
1914 | Washington | 6–0–1 [46] | Part of NCAA Division I FBS record 64-game unbeaten streak [68] |
1915 | Minnesota | 6–0–1 [12] | |
1915 | Georgia Tech | 7–0–1 [53] | |
1915 | Illinois | 5–0–2 [49] | |
1916 | Miami (OH) | 7–0–1 [17] | |
1916 | Georgia Tech | 8–0–1 [53] | |
1916 | Oregon | 7–0–1 [25] | |
1916 | Tennessee | 8–0–1 [28] | |
1916 | Colorado State | 5–0–2 [51] | |
1916 | Washington | 6–0–1 [46] | Part of NCAA Division I FBS record 64-game unbeaten streak [68] |
1917 | Miami (OH) | 6–0–2 [17] | |
1917 | Ohio State | 8–0–1 [18] | |
1917 | Washington State | 6–0–1 [26] | |
1917 | Utah State | 7–0–1 [20] | |
1918 | Miami (OH) | 5–0–1 [17] | |
1918 | Naval Station Great Lakes | 6–0–2 [6] | |
1919 | Harvard | 9–0–1 [5] | |
1920 | Oklahoma | 6–0–1 [27] | |
1920 | Georgia | 8–0–1 [6] | |
1920 | Harvard | 8–0–1 [5] | |
1920 | Pittsburgh | 6–0–2 [41] | |
1920 | Princeton | 6–0–1 [3] | |
1920 | Penn State | 7–0–2 [9] | |
1921 | Washington & Jefferson | 10–0–1 [69] | |
1921 | Vanderbilt | 7–0–1 [42] | |
1921 | Penn State | 8–0–2 [9] | |
1921 | California | 9–0–1 [11] | |
1922 | West Virginia | 10–0–1 [6] | |
1922 | Michigan | 6–0–1 [6] | |
1922 | Vanderbilt | 8–0–1 [42] | |
1922 | Army | 8–0–2 [36] | |
1923 | California | 9–0–1 [11] | |
1923 | Kansas | 5–0–3 [44] | |
1923 | King [ citation needed ] | 8–0–1 [70] | |
1923 | Texas | 8–0–1 [21] | |
1924 | California | 8–0–2 [11] | |
1924 | Connecticut [71] | 6–0–2 | |
1924 | Dartmouth | 7–0–1 [59] | |
1924 | Gonzaga | 5–0–2 [6] | |
1924 | Yale | 6–0–2 [4] | |
1925 | Colgate | 7–0–2 [6] | |
1925 | North Dakota State | 5–0–2 [22] | |
1925 | Tulane | 9–0–1 [6] | |
1926 | Alabama | 9–0–1 [29] | |
1926 | Stanford | 10–0–1 [72] | |
1926 | Navy | 9–0–1 [10] | |
1926 | SMU | 8–0–1 [58] | |
1926 | Brown | 9–0–1 [6] | |
1927 | Illinois | 10–0–1 [49] | |
1927 | Minnesota | 6–0–2 [12] | |
1927 | Texas A&M | 8–0–1 [54] | |
1927 | Washington & Jefferson | 7–0–2 [69] | |
1927 | Tennessee | 8–0–1 [28] | |
1928 | USC | 9–0–1 [16] | |
1928 | Tennessee | 9–0–1 [28] | |
1928 | Utah | 5–0–2 [61] | |
1929 | Memphis | 8–0–2 [73] | |
1929 | TCU | 9–0–1 [6] | |
1929 | Tennessee | 9–0–1 [28] | |
1929 | SMU | 6–0–4 [58] | |
1930 | Michigan | 8–0–1 [6] | |
1930 | Marquette | 8–0–1 [6] | |
1932 | Auburn | 9–0–1 [34] | |
1932 | Western Michigan | 6–0–1 [47] | |
1933 | Michigan | 7–0–1 [72] | |
1933 | LSU | 7–0–3 [74] | |
1935 | Case Western Reserve | 9–0–1 | |
1936 | Alabama | 8–0–1 [29] | |
1937 | Pittsburgh | 9–0–1 [41] | |
1937 | California | 10–0–1 [11] | |
1937 | Fordham | 7–0–1 | |
1937 | Villanova | 8–0–1 | |
1937 | Dartmouth | 7–0–2 [59] | |
1937 | Holy Cross | 8–0–2 | |
1937 | Marshall | 9–0–1 | |
1938 | Villanova | 8–0–1 | |
1939 | USC | 8–0–2 [16] | |
1939 | UCLA | 6–0–4 | |
1939 | Duquesne | 8–0–1 | |
1940 | Mississippi State | 10–0–1 | |
1941 | Notre Dame | 8–0–1 [15] | |
1941 | Utah | 6–0–2 [61] | |
1944 | USC | 8–0–2 [16] | |
1945 | Eastern Michigan | 5–0–1 [60] | |
1945 | Indiana | 9–0–1 | |
1946 | Notre Dame | 8–0–1 [15] | |
1946 | Army | 9–0–1 [36] | |
1947 | Miami (OH) | 9–0–1 [17] | |
1947 | SMU | 9–0–2 [58] | |
1947 | Penn State | 9–0–1 [9] | |
1947 | Penn | 7–0–1 [23] | |
1948 | Notre Dame | 9–0–1 [15] | |
1948 | Army | 8–0–1 [36] | |
1950 | Clemson | 9–0–1 [37] | |
1951 | Illinois | 9–0–1 [49] | |
1951 | Georgia Tech | 11–0–1 [53] | |
1953 | Notre Dame | 9–0–1 [15] | |
1954 | Virginia Poletechnic | 8–0–1 [75] | |
1956 | Texas A&M | 9–0–1 [54] | |
1957 | VMI | 9–0–1 | |
1958 | Army | 8–0–1 [36] | |
1958 | Auburn | 9–0–1 [34] | |
1958 | Air Force | 9–0–2 | |
1960 | Ole Miss | 10–0–1 | |
1961 | Ohio State | 8–0–1 [18] | |
1963 | Memphis State | 9–0–1 [76] | |
1966 | Notre Dame | 9–0–1 [15] | |
1966 | Michigan State | 9–0–1 | |
1969 | USC | 10–0–1 [16] | |
1970 | Nebraska | 11–0–1 [19] | |
1973 | Michigan | 10–0–1 | |
1973 | Ohio State | 10–0–1 [18] | |
1973 | Oklahoma | 10–0–1 [27] | |
1974 | Miami (OH) | 10–0–1 [17] | |
1979 | Central Michigan | 10–0–1 [36] | |
1979 | USC | 11–0–1 [16] | |
1982 | SMU | 11–0–1 [58] | |
1985 | Fresno State | 11–0–1 | |
1987 | Syracuse | 11–0–1 | |
1990 | Georgia Tech | 11–0–1 [53] | |
1992 | Michigan | 9–0–3 | |
1994 | Texas A&M | 10–0–1 [54] | |
1995 | Toledo | 11–0–1 [66] |
Teams ordered by the number of undefeated seasons in the top division. Teams in italics no longer compete in Division I FBS.
Coaches ordered by the number of undefeated seasons in the top division.
Team | Undefeated | Perfect |
---|---|---|
Gil Dobie [77] | 14 | 11 |
Fielding H. Yost [78] | 9 | 6 |
Earl Blaik [79] | 7 | 3 |
John Heisman [80] | 7 | 3 |
Frank Leahy [81] | 7 | 3 |
Bernie Bierman [82] | 6 | 5 |
Howard Jones [83] | 6 | 4 |
Glenn Scobey Warner [84] | 6 | 4 |
Cleveland L. Abbott [85] | 6 | 2 |
Robert Neyland [86] | 6 | 1 |
Joe Paterno [87] | 5 | 5 |
Knute Rockne [88] | 5 | 5 |
Ike Armstrong [89] | 5 | 3 |
Percy Haughton [90] | 5 | 2 |
Hugo Bezdek [91] | 5 | 1 |
Bud Wilkinson [92] | 4 | 4 |
Bear Bryant [93] | 4 | 3 |
Bennie Owen [94] | 4 | 3 |
Elton Rynearson [95] | 4 | 3 |
Warren B. Woodson [96] | 4 | 3 |
Dana X. Bible [97] | 4 | 2 |
Walter Camp [98] | 4 | 2 |
Woody Hayes [99] | 4 | 2 |
Amos Alonzo Stagg [100] | 4 | 2 |
Robert Zuppke [101] | 4 | 2 |
Dan McGugin [102] | 4 | 1 |
Francis Schmidt [103] | 4 | 0 |
Chris Petersen | 2 | 2 |
Nick Saban | 2 | 2 |
Urban Meyer | 2 | 2 |
This section covers teams that competed in the second tier of Division I since it was split in 1978:
Note that Division I FCS features a single-elimination championship tournament, reducing the likelihood of multiple teams finishing the season with undefeated records. However, several conferences voluntarily do not compete in the tournament, thus there exists a chance to have multiple undefeated teams in the same year.
In both lists in this section, teams in bold competed in the I-AA or FCS playoffs, thereby winning the national title.
These teams finished the season with no losses or ties in Division I-AA or FCS football since 1978. [104]
Year | Team | Record | Coach |
---|---|---|---|
1982 | Eastern Kentucky | 13–0–0 | Kidd |
1984 | Tennessee State | 11–0 | Thomas |
1986 | Penn | 10–0–0 [23] | Zubrow |
1987 | Holy Cross | 11–0–0 | Duffner |
1989 | Georgia Southern | 15–0–0 | Russell |
1991 | Holy Cross | 11–0–0 | Duffner |
1993 | Penn | 10–0–0 [23] | Bagnoli |
1994 | Penn | 9–0–0 [23] | Bagnolli |
1996 | Marshall | 15–0 | Pruett |
1996 | Dayton | 11–0 | Kelly |
1996 | Dartmouth | 11–0 [59] | Lyons |
2000 | Davidson | 11–0 | Susan |
2000 | Robert Morris | 10–0 | Walton |
2001 | Sacred Heart | 10–0 | Fleming |
2001 | Harvard [5] | 9–0 | Murphy |
2003 | Penn | 10–0 [23] | Bagnoli |
2004 | Harvard [5] | 10–0 | Murphy |
2009 | South Alabama | 7–0 | Jones |
2010 | South Alabama | 10–0 | Jones |
2013 | North Dakota State | 15–0 | Bohl |
2014 | Harvard | 10–0 | Murphy |
2017 | North Carolina A&T | 12–0 | Broadway |
2018 | Princeton | 10–0 | Surace |
2018 | North Dakota State | 15–0 | Klieman |
2019 | North Dakota State | 16–0 | Entz |
2020 | Alabama A&M | 5–0 | Maynor |
2020 | Sam Houston | 11–0 | Keeler |
2023 | South Dakota State | 15–0 | Rogers |
These teams finished the season with no losses, but with ties, in Division I-AA or FCS football since 1978.
Year | Team | Record | Coach |
---|---|---|---|
1991 | Alabama State | 11–0–1 [105] | Markham |
1994 | Youngstown State | 14–0–1 [106] | Tressel |
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The Savannah State Tigers football team represents Savannah State University in college football. The Tigers are members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). The football team is traditionally the most popular sport at Savannah State and home games are played at Ted A. Wright Stadium in Savannah, Georgia.
The Lindenwood Lions football team represents Lindenwood University in football. Lindenwood is a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). The Lions were provisional members of the NCAA Division I FCS for the 2022 season before becoming an active member during the 2023–2024 academic year.
The Youngstown State Penguins football team represents Youngstown State University in American college football. Youngstown State currently plays as a member of the NCAA at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision and are a member of the Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC). The Penguins have played their home games in Stambaugh Stadium, more commonly called "The Ice Castle," since 1982.
The North Carolina A&T Aggies football program represents North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in college football. The Aggies play in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision as a member of CAA Football, the technically separate football league operated by the Aggies' full-time home of the Coastal Athletic Association.
The East Tennessee State Buccaneers football program is the intercollegiate American football team for East Tennessee State University (ETSU) located in Johnson City, Tennessee. The team was dormant from the end of the 2003 season until being reinstated for the 2015 season. They played all of their 2015 home games and all but one of their 2016 home games at Kermit Tipton Stadium before the opening of the new William B. Greene Jr. Stadium for the 2017 season. The remaining 2016 home game, against Western Carolina on September 17, was played at nearby Bristol Motor Speedway, which was already set up for football due to a game the prior week between the University of Tennessee and Virginia Tech. Before ETSU dropped football, it competed in NCAA Division I as a Southern Conference (SoCon) football program. The revived program played as an independent in 2015 before returning to the SoCon in 2016.
College Football Data Warehouse was an American college football statistics website that was established in 2000. The site compiled the yearly team records, game-by-game results, championships, and statistics of college football teams, conferences, and head coaches at the NCAA Division I FBS and Division I FCS levels, as well as those of some NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, NJCAA, and discontinued programs. The site listed as its references annual editions of Spalding's Official Football Guide, Street and Smith's Football Yearbooks, NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA record books and guides, and historical college football texts.
The 2010 Wofford Terriers football team represented Wofford College during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by 23rd-year head coach Mike Ayers and played its home games at Gibbs Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 9–2 record overall and a 7–1 record in the Southern Conference, making it conference co-champion alongside Appalachian State. The team qualified for the playoffs, in which they were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Georgia Southern.
The 2010 Montana State Bobcats football team represented Montana State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Rob Ash and played its home games at Bobcat Stadium. The team finished the regular season with an 8–3 record, making them Big Sky Conference co-champions alongside Eastern Washington. The team qualified for the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, in which they were eliminated in the second round by the North Dakota State Bison.
The 2010 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Mark Hendrickson in his third year and second full season as head coach. They played their home games at Hanson Field. The team finished the regular season with an 8–3 overall record and a 5–3 record in Missouri Valley Football Conference play. They qualified for the playoffs, in which they were eliminated by Appalachian State in the second round.
The 2010 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by Oliver Pough in his ninth year as head coach and played its home games at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 9–2 record overall and a 7–1 record in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, making them conference co-champions alongside Bethune–Cookman. The team qualified for the playoffs, in which it was eliminated in the first round by Georgia Southern.
The 2010 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks football team represented Stephen F. Austin State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach J. C. Harper and played its home games at Homer Bryce Stadium. It finished the regular season with a 9–3 record overall and a 6–1 record in the Southland Conference, making the team conference champions. The team qualified for the playoffs, in which it was eliminated in the second round by Villanova.
The 1991 Nevada Wolf Pack football team was an American football team that represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the Big Sky Conference (BSC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their 16th season under head coach Chris Ault, the Wolf Pack compiled a 12–2 record, won the BSC championship and lost to Youngstown State, the eventual national champion, in the NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinals. They played their home games at Mackay Stadium.
The LIU Sharks football program represents Long Island University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision level. The Sharks are members of the Northeast Conference and play their home games in the 6,000 seat Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium.