NCAA Division I FCS football win–loss records

The following data is current as of September 12, 2024, during week 3 of the 2024 season, which ends with the 2025 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game. The following reflects the records according to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). This list took into account results modified later due to NCAA action, such as vacated victories and forfeits. Percentages are figured to 3 decimal places. In the event of a tie, the team with the most wins is listed first.

NCAA Division I FCS football records ^{[1] [2]}

Team	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years	Total games	Conference
Yale	936	390	55	.698	151	1381	Ivy League
Harvard	901	411	50	.680	149	1362	Ivy League
Grambling State	588	280	15	.674	82	883	SWAC
North Dakota State	786	383	34	.667	128	1203	MVFC
Princeton	862	421	50	.665	154	1333	Ivy League
Dayton	706	391	25	.640	116	1122	Pioneer
St. Thomas (MN)	648	359	32	.639	118	1039	Pioneer
Tennessee State	587	326	32	.638	101	945	OVC–Big South
Florida A&M	596	341	22	.633	106	959	SWAC
Penn	878	513	42	.627	147	1433	Ivy League
Jackson State	496	313	15	.611	79	824	SWAC
McNeese	483	305	14	.611	74	802	Southland
Southern	598	380	25	.609	103	1003	SWAC
South Carolina State	565	359	27	.608	102	951	MEAC
North Dakota	682	434	30	.608	128	1146	MVFC
North Alabama	483	309	16	.608	76	808	UAC
Northern Iowa	703	446	47	.607	126	1196	MVFC
Dartmouth	733	470	46	.605	142	1249	Ivy League
Eastern Kentucky	631	414	38	.600	112	1083	UAC
Delaware	731	483	43	.599	133	1257	CAA Football
Central Arkansas	614	416	42	.592	113	1072	UAC
San Diego	340	235	6	.590	58	581	Pioneer
Bethune–Cookman	510	351	27	.590	98	888	SWAC
Youngstown State	506	355	17	.586	84	878	MVFC
South Dakota State	658	478	36	.577	126	1172	MVFC
Albany	307	231	0	.571	52	538	CAA Football
Eastern Washington	580	437	22	.569	116	1039	BSC
Villanova	661	503	41	.566	127	1205	CAA Football
Hampton	591	452	36	.564	122	1079	CAA Football
Duquesne	405	311	18	.564	77	734	NEC
Colgate	674	519	50	.562	134	1243	Patriot
Furman	645	498	38	.562	119	1181	SoCon
Alcorn State	495	387	39	.559	101	921	SWAC
Monmouth	182	144	0	.558	32	326	CAA Football
UC Davis	549	440	33	.553	106	1022	BSC
Montana	638	516	26	.552	125	1180	BSC
East Texas A&M	560	457	31	.549	106	1048	Southland
Holy Cross	671	546	55	.549	129	1272	Patriot
North Carolina A&T	530	432	40	.549	100	1002	CAA Football
Butler	610	500	35	.548	135	1145	Pioneer
Fordham	567	466	48	.547	123	1081	Patriot
New Hampshire	603	498	54	.545	128	1155	CAA Football
North Carolina Central	482	405	27	.542	99	914	MEAC
Drake	643	543	29	.541	129	1215	Pioneer
Cornell	658	556	34	.541	136	1248	Ivy League
Cal Poly	518	454	19	.532	106	991	BSC
Abilene Christian	518	454	32	.532	103	1004	UAC
Elon	536	478	18	.528	103	1032	CAA Football
Lehigh	708	641	45	.524	141	1394	Patriot
Lafayette	701	641	39	.522	143	1381	Patriot
Bryant	137	126	0	.521	26	263	CAA Football
Montana State	549	504	34	.521	120	1087	BSC
Towson	302	279	4	.520	55	585	CAA Football
Georgetown	492	454	32	.519	112	978	Patriot
Southeastern Louisiana	372	346	17	.518	75	735	Southland
Northwestern State	544	508	33	.517	116	1085	Southland
West Georgia	241	227	0	.515	45	468	UAC
Western Illinois	548	519	37	.513	121	1104	OVC–Big South
Merrimack	144	137	0	.512	29	281	Independent
Murray State	500	475	36	.512	100	1011	MVFC
Howard	522	498	40	.511	128	1060	MEAC
Alabama A&M	450	432	33	.510	100	915	SWAC
Maine	556	539	38	.508	133	1133	CAA Football
Stetson	203	197	27	.507	60	427	Pioneer
Northern Arizona	498	486	23	.506	110	1007	BSC
Wagner	420	411	19	.505	94	850	NEC
William & Mary	607	594	39	.505	130	1240	CAA Football
Alabama State	510	499	43	.505	119	1052	SWAC
Tarleton State	331	325	3	.505	64	659	UAC
Wofford	552	542	36	.504	116	1130	SoCon
Brown	625	614	40	.504	138	1279	Ivy League
Chattanooga	565	558	33	.503	117	1156	SoCon
South Dakota	567	561	36	.503	129	1164	MVFC
Samford	493	489	47	.502	109	1029	SoCon
Weber State	340	340	3	.500	63	683	BSC
Lindenwood	181	184	2	.496	34	367	OVC–Big South
Bucknell	615	629	51	.495	139	1295	Patriot
Morgan State	451	465	35	.493	104	951	MEAC
Stony Brook	201	212	2	.487	41	415	CAA Football
Illinois State	539	574	68	.485	129	181	MVFC
Presbyterian	519	553	35	.485	112	1106	Pioneer
Eastern Illinois	532	569	44	.484	124	1145	OVC–Big South
Mercyhurst	205	223	4	.479	44	428	NEC
Prairie View A&M	463	505	33	.479	101	1001	SWAC
Portland State	348	379	7	.479	70	734	BSC
Missouri State	493	541	40	.478	113	1074	MVFC
Mercer	196	218	14	.474	51	428	SoCon
Southeast Missouri State	494	558	37	.471	119	1089	OVC–Big South
Norfolk State	350	399	13	.468	83	762	MEAC
Southern Illinois	484	554	32	.467	109	1070	MVFC
Richmond	584	670	53	.467	141	1307	CAA Football
The Citadel	524	603	32	.466	117	1159	SoCon
Northern Colorado	451	520	23	.465	111	994	BSC
Central Connecticut	348	402	21	.465	85	771	NEC
Gardner–Webb	270	311	2	.465	55	583	OVC–Big South
Idaho State	483	562	20	.463	120	1065	BSC
Sacred Heart	161	187	0	.463	34	348	Independent
East Tennessee State	386	454	27	.461	90	857	SoCon
Southern Utah	285	338	6	.458	62	629	UAC
Stonehill	156	185	3	.458	36	341	NEC
Robert Morris	141	170	1	.454	31	312	NEC
Incarnate Word	74	90	0	.451	16	164	Southland
Tennessee Tech	440	552	31	.445	103	1023	OVC–Big South
Sacramento State	320	402	8	.444	70	730	BSC
LIU	42	53	1	.443	12	96	NEC
Marist	199	251	3	.443	46	453	Pioneer
Delaware State	371	476	11	.439	97	858	MEAC
UT Martin	218	283	1	.435	46	502	OVC–Big South
Idaho	491	645	26	.434	126	1162	BSC
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	368	493	44	.431	95	905	SWAC
Valparaiso	401	537	27	.430	104	965	Pioneer
Texas Southern	337	454	27	.428	79	818	SWAC
Stephen F. Austin	399	546	31	.425	98	976	Southland
Morehead State	371	509	22	.424	95	902	Pioneer
Davidson	465	645	45	.422	127	1155	Pioneer
Indiana State	403	568	23	.417	111	994	MVFC
Lamar	229	322	9	.417	54	560	Southland
Nicholls	238	334	4	.417	53	576	Southland
Charleston Southern	146	211	0	.409	34	357	OVC–Big South
Western Carolina	364	538	23	.406	91	925	SoCon
VMI	496	737	42	.405	134	1275	SoCon
Rhode Island	425	641	43	.403	126	1109	CAA Football
Columbia	411	695	43	.376	133	1149	Ivy League
Austin Peay	325	564	16	.368	88	905	UAC
Mississippi Valley State	244	440	12	.359	72	696	SWAC
Saint Francis	227	414	12	.357	73	653	NEC
Campbell	57	108	0	.345	17	165	CAA Football
Utah Tech	61	131	0	.318	19	191	UAC
Houston Christian	22	82	0	.212	11	104	Southland

^*Ties count as one-half win and one-half loss.

Big Sky Conference

Further information: Big Sky Conference

Big Sky Conference

School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years
Eastern Washington	580	437	22	.569	116
UC Davis	549	440	33	.553	106
Montana	638	516	26	.552	125
Cal Poly	518	454	19	.532	106
Montana State	549	504	34	.521	120
Northern Arizona	498	486	23	.506	110
Weber State	340	340	3	.500	63
Portland State	348	379	7	.479	70
Northern Colorado	451	520	23	.465	111
Idaho State	483	562	20	.463	120
Sacramento State	320	402	8	.444	70
Idaho	491	645	26	.434	124
Total	5,765	5,685	244	.503	104

CAA Football

Further information: Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference

Colonial Athletic Association

School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years
Delaware	731	483	43	.599	133
UAlbany	307	231	0	.571	52
Villanova	661	503	41	.566	127
Hampton	591	452	36	.564	122
Monmouth	182	144	0	.558	32
North Carolina A&T	530	432	40	.549	98
New Hampshire	603	498	54	.545	126
Elon	536	478	18	.528	101
Bryant	137	126	0	.521	24
Towson	302	279	4	.520	55
Maine	556	539	38	.508	133
William & Mary	607	594	39	.505	130
Stony Brook	201	212	2	.487	41
Richmond	584	670	53	.467	141
Rhode Island	425	641	43	.403	126
Campbell	57	108	0	.345	17
Total	7,010	6,390	411	.522	92

Independents

Further information: NCAA Division I FCS independent schools

Independents

School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years
Merrimack	144	137	0	.512	29
Sacred Heart	161	187	0	.463	34
Total	305	324	0	.485	32

Ivy League

Further information: Ivy League

Ivy League

School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years
Yale	936	390	55	.698	151
Harvard	901	411	50	.680	149
Princeton	862	421	50	.665	154
Penn	878	513	42	.627	147
Dartmouth	733	470	46	.605	142
Cornell	658	556	34	.541	136
Brown	625	614	40	.504	138
Columbia	411	695	43	.376	133
Total	6.004	4,070	360	.593	144

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Further information: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years
South Carolina State	565	359	27	.608	102
North Carolina Central	482	405	27	.542	99
Howard	522	498	40	.511	128
Morgan State	451	465	35	.493	104
Norfolk State	350	399	13	.468	83
Delaware State	371	476	11	.439	97
Total	2,741	2,602	153	.513	102

Missouri Valley Football Conference

Further information: Missouri Valley Football Conference

Missouri Valley Football Conference

School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years
North Dakota State	786	383	34	.667	128
North Dakota	682	434	30	.608	128
UNI	703	446	47	.607	126
Youngstown State	506	355	17	.586	84
South Dakota State	658	478	36	.577	126
Murray State	500	475	36	.512	100
South Dakota	567	561	36	.503	129
Illinois State	539	574	68	.485	129
Missouri State	493	541	40	.478	113
Southern Illinois	484	554	32	.467	109
Indiana State	403	568	23	.417	111
Total	6,321	5,369	399	.539	117

Northeast Conference

Further information: Northeast Conference

Northeast Conference

School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years
Duquesne	405	311	18	.564	77
Wagner	420	411	19	.505	94
Mercyhurst	205	223	4	.479	44
Central Connecticut	348	402	21	.465	85
Stonehill	156	185	3	.458	36
Robert Morris	141	170	1	.454	31
LIU	42	53	1	.443	12
Saint Francis (PA)	227	414	12	.357	73
Total	1,944	2,169	79	.473	57

OVC–Big South Football

Further information: OVC–Big South Football Association

OVC–Big South Football Association

School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years
Tennessee State	587	326	32	.638	101
Western Illinois	548	519	37	.513	121
Lindenwood	181	184	2	.496	34
Eastern Illinois	532	569	44	.484	124
Southeast Missouri State	494	558	37	.471	119
Gardner–Webb	270	311	2	.465	55
Tennessee Tech	440	552	31	.445	103
UT Martin	218	283	1	.435	46
Charleston Southern	146	211	0	.409	34
Total	3416	3513	186	.493	82

Patriot League

Further information: Patriot League

Patriot League

School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years
Colgate	674	519	50	.562	134
Holy Cross	671	546	55	.549	129
Fordham	567	466	48	.547	123
Lehigh	708	641	45	.524	141
Lafayette	701	641	39	.522	143
Georgetown	492	454	32	.519	112
Bucknell	615	629	51	.495	139
Total	4,428	3,896	320	.531	132

Pioneer Football League

Further information: Pioneer Football League

Pioneer Football League

School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years
Dayton	706	391	25	.640	116
St. Thomas (MN)	648	359	32	.639	118
San Diego	340	235	6	.590	58
Butler	610	500	35	.548	135
Drake	643	543	29	.541	131
Stetson	203	197	27	.507	60
Presbyterian	519	553	35	.485	112
Marist	199	251	3	.443	46
Valparaiso	401	537	27	.430	104
Morehead State	371	509	22	.424	95
Davidson	465	645	45	.422	127
Total	5,105	4,720	286	.519	100

Southern Conference

Further information: Southern Conference

Southern Conference

School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years
Furman	645	498	38	.562	119
Wofford	552	542	36	.504	116
Chattanooga	565	558	33	.503	117
Samford	493	489	47	.502	109
Mercer	196	218	14	.474	51
The Citadel	524	603	32	.466	117
ETSU	386	454	27	.461	90
Western Carolina	364	538	23	.406	91
VMI	496	737	42	.405	134
Total	4,221	4,637	292	.477	105

Southland Conference

Further information: Southland Conference

Southland Conference

School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years
McNeese	483	305	14	.611	74
Texas A&M–Commerce	560	457	31	.549	106
Southeastern Louisiana	372	346	17	.518	75
Northwestern State	544	508	33	.517	116
Incarnate Word	74	90	0	.451	16
Stephen F. Austin	399	546	31	.425	98
Lamar	229	322	9	.417	54
Nicholls	238	334	4	.417	53
Houston Christian	22	82	0	.212	11
Total	2,921	2,989	139	.494	67

Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)

Further information: Southwestern Athletic Conference

Southwestern Athletic Conference

School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years
Grambling State	588	280	15	.674	82
Florida A&M	596	341	22	.633	106
Jackson State	496	313	15	.611	79
Southern	598	380	25	.609	103
Bethune–Cookman	510	351	27	.590	98
Alcorn State	495	387	39	.559	101
Alabama A&M	450	432	33	.510	100
Alabama State	510	499	43	.505	119
Prairie View A&M	463	505	33	.479	101
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	368	493	44	.431	95
Texas Southern	337	454	27	.428	79
Mississippi Valley State	244	440	12	.359	72
Total	5,655	4,875	335	.536	95

United Athletic Conference

Further information: United Athletic Conference

United Athletic Conference

School	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct.	Years
North Alabama	483	309	16	.608	76
Eastern Kentucky	631	414	38	.600	112
Central Arkansas	614	416	42	.592	113
Abilene Christian	518	454	32	.532	103
West Georgia	241	227	0	.515	45
Tarleton State	331	325	3	.505	64
Southern Utah	285	338	6	.458	62
Austin Peay	325	564	16	.368	88
Utah Tech	61	131	0	.318	19
Total	3,489	3,178	153	.523	76

References

1. "2023 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
2. "2023 ESPN FCS College Football Standings".