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.
Division I FBS programs |
Division I FCS programs |
Division II programs |
Division III programs |
The following list displays the records for the football programs with the most wins in the NCAA through January 1, 2024. 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 |
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1 | Michigan | 1004 | 353 | 36 | .734 | 1,393 |
2 | Alabama | 965 | 337 | 43 | .733 | 1,345 |
3 | Ohio State | 964 | 333 | 53 | .734 | 1,350 |
4 | Notre Dame | 948 | 337 | 42 | .730 | 1,326 |
4 | Texas | 948 | 392 | 33 | .702 | 1,373 |
6 | Oklahoma | 944 | 340 | 53 | .726 | 1,337 |
7 | Yale | 936 | 390 | 55 | .698 | 1,381 |
8 | Penn State | 930 | 409 | 41 | .689 | 1,380 |
9 | Nebraska | 917 | 424 | 40 | .678 | 1,381 |
10 | Harvard | 901 | 411 | 50 | .680 | 1,362 |
11 | Georgia | 881 | 429 | 54 | .666 | 1,364 |
12 | Penn | 878 | 513 | 42 | .627 | 1,433 |
13 | USC | 875 | 368 | 54 | .695 | 1,297 |
14 | Tennessee | 865 | 414 | 53 | .669 | 1,343 |
15 | Princeton | 862 | 421 | 50 | .665 | 1,333 |
16 | Mount Union | 854 | 397 | 38 | .677 | 1,289 |
17 | LSU | 806 | 434 | 47 | .645 | 1,324 |
18 | Wittenberg | 799 | 374 | 31 | .676 | 1,204 |
18 | Auburn | 799 | 471 | 47 | .625 | 1,316 |
20 | Clemson | 798 | 472 | 45 | .624 | 1,315 |
21 | North Dakota State | 785 | 382 | 34 | .668 | 1,201 |
22 | Washington & Jefferson | 781 | 403 | 40 | .654 | 1,224 |
22 | West Virginia | 781 | 526 | 45 | .594 | 1,352 |
24 | Texas A&M | 778 | 504 | 48 | .603 | 1,330 |
25 | Washington | 775 | 466 | 50 | .620 | 1,291 |
26 | Virginia Tech | 772 | 505 | 46 | .601 | 1,322 |
27 | Pittsburgh | 761 | 560 | 42 | .574 | 1,363 |
28 | Florida | 758 | 445 | 40 | .626 | 1,243 |
29 | Georgia Tech | 756 | 540 | 43 | .581 | 1,338 |
30 | Pittsburg State | 750 | 364 | 47 | .666 | 1,161 |
31 | Syracuse | 743 | 577 | 49 | .561 | 1,368 |
32 | Wisconsin | 742 | 518 | 53 | .585 | 1,313 |
33 | Arkansas | 740 | 539 | 40 | .576 | 1,319 |
34 | Navy | 738 | 600 | 57 | .549 | 1,395 |
35 | Dartmouth | 733 | 470 | 46 | .605 | 1,249 |
35 | Minnesota | 733 | 543 | 44 | .572 | 1,320 |
37 | Delaware | 730 | 483 | 43 | .598 | 1,256 |
37 | Michigan State | 730 | 487 | 44 | .596 | 1,261 |
39 | North Carolina | 729 | 569 | 54 | .559 | 1,352 |
40 | Widener | 727 | 447 | 39 | .615 | 1,213 |
40 | Army | 727 | 545 | 51 | .569 | 1,323 |
42 | Miami (OH) | 724 | 484 | 44 | .596 | 1,251 |
43 | Colorado | 723 | 544 | 36 | .569 | 1,303 |
44 | Utah | 719 | 482 | 31 | .596 | 1,231 |
45 | Wabash | 717 | 401 | 56 | .635 | 1,177 |
46 | Tuskegee | 714 | 390 | 49 | .641 | 1,153 |
47 | Missouri | 711 | 590 | 52 | .545 | 1,353 |
48 | Lehigh | 707 | 640 | 45 | .524 | 1,392 |
49 | Dayton | 705 | 391 | 25 | .640 | 1,121 |
50 | Oregon | 705 | 511 | 46 | .577 | 1,262 |
51 | Northern Iowa | 701 | 446 | 47 | .607 | 1,194 |
52 | Lafayette | 700 | 641 | 39 | .521 | 1,379 |
53 | Boston College | 694 | 525 | 37 | .567 | 1,255 |
53 | Iowa | 693 | 576 | 39 | .545 | 1,308 |
55 | California | 692 | 569 | 51 | .547 | 1,312 |
56 | TCU | 685 | 574 | 57 | .542 | 1,316 |
57 | Virginia | 683 | 642 | 48 | .515 | 1,373 |
58 | St. John's (MN) | 682 | 256 | 24 | .721 | 962 |
59 | North Dakota | 681 | 433 | 30 | .608 | 1,144 |
60 | Maryland | 677 | 624 | 43 | .520 | 1,344 |
61 | Colgate | 674 | 517 | 50 | .563 | 1,241 |
61 | Ole Miss | 675 | 547 | 35 | .551 | 1,257 |
63 | Williams | 671 | 399 | 47 | .622 | 1,117 |
63 | Holy Cross | 671 | 544 | 55 | .550 | 1,270 |
63 | Rutgers | 671 | 695 | 42 | .491 | 1,407 |
66 | Stanford | 670 | 496 | 49 | .572 | 1,215 |
67 | Appalachian State | 664 | 354 | 28 | .645 | 1,047 |
67 | Hillsdale | 664 | 455 | 46 | .590 | 1,165 |
69 | Miami (FL) | 663 | 387 | 19 | .629 | 1,069 |
70 | Amherst | 662 | 436 | 54 | .598 | 1,152 |
70 | Franklin & Marshall | 662 | 511 | 47 | .562 | 1,220 |
72 | Central (IA) | 660 | 336 | 26 | .659 | 1,022 |
73 | Villanova | 659 | 503 | 41 | .565 | 1,203 |
73 | Cincinnati | 659 | 607 | 50 | .520 | 1,317 |
75 | Cornell | 658 | 556 | 34 | .541 | 1,248 |
76 | Albion | 657 | 425 | 43 | .603 | 1,125 |
76 | South Dakota State | 657 | 477 | 36 | .577 | 1,170 |
78 | Carson–Newman | 655 | 361 | 31 | .640 | 1,047 |
79 | Central Oklahoma | 653 | 439 | 47 | .594 | 1,139 |
79 | Westminster (PA) | 653 | 450 | 54 | .588 | 1,157 |
79 | Kentucky | 653 | 647 | 44 | .502 | 1,344 |
82 | St. Thomas (MN) | 648 | 357 | 32 | .640 | 1,037 |
83 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 647 | 266 | 21 | .704 | 934 |
83 | Central Michigan | 647 | 450 | 36 | .587 | 1,133 |
83 | Tulsa | 647 | 534 | 27 | .547 | 1,208 |
86 | Linfield | 646 | 264 | 30 | .703 | 940 |
87 | Centre | 645 | 435 | 37 | .594 | 1,117 |
87 | Fresno State | 645 | 446 | 27 | .589 | 1,117 |
87 | Furman | 645 | 496 | 38 | .563 | 1,179 |
90 | Coe | 643 | 413 | 37 | .605 | 1,093 |
91 | Drake | 642 | 543 | 29 | .541 | 1,214 |
92 | Purdue | 641 | 597 | 48 | .517 | 1,286 |
93 | Louisiana Tech | 640 [n 1] | 496 | 37 | .562 | 1,173 |
94 | Arizona State | 638 | 424 | 24 | .599 | 1,086 |
94 | NC State | 638 | 598 | 55 | .515 | 1,291 |
96 | UCLA | 637 | 446 | 37 | .585 | 1,120 |
96 | Montana | 637 | 515 | 26 | .552 | 1,178 |
96 | Oklahoma State | 637 | 572 | 48 | .526 | 1,257 |
99 | South Carolina | 635 | 612 | 44 | .509 | 1,291 |
100 | West Chester | 633 | 290 | 17 | .682 | 940 |
The following list displays the records for the Top 25 NCAA football programs ranked by winning percentage, with a minimum of 275 games played through December 30, 2023.
Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct | Games |
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1 | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 249 | 45 | 0 | .847 | 294 |
2 | Grand Valley State | 439 | 148 | 3 | .747 | 590 |
3 | Michigan | 1004 | 353 | 36 | .734 | 1393 |
3 | Ohio State | 964 | 333 | 53 | .734 | 1350 |
4 | Alabama | 965 | 337 | 43 | .733 | 1345 |
6 | Notre Dame | 948 | 338 | 42 | .730 | 1328 |
7 | Oklahoma | 944 | 340 | 53 | .726 | 1333 |
8 | Boise State | 490 | 187 | 2 | .723 | 679 |
9 | St. John's (MN) | 682 | 256 | 24 | .721 | 962 |
10 | Valdosta State | 333 | 136 | 3 | .709 | 472 |
11 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 647 | 266 | 21 | .704 | 934 |
11 | Linfield | 646 | 264 | 28 | .704 | 949 |
13 | Texas | 948 | 392 | 33 | .702 | 1373 |
14 | Yale | 936 | 390 | 55 | .698 | 1382 |
15 | USC | 874 | 369 | 54 | .695 | 1297 |
16 | Penn State | 930 | 409 | 41 | .689 | 1381 |
17 | West Chester | 633 | 290 | 17 | .682 | 940 |
18 | Harvard | 901 | 411 | 50 | .680 | 1371 |
18 | Mount Union | 851 | 391 | 38 | .680 | 1278 |
20 | Nebraska | 917 | 424 | 40 | .678 | 1381 |
21 | Wittenberg | 799 | 375 | 32 | .676 | 1206 |
21 | Indiana (PA) | 601 | 282 | 23 | .676 | 906 |
23 | Grambling State | 587 | 279 | 15 | .675 | 881 |
24 | Tennessee | 865 | 414 | 53 | .669 | 1343 |
24 | Ithaca | 536 | 263 | 11 | .669 | 810 |
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