List of NCAA football teams by wins
This is a list of the college football teams with the most wins in the history of college football as measured in both total wins and winning percentage. It includes teams from the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), formerly known as Division I-A, Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), formerly known as Division I-AA, Division II and Division III.
Measured in total wins, the University of Michigan leads all other football programs across all divisions with 925 wins. The all-time win leaders in the FCS Subdivision and Divisions II and III are the Yale Bulldogs (890 wins), Pittsburg State Gorillas (687 wins), and the Mount Union Purple Raiders (755 wins), respectively.
Measured in winning percentage, Mary Hardin–Baylor lead all other programs with a winning percentage of .825. The leaders in winning percentage in the Division I Subdivisions and Divisions II and III are the Notre Dame Fighting Irish (.734), Yale Bulldogs (.700), Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders (.730), and Grand Valley State Lakers (.825), respectively.
Contents
Key
Division I FBS programs |
Division I FCS programs |
Division II programs |
Division III programs |
Teams ranked by total wins
- Updated as of January 14, 2016
The followings list displays the record for all NCAA football programs with 600 or more wins.
Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. [lower-alpha 1] | Games |
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1 | Michigan | 925 | 331 | 36 | .730 | 1292 |
2 | Notre Dame | 892 | 313 | 42 | .732 | 1254 |
3 | Yale | 890 | 366 | 55 | .700 | 1311 |
4 | Texas | 886 | 354 | 33 | .709 | 1273 |
5 | Nebraska | 880 | 368 | 40 | .699 | 1288 |
6 | Ohio State | 875 | 320 | 53 | .722 | 1248 |
7 | Alabama | 864 | 326 | 43 | .718 | 1233 |
8 | Oklahoma | 861 | 319 | 53 | .720 | 1233 |
9 | Harvard | 857 | 385 | 50 | .683 | 1292 |
10 | Penn State | 856 | 382 | 41 | .685 | 1279 |
11 | Penn | 837 | 484 | 42 | .629 | 1363 |
12 | Tennessee | 820 | 371 | 53 | .680 | 1244 |
13 | USC [lower-alpha 2] | 813 | 333 | 54 | .700 | 1200 |
14 | Princeton | 809 | 404 | 50 | .660 | 1263 |
15 | Georgia | 787 | 413 | 54 | .649 | 1254 |
16 | LSU | 770 | 404 | 47 | .650 | 1221 |
17 | Mount Union | 755 | 384 | 38 | .658 | 1177 |
18 | Wittenberg | 744 | 356 | 31 | .672 | 1131 |
19 | Auburn | 741 | 427 | 47 | .629 | 1215 |
20 | West Virginia | 727 | 482 | 45 | .598 | 1254 |
21 | Virginia Tech | 718 | 458 | 46 | .606 | 1222 |
22 | Texas A&M | 717 | 466 | 48 | .602 | 1231 |
23 | Washington & Jefferson | 715 | 387 | 40 | .644 | 1142 |
24 | Georgia Tech | 714 | 486 | 43 | .592 | 1243 |
25 | Syracuse | 712 | 521 | 49 | .574 | 1282 |
26 | Pittsburgh | 704 | 515 | 42 | .575 | 1261 |
27 (T) | Washington | 703 | 440 | 50 | .610 | 1193 |
27 (T) | Clemson | 703 | 456 | 45 | .603 | 1204 |
29 | Arkansas | 702 | 480 | 40 | .591 | 1222 |
30 | Florida | 701 | 404 | 40 | .630 | 1145 |
31 | North Dakota State | 694 | 372 | 34 | .646 | 1101 |
32 | Navy | 692 | 547 | 57 | .556 | 1296 |
33 | Pittsburg State | 687 | 340 | 47 | .662 | 1074 |
34 | Widener | 686 | 413 | 39 | .620 | 1138 |
35 (T) | Colorado | 685 | 490 | 36 | .581 | 1211 |
35 (T) | Dartmouth | 685 | 448 | 46 | .601 | 1179 |
37 | Michigan State | 681 | 441 | 44 | .603 | 1166 |
38 (T) | Delaware | 678 | 444 | 43 | .600 | 1165 |
38 (T) | North Carolina [lower-alpha 3] | 678 | 519 | 54 | .564 | 1251 |
40 | Lehigh | 677 | 585 | 45 | .535 | 1307 |
41 | Minnesota | 674 | 505 | 44 | .569 | 1223 |
42 (T) | Miami (OH) | 673 | 441 | 44 | .600 | 1158 |
42 (T) | Wisconsin | 673 | 486 | 53 | .577 | 1212 |
44 | Lafayette | 670 | 588 | 39 | .532 | 1297 |
45 | Army | 663 | 508 | 51 | .563 | 1222 |
46 | Dayton | 659 | 361 | 25 | .643 | 1045 |
47 (T) | Tuskegee | 658 | 357 | 49 | .641 | 1064 |
47 (T) | Missouri | 658 | 544 | 52 | .545 | 1254 |
49 | Ole Miss | 655 | 504 | 35 | .563 | 1194 |
50 (T) | Wabash | 652 | 382 | 59 | .624 | 1093 |
50 (T) | Utah | 652 | 449 | 31 | .590 | 1132 |
52 | California [lower-alpha 4] | 651 | 519 | 51 | .554 | 1221 |
53 | Northern Iowa | 650 | 404 | 47 | .612 | 1101 |
54 | Boston College | 645 | 475 | 37 | .573 | 1157 |
55 | Rutgers | 643 | 628 | 42 | .506 | 1313 |
56 | Virginia | 641 | 588 | 48 | .521 | 1277 |
57 | Oregon | 637 | 479 | 46 | .568 | 1162 |
58 | Williams | 636 | 364 | 47 | .630 | 1037 |
59 (T) | Colgate | 634 | 477 | 50 | .568 | 1161 |
59 (T) | Cornell | 634 | 510 | 34 | .553 | 1178 |
59 (T) | Maryland | 634 | 574 | 43 | .524 | 1251 |
62 | North Dakota | 632 | 394 | 30 | .613 | 1056 |
63 | TCU | 627 | 531 | 57 | .540 | 1215 |
64 | Stanford | 625 | 447 | 49 | .579 | 1121 |
65 | Iowa | 625 | 544 | 39 | .533 | 1207 |
66 | Holy Cross | 619 | 509 | 55 | .546 | 1183 |
67 (T) | Amherst | 612 | 408 | 54 | .595 | 1074 |
67 (T) | Hillsdale | 612 | 413 | 53 | .592 | 1071 |
69 (T) | Tulsa | 606 | 480 | 27 | .557 | 1113 |
69 (T) | Brown | 606 | 563 | 40 | .518 | 1209 |
71 | Carson-Newman | 605 | 321 | 31 | .648 | 957 |
72 (T) | Miami (FL) | 604 | 347 | 19 | .632 | 970 |
72 (T) | Franklin & Marshall | 604 | 483 | 47 | .553 | 1134 |
74 (T) | Central Michigan | 603 | 399 | 36 | .598 | 1038 |
74 (T) | Villanova | 603 | 470 | 41 | .560 | 1114 |
76 (T) | Arizona | 602 | 443 | 33 | .574 | 1027 |
76 | Central Oklahoma | 602 | 379 | 46 | .609 | 1027 |
77 (T) | Albion | 600 | 397 | 43 | .598 | 1040 |
77 (T) | St. John's (MN) | 600 | 242 | 24 | .707 | 866 |
77 (T) | Drake | 600 | 503 | 29 | .543 | 1132 |
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Teams ranked by winning percentage
- Updated as of January 14, 2016
The following list displays the record for all NCAA football programs with a winning percentage of .666 or higher, with a minimum of 100 games.
Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. | Games |
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1 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 170 | 36 | 0 | .825 | 206 |
2 | Notre Dame | 892 | 313 | 42 | .732 | 1254 |
3 (T) | Michigan | 925 | 331 | 36 | .730 | 1292 |
3 (T) | Grand Valley State | 356 | 131 | 3 | .730 | 490 |
5 | Boise State | 417 | 159 | 2 | .723 | 578 |
6 (T) | Ohio State | 875 | 320 | 53 | .722 | 1248 |
7 (T) | Oklahoma | 861 | 319 | 53 | .720 | 1233 |
8 | Alabama [lower-alpha 5] | 864 | 326 | 43 | .718 | 1233 |
9 | Texas | 886 | 353 | 33 | .710 | 1272 |
10 | Thomas More | 183 | 75 | 0 | .709 | 258 |
11 | St. John's (MN) | 600 | 242 | 24 | .707 | 866 |
12 | Wesley | 224 | 94 | 1 | .704 | 319 |
13 (T) | Yale | 890 | 366 | 55 | .700 | 1311 |
13 (T) | USC [lower-alpha 6] | 813 | 333 | 54 | .700 | 1200 |
15 | Nebraska | 880 | 368 | 40 | .699 | 1288 |
16 | Bentley | 188 | 83 | 1 | .693 | 272 |
17 | Valdosta State | 258 | 115 | 3 | .690 | 376 |
18 (T) | Linfield | 572 | 252 | 30 | .687 | 854 |
18 (T) | Grambling | 532 | 238 | 15 | .687 | 785 |
20 (T) | Penn State | 856 | 382 | 41 | .685 | 1279 |
20 (T) | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 559 | 251 | 21 | .685 | 831 |
22 (T) | Harvard | 857 | 385 | 50 | .683 | 1292 |
22 (T) | West Chester | 571 | 261 | 17 | .683 | 849 |
24 (T) | Tennessee | 820 | 371 | 53 | .680 | 1244 |
24 (T) | Florida State [lower-alpha 7] | 522 | 241 | 17 | .680 | 780 |
26 | Wittenberg | 736 | 354 | 31 | .670 | 1121 |
27 (T) | Texas A&M–Kingsville | 591 | 291 | 16 | .667 | 898 |
27 (T) | Coastal Carolina | 104 | 52 | 0 | .667 | 156 |
- Chart notes
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See also
- List of college football coaches with 200 career wins
- NCAA Division I FBS football win-loss records
- NCAA Division I FCS football win-loss records
- List of NCAA Division II football win-loss records
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