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, as of March 24, 2022. It includes teams from the NCAA Division I (FBS & FCS), Division II, and Division III
Measured in total wins, the Michigan Wolverines lead all other football programs across all divisions with 976 wins. The all-time win leaders in the FCS Subdivision and Divisions II and III are the Yale Bulldogs (921 wins), Pittsburg State Gorillas (727 wins), and the Mount Union Purple Raiders (826 wins), respectively.
Measured in winning percentage, the Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders (Division III) lead all other programs with a winning percentage of .856. The leaders in winning percentage of teams in the Division I Subdivisions (FBS and FCS) and Division II are the Ohio State Buckeyes & Alabama Crimson Tide (.731), Yale Bulldogs (.697), and the Grand Valley State Lakers (.740), respectively.
The lists below reflect official results after vacated and forfeited games.
Key
Division I FBS programs |
Division I FCS programs |
Division II programs |
Division III programs |
Teams ranked by total wins
The following list displays the records for the top 100 football programs by total wins in the NCAA.
Updated based on 2021 NCAA Football Records for FBS, FCS, Division II, and Division III representing data as of March 24, 2022.
Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct | Total Games |
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1 | Michigan | 976 | 352 | 36 | .729 | 1364 |
2 (T) | Ohio State | 942 | 329 | 53 | .731 | 1324 |
2 (T) | Alabama | 942 | 333 | 43 | .731 | 1318 |
4 | Oklahoma | 931 | 331 | 53 | .728 | 1312 |
5 | Notre Dame | 929 | 330 | 42 | .730 | 1301 |
6 | Texas | 928 | 385 | 33 | .702 | 1346 |
7 | Yale | 921 | 385 | 55 | .697 | 1361 |
8 | Penn State | 909 | 404 | 41 | .686 | 1354 |
9 | Nebraska | 908 | 409 | 40 | .684 | 1357 |
10 | Harvard | 887 | 405 | 50 | .680 | 1342 |
11 | Penn | 864 | 507 | 42 | .626 | 1413 |
12 (T) | Southern California | 856 | 360 | 54 | .695 | 1270 |
12 (T) | Tennessee | 856 | 408 | 53 | .670 | 1317 |
14 | Georgia | 853 | 428 | 54 | .659 | 1335 |
15 | Princeton | 849 | 414 | 50 | .666 | 1313 |
16 (T) | Mount Union | 826 | 389 | 38 | .674 | 1253 |
16 (T) | LSU | 823 | 427 | 47 | .653 | 1297 |
18 | Auburn | 788 | 457 | 47 | .628 | 1292 |
19 | Wittenberg | 787 | 366 | 31 | .678 | 1184 |
20 | Clemson | 778 | 465 | 45 | .622 | 1288 |
21 | West Virginia | 767 | 515 | 45 | .595 | 1327 |
22 | Texas A&M | 766 | 491 | 48 | .605 | 1305 |
23 | Washington & Jefferson | 763 | 398 | 40 | .652 | 1201 |
24 (T) | North Dakota State | 762 | 375 | 34 | .665 | 1171 |
24 (T) | Virginia Tech | 762 | 491 | 46 | .604 | 1299 |
26 | Washington | 750 | 463 | 50 | .614 | 1263 |
27 | Pittsburgh | 749 | 547 | 42 | .575 | 1338 |
28 | Florida | 747 | 431 | 40 | .630 | 1218 |
29 | Georgia Tech | 744 | 527 | 43 | .583 | 1314 |
30 | Syracuse | 730 | 564 | 49 | .562 | 1343 |
31 (T) | Arkansas | 729 | 525 | 40 | .579 | 1294 |
31 (T) | Navy | 729 | 585 | 57 | .553 | 1371 |
33 | Wisconsin | 728 | 506 | 53 | .586 | 1287 |
34 | Pittsburg State | 727 | 361 | 47 | .661 | 1135 |
35 | Dartmouth | 724 | 459 | 46 | .608 | 1229 |
36 | Michigan State | 721 | 472 | 44 | .601 | 1237 |
37 (T) | Colorado | 718 | 525 | 36 | .575 | 1279 |
37 (T) | Minnesota | 718 | 532 | 44 | .572 | 1294 |
39 | Widener | 717 | 435 | 39 | .618 | 1191 |
40 | Army | 715 | 533 | 51 | .570 | 1299 |
41 | Delaware | 713 | 474 | 43 | .597 | 1230 |
42 | North Carolina | 712 | 559 | 54 | .558 | 1325 |
43 | Miami (OH) | 707 | 474 | 44 | .595 | 1225 |
44 (T) | Wabash | 703 | 395 | 59 | .633 | 1157 |
44 (T) | Lehigh | 703 | 622 | 45 | .530 | 1370 |
46 | Utah | 701 | 473 | 31 | .595 | 1205 |
47 | Tuskegee | 699 | 383 | 49 | .640 | 1131 |
48 | Missouri | 694 | 581 | 52 | .543 | 1327 |
49 | Dayton | 693 | 381 | 25 | .642 | 1099 |
50 | Northern Iowa | 689 | 436 | 47 | .608 | 1172 |
51 | Lafayette | 687 | 630 | 39 | .521 | 1356 |
52 | Boston College | 684 | 510 | 37 | .571 | 1231 |
53 | Oregon | 683 | 506 | 46 | .572 | 1235 |
54 | California | 682 | 554 | 51 | .550 | 1287 |
55 | Virginia | 677 | 626 | 48 | .519 | 1351 |
56 | Iowa | 675 | 567 | 39 | .542 | 1281 |
57 (T) | North Dakota | 667 | 423 | 30 | .609 | 1121 |
57 (T) | TCU | 667 | 565 | 57 | .540 | 1289 |
59 | Williams | 665 | 387 | 47 | .626 | 1099 |
60 | Colgate | 665 | 504 | 50 | .566 | 1219 |
61 (T) | St. John's (MN) | 664 | 252 | 24 | .719 | 940 |
61 (T) | Stanford | 664 | 478 | 49 | .578 | 1191 |
63 | Maryland | 661 | 614 | 43 | .518 | 1318 |
64 | Rutgers | 660 | 681 | 42 | .492 | 1383 |
65 (T) | Amherst | 656 | 424 | 54 | .602 | 1134 |
65 (T) | Ole Miss | 656 | 540 | 35 | .547 | 1231 |
67 | Hillsdale | 653 | 443 | 46 | .592 | 1142 |
68 | Holy Cross | 652 | 539 | 55 | .545 | 1246 |
69 | Miami (FL) | 651 | 375 | 19 | .632 | 1045 |
70 | Cornell | 650 | 544 | 34 | .543 | 1228 |
71 | Appalachian State | 649 | 343 | 29 | .650 | 1021 |
72 (T) | Franklin & Marshall | 647 | 504 | 47 | .560 | 1198 |
72 (T) | Cincinnati | 647 | 594 | 51 | .521 | 1292 |
74 (T) | Central (IA) | 645 | 331 | 26 | .657 | 1002 |
74 (T) | Carson-Newman | 645 | 350 | 31 | .644 | 1026 |
76 | Villanova | 643 | 495 | 41 | .563 | 1179 |
77 | Central Oklahoma | 642 | 428 | 47 | .596 | 1117 |
78 | Albion | 641 | 421 | 43 | .600 | 1105 |
79 | Westminster (PA) | 640 | 442 | 54 | .587 | 1136 |
80 | Kentucky | 639 | 635 | 44 | .502 | 1318 |
81 (T) | Central Michigan | 638 | 435 | 36 | .592 | 1109 |
81 (T) | Tulsa | 638 | 519 | 27 | .550 | 1183 |
83 | Louisiana Tech | 635 | 477 | 37 | .569 | 1149 |
84 | Centre | 633 | 427 | 37 | .594 | 1097 |
85 | Arizona State | 632 | 406 | 24 | .606 | 1062 |
86 | Drake | 631 | 531 | 29 | .542 | 1191 |
87 | St. Thomas (MN) | 630 | 353 | 32 | .636 | 1015 |
88 | Purdue | 629 | 583 | 48 | .518 | 1247 |
89 (T) | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 628 | 261 | 21 | .702 | 910 |
89 (T) | Linfield | 628 | 262 | 30 | .699 | 920 |
91 | Coe | 627 | 408 | 37 | .602 | 1072 |
92 | Fresno State | 626 | 438 | 27 | .586 | 1091 |
93 | Furman | 625 | 490 | 38 | .559 | 1153 |
94 | South Carolina | 622 | 600 | 44 | .509 | 1266 |
95 | NC State | 621 | 590 | 55 | .512 | 1266 |
96 (T) | West Chester | 620 | 281 | 17 | .685 | 918 |
96 (T) | UCLA | 620 | 437 | 37 | .584 | 1094 |
96 (T) | Oklahoma State | 620 | 562 | 48 | .524 | 1230 |
99 (T) | Eastern Kentucky | 619 | 401 | 38 | .603 | 1058 |
99 (T) | Illinois | 619 | 613 | 50 | .502 | 1282 |
Teams ranked by winning percentage
The following list displays the record for all NCAA football programs with a winning percentage of .666 or higher, with a minimum of 250 games
Updated based on 2021 NCAA Football Records for Division I (FBS & FCS), Division II, and Division III representing data as March 23, 2023.
Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct | Games |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Mary Hardin-Baylor | 231 | 39 | 0 | .856 | 250 |
2 | Grand Valley State | 416 | 145 | 3 | .740 | 564 |
3 (T) | Ohio State | 942 | 329 | 53 | .731 | 1324 |
3 (T) | Alabama | 942 | 333 | 43 | .731 | 1318 |
5 | Notre Dame | 929 | 330 | 42 | .730 | 1301 |
6 | Michigan | 976 | 352 | 36 | .729 | 1364 |
7 | Oklahoma | 931 | 331 | 53 | .728 | 1312 |
8 | Boise State | 472 | 177 | 2 | .727 | 651 |
9 | St. John's (MN) | 664 | 252 | 24 | .719 | 940 |
10 | Valdosta State | 316 | 128 | 3 | .710 | 447 |
11 (T) | Texas | 928 | 385 | 33 | .702 | 1346 |
11 (T) | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 628 | 261 | 21 | .702 | 910 |
13 | Linfield | 628 | 262 | 30 | .699 | 920 |
14 | Yale | 921 | 385 | 55 | .697 | 1361 |
15 | Southern California | 856 | 360 | 54 | .695 | 1270 |
16 | Penn State | 909 | 404 | 41 | .686 | 1354 |
17 | West Chester | 620 | 281 | 17 | .685 | 918 |
18 | Nebraska | 908 | 409 | 40 | .684 | 1357 |
19 | Grambling | 579 | 265 | 15 | .683 | 859 |
20 | Harvard | 887 | 405 | 50 | .680 | 1342 |
21 | Wittenberg | 787 | 366 | 31 | .678 | 1184 |
22 | Indiana (PA) | 585 | 275 | 23 | .676 | 883 |
23 | Mount Union | 826 | 389 | 38 | .674 | 1253 |
24 | Tennessee | 856 | 408 | 53 | .670 | 1317 |
25 | Bentley | 224 | 111 | 1 | .668 | 1313 |
26 | Princeton | 849 | 414 | 50 | .666 | 1313 |
See also
References
- "2021 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
- "2021 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
- "2021 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
- "2021 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).
- "2021 College Football Standings ESPN".
- "2021 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
- "2021 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
- "2021 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
- "2021 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).