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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. In the case of a tie, the method used to calculate winning percentage is to award half a point towards both a win and a lost, which is the method used in the NCAA's own tabulation of team records.

Key

Division I FBS programs
Division I FCS programs
Division II programs
Division III programs

NCAA football teams ranked by total wins

The following list displays the records for the football programs with the most wins in the NCAA through the 2025 season. The last tied game in college football was in 1995, with OT rules changing for the 1996 season.

Rank	Team	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct
1	Michigan	1022	362	36	.732
2	Ohio State	990	337	53	.737
3	Alabama	985	345	43	.733
T4*	Notre Dame	972	341	42	.733
T4*	Texas	972	398	33	.705
6	Oklahoma	960	351	53	.723
7	Yale	952	396	55	.698
8	Penn State	950	418	41	.689
9	Nebraska	931	436	40	.676
10	Harvard	918	415	50	.682
11	Georgia	904	434	54	.669
12	USC	891	378	54	.694
13	Penn	888	523	42	.626
14	Tennessee	883	422	53	.670
15	Mount Union	879	399	38	.682
16	Princeton	868	435	50	.660
17	LSU	822	444	47	.644
18	Clemson	815	482	45	.624
19	North Dakota State	811	385	34	.672
20	Wittenberg	809	384	31	.674
20	Auburn	809	485	47	.621
22	Washington & Jefferson	798	408	40	.657
23	Texas A&M	797	511	48	.605
24	West Virginia	791	541	45	.591
25	Washington	790	477	50	.619
26	Virginia Tech	781	521	46	.596
27	Pittsburgh	776	571	42	.574
28	Georgia Tech	772	550	43	.581
29	Florida	770	458	40	.623
30	Pittsburg State	768	370	47	.668
31	Navy	759	605	57	.554
32	Syracuse	756	589	49	.560
33	Wisconsin	751	533	53	.582
34	Arkansas	749	555	40	.572
34	Minnesota	749	553	44	.573
36	Dartmouth	748	475	46	.608
37	Delaware	746	491	43	.600
37	Army	746	553	51	.571
39	Miami (OH)	740	496	44	.595
40	North Carolina	739	584	54	.556
41	Widener	736	459	39	.612
42	Colorado	735	557	36	.567
42	Utah	735	491	31	.597
44	Wabash	734	406	56	.637
45	Oregon	731	514	46	.584
46	Missouri	729	598	52	.547
47	Lehigh	728	645	45	.529
48	Michigan State	725	502	44	.588
49	Tuskegee	723	403	49	.636
50	Dayton	718	400	25	.639
51	Lafayette	714	650	39	.523
52	Northern Iowa	707	464	47	.600
53	Iowa	706	585	39	.545
54	California	705	582	51	.546
55	Boston College	703	541	37	.563
56	TCU	702	582	57	.545
56	St. John's (MN)	702	260	24	.724
58	Virginia	699	652	48	.517
59	Ole Miss	698	552	35	.557
60	North Dakota	694	446	30	.606
61	Miami (FL)	686	394	19	.633
62	Maryland	685	640	43	.516
63	Rutgers	683	708	42	.491
64	Williams	681	407	47	.621
64	Colgate	681	534	50	.558
64	Villanova	681	510	41	.569
67	Holy Cross	680	559	55	.547
68	South Dakota State	678	485	36	.580
68	Franklin & Marshall	678	517	47	.565
70	Stanford	677	513	49	.566
71	Central (IA)	676	340	26	.661
71	Hillsdale	676	466	46	.588
73	Appalachian State	674	368	28	.640
74	Carson–Newman	673^{[n 1]}	367	31	.643
75	Cincinnati	671	620	50	.519
76	Central Oklahoma	670	446	47	.596
77	Westminster (PA)	669	456	54	.590
77	Amherst	669	447	54	.595
79	Albion	667	435	43	.601
80	Cornell	666	568	34	.539
81	Linfield	663	268	30	.706
82	Coe	661	418	37	.609
82	St. Thomas (MN)	661	368	32	.638
82	Wisconsin–Whitewater	661	273	21	.703
85	Fresno State	660	457	27	.589
86	Montana	659	522	26	.557
87	Drake	658	550	29	.544
87	Centre	658	443	37	.594
87	Central Michigan	658	464	36	.584
90	Tulsa	654	551	27	.542
90	Furman	654	510	38	.560
92	Louisiana Tech	653^{[n 2]}	509	37	.560
93	NC State	652	611	55	.516
93	Kentucky	652	662	44	.496
95	Illinois	651	632	50	.507
96	South Carolina	648	624	44	.509
97	Arizona State	647	432	24	.597
98	Arizona	646	511	33	.557
99	UCLA	645	462	37	.580
100	Purdue	644	618	48	.510
100	Eastern Kentucky	644	424	38	.599

↑ The official NCAA records does not list Carson-Newman's 2025 win over South Carolina Central Christian University, it is included for the purposes of this list.^[1]
↑ The official NCAA records incorrectly list LA Tech's 1951 seasons as 5-4, when it was in fact 4-5.^[2]

^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10] ^[11] ^[12]

Teams ranked by winning percentage

The following list displays the records for the Top 25 NCAA football programs ranked by winning percentage, with a minimum of 20 seasons played, through the 2025 regular season.

Rank	Team	Won	Lost	Tied	Pct
1	Mary Hardin–Baylor	264	52	0	.835
2	Grand Valley State	457	153	3	.748
3	Ohio State	990	337	53	.737
4	Alabama	985	345	43	.733
4	Notre Dame	972	341	42	.733
6	Michigan	1022	362	36	.732
7	Boise State	511	194	2	.724
7	St. John's (MN)	702	260	24	.724
9	Oklahoma	960	351	53	.723
10	Valdosta State	352	142	3	.711
11	Linfield	663	268	30	.706
12	Texas	971	398	33	.704
13	Wisconsin–Whitewater	661	273	21	.703
14	Yale	952	396	55	.698
15	USC	891	378	54	.694
16	Penn State	950	418	41	.689
17	Huntingdon	150	68	0	.688
18	Mount Union	879	399	38	.682
18	Harvard	918	415	50	.682
20	Nebraska	931	436	40	.676
20	West Chester	641	303	17	.676
20	Indiana (PA)	615	289	23	.676
23	Wittenberg	809	384	31	.674
24	North Dakota State	811	385	34	.673
25	Grambling State	599	291	15	.670
25	Bentley	252	124	1	.670
25	Tennessee	883	422	53	.670

^[13] ^[14] ^[15] ^[16]

References

↑ https://www.d2football.com/carson-newman/
↑ https://stats.ncaa.org/team/366/stats/13324
↑ "2022 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
↑ 2023 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
↑ "2022 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
↑ 2023 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
↑ "2022 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
↑ 2023 NCAA Division II Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
↑ "2022 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).
↑ 2023 NCAA Division II Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
↑ "2022 College Football Standings ESPN".
↑ https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/all_time_win_loss_records
↑ "2022 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
↑ "2022 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
↑ "2022 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
↑ "2022 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).

[2015season-2] The official NCAA records does not list Carson-Newman's 2025 win over South Carolina Central Christian University, it is included for the purposes of this list.^[1]

[1951season-4] The official NCAA records incorrectly list LA Tech's 1951 seasons as 5-4, when it was in fact 4-5.^[2]

[1] ttps://www.d2football.com/carson-newman/

[3] ttps://stats.ncaa.org/team/366/stats/13324

[5] "2022 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).

[NCAA2023-6] 2023 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

[7] "2022 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).

[NCAAFCS2023-8] 2023 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

[9] "2022 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).

[NCAADII2023-10] 2023 NCAA Division II Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

[11] "2022 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).

[NCAADIII2023-12] 2023 NCAA Division II Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.

[13] "2022 College Football Standings ESPN".

[14] ttps://stats.ncaa.org/teams/all_time_win_loss_records

[15] "2022 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).

[16] "2022 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).

[17] "2022 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).

[18] "2022 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).

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Key

NCAA football teams ranked by total wins

Teams ranked by winning percentage

See also

References