# List of most-played college football series in NCAA Division I

This is a list of the most-played college football series in NCAA Division I. The Lafayette–Lehigh rivalry, known as "The Rivalry," is the most-played in Division I at 159 games. Lehigh and Lafayette are members of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The most-played Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) series is the Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry, at 134 games. In some cases, during the early years of college football when distant travel was prohibitive, these teams played each other more than once per year.
Series listed here are not necessarily continuous series, and several of the series listed below were ended (or interrupted) by either the World Wars, the 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment, the COVID-19 pandemic, or the 2021–2026 NCAA conference realignment. It also includes several games that are not considered notable rivalries, but are between teams that, mainly due to conference alignment, have been played 100 or more times. Conference affiliation is not necessarily an impediment to playing an annual game, and this list features match-ups of teams that have rarely or never shared an athletic conference.
This table is for listing all NCAA Division I football series with at least 100 games played. Wins and losses are given respective to the team leading the series.

## Games

* Updated through December 21, 2024
* The "V" column indicates vacated victories to make sure all the games are documented in the list - W+L+T+V=Total. A note documenting each vacated game is included in the "V" column. Vacated victories are different than forfeited victories. In recent years, the NCAA has used the vacating procedure instead of requiring forfeitures when teams are penalized for violating NCAA rules. NCAA procedures require that the winning team adjust its record to remove a win that is vacated. However, the losing team is not allowed to reduce the number of losses on its record. This means that the win–loss–tie records for some series will not add up to the total number of games without adding the vacated games in the V column. Confounding this problem is that the NCAA's official record of the most played rivalries, does not reflect the vacated games. Also, to be officially correct, the two media guides of the teams will not match since the team that lost a vacated game is not allowed to reduce the number of losses.
| Games | Series leader | Opponent | Rivalry or trophy name | Conference | W | L | T | V | First game | Last game | Notes | Source | Next game |
| 160 | Lafayette | Lehigh | The Rivalry | Patriot | 82 | 73 | 5 | | 1884 | 2024 | | | Nov 22, 2025 |
| 146 | Yale | Princeton | Rivalry | Ivy | 81 | 55 | 10 | | 1873 | 2024 | | | Nov 15, 2025 |
| 140 | Yale | Harvard | The Game | Ivy | 72 | 60 | 8 | | 1875 | 2024 | | | Nov 22, 2025 |
| 135 | Richmond | William & Mary | Capital Cup | Non-conf. | 66 | 64 | 5 | | 1898 | 2024 | | | Nov 22, 2025 |
| 134 | Minnesota | Wisconsin | Paul Bunyan's Axe | Big Ten | 63 | 63 | 8 | | 1890 | 2024 | | | Nov 29, 2025 |
| 130 | Penn | Cornell | Trustees' Cup | Ivy | 78 | 47 | 5 | | 1893 | 2024 | | | Nov 8, 2025 |
| 129 | Georgia | Auburn | Deep South's Oldest Rivalry | SEC | 65 | 56 | 8 | | 1892 | 2024 | | | Oct 11, 2025 |
| 129 | North Carolina | Virginia | South's Oldest Rivalry | ACC | 66 | 59 | 4 | | 1892 | 2024 | [h] [i] | | Oct 25, 2025 |
| 128 | Cincinnati | Miami (OH) | Victory Bell | Non-conf. | 61 | 60 | 7 | | 1888 | 2024 | | | Sep 19, 2026 |
| 128 | Yale | Brown | | Ivy | 88 | 35 | 5 | | 1880 | 2024 | | | Nov 8, 2025 |
| 128 | Oregon | Oregon State | Rivalry (Northwest Championship) | Non-conf. | 69 | 49 | 10 | | 1894 | 2024 | | | Sep 20, 2025 |
| 127 | Harvard | Dartmouth | Rivalry | Ivy | 74 | 48 | 5 | | 1882 | 2024 | | | Nov 1, 2025 |
| 127 | Stanford | California | Big Game (Battle for the Axe) | ACC | 65 | 51 | 11 | | 1892 | 2024 | | | Nov 22, 2025 |
| 126 | Purdue | Indiana | Old Oaken Bucket | Big Ten | 77 | 43 | 6 | | 1891 | 2024 | | | Nov 29, 2025 |
| 125 | Navy | Army | Army–Navy Game (Commander-in-Chief's Trophy) | American | 63 | 55 | 7 | | 1890 | 2024 | | | Dec 13, 2025 |
| 123 | Harvard | Brown | | Ivy | 90 | 31 | 2 | | 1893 | 2024 | | | Sep 27, 2025 |
| 123 | Montana | Montana State | Great Divide Trophy | Big Sky | 74 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 1897 | 2024 | | | Nov 22, 2025 |
| 122 | Kansas | Kansas State | Sunflower Showdown | Big 12 | 64 | 53 | 5 | | 1902 | 2024 | | | Oct 25, 2025 |
| 121 | Ole Miss | Mississippi State | Egg Bowl | SEC | 66 | 46 | 6 | 3 | 1901 | 2024 | | | Nov 29, 2025 |
| 121 | Clemson | South Carolina | Palmetto Bowl | Non-conf. | 73 | 44 | 4 | | 1896 | 2024 | | | Nov 29, 2025 |
| 120 | Missouri | Kansas | Border War | Non-conf. | 57 | 54 | 9 | | 1891 | 2011 | | | Sep 6, 2025 |
| 120 | Texas | Oklahoma | Red River Rivalry | SEC | 64 | 51 | 5 | | 1900 | 2024 | | | Oct 11, 2025 |
| 120 | Tennessee | Kentucky | Rivalry | SEC | 84 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 1893 | 2024 | | | Oct 25, 2025 |
| 120 | TCU | Baylor | The Revivalry | Big 12 | 59 | 54 | 7 | | 1899 | 2024 | | | Oct 18, 2025 |
| 120 | Michigan | Ohio State | The Game | Big Ten | 62 | 51 | 6 | 1 | 1897 | 2024 | | | Nov 29, 2025 |
| 119 | South Dakota State | South Dakota | South Dakota Showdown Series | MVFC | 58 | 54 | 7 | | 1889 | 2024 | | | Nov 8, 2025 |
| 119 | Texas | Texas A&M | Lone Star Showdown | SEC | 77 | 37 | 5 | | 1894 | 2024 | | | Nov 29, 2025 |
| 118 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma State | Bedlam Series | Non-conf. | 91 | 20 | 7 | | 1904 | 2023 | | | None |
| 119 | Tennessee | Vanderbilt | Rivalry | SEC | 79 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1892 | 2024 | | | Nov 29, 2025 |
| 118 | Minnesota | Iowa | Floyd of Rosedale | Big Ten | 63 | 53 | 2 | | 1891 | 2024 | | | Oct 25, 2025 |
| 118 | NC State | Wake Forest | Rivalry (Tobacco Road) | ACC | 69 | 43 | 6 | | 1895 | 2024 | | | Sep 11, 2025 |
| 118 | Georgia | Georgia Tech | Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate | Non-conf. | 72 | 41 | 5 | | 1893 | 2024 | | | Nov 28, 2025 |
| 118 | Illinois | Northwestern | Land of Lincoln Trophy | Big Ten | 58 | 55 | 5 | | 1892 | 2024 | | | Nov 29, 2025 |
| 117 | LSU | Mississippi State | Rivalry | SEC | 75 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1896 | 2023 | | | TBA |
| 117 | Nebraska | Kansas | Rivalry | Non-conf. | 91 | 23 | 3 | | 1892 | 2010 | | | None |
| 117 | North Dakota | North Dakota State | Nickel Trophy | MVFC | 63 | 51 | 3 | | 1894 | 2024 | | | Nov 8, 2025 |
| 117 | Michigan | Michigan State | Paul Bunyan Trophy | Big Ten | 74 | 38 | 5 | | 1898 | 2024 | | | Oct 25, 2025 |
| 117 | Washington | Oregon | Cascade Clash (Northwest Championship) | Big Ten | 63 | 49 | 5 | | 1900 | 2024 | | | Nov 29, 2025 |
| 117 | North Dakota State | South Dakota State | Dakota Marker | MVFC | 65 | 47 | 5 | | 1903 | 2024 | | | Oct 25, 2025 |
| 116 | Washington | Washington State | Apple Cup (Northwest Championship) | Non-conf. | 76 | 34 | 6 | | 1900 | 2024 | | | Sep 20, 2025 |
| 116 | Princeton | Harvard | Rivalry | Ivy | 60 | 49 | 7 | | 1877 | 2024 | | | Oct 25, 2025 |
| 116 | Colorado State | Wyoming | Border War | Mountain West | 60 | 51 | 5 | | 1899 | 2024 | [ab][ac] [ad] | | Oct 25, 2025 |
| 115 | Princeton | Penn | Rivalry | Ivy | 70 | 44 | 1 | | 1876 | 2024 | | | Nov 22, 2025 |
| 114 | Oklahoma | Kansas | | Non-conf. | 80 | 28 | 6 | | 1903 | 2023 | | | None |
| 114 | New Mexico | New Mexico State | Battle of I-25 (Rio Grande Rivalry) | Non-conf. | 74 | 35 | 5 | | 1894 | 2024 | | | Sep 27, 2025 |
| 114 | New Hampshire | Maine | Battle for the Brice–Cowell Musket | CAA | 60 | 46 | 8 | | 1903 | 2024 | | | Nov 22, 2025 |
| 113 | Texas | Baylor | Rivalry | Non-conf. | 81 | 28 | 4 | | 1901 | 2023 | | [43] [af] [44] | None |
| 114 | North Carolina | NC State | Rivalry (Tobacco Road) | ACC | 68 | 40 | 6 | | 1894 | 2024 | | | Nov 29, 2025 |
| 113 | Utah | Utah State | Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot) | Non-conf. | 80 | 29 | 4 | | 1892 | 2024 | | | Sep 19, 2026 |
| 113 | LSU | Ole Miss | Magnolia Bowl | SEC | 64 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 1894 | 2024 | | | Sep 27, 2025 |
| 112 | Illinois State | Eastern Illinois | Mid-America Classic | Non-conf. | 60 | 43 | 9 | | 1901 | 2024 | | | Sep 13, 2025 |
| 111 | North Carolina | Duke | Victory Bell (Tobacco Road) | ACC | 64 | 41 | 4 | 2 | 1888 | 2024 | | | Nov 22, 2025 |
| 111 | North Carolina | Wake Forest | Rivalry (Tobacco Road) | ACC | 73 | 36 | 2 | | 1888 | 2024 | | | Nov 15, 2025 |
| 111 | Cornell | Columbia | Empire State Bowl | Ivy | 66 | 42 | 3 | | 1889 | 2024 | | | Nov 22, 2025 |
| 109 | Washington State | Oregon State | Northwest Championship | Pac-12 | 57 | 49 | 3 | | 1903 | 2024 | | | Nov 1, 2025 |
| 108 | Alabama | Mississippi State | Battle for Highway 82 | SEC | 86 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1896 | 2023 | | [58][59] [aj] | TBA |
| 108 | Texas A&M | Baylor | Battle of the Brazos | Non-conf. | 68 | 31 | 9 | | 1899 | 2011 | | | None |
| 108 | Washington | Oregon State | Northwest Championship | Non-conf. | 69 | 35 | 4 | | 1897 | 2023 | | | None |
| 108 | Western Illinois | Illinois State | | Non-conf. | 52 | 51 | 5 | | 1904 | 2024 | | | None |
| 108 | Brown | Rhode Island | Rivalry | Non-conf. | 73 | 33 | 2 | | 1909 | 2024 | | | Oct 4, 2025 |
| 108 | Iowa State | Kansas State | Farmageddon | Big 12 | 54 | 50 | 4 | | 1917 | 2024 | | | Aug 23, 2025 |
| 107 | Pittsburgh | West Virginia | Backyard Brawl | Non-conf. | 63 | 41 | 3 | | 1895 | 2024 | | | Sep 13, 2025 |
| 107 | Yale | Dartmouth | | Ivy | 56 | 45 | 6 | | 1884 | 2024 | | | Oct 11, 2025 |
| 107 | Alabama | Tennessee | Third Saturday in October | SEC | 59 | 40 | 7 | 1 | 1901 | 2024 | | | Oct 18, 2025 |
| 107 | Dartmouth | Cornell | Rivalry | Ivy | 64 | 42 | 1 | | 1900 | 2024 | | | Nov 15, 2025 |
| 106 | Michigan | Minnesota | Little Brown Jug | Big Ten | 78 | 25 | 3 | | 1892 | 2024 | | | 2026 |
| 106 | Princeton | Cornell | | Ivy | 66 | 38 | 2 | | 1891 | 2024 | | | Nov 1, 2025 |
| 106 | Wisconsin | Northwestern | | Big Ten | 63 | 38 | 5 | | 1890 | 2024 | | | 2027 |
| 105 | Cornell | Colgate | Rivalry | Non-conf. | 51 | 51 | 3 | | 1896 | 2024 | | | Oct 4, 2025 |
| 105 | Virginia Tech | Virginia | Commonwealth Cup | ACC | 62 | 38 | 5 | | 1895 | 2024 | | | Nov 29, 2025 |
| 104 | Missouri | Iowa State | Telephone Trophy | Non-conf. | 61 | 34 | 9 | | 1896 | 2011 | | | None |
| 104 | Nebraska | Missouri | Victory Bell | Non-conf. | 65 | 36 | 3 | | 1892 | 2010 | | | None |
| 104 | Kansas | Iowa State | | Big 12 | 53 | 45 | 6 | | 1896 | 2024 | | | Nov 22, 2025 |
| 104 | Nebraska | Iowa State | | Non-conf. | 86 | 16 | 2 | | 1896 | 2010 | | | None |
| 104 | Duke | Wake Forest | Tobacco Road | ACC | 61 | 41 | 2 | | 1896 | 2024 | | | Nov 29, 2025 |
| 103 | Ohio State | Illinois | Battle for Illibuck | Big Ten | 68 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 1902 | 2017 | | | Nov 11, 2025 |
| 103 | USC | Stanford | Rivalry | Non-conf. | 65 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1905 | 2023 | | | None |
| 103 | Oklahoma | Kansas State | | Non-conf. | 77 | 22 | 4 | | 1908 | 2022 | | | None |
| 103 | Oregon | Washington State | Northwest Championship | Non-conf. | 54 | 42 | 7 | | 1901 | 2023 | | | None |
| 103 | TCU | SMU | Battle for the Iron Skillet | Non-conf. | 53 | 43 | 7 | | 1915 | 2024 | | | Sep 20, 2025 |
| 103 | Furman | The Citadel | Rivalry | Southern | 64 | 36 | 3 | | 1901 | 2024 | | | Oct 25, 2025 |
| 103 | Penn | Columbia | | Ivy | 77 | 25 | 1 | | 1878 | 2024 | | | Oct 18, 2025 |
| 103 | Dartmouth | Princeton | | Ivy | 52 | 47 | 4 | | 1897 | 2024 | | | Nov 8, 2025 |
| 102 | Central Michigan | Eastern Michigan | Rivalry | MAC | 64 | 32 | 6 | | 1902 | 2024 | | | Sep 27, 2025 |
| 102 | Washington | California | | Non-conf. | 57 | 41 | 4 | | 1904 | 2023 | | [97][98] [ap] | None |
| 102 | Maine | Rhode Island | | CAA | 62 | 37 | 3 | | 1911 | 2024 | | | Nov 15, 2025 |
| 102 | Yale | Columbia | | Ivy | 77 | 23 | 2 | | 1872 | 2024 | | | Nov 1, 2025 |
| 102 | Lafayette | Bucknell | | Patriot | 57 | 39 | 6 | | 1883 | 2024 | | | Oct 11, 2025 |
| 102 | Georgia | Florida | Rivalry | SEC | 56 | 44 | 2 | | 1915 | 2024 | | | Nov 1, 2025 |
| 102 | Utah | BYU | Holy War (Beehive Boot) | Big 12 | 62 | 36 | 4 | | 1896 | 2024 | | | Oct 18, 2025 |
| 101 | North Dakota | South Dakota | Sitting Bull Trophy | MVFC | 63 | 33 | 5 | | 1903 | 2024 | | | Nov 1, 2025 |
| 101 | Dartmouth | Brown | | Ivy | 65 | 32 | 4 | | 1894 | 2024 | | | Nov 22, 2025 |
| 101 | Miami (OH) | Ohio | Battle of the Bricks | MAC | 56 | 43 | 2 | | 1908 | 2024 | | | Nov 4, 2025 |
| 101 | UTEP | New Mexico State | Battle of I-10 | C-USA | 60 | 39 | 2 | | 1902 | 2024 | | | Nov 22, 2025 |
| 100 | Penn State | Pittsburgh | The Keystone Classic | Non-conf. | 53 | 43 | 4 | | 1893 | 2019 | | | None |
| 100 | Purdue | Illinois | Battle for the Purdue Cannon | Big Ten | 48 | 46 | 6 | | 1890 | 2024 | | | Oct 4, 2025 |