# List of NCAA football teams by wins

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 2024-2025 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 | Total Games |
| 1 | Michigan | 1012 | 358 | 36 | .733 | 1,406 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 978 | 335 | 53 | .735 | 1,364 |
| 3 | Alabama | 974 | 341 | 43 | .733 | 1,358 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 962 | 339 | 42 | .732 | 1,342 |
| 5 | Texas | 961 | 395 | 33 | .704 | 1,389 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 950 | 348 | 53 | .723 | 1,351 |
| 7 | Penn State | 943 | 412 | 41 | .691 | 1,396 |
| 7 | Yale | 943 | 393 | 55 | .698 | 1,391 |
| 9 | Nebraska | 924 | 430 | 40 | .677 | 1,394 |
| 10 | Harvard | 909 | 413 | 50 | .681 | 1,372 |
| 11 | Georgia | 892 | 432 | 54 | .667 | 1,378 |
| 12 | Penn | 882 | 519 | 42 | .626 | 1,443 |
| 12 | USC | 882 | 374 | 54 | .694 | 1,324 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 875 | 417 | 53 | .670 | 1,356 |
| 15 | Mount Union | 868 | 398 | 38 | .680 | 1,304 |
| 16 | Princeton | 865 | 428 | 50 | .663 | 1,343 |
| 17 | LSU | 815 | 438 | 47 | .645 | 1,337 |
| 18 | Clemson | 808 | 476 | 45 | .625 | 1,329 |
| 19 | Wittenberg | 805 | 378 | 31 | .676 | 1,214 |
| 20 | Auburn | 804 | 478 | 47 | .623 | 1,328 |
| 21 | North Dakota State | 799 | 384 | 34 | .671 | 1,217 |
| 22 | Washington & Jefferson | 790 | 405 | 40 | .656 | 1,235 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 787 | 533 | 45 | .593 | 1,365 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | 786 | 509 | 48 | .603 | 1,343 |
| 25 | Washington | 781 | 473 | 50 | .618 | 1,304 |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | 778 | 512 | 46 | .600 | 1,335 |
| 27 | Pittsburgh | 768 | 566 | 42 | .573 | 1,376 |
| 28 | Florida | 766 | 450 | 40 | .626 | 1,256 |
| 29 | Georgia Tech | 763 | 546 | 43 | .580 | 1,352 |
| 30 | Pittsburg State | 758 | 367 | 47 | .667 | 1,172 |
| 31 | Syracuse | 753 | 580 | 49 | .563 | 1,381 |
| 32 | Navy | 748 | 603 | 57 | .551 | 1,408 |
| 33 | Arkansas | 747 | 545 | 40 | .576 | 1,332 |
| 33 | Wisconsin | 747 | 525 | 53 | .584 | 1,325 |
| 35 | Dartmouth | 741 | 472 | 46 | .607 | 1,259 |
| 35 | Minnesota | 741 | 548 | 44 | .572 | 1,332 |
| 37 | Army | 739 | 547 | 51 | .572 | 1,337 |
| 37 | Delaware | 739 | 485 | 43 | .600 | 1,267 |
| 39 | North Carolina | 735 | 576 | 54 | .558 | 1,365 |
| 39 | Michigan State | 735 | 494 | 44 | .595 | 1,273 |
| 41 | Miami (OH) | 733 | 489 | 44 | .596 | 1,265 |
| 42 | Colorado | 732 | 548 | 36 | .570 | 1,316 |
| 42 | Widener | 732 | 453 | 39 | .614 | 1,224 |
| 44 | Wabash | 725 | 404 | 56 | .635 | 1,188 |
| 45 | Utah | 724 | 489 | 31 | .594 | 1,243 |
| 46 | Missouri | 721 | 593 | 52 | .547 | 1,366 |
| 47 | Tuskegee | 719 | 396 | 49 | .639 | 1,164 |
| 48 | Oregon | 718 | 512 | 46 | .581 | 1,276 |
| 49 | Lehigh | 716 | 644 | 45 | .526 | 1,405 |
| 50 | Dayton | 711 | 396 | 25 | .639 | 1,132 |
| 51 | Lafayette | 706 | 646 | 39 | .522 | 1,390 |
| 52 | Northern Iowa | 704 | 455 | 47 | .603 | 1,206 |
| 53 | Iowa | 701 | 581 | 39 | .545 | 1,321 |
| 53 | Boston College | 701 | 531 | 37 | .567 | 1,268 |
| 55 | California | 698 | 576 | 51 | .546 | 1,325 |
| 56 | TCU | 694 | 578 | 57 | .544 | 1,329 |
| 57 | St. John's (MN) | 692 | 258 | 24 | .723 | 974 |
| 58 | Virginia | 688 | 649 | 48 | .514 | 1,385 |
| 59 | North Dakota | 686 | 440 | 30 | .606 | 1,156 |
| 60 | Ole Miss | 685 | 550 | 35 | .553 | 1,270 |
| 61 | Maryland | 681 | 632 | 43 | .518 | 1,356 |
| 62 | Rutgers | 678 | 701 | 42 | .492 | 1,420 |
| 63 | Holy Cross | 677 | 550 | 55 | .550 | 1,282 |
| 64 | Williams | 676 | 403 | 47 | .621 | 1,126 |
| 64 | Colgate | 676 | 527 | 50 | .559 | 1,253 |
| 66 | Miami (FL) | 673 | 391 | 19 | .630 | 1,081 |
| 66 | Stanford | 673 | 505 | 49 | .568 | 1,227 |
| 68 | Hillsdale | 670 | 460 | 46 | .589 | 1,176 |
| 69 | South Dakota State | 669 | 480 | 36 | .580 | 1,185 |
| 69 | Appalachian State | 669 | 360 | 28 | .643 | 1,058 |
| 69 | Villanova | 669 | 507 | 41 | .567 | 1,217 |
| 69 | Franklin & Marshall | 669 | 515 | 47 | .563 | 1,231 |
| 73 | Central (IA) | 668 | 338 | 26 | .660 | 1,032 |
| 74 | Central Oklahoma | 664 | 441 | 47 | .597 | 1,152 |
| 74 | Cincinnati | 664 | 614 | 50 | .519 | 1,329 |
| 74 | Albion | 664 | 428 | 43 | .604 | 1,135 |
| 74 | Carson–Newman | 664 | 364 | 31 | .642 | 1,059 |
| 74 | Amherst | 664 | 443 | 54 | .595 | 1,161 |
| 79 | Cornell | 662 | 562 | 34 | .540 | 1,258 |
| 80 | Westminster (PA) | 661 | 453 | 54 | .589 | 1,168 |
| 81 | Linfield | 656 | 266 | 30 | .705 | 952 |
| 82 | St. Thomas (MN) | 654 | 363 | 32 | .639 | 1,049 |
| 83 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 653 | 270 | 21 | .703 | 944 |
| 83 | Centre | 653 | 438 | 37 | .595 | 1,128 |
| 85 | Coe | 652 | 415 | 37 | .607 | 1,104 |
| 86 | Fresno State | 651 | 453 | 27 | .588 | 1,130 |
| 86 | Central Michigan | 651 | 458 | 36 | .584 | 1,145 |
| 88 | Tulsa | 650 | 543 | 27 | .544 | 1,220 |
| 88 | Drake | 650 | 546 | 29 | .542 | 1,225 |
| 90 | Arizona State | 649 | 427 | 24 | .601 | 1,100 |
| 91 | Furman | 648 | 504 | 38 | .561 | 1,190 |
| 92 | Kentucky | 647 | 655 | 44 | .497 | 1,356 |
| 93 | Montana | 646 | 520 | 26 | .553 | 1,192 |
| 94 | Louisiana Tech | 645 | 504 | 37 | .559 | 1,185 |
| 95 | NC State | 644 | 606 | 55 | .515 | 1,305 |
| 95 | South Carolina | 644 | 616 | 44 | .511 | 1,304 |
| 97 | UCLA | 642 | 453 | 37 | .583 | 1,132 |
| 97 | Illinois | 642 | 628 | 50 | .505 | 1,320 |
| 97 | Purdue | 642 | 608 | 48 | .513 | 1,298 |
| 100 | Oklahoma State | 640 | 581 | 48 | .523 | 1,269 |
* ↑ The official NCAA records incorrectly list LA Tech's 1951 seasons as 5-4, when it was in fact 4-5.

## 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 2024-2025 season.
| Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct | Games |
| 1 | Mary Hardin–Baylor | 257 | 49 | 0 | .840 | 333 |
| 2 | Grand Valley State | 450 | 150 | 3 | .749 | 603 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 978 | 335 | 53 | .735 | 1366 |
| 4 | Alabama | 974 | 341 | 43 | .733 | 1358 |
| 4 | Michigan | 1012 | 358 | 36 | .733 | 1406 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 962 | 339 | 42 | .732 | 1344 |
| 7 | Boise State | 502 | 189 | 2 | .726 | 693 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 950 | 348 | 53 | .723 | 1347 |
| 8 | St. John's (MN) | 692 | 258 | 24 | .723 | 974 |
| 10 | Valdosta State | 346 | 137 | 3 | .715 | 485 |
| 11 | Linfield | 656 | 266 | 30 | .705 | 962 |
| 12 | Texas | 961 | 395 | 33 | .704 | 1389 |
| 13 | Wisconsin–Whitewater | 653 | 270 | 21 | .703 | 944 |
| 14 | Yale | 943 | 393 | 55 | .698 | 1392 |
| 15 | USC | 882 | 374 | 54 | .694 | 1324 |
| 16 | Huntingdon | 144 | 64 | 0 | .692 | 208 |
| 17 | Penn State | 943 | 412 | 41 | .690 | 1397 |
| 18 | Harvard | 909 | 413 | 50 | .681 | 1381 |
| 19 | Mount Union | 868 | 398 | 38 | .680 | 1293 |
| 20 | West Chester | 637 | 296 | 17 | .679 | 950 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 924 | 430 | 40 | .677 | 1394 |
| 22 | Indiana (PA) | 608 | 285 | 23 | .676 | 915 |
| 22 | Wittenberg | 805 | 378 | 31 | .676 | 1216 |
| 24 | Grambling State | 592 | 286 | 15 | .671 | 892 |
| 24 | Bentley | 245 | 120 | 1 | .671 | 366 |
| 25 | North Dakota State | 799 | 384 | 34 | .671 | 1517 |