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The History of College Football in America

   Welcome to College Football. Our goal is to chronicle a complete history of college football in the United States. The most daunting task is to compile a team by team record of scores for every game ever played. We also will provide other important information including coaching records, polls, BCS championship summaries, conference records and so much more. If you can provide accurate scores or any other information related to our efforts we encourage you to contact us.

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Current Streaks

Winning Streak
          15 - Michigan
Losing Streak
          10 - ULM, Vanderbilt
Home Winning Streak
          25 - Georgia
Road Winning Streak
          15 - Georgia
Consecutive Winning Seasons
          23 - Boise State
Consecutive Games Scoring
          437 - Florida

All-Time Records

Most wins, season
          15 - Michigan
Most losses, season
          13 - Army 2003
Most consecutive games won
          47 - Oklahoma 1953-57
Most consecutive games without a loss
          48 - Oklahoma 1953-57
Most consecutive home games won
          58 - Miami 1985-94
Most consecutive home games without a loss
          60 - Florida State 1992-2001
Most consecutive games scoring
          437 - Florida 1988-present
Consecutive Games scoring 20+ points
          77 - Ohio State 2017-23
Most consecutive games lost
          34 - Northwestern 1979-82
Most consecutive home games lost
          18 - Western Kentucky 2008-11
Consecutive Bowl Appearances
          36 - Florida State 1983-2017
Most wins all-time
          1,004 - Michigan
Most Bowl games played
          76 - Alabama
Most Bowl victories
          45 - Alabama
Consecutive weeks ranked
          261 - Alabama 2008-present
Weeks ranked #1
          140 - Alabama
Weeks in AP Poll
          982 - Ohio State
NFL Draft picks
          525 - Notre Dame
National Championships
          18 - Alabama
Heisman Winners
          7 - Ohio State, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, USC

College Football History

Teams
Coaches
National Champions
College Football Playoffs
Conferences
Polls
Bowls
Most Wins All-Time
All-Time Won/Loss Records
 
 

Team Records

Below is a list of the teams with the most wins according to our records.
 1  Michigan 1005-353-36  74.0%
 2  Alabama 966-337-43  74.1%
 3  Ohio State 965-334-53  74.3%
 4  Texas 949-392-33  70.8%
 5  Notre Dame 949-338-42  73.7%
 6  Oklahoma 945-341-53  73.5%
 7  Penn State 931-409-42  69.5%
 8  Nebraska 917-424-41  68.4%
 9  Georgia 882-429-54  67.3%
 10  Southern California 876-369-54  70.4%
 11  Tennessee 865-414-54  67.6%
 12  Louisiana State 806-436-47  64.9%
 13  Auburn 801-471-47  63.0%
 14  Clemson 797-473-45  62.8%
 15  West Virginia 781-526-45  59.8%
 16  Texas A&M 778-505-48  60.6%
 17  Virginia Tech 773-505-46  60.5%
 18  Washington 772-465-50  62.4%
 19  Pittsburgh 763-558-42  57.8%
 20  Georgia Tech 759-540-43  58.4%
 21  Florida 759-451-40  62.7%
 22  Syracuse 744-578-49  56.3%
 23  Wisconsin 743-518-53  58.9%
 24  Navy 739-600-57  55.2%
 25  Arkansas 738-542-41  57.7%
 26  Minnesota 733-544-44  57.4%
 27  North Carolina 731-571-54  56.1%
 28  Utah 731-485-31  60.1%
 29  Michigan State 730-487-45  60.0%
 30  Army 728-545-51  57.2%
 31  Miami Ohio 725-486-44  59.9%
 32  Colorado 724-544-36  57.1%
 33  Oregon 706-510-47  58.1%
 34  Missouri 704-589-52  54.4%
 35  Boston College 695-524-36  57.0%
 36  California 695-567-50  55.1%
 37  Iowa 694-576-39  54.6%
 38  Texas Christian 686-574-57  54.4%
 39  Virginia 683-643-48  51.5%

The Beginning

The game of American football as played today by high school, college, and professional teams grew out of rugby-style football which in the mid-1870s replaced a largely kicking game known as association football. Although initially played on village greens and on college fields, the first intercollegiate game took place on 6 November 1869 when Rutgers defeated Princeton 6-4 in a soccer-style game. Five years later, Montreal's McGill University playing at Harvard introduced rugby football, which would be rapidly adopted by eastern teams.   *Answers.com