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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 Games scoring 20+ points
            -
 Consecutive Winning Seasons
           23 - Boise State
 Consecutive Games Scoring
           Florida - 437

All-Time Records

 Most wins, season
           15 - Four Teams tied
 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
 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
           1004 - 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.
 Michigan 1004-353-36  74%
 Alabama 965-337-43  74%
 Ohio State 964-334-53  74%
 Texas 948-392-33  71%
 Notre Dame 948-338-42  74%
 Oklahoma 944-341-53  74%
 Penn State 930-409-42  70%
 Nebraska 916-424-41  68%
 Georgia 881-429-54  67%
 Southern California 875-369-54  70%
 Tennessee 864-415-54  68%
 Louisiana State 806-435-47  65%
 Auburn 800-471-47  63%
 Clemson 798-471-45  63%
 West Virginia 781-525-45  60%
 Texas A&M 778-504-48  61%
 Virginia Tech 773-504-46  60%
 Washington 770-466-50  62%
 Pittsburgh 762-558-42  58%
 Florida 759-450-40  63%
 Georgia Tech 757-540-43  58%
 Syracuse 743-578-49  56%
 Wisconsin 742-518-53  59%
 Navy 738-600-57  55%
 Arkansas 737-542-41  58%
 Minnesota 733-543-44  57%
 North Carolina 730-571-54  56%
 Utah 730-485-31  60%
 Michigan State 729-487-45  60%
 Army 727-545-51  57%
 Miami Ohio 725-485-44  60%
 Colorado 723-544-36  57%
 Oregon 705-510-47  58%
 Missouri 703-589-52  54%
 Boston College 695-524-36  57%
 Iowa 694-576-39  55%
 California 694-567-50  55%
 Texas Christian 685-574-57  54%
 Virginia 682-643-48  52%

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