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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
          9 - Arizona
Losing Streak
          11 - Kent State
Home Winning Streak
          26 - Georgia
Road Winning Streak
          15 - Georgia
Consecutive Winning Seasons
          23 - Boise State
Consecutive Games Scoring
          439 - Florida

All-Time Records

Most wins, season
          9 - Arizona
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
          439 - 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
          1,005 - Michigan
Most Bowl games played
          76 - Alabama
Most Bowl victories
          45 - Alabama
Consecutive weeks ranked
          263 - 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 1011-358-36  73.8%
 2  Ohio State 974-336-53  74.4%
 3  Alabama 974-340-43  74.1%
 4  Texas 959-394-33  70.9%
 5  Notre Dame 959-339-42  73.9%
 6  Oklahoma 950-347-53  73.2%
 7  Penn State 941-411-42  69.6%
 8  Nebraska 922-430-41  68.2%
 9  Georgia 892-431-54  67.4%
 10  Southern California 881-375-54  70.1%
 11  Tennessee 874-416-54  67.8%
 12  Louisiana State 815-438-47  65.0%
 13  Clemson 807-475-45  62.9%
 14  Auburn 805-478-47  62.7%
 15  West Virginia 787-531-45  59.7%
 16  Texas A&M 786-508-48  60.7%
 17  Virginia Tech 779-510-46  60.4%
 18  Washington 777-471-50  62.3%
 19  Pittsburgh 769-563-42  57.7%
 20  Florida 766-455-40  62.7%
 21  Georgia Tech 764-545-43  58.4%
 22  Syracuse 752-581-49  56.4%
 23  Wisconsin 747-525-53  58.7%
 24  Navy 746-603-57  55.3%
 25  Arkansas 743-548-41  57.6%
 26  Minnesota 740-548-44  57.5%
 27  Army 738-546-51  57.5%
 28  North Carolina 736-577-54  56.1%
 29  Utah 735-492-31  59.9%
 30  Michigan State 734-494-45  59.8%
 31  Miami Ohio 733-490-44  59.9%
 32  Colorado 731-548-36  57.2%
 33  Oregon 718-510-47  58.5%
 34  Missouri 712-592-52  54.6%
 35  Boston College 702-529-36  57.0%
 36  Iowa 702-580-39  54.8%
 37  California 700-573-50  55.0%
 38  Texas Christian 693-578-57  54.5%
 39  Virginia 687-650-48  51.4%
 40  Mississippi 683-551-34  55.3%
 41  Maryland 683-631-42  52.0%
 42  Rutgers 682-699-44  49.4%

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