All-Time College Football Wins

Ever wonder which school leads the nation in all-time college football wins? Wonder no more because Tex Noel has answered the question with the following charts. The first one lists the teams in order of number of wins. The second lists them by winning percentage. The third by games played.

And, we give you the definitive list of losers as well. We list them by college football teams with the most losses in history and the lowest winning percentage.

At the bottom is some BONUS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP CHARTS that tell you which teams have won the most National Championships – so check them out too.

Successful Teams: Official National Championship Era (Circa 1936) Min. 500 Games

By Tex Noel/1st-N-Goal; StatHistorian/SEC SportsFan.com
Nat'l Champ. Era: College Football Teams With Most Wins

Rank	Team	W	L	T	W%	GP
1	Oklahoma	604	194	22	0.750	820
2	Ohio State	564	198	22	0.742	775
3	Penn State	565	208	15	0.727	788
4	Michigan	553	212	17	0.718	782
5	Tennessee	566	224	28	0.709	818
6	Alabama	571	229	24	0.708	824
7	Texas	570	232	15	0.707	817
8	Notre Dame	550	223	20	0.706	793
9	Southern Cal	550	232	36	0.694	818
10	Nebraska	554	250	13	0.686	817

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Nat'l Championship Era: College Football Teams With Highest Winning Percentage

Rank	Team	W	L	T	W%	GP
1	Oklahoma	604	194	22	0.750	820
2	Ohio State	564	198	22	0.742	775
3	Penn State	565	208	15	0.727	788
4	Michigan	553	212	17	0.718	782
5	Tennessee	566	224	28	0.709	818
6	Alabama	571	229	24	0.708	824
7	Texas	570	232	15	0.707	817
8	Notre Dame	550	223	20	0.706	793
9	Southern Cal	550	232	36	0.694	818
10	Nebraska	554	250	13	0.686	817

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National Championship Era -- College Football Teams With Most Games Played

Rank	Team	W	L	T	W%	GP
1	Georgia	535	265	28	0.663	828
2	Alabama	571	229	24	0.708	824
3	Oklahoma	604	194	22	0.750	820
4t	Tennessee	566	224	28	0.709	818
4t	Southern Cal	550	232	36	0.694	818
6t	Nebraska	554	250	13	0.686	817
6t	Texas	570	232	15	0.707	817
6t	Texas Tech	441	355	21	0.553	817
9	Georgia Tech	470	325	21	0.589	816
10	Louisiana State	506	280	28	0.639	814

************************************************** Since 1936: College Football Most Team LOSSES
Most Losses

Rank	Team	Won	Lost	Tied	Gms PLYD	W%
1	Kansas State	288	477	15	780	0.379
2	New Mexico State	266	467	8	741	0.364
3	Vanderbilt	279	461	24	764	0.381
4	Northwestern	274	460	14	748	0.376
5	Tulane	300	454	18	772	0.400
6	Rice	315	453	19	787	0.412
7	Texas-El Paso	287	450	18	755	0.392
8	Indiana	287	447	17	751	0.393
9	Wake Forest	315	443	17	775	0.417
10	Iowa State	300	437	24	761	0.410

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National Championship Era -- College Football Teams With Lowest Winning Percentage

Lowest Winning %

Rank	Team	Won	Lost	Tied	Gms Plyd	W%
1	New Mexico state	266	467	8	741	0.364
2	Northwestern	274	460	14	748	0.376
3	Kansas State	288	477	15	780	0.379
4	Vanderbilt	279	461	24	764	0.381
5	Temple	269	436	26	731	0.386
6	Texas-El-Paso	287	450	18	755	0.392
7	Indiana	287	447	17	751	0.393
8	Tulane	300	454	18	772	0.400
9	Iowa State	300	437	24	761	0.410
10	Rice	315	453	19	787	0.412

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NC Era: College Football Championships
Seasons Cons Selection Titles

Rank	Team	Seasons	Total Titles

1	Notre Dame	9	20.5
2	Oklahoma	7	23.0
	USC	7	23.0
	Alabama	7	15.0
	Ohio State	7	14.5
6	Miami FL	5	20.0
	Nebraska	5	17.0
8	Texas	4	14.5
	Minnesota	4	6.0
10	Florida	3	12.0
	LSU	3	8.0
	Michigan State	3	5.5

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Rank	Team	Seasons	Total Titles

1	Oklahoma	7	23.0
	USC	7	23.0
3	Notre Dame	9	20.5
4	Miami FL	5	20.0
5	Nebraska	5	17.0
6	Alabama	1	15.0
7	Ohio State	7	14.5
	Texas	4	14.5
9	Florida State	2	10.0
10	Florida	2	9.0

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All-Time College Football Highest Winning Percentage 1869-2008 Min. 500 Games Played

Rank	Team	Won	Lost	Tied	W%	Games
1	Michigan	872	295	36	0.740	1203
2	Notre Dame	831	284	42	0.736	1157
3	Texas	832	317	33	0.718	1182
4	Oklahoma	791	297	53	0.716	1141
5	Ohio State	808	306	53	0.715	1167
6	Alabama	799	316	43	0.709	1158
7	USC	766	303	54	0.706	1123
8	Nebraska	817	337	40	0.701	1194
9	Tennessee	776	327	53	0.694	1156
10	Penn State	800	349	42	0.698	1191

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All-Time College Football Teams With Most Wins 1869-2008 Min. 500 Games Played

Rank	Team	Won	Lost	Tied	W%	Games
1	Michigan	872	295	36	0.740	1203
2	Texas	832	317	33	0.718	1182
3	Notre Dame	831	284	42	0.736	1157
4	Nebraska	817	337	40	0.701	1194
5	Ohio State	808	306	53	0.715	1167
6	Penn State	800	349	42	0.689	1191
7	Alabama	799	316	43	0.709	1158
8	Oklahoma	791	397	53	0.716	1141
9	Tennessee	776	327	53	0.694	1156
10	USC	766	303	54	0.706	1123

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All-Time CFB Lowest Winning Percentage 1869-2008 Min. 500 Games Played

Rank	Team	Won	Lost	Tied	W%	Games
1	Kent	301	485	28	0.387	814
2	Idaho	291	456	26	0.393	773
3	Wake Forest	404	586	33	0.411	1023
4	Texas-El Paso	354	512	29	0.412	895
5	Louisiana-Monroe	240	339	19	0.417	598
6	Indiana	440	602	44	0.425	1086
7	Northwestern	453	617	42	0.426	1112
8	Kansas State	453	598	41	0.434	1092
9	Temple	399	529	52	0.434	980
10	New Mexico State	417	546	32	0.435	995

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All-Time CFB Most Losses in History 1869-2008 Min. 500 Games Played

Rank	Team	W%	Won	Lost	Tied	Games
1	Northwestern	0.43	453	617	42	1112
2	Indiana	0.43	440	602	44	1086
3	Kansas State	0.43	453	598	41	1092
4	Rutgers	0.5	597	588	42	1227
5	Wake Forest	0.41	404	586	33	1023
6	Iowa State	0.46	482	574	45	1101
7	Tulane	0.46	481	566	38	1085
8	Kentucky	0.5	560	552	44	1156
9	Vanderbilt	0.5	554	547	50	1151
10	New Mexico State	0.44	417	546	32	995

Seasons Number of Seasons #1

Cons Selectors Titles Composite Totals of AP, UP, UPI, FWAA, NFF,USA TODAY, ESPN

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what about the most national championship titles won

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