Top All-Time College Football Conference Record

College football fans often discuss the controversial issue of which is the best college football conference. The SEC vs Big Ten debate is particularly fierce.

In any such debate, defining the terms of debate is essential. For instance, are we talking about the best conference on the gridiron today? Or, are we talking about historically?

Fortunately, readers of SECSportsfan.com have the ammunition to win the "best college football conference" debate regardless of how it's framed.

The reason is that SEC football is so strong that it wins both the current and the historical debate.

The above Southeastern Conference (SEC) Football link will take you to places on this site that thoroughly document the current strength of SEC football. There are also links on that page to literally dozens of other pages discussing various aspects of SEC football history.

But, this is the page that compares the all-time football records of the major college football conferences. We do it by listing the number of teams each conference has in the Top 15 All-Time College Football Wins and in the Top 50 All-Time College Football Wins. The SEC leads in both categories.

OK, let's give Michigan fans their due. The Wolverines have been playing football longer than anyone (126 years) and they have the most all-time wins (849) and highest winning percentage (.744). But, there are only two other Big Ten teams in the Top-25 (Ohio State and Penn State).

For additional stats supporting the Big Ten see Big Ten Has All-Time Best Stats Too.

The SEC has six teams in the top-25 all-time; 10 in the Top 50 and all 12 (South Carolina and Mississippi State the bottom 2) in the Top-75 All-Time College Football Victories. It is this depth that gives the SEC the most wins and makes it the Top All-Time College Football Conference Record conference.

To read more about the comparison of the football conferences, check out

• Big Ten vs SEC Football


• SEC vs ACC Football


• SEC vs Big 12 Football


• SEC vs Pac-10 Football


• SEC vs. Big East Football


• SEC vs. Ivy League Football

If you are an SEC fan, you may wonder exactly how the SEC teams stack up in all-time wins and losses. Here you go.

All of the above statistics were obtained from www.ncaa.org. They are accurate through the 2005-2006 football season.

Because South Carolina went 8-5 in the 2006-2007 season, they now have a winning all-time record. So, currently, 11 of the 12 SEC football programs have all-time winning records. Mississippi State is the only SEC football program with an all-time losing record.

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We Play Just As Hard And Win Just As Many Games 
Thanks Jerry. Not a college football picture, but a great one. I'll put it up on the site. I wonder if it was a fumble or a "drop?"

School Spirit  Not rated yet
I am always thinking about unique ways to show my school spirit; then I found NCAA Gnomes. Wow, holy smokes...face-painting is old had, bring a freakin'...

Big Ten Has All-Time Best Stats Too  Not rated yet
Stats can be manipulated to tell the story you want it to, or in this case by ignoring certain facts that don't prove your point, you can tell the story ...

South Carolina does not have a winning record  Not rated yet
Yes, the NCAA's list says they do, but according to South Carolina's media guide they are 521-523-44.

The Cream floats to the top.  Not rated yet
Its better to be in the top "10" than the top "25". The midwest have four teams in the top ten ( UM. OSU, PSU & ND) the SEC two. The Big Ten have two ...

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