Current FCS Schools Ranked by All-Time Wins

[Gil Dobie]

NDSU moved past Delaware, into 6th place on the All-Time wins list for schools currently in FCS. Dartmouth is next on the list, with 4 Ivies far and away leading at this point.




Rank

Team

Win

Loss
Tie
Games
Pct.

PF

PA

Delta





1


Yale (CT)


891


365


55


1311


0.70061


28517


14508


14009




2


Harvard (MA)


858


385


50


1293


0.68291


27118


14798


12320




3


Pennsylvania


833


491


42


1366


0.62518


27047


18203


8844




4


Princeton (NJ)


813


404


50


1267


0.66140


27103


15385


11718




5


Dartmouth (NH)


687


448


47


1182


0.60110


23742


16481


7261




6


North Dakota St.


685


368


34


1087


0.64581


25126


16203


8923




7


Delaware


683


449


46


1178


0.59932


24836


18205


6631




8


Lehigh (PA)


679


587


45


1311


0.53509


25141


22776


2365




9


Lafayette (PA)


670


589


39


1298


0.53120


23706


21150


2556




10


Dayton (OH)


659


362


26


1047


0.64183


23696


14423


9273




11


Northern Iowa


654


408


46


1108


0.61101


23746


17396


6350




12


Cornell (NY)


635


508


34


1177


0.55395


23252


18296


4956




13


Colgate (NY)


634


478


52


1164


0.56701


24087


19621


4466




14


North Dakota


634


394


30


1058


0.61342


22457


16384


6073




15


Holy Cross (MA)


620


512


55


1187


0.54549


21979


18575


3404




16


Brown (RI)


607


562


40


1209


0.51861


21140


19795


1345




17


Villanova (PA)


607


473


40


1120


0.55982


21130


18271


2859




18


Drake (IA)


606


509


32


1147


0.54228


22514


20386


2128




19


Furman (SC)


592


462


38


1092


0.55952


22535


19259


3276




20


Bucknell (PA)


591


575


53


1219


0.50656


20298


19928


370




21


Eastern Kentucky


591


371


39


1001


0.60989


20773


15673


5100




22


Florida A&M


587


316


24


927


0.64617


23054


15188


7866




23


Montana


581


488


26


1095


0.54247


23783


21219


2564






24


Southern (LA)


578


358


33


969


0.61352


22469


15577


6892




25


William & Mary (VA)


578


553


41


1172


0.51067


22003


21171


832




26


South Dakota St.


575


457


37


1069


0.55519


22033


18605


3428




27


Butler (IN)


572


460


35


1067


0.55248


20780


18756


2024




28


New Hampshire


569


461


56


1086


0.54972


20660


18211


2449




29


Grambling St. (LA)


565


283


21


869


0.66226


23607


14859


8748




30


Central Arkansas


559


381


42


982


0.59063


20343


16573


3770




College Football Data Warehouse Link (http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/misc/div_iaa_wins.php)

[walliver]

Interesting numbers. On the site you linked, it shows that 30 FCS teams have played at least 1000 games.

Of note, The Citadel has the most wins of any team with an overall losing record.

Like most statistics, the numbers are meaningless. There are a lot of D2, D3, NAIA, military base, and maybe even some prison team games on school's resumes.

[JSUSoutherner]

Huh, were only a few good seasons outside the top 30. Not bad considering we sucked for 20 years after we moved to FCS.

We're #23 in all-time win %. I'll take it.

[McNeese72]

NDSU moved past Delaware, into 6th place on the All-Time wins list for schools currently in FCS. Dartmouth is next on the list, with 4 Ivies far and away leading at this point.




Rank


Team


Win


Loss

Tie
Games
Pct.

PF


PA


Delta






1


Yale (CT)


891


365


55


1311


0.70061


28517


14508


14009




2


Harvard (MA)


858


385


50


1293


0.68291


27118


14798


12320




3


Pennsylvania


833


491


42


1366


0.62518


27047


18203


8844




4


Princeton (NJ)


813


404


50


1267


0.66140


27103


15385


11718




5


Dartmouth (NH)


687


448


47


1182


0.60110


23742


16481


7261




6


North Dakota St.


685


368


34


1087


0.64581


25126


16203


8923




7


Delaware


683


449


46


1178


0.59932


24836


18205


6631




8


Lehigh (PA)


679


587


45


1311


0.53509


25141


22776


2365




9


Lafayette (PA)


670


589


39


1298


0.53120


23706


21150


2556




10


Dayton (OH)


659


362


26


1047


0.64183


23696


14423


9273




11


Northern Iowa


654


408


46


1108


0.61101


23746


17396


6350




12


Cornell (NY)


635


508


34


1177


0.55395


23252


18296


4956




13


Colgate (NY)


634


478


52


1164


0.56701


24087


19621


4466




14


North Dakota


634


394


30


1058


0.61342


22457


16384


6073




15


Holy Cross (MA)


620


512


55


1187


0.54549


21979


18575


3404




16


Brown (RI)


607


562


40


1209


0.51861


21140


19795


1345




17


Villanova (PA)


607


473


40


1120


0.55982


21130


18271


2859




18


Drake (IA)


606


509


32


1147


0.54228


22514


20386


2128




19


Furman (SC)


592


462


38


1092


0.55952


22535


19259


3276




20


Bucknell (PA)


591


575


53


1219


0.50656


20298


19928


370




21


Eastern Kentucky


591


371


39


1001


0.60989


20773


15673


5100




22


Florida A&M


587


316


24


927


0.64617


23054


15188


7866




23


Montana


581


488


26


1095


0.54247


23783


21219


2564






24


Southern (LA)


578


358


33


969


0.61352


22469


15577


6892




25


William & Mary (VA)


578


553


41


1172


0.51067


22003


21171


832




26


South Dakota St.


575


457


37


1069


0.55519


22033


18605


3428




27


Butler (IN)


572


460


35


1067


0.55248


20780


18756


2024




28


New Hampshire


569


461


56


1086


0.54972


20660


18211


2449




29


Grambling St. (LA)


565


283


21


869


0.66226


23607


14859


8748




30


Central Arkansas


559


381


42


982


0.59063


20343


16573


3770




College Football Data Warehouse Link (http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/misc/div_iaa_wins.php)

The only problem with total all time number of wins is that some FCS schools have been in existence or have played football a lot longer than other schools and have played a lot more games allowing for more all time wins. I think the schools sorted by all time winning percentages on that link might be a better representation of how successful schools are than just all time number of wins. Just my opinion, though.

Doc

[Gil Dobie]

The only problem with total all time number of wins is that some FCS schools have been in existence or have played football a lot longer than other schools and have played a lot more games allowing for more all time wins. I think the schools sorted by all time winning percentages on that link might be a better representation of how successful schools are than just all time number of wins. Just my opinion, though.

Doc

Here you go Doc. Coastal will be leaving this list soon.



Rank

Team

Win

Loss
Tie
Games
Pct.

PF

PA

Delta



1

Yale (CT)

891

365

55

1311

0.70061

28517

14508

14009



2

Harvard (MA)

858

385

50

1293

0.68291

27118

14798

12320



3

Coastal Carolina (SC)

104

52

0

156

0.66667

4907

3752

1155



4

Grambling St. (LA)

565

283

21

869

0.66226

23607

14859

8748



5

Princeton (NJ)

813

404

50

1267

0.66140

27103

15385

11718



6

Tennessee St.

555

288

40

883

0.65119

21709

13726

7983



7

Florida A&M

587

316

24

927

0.64617

23054

15188

7866



8

North Dakota St.

685

368

34

1087

0.64581

25126

16203

8923



9

Dayton (OH)

659

362

26

1047

0.64183

23696

14423

9273



10

McNeese St. (LA)

448

263

13

724

0.62776

16703

12905

3798



11

Pennsylvania

833

491

42

1366

0.62518

27047

18203

8844



12

South Carolina St.

539

321

34

894

0.62192

19238

12912

6326



13

Southern (LA)

578

358

33

969

0.61352

22469

15577

6892



14

North Dakota

634

394

30

1058

0.61342

22457

16384

6073



15

Northern Iowa

654

408

46

1108

0.61101

23746

17396

6350



16

Eastern Kentucky

591

371

39

1001

0.60989

20773

15673

5100



17

Bethune-Cookman (FL)

489

315

32

836

0.60407

18949

14041

4908



18

Dartmouth (NH)

687

448

47

1182

0.60110

23742

16481

7261



19

Delaware

683

449

46

1178

0.59932

24836

18205

6631



20

Youngstown St. (OH)

458

310

17

785

0.59427

17906

14690

3216



21

Central Arkansas

559

381

42

982

0.59063

20343

16573

3770



22

Jackson St. (MS)

466

321

22

809

0.58962

19127

14880

4247



23

Jacksonville St. (AL)

545

388

40

973

0.58068

20152

16217

3935



24

SUNY-Albany (NY)

280

205

5

490

0.57653

11663

9632

2031



25

Duquesne (PA)

440

321

25

786

0.57570

14314

11710

2604



26

San Diego (CA)

299

221

7

527

0.57400

12910

11018

1892



27

James Madison (VA)

280

209

4

493

0.57201

12262

10270

1992



28

Colgate (NY)

634

478

52

1164

0.56701

24087

19621

4466



29

Hampton (VA)

554

421

35

1010

0.56584

19734

15790

3944



30

Villanova (PA)

607

473

40

1120

0.55982

21130

18271

2859

[Catatonic]

Interesting numbers. On the site you linked, it shows that 30 FCS teams have played at least 1000 games.

Of note, The Citadel has the most wins of any team with an overall losing record.

Like most statistics, the numbers are meaningless. There are a lot of D2, D3, NAIA, military base, and maybe even some prison team games on school's resumes.

(49) Abilene Christian is 2-1 against Florida State and 1-0 vs Arizona State. But, yeah, a W against Lubbock Air Base is also among ACU's 496 wins. No prison teams though. So there's that.

[Bogus Megapardus]

Like most statistics, the numbers are meaningless.

Not when they show Lehigh has nine more wins than Lafayette. Them's fightin' numbers. xslapfightx

[dgtw]

Interesting numbers. On the site you linked, it shows that 30 FCS teams have played at least 1000 games.

Of note, The Citadel has the most wins of any team with an overall losing record.

Like most statistics, the numbers are meaningless. There are a lot of D2, D3, NAIA, military base, and maybe even some prison team games on school's resumes.

Don't discount prison teams.

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[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Any graphic that shows just FCS years?

[GodHelpTheBears]

Any graphic that shows just FCS years?

Can we not find that and just pretend we did?

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

Can we not find that and just pretend we did?

I googled and came away with nothing....

[AmsterBison]

Any graphic that shows just FCS years?

Doesn't look like College Football Data Warehouse is including the 2016 season yet.

Here's most wins as an FCS team (note: there is room for debate about when a team is actually FCS so I'm showing what I have for starting/ending years):


Query152
TeamId
W
L
T
Pct
MinOfYear
MaxOfYear


Montana
332
153
1
0.68416
1978
2016


Eastern Kentucky
316
145
2
0.68467
1978
2016


Northern Iowa
295
142
2
0.67426
1981
2016


Grambling State
288
155
4
0.64877
1978
2016


Delaware
288
158
1
0.64541
1980
2016


Lehigh
281
159
4
0.63739
1978
2016


Georgia Southern
281
107
0
0.72423
1984
2013


New Hampshire
278
167
5
0.62333
1978
2016


Youngstown State
274
171
3
0.61496
1980
2016


South Carolina State
271
166
2
0.61959
1978
2016


Jackson State
269
168
6
0.61400
1978
2016


Appalachian State
267
126
2
0.67848
1982
2013


Southern
259
180
3
0.58937
1978
2016


Furman
259
158
4
0.61995
1982
2016


McNeese State
255
149
6
0.62927
1982
2016


James Madison
251
180
2
0.58199
1980
2016


Florida A&M
248
196
3
0.55817
1978
2016


William & Mary
238
165
3
0.58990
1982
2016


Eastern Illinois
238
181
2
0.56770
1981
2016


Eastern Washington
231
154
2
0.59948
1984
2016


North Carolina A&T
226
214
2
0.51357
1978
2016


Massachusetts
225
161
2
0.58247
1978
2011


Bethune-Cookman
224
178
2
0.55693
1980
2016


Northern Arizona
222
212
0
0.51152
1978
2016


Colgate
222
177
2
0.55611
1982
2016


Pennsylvania
222
123
2
0.64265
1982
2016


Harvard
221
124
3
0.63937
1982
2016


Alcorn State
217
196
4
0.52518
1978
2016


Villanova
217
136
1
0.61441
1987
2016


Montana State
216
227
0
0.48758
1978
2016

[AmsterBison]

By win pct:

Query152
TeamId
W
L
T
Pct
MinOfYear
MaxOfYear


North Dakota State
136
34
0
0.80000
2004
2016


South Alabama
16
4
0
0.80000
2010
2011


Dayton
201
59
0
0.77308
1993
2016


Old Dominion
46
14
0
0.76667
2009
2013


Troy
83
27
1
0.75225
1993
2001


Georgia Southern
281
107
0
0.72423
1984
2013


Nevada
122
47
1
0.72059
1978
1991


Marshall
132
60
2
0.68557
1982
1996


Eastern Kentucky
316
145
2
0.68467
1978
2016


Montana
332
153
1
0.68416
1978
2016


Appalachian State
267
126
2
0.67848
1982
2013


Fairfield
40
19
0
0.67797
1997
2002


Northern Iowa
295
142
2
0.67426
1981
2016


Duquesne
173
86
0
0.66795
1993
2016


Coastal Carolina
104
52
0
0.66667
2003
2015


San Diego
168
89
0
0.65370
1993
2016


Grambling State
288
155
4
0.64877
1978
2016


Delaware
288
158
1
0.64541
1980
2016


U LA-Monroe
89
49
2
0.64286
1982
1993


Central Florida
45
25
0
0.64286
1990
1995


Pennsylvania
222
123
2
0.64265
1982
2016


Harvard
221
124
3
0.63937
1982
2016


Central Arkansas
76
43
0
0.63866
2007
2016


Boise State
134
76
0
0.63810
1978
1995


Lehigh
281
159
4
0.63739
1978
2016


Alabama-Birmingham
21
12
0
0.63636
1993
1995


Kennesaw State
14
8
0
0.63636
2015
2016


Miami (OH)
7
4
0
0.63636
1982
1982


McNeese State
255
149
6
0.62927
1982
2016


Mercer (GA)
32
19
0
0.62745
2013
2016

[AmsterBison]

Top 30 by win pct (minimum of 100 wins):


Query152
TeamId
W
L
T
Pct
MinOfYear
MaxOfYear


North Dakota State
136
34
0
0.80000
2004
2016


Dayton
201
59
0
0.77308
1993
2016


Georgia Southern
281
107
0
0.72423
1984
2013


Nevada
122
47
1
0.72059
1978
1991


Marshall
132
60
2
0.68557
1982
1996


Eastern Kentucky
316
145
2
0.68467
1978
2016


Montana
332
153
1
0.68416
1978
2016


Appalachian State
267
126
2
0.67848
1982
2013


Northern Iowa
295
142
2
0.67426
1981
2016


Duquesne
173
86
0
0.66795
1993
2016


Coastal Carolina
104
52
0
0.66667
2003
2015


San Diego
168
89
0
0.65370
1993
2016


Grambling State
288
155
4
0.64877
1978
2016


Delaware
288
158
1
0.64541
1980
2016


Pennsylvania
222
123
2
0.64265
1982
2016


Harvard
221
124
3
0.63937
1982
2016


Boise State
134
76
0
0.63810
1978
1995


Lehigh
281
159
4
0.63739
1978
2016


McNeese State
255
149
6
0.62927
1982
2016


Idaho
140
84
0
0.62500
1978
1996


New Hampshire
278
167
5
0.62333
1978
2016


Furman
259
158
4
0.61995
1982
2016


South Carolina State
271
166
2
0.61959
1978
2016


Youngstown State
274
171
3
0.61496
1980
2016


Villanova
217
136
1
0.61441
1987
2016


Drake
193
121
1
0.61429
1981
2016


Jackson State
269
168
6
0.61400
1978
2016


Hampton
150
100
0
0.60000
1995
2016


Eastern Washington
231
154
2
0.59948
1984
2016


Wofford
140
94
0
0.59829
1997
2016

[ngineer]

Not when they show Lehigh has nine more wins than Lafayette. Them's fightin' numbers. xslapfightx

When you consider how bad Lehigh's football was from about 1925-1950 and the "desert years of 1962-69, it's amazing we're up in the top ten.

[grizband]

Would love to see this list ranked by each team's wins, since they joined FCS football

*Edit: Posted this before I read the entire thread. Thanks for the info AmsterBison!

[Go Lehigh TU owl]

When you consider how bad Lehigh's football was from about 1925-1950 and the "desert years of 1962-69, it's amazing we're up in the top ten.

Lehigh has really been good the last 45 or so years. There's been some off years but no stretch of horrific play and a ton of 9 and 10 win seasons. It would be nice if they could put one legit run together. They're due imo...

[UNIFanSince1983]

Doesn't look like College Football Data Warehouse is including the 2016 season yet.

Here's most wins as an FCS team (note: there is room for debate about when a team is actually FCS so I'm showing what I have for starting/ending years):



TeamId
W
L
T
Pct
MinOfYear
MaxOfYear


Montana
332
153
1
0.68416
1978
2016


Eastern Kentucky
316
145
2
0.68467
1978
2016


Northern Iowa
295
142
2
0.67426
1981
2016


Grambling State
288
155
4
0.64877
1978
2016


Delaware
288
158
1
0.64541
1980
2016


Lehigh
281
159
4
0.63739
1978
2016


Georgia Southern
281
107
0
0.72423
1984
2013


New Hampshire
278
167
5
0.62333
1978
2016


Youngstown State
274
171
3
0.61496
1980
2016


South Carolina State
271
166
2
0.61959
1978
2016


Jackson State
269
168
6
0.61400
1978
2016


Appalachian State
267
126
2
0.67848
1982
2013


Southern
259
180
3
0.58937
1978
2016


Furman
259
158
4
0.61995
1982
2016


McNeese State
255
149
6
0.62927
1982
2016


James Madison
251
180
2
0.58199
1980
2016


Florida A&M
248
196
3
0.55817
1978
2016


William & Mary
238
165
3
0.58990
1982
2016


Eastern Illinois
238
181
2
0.56770
1981
2016


Eastern Washington
231
154
2
0.59948
1984
2016


North Carolina A&T
226
214
2
0.51357
1978
2016


Massachusetts
225
161
2
0.58247
1978
2011


Bethune-Cookman
224
178
2
0.55693
1980
2016


Northern Arizona
222
212
0
0.51152
1978
2016


Colgate
222
177
2
0.55611
1982
2016


Pennsylvania
222
123
2
0.64265
1982
2016


Harvard
221
124
3
0.63937
1982
2016


Alcorn State
217
196
4
0.52518
1978
2016


Villanova
217
136
1
0.61441
1987
2016


Montana State
216
227
0
0.48758
1978
2016




3rd most wins and 0 Championships. So we have that going for us...

[AmsterBison]

Here's what I have for top 30 in all-time wins including 2016. Looks like there are some differences with College Football Data Warehouse that can't be explained just by the exclusion of 2016 games (see Villanova):


Query151
TeamId
W
L
T


Yale
894
372
55


Harvard
865
388
50


Pennsylvania
840
493
42


Princeton
820
405
50


North Dakota State
696
370
34


Dartmouth
689
455
46


Delaware
687
453
46


Lehigh
687
591
45


Lafayette College
672
597
39


Dayton
668
364
26


Northern Iowa
659
413
47


North Dakota
643
398
30


Colgate
640
484
51


Cornell
638
515
34


Holy Cross
623
519
54


Drake
615
512
29


Villanova
614
477
39


Brown
612
568
40


Bucknell
595
581
53


Furman
594
470
38


Eastern Kentucky
593
375
38


Florida A&M
591
325
25


Montana
587
493
26


South Dakota State
583
462
37


Butler
583
473
36


William & Mary
583
558
42


Southern
580
353
29


New Hampshire
576
465
56


Central Arkansas
566
385
42


Grambling State
562
259
19

[Hammerhead]

Would be interesting to see stats from the modern era whatever that is. Some of the early games for NDSU were against high school teams or the JV and freshman teams at Minnesota.

[ngineer]

Lehigh has really been good the last 45 or so years. There's been some off years but no stretch of horrific play and a ton of 9 and 10 win seasons. It would be nice if they could put one legit run together. They're due imo...

We did have a great run from 1998-2005 that included a regular season winning streak of about 20 games, as well as some significant playoff wins against Richmond, Western Illinois and very close calls with NCAA Champs UMass and James Madison. Small stretch of 2010-1013 was also pretty good with playoff wins against Towson and UNI. Granted, we haven't reached that "next level" of reaching the "money rounds" but hopefully that is on the horizon.

[Sader87]

Holy Cross is 3-0 versus Georgia.....just sayin' xdrunkyx

[Serpentor]

Would be interesting to see stats from the modern era whatever that is. Some of the early games for NDSU were against high school teams or the JV and freshman teams at Minnesota.

If your team is old enough, they probably have local sporting clubs and the YMCA on their resume. LOL

[UNIFanSince1983]

If your team is old enough, they probably have local sporting clubs and the YMCA on their resume. LOL

Oh yeah we absolutely have local high schools on there. Some Light Guards. The YMCA. An Industrial School.

[Bisonator]

Would be interesting to see stats from the modern era whatever that is. Some of the early games for NDSU were against high school teams or the JV and freshman teams at Minnesota.
I'd say the modern era began in 1973 when they split into 3 divisions.

[Sader87]

I've got the "modern era" of college football stahhhting in 1896......:)