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Winningest college football programs by decade (1870s-2020s)
Posted on 6/12/25 at 1:03 pm
Posted on 6/12/25 at 1:03 pm
Got a little bored and decided to do a little college football history research. It's fun to see the ebb and flow of college football programs over the years:
1870s: Princeton Tigers (22 wins, 2 losses, 2 ties)
1880s: Yale Bulldogs (80 wins, 5 losses, 4 ties)
1890s: Yale Bulldogs (116 wins, 7 losses, 5 ties)
1900s: Yale Bulldogs (95 wins, 5 losses, 5 ties)
1910s: Harvard Crimson (68 wins, 8 losses, 8 ties)
1920s: USC Trojans (87 wins, 12 losses, 2 ties)
1930s: Alabama Crimson Tide (79 wins, 11 losses, 5 ties)*
1940s: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (82 wins, 9 losses, 6 ties)
1950s: Oklahoma Sooners (93 wins, 10 losses, 2 ties)
1960s: Alabama Crimson Tide (90 wins, 16 losses, 4 ties)
1970s: Alabama Crimson Tide (103 wins, 16 losses, 1 tie)
1980s: Nebraska Cornhuskers (103 wins, 20 losses)
1990s: Florida State Seminoles (109 wins, 13 losses, 1 tie)
2000s: Boise State Broncos (112 wins, 17 losses)
2010s: Alabama Crimson Tide (124 wins, 15 losses)
2020s: Georgia Bulldogs (61 wins, 7 losses)
*In the 1930s, Alabama and Tennessee tied in the decade with 79 wins a piece. However, Alabama had the better overall winning percentage and so they were chosen to represent the 30s alone as a result.
1870s: Princeton Tigers (22 wins, 2 losses, 2 ties)
1880s: Yale Bulldogs (80 wins, 5 losses, 4 ties)
1890s: Yale Bulldogs (116 wins, 7 losses, 5 ties)
1900s: Yale Bulldogs (95 wins, 5 losses, 5 ties)
1910s: Harvard Crimson (68 wins, 8 losses, 8 ties)
1920s: USC Trojans (87 wins, 12 losses, 2 ties)
1930s: Alabama Crimson Tide (79 wins, 11 losses, 5 ties)*
1940s: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (82 wins, 9 losses, 6 ties)
1950s: Oklahoma Sooners (93 wins, 10 losses, 2 ties)
1960s: Alabama Crimson Tide (90 wins, 16 losses, 4 ties)
1970s: Alabama Crimson Tide (103 wins, 16 losses, 1 tie)
1980s: Nebraska Cornhuskers (103 wins, 20 losses)
1990s: Florida State Seminoles (109 wins, 13 losses, 1 tie)
2000s: Boise State Broncos (112 wins, 17 losses)
2010s: Alabama Crimson Tide (124 wins, 15 losses)
2020s: Georgia Bulldogs (61 wins, 7 losses)
*In the 1930s, Alabama and Tennessee tied in the decade with 79 wins a piece. However, Alabama had the better overall winning percentage and so they were chosen to represent the 30s alone as a result.
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Posted on 6/12/25 at 1:05 pm to RollTide1987
Michigan never the winningest in any decade yet the winningest all time.
Posted on 6/12/25 at 1:07 pm to RollTide1987
Those Yale teams of the 1880s sure were something to see
Posted on 6/12/25 at 1:07 pm to RollTide1987
"West Virginia holds the record for most wins in college football without winning a national championship, boasting 16 conference championships. They've had many seasons with only one loss, even going undefeated in 1922 and 1993 but never reached the national title game. Other programs like Virginia Tech and Wisconsin also have strong records and have been close to winning a national championship without ever achieving it."
This post was edited on 6/12/25 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 6/12/25 at 1:19 pm to jlovel7
I the 1900’s I think Michigan was really close to Yale…
Posted on 6/12/25 at 1:48 pm to dukke v
Point-a-minute teams, led by Willie Heston
Posted on 6/12/25 at 2:08 pm to dukke v
Yale is very cocky about being only school to 3-peat
Posted on 6/12/25 at 2:21 pm to BatonrougeCajun
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Those Yale teams of the 1880s sure were something to see
I miss the ties.
Posted on 6/12/25 at 2:21 pm to RollTide1987
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(124 wins, 15 losses)
Player safety though?
Posted on 6/12/25 at 2:43 pm to RollTide1987
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2000s: Boise State Broncos (112 wins, 17 losses)
Who was power 4/5/6 program with most wins?
It was a number of schools winning a lot of games but no one dominant type team in the 2000s. OU, OSU, USC, LSU, UF TX all had some good runs going but none of them were dominant at all. Bama started toward the tail end there but not the first half so they weren't a leader all time
Posted on 6/12/25 at 3:14 pm to RollTide1987
Surprised Nebraska wasn't in the 90s. In addition to their 3 national championships, they had a couple of really good teams that didn't win the title (1993, 1999). That's half the decade with only two losses in total.
Posted on 6/12/25 at 3:29 pm to GentleJackJones
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Surprised Nebraska wasn't in the 90s. In addition to their 3 national championships, they had a couple of really good teams that didn't win the title (1993, 1999). That's half the decade with only two losses in total.
Their teams in the 70's and 90's were better than 80's
They had a grand total of 2 wins vs final AP top 10 for the ENTIRE decade and they had 7 or 8 straight bowl losses from the mid 80's to early 90's.
Osborne had enough and started to recruit criminals like Lawrence Philips and Jason Peters and turned it around.
This post was edited on 6/12/25 at 4:09 pm
Posted on 6/12/25 at 3:47 pm to GentleJackJones
During that time, the Big 8 was just Nebraska and Oklahoma, and Nebraska played weak out-of-conference (OOC) games. Most years, their only Power 5 opponent was Minnesota.
Posted on 6/12/25 at 3:50 pm to RollTide1987
1872 Yale went 1-0....with a 3-0 victory over Columbia and claims the National Championship.
Sort of on par for all these lists and questions of who'd they play?
By, the way, did Miss State always suck?
Alabama beat them 53-0 in 1932 but only beat Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College by 3 points and Saint Mary's by 6.
Sort of on par for all these lists and questions of who'd they play?
By, the way, did Miss State always suck?
Alabama beat them 53-0 in 1932 but only beat Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College by 3 points and Saint Mary's by 6.
Posted on 6/12/25 at 3:52 pm to BatonrougeCajun
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Those Yale teams of the 1880s sure were something to see
They may have been Ivy League but those guys look like they would have fricked you up.
Posted on 6/12/25 at 3:52 pm to Ralph_Wiggum
I remember a Nebraska back named Rick Berns running all over Bama's arse back in the 70s
Posted on 6/12/25 at 3:54 pm to Buckeye06
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It was a number of schools winning a lot of games but no one dominant type team in the 2000s. OU, OSU, USC, LSU, UF TX all had some good runs going but none of them were dominant at all.
Auburn won 94 games in the 2000s and fired their coach lol
Posted on 6/12/25 at 5:36 pm to FightinTigersDammit
My favorite games of all time were OU and Nebraska in the 70s and 80s. It was usually for the Orange Bowl, in the cold / rain, and both teams were always in the running for the National Championship.
This post was edited on 6/12/25 at 5:39 pm
Posted on 6/12/25 at 5:50 pm to jlovel7
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Michigan never the winningest in any decade yet the winningest all time.
Very good football program, but never the best. More consistent than just about any school, through
Posted on 6/12/25 at 7:14 pm to RollTide1987
And Boise has zero nattys to show for it
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