Longest NCAA Division I football winning streaks

In American college football, the longest NCAA Division I winning streak is held by the Oklahoma Sooners, who won 47 consecutive games between 1953 and 1957. The longest FCS winning streak is held by the North Dakota State Bison, who had a winning streak of 39 consecutive wins between 2017 and 2021.

NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision

The following is a list of the longest winning streaks in NCAA Division I FBS of 25 games or more through the 2022 season.[1][2][3]

# Team Streak Spoiler Seasons
1. Oklahoma 47 Notre Dame 1953–1957
2. Washington^ 40 Oregon State† 1908–1914
3. Toledo 35 Tampa 1969–1971
4. Miami (FL) 34 Ohio State‡ 2000–2002
USC[a] 34 Texas‡ 2003–2005
5. Pittsburgh 31 Cleveland Naval Reserve 1914–1918
Oklahoma 31 Kentucky‡ 1948–1950
7. Texas 30 Notre Dame‡ 1968–1970
8. Michigan 29 Minnesota† 1901–1903
Miami (FL) 29 Alabama‡ 1990–1992
Florida State 29 Oregon‡ 2012–2014
Clemson 29 LSU# 2018–2019
Georgia 29 Alabama 2021–2023
13. Oklahoma 28 Kansas 1973–1975
Alabama 28 Mississippi State 1978–1980
Michigan State 28 Purdue 1950–1953
16. Michigan 26 Chicago 1903–1905
Nebraska 26 Arizona State 1994–1996
Alabama 26 Clemson# 2015–2016
19. USC 25 Oregon State† 1931–1933
Army 25 Notre Dame† 1944–1946
Michigan 25 Army 1946–1949
San Diego State 25 Utah State 1965–1967
BYU 25 UCLA 1983–1985
UCF 25 LSU‡ 2017–2018

^ Streak was part of Division I's longest unbeaten streak of 64 games (60–0–4) between 1907 and 1917.[4][5]
† Indicates a streak ended by a tie.
‡ Indicates a streak ended in a bowl game.
# Indicates a streak ended in CFP National Championship.

NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision

The following is a list of the longest winning streaks in NCAA Division I FCS.[6] Only schools that have been FCS members for five years are eligible for inclusion.

# Teams Streak Spoiler Season(s)
1. North Dakota State 39 Southern Illinois 2017–2020
2. North Dakota State 33 Northern Iowa 2012–2014
3. South Dakota State 29 Oklahoma State 2022-2024
4. James Madison 26 North Dakota State 2016–2017
5. Penn 24 Columbia 1992–1995
Montana 24 Eastern Washington 2001–2002
7. Harvard 22 Penn 2013–2015
Sam Houston State 22 Montana State 2019–2021
10. Montana 21 Marshall 1995–1996
Colgate 21 Delaware 2002–2003
12. Holy Cross 20 Army 1990–1992
Dayton 20 Cal Poly 1996–1997
13. Duquesne 19 Robert Morris 1995–1996
15. Eastern Kentucky 18 Western Kentucky† 1982–1983
Davidson 18 Jacksonville 1999–2001
San Diego 18 UC Davis 2005–2006
17. Robert Morris 17 Buffalo 1999–2000
Penn 17 Villanova 2002–2004
Richmond 17 Villanova 2008-2009
Appalachian State 17 Wofford 2006-2007
Princeton 17 Dartmouth 2017–2019
22. Georgia Southern 16 Middle Tennessee 1989–1990
Sam Houston State 16 North Dakota State 2010–2011
24. Marshall 15 moved to FBS 1996
Dartmouth 15 Lehigh 1996–1997
† tie ended the winning streak

Notes

  1. ^ As a result of the 2011 NCAA sanctions imposed on USC because of the ineligibility of Reggie Bush, 14 of the Trojans' wins during the streak were vacated.

References

  1. ^ "2018 NCAA FBS Football Record Book" (pdf). NCAA.org. NCAA. 2016. p. 176. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
  2. ^ "UCF-LSU: No. 8 Knights' 25-game winning streak ends in Fiesta Bowl against No. 11 Tigers" (url). 2019. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "LSU vs Central Florida FBS Football - Jan 1st, 2019 | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "NCAA FBS Football Record Book" (pdf). NCAA.org. NCAA. p. 117.
  5. ^ "2015 Washington Football Information" (pdf). gohuskies.com. UW. p. 52.
  6. ^ "2018 NCAA FCS Football Record Book" (pdf). NCAA.org. NCAA. 2018. p. 83. Retrieved September 21, 2018.