best college football team for the past 50 years

Between October 28, 1976 and October 28, 2026, 9 teams are tied for the best record. The first three are the Eastern Washington Eagles, the Howard Bison and the Texas Lutheran Bulldogs.

	TEAM	REC	W%	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Eastern Washington	1-0	1.000	1	1	0	0		35	35.0	17	17.0	26
2	Howard	1-0	1.000	1	1	0	0		26	26.0	16	16.0
3	Texas Lutheran	1-0	1.000	1	1	0	0		19	19.0	14	14.0
4	South Carolina State	1-0	1.000	1	1	0	0		31	31.0	7	7.0
5	Texas A&M-Kingsville	1-0	1.000	1	1	0	0		28	28.0	13	13.0
6	Tennessee Tech	1-0	1.000	1	1	0	0		41	41.0	21	21.0
7	New Hampshire	1-0	1.000	1	1	0	0		27	27.0	14	14.0
8	Northern Arizona	2-0	1.000	2	2	0	0		44	22.0	26	13.0
9	Montana State	2-0	1.000	2	2	0	0		52	26.0	21	10.5
10	Grambling	10-1	.909	11	10	1	0		462	42.0	175	15.9
11	Yale	40-8-2	.820	50	40	8	2		1,165	23.3	607	12.1
12	Ohio State	486-114-6	.807	606	486	114	6		19,990	33.0	10,036	16.6
13	James Madison	47-12	.797	59	47	12	0	273	2,133	36.2	1,152	19.5	1,285	40.6	50.5
14	Alabama	476-140-3	.771	619	476	140	3		19,122	30.9	9,854	15.9
15	Boise State	297-94	.760	391	297	94	0		14,160	36.2	8,657	22.1
16	North Dakota State	6-2	.750	8	6	2	0	27	222	27.8	100	12.5	150	40.2	56.3
17	Nicholls	3-1	.750	4	3	1	0		78	19.5	57	14.3
18	Tennessee State	8-2-2	.750	12	8	2	2		274	22.8	126	10.5
19	McNeese	44-14-2	.750	60	44	14	2		1,396	23.3	872	14.5
20	Chattanooga	43-13-4	.750	60	43	13	4		1,558	26.0	1,070	17.8
21	Oklahoma	452-151-5	.748	608	452	151	5		20,897	34.4	12,124	19.9
22	Georgia	452-153-4	.745	609	452	153	4		18,074	29.7	11,136	18.3
23	Michigan	430-158-5	.729	593	430	158	5		17,685	29.8	10,387	17.5
24	Jackson State	8-3	.727	11	8	3	0		231	21.0	112	10.2
25	Florida State	433-163-3	.725	599	433	163	3		19,771	33.0	11,664	19.5

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More Eastern Washington Stats

Last Game

Eastern Washington

0 - 1

Final

Washington

3 - 0

Sat 19 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,604

Atkinson

2,326

Mestemaker

2,303

Maiava

Rush Yards Leaders

963

Riley

957

Bishop

923

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

1,040

Legree

984

Smith

952

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

24

Atkinson

22

Mensah

21

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

16

Hawkins

16

Hellums

13

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

14

Legree

12

Smith

11

Toney

QB Rating Leaders

204.6

Mensah

185.9

Stockton

184.5

Sayin

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

9.0

Osunsanmi

8.5

Umanmielen

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.0

43.1

43.0

42.7

41.4

41.1

Opp PPG Rankings

11.3

12.0

12.5

13.4

13.9

Total Yards Rankings

551.9

529.1

527.0

525.7

517.7

510.0

Rush Yards Rankings

345.7

337.4

307.7

272.0

271.4

261.6

Pass Yards Rankings

384.9

341.0

340.7

323.1

318.0

Sack Leaders

35.0

34.0

29.0

28.0

27.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	6	1	.857
2	Oregon State	5	2	.714
3	Texas State	4	3	.571
4	San Diego State	3	5	.375
5	Fresno State	4	3	.571
6	Colorado State	3	4	.429
7	Utah State	2	5	.286
8	Washington State	1	7	.125

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	UCLA	7	0	1.000
2	Ohio State	6	1	.857
3	Indiana	7	1	.875
4	Northwestern	6	1	.857
5	Minnesota	5	2	.714
6	Wisconsin	5	2	.714
7	USC	6	2	.750
8	Purdue	3	4	.429
9	Illinois	4	3	.571
10	Oregon	4	3	.571
11	Iowa	5	2	.714
12	Nebraska	5	2	.714
13	Michigan	4	3	.571
14	Washington	4	3	.571
15	Rutgers	2	5	.286
16	Penn State	3	4	.429
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	6	.250

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Kentucky	7	1	.875
2	Georgia	6	1	.857
3	Alabama	6	2	.750
4	Florida	5	2	.714
5	Ole Miss	5	2	.714
6	LSU	6	2	.750
7	Tennessee	6	2	.750
8	Oklahoma	4	3	.571
9	Missouri	5	2	.714
10	Texas	5	2	.714
11	Mississippi State	4	3	.571
12	Auburn	4	3	.571
13	South Carolina	4	3	.571
14	Arkansas	3	4	.429
15	Texas A&M	4	4	.500
16	Vanderbilt	3	5	.375

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	6	1	.857
2	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
3	Middle Tennessee	4	3	.571
4	New Mexico State	3	4	.429
5	Delaware	4	4	.500
6	Western Kentucky	3	5	.375
7	Missouri State	3	5	.375
8	Florida International	3	4	.429
9	Kennesaw State	1	6	.143
10	Sam Houston	1	7	.125

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Louisiana Tech	5	2	.714
2	James Madison	7	1	.875
3	Appalachian State	5	2	.714
4	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
5	South Alabama	4	3	.571
6	Louisiana	5	3	.625
7	Arkansas State	4	4	.500
8	Georgia State	4	3	.571
9	Troy	3	4	.429
10	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	2	5	.286
12	Louisiana-Monroe	1	6	.143
13	Marshall	4	3	.571
14	Old Dominion	2	6	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	7	0	1.000
2	SMU	6	1	.857
3	Wake Forest	6	1	.857
4	Virginia Tech	6	2	.750
5	Louisville	4	3	.571
6	Clemson	4	3	.571
7	North Carolina	4	3	.571
8	Duke	5	2	.714
9	Boston College	4	3	.571
10	Pittsburgh	5	3	.625
11	Stanford	4	4	.500
12	Virginia	4	4	.500
13	California	3	5	.375
14	Florida State	3	4	.429
15	NC State	3	4	.429
16	Georgia Tech	2	5	.286
17	Syracuse	3	4	.429

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	New Mexico	6	1	.857
2	Wyoming	5	3	.625
3	UNLV	4	3	.571
4	North Dakota State	6	2	.750
5	Air Force	5	2	.714
6	Nevada	3	4	.429
7	San Jose State	4	4	.500
8	Hawai'i	2	6	.250
9	UTEP	1	6	.143
10	Northern Illinois	0	7	.000

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	1	.857
2	UConn	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Ohio	6	2	.750
2	Toledo	6	2	.750
3	Western Michigan	5	3	.625
4	Buffalo	5	3	.625
5	Miami (OH)	5	3	.625
6	Eastern Michigan	4	5	.444
7	Kent State	3	5	.375
8	Ball State	3	5	.375
9	Bowling Green	2	6	.250
10	UMass	4	4	.500
11	Central Michigan	3	5	.375
12	Akron	1	7	.125
13	Sacramento State	1	7	.125

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	7	1	.875
2	North Texas	5	2	.714
3	Army	5	2	.714
4	Memphis	6	2	.750
5	Florida Atlantic	5	2	.714
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	Charlotte	1	6	.143
8	Temple	2	5	.286
9	South Florida	5	2	.714
10	East Carolina	3	4	.429
11	Tulane	3	4	.429
12	Tulsa	4	4	.500
13	Navy	2	5	.286
14	Rice	1	7	.125

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	Utah	7	0	1.000
2	BYU	6	1	.857
3	Arizona	6	1	.857
4	Texas Tech	6	1	.857
5	Oklahoma State	5	2	.714
6	Houston	6	2	.750
7	Baylor	4	3	.571
8	Cincinnati	5	2	.714
9	Arizona State	4	3	.571
10	UCF	4	3	.571
11	West Virginia	5	3	.625
12	Kansas State	4	3	.571
13	Iowa State	3	4	.429
14	Kansas	3	4	.429
15	TCU	3	4	.429
16	Colorado	2	5	.286