best college football team records last 30 years

Between October 17, 1996 and October 17, 2026, 5 teams are tied for the best record. The first three are the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, the McNeese Cowboys and the Nicholls Colonels.

	TEAM	REC	W%	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Bethune-Cookman	1-0	1.000	1	1	0	0		58	58.0	52	52.0	29
2	McNeese	1-0	1.000	1	1	0	0		30	30.0	27	27.0	27
3	Nicholls	1-0	1.000	1	1	0	0		42	42.0	25	25.0	20
4	Eastern Washington	1-0	1.000	1	1	0	0		35	35.0	17	17.0	26
5	Rhode Island	1-0	1.000	1	1	0	0		26	26.0	21	21.0	18
6	Ohio State	322-63	.836	385	322	63	0		13,480	35.0	6,470	16.8
7	North Dakota State	5-1	.833	6	5	1	0	21	175	29.2	62	10.3	118	41.6	57.1
8	James Madison	47-11	.810	58	47	11	0	269	2,102	36.2	1,118	19.3	1,266	41.1	49.0
9	Georgia	303-87	.777	390	303	87	0		12,544	32.2	7,327	18.8
10	Boise State	294-87	.772	381	294	87	0		13,959	36.6	8,336	21.9
11	Alabama	300-94	.761	394	300	94	0		13,071	33.2	6,717	17.0
12	Oklahoma	290-97	.749	387	290	97	0		14,053	36.3	8,636	22.3
13	Oregon	276-99	.736	375	276	99	0		13,961	37.2	9,260	24.7
14	LSU	272-109	.714	381	272	109	0		12,006	31.5	7,580	19.9
15	Clemson	274-111	.712	385	274	111	0		12,307	32.0	7,679	19.9
16	Michigan	260-111	.701	371	260	111	0		11,213	30.2	7,339	19.8
17	Texas	265-115	.697	380	265	115	0		12,989	34.2	8,584	22.6
18	USC	260-117	.690	377	260	117	0		12,479	33.1	8,666	23.0
19	Florida State	259-119	.685	378	259	119	0		12,085	32.0	7,854	20.8
20	Notre Dame	257-119	.684	376	257	119	0		11,396	30.3	7,980	21.2
21	Appalachian State	109-51	.681	160	109	51	0	683	5,305	33.2	3,681	23.0	3,586	40.9	59.8
22	Wisconsin	258-122	.679	380	258	122	0		11,136	29.3	7,404	19.5
23	Florida	254-123	.674	377	254	123	0		11,757	31.2	7,681	20.4
24	Utah	235-114	.673	349	235	114	0		10,704	30.7	7,202	20.6
25	TCU	247-123	.668	370	247	123	0		11,738	31.7	8,120	21.9

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More Bethune-Cookman Stats

Last Game

Bethune-Cookman

0 - 1

Final

UCF

1 - 0

Thu 3 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

2,007

Sayin

Rush Yards Leaders

838

Burgess

835

Riley

833

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

984

Smith

932

Legree

741

Duff

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

19

Sayin

18

Stokes

Rush TD Leaders

14

Hawkins

13

Baugh

13

Hellums

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

12

Smith

9

Duff

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

198.6

Stockton

186.5

Carr

Sack Leaders

10.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.5

Stevens

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.9

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

12.9

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

562.3

554.8

533.8

522.3

521.4

512.6

Rush Yards Rankings

357.5

343.0

303.5

299.4

272.4

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

334.4

325.2

323.1

322.4

Sack Leaders

25.0

24.0

22.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	San Diego State	2	4	.333
4	Fresno State	4	2	.667
5	Texas State	3	3	.500
6	Utah State	2	4	.333
7	Colorado State	2	4	.333
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	2	.667
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	4	2	.667
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	4	.333
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	4	3	.571

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	5	2	.714
4	Bowling Green	2	5	.286
5	Buffalo	4	3	.571
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	4	.429
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	3	.571
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	2	5	.286
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	2	.667
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	5	2	.714
10	Texas	4	2	.667
11	LSU	5	2	.714
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	4	3	.571
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	1	.857
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	6	1	.857
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Iowa	5	1	.833
7	Nebraska	5	1	.833
8	Minnesota	4	2	.667
9	Purdue	3	4	.429
10	Northwestern	5	1	.833
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Washington	4	3	.571
14	Michigan	3	2	.600
15	Rutgers	2	4	.333
16	Penn State	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	5	.286
18	Michigan State	2	5	.286

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	4	2	.667
4	Pittsburgh	5	2	.714
5	SMU	5	1	.833
6	Virginia	4	3	.571
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	3	3	.500
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	UTSA	5	1	.833
2	North Texas	4	2	.667
3	Florida Atlantic	4	2	.667
4	Memphis	5	2	.714
5	Army	4	2	.667
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	East Carolina	3	3	.500
8	Tulane	3	3	.500
9	Temple	2	5	.286
10	South Florida	4	2	.667
11	Navy	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	1	6	.143

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	7	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	2	.667
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Louisiana	4	2	.667
8	Appalachian State	4	2	.667
9	Coastal Carolina	2	5	.286
10	Old Dominion	2	5	.286
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333