which college football team has scored the most safeties ever

The Iowa Hawkeyes have the most safeties by a team all-time, with 16 safeties.

	TEAM	SFTY	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Iowa	16	173	7,086	2,586	9,672	399.0	2,546	199	2,579	27	143	87	6
2	UCF	11	170	7,001	2,438	9,439	381.0	2,473	160	2,190	15	149	122	8
3	Arizona State	10	164	6,200	2,050	8,250	393.0	2,685	160	2,029	21	123	100	5
4	Arkansas State	10	170	6,261	2,627	8,888	357.0	2,193	153	2,367	21	135	102	15
5	Houston	9	168	6,992	2,273	9,265	382.0	2,553	172	2,598	19	158	111	11
6	Ohio State	9	180	7,293	2,734	10,027	513.0	3,394	173	2,485	29	155	115	20
7	Pittsburgh	9	173	6,407	2,558	8,965	497.0	3,516	154	2,245	24	140	88	9
8	SMU	9	167	6,712	2,174	8,886	417.0	2,657	152	2,022	18	139	109	6
9	Texas	9	173	7,054	2,532	9,586	446.0	2,911	172	2,063	15	159	110	7
10	Navy	9	169	5,701	2,659	8,360	262.0	1,659	120	1,418	9	147	114	5
11	Virginia Tech	9	171	5,999	2,581	8,580	440.0	2,971	144	1,353	9	146	103	10
12	Appalachian State	8	159	6,231	2,836	9,067	383.0	2,479	176	2,353	19	119	87	7
13	Old Dominion	8	142	5,392	3,549	8,941	303.0	2,035	112	1,411	6	151	107	9
14	Arizona	8	162	6,188	2,277	8,465	311.0	1,954	138	1,681	15	134	91	8
15	Fresno State	8	169	6,554	2,332	8,886	345.0	2,081	161	2,173	14	134	107	4
16	Georgia	8	183	7,192	2,568	9,760	421.0	3,018	150	1,857	11	147	109	15
17	Indiana	8	166	6,807	2,327	9,134	373.0	2,411	147	1,656	14	141	99	4
18	Miami (OH)	8	164	6,339	2,805	9,144	352.0	2,238	130	1,582	13	124	95	4
19	Ohio	8	166	5,758	2,701	8,459	331.0	2,201	134	1,511	8	128	101	8
20	Oklahoma	8	175	7,099	2,842	9,941	437.0	2,836	163	2,355	20	136	93	14
21	Syracuse	8	165	5,930	2,078	8,008	373.0	2,486	133	1,578	15	150	123	10
22	Alabama	7	188	7,327	3,160	10,487	523.0	3,463	190	3,206	35	165	115	11
23	Central Michigan	7	164	6,199	2,103	8,302	331.0	2,167	126	1,141	10	122	92	9
24	Clemson	7	184	7,307	2,717	10,024	563.0	3,570	196	2,521	25	162	126	14
25	Florida	7	169	6,788	2,653	9,441	427.0	2,707	158	2,069	19	147	112	8

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More Iowa Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

832

Brown

RUSH

519

Moulton

REC

329

Diaz

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

63rd

OPP PPG

14.5

16th

RUSH YDS/G

194.0

42nd

PASS YDS/G

209.2

104th

2026 Big 10 Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
5	USC	3-1	6-1
6	Purdue	2-1	3-3
7	Iowa	2-1	5-1
8	Nebraska	2-1	5-1
9	Minnesota	2-1	4-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/24	IOWA	@	MINN	1:00 PM
Sat 10/31	WIS	@	IOWA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/7	IOWA	@	NW	1:00 PM
Sat 11/14	PUR	@	IOWA	1:00 PM
Sat 11/21	IOWA	@	ILL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Iowa

5 - 1

Final

Washington

3 - 3

Fri 9 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
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	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
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	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
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	2	3	.400
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

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Florida International	3	3	.500
4	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
5	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
6	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
7	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
8	Missouri State	1	4	.200
9	Sam Houston	1	4	.200
10	Delaware	2	4	.333

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333