which ncaa football team has the worst record over the last 20 years

Between September 27, 2006 and September 27, 2026, 4 teams are tied for the worst record. The first three are the Northwestern Oklahoma State Rangers, the Texas A&M-Commerce Lions and the Morehead State Eagles.

	TEAM	REC	W%	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Northwestern Oklahoma State	0-1	.000	1	0	1	0		3	3.0	56	56.0
2	Texas A&M-Commerce	0-1	.000	1	0	1	0		16	16.0	27	27.0
3	Morehead State	0-1	.000	1	0	1	0		12	12.0	52	52.0	14
4	West Virginia Tech	0-1	.000	1	0	1	0		0	0.0	87	87.0
5	UMass	30-134	.183	164	30	134	0	392	3,348	20.4	6,051	36.9
6	Sacramento State	1-4	.200	5	1	4	0	10	88	17.6	143	28.6	97	36.6	40.0
7	New Mexico State	69-170	.289	239	69	170	0	681	5,546	23.2	8,501	35.6
8	Charlotte	38-93	.290	131	38	93	0	364	2,855	21.8	4,403	33.6	2,449	34.6	48.1
9	Akron	69-168	.291	237	69	168	0	582	4,864	20.5	7,319	30.9
10	Idaho	42-100	.296	142	42	100	0	389	3,354	23.6	5,164	36.4
11	UTEP	75-165	.313	240	75	165	0	681	5,703	23.8	7,710	32.1
12	Kansas	77-163	.321	240	77	163	0	765	5,973	24.9	8,048	33.5
13	Eastern Michigan	83-158	.344	241	83	158	0	692	5,707	23.7	7,766	32.2
14	New Mexico	83-158	.344	241	83	158	0	680	5,772	24.0	7,681	31.9
15	Kent State	83-153	.352	236	83	153	0	606	5,186	22.0	7,144	30.3
16	Louisiana-Monroe	85-156	.353	241	85	156	0	698	5,662	23.5	7,817	32.4
17	UNLV	87-158	.355	245	87	158	0	743	6,302	25.7	7,986	32.6
18	Georgia State	58-104	.358	162	58	104	0	501	4,114	25.4	5,243	32.4	3,110	42.2	49.2
19	Florida International	86-153	.360	239	86	153	0	679	5,494	23.0	7,253	30.3
20	Colorado	87-153	.363	240	87	153	0	720	5,795	24.1	7,536	31.4
21	Texas State	65-110	.371	175	65	110	0	518	4,680	26.7	5,579	31.9
22	Purdue	91-153	.373	244	91	153	0	757	6,074	24.9	7,348	30.1
23	Sam Houston	16-25	.390	41	16	25	0	109	873	21.3	1,130	27.6	742	33.7	46.8
24	Colorado State	95-146	.394	241	95	146	0	712	6,129	25.4	7,163	29.7
25	Rice	96-147	.395	243	96	147	0	755	6,199	25.5	7,974	32.8

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,499

Maiava

1,453

Jennings

1,423

Atkinson

Rush Yards Leaders

644

Sheppard

600

Baugh

592

Riley

Rec Yards Leaders

617

Smith

585

Legree

564

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

14

Taylor

14

Mensah

14

Maiava

Rush TD Leaders

11

Baugh

9

Hawkins

9

Knight

Rec TD Leaders

7

Duff

7

Dixon

7

Smith

QB Rating Leaders

228.2

Mensah

209.1

Stockton

204.6

Hoover

Sack Leaders

7.0

Simmons

7.0

Umanmielen

6.5

Hopkins

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

54.8

53.5

51.8

48.0

47.5

45.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.3

8.5

9.0

9.8

10.3

Total Yards Rankings

588.8

550.8

548.3

533.3

532.8

523.8

Rush Yards Rankings

355.7

333.7

319.0

294.8

281.5

281.3

Pass Yards Rankings

392.5

365.3

365.0

361.3

347.3

347.0

Sack Leaders

18.0

17.0

15.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Alabama	4	0	1.000
2	Florida	4	0	1.000
3	Georgia	4	0	1.000
4	Mississippi State	4	0	1.000
5	Ole Miss	3	1	.750
6	Kentucky	3	1	.750
7	Missouri	3	1	.750
8	Tennessee	3	1	.750
9	Texas	4	0	1.000
10	Vanderbilt	3	1	.750
11	Oklahoma	2	2	.500
12	Auburn	3	1	.750
13	LSU	3	1	.750
14	South Carolina	2	2	.500
15	Texas A&M	2	2	.500
16	Arkansas	2	2	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	Appalachian State	3	1	.750
2	James Madison	4	0	1.000
3	Louisiana	3	1	.750
4	Georgia State	3	1	.750
5	South Alabama	2	2	.500
6	Marshall	3	1	.750
7	Troy	2	2	.500
8	Arkansas State	2	2	.500
9	Georgia Southern	1	3	.250
10	Louisiana Tech	1	2	.333
11	Old Dominion	1	3	.250
12	Southern Miss	1	3	.250
13	Coastal Carolina	1	3	.250
14	Louisiana-Monroe	0	4	.000

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	3	1	.750
2	Colorado State	2	2	.500
3	Fresno State	2	1	.667
4	Oregon State	2	2	.500
5	San Diego State	1	3	.250
6	Texas State	2	2	.500
7	Washington State	1	3	.250
8	Utah State	1	3	.250

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	3	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	4	0	1.000
3	Arizona State	2	1	.667
4	Cincinnati	4	0	1.000
5	Kansas State	3	1	.750
6	Utah	4	0	1.000
7	West Virginia	3	1	.750
8	Baylor	3	1	.750
9	Colorado	2	2	.500
10	Iowa State	2	2	.500
11	Oklahoma State	3	1	.750
12	TCU	2	2	.500
13	UCF	3	1	.750
14	Arizona	3	1	.750
15	Houston	3	1	.750
16	Kansas	1	2	.333

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	2	3	.400
2	UMass	4	0	1.000
3	Central Michigan	2	2	.500
4	Toledo	3	1	.750
5	Western Michigan	2	2	.500
6	Akron	1	3	.250
7	Ball State	1	3	.250
8	Buffalo	2	2	.500
9	Kent State	2	2	.500
10	Miami (OH)	2	2	.500
11	Ohio	2	2	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	4	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	4	.200

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	4	0	1.000
2	USC	4	1	.800
3	UCLA	4	0	1.000
4	Iowa	4	0	1.000
5	Michigan	3	1	.750
6	Nebraska	4	0	1.000
7	Penn State	3	1	.750
8	Washington	3	0	1.000
9	Illinois	2	2	.500
10	Maryland	2	2	.500
11	Michigan State	2	2	.500
12	Minnesota	2	1	.667
13	Ohio State	3	1	.750
14	Oregon	3	1	.750
15	Wisconsin	3	1	.750
16	Northwestern	2	1	.667
17	Purdue	1	3	.250
18	Rutgers	1	3	.250

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	3	1	.750
2	Delaware	2	2	.500
3	Middle Tennessee	2	2	.500
4	Jacksonville State	3	2	.600
5	Florida International	2	2	.500
6	Kennesaw State	1	3	.250
7	Missouri State	1	3	.250
8	New Mexico State	1	3	.250
9	Sam Houston	1	3	.250
10	Western Kentucky	1	3	.250

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	4	0	1.000
2	Clemson	3	1	.750
3	Duke	4	0	1.000
4	Pittsburgh	4	0	1.000
5	Louisville	2	2	.500
6	Virginia	3	1	.750
7	SMU	3	1	.750
8	California	2	2	.500
9	Virginia Tech	4	0	1.000
10	Boston College	2	2	.500
11	Georgia Tech	1	2	.333
12	North Carolina	2	1	.667
13	Wake Forest	3	1	.750
14	Florida State	2	2	.500
15	NC State	2	2	.500
16	Stanford	1	2	.333
17	Syracuse	1	2	.333

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	4	0	1.000
2	UConn	2	2	.500

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	South Florida	4	0	1.000
2	Florida Atlantic	3	1	.750
3	UAB	2	2	.500
4	Army	2	1	.667
5	Tulsa	3	1	.750
6	Memphis	3	1	.750
7	UTSA	3	1	.750
8	East Carolina	2	2	.500
9	North Texas	2	2	.500
10	Rice	1	2	.333
11	Temple	1	3	.250
12	Tulane	2	2	.500
13	Charlotte	0	4	.000
14	Navy	1	2	.333

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	4	0	1.000
2	UNLV	2	2	.500
3	New Mexico	3	1	.750
4	San Jose State	2	2	.500
5	Nevada	1	2	.333
6	UTEP	1	3	.250
7	Wyoming	2	2	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	4	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	3	.250