which teams have played the most seasons in the english top flight

30 teams are tied for playing the most seasons when controlling the ball for more than 0:00, with 14 seasons. The first three are the UTEP Miners, the Air Force Falcons and the Ball State Cardinals.

	TEAM	SEAS	TOP	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	UTEP	14	4483:12	145	42	103	0	388	3,112	21.5	4,557	31.4	2,513	35.7	50.2
2	Air Force	14	5065:55	149	91	58	0	571	4,456	29.9	3,451	23.2	3,227	46.8	68.2
3	Ball State	14	4385:16	146	54	92	0	435	3,574	24.5	4,572	31.3	3,057	40.0	50.8
4	South Alabama	14	4582:18	151	64	87	0	488	3,878	25.7	4,224	28.0	3,025	37.2	53.1
5	Marshall	14	4624:13	156	97	59	0	590	4,602	29.5	3,619	23.2	3,331	39.7	47.0
6	North Texas	14	4434:24	156	74	82	0	631	4,916	31.5	5,077	32.5	3,507	40.0	50.6
7	Texas State	14	4294:56	150	53	97	0	502	3,945	26.3	4,837	32.2	3,111	37.3	52.2
8	Troy	14	4576:58	157	90	67	0	548	4,356	27.7	3,944	25.1	3,174	40.1	54.3
9	Tulane	14	4830:01	158	81	77	0	565	4,394	27.8	4,242	26.8	3,137	37.2	50.1
10	Bowling Green	14	4379:59	150	59	91	0	470	3,778	25.2	4,829	32.2	2,955	36.6	45.0
11	East Carolina	14	4487:13	151	66	85	0	527	4,290	28.4	4,514	29.9	3,454	40.5	54.3
12	Georgia State	14	4381:40	150	57	93	0	493	3,834	25.6	4,831	32.2	3,068	42.1	49.2
13	Kent State	14	3981:34	142	41	101	0	370	3,053	21.5	4,757	33.5	2,581	33.7	46.2
14	Louisiana-Monroe	14	4267:29	147	44	103	0	421	3,301	22.5	5,155	35.1	2,737	35.7	49.4
15	New Mexico	14	4466:09	146	55	91	0	480	3,746	25.7	4,651	31.9	2,774	36.4	51.3
16	Tulsa	14	4350:51	148	58	90	0	519	4,190	28.3	4,874	32.9	3,338	41.1	52.8
17	Army	14	5382:55	158	90	68	0	585	4,385	27.8	3,462	21.9	3,111	46.1	65.1
18	Arkansas State	14	4545:49	157	79	78	0	595	4,752	30.3	4,751	30.3	3,448	37.6	51.4
19	Eastern Michigan	14	4426:02	150	62	88	0	479	3,840	25.6	4,575	30.5	3,011	39.1	53.6
20	Kansas	14	4622:35	157	43	114	0	471	3,687	23.5	5,499	35.0	2,853	37.0	39.4
21	Memphis	14	5030:33	170	112	58	0	781	6,139	36.1	4,581	26.9	3,922	42.7	57.0
22	Miami (OH)	14	4503:27	151	73	78	0	434	3,578	23.7	3,699	24.5	2,724	34.7	45.3
23	Middle Tennessee	14	4459:47	153	70	83	0	543	4,230	27.6	4,496	29.4	3,179	38.6	48.6
24	Oklahoma	14	5170:30	171	129	42	0	838	6,566	38.4	4,279	25.0	4,076	43.5	58.3
25	San Diego State	14	4951:33	158	97	61	0	495	4,093	25.9	3,232	20.5	2,949	36.8	54.9

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Team Leaders

PASS

291

Colson

RUSH

142

Moore

REC

92

Thomas

Team Rankings

PPG

25.5

94th

OPP PPG

30.5

128th

RUSH YDS/G

182.0

63rd

PASS YDS/G

162.5

148th

2026 MWC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
4	San Jose State	0-0	2-1
5	Nevada	0-0	1-1
6	UTEP	0-0	1-1
7	Wyoming	0-0	1-1
8	Northern Illinois	0-0	0-2

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 9/19	UTEP	@	MICH	3:30 PM
Sat 9/26	ORST	@	UTEP	9:00 PM
Sat 10/3	UTEP	@	UNM	4:00 PM
Sat 10/10	NEV	@	UTEP	1:00 PM
Sat 10/17	SJSU	@	UTEP	9:00 PM

Last Game

Texas Southern

0 - 1

Final

UTEP

1 - 1

Sat 12 Sep 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

896

Maiava

795

Stokes

794

Alejado

Rush Yards Leaders

375

Carter

374

Sheppard

319

Bates

Rec Yards Leaders

376

Legree

333

Duff

330

Toney

Pass TD Leaders

10

Maiava

9

Hejny

8

Weaver

Rush TD Leaders

6

Carter

6

Knight

5

Baugh

Rec TD Leaders

5

Duff

5

Dixon

5

Becker

QB Rating Leaders

284.5

Stockton

271.7

Mensah

243.9

Jennings

Sack Leaders

5.0

Umanmielen

4.0

Lewis

4.0

Lester

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

66.5

61.0

59.0

58.5

55.0

54.5

Opp PPG Rankings

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.5

Total Yards Rankings

702.5

620.5

586.0

576.5

573.5

569.0

Rush Yards Rankings

394.0

376.0

341.5

336.0

319.0

314.0

Pass Yards Rankings

442.0

427.0

396.5

358.0

356.0

346.0

Sack Leaders

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

CFB 2026 Standings

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

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

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

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Colorado State	2	0	1.000
2	Boise State	1	1	.500
3	Fresno State	1	1	.500
4	San Diego State	1	1	.500
5	Oregon State	0	2	.000
6	Texas State	0	2	.000
7	Utah State	0	2	.000
8	Washington State	0	2	.000

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	1	2	.333
2	UMass	2	0	1.000
3	Akron	1	1	.500
4	Ball State	1	1	.500
5	Buffalo	1	1	.500
6	Central Michigan	1	1	.500
7	Kent State	1	1	.500
8	Miami (OH)	1	1	.500
9	Ohio	1	1	.500
10	Toledo	1	1	.500
11	Western Michigan	1	1	.500
12	Bowling Green	0	2	.000
13	Sacramento State	1	2	.333

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	2	0	1.000
2	SMU	2	0	1.000
3	Virginia	2	0	1.000
4	California	1	1	.500
5	Duke	2	0	1.000
6	North Carolina	2	0	1.000
7	Pittsburgh	2	0	1.000
8	Virginia Tech	2	0	1.000
9	Wake Forest	2	0	1.000
10	Boston College	1	1	.500
11	Clemson	1	1	.500
12	Louisville	1	1	.500
13	Georgia Tech	0	2	.000
14	Florida State	1	1	.500
15	NC State	1	1	.500
16	Stanford	1	1	.500
17	Syracuse	1	1	.500

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

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

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	USC	3	0	1.000
2	Indiana	2	0	1.000
3	Iowa	2	0	1.000
4	Maryland	2	0	1.000
5	Michigan	2	0	1.000
6	Michigan State	2	0	1.000
7	Nebraska	2	0	1.000
8	Penn State	2	0	1.000
9	UCLA	2	0	1.000
10	Washington	2	0	1.000
11	Northwestern	1	0	1.000
12	Illinois	1	1	.500
13	Minnesota	1	1	.500
14	Ohio State	1	1	.500
15	Oregon	1	1	.500
16	Purdue	1	1	.500
17	Wisconsin	1	1	.500
18	Rutgers	0	2	.000

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Delaware	1	1	.500
2	Florida International	1	1	.500
3	Kennesaw State	1	1	.500
4	Liberty	1	1	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	1	1	.500
6	Missouri State	1	1	.500
7	Jacksonville State	1	2	.333
8	New Mexico State	1	2	.333
9	Sam Houston	0	2	.000
10	Western Kentucky	0	2	.000

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	North Dakota State	3	0	1.000
2	UNLV	1	2	.333
3	New Mexico	2	0	1.000
4	San Jose State	2	1	.667
5	Nevada	1	1	.500
6	UTEP	1	1	.500
7	Wyoming	1	1	.500
8	Northern Illinois	0	2	.000
9	Air Force	1	1	.500
10	Hawai'i	1	2	.333

CFB 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 8/29	UNC	@	TCU	15-10
Sat 8/29	SJSU	@	USC	26-42
Sat 8/29	NCST	@	UVA	8-34
Sat 8/29	JVST	@	NDSU	7-33
Sat 8/29	SAC	@	EMU	17-28

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	SYR	@	PITT	7:30 PM
Fri 9/18	MIA	@	WAKE	7:30 PM
Fri 9/18	HOU	@	TTU	8:00 PM
Fri 9/18	PRST	@	ORE	10:30 PM
Sat 9/19	CCAR	@	DEL	11:30 AM

30 teams are tied for playing the most seasons when controlling the ball for more than 0:00, with 14 seasons. The first three are the UTEP Miners, the Air Force Falcons and the Ball State Cardinals.

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