9 winningest FCS teams in college football history

Just one FCS football program has topped 900 all-time wins. That honor belongs to Yale, who finished the 2022 season 8-2. 

Here are the nine winningest FCS teams in college football history, as of Jan. 8, 2022.

*Win-loss records were originally pulled from NCAA.org’s post-2018 record book. Results from the 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons have been added to each school’s record on this list. All records include bowl games and playoff wins/losses.

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1. Yale

All-time record: 929-387-55

Win percentage: .698

First season: 1872

As one of the oldest college football programs, Yale owns 18 NCAA-recognized national championships, 16 Ivy League titles (last one coming in 2022) and two Heisman trophy winners (1936, ’37). 69 of Yale’s all-time wins have come against Harvard in DI football’s third-most played rivalry known simply as “The Game.” The Bulldogs hold a 69-61-8 edge over the Crimson, including their 50-43 double overtime win to close out 2019.

2. Harvard

All-time record: 

893-409-50

Win percentage: .679

First season: 1874

Harvard football has eight national championships along with 17 conference crowns since the Ivy League’s inception in 1956. While Yale has more all-time wins in the historic rivalry, Harvard has won The Game in 16 of the past 21 matchups since 2001.  

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3. Penn

All-time record:  872-509-42

Win percentage: .628

First season: 1876

Penn owns the NCAA football record for games played across all divisions. The Quakers are also tied for fourth in the FCS record books for longest winning streak since 1978 (24; 1992-95) and have the longest conference win streak in Ivy League history (20; 2001-04). Penn is just behind Dartmouth for most conference titles (18), with its most recent one coming in 2016.

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