20-Year FBS Closed Set Results (1997-2016)
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Complete records of all-time college football results are published by several sites including James Howell's database, Chris Staasen's database, the College Football Data Warehouse, Winsipedia, and more. The results of the closed set of games played between current FBS opponents over the last 20 years are provided below. Teams are ranked according to overall winning percentage (Pct) in the span. Each team's average margin of victory (MOV) per game is also provided. The remaining columns indicate the distribution of game results in the span by category of margin of victory or defeat: DW (dominant wins by 25+ points), SW (strong wins by 17-24 points), MW (moderate wins by 9-16 points), NW (narrow wins by 1-8 points), T (ties), NL (narrow losses by 1-8 points), ML (moderate losses by 9-16 points), SL (strong losses by 17-24 points), and DL (dominant losses by 25+ points).
Rk | Team | Record | Pct | MOV | Rk | DW | SW | MW | NW | T | NL | ML | SL | DL | ||
1 | Ohio State | 205-49 | .807 | 15.1 | 2 | 73 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 6 | ||
2 | Boise State | 190-49 | .795 | 17.0 | 1 | 93 | 29 | 31 | 37 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 9 | ||
3 | Oklahoma | 195-62 | .759 | 14.5 | 3 | 84 | 29 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 13 | ||
4 | Florida State | 185-64 | .743 | 12.9 | 4 | 71 | 35 | 33 | 46 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 5 | 9 | ||
5 | Georgia | 181-69 | .724 | 9.4 | 16 | 50 | 29 | 39 | 63 | 0 | 37 | 13 | 11 | 8 | ||
6 | USC | 184-72 | .719 | 12.1 | 6 | 69 | 41 | 27 | 47 | 0 | 41 | 14 | 11 | 6 | ||
7 | LSU | 175-70 | .714 | 11.4 | 9 | 70 | 22 | 26 | 57 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 9 | ||
8 | Oregon | 174-70 | .713 | 10.5 | 12 | 59 | 43 | 19 | 53 | 0 | 31 | 16 | 7 | 16 | ||
9 | Florida | 177-72 | .711 | 11.9 | 7 | 68 | 35 | 32 | 42 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 14 | 12 | ||
10 | Virginia Tech | 176-73 | .707 | 11.4 | 10 | 57 | 41 | 37 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 12 | 7 | ||
11 | Alabama | 178-74 | .706 | 12.3 | 5 | 70 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 0 | 44 | 20 | 7 | 3 | ||
12 | Wisconsin | 176-75 | .701 | 10.0 | 13 | 53 | 35 | 31 | 57 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 10 | 10 | ||
13 | Texas | 177-76 | .700 | 11.5 | 8 | 82 | 27 | 22 | 46 | 0 | 32 | 10 | 21 | 13 | ||
14 | TCU | 166-73 | .695 | 10.8 | 11 | 60 | 29 | 29 | 48 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 6 | ||
15 | Nebraska | 171-80 | .681 | 9.6 | 15 | 67 | 26 | 34 | 44 | 0 | 36 | 11 | 14 | 19 | ||
Rk | Team | Record | Pct | MOV | Rk | DW | SW | MW | NW | T | NL | ML | SL | DL | ||
16 | Michigan | 170-80 | .680 | 9.0 | 17 | 51 | 31 | 28 | 60 | 0 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 13 | ||
17 | Utah | 157-81 | .660 | 8.0 | 19 | 41 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 0 | 45 | 16 | 13 | 7 | ||
18 | Miami | 153-83 | .648 | 8.0 | 18 | 51 | 39 | 20 | 43 | 0 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 14 | ||
19 | Clemson | 155-86 | .643 | 7.8 | 20 | 41 | 35 | 32 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 12 | 17 | 10 | ||
20 | Penn State | 156-89 | .637 | 7.4 | 21 | 50 | 35 | 26 | 45 | 0 | 37 | 23 | 18 | 11 | ||
21 | Auburn | 154-88 | .636 | 5.3 | 27 | 41 | 28 | 22 | 63 | 0 | 35 | 17 | 25 | 11 | ||
22 | Kansas State | 151-88 | .632 | 9.8 | 14 | 66 | 23 | 18 | 44 | 0 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 15 | ||
23 | Tennessee | 156-91 | .632 | 5.8 | 25 | 42 | 35 | 26 | 53 | 0 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 18 | ||
24 | BYU | 153-90 | .630 | 5.9 | 24 | 38 | 41 | 19 | 55 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 13 | 18 | ||
25 | Louisville | 149-89 | .626 | 7.2 | 22 | 43 | 33 | 28 | 45 | 0 | 44 | 15 | 16 | 14 | ||
26 | West Virginia | 147-90 | .620 | 5.9 | 23 | 41 | 35 | 27 | 44 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 18 | ||
27 | Toledo | 144-90 | .615 | 3.9 | 34 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 0 | 33 | 11 | 18 | 28 | ||
28 | Notre Dame | 150-99 | .602 | 4.1 | 31 | 29 | 37 | 20 | 64 | 0 | 50 | 16 | 17 | 16 | ||
29 | Oklahoma State | 140-95 | .596 | 5.6 | 26 | 53 | 31 | 21 | 35 | 0 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 23 | ||
30 | Marshall | 140-96 | .593 | 3.5 | 36 | 39 | 31 | 25 | 45 | 0 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 28 | ||
Rk | Team | Record | Pct | MOV | Rk | DW | SW | MW | NW | T | NL | ML | SL | DL | ||
31 | Michigan State | 145-100 | .592 | 4.9 | 28 | 38 | 22 | 40 | 45 | 0 | 46 | 19 | 18 | 17 | ||
32 | Georgia Tech | 142-100 | .587 | 4.0 | 32 | 34 | 22 | 31 | 55 | 0 | 50 | 22 | 18 | 10 | ||
33 | Texas A&M | 140-101 | .581 | 4.4 | 30 | 46 | 24 | 21 | 49 | 0 | 41 | 19 | 18 | 23 | ||
34 | Texas Tech | 136-101 | .574 | 4.0 | 33 | 50 | 15 | 30 | 41 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 29 | ||
35 | Stanford | 137-104 | .568 | 2.6 | 39 | 35 | 27 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 40 | 17 | 23 | 24 | ||
36 | UCLA | 142-108 | .568 | 2.2 | 44 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 51 | 0 | 42 | 18 | 25 | 23 | ||
37 | Northern Illinois | 131-100 | .567 | 3.7 | 35 | 41 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 0 | 43 | 20 | 14 | 23 | ||
38 | Appalachian State | 43-33 | .566 | 0.2 | 60 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | ||
39 | Iowa | 134-104 | .563 | 4.9 | 29 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 43 | 0 | 52 | 20 | 14 | 18 | ||
40 | Air Force | 131-102 | .562 | 3.2 | 38 | 26 | 34 | 26 | 45 | 0 | 51 | 13 | 24 | 14 | ||
41 | Cincinnati | 131-105 | .555 | 1.8 | 45 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 42 | 17 | 25 | 21 | ||
42 | Missouri | 130-105 | .553 | 2.5 | 40 | 37 | 25 | 32 | 36 | 0 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 23 | ||
43 | Arkansas | 128-107 | .545 | 3.3 | 37 | 40 | 29 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 24 | 18 | 22 | ||
44 | Boston College | 130-109 | .544 | 1.4 | 49 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 53 | 0 | 42 | 27 | 22 | 18 | ||
45 | Navy | 124-108 | .534 | 1.7 | 48 | 36 | 17 | 24 | 47 | 0 | 43 | 23 | 22 | 20 | ||
Rk | Team | Record | Pct | MOV | Rk | DW | SW | MW | NW | T | NL | ML | SL | DL | ||
46 | Southern Mississippi | 128-113 | .531 | 2.4 | 41 | 34 | 36 | 20 | 38 | 0 | 41 | 22 | 26 | 24 | ||
47 | Fresno State | 128-114 | .529 | 1.8 | 46 | 37 | 22 | 28 | 41 | 0 | 45 | 25 | 16 | 28 | ||
48 | Pittsburgh | 123-111 | .526 | 2.4 | 43 | 22 | 32 | 28 | 41 | 0 | 60 | 17 | 19 | 15 | ||
49 | Arizona State | 123-112 | .523 | 2.4 | 42 | 33 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 0 | 38 | 27 | 28 | 19 | ||
50 | Houston | 125-114 | .523 | 1.8 | 47 | 37 | 24 | 26 | 38 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 29 | 28 | ||
51 | South Carolina | 121-113 | .517 | 0.7 | 54 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 48 | 0 | 45 | 26 | 26 | 16 | ||
52 | Old Dominion | 23-22 | .511 | -4.5 | 87 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | ||
53 | Mississippi | 118-113 | .511 | 1.2 | 50 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 43 | 0 | 48 | 23 | 22 | 20 | ||
53 | Oregon State | 118-113 | .511 | 0.4 | 57 | 33 | 15 | 28 | 42 | 0 | 40 | 17 | 30 | 26 | ||
55 | Bowling Green | 120-115 | .511 | 0.8 | 53 | 29 | 34 | 28 | 29 | 0 | 39 | 26 | 18 | 32 | ||
56 | North Carolina State | 117-115 | .504 | 0.6 | 55 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 0 | 52 | 27 | 21 | 15 | ||
57 | South Florida | 95-94 | .503 | 0.2 | 61 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 19 | ||
58 | Louisiana Tech | 116-115 | .502 | -0.5 | 65 | 36 | 25 | 17 | 38 | 0 | 30 | 23 | 17 | 45 | ||
59 | Colorado State | 119-118 | .502 | -0.2 | 62 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 49 | 0 | 43 | 23 | 29 | 23 | ||
60 | Georgia Southern | 36-36 | .500 | 1.1 | 51 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 6 | ||
Rk | Team | Record | Pct | MOV | Rk | DW | SW | MW | NW | T | NL | ML | SL | DL | ||
61 | Washington | 121-122 | .498 | 0.3 | 58 | 37 | 18 | 25 | 41 | 0 | 43 | 22 | 29 | 28 | ||
62 | North Carolina | 116-117 | .498 | -0.2 | 63 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 56 | 0 | 50 | 19 | 21 | 27 | ||
63 | East Carolina | 119-122 | .494 | -1.3 | 70 | 19 | 27 | 21 | 52 | 0 | 40 | 28 | 30 | 24 | ||
64 | Western Michigan | 111-114 | .493 | 0.5 | 56 | 30 | 20 | 26 | 35 | 0 | 40 | 23 | 28 | 23 | ||
65 | Central Florida | 111-116 | .489 | 0.9 | 52 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 50 | 18 | 21 | 27 | ||
66 | Troy | 93-98 | .487 | -1.8 | 74 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 0 | 35 | 16 | 15 | 32 | ||
67 | Northwestern | 113-122 | .481 | -3.8 | 84 | 9 | 20 | 24 | 60 | 0 | 42 | 26 | 20 | 34 | ||
68 | Ohio | 110-119 | .480 | -1.2 | 68 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 45 | 0 | 40 | 21 | 31 | 27 | ||
69 | Nevada | 112-123 | .477 | -0.9 | 67 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 38 | 0 | 47 | 17 | 25 | 34 | ||
70 | Mississippi State | 109-121 | .474 | -1.9 | 76 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 44 | 0 | 37 | 29 | 19 | 36 | ||
71 | Minnesota | 111-124 | .472 | 0.2 | 59 | 30 | 18 | 22 | 41 | 0 | 50 | 27 | 25 | 22 | ||
72 | Arizona | 109-124 | .468 | -1.6 | 71 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 44 | 0 | 50 | 21 | 19 | 34 | ||
73 | Middle Tennessee | 96-111 | .464 | -2.0 | 77 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 34 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 25 | 32 | ||
74 | Miami (OH) | 109-127 | .462 | -1.7 | 73 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 44 | 0 | 42 | 27 | 25 | 33 | ||
75 | California | 108-126 | .462 | -0.3 | 64 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 38 | 0 | 48 | 30 | 21 | 27 | ||
Rk | Team | Record | Pct | MOV | Rk | DW | SW | MW | NW | T | NL | ML | SL | DL | ||
76 | Tulsa | 110-129 | .460 | -1.6 | 72 | 33 | 22 | 20 | 35 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 39 | ||
77 | San Diego State | 106-125 | .459 | -1.8 | 75 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 36 | 0 | 38 | 30 | 25 | 32 | ||
77 | Virginia | 106-125 | .459 | -2.2 | 79 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 47 | 0 | 44 | 28 | 24 | 29 | ||
79 | Hawaii | 111-132 | .457 | -3.0 | 81 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 37 | 0 | 36 | 28 | 25 | 43 | ||
80 | Maryland | 105-125 | .457 | -2.1 | 78 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 38 | 30 | 32 | 25 | ||
81 | Purdue | 107-129 | .453 | -0.8 | 66 | 28 | 11 | 27 | 41 | 0 | 51 | 26 | 25 | 27 | ||
82 | Western Kentucky | 58-73 | .443 | -1.2 | 69 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 0 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 19 | ||
83 | Connecticut | 86-111 | .437 | -2.7 | 80 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 20 | 24 | 29 | ||
84 | Rice | 102-134 | .432 | -5.8 | 95 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 45 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 31 | 51 | ||
85 | Washington State | 99-132 | .429 | -4.2 | 85 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 40 | 23 | 22 | 47 | ||
86 | Arkansas State | 94-127 | .425 | -5.7 | 94 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 42 | 0 | 37 | 21 | 23 | 46 | ||
87 | UTSA | 25-34 | .424 | -4.9 | 89 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
88 | Colorado | 102-139 | .423 | -4.5 | 86 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 44 | 0 | 50 | 21 | 27 | 41 | ||
89 | Syracuse | 98-134 | .422 | -3.2 | 82 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 35 | 23 | 47 | 29 | ||
90 | Wake Forest | 97-134 | .420 | -4.6 | 88 | 9 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 0 | 58 | 19 | 24 | 33 | ||
Rk | Team | Record | Pct | MOV | Rk | DW | SW | MW | NW | T | NL | ML | SL | DL | ||
91 | Central Michigan | 95-132 | .419 | -5.7 | 92 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 44 | 0 | 39 | 28 | 25 | 40 | ||
92 | Rutgers | 91-134 | .404 | -7.4 | 103 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 35 | 0 | 36 | 20 | 22 | 56 | ||
93 | New Mexico | 95-140 | .404 | -5.5 | 91 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 47 | 0 | 51 | 23 | 28 | 38 | ||
94 | Ball State | 90-133 | .404 | -5.9 | 96 | 13 | 24 | 15 | 38 | 0 | 37 | 29 | 30 | 37 | ||
95 | Baylor | 89-137 | .394 | -7.1 | 102 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 70 | ||
96 | Memphis | 87-139 | .385 | -3.3 | 83 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 52 | 22 | 39 | 26 | ||
97 | Louisiana Lafayette | 84-136 | .382 | -9.3 | 112 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 40 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 34 | 48 | ||
98 | Kentucky | 87-141 | .382 | -4.9 | 90 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 0 | 48 | 31 | 20 | 42 | ||
99 | Wyoming | 85-140 | .378 | -6.9 | 101 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 43 | 25 | 30 | 42 | ||
100 | Temple | 83-144 | .366 | -6.8 | 99 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 0 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 49 | ||
101 | South Alabama | 23-40 | .365 | -6.0 | 97 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 7 | ||
102 | UTEP | 82-147 | .358 | -8.1 | 107 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 38 | 29 | 24 | 56 | ||
103 | Utah State | 80-144 | .357 | -5.7 | 93 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 50 | 24 | 31 | 39 | ||
104 | Akron | 80-145 | .356 | -7.8 | 105 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 0 | 43 | 23 | 33 | 46 | ||
105 | Florida Atlantic | 56-102 | .354 | -9.0 | 109 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 19 | 36 | ||
Rk | Team | Record | Pct | MOV | Rk | DW | SW | MW | NW | T | NL | ML | SL | DL | ||
106 | San Jose State | 78-145 | .350 | -9.5 | 114 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 35 | 27 | 32 | 51 | ||
107 | UAB | 69-129 | .348 | -6.8 | 100 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 0 | 45 | 26 | 23 | 35 | ||
108 | Iowa State | 78-147 | .347 | -8.0 | 106 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 0 | 44 | 26 | 27 | 50 | ||
109 | Illinois | 77-149 | .341 | -6.7 | 98 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 33 | 40 | 29 | 47 | ||
110 | Tulane | 76-149 | .338 | -8.6 | 108 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 41 | 18 | 32 | 58 | ||
111 | SMU | 77-154 | .333 | -9.1 | 110 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 44 | 21 | 28 | 61 | ||
112 | North Texas | 76-156 | .328 | -9.2 | 111 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 41 | 23 | 35 | 57 | ||
113 | Louisiana Monroe | 68-145 | .319 | -12.4 | 122 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 0 | 38 | 20 | 21 | 66 | ||
114 | Kansas | 70-151 | .317 | -11.0 | 120 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 35 | 28 | 18 | 70 | ||
115 | Indiana | 68-155 | .305 | -9.4 | 113 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 27 | 0 | 48 | 27 | 32 | 48 | ||
115 | Vanderbilt | 68-155 | .305 | -7.4 | 104 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 31 | 0 | 52 | 36 | 26 | 41 | ||
117 | Kent State | 63-153 | .292 | -10.1 | 116 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 0 | 43 | 26 | 31 | 53 | ||
118 | Idaho | 61-154 | .284 | -13.4 | 124 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 64 | ||
119 | Florida International | 43-109 | .283 | -10.0 | 115 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 35 | ||
120 | UNLV | 62-168 | .270 | -10.7 | 118 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 46 | 23 | 47 | 52 | ||
Rk | Team | Record | Pct | MOV | Rk | DW | SW | MW | NW | T | NL | ML | SL | DL | ||
121 | Duke | 59-164 | .265 | -10.8 | 119 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 50 | 27 | 29 | 58 | ||
122 | Texas State | 20-59 | .253 | -13.1 | 123 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 22 | ||
123 | Buffalo | 51-154 | .249 | -12.0 | 121 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 36 | 29 | 37 | 52 | ||
124 | Army | 52-167 | .237 | -10.3 | 117 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 46 | 37 | 42 | 42 | ||
125 | New Mexico State | 53-172 | .236 | -14.2 | 125 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 46 | 27 | 31 | 68 | ||
126 | Eastern Michigan | 49-169 | .225 | -15.0 | 128 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 0 | 42 | 26 | 31 | 70 | ||
127 | Charlotte | 4-18 | .182 | -18.0 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||
128 | Georgia State | 9-44 | .170 | -14.6 | 127 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 16 | ||
129 | Massachusetts | 13-67 | .163 | -14.4 | 126 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 8 | 15 | 23 |