40-Year FBS Closed Set Results (1977-2016)
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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 40 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 | Florida State | 370-109-4 | .770 | 14.8 | 2 | 154 | 75 | 60 | 81 | 4 | 59 | 20 | 11 | 19 | ||
2 | Ohio State | 378-111-6 | .770 | 13.8 | 4 | 132 | 77 | 78 | 91 | 6 | 63 | 24 | 10 | 14 | ||
3 | Nebraska | 374-119-1 | .758 | 16.3 | 1 | 187 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 1 | 55 | 22 | 21 | 21 | ||
4 | Alabama | 364-125-3 | .743 | 12.3 | 6 | 117 | 81 | 76 | 90 | 3 | 77 | 33 | 8 | 7 | ||
4 | Oklahoma | 363-124-5 | .743 | 14.4 | 3 | 164 | 60 | 68 | 71 | 5 | 46 | 33 | 25 | 20 | ||
6 | Boise State | 217-85-0 | .719 | 12.5 | 5 | 97 | 34 | 38 | 48 | 0 | 41 | 10 | 13 | 21 | ||
7 | Michigan | 348-138-5 | .714 | 11.5 | 7 | 117 | 72 | 54 | 105 | 5 | 84 | 30 | 10 | 14 | ||
8 | Miami | 329-135-0 | .709 | 10.4 | 9 | 114 | 78 | 45 | 92 | 0 | 63 | 26 | 22 | 24 | ||
9 | Penn State | 341-140-2 | .708 | 9.6 | 12 | 108 | 71 | 57 | 105 | 2 | 60 | 38 | 24 | 18 | ||
10 | USC | 341-146-8 | .697 | 10.2 | 10 | 112 | 72 | 62 | 95 | 8 | 73 | 32 | 30 | 11 | ||
11 | BYU | 342-149-2 | .696 | 9.7 | 11 | 111 | 84 | 43 | 104 | 2 | 72 | 29 | 19 | 29 | ||
12 | Georgia | 328-143-6 | .694 | 7.9 | 15 | 82 | 58 | 71 | 117 | 6 | 74 | 30 | 20 | 19 | ||
13 | Florida | 329-145-6 | .692 | 11.0 | 8 | 124 | 62 | 67 | 76 | 6 | 66 | 29 | 29 | 21 | ||
14 | Texas | 331-154-4 | .681 | 9.1 | 13 | 125 | 59 | 49 | 98 | 4 | 62 | 28 | 35 | 29 | ||
15 | Clemson | 305-147-6 | .672 | 7.8 | 16 | 75 | 71 | 65 | 94 | 6 | 78 | 22 | 28 | 19 | ||
Rk | Team | Record | Pct | MOV | Rk | DW | SW | MW | NW | T | NL | ML | SL | DL | ||
16 | Auburn | 304-155-6 | .660 | 6.5 | 21 | 73 | 62 | 58 | 111 | 6 | 69 | 32 | 36 | 18 | ||
17 | Notre Dame | 316-165-4 | .656 | 7.6 | 17 | 89 | 73 | 47 | 107 | 4 | 91 | 22 | 33 | 19 | ||
18 | Tennessee | 311-162-9 | .655 | 7.4 | 19 | 93 | 62 | 56 | 100 | 9 | 70 | 36 | 26 | 30 | ||
19 | LSU | 304-164-6 | .648 | 7.9 | 14 | 102 | 53 | 50 | 99 | 6 | 71 | 38 | 37 | 18 | ||
20 | Texas A&M | 298-175-3 | .629 | 6.9 | 20 | 96 | 63 | 55 | 84 | 3 | 76 | 33 | 27 | 39 | ||
21 | Virginia Tech | 274-165-4 | .623 | 7.5 | 18 | 84 | 66 | 54 | 70 | 4 | 79 | 37 | 30 | 19 | ||
22 | Washington | 287-186-3 | .606 | 5.5 | 22 | 90 | 50 | 68 | 79 | 3 | 73 | 39 | 40 | 34 | ||
23 | UCLA | 284-186-7 | .603 | 4.2 | 28 | 64 | 61 | 64 | 95 | 7 | 84 | 30 | 40 | 32 | ||
24 | West Virginia | 275-182-4 | .601 | 4.9 | 23 | 77 | 60 | 56 | 82 | 4 | 71 | 34 | 40 | 37 | ||
25 | Oregon | 271-186-4 | .592 | 4.6 | 26 | 71 | 69 | 41 | 90 | 4 | 67 | 48 | 31 | 40 | ||
26 | Arkansas | 274-189-5 | .591 | 4.7 | 25 | 80 | 64 | 40 | 90 | 5 | 79 | 44 | 28 | 38 | ||
27 | Utah | 267-189-3 | .585 | 3.5 | 31 | 63 | 52 | 50 | 102 | 3 | 83 | 38 | 29 | 39 | ||
28 | Toledo | 257-182-6 | .584 | 2.2 | 37 | 56 | 50 | 57 | 94 | 6 | 62 | 35 | 41 | 44 | ||
29 | Wisconsin | 274-196-7 | .582 | 4.4 | 27 | 77 | 55 | 52 | 90 | 7 | 80 | 41 | 37 | 38 | ||
30 | Iowa | 271-196-6 | .579 | 4.7 | 24 | 82 | 45 | 58 | 86 | 6 | 81 | 38 | 36 | 41 | ||
Rk | Team | Record | Pct | MOV | Rk | DW | SW | MW | NW | T | NL | ML | SL | DL | ||
31 | Arizona State | 254-196-4 | .564 | 4.2 | 29 | 76 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 4 | 71 | 46 | 46 | 33 | ||
32 | Michigan State | 260-208-6 | .555 | 3.9 | 30 | 70 | 48 | 56 | 86 | 6 | 93 | 46 | 34 | 35 | ||
33 | Air Force | 254-208-3 | .549 | 2.7 | 34 | 57 | 59 | 54 | 84 | 3 | 86 | 42 | 49 | 31 | ||
34 | North Carolina | 247-205-5 | .546 | 2.4 | 35 | 55 | 52 | 41 | 99 | 5 | 91 | 37 | 32 | 45 | ||
35 | Louisville | 235-196-4 | .545 | 1.9 | 40 | 63 | 51 | 44 | 77 | 4 | 69 | 30 | 46 | 51 | ||
36 | Marshall | 167-140-0 | .544 | 1.5 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 33 | 52 | 0 | 47 | 25 | 26 | 42 | ||
37 | Southern Mississippi | 243-204-3 | .543 | 2.3 | 36 | 57 | 61 | 40 | 85 | 3 | 80 | 45 | 38 | 41 | ||
38 | Fresno State | 214-180-3 | .543 | 2.7 | 32 | 66 | 41 | 44 | 63 | 3 | 66 | 43 | 32 | 39 | ||
39 | Pittsburgh | 246-208-7 | .541 | 2.7 | 33 | 62 | 57 | 47 | 80 | 7 | 93 | 40 | 34 | 41 | ||
40 | Oklahoma State | 240-207-6 | .536 | 1.9 | 39 | 73 | 55 | 38 | 74 | 6 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 52 | ||
41 | Bowling Green | 237-205-6 | .536 | 1.1 | 47 | 53 | 55 | 50 | 79 | 6 | 73 | 41 | 40 | 51 | ||
42 | Stanford | 246-217-5 | .531 | 1.6 | 44 | 53 | 53 | 49 | 91 | 5 | 88 | 46 | 43 | 40 | ||
43 | TCU | 240-213-6 | .529 | 1.7 | 41 | 69 | 44 | 51 | 76 | 6 | 72 | 45 | 45 | 51 | ||
44 | Texas Tech | 239-215-5 | .526 | 2.0 | 38 | 78 | 31 | 56 | 74 | 5 | 81 | 41 | 37 | 56 | ||
45 | Central Michigan | 220-201-10 | .522 | .0 | 57 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 88 | 10 | 77 | 42 | 35 | 47 | ||
Rk | Team | Record | Pct | MOV | Rk | DW | SW | MW | NW | T | NL | ML | SL | DL | ||
46 | Georgia Southern | 68-63-0 | .519 | .1 | 55 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 28 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 13 | ||
47 | Nevada | 170-158-0 | .518 | 1.7 | 42 | 46 | 34 | 35 | 55 | 0 | 62 | 29 | 32 | 35 | ||
48 | North Carolina State | 231-217-3 | .516 | .1 | 56 | 41 | 43 | 47 | 100 | 3 | 88 | 52 | 43 | 34 | ||
49 | Arizona | 229-216-8 | .514 | 1.0 | 48 | 50 | 43 | 51 | 85 | 8 | 94 | 41 | 38 | 43 | ||
50 | Boston College | 230-218-3 | .513 | .3 | 53 | 42 | 51 | 48 | 89 | 3 | 82 | 52 | 41 | 43 | ||
51 | Western Michigan | 218-208-5 | .512 | .9 | 49 | 46 | 40 | 55 | 77 | 5 | 81 | 47 | 46 | 34 | ||
52 | Old Dominion | 23-22-0 | .511 | -4.5 | 90 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | ||
53 | Syracuse | 232-222-5 | .511 | .3 | 52 | 57 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 5 | 65 | 43 | 66 | 48 | ||
54 | South Carolina | 223-215-7 | .509 | .5 | 51 | 45 | 52 | 46 | 80 | 7 | 78 | 49 | 51 | 37 | ||
55 | Georgia Tech | 225-217-5 | .509 | .7 | 50 | 49 | 36 | 54 | 86 | 5 | 90 | 50 | 46 | 31 | ||
56 | Troy | 112-109-0 | .507 | -0.5 | 62 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 0 | 44 | 17 | 16 | 32 | ||
57 | Houston | 231-225-4 | .507 | 1.3 | 46 | 72 | 41 | 41 | 77 | 4 | 77 | 36 | 55 | 57 | ||
58 | Colorado | 235-230-6 | .505 | -0.5 | 63 | 60 | 46 | 52 | 77 | 6 | 82 | 35 | 43 | 70 | ||
59 | Kansas State | 222-219-4 | .503 | 1.7 | 43 | 89 | 35 | 34 | 64 | 4 | 61 | 52 | 39 | 67 | ||
60 | South Florida | 95-94-0 | .503 | .2 | 54 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 19 | ||
Rk | Team | Record | Pct | MOV | Rk | DW | SW | MW | NW | T | NL | ML | SL | DL | ||
61 | Miami (OH) | 220-223-9 | .497 | -0.2 | 58 | 47 | 43 | 47 | 83 | 9 | 82 | 47 | 45 | 49 | ||
62 | Mississippi | 219-228-4 | .490 | -0.4 | 60 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 86 | 4 | 93 | 42 | 48 | 45 | ||
63 | Northern Illinois | 197-212-3 | .482 | -0.9 | 65 | 52 | 36 | 35 | 74 | 3 | 73 | 39 | 40 | 60 | ||
64 | Missouri | 218-236-7 | .480 | -0.3 | 59 | 65 | 37 | 60 | 56 | 7 | 88 | 43 | 45 | 60 | ||
65 | Hawaii | 212-230-6 | .480 | -1.5 | 69 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 67 | 6 | 70 | 45 | 54 | 61 | ||
66 | Maryland | 215-234-4 | .479 | -1.2 | 67 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 83 | 4 | 81 | 50 | 48 | 55 | ||
67 | Virginia | 208-229-4 | .476 | -0.7 | 64 | 50 | 33 | 39 | 86 | 4 | 88 | 50 | 42 | 49 | ||
68 | San Diego State | 209-231-5 | .475 | -1.2 | 66 | 52 | 41 | 37 | 79 | 5 | 75 | 48 | 49 | 59 | ||
69 | Baylor | 211-235-3 | .473 | -1.9 | 71 | 62 | 31 | 44 | 74 | 3 | 68 | 42 | 43 | 82 | ||
70 | East Carolina | 201-227-2 | .470 | -2.3 | 74 | 31 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 2 | 74 | 45 | 56 | 52 | ||
71 | Louisiana Tech | 179-203-6 | .469 | -2.2 | 72 | 49 | 35 | 32 | 63 | 6 | 63 | 35 | 32 | 73 | ||
72 | Ball State | 192-219-4 | .467 | -2.7 | 77 | 32 | 49 | 35 | 76 | 4 | 70 | 47 | 48 | 54 | ||
73 | Middle Tennessee | 119-137-0 | .465 | -2.3 | 73 | 23 | 29 | 24 | 43 | 0 | 42 | 26 | 30 | 39 | ||
74 | Colorado State | 211-244-3 | .464 | -2.5 | 76 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 86 | 3 | 79 | 54 | 46 | 65 | ||
75 | Mississippi State | 208-242-2 | .462 | -1.6 | 70 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 86 | 2 | 80 | 58 | 51 | 53 | ||
Rk | Team | Record | Pct | MOV | Rk | DW | SW | MW | NW | T | NL | ML | SL | DL | ||
76 | Appalachian State | 65-76-1 | .461 | -3.1 | 85 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 29 | 1 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 27 | ||
77 | Cincinnati | 194-232-5 | .456 | -3.0 | 83 | 39 | 42 | 43 | 70 | 5 | 78 | 39 | 47 | 68 | ||
78 | Central Florida | 126-152-0 | .453 | -0.4 | 61 | 34 | 30 | 22 | 40 | 0 | 59 | 29 | 30 | 34 | ||
79 | Navy | 183-224-2 | .450 | -2.4 | 75 | 48 | 25 | 38 | 72 | 2 | 75 | 44 | 48 | 57 | ||
80 | California | 202-248-5 | .449 | -1.3 | 68 | 54 | 36 | 31 | 81 | 5 | 86 | 58 | 48 | 56 | ||
81 | Wyoming | 198-245-2 | .447 | -3.0 | 82 | 39 | 35 | 40 | 84 | 2 | 83 | 50 | 48 | 64 | ||
82 | Tulsa | 184-230-1 | .445 | -2.9 | 81 | 45 | 34 | 35 | 70 | 1 | 69 | 51 | 45 | 65 | ||
83 | Washington State | 192-248-5 | .437 | -2.9 | 80 | 45 | 38 | 37 | 72 | 5 | 76 | 60 | 40 | 72 | ||
84 | Purdue | 197-256-6 | .436 | -2.7 | 78 | 44 | 28 | 46 | 79 | 6 | 87 | 51 | 53 | 65 | ||
85 | Connecticut | 99-131-0 | .430 | -3.1 | 84 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 45 | 0 | 42 | 29 | 28 | 32 | ||
86 | Minnesota | 191-257-3 | .427 | -3.4 | 86 | 43 | 33 | 39 | 76 | 3 | 89 | 54 | 51 | 63 | ||
87 | UTSA | 25-34-0 | .424 | -4.9 | 91 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
88 | Illinois | 183-261-9 | .414 | -3.8 | 88 | 47 | 30 | 32 | 74 | 9 | 80 | 59 | 43 | 79 | ||
89 | Louisiana Lafayette | 159-228-3 | .412 | -7.1 | 101 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 80 | 3 | 67 | 38 | 48 | 75 | ||
90 | Kentucky | 177-268-4 | .399 | -4.3 | 89 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 82 | 4 | 89 | 65 | 45 | 69 | ||
Rk | Team | Record | Pct | MOV | Rk | DW | SW | MW | NW | T | NL | ML | SL | DL | ||
91 | Rutgers | 159-242-5 | .398 | -6.5 | 96 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 68 | 5 | 65 | 50 | 46 | 81 | ||
92 | Western Kentucky | 71-108-0 | .397 | -2.8 | 79 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 40 | 19 | 23 | 26 | ||
93 | San Jose State | 150-238-4 | .388 | -6.5 | 97 | 31 | 25 | 36 | 58 | 4 | 67 | 48 | 48 | 75 | ||
94 | SMU | 163-259-5 | .388 | -6.5 | 98 | 33 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 5 | 79 | 34 | 50 | 96 | ||
95 | Indiana | 170-276-4 | .382 | -5.4 | 93 | 34 | 44 | 31 | 61 | 4 | 89 | 53 | 58 | 76 | ||
96 | New Mexico | 174-285-1 | .379 | -5.6 | 94 | 27 | 38 | 36 | 73 | 1 | 108 | 47 | 55 | 75 | ||
97 | Ohio | 165-272-6 | .379 | -5.2 | 92 | 32 | 25 | 35 | 73 | 6 | 83 | 56 | 69 | 64 | ||
98 | Memphis | 163-273-5 | .375 | -3.7 | 87 | 36 | 29 | 38 | 60 | 5 | 103 | 49 | 70 | 51 | ||
99 | Akron | 131-223-1 | .370 | -7.3 | 102 | 18 | 21 | 32 | 60 | 1 | 70 | 36 | 51 | 66 | ||
100 | Wake Forest | 160-275-2 | .368 | -7.0 | 100 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 86 | 2 | 94 | 48 | 62 | 71 | ||
101 | Arkansas State | 128-222-5 | .368 | -7.5 | 104 | 19 | 27 | 23 | 59 | 5 | 68 | 41 | 35 | 78 | ||
102 | South Alabama | 23-40-0 | .365 | -6.0 | 95 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 7 | ||
103 | Northwestern | 164-288-4 | .364 | -10.0 | 118 | 14 | 29 | 35 | 86 | 4 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 120 | ||
104 | Louisiana Monroe | 117-207-0 | .361 | -9.6 | 115 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 61 | 0 | 56 | 35 | 38 | 78 | ||
105 | Oregon State | 156-281-6 | .359 | -7.4 | 103 | 36 | 16 | 44 | 60 | 6 | 70 | 48 | 66 | 97 | ||
Rk | Team | Record | Pct | MOV | Rk | DW | SW | MW | NW | T | NL | ML | SL | DL | ||
106 | Florida Atlantic | 56-102-0 | .354 | -9.0 | 113 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 29 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 19 | 36 | ||
107 | Iowa State | 148-274-7 | .353 | -7.7 | 106 | 28 | 23 | 32 | 65 | 7 | 78 | 51 | 52 | 93 | ||
108 | Rice | 157-291-2 | .351 | -9.0 | 112 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 70 | 2 | 69 | 46 | 64 | 112 | ||
109 | Utah State | 134-249-3 | .351 | -6.9 | 99 | 33 | 18 | 25 | 58 | 3 | 81 | 38 | 51 | 79 | ||
110 | Kansas | 148-280-8 | .349 | -9.7 | 117 | 37 | 30 | 22 | 59 | 8 | 63 | 57 | 32 | 128 | ||
111 | North Texas | 128-246-0 | .342 | -8.5 | 108 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 56 | 0 | 68 | 34 | 66 | 78 | ||
112 | Temple | 141-276-1 | .339 | -8.6 | 111 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 52 | 1 | 68 | 54 | 59 | 95 | ||
113 | UAB | 73-143-0 | .338 | -7.7 | 105 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 46 | 30 | 26 | 41 | ||
114 | Tulane | 149-298-0 | .333 | -7.9 | 107 | 28 | 29 | 34 | 58 | 0 | 91 | 48 | 67 | 92 | ||
115 | UNLV | 131-267-2 | .330 | -9.7 | 116 | 19 | 18 | 31 | 63 | 2 | 66 | 41 | 66 | 94 | ||
116 | Idaho | 90-194-0 | .317 | -11.0 | 123 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 44 | 0 | 47 | 37 | 38 | 72 | ||
117 | Duke | 136-301-3 | .313 | -8.5 | 109 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 67 | 3 | 98 | 50 | 58 | 95 | ||
118 | Army | 108-264-5 | .293 | -8.6 | 110 | 14 | 25 | 21 | 48 | 5 | 72 | 57 | 66 | 69 | ||
119 | Vanderbilt | 124-313-1 | .284 | -9.2 | 114 | 14 | 24 | 33 | 53 | 1 | 98 | 64 | 58 | 93 | ||
120 | Florida International | 43-109-0 | .283 | -10.0 | 119 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 34 | 28 | 12 | 35 | ||
Rk | Team | Record | Pct | MOV | Rk | DW | SW | MW | NW | T | NL | ML | SL | DL | ||
121 | Eastern Michigan | 113-297-7 | .279 | -11.5 | 124 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 70 | 7 | 84 | 55 | 56 | 102 | ||
122 | UTEP | 123-320-2 | .279 | -11.5 | 125 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 56 | 2 | 78 | 55 | 65 | 122 | ||
123 | Kent State | 111-317-1 | .260 | -11.0 | 122 | 13 | 24 | 30 | 44 | 1 | 93 | 61 | 58 | 105 | ||
124 | Texas State | 28-81-0 | .257 | -10.6 | 120 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 25 | ||
125 | Buffalo | 51-161-0 | .241 | -12.4 | 126 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 37 | 29 | 40 | 55 | ||
126 | Massachusetts | 27-87-0 | .237 | -10.9 | 121 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 13 | 18 | 28 | ||
127 | New Mexico State | 79-287-0 | .216 | -15.3 | 128 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 47 | 0 | 70 | 48 | 51 | 118 | ||
128 | Charlotte | 4-18-0 | .182 | -18.0 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||
129 | Georgia State | 9-44-0 | .170 | -14.6 | 127 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 16 |