Most consecutive NCAA football wins over one opponent information
The following is a list of the all-time leading NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) college football single-opponent winning streaks. Streaks are ranked by the number of consecutive wins posted by one team against a regular opponent. All streaks active and historical streaks of at least 20 games are included.
This list excludes rivalries involving current Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) schools, and thus excludes the all-time NCAA record for most consecutive wins by one rival over another: Yale (now an FCS team) beat Wesleyan University (Connecticut) (now a Division III team) 46 times in a row between 1875 and 1913. The two teams have not played each other since that 1913 game (which Yale won at home, 21-0).
The FCS record for most consecutive wins by one team over another in an uninterrupted series is 32 victories in a row by Grambling over Prairie View between 1977 and 2009; this streak includes the 1990 season, when Prairie View's team went into recess due to a lack of players and financial problems. That streak began when Grambling was in the old Division I and Prairie View was in Division II.
Additionally, there are two series that involve multiple winning streaks of 20+ games. Oklahoma defeated Kansas State in 32 consecutive games from 1937 to 1968, then the Sooners won 22 in a row over the Wildcats from 1971 to 1992.[1][2] Ohio State also owns multiple 20+ game winning streaks over Indiana, winning 23 in a row from 1960 to 1986 and currently hold a 28-game winning streak over the Hoosiers from 1991 to the present day.[3][4]
Most consecutive wins over an opponent
School
Opponent
Consecutive wins
Year started
Last win
Uninterrupted series?
Notes/References
Notre Dame
Navy
43
1964
2006
Yes
Navy won in 2007[5][6]
Nebraska
Kansas
36
1969
2004
Yes
KU won in 2005[7]
Princeton
Rutgers
33
1869
1937
No (68-year period)
[7]
Oklahoma
Kansas State
32
1937
1968
Yes
[7]
Penn State
Temple
31
1952
2014
No (63-year period)
Penn State had a 39-game unbeaten streak against Temple dating back to 1941; the teams played to a tie in 1950. Temple broke the streak in 2015.
Florida
Kentucky
31
1987
2017
Yes
Longest in-conference streak in Southeastern Conference history. Kentucky snapped the streak in 2018.
Nebraska
Kansas State
29
1969
1997
Yes
[7]
Clemson
Virginia
29
1955
1989
No (35-year period)
[7]
Ohio State
Indiana
28†
1991
2023
No
[8] The 2010 game was vacated due to self-imposed sanctions by Ohio State [9]
Texas
Rice
28
1966
1993
Yes
[7]
Princeton
Penn
28
1876
1891
No (25-year period)
[7]
Syracuse
Hobart
26
1906
1931
Yes
[7]
USC
Oregon State
26
1968
1999
No (32-year period)
[7]
Tennessee
Kentucky
26
1985
2010
Yes
Kentucky won in 2011.[10] Rivalry formerly known as the Battle for the Barrel
Penn State
West Virginia
25
1959
1983
Yes
[7]
Michigan
Indiana
24
1988
2019
No
[11] Indiana snapped the streak in 2020.
Texas
TCU
24
1968
1991
Yes
[7]
Nebraska
Oklahoma State
24
1974
1999
No
[12]
Texas A&M
TCU
24†
1973
2001
No (29-year period)
Texas A&M won 23 consecutive games against TCU from 1973 to 1995 while they were both members of the old Southwest Conference. Texas A&M beat TCU again in the 2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl, and the teams have not played since then.[13]
Nebraska
Missouri
24
1979
2002
Yes
[7]
Penn State
Maryland
24
1962
1988
No (27-year period)
The streak began following Maryland's first win in the series in 1961, and finally ended with the only tie in 1989. Penn State would end up with a 29-game unbeaten streak over Maryland before the Terps defeated the Nittany Lions in 2014.[14]
Alabama
Vanderbilt
23†
1985
2022
No
[15]
Oregon
Idaho
23†
1951
2014
No
Oklahoma
Iowa State
23
1937
1959
Yes
[1]
Ohio State
Indiana
23
1960
1986
No
[8]
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
22
1983
2005
Yes
[7]
Arkansas
TCU
22
1959
1980
Yes
[7]
Alabama
Mississippi State
22
1958
1979
Yes
Iowa
Northwestern
22
1974
1994
Yes
[7] Northwestern's 1995 team also ended a 19-game (30 year) losing streak to Michigan and a 14-game (33 year) losing streak to Notre Dame.
LSU
Louisiana
22†
1902
2009
No (108-year period)
[7] LSU and Louisiana have only played each other 22 times total, giving LSU a 22-0 lead in the series - the most meetings between two NCAA teams without both teams having at least one win. Florida State has three fewer wins over Duke without a Duke victory.[16]
Florida
Vanderbilt
22
1989
2012
No (24-year period)
The series was uninterrupted since 1992 (21 wins). Vanderbilt won in 2013 [17]
Florida State
Duke
22†
1992
2023
No (31-year period)
[7] Duke has yet to defeat Florida State in 22 total meetings.
[7]
Oklahoma
Kansas State
22
1971
1992
Yes
[7][18]
Ohio State
Northwestern
21
1972
2003
No (33-year period)
Northwestern won in 2004.[7][19]
Ohio State
Wisconsin
21
1960
1980
Yes
[20]
Harvard
Brown
21
1893
1913
No (30-year period)
[7]
Purdue
Iowa
20
1961
1980
Yes
[7]
Oklahoma
Baylor
20
1901
2011
No (111-year period)
Baylor ended the streak with a 45–38 victory in 2011.[2]
† Active Streaks in bold
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