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College football all-time winningest programs

Michigan: 1,002 wins. Alabama: 965 wins. Ohio State: 964 wins.

Technically, the highest-scoring game in college football history was in 1916, when Georgia Tech destroyed Cumberland 222-0. Cumberland disbanded its football program the year before, but Georgia Tech threatened legal action if they didn't play the game.

You make more big plays than your opponent, you stay on schedule, you tilt the field, you finish drives, and you fall on the ball. Explosiveness, efficiency, field position, finishing drives, and turnovers are the five factors to winning football games.

Kellen Moore – Boise State – 50-3

And he only lost three games in his college career.

1. Alabama. The kings of college football thanks to a pair of historic dynasties led by Bear Bryant and then Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide are 1st all-time with 18 national championships, 3rd with a .

The college football team with the most wins in history is the University of Michigan. The Wolverines have accumulated 962 wins since their first season in 1879. Yale has won the most championships in college football history with 18. Alabama and Princeton are tied for second with 15 each.

There have been only three occurrences since 1970, and just one since 2003. In 1916 Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. On October 25, 1884, Yale defeated Dartmouth 113–0, becoming the first team to score 100 points in a game.

Their NFC North divisional rivals, the Green Bay Packers have recorded the most wins (799) in NFL history. The league's other still-active charter member, the Arizona Cardinals, have recorded the most regular season losses (803), through the end of the 2023 season.

Who has the most losses in college football history? ›

The Indiana Hoosiers are only one loss away from equaling Northwestern and having as many losses as anybody in the history of college football. They have an all-time record of 448-631-44. Since 1887, they have been playing college football in Bloomington and have conference titles in 1945 and 1967.

Completion Percentage

A quarterback throws the ball, and the receiver catches it without letting the ball touch the ground. So, of course, the higher this percentage is, the better the performance of the QB.

Quarterback is the most important position in football and, arguably, the most important in all of team sports. It's incredibly hard to win in college football or the NFL without a capable player under center. It's also important to have options behind the starter in case they struggle or get injured.

Unlike other polls, the College Football Playoff rankings come out only until well into the season. And unlike other polls, it's the only one that really matters, as it's for the four-team playoff.

1. Alabama. The kings of college football thanks to a pair of historic dynasties led by Bear Bryant and then Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide are 1st all-time with 18 national championships, 3rd with a .

The Crimson Tide are the runaway leader. They come in first with the most No. 1 ranks (24), CFP National Championship wins (3) and CFP rank appearances (54). Shockingly, 2022 was the first time Alabama was not featured in the top four in any CFP poll.

Their NFC North divisional rivals, the Green Bay Packers have recorded the most wins (799) in NFL history. The league's other still-active charter member, the Arizona Cardinals, have recorded the most regular season losses (803), through the end of the 2023 season.