List of undefeated Division I football teams
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This is a list of undefeated Division I football teams, which describes all teams that finished the NCAA College Football season without any losses. In the very early years of college football (prior to the 1930s) records are incomplete.
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[edit] Undefeated Division I Football Bowl Subivision
This section covers teams that played in college football's highest division:
- University Division until 1972
- Division I from 1973 - 1977
- Division I-A from 1978 - 2005
- Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) from 2006 (despite the official NCAA change in nomenclature, most sports media still use the "I-A" identifier)
[edit] Undefeated and untied
These teams all finished the season having won every game in which they appeared, also called a "Perfect Season".[1]
Year | Team | Final W-L-T record | Notes |
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1870 | Princeton University | 1-0-0[2] | |
1872 | Princeton University | 1-0-0[2] | |
1872 | Yale University | 1-0-0[2] | |
1873 | Princeton University | 1-0-0[2] | |
1874 | Yale University | 3-0-0[2] | |
1874 | Princeton University | 4-0-0[2] | |
1875 | Harvard University | 4-0-0[2] | |
1875 | Princeton University | 2-0-0[2] | |
1876 | Yale University | 3-0-0[2] | |
1876 | Rutgers University | 1-0-0[2] | |
1877 | Amherst College | 1-0-0[2] | |
1878 | Princeton University | 6-0-0[2] | |
1882 | Yale University | 8-0-0[2] | |
1883 | Princeton University | 4-0-0[2] | |
1884 | Yale University | 9-0-0[3] | |
1885 | Princeton University | 9-0-0[3] | |
1887 | Pennsylvania State University | 2-0-0[4] | |
1887 | Yale University | 9-0-0[3] | |
1888 | Yale University | 13-0-0[3] | Yale University was unscored upon. |
1889 | Princeton University | 10-0-0[3] | |
1889 | Miami University (OH) | 4-0-0[5] | |
1890 | Harvard University | 11-0-0[3] | |
1891 | Yale University | 13-0-0[3] | |
1892 | Yale University | 13-0-0[3] | |
1882 | Purdue University | 8-0-0[2] | |
1893 | University of Maryland | 6-0-0 | |
1893 | Princeton University | 11-0-0[3] | |
1893 | University of Minnesota | 6-0-0[2] | |
1893 | University of Texas | 4-0-0[6] | |
1894 | Yale University | 16-0-0[3] | |
1894 | University of Pennsylvania | 12-0-0[2] | |
1895 | Miami University (OH) | 3-0-0[5] | |
1895 | University of Texas | 5-0-0[6] | |
1895 | University of Pennsylvania | 14-0-0[3] | |
1895 | University of Texas | 5-0-0[6] | University of Texas was unscored upon. |
1896 | University of Oklahoma | 2-0-0[7] | |
1897 | Oregon State University | 2-0-0[8] | |
1897 | University of Oklahoma | 2-0-0[7] | |
1897 | University of Pennsylvania | 15-0-0[3] | |
1897 | University of Michigan | 10-0-0[2] | |
1898 | Harvard University | 11-0-0[3] | |
1898 | University of Kentucky | 7-0-0[9] | |
1900 | Yale University | 12-0-0[3] | |
1900 | Auburn University | 4-0-0[10] | |
1900 | University of Texas | 6-0-0[6] | |
1900 | Yale University | 12-0-0[2] | |
1901 | University of Michigan | 11-0-0[3] | |
1901 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 9-0-0[2] | |
1901 | Harvard University | 12-0-0[2] | |
1902 | University of Michigan | 11-0-0[3] | University of Michigan was unscored upon. |
1902 | University of Nebraska | 10-0-0[2] | |
1903 | Princeton University | 11-0-0[3] | |
1903 | University of Nebraska | 11-0-0[2] | |
1904 | University of Pittsburgh | 10-0-0[11] | |
1904 | University of Pennsylvania | 12-0-0[3] | |
1904 | University of Michigan | 10-0-0[2] | |
1904 | University of Minnesota | 13-0-0[2] | |
1904 | Vanderbilt University | 9-0-0[2] | |
1904 | Auburn University | 6-0-0[2] | |
1905 | University of Chicago | 11-0-0[3] | |
1905 | Yale University | 10-0-0[2] | |
1906 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 5-0-0[2] | |
1907 | Oregon State University | 6-0-0[8] | |
1908 | Miami University (OH) | 7-0-0[5] | |
1908 | Louisiana State University | 10-0-0[2] | |
1909 | Yale University | 10-0-0[3] | |
1909 | University of Arkansas | 7-0-0[2] | |
1909 | University of Colorado | 6-0-0[2] | |
1909 | University of Washington | 7-0-0 [12] | Part of NCAA Division I-A record 63-game unbeaten streak[13] |
1910 | University of Pittsburgh | 9-0-0[2] | Pitt was unscored upon |
1910 | University of Illinois | 9-0-0[2] | |
1910 | Colorado College | 7-0-0[2] | |
1910 | University of Colorado | 6-0-0[2] | |
1910 | University of Washington | 6-0-0 [14] | Part of NCAA Division I-A record 63-game unbeaten streak[13] |
1911 | University of Oklahoma | 8-0-0[7] | |
1911 | University of Colorado | 6-0-0[2] | |
1911 | University of Washington | 7-0-0 [14] | Part of NCAA Division I-A record 63-game unbeaten streak[13] |
1912 | Harvard University | 9-0-0[3] | |
1912 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | 7-0-0[2] | |
1912 | Pennsylvania State University | 8-0-0[2] | |
1912 | University of Washington | 6-0-0 [14] | Part of NCAA Division I-A record 63-game unbeaten streak[13] |
1913 | Harvard University | 9-0-0[3] | |
1913 | Auburn University | 8-0-0[10] | |
1913 | University of Chicago | 7-0-0[2] | |
1913 | University of Notre Dame | 7-0-0[2] | |
1913 | University of Nebraska | 8-0-0[2] | |
1913 | University of Washington | 7-0-0 [14] | Part of NCAA Division I-A record 63-game unbeaten streak[13] |
1914 | Army | 9-0-0[3] | |
1914 | University of Texas | 8-0-0[6] | |
1914 | University of Illinois | 7-0-0[2] | |
1914 | University of Tennessee | 9-0-0[2] | |
1914 | Washington & Lee University | 9-0-0[2] | |
1915 | Cornell University | 9-0-0[3] | |
1915 | University of Oklahoma | 10-0-0[7] | |
1915 | University of Nebraska | 8-0-0[2] | |
1915 | University of Pittsburgh | 8-0-0[2] | |
1915 | Colorado State University | 7-0-0[2] | |
1915 | University of Washington | 7-0-0 [14] | Part of NCAA Division I-A record 63-game unbeaten streak[13] |
1916 | University of Pittsburgh | 8-0-0[3] | |
1916 | Army | 9-0-0[2] | |
1916 | Ohio State University | 7-0-0[2] | |
1917 | Georgia Tech | 9-0-0[3] | |
1917 | University of Pittsburgh | 10-0-0[2] | |
1917 | Texas A&M University | 8-0-0[2] | Texas A&M was unscored upon |
1917 | Mare Island Marines | 8-0-0[2] | |
1917 | University of Denver | 8-0-0[2] | |
1918 | University of Oklahoma | 6-0-0[7] | |
1918 | University of Texas | 9-0-0[6] | |
1918 | University of Michigan | 5-0-0[2] | |
1918 | Washington University (MO) | 6-0-0[2] | |
1918 | Virginia Tech | 7-0-0[2] | |
1918 | Presbyterian College | 2-0-0[2] | |
1918 | Colorado School of Mines | 4-0-0[2] | |
1919 | Centre College | 9-0-0[2] | |
1919 | University of Notre Dame | 9-0-0[2] | |
1919 | Texas A&M University | 10-0-0[2] | Texas A&M was unscored upon |
1920 | University of Texas | 9-0-0[6] | |
1920 | University of California | 9-0-0[3] | |
1920 | VMI | 9-0-0[2] | |
1920 | University of Notre Dame | 9-0-0[2] | |
1921 | Cornell University | 8-0-0[3] | |
1921 | University of Iowa | 7-0-0[2] | |
1921 | Lafayette College | 9-0-0[2] | |
1921 | Miami University (OH) | 8-0-0[5] | |
1922 | Cornell University | 8-0-0[3] | |
1922 | Princeton University | 8-0-0[2] | |
1922 | University of Iowa | 7-0-0[2] | |
1922 | University of California | 9-0-0[2] | |
1922 | Drake University | 7-0-0[2] | |
1923 | University of Illinois | 8-0-0[3] | |
1923 | University of Michigan | 8-0-0[2] | |
1923 | Yale University | 8-0-0[2] | |
1923 | University of Colorado | 9-0-0[2] | |
1923 | Cornell University | 8-0-0[2] | |
1923 | Southern Methodist University | 9-0-0[2] | |
1924 | University of Notre Dame | 10-0-0[3] | |
1925 | University of Alabama | 10-0-0[3] | |
1925 | Dartmouth College | 8-0-0[3] | |
1926 | University of Utah | 7-0-0[2] | |
1928 | Georgia Tech | 10-0-0[3] | |
1928 | University of Detroit | 9-0-0[2] | |
1929 | University of Notre Dame | 9-0-0[3] | |
1929 | Purdue University | 8-0-0[2] | |
1929 | Tulane University | 9-0-0[2] | |
1929 | University of Utah | 7-0-0[2] | |
1930 | University of Notre Dame | 10-0-0[3] | |
1930 | University of Alabama | 10-0-0[2] | |
1930 | University of Utah | 8-0-0[2] | |
1932 | University of Southern California | 10-0-0[3] | |
1932 | Colgate University | 9-0-0[15] | Colgate University was unscored upon. |
1932 | University of Michigan | 8-0-0[3] | |
1933 | Princeton University | 9-0 | |
1934 | University of Minnesota | 8-0-0 | |
1934 | University of Alabama | 10-0-0 | |
1935 | Princeton University | 9-0 | |
1935 | University of Minnesota | 8-0-0[3] | |
1938 | Texas Christian University | 11-0-0 | |
1938 | University of Tennessee | 11-0-0 | |
1939 | Texas A&M University | 11-0-0 | |
1939 | Cornell University | 8-0-0 | |
1940 | University of Minnesota | 8-0-0 | |
1940 | Stanford University | 10-0-0 | |
1940 | Boston College | 11-0-0 | |
1940 | Hardin-Simmons University | 9-0-0 | |
1940 | Lafayette College | 9-0-0 | |
1941 | University of Minnesota | 8-0-0 | |
1941 | Duquesne University | 8-0-0 | |
1943 | Purdue University | 9-0-0 | |
1943 | USNTC Bainbridge | 7-0-0 | |
1943 | Colorado College | 7-0-0 | |
1944 | Army | 9-0-0 | |
1944 | Ohio State University | 9-0-0 | |
1944 | Randolph Field | 12-0-0 | |
1944 | USNTC Bainbridge | 9-0-0 | |
1944 | NAS Norman | 9-0-0 | |
1944 | Fort Pierce | 9-0-0 | |
1945 | Army | 9-0-0 | |
1945 | University of Alabama | 9-0-0 | |
1945 | Oklahoma State University | 9-0-0 | |
1946 | University of Georgia | 11-0-0 | |
1946 | University of Delaware | 10-0-0 | |
1947 | University of Notre Dame | 9-0-0 | |
1947 | University of Michigan | 10-0-0 | |
1948 | University of Michigan | 9-0-0 | |
1948 | Clemson University | 11-0-0 | |
1949 | University of Notre Dame | 10-0-0 | |
1949 | University of Oklahoma | 11-0-0[7] | |
1949 | University of the Pacific | 11-0-0 | |
1950 | Princeton University | 9-0-0 | |
1950 | University of Wyoming | 10-0-0 | |
1951 | Michigan State University | 9-0-0 | |
1951 | University of Maryland | 10-0-0 | |
1951 | Princeton University | 9-0-0 | |
1951 | University of San Francisco | 9-0-0 | |
1952 | Michigan State University | 9-0-0 | |
1954 | Ohio State University | 10-0-0 | |
1954 | UCLA | 9-0-0 | |
1954 | University of Oklahoma | 10-0-0[7] | Part of NCAA Division I record 47-game win streak |
1955 | University of Oklahoma | 11-0-0[7] | Part of NCAA Division I record 47-game win streak |
1955 | Miami University (OH) | 9-0-0[5] | |
1956 | University of Oklahoma | 10-0-0[7] | Part of NCAA Division I record 47-game win streak |
1957 | Auburn University | 10-0-0[10] | |
1957 | Arizona State University | 10-0-0 | |
1958 | Louisiana State University | 11-0-0 | |
1959 | Syracuse University | 11-0-0 | |
1960 | Yale University | 9-0-0 | |
1960 | New Mexico State University | 11-0-0 | |
1961 | University of Alabama | 11-0-0 | |
1961 | Rutgers University | 9-0-0 | |
1962 | University of Southern California | 11-0-0 | |
1962 | University of Mississippi | 10-0-0 | |
1963 | University of Texas | 11-0-0[6] | |
1964 | University of Arkansas | 11-0-0 | |
1966 | University of Alabama | 11-0-0 | |
1966 | San Diego State University | 11-0-0 | |
1968 | Ohio State University | 10-0-0 | |
1968 | Pennsylvania State University | 11-0-0 | |
1969 | University of Texas | 11-0-0[6] | |
1969 | Pennsylvania State University | 11-0-0 | |
1969 | University of Toledo | 11-0-0 | |
1970 | Arizona State University | 11-0-0 | |
1970 | University of Toledo | 12-0-0 | |
1970 | Dartmouth College | 9-0-0 | |
1971 | University of Nebraska | 13-0-0 | |
1971 | University of Toledo | 12-0-0 | |
1972 | University of Southern California | 12-0-0 | |
1973 | University of Notre Dame | 11-0-0 | |
1973 | Pennsylvania State University | 12-0-0 | |
1973 | Miami University | 11-0-0 | |
1974 | University of Oklahoma | 11-0-0[7] | |
1975 | Arizona State University | 12-0-0 | |
1975 | Arkansas State University | 11-0-0 | |
1976 | University of Pittsburgh | 12-0-0 | |
1976 | Rutgers University | 12-0-0 | |
1979 | University of Alabama | 12-0-0 | |
1980 | University of Georgia | 12-0-0 | |
1981 | Clemson University | 12-0-0 | |
1984 | Brigham Young University | 13-0-0 | |
1986 | Pennsylvania State University | 12-0-0 | |
1987 | University of Miami (FL) | 12-0-0 | |
1988 | University of Notre Dame | 12-0-0 | |
1991 | University of Miami (FL) | 12-0-0 | |
1991 | University of Washington | 12-0-0 | |
1992 | University of Alabama | 13-0-0 | |
1993 | Auburn University | 11-0-0[10] | |
1994 | University of Nebraska | 13-0-0 | |
1994 | Pennsylvania State University | 12-0-0 | |
1995 | University of Nebraska | 12-0-0 | |
1997 | University of Michigan | 12-0 | |
1997 | University of Nebraska | 13-0 | |
1998 | University of Tennessee | 13-0 | |
1998 | Tulane University | 12-0 | |
1999 | Florida State University | 12-0 | |
1999 | Marshall University | 13-0 | |
2000 | University of Oklahoma | 13-0[7] | |
2001 | University of Miami (FL) | 12-0 | |
2002 | Ohio State University | 14-0 | |
2004 | University of Southern California | 13-0 | |
2004 | Auburn University | 13-0[10] | |
2004 | University of Utah | 12-0 | |
2005 | University of Texas | 13-0[6] | |
2006 | Boise State University | 13-0 |
note: in 1917, 1918, 1943 and 1944, football teams from military training facilities competed alongside college programs
[edit] Undefeated, but with ties
These teams all finished the season with no losses, but with some games tied. [1]
Year | Team | Final W-L-T record |
---|---|---|
1877 | Princeton University | 2-0-1[2] |
1877 | Yale University | 3-0-1[2] |
1878 | Columbia University | 0-0-2[2] |
1879 | Princeton University | 4-0-1[2] |
1879 | Yale University | 3-0-2[2] |
1880 | Princeton University | 4-0-1[2] |
1880 | Yale University | 4-0-1[2] |
1881 | Princeton University | 7-0-2[2] |
1881 | Yale University | 5-0-1[2] |
1881 | Dartmouth College | 1-0-1[2] |
1883 | Yale University | 3-0-1[2] |
1884 | Yale University | 3-0-1[2] |
1884 | Princeton University | 3-0-1[2] |
1884 | University of Pennsylvania | 3-0-1[2] |
1886 | Yale University | 9-0-1[3] |
1886 | Princeton University | 7-0-1[2] |
1893 | Auburn University | 3-0-2[10] |
1894 | Pennsylvania State University | 6-0-1[4] |
1895 | University of Washington | 4-0-1 [16] |
1896 | Princeton University | 10-0-1[3] |
1896 | Lafayette College | 11-0-1[2] |
1896 | Texas A&M University | 2-0-1[17] |
1897 | Auburn University | 2-0-1[10] |
1897 | Yale University | 9-0-2[2] |
1898 | Princeton University | 11-0-1[2] |
1899 | Harvard University | 10-0-1[3] |
1899 | University of Chicago | 16-0-2[2] |
1899 | University of Iowa | 8-0-1[2] |
1900 | University of Iowa | 7-0-1[2] |
1900 | University of Minnesota | 10-0-2[2] |
1902 | Texas A&M University | 7-0-2[17] |
1902 | Yale University | 11-0-1[2] |
1903 | University of Michigan | 11-0-1[2] |
1903 | University of Minnesota | 14-0-1[2] |
1904 | Dartmouth College | 7-0-1[2] |
1904 | Colorado School of Mines | 4-0-1[2] |
1905 | University of Pennsylvania | 12-0-1[2] |
1905 | Georgia Tech | 6-0-1[2] |
1905 | Colorado School of Mines | 5-0-1[2] |
1906 | Princeton University | 9-0-1[3] |
1906 | Yale University | 9-0-1[2] |
1906 | Clemson University | 4-0-3[2] |
1906 | Colorado School of Mines | 3-0-2[2] |
1907 | Yale University | 9-0-1[3] |
1908 | University of Pennsylvania | 11-0-1[3] |
1908 | Harvard University | 9-0-1[2] |
1908 | University of Chicago | 5-0-1[2] |
1908 | University of Kansas | 12-0-1[2] |
1908 | University of Virginia | 7-0-1[2] |
1908 | University of Washington | 6-0-1 [12] |
1909 | Texas A&M University | 7-0-1[2] |
1909 | Lafayette College | 7-0-1[2] |
1909 | Pennsylvania State University | 5-0-2[2] |
1909 | University of Missouri | 7-0-1[2] |
1910 | Harvard University | 8-0-1[3] |
1910 | Vanderbilt University | 12-0-1[2] |
1910 | United States Naval Academy (Navy) | 8-0-1[2] |
1910 | University of Michigan | 3-0-3[2] |
1910 | Baylor University | 6-0-2[2] |
1910 | North Carolina State University | 4-0-2[2] |
1911 | Princeton University | 8-0-2[3] |
1911 | University of Minnesota | 6-0-1[2] |
1911 | Pennsylvania State University | 8-0-1[2] |
1911 | Navy | 6-0-3[2] |
1911 | University of Florida | 5-0-1[2] |
1913 | Washington & Jefferson College | 10-0-1[2] |
1914 | Auburn University | 8-0-1[10] |
1914 | Harvard University | 7-0-2[2] |
1914 | Colorado School of Mines | 5-0-1[2] |
1914 | University of Nebraska | 7-0-1[2] |
1914 | Oregon State University | 7-0-2 [8] |
1914 | University of Washington | 6-0-1 [14] |
1915 | University of Minnesota | 6-0-1[2] |
1915 | Georgia Tech | 7-0-1[2] |
1915 | University of Illinois | 5-0-2[2] |
1916 | Miami University(OH) | 7-0-1[5] |
1916 | Georgia Tech | 8-0-1[2] |
1916 | University of Oregon | 7-0-1[2] |
1916 | University of Tennessee | 8-0-1[2] |
1916 | Colorado State University | 5-0-2[2] |
1916 | University of Washington | 6-0-1 [14] |
1917 | Miami University (OH) | 6-0-2[5] |
1917 | Ohio State University | 8-0-1[2] |
1917 | Washington State University | 6-0-1[2] |
1917 | Utah State University | 7-0-1[2] |
1918 | Miami University (OH) | 5-0-1[5] |
1918 | Naval Station Great Lakes | 6-0-2[2] |
1919 | Harvard University | 9-0-1[3] |
1920 | University of Oklahoma | 6-0-1[7] |
1920 | University of Georgia | 8-0-1[2] |
1920 | Harvard University | 8-0-1[2] |
1920 | University of Pittsburgh | 6-0-2[2] |
1920 | Princeton University | 6-0-1[2] |
1920 | Pennsylvania State University | 7-0-2[2] |
1921 | Washington & Jefferson College | 10-0-1[2] |
1921 | Vanderbilt University | 7-0-1[2] |
1921 | Pennsylvania State University | 8-0-2[2] |
1921 | University of California | 9-0-1[2] |
1922 | West Virginia University | 10-0-1[2] |
1922 | University of Michigan | 6-0-1[2] |
1922 | Vanderbilt University | 8-0-1[2] |
1922 | Army | 8-0-2[2] |
1923 | King College[citation needed] | 8-0-1[18] |
1923 | University of Texas | 8-0-1[2] |
1923 | University of California | 9-0-1[2] |
1923 | University of Kansas | 5-0-3[2] |
1924 | University of California | 8-0-2[2] |
1924 | Dartmouth College | 7-0-1[2] |
1924 | Yale University | 6-0-2[2] |
1924 | Gonzaga University | 5-0-2[2] |
1925 | Tulane University | 9-0-1[2] |
1925 | Colgate University | 7-0-2[2] |
1926 | University of Alabama | 9-0-1[3] |
1926 | Stanford University | 10-0-1[3] |
1926 | Navy | 9-0-1[2] |
1926 | Southern Methodist University | 8-0-1[2] |
1926 | Brown University | 9-0-1[2] |
1927 | University of Illinois | 10-0-1[3] |
1927 | University of Minnesota | 6-0-2[2] |
1927 | Texas A&M University | 8-0-1[2] |
1927 | Washington & Jefferson College | 7-0-2[2] |
1927 | University of Tennessee | 8-0-1[2] |
1928 | University of Southern California | 9-0-1[3] |
1928 | University of Tennessee | 9-0-1[2] |
1929 | Texas Christian University | 9-0-1[2] |
1929 | University of Tennessee | 9-0-1[2] |
1929 | Southern Methodist University | 6-0-4[2] |
1930 | University of Michigan | 8-0-1[2] |
1930 | Marquette University | 8-0-1[2] |
1933 | University of Michigan | 7-0-1[3] |
1932 | Auburn University | 9-0-1[10] |
1936 | University of Alabama | 8-0-1 |
1937 | University of Pittsburgh | 9-0-1[11] |
1937 | University of California | 10-0-1 |
1937 | Fordham University | 7-0-1 |
1937 | Villanova University | 8-0-1 |
1937 | Dartmouth College | 7-0-2 |
1937 | College of the Holy Cross | 8-0-2 |
1938 | Villanova University | 8-0-1 |
1939 | University of Southern California | 8-0-2 |
1939 | UCLA | 6-0-4 |
1939 | Duquesne University | 8-0-1 |
1940 | Mississippi State University | 10-0-1 |
1941 | University of Notre Dame | 8-0-1 |
1944 | University of Southern California | 8-0-2 |
1945 | Indiana University | 9-0-1 |
1946 | University of Notre Dame | 8-0-1 |
1946 | Army | 9-0-1 |
1947 | Miami University (OH) | 9-0-1[5] |
1947 | SMU | 9-0-2 |
1947 | Pennsylvania State University | 9-0-1 |
1947 | University of Pennsylvania | 7-0-1 |
1948 | University of Notre Dame | 9-0-1 |
1948 | Army | 8-0-1 |
1950 | Clemson University | 9-0-1 |
1951 | University of Illinois | 9-0-1 |
1951 | Georgia Tech | 11-0-1 |
1953 | University of Notre Dame | 9-0-1 |
1956 | Texas A&M University | 9-0-1 |
1957 | Virginia Military Institute | 9-0-1 |
1958 | Army | 8-0-1 |
1958 | Auburn University | 9-0-1[10] |
1958 | Air Force | 9-0-2 |
1960 | University of Mississippi | 10-0-1 |
1961 | Ohio State University | 8-0-1 |
1966 | University of Notre Dame | 9-0-1 |
1966 | Michigan State University | 9-0-1 |
1969 | University of Southern California | 10-0-1 |
1970 | University of Nebraska | 11-0-1 |
1973 | Ohio State University | 10-0-1 |
1973 | University of Michigan | 10-0-1 |
1973 | University of Oklahoma | 10-0-1[7] |
1974 | Miami University (OH) | 10-0-1 |
1979 | University of Southern California | 11-0-1 |
1982 | SMU | 11-0-1 |
1985 | Fresno State University | 11-0-1 |
1987 | Syracuse University | 11-0-1 |
1990 | Georgia Tech | 11-0-1 |
1992 | University of Michigan | 9-0-3 |
1994 | Texas A&M University | 10-0-1 |
1995 | University of Toledo | 11-0-1 |
- note: in 1917, 1918, 1943 and 1944, football teams from military training facilities competed alongside college programs
- note: In 1996, the NCAA eliminated ties with a new overtime system
[edit] Teams with multiple undefeated seasons
Teams ordered by the number of undefeated seasons in the top division. Teams in italics no longer compete in Division I FBS.
[edit] Undefeated Division I Football Championship Subdivision
This section covers teams that competed in the second tier of Division I since it was split in 1978:
- Division I-AA from 1978 - 2005
- Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) from 2006
Note that Division I FCS, still generally identified by sports media as Division I-AA despite the official NCAA change of nomenclature, features a single-elimination playoff, reducing the likelihood of having multiple teams finishing the season with undefeated records. However, several conferences voluntarily do not compete in the playoff, meaning that there is still a chance to have multiple undefeated teams in the same year.
In both lists in this section, teams in bold competed in the I-AA or FCS playoffs, thereby winning the national title, in the relevant season.
[edit] Undefeated but with ties
These teams finished the season with no losses, but with some ties, after 1978 in Division I-AA or FCS football.
Year | Team | Final W-L-T Record |
---|---|---|
1991 | Alabama State University | 11-0-1[19] |
1994 | Youngstown State University | 14-0-1[20] |
[edit] Undefeated and untied
These teams all finished the season with no losses or ties after 1978 in Division I-AA or FCS football.[21]
Year | Team | Final W-L-T record |
---|---|---|
1982 | Eastern Kentucky University | 13-0-0 |
1984 | Tennessee State University | 11-0-0 |
1986 | University of Pennsylvania | 10-0-0 |
1987 | College of the Holy Cross | 11-0-0 |
1989 | Georgia Southern University | 15-0-0 |
1991 | College of the Holy Cross | 11-0-0 |
1993 | University of Pennsylvania | 10-0-0 |
1994 | University of Pennsylvania | 9-0-0 |
1996 | Marshall University | 15-0 |
1996 | University of Dayton | 11-0 |
1996 | Dartmouth College | 11-0 |
2000 | Davidson College | 11-0 |
2000 | Robert Morris College (now Robert Morris University) |
10-0 |
2001 | Sacred Heart University | 10-0 |
2001 | Harvard University | 9-0 |
2003 | University of Pennsylvania | 10-0 |
2004 | Harvard University | 10-0 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Associated Press Final Season Polls Retrieved December 5, 2006. Unless otherwise noted, all records are from this reference.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf bg bh bi bj bk bl bm bn bo bp bq br bs bt bu bv bw bx by bz ca cb cc cd ce cf cg ch ci cj ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr cs ct cu cv cw cx cy cz da db dc dd de df dg dh di dj dk dl dm dn do dp dq dr ds dt du dv dw dx dy dz ea eb ec ed ee ef eg eh ei ej ek el em en eo ep eq er es et eu ev ew ex ey ez fa fb fc fd fe ff fg fh fi fj fk fl fm fn fo fp fq fr fs ft fu fv fw fx fy fz Dolphin Historical Football Rankings Retrieved December 7, 2006
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba College Football National Champions Retrieved December 7, 2006
- ^ a b Division I-A Historical Scores. Retrieved on 2007-01-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i 2006 Miami University Football Media Guide. Miami University. Retrieved on 2006-12-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "University of Texas - all time records", MackBrownTexasFootball.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Football Seasons (HTML) (English). SoonerStats.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-06.
- ^ a b c 2006 Oregon State University Football Media Guide (PDF). Oregon State University. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
- ^ Kentucky Football 2006 Media Guide: Year-By-Year Records (PDF). University of Kentucky. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 2006 Auburn Football Media Guide. Auburn University. Retrieved on 2006-12-06.
- ^ a b College Football Data Warehouse Pittsburgh Yearly Totals. Retrieved on 2008-06-05.
- ^ a b University of Washington All-Time Football Results: 1900-1910. Retrieved on 2007-11-04.
- ^ a b c d e f Official 2006 NCAA Divisions I-A and I-AA Football Record Book (PDF) p. 110. NCAA. Retrieved on 2007-12-07.
- ^ a b c d e f g University of Washington All-Time Football Results: 1910-1919. Retrieved on 2007-11-04.
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- ^ University of Washington All-Time Football Results: 1889-1899. Retrieved on 2007-11-04.
- ^ a b Aggie Football Through the Years. Texas A&M Athletics. Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
- ^ King College Football 1920 - 1929
- ^ Alabama State Hornets Historical Football Records Retrieved December 11, 2006
- ^ Youngstown State Penguins Historical Football Records Retrieved December 11, 2006
- ^ Official 2006 NCAA Divisions I-A and I-AA Football Record Book (PDF) p.176. NCAA. Retrieved on 2006-12-08.