This is a list of undefeated NCAA Division I football teams, which describes all teams that finished a college football season in the NCAA's Division I, or historic equivalent, without any losses.
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NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) is currently the highest division of play in college football. However this nomenclature and these categories of divisional play have only existed since 2006 and 1978, respectively. Prior to the formation of the NCAA in 1906, there was no differentiation between the level of play from one college to another, and thus all intercollegiate teams can be thought of as having played in the same division. Likewise, even after the formation of the NCAA, there was no differentiation into divisions until 1956, when play was separated in the upper "University" division and lower "Collegiate" division. In 1973, a three division reorganization occurred placing teams into NCAA Division I (highest), Division II, or Division III (lowest). In 1978, Division I was further subdivided into Division I-A (highest) and Division I-AA. In 2006, these subdivisions were renamed Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) and Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), respectively.[1]
The following categories represent the historical equivalents of the highest level of play over the history of college football, and the subsequent tables list the teams for each season that went undefeated while competing in these highest categories:
These teams finished the season having won every game in which they played, thus completing a "perfect season".[2]
Year | Team | Record | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1870 | Princeton | 1–0–0[3] | |
1872 | Princeton | 1–0–0[3] | |
1872 | Yale | 1–0–0[4] | |
1873 | Princeton | 1–0–0[3] | |
1874 | Princeton | 4–0–0[3] | |
1874 | Yale | 3–0–0[4] | |
1875 | Harvard | 4–0–0[5] | |
1875 | Princeton | 2–0–0[3] | |
1876 | Rutgers | 1–0–0[6] | |
1876 | Yale | 3–0–0[4] | |
1877 | Amherst | 1–0–0[6] | |
1878 | Michigan | 1–0–0[7] | |
1878 | Princeton | 6–0–0[3] | |
1879 | Amherst | 1–0–0[8] | |
1880 | Michigan | 1–0–0[7] | |
1881 | Georgetown | 1–0–0[8] | |
1881 | Penn State | 1–0–0[9] | |
1882 | Michigan | 1–0–0[7] | |
1882 | Yale | 8–0–0[4] | |
1883 | California | 2–0–0[10] | |
1883 | Princeton | 4–0–0[3] | |
1883 | NYU | 1–0–0[8] | |
1883 | Albion | 1–0–0[8] | |
1884 | Michigan | 2–0–0[7] | |
1884 | Wabash | 1–0–0[8] | |
1884 | Yale | 9–0–0[4] | |
1885 | Albion | 1–0–0[8] | |
1885 | Michigan | 3–0–0[7] | Michigan was unscored upon. |
1885 | Princeton | 9–0–0[3] | |
1886 | California | 4–0–0[10] | |
1886 | Fordham | 1–0–0[8] | |
1886 | Michigan | 2–0–0[7] | Michigan was unscored upon. |
1887 | Michigan | 3–0–0[7] | Michigan was unscored upon. |
1887 | Minnesota | 2–0–0[11] | Minnesota was unscored upon. |
1887 | Penn State | 2–0–0[12][9] | Penn State was unscored upon. |
1887 | Yale | 9–0–0[4] | |
1887 | Hanover | 2–0–0[8] | |
1888 | Colorado School of Mines | 1–0–0[13] | |
1888 | Notre Dame | 1–0–0[14] | |
1888 | USC | 2–0–0[15] | |
1888 | Yale | 13–0–0[4] | Yale was unscored upon. |
1889 | Beloit | 1–0–0[8] | |
1889 | Butler | 2–0–0[8] | |
1889 | California | 4–0–0[10] | |
1889 | Colorado School of Mines | 1–0–0[13] | |
1889 | Miami (OH) | 4–0–0[16] | |
1889 | Notre Dame | 1–0–0[14] | |
1889 | Ohio State | 1–0–0[17] | |
1889 | Princeton | 10–0–0[3] | |
1889 | USC | 2–0–0[15] | |
1889 | Colorado School of Mines | 6–0–0[13] | |
1890 | Harvard | 11–0–0[5] | |
1890 | Kentucky | 1–0–0[8] | |
1890 | Nebraska | 2–0–0[18] | |
1890 | Vanderbilt | 1–0–0[8] | |
1891 | Albion | 4–0–0[8] | |
1891 | Detroit | 1–0–0[8] | |
1891 | Duke | 3–0–0[8] | |
1891 | Purdue | 4–0–0[8] | |
1891 | Wake Forest | 1–0–0[8] | |
1891 | Yale | 13–0–0[4] | |
1892 | Colgate | 3–0–0[6] | |
1892 | Minnesota | 5–0–0[11] | |
1892 | NC State | 1–0–0[8] | |
1892 | Purdue | 8–0–0[6] | |
1892 | USC | 1–0–0[15] | |
1892 | Utah St. | 1–0–0[19] | |
1892 | Wyoming | 1–0–0[8] | |
1892 | Yale | 13–0–0[4] | |
1893 | Fordham | 4–0–0[8] | |
1893 | Maryland | 6–0–0 | |
1893 | Minnesota | 6–0–0[11] | |
1893 | NC State | 2–0–0[8] | |
1893 | Princeton | 11–0–0[3] | |
1893 | Texas | 4–0–0[20] | |
1894 | North Dakota St. | 2–0–0[21] | |
1894 | Columbia Physicians & Surgeons | 3–0–0[8] | |
1894 | New Mexico State | 2–0–0[8] | |
1894 | Penn | 12–0–0[22] | |
1894 | USC | 1–0–0[15] | |
1894 | Wyoming | 3–0–0[8] | |
1894 | Yale | 16–0–0[4] | |
1895 | Arkansas | 1–0–0[23] | |
1895 | Bloomsburg | 1–0–0[8] | |
1895 | Miami (OH) | 3–0–0[16] | |
1895 | Hanover | 2–0–0[8] | |
1895 | LSU | 3–0–0[8] | |
1895 | Marquette | 4–0–0[8] | |
1895 | Oregon | 4–0–0[24] | |
1895 | Penn | 14–0–0[22] | |
1895 | St. Bonaventure | 4–0–0[8] | |
1895 | Texas | 5–0–0[20] | Texas was unscored upon. |
1895 | Tulsa | 1–0–0[8] | |
1895 | Washington State | 2–0–0[25] | |
1895 | Wyoming | 1–0–0[8] | |
1896 | Fordham | 1–0–0[8] | |
1896 | Georgia | 4–0–0[8] | |
1896 | LSU | 6–0–0[8] | |
1896 | NC State | 1–0–0[8] | |
1896 | North Dakota | 2–0–0[8] | |
1896 | Oklahoma | 2–0–0[26] | |
1896 | St. John's | 1–0–0[8] | |
1896 | Tennessee | 4–0–0[27] | |
1896 | Wyoming | 2–0–0[8] | |
1897 | Alabama | 1–0–0[28] | |
1897 | Butler | 1–0–0[8] | |
1897 | Buffalo | 8–0–0[8] | |
1897 | Oklahoma | 2–0–0[26] | |
1897 | Oregon State | 2–0–0[29] | |
1897 | Penn | 15–0–0[22] | |
1897 | Washington State | 2–0–0[25] | |
1897 | Wichita State | 1–0–0[8] | |
1897 | Wyoming | 2–0–0[8] | |
1898 | Colorado School of Mines | 9–0–0[13] | |
1898 | Detroit | 5–0–0[8] | |
1898 | Harvard | 11–0–0[5] | |
1898 | Kalamazoo | 7–0–0[8] | MIAA champions |
1898 | Kentucky | 7–0–0[30] | |
1898 | LSU | 1–0–0[8] | |
1898 | Michigan | 10–0–0[7] | |
1898 | North Carolina | 9–0–0[8] | |
1898 | Oklahoma | 2–0–0[26] | |
1898 | Tulsa | 1–0–0[8] | |
1899 | Sewanee | 12–0–0[31] | Won five road games in six days. |
1899 | New Mexico State | 1–0–0[8] | |
1899 | North Dakota | 6–0–0[8] | |
1899 | Utah St. | 1–0–0[19] |
Year | Team | Coach | W | L | T | PF | PA | Delta | Avg. Delta |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1900 | Auburn[32] | Watkins | 4 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 5 | 143 | 35.8 |
1900 | Baylor[33] | Hamilton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6 | 38 | 12.7 |
1900 | Central Michigan[34] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 15.0 | |
1900 | Clemson[35] | Heisman | 6 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 10 | 212 | 35.3 |
1900 | Idaho[36] | Herbold | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6.0 |
1900 | Texas[20] | Thompson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 13 | 100 | 16.7 |
1900 | Tulane | Summersgill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 105 | 21.0 |
1900 | Yale[4] | McBride | 12 | 0 | 0 | 336 | 10 | 326 | 27.2 |
1901 | Harvard[5] | Reid | 12 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 24 | 230 | 19.2 |
1901 | Michigan[7] | Yost | 11 | 0 | 0 | 550 | 0 | 550 | 50.0 |
1901 | North Dakota St.[21] | Harrison | 7 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 17 | 244 | 34.9 |
1901 | Saint Louis[37] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 14 | 219 | 21.9 | |
1901 | Wisconsin[38] | King | 9 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 5 | 311 | 34.6 |
1901 | Wyoming | McMurray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 38.0 |
1902 | Arizona | Gillette | 5 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 134 | 26.8 |
1902 | California[10] | Whipple | 8 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 12 | 156 | 19.5 |
1902 | Central Michigan[34] | Tambling | 4 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 82 | 20.5 |
1902 | Michigan[7] | Yost | 11 | 0 | 0 | 644 | 12 | 632 | 57.5 |
1902 | Nebraska[18] | Booth | 10 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 0 | 186 | 18.6 |
1902 | North Dakota St.[21] | Cochems | 4 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 168 | 42.0 |
1902 | Oklahoma A&M[26] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 40.0 | |
1902 | South Dakota | Whittemore | 10 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 0 | 239 | 23.9 |
1902 | Wyoming | McMurray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 |
1903 | Arizona St. | Irish | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 16.5 |
1903 | Central Michigan[34] | Tambling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 11 | 58 | 9.7 |
1903 | Nebraska[18] | Booth | 11 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 17 | 274 | 24.9 |
1903 | North Dakota | Kennedy | 8 | 0 | 0 | 298 | 11 | 287 | 35.9 |
1903 | Princeton[3] | Hillebrand | 11 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 6 | 253 | 23.0 |
1903 | Utah St.[19] | Campbell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 78 | 26.0 |
1904 | Arizona St. | Irish | 4 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 29.0 |
1904 | Auburn[32] | Donahue | 6 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 11 | 159 | 26.5 |
1904 | Charleston (WV) | Ropp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 90 | 30.0 |
1904 | Michigan[7] | Yost | 10 | 0 | 0 | 567 | 22 | 545 | 54.5 |
1904 | Minnesota[11] | Williams | 13 | 0 | 0 | 725 | 12 | 713 | 54.8 |
1904 | New Mexico | McEwan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 |
1904 | Northern Illinois | Fleager | 5 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 17 | 73 | 14.6 |
1904 | Penn[22] | Williams | 12 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 4 | 218 | 18.2 |
1904 | Pittsburgh[39] | Mosse | 10 | 0 | 0 | 406 | 5 | 401 | 40.1 |
1904 | Saint Louis[37] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 349 | 0 | 349 | 31.7 | |
1904 | Vanderbilt[40] | McGugin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 474 | 4 | 470 | 52.2 |
1905 | Chicago[41] | Stagg | 11 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 5 | 266 | 24.2 |
1905 | Colorado School of Mines[13] | Ellsworth | 6 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 16 | 109 | 18.2 |
1905 | Idaho[36] | Griffith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 2 | 111 | 22.2 |
1905 | LSU | Killian | 3 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 12.0 |
1905 | New Mexico State | Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 96 | 32.0 |
1905 | Stanford | Lanagan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 13 | 125 | 15.6 |
1905 | Yale[4] | Owsley | 10 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 4 | 222 | 22.2 |
1906 | Butler | Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 |
1906 | New Mexico State | Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 12 | 59 | 14.8 |
1906 | North Dakota St.[21] | Dobie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 4 | 232 | 58.0 |
1906 | Saint Louis[37] | Cochems | 11 | 0 | 0 | 407 | 20 | 387 | 35.2 |
1906 | Washington State[25] | Bender | 6 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 7.3 |
1906 | Wisconsin[38] | Hutchins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 15 | 63 | 12.6 |
1907 | New Mexico | Angel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 44.0 |
1907 | New Mexico State | Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 6 | 82 | 27.3 |
1907 | North Dakota St.[21] | Dobie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 10 | 153 | 51.0 |
1907 | Oregon State[29] | Norcross | 6 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 137 | 22.8 |
1907 | South Carolina | McKay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 26 | 8.7 |
1908 | Arizona | Galbraith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 6 | 130 | 26.0 |
1908 | Charleston (WV) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 10 | 39 | 13.0 | |
1908 | Kansas[42] | Kennedy | 9 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 20 | 111 | 12.3 |
1908 | Southwestern La. | McNaspy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 16 | 77 | 12.8 |
1908 | LSU | Wingard | 10 | 0 | 0 | 442 | 11 | 431 | 43.1 |
1908 | Miami (OH)[16] | Foster | 7 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 10 | 103 | 14.7 |
1909 | Arkansas[23] | Bezdek | 7 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 18 | 168 | 24.0 |
1909 | Colorado[43] | Folsom | 6 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 141 | 23.5 |
1909 | Washington[44] | Dobie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 6 | 208 | 29.7 |
1909 | Western Michigan[45] | Spaulding | 7 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 9 | 185 | 26.4 |
1909 | Yale[4] | Jones | 10 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 0 | 209 | 20.9 |
1910 | Arizona | Shipp | 5 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 8 | 79 | 15.8 |
1910 | Colorado[43] | Folsom | 6 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 3 | 118 | 19.7 |
1910 | Colorado College[46] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 30 | 90 | 12.9 | |
1910 | Illinois[47] | Hall | 9 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 89 | 9.9 |
1910 | Louisiana Tech | Prince | 7 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 6 | 259 | 37.0 |
1910 | Pittsburgh[39] | Thompson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 0 | 282 | 31.3 |
1910 | Washington[44] | Dobie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 8 | 142 | 23.7 |
1911 | Colorado[43] | Folsom | 6 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 5 | 83 | 13.8 |
1911 | New Mexico State | Badenoch | 7 | 0 | 0 | 192 | 6 | 186 | 26.6 |
1911 | Oklahoma[26] | Owen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 15 | 267 | 33.4 |
1911 | Utah St.[19] | Teetzel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 164 | 32.8 |
1911 | Washington[44] | Dobie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 277 | 9 | 268 | 38.3 |
1912 | Harvard[5] | Haughton | 9 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 22 | 154 | 17.1 |
1912 | Middle Tenn. | Weber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 22.0 |
1912 | Notre Dame[14] | Marks | 7 | 0 | 0 | 389 | 27 | 362 | 51.7 |
1912 | Penn State[9] | Hollenback | 8 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 6 | 279 | 34.9 |
1912 | Troy | Penton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 10 | 51 | 17.0 |
1912 | Washington[44] | Dobie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 17 | 173 | 28.8 |
1912 | Wisconsin[38] | Juneau | 7 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 29 | 217 | 31.0 |
1913 | Auburn[32] | Donahue | 8 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 13 | 211 | 26.4 |
1913 | Chicago[41] | Stagg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 27 | 97 | 13.9 |
1913 | Harvard[5] | Haughton | 9 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 21 | 204 | 22.7 |
1913 | Michigan State | Macklin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 28 | 152 | 21.7 |
1913 | Nebraska[18] | Stiehm | 8 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 28 | 110 | 13.8 |
1913 | Notre Dame[14] | Harper | 7 | 0 | 0 | 268 | 41 | 227 | 32.4 |
1913 | Rice | Arbuckle | 4 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 14 | 67 | 16.8 |
1913 | Washington[44] | Dobie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 20 | 246 | 35.1 |
1913 | Western Michigan[45] | Spaulding | 4 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 15 | 44 | 11.0 |
1914 | Army[48] | Daly | 9 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 20 | 199 | 22.1 |
1914 | Connecticut | Warner, D. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 9 | 39 | 13.0 |
1914 | Illinois[47] | Zuppke | 7 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 22 | 202 | 28.9 |
1914 | Tennessee[27] | Clevenger | 9 | 0 | 0 | 374 | 37 | 337 | 37.4 |
1914 | Texas[20] | Allerdice | 8 | 0 | 0 | 358 | 21 | 337 | 42.1 |
1914 | Washington & Lee[49] | 9 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 12 | 312 | 34.7 | |
1914 | Western Michigan[45] | Spaulding | 6 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 7 | 173 | 28.8 |
1915 | Colorado St.[50] | Hughes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 31 | 212 | 30.3 |
1915 | Cornell[51] | Sharpe | 9 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 50 | 237 | 26.3 |
1915 | Nebraska[18] | Stiehm | 8 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 39 | 243 | 30.4 |
1915 | Oklahoma[26] | Owen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 370 | 54 | 316 | 31.6 |
1915 | Pittsburgh[39] | Warner | 8 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 19 | 228 | 28.5 |
1915 | Washington[44] | Dobie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 14 | 260 | 37.1 |
1915 | Washington State[25] | Dietz | 7 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 10 | 194 | 27.7 |
1916 | Army[48] | Daly | 9 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 36 | 199 | 22.1 |
1916 | Ohio State[17] | Wilce | 7 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 29 | 229 | 32.7 |
1916 | Pittsburgh[39] | Warner | 8 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 25 | 230 | 28.8 |
1916 | Tulsa | McBirney | 10 | 0 | 0 | 566 | 40 | 526 | 52.6 |
1917 | Denver | Fike | 8 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 45 | 181 | 22.6 |
1917 | Georgia Tech[52] | Heisman | 9 | 0 | 0 | 491 | 17 | 474 | 52.7 |
1917 | Mare Island Marines | 8 | 0 | 0 | na | na | na | ||
1917 | Middle Tenn. | Floyd | 7 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 0 | 201 | 28.7 |
1917 | Pittsburgh[39] | Warner | 10 | 0 | 0 | 260 | 21 | 239 | 23.9 |
1917 | Texas A&M[53] | Bible | 8 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 0 | 270 | 33.8 |
1917 | Tuskegee[54] | Gayle | 7 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 14 | 265 | 37.9 |
1918 | Army[48] | Mitchell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 |
1918 | Bucknell | Wingard | 6 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 7 | 229 | 31.2 |
1918 | Central Michigan[34] | Tambling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6 | 35 | 35.0 |
1918 | Colorado School of Mines[13] | Barron | 4 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 21 | 163 | 40.8 |
1918 | Michigan[7] | Yost | 5 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 6 | 90 | 18.0 |
1918 | Middle Tenn. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5.0 | |
1918 | Oklahoma[26] | Owen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 7 | 271 | 45.2 |
1918 | Presbyterian | Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 26 | 13.0 |
1918 | Texas[20] | Juneau | 9 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 14 | 180 | 20.0 |
1918 | Virginia Tech | Bernier | 7 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 13 | 139 | 19.9 |
1918 | Washington (MO) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 27 | 136 | 22.7 | |
1919 | Centre | Moran | 9 | 0 | 0 | 485 | 23 | 462 | 51.3 |
1919 | Marshall | Reilly | 8 | 0 | 0 | 302 | 13 | 289 | 36.1 |
1919 | Middle Tenn. | Miles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 148 | 6 | 142 | 35.5 |
1919 | Notre Dame[14] | Rockne | 9 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 47 | 182 | 20.2 |
1919 | Texas A&M[53] | Bible | 10 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 0 | 275 | 27.5 |
1920 | Boston College | Cavanaugh | 8 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 16 | 165 | 20.6 |
1920 | California[10] | Smith | 9 | 0 | 0 | 510 | 14 | 496 | 55.1 |
1920 | Notre Dame[14] | Rockne | 9 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 44 | 207 | 23.0 |
1920 | Texas[20] | Whitaker | 9 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 13 | 269 | 29.9 |
1920 | USC[15] | Henderson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 21 | 149 | 24.8 |
1920 | VMI | Clarkson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 431 | 20 | 411 | 45.7 |
1921 | Cornell[51] | Dobie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 21 | 371 | 46.4 |
1921 | Iowa[55] | Jones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 36 | 149 | 21.3 |
1921 | Lafayette | Sutherland | 9 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 26 | 248 | 27.6 |
1921 | Louisiana Tech | Clark | 6 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 20 | 86 | 14.3 |
1921 | Miami (OH)[16] | Little | 8 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 13 | 225 | 28.1 |
1922 | Western Michigan[45] | Olander | 6 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 160 | 26.7 |
1922 | Cornell[51] | Dobie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 339 | 27 | 312 | 39.0 |
1922 | Princeton[3] | Roper | 8 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 34 | 93 | 11.6 |
1922 | Iowa[55] | Jones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 33 | 175 | 25.0 |
1922 | California[10] | Smith | 9 | 0 | 0 | 398 | 34 | 364 | 40.4 |
1922 | Drake | Solem | 7 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 26 | 129 | 18.4 |
1923 | Illinois[47] | Zuppke | 8 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 20 | 116 | 14.5 |
1923 | Michigan[7] | Yost | 8 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 12 | 138 | 17.3 |
1923 | New Mexico State | Brown | 9 | 0 | 0 | 218 | 17 | 201 | 22.3 |
1923 | Yale[4] | Jones | 8 | 0 | 0 | 230 | 38 | 192 | 24.0 |
1923 | Colorado[43] | Witham | 9 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 27 | 253 | 28.1 |
1923 | Cornell[51] | Dobie | 8 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 33 | 287 | 35.9 |
1923 | SMU[56] | Freeland Morrison |
9 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 9 | 198 | 22.0 |
1924 | Hawaii | Klum | 8 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 12 | 173 | 21.6 |
1924 | Notre Dame[14] | Rockne | 10 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 54 | 231 | 23.1 |
1925 | Alabama[28] | Wade | 10 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 26 | 271 | 27.1 |
1925 | Dartmouth[57] | Hawley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 29 | 311 | 38.9 |
1925 | Eastern Michigan[58] | Rynearson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 6 | 100 | 12.5 |
1925 | Hawaii | Klum | 10 | 0 | 0 | 421 | 17 | 404 | 40.4 |
1925 | Louisville | King | 8 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 2 | 131 | 16.4 |
1926 | Tuskegee[54] | Abbott | 10 | 0 | 0 | 288 | 84 | 204 | 20.4 |
1926 | Utah[59] | Armstrong | 7 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 23 | 141 | 20.1 |
1927 | Eastern Michigan[58] | Rynearson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 13 | 173 | 21.6 |
1928 | Boston College | McKenney | 9 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 39 | 224 | 24.9 |
1928 | Georgia Tech[52] | Alexander | 10 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 47 | 174 | 17.4 |
1928 | Detroit | Dorais | 9 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 27 | 240 | 26.7 |
1929 | Notre Dame[14] | Rockne | 9 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 38 | 107 | 11.9 |
1929 | Purdue | Phelan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 44 | 143 | 17.9 |
1929 | Tulane | Bierman | 9 | 0 | 0 | 279 | 45 | 234 | 26.0 |
1929 | Tuskegee[54] | Abbott | 9 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 26 | 223 | 24.8 |
1929 | Utah[59] | Armstrong | 7 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 23 | 196 | 28.0 |
1930 | Notre Dame[14] | Rockne | 10 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 74 | 191 | 19.1 |
1930 | Fresno State | Borleske | 8 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 66 | 88 | 11.0 |
1930 | Alabama[28] | Wade | 10 | 0 | 0 | 271 | 13 | 258 | 25.8 |
1930 | Utah[59] | Armstrong | 8 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 20 | 320 | 40.0 |
1931 | Louisiana Tech | Bohler | 7 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 36 | 131 | 18.7 |
1932 | USC[15] | Jones | 10 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 13 | 188 | 18.8 |
1932 | Colgate | Kerr | 9 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 0 | 264 | 29.3 |
1932 | Michigan[7] | Kipke | 8 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 13 | 110 | 13.8 |
1933 | DePauw | Neal | 7 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 136 | 19.4 |
1933 | Princeton[3] | Crisler | 9 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 8 | 209 | 23.2 |
1934 | Minnesota[11] | Bierman | 8 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 38 | 232 | 29.0 |
1934 | Alabama[28] | Thomas | 10 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 45 | 271 | 27.1 |
1934 | Hawaii | Klum | 6 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 21 | 121 | 20.1 |
1935 | Alma[60] | Campbell | 8 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 13 | 167 | 20.9 |
1935 | Middle Tenn. | Floyd | 8 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 25 | 103 | 12.9 |
1935 | Princeton[3] | Crisler | 9 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 32 | 224 | 24.9 |
1935 | Minnesota[11] | Bierman | 8 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 46 | 148 | 18.5 |
1938 | Geprgetown | Hagerty | 8 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 26 | 159 | 19.9 |
1938 | TCU | Meyer | 11 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 60 | 209 | 19.0 |
1938 | Memphis | McKeen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 41 | 240 | 24.0 |
1938 | Tennessee[27] | Neyland | 11 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 16 | 277 | 25.2 |
1939 | San Jose State | DeGroot | 13 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 29 | 295 | 22.7 |
1939 | Texas A&M[53] | Norton | 11 | 0 | 0 | 212 | 31 | 181 | 16.5 |
1939 | Cornell[51] | Snavely | 8 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 52 | 145 | 18.1 |
1940 | Minnesota[11] | Bierman | 8 | 0 | 0 | 154 | 71 | 83 | 10.4 |
1940 | Stanford | Shaughnessy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 196 | 85 | 111 | 11.1 |
1940 | Boston College | Leahy | 11 | 0 | 0 | 339 | 65 | 274 | 24.9 |
1940 | Hardin–Simmons | Kimbrough | 9 | 0 | 0 | 229 | 76 | 153 | 17.0 |
1940 | Lafayette | Mylin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 33 | 205 | 22.8 |
1941 | Western Michigan[45] | Gary | 8 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 27 | 156 | 19.5 |
1941 | Minnesota[11] | Bierman | 8 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 38 | 148 | 18.5 |
1941 | Duquesne | Donelli | 8 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 23 | 120 | 15.0 |
1942 | Alma[60] | MacDonald | 7 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 26 | 137 | 19.6 |
1942 | Central Michigan[34] | Finch | 6 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 21 | 72 | 12.0 |
1942 | Grambling State | Robinson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 164 | 18.2 |
1942 | Southern Miss | Green | 4 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 7 | 135 | 33.8 |
1943 | Eastern Michigan[58] | Rynearson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 14.0 |
1943 | New Mexico St. | Moulder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 20 | 87 | 21.8 |
1943 | Purdue | Burnham | 9 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 55 | 159 | 17.7 |
1943 | USNTC Bainbridge | 7 | 0 | 0 | |||||
1943 | Colorado College[46] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 27 | 172 | 24.6 | |
1943 | Vanderbilt[40] | Alley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 33 | 110 | 22.0 |
1944 | Army[48] | Blaik | 9 | 0 | 0 | 504 | 35 | 469 | 52.1 |
1944 | Northern Ill. | Evans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 48 | 65 | 9.3 |
1944 | Ohio State[17] | Widdoes | 9 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 79 | 208 | 23.1 |
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 | Arizona | Casteel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 12 | 181 | 36.2 |
1945 | Army[48] | Blaik | 9 | 0 | 0 | 412 | 46 | 366 | 40.7 |
1945 | Alabama[28] | Thomas | 9 | 0 | 0 | 430 | 80 | 350 | 38.9 |
1945 | Oklahoma A&M | Lookabaugh | 9 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 76 | 209 | 23.2 |
1946 | Georgia | Butts | 11 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 110 | 282 | 25.6 |
1946 | Delaware | Murray | 10 | 0 | 0 | 358 | 45 | 313 | 31.3 |
1947 | Notre Dame[14] | Leahy | 9 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 52 | 239 | 26.6 |
1947 | Michigan[7] | Crisler | 10 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 53 | 341 | 34.1 |
1948 | Alma[60] | Sebo | 8 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 57 | 113 | 14.1 |
1948 | Clemson[35] | Howard | 11 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 76 | 198 | 18.0 |
1948 | Michigan[7] | Oosterbaan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 44 | 208 | 23.1 |
1948 | Michigan Tech | Bovard | 7 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 58 | 151 | 21.6 |
1949 | Army[48] | Blaik | 9 | 0 | 0 | 354 | 68 | 286 | 31.8 |
1949 | Ball State | Magnabosco | 8 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 61 | 215 | 26.9 |
1949 | Notre Dame[14] | Leahy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 86 | 274 | 27.4 |
1949 | Oklahoma[26] | Wilkinson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 399 | 88 | 311 | 28.3 |
1949 | Pacific | Siemering | 11 | 0 | 0 | 575 | 66 | 509 | 46.3 |
1950 | Florida State | Veller | 8 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 54 | 165 | 20.6 |
1950 | Lehigh[61] | Leckonby | 9 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 77 | 224 | 24.9 |
1950 | Wyoming | Wyatt | 10 | 0 | 0 | 363 | 59 | 304 | 30.4 |
1951 | Michigan State | Munn | 9 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 114 | 156 | 17.3 |
1951 | Maryland | Tatum | 10 | 0 | 0 | 381 | 75 | 306 | 30.6 |
1951 | Northern Ill. | Evans | 9 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 101 | 122 | 13.6 |
1951 | Princeton[3] | Caldwell | 9 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 82 | 228 | 25.3 |
1951 | San Francisco | Kuharich | 9 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 72 | 214 | 23.8 |
1952 | Georgia Tech[52] | Dodd | 12 | 0 | 0 | 325 | 59 | 266 | 22.2 |
1952 | Michigan State | Munn | 9 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 84 | 228 | 25.3 |
1954 | Ohio State[17] | Hayes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 75 | 174 | 17.4 |
1954 | UCLA | Sanders | 9 | 0 | 0 | 367 | 40 | 327 | 36.3 |
1954 | Oklahoma[26] | Wilkinson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 304 | 62 | 242 | 24.2 |
1955 | Oklahoma[26] | Wilkinson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 385 | 60 | 325 | 29.5 |
1955 | Miami (OH)[16] | Parseghian | 9 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 47 | 179 | 19.9 |
1956 | Central Michigan[34] | Kelly | 9 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 92 | 221 | 24.6 |
1956 | Oklahoma[26] | Wilkinson | 10 | 0 | 0 | 466 | 51 | 415 | 41.5 |
1956 | Wyoming | Dickens | 10 | 0 | 0 | 252 | 112 | 140 | 14.0 |
1957 | Auburn[32] | Jordan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 28 | 179 | 17.9 |
1957 | Arizona St. | Devine | 10 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 66 | 331 | 33.1 |
1957 | Middle Tenn. | Murphy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 241 | 40 | 201 | 20.1 |
1958 | LSU | Dietzel | 11 | 0 | 0 | 282 | 53 | 229 | 20.8 |
1958 | Southern Miss | Vann | 9 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 55 | 155 | 17.2 |
1959 | Syracuse | Schwartzwalder | 11 | 0 | 0 | 413 | 73 | 340 | 30.9 |
1959 | Bowling Green | Perry | 9 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 83 | 191 | 21.2 |
1960 | Yale[4] | Olivar | 9 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 73 | 180 | 20.0 |
1960 | Missouri | Devine | 11 | 0 | 0 | 295 | 93 | 202 | 18.4 |
1960 | New Mexico St. | Woodson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 394 | 113 | 281 | 25.5 |
1960 | Ohio University | Hess | 10 | 0 | 0 | 269 | 34 | 235 | 23.5 |
1961 | Alabama[28] | Bryant | 11 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 25 | 272 | 24.7 |
1961 | Fresno State | Coleman | 10 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 125 | 167 | 16.7 |
1961 | Rutgers | Bateman | 9 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 102 | 144 | 16.0 |
1962 | USC[15] | McKay | 11 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 92 | 169 | 15.4 |
1962 | Ole Miss | Vaught | 10 | 0 | 0 | 247 | 53 | 194 | 19.4 |
1963 | Northern Ill. | Fletcher | 11 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 97 | 240 | 21.8 |
1963 | Texas[20] | Royal | 11 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 71 | 172 | 15.6 |
1964 | Arkansas[23] | Broyles | 11 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 64 | 167 | 15.2 |
1964 | Princeton[3] | Colman | 9 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 53 | 163 | 18.1 |
1965 | Middle Tenn. | Murphy | 10 | 0 | 0 | 286 | 157 | 129 | 12.9 |
1966 | Alabama[28] | Bryant | 11 | 0 | 0 | 301 | 44 | 257 | 23.4 |
1966 | San Diego State | Coryell | 11 | 0 | 0 | 317 | 105 | 212 | 19.3 |
1968 | Ohio State[17] | Hayes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 323 | 150 | 173 | 17.3 |
1968 | Penn State[9] | Paterno | 11 | 0 | 0 | 354 | 120 | 234 | 21.3 |
1969 | Texas[20] | Royal | 11 | 0 | 0 | 435 | 119 | 316 | 28.7 |
1969 | Penn State[9] | Paterno | 11 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 90 | 232 | 21.1 |
1969 | San Diego State | Coryell | 11 | 0 | 0 | 492 | 194 | 298 | 27.1 |
1969 | Toledo[62] | Lauterbur | 11 | 0 | 0 | 385 | 160 | 225 | 20.5 |
1970 | Arizona St. | Kush | 11 | 0 | 0 | 405 | 148 | 257 | 23.4 |
1970 | Arkansas St. | Ellender | 11 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 134 | 226 | 20.5 |
1970 | Toledo[62] | Lauterbur | 12 | 0 | 0 | 384 | 88 | 296 | 24.7 |
1970 | Dartmouth[57] | Blackman | 9 | 0 | 0 | 311 | 42 | 269 | 29.9 |
1971 | Nebraska[18] | Devaney | 13 | 0 | 0 | 507 | 104 | 403 | 31.0 |
1971 | Toledo[62] | Murphy | 12 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 96 | 287 | 23.9 |
1972 | Louisiana Tech | Lambright | 12 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 134 | 199 | 16.6 |
1972 | USC[15] | McKay | 12 | 0 | 0 | 467 | 134 | 333 | 27.8 |
1973 | Notre Dame[14] | Parseghian | 11 | 0 | 0 | 382 | 89 | 293 | 26.6 |
1973 | Penn State[9] | Paterno | 12 | 0 | 0 | 447 | 129 | 318 | 26.5 |
1973 | Miami (OH)[16] | Mallory | 11 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 76 | 147 | 13.4 |
1974 | Oklahoma[26] | Switzer | 11 | 0 | 0 | 473 | 92 | 381 | 34.6 |
1975 | Arizona St. | Kush | 12 | 0 | 0 | 347 | 127 | 220 | 18.3 |
1975 | Arkansas St. | Davidson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 355 | 81 | 274 | 24.9 |
1976 | Pittsburgh[39] | Majors | 12 | 0 | 0 | 381 | 133 | 248 | 20.7 |
1976 | Rutgers | Burns | 12 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 81 | 206 | 17.2 |
1979 | Alabama[28] | Bryant | 12 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 67 | 316 | 26.3 |
1980 | Georgia | Dooley | 12 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 137 | 196 | 16.3 |
1981 | Clemson[35] | Ford | 12 | 0 | 0 | 338 | 105 | 233 | 19.4 |
1984 | BYU | Edwards | 13 | 0 | 0 | 456 | 183 | 273 | 21.0 |
1986 | Penn State[9] | Paterno | 12 | 0 | 0 | 340 | 133 | 207 | 17.3 |
1987 | Miami (FL) | Johnson | 12 | 0 | 0 | 412 | 125 | 287 | 23.9 |
1988 | Notre Dame[14] | Holtz | 12 | 0 | 0 | 393 | 156 | 237 | 19.8 |
1991 | Miami (FL) | Erickson | 12 | 0 | 0 | 386 | 100 | 286 | 23.8 |
1991 | Washington[44] | James | 12 | 0 | 0 | 495 | 115 | 380 | 31.7 |
1992 | Alabama[28] | Stallings | 13 | 0 | 0 | 366 | 122 | 244 | 18.8 |
1993 | Auburn[32] | Bowden, T. | 11 | 0 | 0 | 353 | 192 | 161 | 14.6 |
1994 | Nebraska | Osborne[18] | 13 | 0 | 0 | 459 | 162 | 297 | 22.8 |
1994 | Penn State[9] | Paterno | 12 | 0 | 0 | 564 | 252 | 312 | 26.0 |
1995 | Nebraska[18] | Osborne | 12 | 0 | 0 | 638 | 174 | 464 | 38.7 |
1997 | Michigan[7] | Carr | 12 | 0 | 0 | 322 | 114 | 208 | 17.3 |
1997 | Nebraska[18] | Osborne | 13 | 0 | 0 | 607 | 214 | 393 | 30.2 |
1998 | Tennessee[27] | Fulmer | 13 | 0 | 0 | 431 | 189 | 242 | 18.6 |
1998 | Tulane | Bowden, T. Scelfo |
12 | 0 | 0 | 540 | 295 | 245 | 20.4 |
1999 | Florida State | Bowden, B. | 12 | 0 | 0 | 458 | 203 | 255 | 21.3 |
1999 | Marshall | Pruett | 13 | 0 | 0 | 463 | 137 | 326 | 25.1 |
2000 | Oklahoma[26] | Stoops | 13 | 0 | 0 | 481 | 194 | 287 | 22.1 |
2001 | Miami (FL) | Coker | 12 | 0 | 0 | 512 | 117 | 395 | 32.9 |
2002 | Ohio State[17] | Tressel | 14 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 183 | 227 | 16.2 |
2004 | USC[15] | Carroll | 13 | 0 | 0 | 496 | 169 | 327 | 25.2 |
2004 | Auburn[32] | Tuberville | 13 | 0 | 0 | 417 | 147 | 270 | 20.8 |
2004 | Utah[59] | Meyer | 12 | 0 | 0 | 544 | 234 | 310 | 25.8 |
2005 | Texas[20] | Brown | 13 | 0 | 0 | 652 | 213 | 439 | 33.8 |
2006 | Boise State | Petersen | 13 | 0 | 0 | 516 | 229 | 287 | 22.1 |
2008 | Utah[59] | Whittingham | 13 | 0 | 0 | 480 | 224 | 256 | 19.7 |
2009 | Boise State | Petersen | 14 | 0 | 0 | 591 | 240 | 351 | 25.1 |
2009 | Alabama[28] | Saban | 14 | 0 | 0 | 449 | 164 | 285 | 20.4 |
2010 | TCU | Patterson | 13 | 0 | 0 | 520 | 137 | 383 | 29.5 |
2010 | Auburn | Chizik | 14 | 0 | 0 | 577 | 337 | 240 | 17.1 |
note: in 1917, 1918, 1943 and 1944, football teams from military training facilities competed alongside college programs
These teams all finished the season with no losses, but with ties.[2]
Year | Team | Record | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1873 | Harvard | 1–0–1[5] | |
1877 | Princeton | 2–0–1[3] | |
1877 | Yale | 3–0–1[4] | |
1878 | Columbia | 0–0–2[6] | |
1879 | Princeton | 4–0–1[3] | |
1879 | Michigan | 1–0–1 | |
1879 | Yale | 3–0–2[4] | |
1880 | Princeton | 4–0–1[3] | |
1880 | Yale | 4–0–1[4] | |
1881 | Princeton | 7–0–2[3] | |
1881 | Yale | 5–0–1[4] | |
1881 | Dartmouth | 1–0–1[57] | |
1883 | Yale | 3–0–1[4] | |
1884 | Yale | 3–0–1[4] | |
1884 | Princeton | 3–0–1[3] | |
1884 | Penn | 3–0–1[22] | |
1886 | Wabash | 2–0–1[8] | |
1886 | Yale | 9–0–1[4] | |
1886 | Princeton | 7–0–1[3] | |
1888 | Depauw | 0–0–1[8] | |
1889 | South Dakota | 1–0–1[8] | |
1890 | Butler | 3–0–1[8] | |
1892 | Stanford | 4–0–2[8] | |
1893 | Auburn | 3–0–2[32] | |
1892 | Stanford | 9–0–1[8] | |
1894 | Penn State | 6–0–1[9] | |
1895 | Washington | 4–0–1[44] | |
1895 | Stanford | 4–0–1[8] | |
1896 | Princeton | 10–0–1[3] | |
1896 | Lafayette | 11–0–1[6] | |
1896 | Texas A&M | 2–0–1[53] | |
1897 | Auburn | 2–0–1[32] | |
1897 | Yale | 9–0–2[4] | |
1897 | Hanover | 4–0–1[8] | |
1898 | Princeton | 11–0–1[3] | |
1899 | Denver | 0–0–1[8] | |
1899 | Ohio State | 9–0–1[17] | Ohio State allowed only five points. |
1899 | Harvard | 10–0–1[5] | |
1899 | Chicago | 16–0–2[41] | |
1899 | Iowa | 8–0–1[55] | |
1899 | Wabash | 1–0–1[8] | |
1900 | Iowa | 7–0–1[55] | |
1900 | Minnesota | 10–0–2[11] | |
1901 | Marquette | 4–0–1[8] | |
1902 | Texas A&M | 7–0–2[53] | |
1902 | Yale | 11–0–1[4] | |
1903 | Michigan | 11–0–1[7] | |
1903 | Minnesota | 14–0–1[11] | |
1903 | Stanford | 8–0–3[8] | |
1904 | Colorado School of Mines | 5–0–1[13] | |
1904 | Dartmouth | 7–0–1[57] | |
1904 | Colorado School of Mines | 4–0–1[13] | |
1904 | Albion | 7–0–1[8] | |
1905 | Penn | 12–0–1[22] | |
1905 | Georgia Tech | 6–0–1[52] | |
1905 | Colorado School of Mines | 5–0–1[13] | |
1906 | Colorado School of Mines | 3–0–2[13] | |
1906 | Princeton | 9–0–1[3] | |
1906 | Yale | 9–0–1[4] | |
1906 | Clemson | 4–0–3[35] | |
1906 | Colorado School of Mines | 3–0–2[13] | |
1906 | Eastern Michigan | 5–0–1[58] | |
1907 | Yale | 9–0–1[4] | |
1908 | Albion | 5–0–2[8] | |
1908 | Penn | 11–0–1[22] | |
1908 | Harvard | 9–0–1[5] | |
1908 | Chicago | 5–0–1[41] | |
1908 | Kansas | 12–0–1[42] | |
1908 | Virginia | 7–0–1[6] | |
1908 | Washington | 6–0–1[44] | Part of NCAA Division I FBS record 63-game unbeaten streak[63] |
1909 | Texas A&M | 7–0–1[53] | |
1909 | Lafayette | 7–0–1[6] | |
1909 | Penn State | 5–0–2[9] | |
1909 | Missouri | 7–0–1[6] | |
1910 | Harvard | 8–0–1[5] | |
1910 | Michigan | 3–0–3 | |
1910 | Vanderbilt | 12–0–1[40] | |
1910 | Navy | 8–0–1[64] | |
1910 | Michigan | 3–0–3[6] | |
1910 | Baylor | 6–0–2[33] | |
1910 | NC State | 4–0–2[6] | |
1911 | Princeton | 8–0–2[3] | |
1911 | Minnesota | 6–0–1[11] | |
1911 | Penn State | 8–0–1[9] | |
1911 | Navy | 6–0–3[64] | |
1911 | Florida | 5–0–1[6] | |
1914 | Nebraska | 7–0–1[18] | |
1913 | Washington & Jefferson[65] | 10–0–1 | |
1914 | Auburn | 8–0–1[32] | |
1914 | Harvard | 7–0–2[5] | |
1914 | Colorado School of Mines | 5–0–1[13] | |
1914 | Nebraska | 7–0–1[18] | |
1914 | Oregon State | 7–0–2[29] | |
1914 | Washington | 6–0–1[44] | Part of NCAA Division I FBS record 63-game unbeaten streak[63] |
1915 | Minnesota | 6–0–1[11] | |
1915 | Georgia Tech | 7–0–1[52] | |
1915 | Illinois | 5–0–2[47] | |
1916 | Miami (OH) | 7–0–1[16] | |
1916 | Georgia Tech | 8–0–1[52] | |
1916 | Oregon | 7–0–1[24] | |
1916 | Tennessee | 8–0–1[27] | |
1916 | Colorado St. | 5–0–2[50] | |
1916 | Washington | 6–0–1[44] | Part of NCAA Division I FBS record 63-game unbeaten streak[63] |
1917 | Miami (OH) | 6–0–2[16] | |
1917 | Ohio State | 8–0–1[17] | |
1917 | Washington State | 6–0–1[25] | |
1917 | Utah State | 7–0–1[19] | |
1918 | Miami (OH) | 5–0–1[16] | |
1918 | Naval Station Great Lakes | 6–0–2[6] | |
1919 | Harvard | 9–0–1[5] | |
1920 | Oklahoma | 6–0–1[26] | |
1920 | Georgia | 8–0–1[6] | |
1920 | Harvard | 8–0–1[5] | |
1920 | Pittsburgh | 6–0–2[39] | |
1920 | Princeton | 6–0–1[3] | |
1920 | Penn State | 7–0–2[9] | |
1921 | Washington & Jefferson | 10–0–1[65] | |
1921 | Vanderbilt | 7–0–1[40] | |
1921 | Penn State | 8–0–2[9] | |
1921 | California | 9–0–1[10] | |
1922 | West Virginia | 10–0–1[6] | |
1922 | Michigan | 6–0–1[6] | |
1922 | Vanderbilt | 8–0–1[40] | |
1922 | Army | 8–0–2[48] | |
1923 | California | 9–0–1[10] | |
1923 | Kansas | 5–0–3[42] | |
1923 | King | 8–0–1[66] | |
1923 | Texas | 8–0–1[20] | |
1924 | California | 8–0–2[10] | |
1924 | Connecticut[67] | 6–0–2 | |
1924 | Dartmouth | 7–0–1[57] | |
1924 | Gonzaga | 5–0–2[6] | |
1924 | Yale | 6–0–2[4] | |
1925 | Colgate | 7–0–2[6] | |
1925 | North Dakota St. | 5–0–2[21] | |
1925 | Tulane | 9–0–1[6] | |
1926 | Alabama | 9–0–1[28] | |
1926 | Stanford | 10–0–1[68] | |
1926 | Navy | 9–0–1[64] | |
1926 | SMU | 8–0–1[56] | |
1926 | Brown | 9–0–1[6] | |
1927 | Illinois | 10–0–1[47] | |
1927 | Minnesota | 6–0–2[11] | |
1927 | Texas A&M | 8–0–1[53] | |
1927 | Washington & Jefferson | 7–0–2[65] | |
1927 | Tennessee | 8–0–1[27] | |
1928 | USC | 9–0–1[15] | |
1928 | Tennessee | 9–0–1[27] | |
1928 | Utah | 5–0–2[59] | |
1929 | TCU | 9–0–1[6] | |
1929 | Tennessee | 9–0–1[27] | |
1929 | SMU | 6–0–4[56] | |
1930 | Michigan | 8–0–1[6] | |
1930 | Marquette | 8–0–1[6] | |
1932 | Auburn | 9–0–1[32] | |
1932 | Western Michigan | 6–0–1[45] | |
1933 | Michigan | 7–0–1[68] | |
1936 | Alabama | 8–0–1[28] | |
1937 | Pittsburgh | 9–0–1[39] | |
1937 | California | 10–0–1[10] | |
1937 | Fordham | 7–0–1 | |
1937 | Villanova | 8–0–1 | |
1937 | Dartmouth | 7–0–2[57] | |
1937 | Holy Cross | 8–0–2 | |
1938 | Villanova | 8–0–1 | |
1939 | University of Southern California | 8–0–2[15] | |
1939 | UCLA | 6–0–4 | |
1939 | Duquesne | 8–0–1 | |
1940 | Mississippi State | 10–0–1 | |
1941 | Notre Dame | 8–0–1[14] | |
1941 | Utah | 6–0–2[59] | |
1944 | USC | 8–0–2[15] | |
1945 | Eastern Michigan | 5–0–1[58] | |
1945 | Indiana | 9–0–1 | |
1946 | Notre Dame | 8–0–1[14] | |
1946 | Army | 9–0–1[48] | |
1947 | Miami (OH) | 9–0–1[16] | |
1947 | SMU | 9–0–2[56] | |
1947 | Penn State | 9–0–1[9] | |
1947 | Penn | 7–0–1[22] | |
1948 | Notre Dame | 9–0–1[14] | |
1948 | Army | 8–0–1[48] | |
1950 | Clemson | 9–0–1[35] | |
1951 | Illinois | 9–0–1[47] | |
1951 | Georgia Tech | 11–0–1[52] | |
1953 | Notre Dame | 9–0–1[14] | |
1954 | Virginia Tech | 8–0–1[69] | |
1956 | Texas A&M | 9–0–1[53] | |
1957 | Virginia Military Institute | 9–0–1 | |
1958 | Army | 8–0–1[48] | |
1958 | Auburn | 9–0–1[32] | |
1958 | Air Force | 9–0–2 | |
1960 | Ole Miss | 10–0–1 | |
1961 | Ohio State | 8–0–1[17] | |
1963 | Memphis State | 9–0–1[70] | |
1966 | Notre Dame | 9–0–1[14] | |
1966 | Michigan State | 9–0–1 | |
1969 | USC | 10–0–1[15] | |
1970 | Nebraska | 11–0–1[18] | |
1973 | Michigan | 10–0–1 | |
1973 | Ohio State | 10–0–1[17] | |
1973 | Oklahoma | 10–0–1[26] | |
1974 | Miami (OH) | 10–0–1[16] | |
1979 | USC | 11–0–1[15] | |
1982 | SMU | 11–0–1[56] | |
1985 | Fresno State | 11–0–1 | |
1987 | Syracuse | 11–0–1 | |
1990 | Georgia Tech | 11–0–1[52] | |
1992 | Michigan | 9–0–3 | |
1994 | Texas A&M | 10–0–1[53] | |
1995 | Toledo | 11–0–1[62] |
Teams ordered by the number of undefeated seasons in the top division. Teams in italics no longer compete in Division I FBS.
Coaches ordered by the number of undefeated seasons in the top division.
Team | Undefeated | Perfect |
---|---|---|
Gil Dobie[71] | 14 | 11 |
Fielding H. Yost[72] | 9 | 6 |
Earl Blaik[73] | 7 | 3 |
John Heisman[74] | 7 | 3 |
Frank Leahy[75] | 7 | 3 |
Bernie Bierman[76] | 6 | 5 |
Howard Jones[77] | 6 | 4 |
Glenn Scobey Warner[78] | 6 | 4 |
Cleveland L. Abbott[79] | 6 | 2 |
Robert Neyland[80] | 6 | 1 |
Joe Paterno[81] | 5 | 5 |
Knute Rockne[82] | 5 | 5 |
Ike Armstrong[83] | 5 | 3 |
Percy Haughton[84] | 5 | 2 |
Hugo Bezdek[85] | 5 | 1 |
Bear Bryant[86] | 4 | 3 |
Bennie Owen[87] | 4 | 3 |
Elton Rynearson[88] | 4 | 3 |
Warren B. Woodson[89] | 4 | 3 |
Dana X. Bible[90] | 4 | 2 |
Walter Camp[91] | 4 | 2 |
Woody Hayes[92] | 4 | 2 |
Amos Alonzo Stagg[93] | 4 | 2 |
Robert Zuppke[94] | 4 | 2 |
Dan McGugin[95] | 4 | 1 |
Francis Schmidt[96] | 4 | 0 |
Coaches with three undefeated seasons include Don Coryell, Fritz Crisler, Don Faurot, T. A. Dwight Jones, John McKay, Ace Mumford, Frank Murray, William D. Murray, Tom Osborne, Ara Parseghian, Frank Thomas, Wallace William Wade and George Washington Woodruff.
This section covers teams that competed in the second tier of Division I since it was split in 1978:
Note that Division I FCS features a single-elimination championship tournament, reducing the likelihood of multiple teams finishing the season with undefeated records. However, several conferences voluntarily do not compete in the tournament, thus there exists 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.
These teams finished the season with no losses or ties in Division I-AA or FCS football since 1978.[97]
Year | Team | Record |
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1982 | Eastern Kentucky | 13–0–0 |
1984 | Tennessee State | 11–0–0 |
1986 | Penn | 10–0–0[22] |
1987 | Holy Cross | 11–0–0 |
1989 | Georgia Southern | 15–0–0 |
1991 | Holy Cross | 11–0–0 |
1993 | Penn | 10–0–0[22] |
1994 | Penn | 9–0–0[22] |
1996 | Marshall | 15–0 |
1996 | Dayton | 11–0 |
1996 | Dartmouth | 11–0[57] |
2000 | Davidson | 11–0 |
2000 | Robert Morris | 10–0 |
2001 | Sacred Heart | 10–0 |
2001 | Harvard[5] | 9–0 |
2003 | Penn | 10–0[22] |
2004 | Harvard[5] | 10–0 |
These teams finished the season with no losses, but with ties, in Division I-AA or FCS football since 1978.
Year | Team | Record |
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1991 | Alabama State | 11–0–1[98] |
1994 | Youngstown State | 14–0–1[99] |