Most consecutive wins over one opponent (NCAA football)
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.
School | Opponent | Consecutive wins | Year started | Last win | Uninterrupted series? | Notes/References |
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Notre Dame | Navy | 43 | 1964 | 2006 | Yes | Navy won in 2007[1][2] |
Nebraska | Kansas | 36 | 1969 | 2004 | Yes | KU won in 2005[3] |
Oklahoma | Kansas State | 32 | 1937 | 1968 | Yes | [3] |
Penn State | Temple | 31 | 1952 | 2014† | No, the games were played over a 63-year period. | Penn State has an unbeaten streak against Temple dating back to 1941. The teams played to a tie in 1950. |
Nebraska | Kansas State | 29 | 1969 | 1997 | Yes | [3] |
Clemson | Virginia | 29 | 1955 | 1989 | No, the games were played over a 35-year period. | [3] |
Texas | Rice | 28 | 1966 | 1993 | Yes | [3] |
Florida | Kentucky | 28 | 1987 | 2014† | Yes | Longest in-conference streak in Southeastern Conference history |
Syracuse | Hobart | 26 | 1906 | 1931 | Yes | [3] |
USC | Oregon State | 26 | 1968 | 1999 | No, the games were played over a 32-year period. | [3] |
Tennessee | Kentucky | 26 | 1985 | 2010 | Yes | Kentucky won in 2011.[4] Rivalry formerly known as the Battle for the Barrel |
Penn State | West Virginia | 25 | 1959 | 1983 | Yes | [3] |
Texas | TCU | 24 | 1968 | 1991 | Yes | [3] |
Texas A&M | TCU | 24 | 1973 | 2001† | No, the games have been played over a 28-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.[5] |
Nebraska | Missouri | 24 | 1979 | 2002 | Yes | [3] |
Nebraska | Oklahoma State | 24 | 1974 | 1999 | No, the games were played over a 26-year period. | [3] |
Penn State | Maryland | 24 | 1962 | 1988 | No, the games were played over a 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.[6] |
Oklahoma | Iowa State | 23 | 1937 | 1959 | Yes | |
Tennessee | Vanderbilt | 22 | 1983 | 2004 | Yes | [3] |
Arkansas | TCU | 22 | 1959 | 1980 | Yes | [3] |
Alabama | Mississippi State | 22 | 1958 | 1979 | Yes | [3] |
Iowa | Northwestern | 22 | 1974 | 1994 | Yes | [3] 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 - Lafayette | 22 | 1902 | 2009† | No, the games have been played over a 107-year period. | [3] |
Florida | Vanderbilt | 22 | 1989 | 2012 | No, the games have been played over a 23-year period. | The series was uninterrupted since 1992 (21 wins). Vanderbilt won in 2013 [7] |
Ohio State | Northwestern | 21 | 1972 | 2004 | No, the games were played over a 32-year period. | [3] |
Ohio State | Wisconsin | 21 | 1960 | 1980 | Yes | [8] |
Purdue | Iowa | 20 | 1961 | 1980 | Yes | [3] |
Oklahoma | Baylor | 20 | 1901 | 2011 | No, the games were played over a 109-year period. | Baylor ended the streak with a 45-38 victory in 2011. |
† Active Streak
References and sources
- ↑ "Notre Dame's NCAA-record 43-game win streak over Navy ends". ESPN.com. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ↑ "Navy 46, Notre Dame 44 - Play by Play". ESPN.com. November 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 "Streaks and Rivalries" (PDF). Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book (NCAA). 2007. p. 112. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- ↑ Associated Press (November 26, 2011). "Kentucky ends 26-game skid vs. Tennessee, which will miss bowl". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
- ↑ "All-Time Football Scores: TCU". aggieathletics.com. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ↑ "Penn State vs Maryland Historical Record". stassen.com. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ↑ "Florida’s nightmare season continues with first loss to Vanderbilt since 1988".
- ↑ "Ohio State vs Wisconsin". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
- "Streaks and Rivalries" (PDF). Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book (NCAA). 2007. p. 112. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-11-07., ISSN 0735-5475