How many wins did you get? It’s what the games are all about – the wins. Here are the rankings of the teams with FBS wins from No. 1-130.
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Did you win? For all the talk about the student in student-athlete, and for all the pomp and circumstance, all that matters is whether or not you win college football games.
Who won the most games over the last five years against other FBS teams? Wins against FCSers don’t count here – you don’t get credit for the cupcake in the CFN Five-Year Program Analysis.
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Remember, these are ONLY the wins over the FBS teams.
130 Kansas 6
T128 Liberty 7
T128 Coastal Carolina 7
127 Kent State 8
126 Oregon State 9
125 Charlotte 9
124 Connecticut 10
T122 Texas State 12
T122 San Jose State 12
T120 Massachusetts 13
T120 Ball State 13
119 UNLV 14
118 UTEP 15
117 Rutgers 15
T113 Rice 16
T113 New Mexico State 16
T113 Illinois 16
T113 Georgia State 16
T110 ULM 17
T110 Tulane 17
T110 SMU 17
T106 Vanderbilt 19
T106 Purdue 19
T106 Eastern Michigan 19
T106 East Carolina 19
T101 UTSA 20
T101 Syracuse 20
T101 South Alabama 20
T101 Miami Univ. 20
T101 Hawaii 20
T97 Virginia 21
T97 Tulsa 21
T97 Maryland 21
T97 Iowa State 21
T88 UAB 22
T88 Texas Tech 22
T88 New Mexico 22
T88 Florida Atlantic 22
T88 Colorado 22
T88 Wake Forest 23
T88 Indiana 23
T88 Central Michigan 23
T88 Arkansas 23
T82 Wyoming 24
T82 North Texas 24
T82 Louisiana 24
T82 Buffalo 24
T82 Bowling Green 24
T82 Akron 24
81 North Carolina 25
T76 Old Dominion 26
T76 Nevada 26
T76 FIU 26
T76 California 26
T76 Boston College 26
75 Fresno State 27
T72 Southern Miss 28
T72 South Carolina 28
T72 Arizona 28
T68 Tennessee 29
T68 Pitt 29
T68 Kentucky 29
T68 Army 29
T63 Ole Miss 30
T63 Nebraska 30
T63 MIssouri 30
T63 Georgia Tech 30
T63 Colorado State 30
T58 Utah State 31
T58 UCLA 31
T58 Georgia Southern 31
T58 Duke 31
T58 Cincinnati 31
T52 Middle Tennessee 32
T52 Louisville 32
T52 Kansas State 32
T52 BYU 32
T52 Baylor 32
T52 Arizona State 32
T49 Texas 33
T49 Minnesota 33
T49 Air Force 33
T46 Virginia Tech 34
T46 Troy 34
T46 Navy 34
T39 West Virginia 35
T39 USF 35
T39 Texas A&M 35
T39 Ohio 35
T39 NC State 35
T39 Miami 35
T39 Arkansas State 35
T36 Washington State 36
T36 UCF 36
T36 Auburn 36
T31 Western Michigan 37
T31 Oregon 37
T31 Northern Illinois 37
T31 Mississippi State 37
T31 Florida 37
T28 Western Kentucky 38
T28 Temple 38
T28 Louisiana Tech 38
T26 Northwestern 39
T26 Marshall 39
T21 Utah 40
T21 Oklahoma State 40
T21 Memphis 40
T21 LSU 40
T21 Florida State 40
T17 San Diego State 41
T17 Michigan State 41
T17 Iowa 41
T17 Houston 41
T14 Washington 42
T14 Toledo 42
T14 TCU 42
T12 USC 43
T12 Michigan 43
NEXT: 5 Year Program Analysis Top Ten in FBS Wins
T10. Michigan State
2018: at Charlotte, South Alabama, at Arkansas State, Louisiana, at Coastal Carolina, at Texas State, Georgia State, Troy, Louisiana (Sun Belt Championship), Middle Tennessee (New Orleans): 10
2017: at Texas State, New Mexico State, Coastal Carolina, at Idaho, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, at Georgia State, Louisiana, Toledo (Dollar General): 8
2016: Old Dominion, at Akron, Georgia State, at Louisiana, Idaho, at Georgia Southern, Texas State, ULM, at New Mexico State, Toledo (Camellia): 10
2015: at Old Dominion, Wyoming, at Georgia State, at ULM, Georgia Southern, Troy, at Idaho, Louisiana, at South Alabama, Ohio (Camellia): 10
2014: at Troy, Georgia State, ULM, at Arkansas State, at Louisiana, Idaho: 6
5-Year FBS Win Total: 44
T10. Notre Dame
2018: Michigan, Ball State, Vanderbilt, at Wake Forest, Stanford, at Virginia Tech, Pitt, Navy, at Northwestern, Florida State, Syracuse, at USC: 12
2017: Temple, at Boston College, at Michigan State, Miami University, at North Carolina, USC, NC State, Wake Forest, Navy, LSU (Citrus): 10
2016: Nevada, at Syracuse, Miami, Army: 4
2015: Texas, at Virginia, Georgia Tech, UMass, Navy, USC, at Temple, at Pitt, Wake Forest, Boston College: 10
2014: Rice, Michigan, Purdue, Syracuse, Stanford, North Carolina, Navy, LSU (Music City): 8
5-Year FBS Win Total: 44
9. Penn State
2018: Appalachian State, at Pitt, Kent State, at Illinois, at Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin, at Rutgers, Maryland: 9
2017: Akron, Pitt, Georgia State, at Iowa, Indiana, at Northwestern, Michigan, Rutgers, Nebraska, at Maryland, Washington (Fiesta): 11
2016: Kent State, Temple, Minnesota, Maryland, Ohio State, at Purdue, Iowa, at Indiana, at Rutgers, Michigan State, Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship): 11
2015: Buffalo, Rutgers, San Diego State, Army, Indiana, Maryland, Illinois: 7
2014: UCF, Akron, at Rutgers, UMass, at Indiana, Temple, Boston College (Pinstripe): 7
5-Year FBS Win Total: 45
8. Stanford
2018: San Diego State, USC, at Oregon, at Arizona State, Oregon State, at UCLA, at Cal, Pitt: 8
2017: Rice, UCLA, Arizona State, at Utah, Oregon, at Oregon State, Washington, Cal, Notre Dame: 9
2016: Kansas State, USC, at UCLA, at Notre Dame, at Arizona, Oregon State, at Oregon, at California, Rice, North Carolina (Sun): 10
2015: UCF, at USC, at Oregon State, Arizona, UCLA, Washington, at Washington State, at Colorado, California, Notre Dame, USC (Pac-12 Championship), Iowa (Rose): 12
2014: Army, at Washington, Washington State, Oregon State, at California, at UCLA, Maryland (Foster Farms): 7
5-Year FBS Win Total: 46
7. Georgia
2018: at South Carolina, Middle Tennessee, at Missouri, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Florida, at Kentucky, Auburn, UMass, Georgia Tech: 10
2017: Appalachian State, at Notre Dame, Mississippi State, at Tennessee, at Vanderbilt, Missouri, Florida, South Carolina, Kentucky, at Georgia Tech, Auburn (SEC Championship), Oklahoma (Rose): 12
2016: North Carolina, at Missouri, at South Carolina, at Kentucky, Auburn, Louisiana, TCU (Liberty): 7
2015: ULM, at Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Missouri, Kentucky, at Auburn, Georgia Southern, at Georgia Tech, Penn State (TaxSlayer): 9
2014: Clemson, Troy, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, at Missouri, Arkansas, at Kentucky, Auburn, Louisville (Belk): 9
5-Year FBS Win Total: 47
6. Boise State
2018: at Troy, UConn, at Wyoming, at Nevada, Colorado State, at Air Force, BYU, Fresno State, at New Mexico, Utah State: 10
2017: Troy, New Mexico, at BYU, at San Diego State, Wyoming, at Utah State, Nevada, at Colorado State, Air Force, Fresno State (Mountain West Championship), Oregon (Las Vegas): 11
2016: at Louisiana-Lafayette, Washington State, at Oregon State, Utah State, at New Mexico, Colorado State, BYU, San Jose State, at Hawaii, UNLV: 10
2015: Washington, at Virginia, Hawaii, at Colorado State, Wyoming, at UNLV, at San Jose State, Northern Illinois (Poinsettia): 8
2014: Colorado State, at Connecticut, Louisiana-Lafayette, at Nevada, FresnoS Tate, BYU, at New Mexico, San Diego State, at Wyoming, Utah State, Fresno State (Mountain West Championship), Arizona (Fiesta): 12
5-Year FBS Win Total: 51
5. Wisconsin
2018: WKU, New Mexico, at Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Rutgers, at Purdue, Miami (Pinstripe): 8
2017: Utah State, Florida Atlantic, at BYU, Northwestern, at Nebraska, Purdue, Maryland, at Illinois, at Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, at Minnesota, Miami (Orange): 13
2016: LSU, Akron, Georgia State, at Michigan State, at Iowa, Nebraska, at Northwestern, Illinois, at Purdue, Minnesota, Western Michigan (Cotton): 11
2015: Miami University, Troy, Hawaii, at Nebraska, Purdue, at Illinois, Rutgers, at Maryland, at Minnesota, USC (Holiday): 10
2014: Bowling Green, South Florida, Illinois, Maryland, at Rutgers, at Purdue, Nebraska, at Iowa, Minnesota, Auburn (Outback): 10
5-Year FBS Win Total: 52
4. Oklahoma
2018: Florida Atlantic, UCLA, at Iowa State, Army, Baylor, at TCU, Kansas State, at Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas, at West Virginia, Texas (Big 12 Championship): 12
2017: UTEP, at Ohio State, Tulane, at Baylor, Texas, at Kansas State, Texas Tech, at Oklahoma State, TCU, at Kansas, West Virginia, TCU (Big 12 Championship): 12
2016: ULM, at TCU, Texas, Kansas State, at Texas Tech, Kansas, at Iowa State, Baylor, at West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Auburn (Sugar): 11
2015: Akron, at Tennessee, Tulsa, West Virginia, at Kansas State, Texas Tech, at Kansas, Iowa State, at Baylor, TCU, at Oklahoma State: 11
2014: Louisiana Tech, at Tulsa, Tennessee, at West Virginia, Texas, at Iowa State, at Texas Tech, Kansas: 8
5-Year FBS Win Total: 54
3. Clemson
2018: at Texas A&M, Georgia Southern, at Georgia Tech, Syracuse, at Wake Forest, NC State, at Florida State, Louisiana, at Boston College, Duke, South Carolina, Pitt (ACC Championship), Notre Dame (Cotton), Alabama (CFP Championship): 14
2017: Kent State, Auburn, at Louisville, Boston College, at Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, at NC State, Florida State, at South Carolina, Miami (ACC Championship): 11
2016: at Auburn, Troy, at Georgia Tech, Louisville, at Boston College, NC State, at Florida State, Syracuse, at Wake Forest, South Carolina, Virginia Tech (ACC Championship), Ohio State (Fiesta), Alabama (SEC Championship): 13
2015: Appalachian State, at Louisville, Notre Dame, Georgia Tech, Boston College, at Miami, at NC State, Florida State, at Syracuse, Wake Forest, at South Carolina, North Carolina (ACC Championship), Oklahoma (Orange): 13
2014: North Carolina, NC State, Louisville, at Boston College, Syracuse, Wake Forest, Georgia State, South Carolina, Oklahoma (Russell Athletic): 9
5-Year FBS Win Total: 60
2. Ohio State
2018: Oregon State, Rutgers, TCU, Tulane, at Penn State, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, at Michigan State, at Maryland, Michigan, Northwestern (Big Ten Championship), Washington (Rose): 12
2017: at Indiana, Army, UNLV, at Rutgers, Maryland, at Nebraska, Penn State, Michigan State, Illinois, at Michigan, Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship), USC (Cotton): 12
2016: Bowling Green, Tulsa, at Oklahoma, Rutgers, Indiana, at Wisconsin, Northwestern, Nebraska, at Maryland, at Michigan State, Michigan: 11
2015: at Virginia Tech, Hawaii, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, at Indiana, Maryland, Penn State, at Rutgers, Minnesota, at Illinois, at Michigan, Notre Dame (Fiesta): 12
2014: Navy, Kent State, Cincinnati, at Maryland, Rutgers, at Penn State, Illinois, at Michigan State, at Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin (Big Ten Championship), Alabama (Sugar), Oregon (CFP Championship): 14
5-Year FBS Win Total: 62
1. Alabama
2018: Louisville, Arkansas State, at Ole Miss, Texas A&M, Louisiana, at Arkansas, Missouri, at Tennessee, at LSU, Mississippi State, Auburn, Georgia (SEC Championship), Oklahoma (Orange): 13
2017: Florida State, Fresno State, Colorado State, at Vanderbilt, Ole Miss, at Texas A&M, Arkansas, Tennessee, LSU, at Mississippi State, Clemson (Sugar), Georgia (CFP Championship): 12
2016: USC, WKU, at Ole Miss, Kent State, Kentucky, at Arkansas, at Tennessee, Texas A&M, at LSU, Mississippi State, Auburn, Florida (SEC Championship), Washington (Peach): 13
2015: Wisconsin, Middle Tennessee, ULM, at Georgia, Arkansas, at Texas A&M, Tennessee, LSU, at Mississippi State, at Auburn, Florida (SEC Championship), Michigan State (Cotton), Clemson (CFP Championship): 13
2014: West Virginia, Florida Atlantic, Southern Miss, Florida, at Arkansas, Texas A&M, at Tennessee, at LSU, Mississippi State, Auburn, Missouri (SEC Championship): 11
5-Year FBS Win Total: 63