List of undefeated NCAA Division I football teams

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.

Division I Football Bowl Subdivision

NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) is 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:

  • uncategorized (pre-NCAA) 1869 to 1905
  • NCAA 1906 to 1955
  • NCAA University Division from 1956 until 1972
  • NCAA Division I from 1973 to 1977
  • NCAA Division I-A from 1978 to 2005
  • NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) from 2006–present

Undefeated and untied

These teams finished the season having won every game in which they played, thus completing a "perfect season".[2]

Pre-1900

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 Princeton 6–0–0[3]
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 Navy 1–0–0[10]
1882 Yale 8–0–0[4]
1883 California 2–0–0[11]
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 Navy 1–0–0[10]
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[11]
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[12] Minnesota was unscored upon.
1887 Penn State 2–0–0[9][13] 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[14]
1888 Notre Dame 1–0–0[15]
1888 USC 2–0–0[16]
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[11]
1889 Colorado School of Mines 1–0–0[14]
1889 Miami (OH) 4–0–0[17]
1889 Notre Dame 1–0–0[15]
1889 Ohio State 1–0–0[18]
1889 Princeton 10–0–0[3]
1889 USC 2–0–0[16]
1889 Colorado School of Mines 6–0–0[14]
1890 Harvard 11–0–0[5]
1890 Kentucky 1–0–0[8]
1890 Nebraska 2–0–0[19]
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 Case Western Reserve 3–0–0[20]
1892 Colgate 3–0–0[6]
1892 Minnesota 5–0–0[12]
1892 NC State 1–0–0[8]
1892 Purdue 8–0–0[6]
1892 USC 1–0–0[16]
1892 Utah St. 1–0–0[21]
1892 Wyoming 1–0–0[8]
1892 Yale 13–0–0[4]
1893 Case Western Reserve 4–0–0[20]
1893 Fordham 4–0–0[8]
1893 Maryland 6–0–0
1893 Minnesota 6–0–0[12]
1893 NC State 2–0–0[8]
1893 Princeton 11–0–0[3]
1893 Texas 4–0–0[22]
1894 North Dakota St. 2–0–0[23]
1894 Columbia Physicians & Surgeons 3–0–0[8]
1894 New Mexico State 2–0–0[8]
1894 Penn 12–0–0[24]
1894 USC 1–0–0[16]
1894 Wyoming 3–0–0[8]
1894 Yale 16–0–0[4]
1894 Case Western Reserve 7–0–0[20]
1895 Arkansas 1–0–0[25]
1895 Bloomsburg 1–0–0[8]
1895 Miami (OH) 3–0–0[17]
1895 Hanover 2–0–0[8]
1895 LSU 3–0–0[8]
1895 Marquette 4–0–0[8]
1895 Oregon 4–0–0[26]
1895 Penn 14–0–0[24]
1895 St. Bonaventure 4–0–0[8]
1895 Texas 5–0–0[22] Texas was unscored upon.
1895 Tulsa 1–0–0[8]
1895 Washington State 2–0–0[27]
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[28]
1896 St. John's 1–0–0[8]
1896 Tennessee 4–0–0[29]
1896 Wyoming 2–0–0[8]
1897 Alabama 1–0–0[30]
1897 Butler 1–0–0[8]
1897 Buffalo 8–0–0[8]
1897 Oklahoma 2–0–0[28]
1897 Oregon State 2–0–0[31]
1897 Penn 15–0–0[24]
1897 Washington State 2–0–0[27]
1897 Wichita State 1–0–0[8]
1897 Wyoming 2–0–0[8]
1898 Colorado School of Mines 9–0–0[14]
1898 Detroit 5–0–0[8]
1898 Drexel 7–0–0[32] Drexel was unscored upon.
1898 Harvard 11–0–0[5]
1898 Kalamazoo 7–0–0[8] MIAA champions
1898 Kentucky 7–0–0[33] Kentucky was unscored upon.
1898 LSU 1–0–0[8]
1898 Michigan 10–0–0[7]
1898 North Carolina 9–0–0[8]
1898 Oklahoma 2–0–0[28]
1898 Tulsa 1–0–0[8]
1899 Sewanee 12–0–0[34] 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[21]

1900 to present

Year Team Coach W L PF PA Point Differential Avg.
Point Differential
1900Auburn[35]Watkins40148514335.8
1900Baylor[36]Hamilton304463812.7
1900Central Michigan[37]102051515.0
1900Clemson[38]Heisman602221021235.3
1900Idaho[39]Herbold1012666.0
1900Texas[22]Thompson601131310016.7
1900TulaneSummersgill50105010521.0
1900Yale[4]McBride1203361032627.2
1901Harvard[5]Reid1202542423019.2
1901Michigan[7]Yost110550055050.0
1901North Dakota State[23]Harrison702611724434.9
1901Saint Louis[40]1002331421921.9
1901Wisconsin[41]King90316531134.6
1901WyomingMcMurray103803838.0
1902ArizonaGillette50134013426.8
1902California[11]Whipple801681215619.5
1902Central Michigan[37]Tambling408208220.5
1902Michigan[7]Yost1106441263257.5
1902Nebraska[19]Booth100186018618.6
1902North Dakota State[23]Cochems40168016842.0
1902Oklahoma A&M[28]104004040.0
1902South DakotaWhittemore100239023923.9
1902WyomingMcMurray101801818.0
1903Arizona StateIrish203303316.5
1903Central Michigan[37]Tambling606911589.7
1903Nebraska[19]Booth1102911727424.9
1903North DakotaKennedy802981128735.9
1903Princeton[3]Hillebrand110259625323.0
1903Utah State[21]Campbell307807826.0
1904Arizona StateIrish40116011629.0
1904Auburn[35]Donahue601701115926.5
1904Charleston (WV)Ropp309009030.0
1904Michigan[7]Yost1005672254554.5
1904Minnesota[12]Williams1307251271354.8
1904New MexicoMcEwan101101111.0
1904Northern IllinoisFleager5090177314.6
1904Penn[24]Williams120222421818.2
1904Pittsburgh[42]Mosse100406540140.1
1904Saint Louis[40]110349034931.7
1904Vanderbilt[43]McGugin90474447052.2
1905Chicago[44]Stagg110271526624.2
1905Colorado School of Mines[14]Ellsworth601251610918.2
1905Idaho[39]Griffith50113211122.2
1905LSUKillian303603612.0
1905New Mexico StateMiller309609632.0
1905StanfordLanagan801381312515.6
1905Yale[4]Owsley100226422222.2
1906ButlerRobinson101701717.0
1906New Mexico StateMiller4071125914.8
1906North Dakota State[23]Dobie40236423258.0
1906Saint Louis[40]Cochems1104072038735.2
1906Washington State[27]Bender60440447.3
1906Wisconsin[41]Hutchins5078156312.6
1907New MexicoAngell104404444.0
1907New Mexico StateMiller308868227.3
1907North Dakota State[23]Dobie301631015351.0
1907Oregon State[31]Norcross60137013722.8
1907South CarolinaMcKay30304268.7
1908ArizonaGalbraith50136613026.0
1908Charleston (WV)3049103913.0
1908Kansas[45]Kennedy901312011112.3
1908LouisianaMcNaspy6093167712.8
1908LSUWingard1004421143143.1
1908Miami (OH)[17]Foster701131010314.7
1909Arkansas[25]Bezdek701861816824.0
1909Colorado[46]Folsom60141014123.5
1909Washington[47]Dobie70214620829.7
1909Western Michigan[48]Spaulding70194918526.4
1909Yale[4]Jones100209020920.9
1910ArizonaShipp508787915.8
1910Colorado[46]Folsom60121311819.7
1910Colorado College[49]70120309012.9
1910Illinois[50]Hall90890899.9
1910Louisiana TechPrince70265625937.0
1910Pittsburgh[42]Thompson90282028231.3
1910Washington[47]Dobie60150814223.7
1911Colorado[46]Folsom608858313.8
1911New Mexico StateBadenoch70192618626.6
1911Oklahoma[28]Owen802821526733.4
1911Utah State[21]Teetzel50164016432.8
1911Washington[47]Dobie70277926838.3
1912Harvard[5]Haughton901762215417.1
1912Middle TennesseeWeber102972222.0
1912Notre Dame[15]Marks703892736251.7
1912Penn State[9]Hollenback80285627934.9
1912TroyPenton3061105117.0
1912Washington[47]Dobie601901717328.8
1912Wisconsin[41]Juneau702462921731.0
1913Auburn[35]Donahue802241321126.4
1913Chicago[44]Stagg70124279713.9
1913Harvard[5]Haughton902252120422.7
1913Michigan StateMacklin701802815221.7
1913Nebraska[19]Stiehm801382811013.8
1913Notre Dame[15]Harper702684122732.4
1913RiceArbuckle4081146716.8
1913Washington[47]Dobie702662024635.1
1913Western Michigan[48]Spaulding4059154411.0
1914Army[37]Daly902192019922.1
1914ConnecticutWarner, D.304893913.0
1914Illinois[50]Zuppke702242220228.9
1914Tennessee[29]Clevenger903743733737.4
1914Texas[22]Allerdice803582133742.1
1914Washington & Lee[51]903241231234.7
1914Western Michigan[48]Spaulding60180717328.8
1915Colorado State[52]Hughes702433121230.3
1915Cornell[53]Sharpe902875023726.3
1915Nebraska[19]Stiehm802823924330.4
1915Oklahoma[28]Owen1003705431631.6
1915Pittsburgh[42]Warner802471922828.5
1915Washington[47]Dobie702741426037.1
1915Washington State[27]Dietz702041019427.7
1916Army[37]Daly902353619922.1
1916Ohio State[18]Wilce702582922932.7
1916Pittsburgh[42]Warner802552523028.8
1916TulsaMcBirney1005664052652.6
1917DenverFike802264518122.6
1917Georgia Tech[54]Heisman904911747452.7
1917Mare Island Marines80nanana
1917Middle TennesseeFloyd70201020128.7
1917Pittsburgh[42]Warner1002602123923.9
1917Texas A&M[55]Bible80270027033.8
1917Tuskegee[56]Gayle702791426537.9
1918Army[37]Mitchell102002020.0
1918BucknellWingard60236722931.2
1918Central Michigan[37]Tambling104163535.0
1918Colorado School of Mines[14]Barron401842116340.8
1918Michigan[7]Yost509669018.0
1918Middle Tennessee1012755.0
1918Oklahoma[28]Owen60278727145.2
1918PresbyterianShaw203372613.0
1918Texas[22]Juneau901941418020.0
1918Virginia TechBernier701521313919.9
1918Washington (MO)601632713622.7
1919CentreMoran904852346251.3
1919MarshallReilly803021328936.1
1919Middle TennesseeMiles40148614235.5
1919Notre Dame[15]Rockne902294718220.2
1919Texas A&M[55]Bible100275027527.5
1920Boston CollegeCavanaugh801811616520.6
1920California[11]Smith905101449655.1
1920Notre Dame[15]Rockne902514420723.0
1920Texas[22]Whitaker902821326929.9
1920USC[16]Henderson601702114924.8
1920VMIClarkson904312041145.7
1921Cornell[53]Dobie803922137146.4
1921Iowa[57]Jones701853614921.3
1921LafayetteSutherland902742624827.6
1921Louisiana TechClark60106208614.3
1921Miami (OH)[17]Little802381322528.1
1921Texas State[58]Strahan701852615922.7
1922Western Michigan[48]Olander60160016026.7
1922Cornell[53]Dobie803392731239.0
1922Princeton[3]Roper80127349311.6
1922Iowa[57]Jones702083317525.0
1922California[11]Smith903983436440.4
1922DrakeSolem701552612918.4
1923Illinois[50]Zuppke801362011614.5
1923Michigan[7]Yost801501213817.3
1923New Mexico StateBrown902181720122.3
1923Yale[4]Jones802303819224.0
1923Colorado[46]Witham902802725328.1
1923Cornell[53]Dobie803203328735.9
1923SMU[59]Freeland
Morrison
90207919822.0
1924HawaiiKlum801851217321.6
1924Notre Dame[15]Rockne1002855423123.1
1925Alabama[30]Wade1002972627127.1
1925Dartmouth[60]Hawley803402931138.9
1925Eastern Michigan[61]Rynearson80106610012.5
1925HawaiiKlum1004211740440.4
1925LouisvilleKing80133213116.4
1926Tuskegee[56]Abbott1002888420420.4
1926Utah[62]Armstrong701642314120.1
1927Eastern Michigan[61]Rynearson801861317321.6
1928Boston CollegeMcKenney902633922424.9
1928Georgia Tech[54]Alexander1002214717417.4
1928DetroitDorais902672724026.7
1929Notre Dame[15]Rockne901453810711.9
1929PurduePhelan801874414317.9
1929TulaneBierman902794523426.0
1929Tuskegee[56]Abbott902492622324.8
1929Utah[62]Armstrong702192319628.0
1930Notre Dame[15]Rockne1002657419119.1
1930Fresno StateBorleske80154668811.0
1930Alabama[30]Wade1002711325825.8
1930Utah[62]Armstrong803402032040.0
1931Louisiana TechBohler701673613118.7
1932USC[16]Jones1002011318818.8
1932ColgateKerr90264026429.3
1932Michigan[7]Kipke801231311013.8
1933DePauwNeal70136013619.4
1933Princeton[3]Crisler90217820923.2
1934Minnesota[12]Bierman802703823229.0
1934Alabama[30]Thomas1003164527127.1
1934HawaiiKlum601422112120.1
1935Alma[63]Campbell801801316720.9
1935Middle TennesseeFloyd801282510312.9
1935Princeton[3]Crisler902563222424.9
1935Minnesota[12]Bierman801944614818.5
1936Case Western Reserve[20]Edwards1002442821621.6
1938Case Western Reserve[20]Edwards902593122825.3
1938GeorgetownHagerty801852615919.9
1938TCUMeyer1102696020919.0
1938MemphisMcKeen1002814124024.0
1938Tennessee[29]Neyland1102931627725.2
1939San Jose StateDeGroot1303242929522.7
1939Texas A&M[55]Norton1102123118116.5
1939Cornell[53]Snavely801975214518.1
1940Minnesota[12]Bierman80154718310.4
1940StanfordShaughnessy1001968511111.1
1940Boston CollegeLeahy1103396527424.9
1940Hardin–SimmonsKimbrough902297615317.0
1940LafayetteMylin902383320522.8
1941East CarolinaChristenbury701592013919.9[64]
1941Western Michigan[48]Gary801832715619.5
1941Minnesota[12]Bierman801863814818.5
1941DuquesneDonelli801432312015.0
1942Alma[63]MacDonald701632613719.6
1942Central Michigan[37]Finch6093217212.0
1942Grambling StateRobinson90164016418.2
1942Southern MissGreen40142713533.8
1943Eastern Michigan[61]Rynearson202802814.0
1943New Mexico StateMoulder40107208721.8
1943PurdueBurnham902145515917.7
1943USNTC Bainbridge70
1943Colorado College[49]701992717224.6
1943Vanderbilt[43]Alley501433311022.0
1944Army[37]Blaik905043546952.1
1944Northern IllinoisEvans7011348659.3
1944Ohio State[18]Widdoes902877920823.1
1944Randolph Field120
1944USNTC Bainbridge90
1944NAS Norman90
1944Fort Pierce90
1945ArizonaCasteel501931218136.2
1945Army[37]Blaik904124636640.7
1945Alabama[30]Thomas904308035038.9
1945Oklahoma A&MLookabaugh902857620923.2
1946GeorgiaButts11039211028225.6
1946DelawareMurray1003584531331.3
1947Notre Dame[15]Leahy902915223926.6
1947Michigan[7]Crisler1003945334134.1
1948Alma[63]Sebo801705711314.1
1948Clemson[38]Howard1102747619818.0
1948Michigan[7]Oosterbaan902524420823.1
1948Michigan TechBovard702095815121.6
1949Army[37]Blaik903546828631.8
1949Ball StateMagnabosco802766121526.9
1949Notre Dame[15]Leahy1003608627427.4
1949Oklahoma[28]Wilkinson1103998831128.3
1949PacificSiemering1105756650946.3
1950Florida StateVeller802195416520.6
1950Lehigh[65]Leckonby903017722424.9
1950WyomingWyatt1003635930430.4
1951Michigan StateMunn9027011415617.3
1951MarylandTatum1003817530630.6
1951Northern IllinoisEvans9022310112213.6
1951Princeton[3]Caldwell903108222825.3
1951San FranciscoKuharich902867221423.8
1952Georgia Tech[54]Dodd1203255926622.2
1952Michigan StateMunn903128422825.3
1954Ohio State[18]Hayes1002497517417.4
1954UCLASanders903674032736.3
1954Oklahoma[28]Wilkinson1003046224224.2
1955Oklahoma[28]Wilkinson1103856032529.5
1955Miami (OH)[17]Parseghian902264717919.9
1955Drexel[66]Eddie Allen801987212615.8
1956Oklahoma[28]Wilkinson1004665141541.5
1956WyomingDickens10025211214014.0
1957Auburn[35]Jordan1002072817917.9
1957Arizona StateDevine1003976633133.1
1958LSUDietzel1102825322920.8
1959SyracuseSchwartzwalder1104137334030.9
1960Yale[4]Olivar902537318020.0
1960MissouriDevine1102959320218.4
1960New Mexico StateWoodson11039411328125.5
1961Alabama[30]Bryant1102972527224.7
1961RutgersBateman9024610214416.0
1962USC[16]McKay1102619216915.4
1962Ole MissVaught1002475319419.4
1963Texas[22]Royal1102437117215.6
1964Arkansas[25]Broyles1102316416715.2
1964Princeton[3]Colman902165316318.1
1966Alabama[30]Bryant1103014425723.4
1968Ohio State[18]Hayes10032315017317.3
1968Penn State[9]Paterno11035412023421.3
1969Texas[22]Royal11043511931628.7
1969Penn State[9]Paterno1103229023221.1
1969San Diego StateCoryell11049219429827.1
1969Toledo[67]Lauterbur11038516022520.5
1970Arizona StateKush11040514825723.4
1970Toledo[67]Lauterbur1203848829624.7
1970Dartmouth[60]Blackman903114226929.9
1971Nebraska[19]Devaney13050710440331.0
1971Toledo[67]Murphy1203839628723.9
1972USC[16]McKay12046713433327.8
1973Notre Dame[15]Parseghian1103828929326.6
1973Penn State[9]Paterno12044712931826.5
1973Miami (OH)[17]Mallory1102237614713.4
1974Oklahoma[28]Switzer1104739238134.6
1975Arizona StateKush12034712722018.3
1975Arkansas StateDavidson1103558127424.9
1976Pittsburgh[42]Majors12038113324820.7
1976RutgersBurns1202878120617.2
1979Alabama[30]Bryant1203836731626.3
1980GeorgiaDooley12033313719616.3
1981Clemson[38]Ford12033810523319.4
1984BYUEdwards13045618327321.0
1986Penn State[9]Paterno12034013320717.3
1987Miami (FL)Johnson12041212528723.9
1988Notre Dame[15]Holtz12039315623719.8
1991Miami (FL)Erickson12038610028623.8
1991Washington[47]James12049511538031.7
1992Alabama[30]Stallings13036612224418.8
1993Auburn[35]Bowden, Terry11035319216114.6
1994NebraskaOsborne[19]13045916229722.8
1994Penn State[9]Paterno12056425231226.0
1995Nebraska[19]Osborne12063817446438.7
1997Michigan[7]Carr12032211420817.3
1997Nebraska[19]Osborne13060721439330.2
1998Tennessee[29]Fulmer13043118924218.6
1998TulaneBowden, Tommy
Scelfo
12054029524520.4
1999Florida StateBowden, B.12045820325521.3
1999MarshallPruett13046313732625.1
2000Oklahoma[28]Stoops13048119428722.1
2001Miami (FL)Coker12051211739532.9
2002Ohio State[18]Tressel14041018322716.2
2004USC[16]Carroll13049616932725.2
2004Auburn[35]Tuberville13041714727020.8
2004Utah[62]Meyer12054423431025.8
2005Texas[22]Brown13065221343933.8
2006Boise StatePetersen13051622928722.1
2008Utah[62]Whittingham13048022425619.7
2009Alabama[30]Saban14044916428520.4
2009Boise StatePetersen14059124035125.1
2010AuburnChizik14057733724017.1
2010TCUPatterson13052013738329.5
2012Ohio StateMeyer12045827618215.2
2013Florida StateFisher14072317055339.5
2017UCFFrost13062732929822.9
2018ClemsonSwinney15066419746731.1
2019LSUOrgeron15072632839826.5
2020 Alabama Saban 13 0 630 252 378

note: In 1917, 1918, 1943, and 1944, football teams from military training facilities competed alongside college programs

Undefeated with ties

These teams all finished the season with no losses, but with ties.[2]

Year Team Record Notes
1873 Harvard 101[5]
1877 Princeton 201[3]
1877 Yale 301[4]
1878 Columbia 002[6]
1879 Princeton 401[3]
1879 Michigan 101
1879 Yale 302[4]
1879 Navy 001[10]
1880 Princeton 401[3]
1880 Yale 401[4]
1881 Princeton 702[3]
1881 Yale 501[4]
1881 Dartmouth 101[60]
1883 Yale 301[4]
1884 Yale 301[4]
1884 Princeton 301[3]
1884 Penn 301[24]
1886 Wabash 201[8]
1886 Yale 901[4]
1886 Princeton 701[3]
1888 Depauw 001[8]
1889 South Dakota 101[8]
1890 Butler 301[8]
1890 Washington 001[47]
1892 Stanford 402[8]
1893 Auburn 302[35]
1892 Stanford 901[8]
1894 Penn State 601[9]
1895 Stanford 401[8]
1895 Washington 401[47]
1896 Princeton 1001[3]
1896 Lafayette 1101[6]
1896 Texas A&M 201[55]
1897 Auburn 201[35]
1897 Yale 902[4]
1897 Hanover 401[8]
1898 Princeton 1101[3]
1899 Denver 001[8]
1899 Ohio State 901[18] Ohio State allowed only five points.
1899 Harvard 1001[5]
1899 Chicago 1602[44]
1899 Iowa 801[57]
1899 Wabash 101[8]
1900 Iowa 701[57]
1900 Minnesota 1002[12]
1901 Georgia Tech 401[54]
1901 Marquette 401[8]
1902 Texas A&M 702[55]
1902 Yale 1101[4]
1903 Michigan 1101[7]
1903 Minnesota 1401[12]
1903 Stanford 803[8]
1904 Colorado School of Mines 501[14]
1904 Dartmouth 701[60]
1904 Colorado School of Mines 401[14]
1904 Albion 701[8]
1905 Penn 1201[24]
1905 Georgia Tech 601[54]
1905 Colorado School of Mines 501[14]
1906 Colorado School of Mines 302[14]
1906 Princeton 901[3]
1906 Yale 901[4]
1906 Clemson 403[38]
1906 Colorado School of Mines 302[14]
1906 Eastern Michigan 501[61]
1907 Yale 901[4]
1907 Notre Dame 601[68]
1908 Albion 502[8]
1908 Penn 1101[24]
1908 Harvard 901[5]
1908 Chicago 501[44]
1908 Kansas 1201[45]
1908 Virginia 701[6]
1908 Washington 601[47] Part of NCAA Division I FBS record 64-game unbeaten streak[69]
1909 Texas A&M 701[55]
1909 Lafayette 701[6]
1909 Penn State 502[9]
1909 Missouri 701[6]
1910 Harvard 801[5]
1910 Michigan 303
1910 Vanderbilt 1201[43]
1910 Navy 801[10]
1910 Michigan 303[6]
1910 Baylor 602[36]
1910 NC State 402[6]
1911 Princeton 802[3]
1911 Minnesota 601[12]
1911 Penn State 801[9]
1911 Navy 603[10]
1911 Florida 501[6]
1913 Washington & Jefferson[70] 1001
1914 Auburn 801[35]
1914 Harvard 702[5]
1914 Colorado School of Mines 501[14]
1914 Nebraska 701[19]
1914 Oregon State 702[31]
1914 Washington 601[47] Part of NCAA Division I FBS record 64-game unbeaten streak[69]
1915 Minnesota 601[12]
1915 Georgia Tech 701[54]
1915 Illinois 502[50]
1916 Miami (OH) 701[17]
1916 Georgia Tech 801[54]
1916 Oregon 701[26]
1916 Tennessee 801[29]
1916 Colorado State 502[52]
1916 Washington 601[47] Part of NCAA Division I FBS record 64-game unbeaten streak[69]
1917 Miami (OH) 602[17]
1917 Ohio State 801[18]
1917 Washington State 601[27]
1917 Utah State 701[21]
1918 Miami (OH) 501[17]
1918 Naval Station Great Lakes 602[6]
1919 Harvard 901[5]
1920 Oklahoma 601[28]
1920 Georgia 801[6]
1920 Harvard 801[5]
1920 Pittsburgh 602[42]
1920 Princeton 601[3]
1920 Penn State 702[9]
1921 Washington & Jefferson 1001[70]
1921 Vanderbilt 701[43]
1921 Penn State 802[9]
1921 California 901[11]
1922 West Virginia 1001[6]
1922 Michigan 601[6]
1922 Vanderbilt 801[43]
1922 Army 802[37]
1923 California 901[11]
1923 Kansas 503[45]
1923 King 801[71]
1923 Texas 801[22]
1924 California 802[11]
1924 Connecticut[72] 602
1924 Dartmouth 701[60]
1924 Gonzaga 502[6]
1924 Yale 602[4]
1925 Colgate 702[6]
1925 North Dakota State 502[23]
1925 Tulane 901[6]
1926 Alabama 901[30]
1926 Stanford 1001[73]
1926 Navy 901[10]
1926 SMU 801[59]
1926 Brown 901[6]
1927 Illinois 1001[50]
1927 Minnesota 602[12]
1927 Texas A&M 801[55]
1927 Washington & Jefferson 702[70]
1927 Tennessee 801[29]
1928 USC 901[16]
1928 Tennessee 901[29]
1928 Utah 502[62]
1929 Memphis 802[74]
1929 TCU 901[6]
1929 Tennessee 901[29]
1929 SMU 604[59]
1930 Michigan 801[6]
1930 Marquette 801[6]
1932 Auburn 901[35]
1932 Western Michigan 601[48]
1933 Michigan 701[73]
1933 LSU 703[75]
1935 Case Western Reserve 901[20]
1936 Alabama 801[30]
1937 Pittsburgh 901[42]
1937 California 1001[11]
1937 Fordham 701
1937 Villanova 801
1937 Dartmouth 702[60]
1937 Holy Cross 802
1937 Marshall 901
1938 Villanova 801
1939 USC 802[16]
1939 UCLA 604
1939 Duquesne 801
1940 Mississippi State 1001
1941 Notre Dame 801[15]
1941 Utah 602[62]
1944 USC 802[16]
1945 Eastern Michigan 501[61]
1945 Indiana 901
1946 Notre Dame 801[15]
1946 Army 901[37]
1947 Miami (OH) 901[17]
1947 SMU 902[59]
1947 Penn State 901[9]
1947 Penn 701[24]
1948 Notre Dame 901[15]
1948 Army 801[37]
1950 Clemson 901[38]
1951 Illinois 901[50]
1951 Georgia Tech 1101[54]
1953 Notre Dame 901[15]
1954 Virginia Poletechnic 801[76]
1956 Texas A&M 901[55]
1957 VMI 901
1958 Army 801[37]
1958 Auburn 901[35]
1958 Air Force 902
1960 Ole Miss 1001
1961 Ohio State 801[18]
1963 Memphis State 901[77]
1966 Notre Dame 901[15]
1966 Michigan State 901
1969 USC 1001[16]
1970 Nebraska 1101[19]
1973 Michigan 1001
1973 Ohio State 1001[18]
1973 Oklahoma 1001[28]
1974 Miami (OH) 1001[17]
1979 Central Michigan 1001[37]
1979 USC 1101[16]
1982 SMU 1101[59]
1985 Fresno State 1101
1987 Syracuse 1101
1990 Georgia Tech 1101[54]
1992 Michigan 903
1994 Texas A&M 1001[55]
1995 Toledo 1101[67]
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

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.

TeamUndefeatedPerfect
Yale[4]3016
Princeton[3]2918
Michigan[7]2315
Notre Dame[15]2213
USC[16]169
Harvard[5]148
Oklahoma[28]1311
Penn State[9]148
Alabama[30]1311
North Dakota State[23]1210
Auburn[35]127
Washington[47]127
Nebraska[19]119
Miami (OH)[17]116
Minnesota[12]116
Texas[22]109
Colorado School of Mines[14]106
Ohio State[18]96
Washington State[27]94
Georgia Tech[54]93
Texas A&M[55]93
LSU87
Pittsburgh[42]86
Penn[24]84
Army[37]84
Central Michigan[37]86
Utah[62]75
Tennessee[29]74
Dartmouth[60]73
Case Western Reserve[20]65
Western Michigan[48]65
Clemson[38] 6 4
Illinois[50]63
California[11]62
Utah St.[21]64
Cornell[53]55
Eastern Michigan[61]53
SMU[59]51
Colorado[46]44
Toledo[67]43
Chicago[44]42
Iowa[57]42
Lafayette42
Vanderbilt[43]41
Arizona State33
Florida State33
Miami (FL)33
Purdue33
Rutgers33
Saint Louis[40]33
Wisconsin[41]33
Michigan State32
Oregon State[31]32
Georgia32
TCU32
Tulane32
Navy[10]30
Washington & Jefferson[70]30
Arkansas[25]22
Arkansas St.22
Boise State22
Marshall22
Maryland22
Colorado College[49]22
Ole Miss21
Connecticut21
Colorado State[52]21
Drexel22
Duquesne21
Kansas[45]21
Memphis21
Stanford21
Syracuse21
UCLA21
USNTC Bainbridge22
Villanova20

Coaches with multiple undefeated seasons

Coaches ordered by the number of undefeated seasons in the top division.

TeamUndefeatedPerfect
Gil Dobie[78]1411
Fielding H. Yost[79]96
Earl Blaik[80]73
John Heisman[81]73
Frank Leahy[82]73
Bernie Bierman[83]65
Howard Jones[84]64
Glenn Scobey Warner[85]64
Cleveland L. Abbott[86]62
Robert Neyland[87]61
Joe Paterno[88]55
Knute Rockne[89]55
Ike Armstrong[90]53
Percy Haughton[91]52
Hugo Bezdek[92]51
Bud Wilkinson[93]44
Bear Bryant[94]43
Bennie Owen[95]43
Elton Rynearson[96]43
Warren B. Woodson[97]43
Dana X. Bible[98]42
Walter Camp[99]42
Woody Hayes[100]42
Amos Alonzo Stagg[101]42
Robert Zuppke[102]42
Dan McGugin[103]41
Francis Schmidt[104]40

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 to 2005
  • Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) from 2006

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.

Undefeated and untied

These teams finished the season with no losses or ties in Division I-AA or FCS football since 1978.[105]

Year Team Record Coach
1982 Eastern Kentucky 13–0–0 Kidd
1984 Tennessee State 11–0 Thomas
1986 Penn 10–0–0[24] Zubrow
1987 Holy Cross 11–0–0 Duffner
1989 Georgia Southern 15–0–0 Russell
1991 Holy Cross 11–0–0 Duffner
1993 Penn 10–0–0[24] Bagnoli
1994 Penn 9–0–0[24] Bagnolli
1996 Marshall 15–0 Pruett
1996 Dayton 11–0 Kelly
1996 Dartmouth 11–0[60] Lyons
2000 Davidson 11–0 Susan
2000 Robert Morris 10–0 Walton
2001 Sacred Heart 100 Fleming
2001 Harvard[5] 9–0 Murphy
2003 Penn 100[24] Bagnoli
2004 Harvard[5] 10–0 Murphy
2009 South Alabama 7–0 Jones
2010 South Alabama 10–0 Jones
2013 North Dakota State 15–0 Bohl
2014 Harvard 10–0 Murphy
2017 North Carolina A&T 120 Broadway
2018 Princeton 10–0 Surace
2018 North Dakota State 15–0 Klieman
2019 North Dakota State 16–0 Entz

Undefeated with ties

These teams finished the season with no losses, but with ties, in Division I-AA or FCS football since 1978.

Year Team Record Coach
1991 Alabama State 11–0–1[106] Markham
1994 Youngstown State 14–0–1[107] Tressel

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