The following is a list of games ordered vacated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A). The list does not include forfeits imposed as a result of NCAA sanctions or wins from FCS, Division II, or Division III football.
As a private association, the NCAA only changes its own records to reflect forfeits or vacations that its own Committee on Infractions has ordered, and not for sanctions imposed by individual conferences.
Most games vacated Currently, the record for most wins currently recognized as vacated by the NCAA is the 37 wins vacated by LSU football as a result of Vadal Alexander being ineligible for his entire college career.
Historically, the most wins ever vacated by a team at any point in time is the 112 wins vacated by Penn State football as a result of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal. These wins were later restored to Penn State’s record in 2015 as a result of a settlement.
In addition to vacating and forfeiting games, the NCAA has the power to issue other forms of sanctions. The harshest sanction is a ban on a school's competing in a sport for at least one year. Sometimes referred to as the NCAA's death penalty, this sanction has been imposed once against an FBS college football program: SMU football for the 1987 season as a result of the Southern Methodist University football scandal.
Vacated games
School Coach Year Actual W–L Adjusted W–L Games AffectedAlabamaMike Shula200510–20–2Vacated 9 regular season wins and 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic win20066–70–7Vacated 6 regular season winsNick Saban20077–62–6Vacated 5 regular season winsArizona StateHerm Edwards20218–50–5Vacated 8 regular season wins20223–91–9Vacated 2 regular season winsArkansas StateSteve Roberts20056–62–6Vacated 4 regular season wins20066–60–6Vacated 6 regular season winsCaliforniaTom Holmoe19994–70–7Vacated 4 regular season winsFIUDon Strock20055–60–6Vacated 5 regular season winsFlorida StateBobby Bowden20067–62–6Vacated 4 regular season wins and 2006 Emerald Bowl20077–60–6Vacated 7 regular season winsGeorgia TechPaul Johnson200911–310–3Vacated 2009 ACC Championship Game winIowaKirk Ferentz202310–46–4Vacated 4 regular season winsKentuckyMark Stoops202110–30–3Vacated 9 regular season wins and 2022 Citrus Bowl winLouisianaMark Hudspeth20119–41–4Vacated 7 regular season wins and 2011 New Orleans Bowl win20129–45–4Vacated 4 regular season wins20139–41–4Vacated 7 regular season wins and 2013 New Orleans Bowl win20149–47–4Vacated 2 regular season winsLSULes Miles201210–30–3Vacated 10 regular season wins201310–30–3Vacated 9 regular season wins and 2014 Outback Bowl win20148–50–5Vacated 8 regular season wins20159–30–3Vacated 8 regular season wins and 2015 Texas Bowl winMissouriGary Pinkel20155–70–7Vacated 5 regular season winsBarry Odom20164–80–8Vacated 4 regular season winsNorth CarolinaButch Davis20088–50–5Vacated 8 regular season wins20098–50–5Vacated 8 regular season winsNotre DameBrian Kelly201212–10–0Vacated 12 regular season wins and 2013 BCS National Championship Game loss20139–40–4Vacated 8 regular season wins and 2013 Pinstripe Bowl winOhio StateJim Tressel201012–10–1Vacated 11 regular season wins and 2011 Sugar Bowl win. See Ohio State University football scandal.Ole MissHouston Nutt20104–80–8Vacated 4 regular season wins20112–100–10Vacated 2 regular season winsHugh Freeze2012 7–60–6Vacated 6 regular season wins and 2013 BBVA Compass Bowl win2013 8–51–5Vacated 7 regular season wins2014 9–41–4Vacated 8 regular season wins2016 5–70–7Vacated 5 regular season winsSMUMike Cavan19985–71–1Vacated 4 regular season wins and 6 regular season lossesSyracusePaul Pasqualoni20046–60–6Vacated 6 regular season winsGreg Robinson20051–100–10Vacated 1 regular season win20064–80–8Vacated 4 regular season winsTennesseeJeremy Pruitt20198–50–5Vacated 7 regular season wins and 2020 Gator Bowl win20203–70–7Vacated 3 regular season winsUSCPete Carroll200413–011–0Vacated 1 regular season win and 2005 Orange Bowl win. See University of Southern California athletics scandal.200512–10–0Vacated 12 regular season wins and 2006 Rose Bowl loss. See University of Southern California athletics scandal.
See also Death penalty (NCAA)
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