In American college football, the longest NCAA Division I winning streak is held by the Oklahoma Sooners, who won 47 consecutive games between 1953 and 1957. The longest FCS winning streak is held by the North Dakota State Bison, who had a winning streak of 39 consecutive wins between 2017 and 2021.
NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision The following is a list of the longest winning streaks in NCAA Division I FBS of 25 games or more through the 2025 season.
# TeamStreak Spoiler Seasons 1.Oklahoma47Notre Dame 1953–1957 2.Washington^40Oregon State† 1908–1914 3.Toledo35Tampa 1969–19714. Miami (FL)34Ohio State‡ 2000–2002 USC34Texas‡ 2003–20056. Pittsburgh31Cleveland Naval Reserve 1914–1918 Oklahoma 31 Kentucky‡ 1948–1950 8.Texas30Notre Dame‡ 1968–1970 9. Michigan29Minnesota† 1901–1903 Miami (FL)29Alabama‡ 1990–1992 Florida State 29 Oregon‡ 2012–2014 Clemson29 LSU# 2018–2019 Georgia 29 Alabama 2021–2023 14. Oklahoma28Kansas 1973–1975 Alabama 28Mississippi State 1978–1980Michigan State28 Purdue1950–1953 17. Michigan26Chicago 1903–1905 Nebraska26Arizona State 1994–1996 Alabama 26Clemson# 2015–2016 20. USC25Oregon State† 1931–1933 Army 25 Notre Dame† 1944–1946 Michigan25Army 1946–1949 San Diego State25Utah State 1965–1967 BYU25UCLA 1983–1985 UCF25LSU‡ 2017–2018
^ Streak was part of Division I's longest unbeaten streak of 64 games (60–0–4) between 1907 and 1917. † Indicates a streak ended by a tie. ‡ Indicates a streak ended in a bowl game. # Indicates a streak ended in CFP National Championship.
NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
The following is a list of the longest winning streaks in NCAA Division I FCS. Only schools that have been FCS members for five years are eligible for inclusion.
# TeamsStreak Spoiler Season(s)1. North Dakota State 39 Southern Illinois 2017–20202. North Dakota State 33 Northern Iowa 2012–20143. South Dakota State 29 Oklahoma State 2022-20244. James Madison 26 North Dakota State 2016–20175. Penn 24 Columbia 1992–1995 Montana 24 Eastern Washington 2001–20027.Harvard 22 Penn 2013–2015 Sam Houston State 22 Montana State 2019–20219.Montana 21 Marshall 1995–1996Colgate21Delaware2002–2003 11.Holy Cross 20 Army 1990–1992 Dayton 20 Cal Poly 1996–1997 13. Duquesne 19 Robert Morris 1995–1996 Montana State 19 Idaho 2025–2026 15. Eastern Kentucky 18 Western Kentucky 1982–1983 Davidson 18 Jacksonville 1999–2001 San Diego 18 UC Davis 2005–2006 18.Robert Morris 17 Buffalo 1999–2000Penn 17 Villanova 2002–2004 Richmond 17 Villanova 2008-2009Appalachian State 17 Wofford 2006-2007 Princeton 17 Dartmouth 2017–2019 23. Georgia Southern 16 Middle Tennessee 1989–1990 Sam Houston State 16 North Dakota State 2010–2011 North Dakota State 16 Illinois State 2024–2025 26.Marshall 15 moved to FBS 1996 Dartmouth 15 Lehigh 1996–1997 Montana State 15 North Dakota State 2024 tie ended the winning streak
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