List of most-played college football series in NCAA Division I

This is a list of the most-played college football series in NCAA Division I. The Lehigh–Lafayette rivalry, known as "The Rivalry," is the most-played in Division I at 155 games. Lehigh and Lafayette are members of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The most-played Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) series is the Minnesota–Wisconsin football rivalry, at 129 games. In some cases, during the early years of college football when distant travel was prohibitive, these teams played each other more than once per year. [lower-alpha 1]

Series listed here are not necessarily continuous series, and several of the series listed below were ended (or interrupted) by the 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment. It also includes several games that are not considered notable rivalries, but are between teams that, mainly due to conference alignment, have been played 100 or more times.[lower-alpha 2] Most of the games are in-conference match-ups. Nevertheless, conference affiliation is not necessarily an impediment to playing an annual game, and this list features match-ups of teams that have rarely or never shared an athletic conference. [lower-alpha 3]

This table is for listing all NCAA Division I football series with at least 100 games played. Wins and losses are given respective to the team leading the series.

Games
  • Fully complete through December 15, 2019.
  • V stands for vacated victories. NCAA rules call for the winning team to adjust its record to remove a win that is vacated, but does not award a win to the other team.[1] This means that the win-loss-tie record doesn't add up to the total number of games played which is a key element of this list. Therefore, "V" column is used to make sure the total games adds up to the columns in the table. There should be a note included in the "V" column documenting the vacated game. (Confounding this problem is that the NCAA's official record that lists the most played rivalries, does not reflect the vacated games).
Games Series leader Opponent Rivalry or trophy name Conference W L T V First game Last game Notes Source
155LafayetteLehighThe RivalryPatriot79715 18842019[2][3]
141YalePrincetonPrinceton–YaleIvy785310 18732019[lower-alpha 4][2]
136YaleHarvardThe GameIvy68608 18752019[lower-alpha 5][2][4]
130William & MaryRichmondCapital CupColonial63625 18982019[2]
129WisconsinMinnesotaPaul Bunyan's AxeBig Ten61608 18902019[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7][5][6][7]
126PennCornellTrustees' CupIvy75465 18932019[2]
124GeorgiaAuburnDeep South's Oldest RivalrySEC60568 18922019[lower-alpha 8][lower-alpha 9][5][8]
124North CarolinaVirginiaSouth's Oldest RivalryACC63574 18922019[lower-alpha 10] [lower-alpha 11] [lower-alpha 12][5]
124Miami (OH)CincinnatiVictory Bell (Battle for the Bell)Non-conf.[lower-alpha 13]5958718882019[lower-alpha 14][lower-alpha 15][lower-alpha 16][5][9]
124YaleBrownIvy8435518802019[2]
123HarvardDartmouthDartmouth–Harvard football rivalryIvy72465 18822019[2]
123OregonOregon StateCivil WarPac-12664710 18942019[lower-alpha 17][5][10]
122PurdueIndianaOld Oaken BucketBig Ten74426 18912019[lower-alpha 8][lower-alpha 18][5][11]
122StanfordCaliforniaBig Game (Battle for the Axe)Pac-12644711 18922019[5][12]
120MissouriKansasBorder WarNon-conf.[lower-alpha 13]57549 18912011[lower-alpha 19][lower-alpha 20][5][13][14]
120NavyArmyArmy–Navy GameNon-conf.61527 18902019[lower-alpha 21][5][15]
119MontanaMontana StateGreat Divide Trophy (The Brawl of The Wild)Big Sky724151 [lower-alpha 22]18972019[2][16]
119HarvardBrownIvy 8730218932019[2]
118TexasTexas A&MTexas–Texas A&M football rivalryNon-conf.[lower-alpha 13]76375 18942011[lower-alpha 19][5][17]
117ClemsonSouth CarolinaPalmetto BowlNon-conf.[lower-alpha 13]71424 18962019[5][18]
117KansasKansas StateGovernor's Cup (Sunflower Showdown)Big 1264485 19022019[lower-alpha 23][lower-alpha 24][5][19][20]
117NebraskaKansasKansas–NebraskaNon-conf.[lower-alpha 13]91233 18922010[5][21]
116MichiganOhio StateThe GameBig Ten58516 1 [lower-alpha 25]18972019[5][22]
116Ole MissMississippi StateEgg BowlSEC62 [lower-alpha 26]466 2 [lower-alpha 27]19012019[5][23]
115TennesseeKentuckyBattle for the BarrelSEC81259 18932019[5][24]
115TexasOklahomaGolden Hat (Red River Showdown)Big 1262485 19002019[5][25]
115TCUBaylorThe RevivalryBig 1255537 18992019[5][26]
115South Dakota StateSouth DakotaSouth Dakota Showdown SeriesMVFC55537 18892019[2]
114GeorgiaGeorgia TechClean, Old-Fashioned HateNon-conf.[lower-alpha 13]68415 18932019[5]
114OklahomaOklahoma StateBedlam SeriesBig 1289187 19042019[lower-alpha 28][5]
114TennesseeVanderbiltTennessee–Vanderbilt football rivalrySEC76335 18922019[lower-alpha 29][5][27]
113LSUMississippi StateLSU–MSU football rivalrySEC75353 18962019[lower-alpha 30][28]
113MinnesotaIowaFloyd of RosedaleBig Ten62492 18912019[lower-alpha 30][29]
113North Carolina StateWake ForestNC State–Wake Forest rivalryACC66416 18952019[5][30]
113IllinoisNorthwesternLand of Lincoln TrophyBig Ten55535 18922019[lower-alpha 30][31]
112WashingtonWashington StateApple CupPac-1274326 19002019[lower-alpha 30][32]
112MichiganMichigan StatePaul Bunyan TrophyBig Ten71365 18982019[lower-alpha 30][33]
112PrincetonHarvardHarvard–Princeton football rivalryIvy57487 18772019[2]
112North DakotaNorth Dakota StateNickel TrophyNon-conf.62473 18942019[2]
112WashingtonOregonOregon–Washington football rivalryPac-1260475 19002019[lower-alpha 30][5][34][35]
112UtahUtah StateBattle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)[lower-alpha 31]Non-conf.[lower-alpha 13]79294 18922015[lower-alpha 19][5]
111Colorado StateWyomingBronze Boot (Border War)MW58485 18992019[lower-alpha 30][lower-alpha 32][lower-alpha 33][36]
111PrincetonPennPenn–Princeton football rivalryIvy67431 18762019[2]
110New MexicoNew Mexico StateBattle of I-25 (Rio Grande Rivalry)Non-conf.[lower-alpha 13]72335 18942019[lower-alpha 30][37]
110North Dakota StateSouth Dakota StateDakota MarkerMVFC63425 19032019[lower-alpha 8][2]
109New HampshireMaineBattle for the Brice-Cowell MusketCAA57448 19032019[2]
109North CarolinaNorth Carolina StateNorth Carolina–NC State football rivalryACC67366 18942019[lower-alpha 8][lower-alpha 30][38]
108LSUOle MissMagnolia BowlSEC63404 1 [lower-alpha 34]18942019[lower-alpha 30][39][40]
108Texas A&MBaylorBattle of the BrazosNon-conf.[lower-alpha 13]68319 18992011[lower-alpha 19][lower-alpha 30][5][41]
108Illinois StateEastern IllinoisMid-America ClassicNon-conf.[lower-alpha 13]57429 19012019
107North CarolinaWake ForestCarolina–Wake rivalryACC69362 18882019[lower-alpha 8][lower-alpha 30][5]
107CornellColumbiaColumbia–Cornell football rivalryIvy66383 18892019[2]
105Washington StateOregon StatePac-1255473 19032019[lower-alpha 30]
104WashingtonOregon StatePac-1266344 18972019[lower-alpha 30][42][43]
104AlabamaMississippi StateBattle for Highway 82SEC82183 1 [lower-alpha 35]18962019[lower-alpha 30][44]
104NebraskaMissouriVictory BellNon-conf.[lower-alpha 13]65363 18922010[lower-alpha 19][lower-alpha 30][45]
104PittsburghWest VirginiaBackyard BrawlNon-conf.[lower-alpha 13]61403 18952011[lower-alpha 19][lower-alpha 30][46]
104MissouriIowa StateTelephone TrophyNon-conf.[lower-alpha 13]61349 18962011[lower-alpha 19][lower-alpha 30][47]
103Iowa StateKansas StateFarmageddonBig 1250494 19172019[lower-alpha 30][48]
103Western IllinoisIllinois StateMVFC51475 19042019[lower-alpha 30][2][49]
103DartmouthCornellCornell–Dartmouth football rivalryIvy61411 19002019[2]
103MichiganMinnesotaLittle Brown JugBig Ten75253 18922017[lower-alpha 30][50]
103Ohio StateIllinoisIllibuck TrophyBig Ten68304 1 [lower-alpha 36]19022017[lower-alpha 30][51]
102AlabamaTennesseeThird Saturday in OctoberSEC56387 1 [lower-alpha 37].19012019[lower-alpha 30][52]
101Virginia TechVirginiaCommonwealth CupACC58385 18952019[lower-alpha 30]
100Penn StatePittsburghThe Keystone ClassicNon-conf.53434 18932019[53]
100UtahBYUHoly War (Beehive Boot)[lower-alpha 38]Non-conf.[lower-alpha 13]62344 18962019[lower-alpha 30][lower-alpha 39][54]

See also

Notes
  1. Lehigh vs. Lafayette and Wiliam & Mary vs. Richmond, for example.
  2. For instance Brown's series with Harvard and Yale, and Oregon State's series with Washington and Washington State.
  3. For instance Miami (Ohio)-Cincinnati and Army-Navy
  4. Most-played rivalry within the Ivy League.
  5. The NCAA incorrectly lists the record as 77-60-8 in its 2019 FCS record book which is listed as a specific reference here and a general reference to this list
  6. Most-played rivalry within the Big Ten Conference.
  7. This became the longest uninterrupted series in FBS history in 2012 – continuous since 1907 – supplanting the Kansas–Nebraska series.
  8. Can potentially be played twice in one season, with rematch in the respective conference championship game.
  9. Most-played rivalry within the Southeastern Conference.
  10. Most-played rivalry within the Atlantic Coast Conference.
  11. Disputed series record: North Carolina forfeited their win in 1956 (or 1957) but there was no NCAA sanction.
  12. Winsipedia.com number of games played is incorrect
  13. Formerly an in-conference rivalry.
  14. Most-played intra-state rivalry.
  15. Most-played rivalry that is currently non-conference.
  16. Most-played rivalry between FBS teams outside the Power Five conferences.
  17. Most-played rivalry within the Pac-12 Conference.
  18. Since 2014, this is the only "protected" cross-division rivalry in the Big Ten.
  19. As of 2019 no future games are scheduled.
  20. Kansas forfeited 1960 win.
  21. Traditionally the last game of the college football regular season, played second Saturday in December.
  22. Montana vacated its last five wins of 2011 season due to NCAA violations. This included a regular season win over Montana State.
  23. Most-played rivalry within the Big 12 Conference.
  24. Disputed series record: Kansas State claims Kansas leads the series lead 64-47-5, based on a game that the Big Eight conference ruled Kansas had to vacate in 1980. Kansas claims a very narrow interpretation of NCAA statistical guidelines that don't reference games that conference committees vacate. The NCAA did not act on the 1980 vacation. The winsipedia.com database does not delete the victory from Kansas' win total, while it does delete games that are officially vacated by the NCAA.
  25. Ohio State vacated all of its win during the 2010 season due to NCAA violations. This included a win over Michigan.
  26. Mississippi State forfeited 1976 and 1977 games, which by NCAA guidelines are changed to Ole Miss wins. This is different than vacated games, which are only removed from the offending team's win totals. In this series, there are both forfeits and vacations, which makes the different treatment particularly apparent.
  27. Ole Miss vacated 2012 and 2014 wins against Mississippi State which are removed from its win totals, but not added to Mississippi State's win totals.
  28. Some sources claim that Oklahoma forfeited the 1972 game. OU Forfeit 8 games in 1972 This is not included in the NCAA source.
  29. Disputed series record: Vanderbilt records show that Tennessee has 75-33-5 series lead due, including Vanderbilt's 1918 victory. Tennessee records do not count games played in 1918 since the team was "unofficial [team] formed from Army West Point recruits and students. " This list entry accepts the Vanderbilt contention given the unusual circumstances that all college football teams faced in 1918 when the War Department took over training for many college students.
  30. Not listed in the NCAA Division I FBS record book, as sourced below.
  31. Beehive Boot also involves BYU
  32. Most-played rivalry within the Mountain West Conference.
  33. Most-played conference rivalry between FBS teams outside the Power Five conferences.
  34. 2013 win by Ole Miss vacated. Incorrectly treated in the LSU media guide as a forfeit, with win credited to LSU and loss credited to Ole Miss.
  35. Alabama forfeited a game in 1993 that officially results in a Mississippi State win instead of an Alabama loss. Alabama vacated the game in 2005, which results in removal of the game from Alabama's win column, but not an added win for Mississippi State.
  36. Ohio State vacated all of its win during the 2010 season due to NCAA violations. This included a win over Illinois.
  37. Alabama vacated its 2005 win against Tennessee. It also forfeited its 1993 tie, which changes that game from a tie to a win for Tennessee
  38. Beehive Boot also involves Utah State
  39. Disputed series record: BYU does not recognize 6 games played before 1922 (3 wins for each school).

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General references. Vacated games are not treated consistently with NCAA's own rules for reporting in these publications and the lists have missing games.
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