Most consecutive NCAA football wins over one opponent

The following is a list of the all-time leading NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) college football single-opponent winning streaks. Streaks are ranked by the number of consecutive wins posted by one team against a regular opponent. All streaks active and historical streaks of at least 20 games are included.

This list excludes rivalries involving current Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) schools, and thus excludes the all-time NCAA record for most consecutive wins by one rival over another: Yale (now an FCS team) beat Wesleyan University (Connecticut) (now a Division III team) 46 times in a row between 1875 and 1913. The two teams have not played each other since that 1913 game (which Yale won at home, 21–0).

The FCS record for most consecutive wins by one team over another in an uninterrupted series is 32 victories in a row by Grambling over Prairie View between 1977 and 2009; this streak includes the 1990 season, when Prairie View's team went into recess due to a lack of players and financial problems. That streak began when Grambling was in the old Division I and Prairie View was in Division II.

Additionally, there are two series that involve multiple winning streaks of 20+ games. Oklahoma defeated Kansas State in 32 consecutive games from 1937 to 1968, then the Sooners won 22 in a row over the Wildcats from 1971 to 1992. Ohio State also owns multiple 20+ game winning streaks over Indiana, winning 23 in a row from 1960 to 1986 and held a 28-game winning streak over the Hoosiers from 1991 to 2024.

+Most consecutive wins over an opponent School Opponent Consecutive wins Year started Last win Uninterrupted series? Notes/ReferencesNotre Dame Navy4319642006YesNavy won in 2007Nebraska Kansas36 19692004YesKU won in 2005Princeton Rutgers3318691937No (68-year period)Oklahoma Kansas State3219371968YesPenn State Temple3119522014No (63-year period)Penn State had a 39-game unbeaten streak against Temple dating back to 1941; the teams played to a tie in 1950. Temple broke the streak in 2015.Florida Kentucky3119872017YesLongest in-conference streak in Southeastern Conference history. Kentucky snapped the streak in 2018.Nebraska Kansas State29 19691997YesClemson Virginia2919551989No (35-year period)Longest in-conference streak in Atlantic Coast Conference history. Virginia snapped the streak in 1989. Ohio State Indiana2919912024NoIndiana defeated Ohio State in the 2025 Big Ten Championship Game. The 2010 game was vacated due to self-imposed sanctions by Ohio State.Texas Rice2819661993YesPrinceton Penn2818761891No (25-year period)Syracuse Hobart26 19061931YesUSC Oregon State2619681999No (32-year period)Tennessee Kentucky2619852010YesKentucky won in 2011. Rivalry formerly known as the Battle for the BarrelPenn State West Virginia2519591983YesMichigan Indiana2419882019No Indiana snapped the streak in 2020.Texas TCU2419681991YesNebraska Oklahoma State2419741999NoTexas A&M TCU24†19732001No (29-year period)Texas A&M won 23 consecutive games against TCU from 1973 to 1995 while they were both members of the old Southwest Conference. Texas A&M beat TCU again in the 2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl, and the teams have not played since then.Nebraska Missouri2419792002YesPenn State Maryland2419621988No (27-year period)The streak began following Maryland's first win in the series in 1961, and finally ended with the only tie in 1989. Penn State would end up with a 29-game unbeaten streak over Maryland before the Terps defeated the Nittany Lions in 2014.Oregon Idaho24†19512024NoAlabama Vanderbilt2319852022No Vanderbilt won in 2024.Oklahoma Iowa State23 19371959YesOhio State Indiana2319601986NoTennessee Vanderbilt22 19832004YesArkansas TCU2219591980YesAlabama Mississippi State2219581979YesIowa Northwestern2219741994Yes Northwestern's 1995 team also ended a 19-game (30 year) losing streak to Michigan and a 14-game (33 year) losing streak to Notre Dame. LSU Louisiana22†19022009No (108-year period) LSU and Louisiana have only played each other 22 times total, giving LSU a 22–0 lead in the series - the most meetings between two NCAA teams without both teams having at least one win.Florida Vanderbilt22 19892012No (24-year period)The series was uninterrupted since 1992 (21 wins). Vanderbilt won in 2013 Florida State Duke2219922023No (31-year period) Duke snapped the 0–22 streak in 2024 with their first victory over Florida StateOklahoma Kansas State2219711992YesOhio State Northwestern2119722003No (33-year period)Northwestern won in 2004. Ohio State Wisconsin2119601980Yes Harvard Brown2118931913No (30-year period)Purdue Iowa2019611980YesOklahoma Baylor20 19012011No (111-year period)Baylor ended the streak with a 45–38 victory in 2011.

† Active Streaks in bold

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