The following list shows NCAA Division I football programs by winning percentage during the 1940–1949 football seasons. During World War II, numerous teams took seasons off and many military teams competed in the NCAA. During this time, the NCAA did not have any formal divisions. The following list reflects the records according to the NCAA. This list takes into account results modified later due to NCAA action, such as vacated victories and forfeits.

+ NCAA Division I Football Records in the 1940s Team Total games Won Lost Tie Randolph Field 12 12 0 0 Naval Air Station Norman 6 6 0 0 Notre Dame 97 82 9 6 Del Monte Pre-Flight 8 7 1 0 Iowa Pre-Flight 31 26 5 0 Georgia Pre-Flight 15 12 2 1 Michigan 92 74 15 3 March Field 21 16 3 2 Hardin–Simmons 75 56 13 6 Texas 102 78 21 3 Rutgers 36 28 8 0 Pacific 9 7 2 0 Army 92 68 17 7 Tennessee 91 67 19 5 Jacksonville Naval Air Station 12 9 3 0 William & Mary 89 64 20 5 Penn State 87 62 20 5 Georgia 109 78 27 4 Great Lakes Navy 47 33 11 3 Nevada 41 30 11 0 Alabama 93 66 23 4 Fort Riley 9 6 2 1 Penn 82 57 21 4 Oklahoma 100 69 27 4 Boston University 24 17 7 0 Second Air Force 15 10 4 1 Minnesota 88 60 27 1 Mississippi State 86 57 25 4 Boston College 80 53 25 3 Tulsa 101 66 32 3 Duke 72 59 28 5 Ohio State 90 57 27 6 Santa Clara 63 40 19 4 Georgia Tech 104 68 36 0 Detroit Mercy 74 48 26 0 North Carolina Pre-Flight 27 16 8 3 Utah 90 54 30 6 Alameda Coast Guard 15 8 4 3 Michigan State 80 47 26 7 Cornell 89 55 32 2 Rice 104 63 37 4 Amarillo Field 8 5 3 0 Virginia 90 53 31 6 USC 99 57 33 9 Missouri 101 60 37 4 Oregon State 79 45 27 7 LSU 97 57 35 5 Wake Forest 96 57 36 3 Villanova 89 53 34 2 North Carolina 100 58 37 5 Colorado College 24 14 9 1 Texas Tech 107 61 42 4 West Texas A&M 68 40 28 0 Arizona 75 42 29 4 Creighton 29 16 11 2 Oklahoma State 95 53 37 5 UTEP 68 37 26 5 Brown 87 48 34 5 Stanford 69 39 28 2 SMU 103 55 40 8 Georgetown 62 34 25 3 Vanderbilt 79 44 33 2 Clemson 94 51 38 5 Miami (FL) 88 48 37 3 California 101 55 43 3 Colorado State 71 37 29 5 Lubbock Field 9 5 4 0 Ole Miss 85 46 37 2 Fort Warren 10 5 4 1 Colorado 87 46 38 3 Kentucky 91 47 39 5 Lafayette 57 30 25 2 Yale 85 45 38 2 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight 26 13 11 2 Holy Cross 96 47 41 8 Dartmouth 84 43 38 3 Wichita State 51 26 23 2 Duquesne 44 28 25 1 Indiana 92 46 42 4 Navy 90 44 40 6 West Virginia 93 48 44 4 Tulane 89 44 41 4 Denver 95 44 41 10 Texas A&M 102 50 47 5 Oregon 76 38 36 2 Fordham 59 29 28 2 Saint Mary's 81 40 39 2 Washington 83 40 39 4 TCU 101 47 47 7 Maryland 94 44 44 6 Bradley 10 5 5 0 Baylor 82 38 39 5 Arizona State 70 32 33 5 Harvard 68 31 32 5 Northwestern 89 42 44 3 Drake 85 39 41 5 Loyola Marymount 40 19 20 1 UCLA 99 47 50 2 Kansas 99 45 48 6 Bucknell 26 12 13 1 Washington State 76 33 36 7 North Carolina State 97 43 48 6 Columbia 87 40 45 2 Temple 87 36 42 9 Utah State 81 36 42 3 Montana 65 29 34 2 South Carolina 87 36 43 8 Princeton 72 31 37 4 Purdue 90 40 48 2 San Francisco 74 33 40 1 Wisconsin 90 38 47 5 Iowa State 88 37 46 5 Richmond 92 38 48 6 Illinois 93 38 49 5 VMI 92 38 49 5 Colgate 83 33 43 7 Citadel 58 25 32 1 Arkansas 102 42 56 4 Washington (MO) 65 12 16 0 Auburn 88 34 47 7 Gonzaga 20 8 11 1 New Mexico 89 34 48 7 Marquette 90 36 51 3 Virginia Tech 76 28 41 7 Syracuse 75 29 43 3 Pittsburgh 89 35 52 2 Saint Louis 78 30 45 3 Florida 86 33 50 3 Washburn 10 4 6 0 Wyoming 65 24 38 3 Iowa 87 33 52 2 Davidson 67 23 38 6 Coast Guard 17 6 10 1 George Washington 62 22 37 3 Carnegie Mellon 8 3 5 0 Nebraska 91 34 57 0 Merchant Marines 30 11 19 0 Manhattan 26 9 16 1 BYU 66 21 40 5 NYU 66 22 43 1 Furman 64 20 41 3 Sewanee 15 5 10 0 Northern Arizona 56 17 36 3 New Mexico State 66 21 45 0 Washington & Lee 65 18 43 4 Camp Grant 10 2 6 2 Idaho 70 20 49 1 Presbyterian 16 4 12 0 Mercer 17 4 13 0 Centenary (LA) 20 3 15 2 Portland 19 3 15 1 Kansas State 93 14 75 4 Chart notes

See also NCAA Division I FBS football win–loss records NCAA Division I football win–loss records in the 1930s NCAA Division I football win–loss records in the 1950s

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