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 schools, and thus excludes the all-time NCAA record for most consecutive wins by one rival over another: Yale beat Wesleyan University (Connecticut) 46 times in a row between 1875 and 1913. The two teams have not played each other since that 1913 game.
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.
| School | Opponent | Consecutive wins | Year started | Last win | Uninterrupted series? | Notes/References | - |
| Notre Dame | Navy | 43 | 1964 | 2006 | Yes | [2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame football game|Navy won in 2007] | - |
| Nebraska | Kansas | 36 | 1969 | 2004 | Yes | KU won in 2005 | - |
| Princeton | Rutgers | 33 | 1869 | 1937 | No | - | |
| Oklahoma | Kansas State | 32 | 1937 | 1968 | Yes | - | |
| Penn State | Temple | 31 | 1952 | 2014 | No | 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 | Kentucky | 31 | 1987 | 2017 | Yes | Longest in-conference streak in Southeastern Conference history. Kentucky snapped the streak in 2018. | - |
| Nebraska | Kansas State | 29 | 1969 | 1997 | Yes | - | |
| Clemson | Virginia | 29 | 1955 | 1989 | No | Longest in-conference streak in Atlantic Coast Conference history. Virginia snapped the streak in 1989. | - |
| Ohio State | Indiana | 29 | 1991 | 2024 | No | Indiana defeated Ohio State in the 2025 Big Ten Championship Game. The 2010 game was vacated due to self-imposed sanctions by Ohio State. | - |
| Texas | Rice | 28 | 1966 | 1993 | Yes | - | |
| Princeton | Penn | 28 | 1876 | 1891 | No | - | |
| Syracuse | Hobart | 26 | 1906 | 1931 | Yes | - | |
| USC | Oregon State | 26 | 1968 | 1999 | No | - | |
| Tennessee | Kentucky | 26 | 1985 | 2010 | Yes | Kentucky won in 2011. Rivalry formerly known as the Battle for the Barrel | - |
| Penn State | West Virginia | 25 | 1959 | 1983 | Yes | - | |
| Michigan | Indiana | 24 | 1988 | 2019 | No | Indiana snapped the streak in 2020. | - |
| Texas | TCU | 24 | 1968 | 1991 | Yes | - | |
| Nebraska | Oklahoma State | 24 | 1974 | 1999 | No | - | |
| Texas A&M | TCU | 24† | 1973 | 2001 | No | 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 | Missouri | 24 | 1979 | 2002 | Yes | - | |
| Penn State | Maryland | 24 | 1962 | 1988 | No | The streak began following Maryland's first win in [Maryland – Penn Quakers football|Penn State rivalry|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 | Idaho | 24† | 1951 | 2024 | No | - | - |
| Alabama | Vanderbilt | 23 | 1985 | 2022 | No | [2024 Alabama vs. Vanderbilt Commodores football|Vanderbilt football game|Vanderbilt won in 2024]. | - |
| Oklahoma | Iowa State | 23 | 1937 | 1959 | Yes | - | |
| Ohio State | Indiana | 23 | 1960 | 1986 | No | - | |
| Tennessee | Vanderbilt | 22 | 1983 | 2005 | Yes | - | |
| Arkansas | TCU | 22 | 1959 | 1980 | Yes | - | |
| Alabama | Mississippi State | 22 | 1958 | 1979 | Yes | - | - |
| Iowa | Northwestern | 22 | 1974 | 1994 | Yes | [1995 Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern Wildcats football team|Northwestern's 1995 team] also ended a 19-game losing streak to Michigan and a 14-game losing streak to Notre Dame. | - |
| LSU | Louisiana | 22† | 1902 | 2009 | No | 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 | Vanderbilt | 22 | 1989 | 2012 | No | The series was uninterrupted since 1992. Vanderbilt won in 2013 | - |
| Florida State | Duke | 22 | 1992 | 2023 | No | Duke snapped the 0-22 streak in 2024 with their first victory over Florida State | |
| Oklahoma | Kansas State | 22 | 1971 | 1992 | Yes | - | |
| Ohio State | Northwestern | 21 | 1972 | 2003 | No | Northwestern won in 2004. | - |
| Ohio State | Wisconsin | 21 | 1960 | 1980 | Yes | - | |
| Harvard | Brown | 21 | 1893 | 1913 | No | - | |
| Purdue | Iowa | 20 | 1961 | 1980 | Yes | - | |
| Oklahoma | Baylor | 20 | 1901 | 2011 | No | Baylor ended the streak with a 45–38 victory in 2011. | - |
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