NCAA Division I football win-loss records in the 1920s

The following list shows NCAA Division I football programs by winning percentage during the 1920–1929 football seasons. 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.

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Team Total Games Won Lost Tie Pct. USC 101 87 12 2 .871 Notre Dame 97 83 11 3 .871 Detroit Mercy^1 27 23 3 1 .870 California 95 73 15 7 .805 Georgetown^2 28 21 5 2 .786 Vanderbilt 92 68 17 7 .777 Tennessee 92 68 18 6 .772 Michigan 78 58 16 4 .769 Dartmouth 86 65 19 2 .767 Boston College 86 63 17 6 .767 NYU^3 30 22 6 2 .767 Cornell 79 58 16 5 .766 Army 95 69 19 7 .763 Furman^4 92 69 21 2 .761 Lafayette 88 64 18 6 .761 Alabama 99 72 21 6 .758 Texas 89 64 18 7 .758 Pittsburgh 92 65 19 8 .750 Centre^5 56 41 13 2 .750 Stanford 96 68 22 6 .740 Syracuse 94 65 21 8 .734 Illinois 77 55 19 3 .734 Washington & Jefferson 93 62 19 12 .731 Yale 83 58 20 5 .729 Nebraska 82 55 18 9 .726 Princeton 72 48 16 8 .722 Colorado State 80 55 20 5 .719 Penn 94 65 25 4 .713 Georgia Tech 92 62 23 7 .712 Tulsa 91 62 24 5 .709 West Virginia 97 63 24 10 .701 Missouri 82 54 21 7 .701 Florida 96 63 25 8 .698 Texas A&M 91 59 23 9 .698 Gonzaga^6 33 21 8 4 .697 Iowa 77 52 22 3 .695 Navy 85 55 22 8 .694 VMI 96 65 28 3 .693 Washington 97 64 27 6 .691 Arizona 76 50 21 5 .691 Colorado 80 52 22 6 .688 SMU 94 56 22 16 .681 Utah 72 46 20 6 .681 TCU 95 59 26 10 .674 Fordham^7 18 11 5 2 .667 William & Mary^8 80 51 25 4 .663 Penn State 94 57 27 10 .660 Arkansas 90 56 28 6 .656 Georgia 95 60 31 4 .653 Tulane 92 57 29 6 .652 Carnegie Mellon^9 70 43 22 5 .650 Utah State 77 47 24 6 .649 Wisconsin 78 46 23 9 .647 Bucknell 99 60 31 8 .646 Harvard 84 51 27 6 .643 Colorado College 78 48 26 4 .641 Colgate 90 52 27 11 .639 Brown 95 58 32 5 .637 Virginia Tech 94 56 31 7 .633 New Mexico State 79 47 26 6 .633 Baylor 99 58 33 8 .626 Marquette^10 26 15 9 2 .615 North Carolina 93 54 33 6 .613 Villanova 84 46 27 11 .613 Minnesota 76 43 26 7 .612 Drake 81 48 30 3 .611 Ohio State 78 44 27 7 .609 Montana State^11 59 34 22 3 .602 South Carolina 96 55 37 4 .594 Oregon 82 42 28 12 .585 Denver 77 42 29 6 .584 Washington State 80 43 30 7 .581 Mississippi College^12 43 23 16 4 .581 LSU 90 49 35 6 .578 Temple^13 61 32 23 6 .574 Oregon State 83 44 32 7 .572 New Mexico 70 37 27 6 .571 Lehigh^14 35 18 13 4 .571 Chicago 80 43 32 5 .569 Virginia 91 46 35 10 .560 Texas Tech^15 47 22 17 8 .553 Columbia 89 46 37 6 .551 Oklahoma 79 38 30 11 .551 Arizona State^16 50 25 20 5 .550 Duke^17 89 46 39 4 .539 Washington & Lee 92 46 39 7 .538 Kansas State 81 39 33 9 .537 Purdue 76 38 33 5 .533 Maryland 96 46 40 10 .531 Kentucky 87 42 37 8 .529 Citadel 93 46 41 6 .527 Idaho^18 73 34 31 8 .521 UTEP 70 33 30 7 .521 Northwestern 78 40 37 1 .519 Rutgers^19 36 18 17 1 .514 Mississippi State 85 38 37 10 .506 Oglethorpe^20 60 29 29 2 .500 Presbyterian^21 58 27 27 4 .500 Spring Hill^22 16 8 8 0 .500 Fort Benning^23 10 5 5 0 .500 Davidson 99 44 45 10 .495 Creighton^24 25 11 12 2 .480 Auburn 90 40 43 7 .483 Birmingham–Southern^25 25 11 12 2 .480 Phillips^26 19 7 8 4 .474 Clemson 93 41 47 5 .468 Kansas 79 32 37 10 .468 Wake Forest 98 41 48 9 .464 Ole Miss 91 40 47 4 .462 Grinnell 76 31 37 8 .461 Miami (FL)^27 24 10 12 2 .458 Richmond^28 43 18 22 3 .453 Iowa State 80 33 41 6 .450 North Carolina State 97 40 50 7 .448 Michigan State 85 36 45 4 .447 Montana^29 59 24 31 4 .441 Sewanee 87 35 46 6 .437 Indiana 77 31 41 5 .435 Chattanooga^30 45 17 23 5 .433 Newberry^31 50 21 28 1 .430 UCLA 74 28 39 7 .426 Mercer 92 36 50 6 .424 Rice 86 33 47 6 .419 Northern Colorado^32 56 22 32 2 .411 Oklahoma State 87 31 47 9 .408 Washington (MO) 80 29 44 7 .406 BYU^33 54 19 31 4 .389 Millsaps^34 9 3 5 1 .389 Samford^35 47 14 26 7 .372 Wyoming 85 23 57 5 .300 Colorado Mines 72 20 50 2 .292 Wofford^36 66 18 47 1 .280 Erskine^37 23 6 17 0 .261 Western State^38 42 8 34 0 .190 Regis (CO)^39 16 3 13 0 .188 Whitman^40 12 2 10 0 .167 Southwestern (TX)^41 15 1 12 2 .133

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Chart notes

1. Detroit Mercy joined Division I in 1927.
2. Georgetown joined Division I in 1927.
3. NYU joined Division I in 1927.
4. Furman left Division I after the 1928 season.
5. Centre left Division I after the 1925 season.
6. Gonzaga played in Division I during the 1922–1925 seasons.
7. Fordham joined Division I in 1928.
8. William & Mary joined Division I in 1924.
9. Carnegie Mellon joined Division I in 1922.
10. Marquette joined Division I in 1927.
11. Montana State joined Division I in 1923.
12. Mississippi College left Division I after the 1924 season.
13. Temple did not field a team during the 1920 & 1921 seasons due to World War I.
14. Lehigh left Division I after the 1923 season.
15. Texas Tech's first season was in 1925.
16. Arizona State did not field a team during the 1920 & 1921 seasons.
17. Duke restarted football for the 1920 season.
18. Idaho joined Division I in 1922.
19. Rutgers left Division after the 1923 season.
20. Oglethorpe left Division I after the 1925 season.
21. Presbyterian left Division after the 1926 season.
22. Spring Hill joined Division I for the 1921 & 1922 seasons.
23. Fort Benning played Division I during the 1922 season.
24. Creighton joined Division I in 1927.
25. Birmingham–Southern left Division I after the 1922 season.
26. Phillips joined Division for the 1920 & 1921 seasons.
27. Miami (FL) played their first season in 1927.
28. Richmond joined Division I for the 1921–1925 seasons.
29. Montana joined Division I in 1923.
30. Chattanooga left Division I after the 1925 season.
31. Newberry left Division I after the 1925 season.
32. Northern Colorado joined Division I in 1923.
33. BYU joined Division I in 1922.
34. Millsaps joined Division I during the 1924 season.
35. Samford left Division I after the 1924 season.
36. Wofford left Division I after the 1926 season.
37. Erskine joined Division I for the 1921, 1922 & 1924 seasons.
38. Western State joined Division I in 1924.
39. Regis (CO) joined Division I during the 1924 & 1929 season.
40. Whitman joined Division I for the 1923 & 1924 seasons.
41. Southwestern (TX) left Division I after the 1921 season.

See also

• NCAA Division I FBS football win-loss records
• NCAA Division I football win-loss records in the 1910s
• NCAA Division I football win-loss records in the 1930s

References

1. "College Football Statistics & History | College Football at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-06-16.