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 13, 2020.
  • V column stands for vacated victories. Vacated victories are different than forfeited victories. Recently, the NCAA has used the vacating procedure instead of requiring forfeitures when teams are penalized for violating NCAA rules. NCAA procedures require that the winning team adjust its record to remove a win that is vacated. However, the losing team is not allowed to reduce the number of losses on its record.[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[lower-alpha 4][2]
142YalePrincetonPrinceton–YaleIvy785410 18732019[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5][2]
136YaleHarvardHarvard–Yale football rivalryIvy68608 18752019[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 6][2][3]
130William & MaryRichmondCapital CupColonial63625 18982019[lower-alpha 4][2]
130WisconsinMinnesotaPaul Bunyan's AxeBig Ten62608 18902020[lower-alpha 7][lower-alpha 8][lower-alpha 9][4][5]
126PennCornellTrustees' CupIvy75465 18932019[lower-alpha 4][2]
125OregonOregon StateOregon–Oregon State football rivalryPac-12664910 18942020[lower-alpha 10][4][6]
125GeorgiaAuburnDeep South's Oldest RivalrySEC61568 18922020[lower-alpha 11][lower-alpha 12][4][7]
125North CarolinaVirginiaSouth's Oldest RivalryACC63584 18922020[lower-alpha 13] [lower-alpha 14] [lower-alpha 15][4]
124Miami (OH)CincinnatiVictory Bell (Battle for the Bell)Non-conf.[lower-alpha 16]5958718882019[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 17][lower-alpha 18][lower-alpha 19][4][8]
124YaleBrownIvy8435518802019[lower-alpha 4][2]
123StanfordCaliforniaBig Game (Battle for the Axe)Pac-12654711 18922020[4][9]
123HarvardDartmouthDartmouth–Harvard football rivalryIvy72465 18822019[lower-alpha 4][2]
122PurdueIndianaOld Oaken BucketBig Ten74426 18912019[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 11][lower-alpha 20][4][10]
121NavyArmyArmy–Navy GameNon-conf.61537 18902020[lower-alpha 21][4][11]
120MissouriKansasBorder WarNon-conf.[lower-alpha 16]57549 18912011[lower-alpha 22][lower-alpha 23][4][12][13]
119MontanaMontana StateGreat Divide Trophy (The Brawl of The Wild)Big Sky724151[lower-alpha 24]18972019[lower-alpha 4][2][14]
119HarvardBrownIvy 8730218932019[lower-alpha 4][2]
118KansasKansas StateKansas–Kansas State football rivalryBig 1264495 19022020[lower-alpha 25][lower-alpha 26][4][15][16]
118TexasTexas A&MTexas–Texas A&M football rivalryNon-conf.[lower-alpha 16]76375 18942011[lower-alpha 22][4][17]
117Ole MissMississippi StateEgg BowlSEC63 [lower-alpha 27]466 2[lower-alpha 28]19012020[4][18]
117ClemsonSouth CarolinaPalmetto BowlNon-conf.[lower-alpha 16]71424 18962019[lower-alpha 4][4][19]
117NebraskaKansasKansas–Nebraska football rivalryNon-conf.[lower-alpha 16]91233 18922010[4][20]
116MichiganOhio StateMichigan–Ohio State football rivalryBig Ten58516 1[lower-alpha 29]18972019[lower-alpha 4][4][21]
116TennesseeKentuckyKentucky–Tennessee football rivalrySEC81269 18932020[22]
116TexasOklahomaRed River ShowdownBig 1262495 19002020
116TCUBaylorThe RevivalryBig 1256537 18992020[4][23]
115OklahomaOklahoma StateBedlam SeriesBig 1290187 19042020[lower-alpha 30][4]
115South Dakota StateSouth DakotaSouth Dakota Showdown SeriesMVFC55537 18892019[lower-alpha 4][2]
115TennesseeVanderbiltTennessee–Vanderbilt football rivalrySEC77335 18922020[lower-alpha 31][4][24]
114GeorgiaGeorgia TechClean, Old-Fashioned HateNon-conf.[lower-alpha 16]68415 18932019[lower-alpha 4][4]
114MinnesotaIowaFloyd of RosedaleBig Ten6250218912020[25]
114North Carolina StateWake ForestNC State–Wake Forest rivalryACC67416 18952020[4][26]
114IllinoisNorthwesternLand of Lincoln TrophyBig Ten55545 18922020
113LSUMississippi StateLSU–Mississippi State football rivalrySEC7535318962020
113MichiganMichigan StatePaul Bunyan TrophyBig Ten71375 18982020
112WashingtonWashington StateApple CupPac-1274326 19002019[lower-alpha 4]
112PrincetonHarvardHarvard–Princeton football rivalryIvy57487 18772019[lower-alpha 4][2]
112North DakotaNorth Dakota StateNickel TrophyNon-conf.62473 18942019[lower-alpha 4][2]
112WashingtonOregonOregon–Washington football rivalryPac-1260475 19002019[lower-alpha 4][27]
112UtahUtah StateBattle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)[lower-alpha 32]Non-conf.[lower-alpha 16]79294 18922015[lower-alpha 22][4]
112Colorado StateWyomingBronze Boot (Border War)MW59485 18992020[lower-alpha 33][lower-alpha 34][28]
111PrincetonPennPenn–Princeton football rivalryIvy67431 18762019[lower-alpha 4][2]
110New MexicoNew Mexico StateBattle of I-25 (Rio Grande Rivalry)Non-conf.[lower-alpha 16]72335 18942019[lower-alpha 4]
110North Dakota StateSouth Dakota StateDakota MarkerMVFC63425 19032019[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 11][2]
110North CarolinaNorth Carolina StateNorth Carolina–NC State football rivalryACC68366 18942020[lower-alpha 11]
109New HampshireMaineBattle for the Brice-Cowell MusketCAA57448 19032019[lower-alpha 4][2]
109LSUOle MissMagnolia BowlSEC64404 1[lower-alpha 35]18942020[29]
108Texas A&MBaylorBattle of the BrazosNon-conf.[lower-alpha 16]68319 18992011[lower-alpha 22][4][30]
108Illinois StateEastern IllinoisMid-America ClassicNon-conf.[lower-alpha 16]57429 19012019[lower-alpha 4]
108North CarolinaWake ForestNorth Carolina–Wake Forest rivalryACC70362 18882020[lower-alpha 11][4]
107CornellColumbiaColumbia–Cornell football rivalryIvy66383 18892019[lower-alpha 4][2]
106North CarolinaDukeVictory BellACC61394 218882020[31]
105Washington StateOregon StatePac-1255473 19032020
105WashingtonOregon StatePac-1267344 18972020[32][33]
105AlabamaMississippi StateAlabama–Mississippi State football rivalrySEC83183 1[lower-alpha 36]18962020
104NebraskaMissouriVictory BellNon-conf.[lower-alpha 16]65363 18922010[lower-alpha 22]
104PittsburghWest VirginiaBackyard BrawlNon-conf.[lower-alpha 16]61403 18952011[lower-alpha 22]
104MissouriIowa StateTelephone TrophyNon-conf.[lower-alpha 16]61349 18962011[lower-alpha 22]
104MichiganMinnesotaLittle Brown JugBig Ten76253 18922020[34]
104Iowa StateKansas StateFarmageddonBig 1251494 19172020[35]
103Western IllinoisIllinois StateMVFC51475 19042019[lower-alpha 4][2][36]
103DartmouthCornellCornell–Dartmouth football rivalryIvy61411 19002019[lower-alpha 4][2]
103Ohio StateIllinoisIllibuck TrophyBig Ten68304 1[lower-alpha 37]19022017[37]
103AlabamaTennesseeThird Saturday in OctoberSEC57387 1[lower-alpha 38]19012020
102Virginia TechVirginiaCommonwealth CupACC59385 18952020
102WisconsinNorthwesternBig Ten60375 18902020[38]
100Penn StatePittsburghThe Keystone ClassicNon-conf.53434 18932019[lower-alpha 39][40][41]
100UtahBYUHoly War (Beehive Boot)[lower-alpha 40]Non-conf.[lower-alpha 16]62344 18962019[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 41][42]

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. Game will not be played in the 2020 fall college football season due to Covid-19 scheduling changes.
  5. Most-played rivalry within the Ivy League.
  6. The NCAA incorrectly lists the record as 78-60-8 in its 2020 FCS record book
  7. Most-played rivalry within the Big Ten Conference.
  8. Became the longest uninterrupted series in FBS history in 2012 – continuous since 1907 – supplanting the Kansas–Nebraska series.
  9. Became the longest uninterrupted series in all college football history in 2020 – continuous since 1907 – supplanting the Lafayette–Lehigh series.
  10. Most-played rivalry within the Pac-12 Conference.
  11. Can potentially be played twice in one season, with rematch in the respective conference championship game.
  12. Most-played rivalry within the Southeastern Conference.
  13. Most-played rivalry within the Atlantic Coast Conference.
  14. Disputed series record: North Carolina forfeited their win in 1956 (or 1957) but there was no NCAA sanction.
  15. Winsipedia.com number of games played is incorrect
  16. Formerly an in-conference rivalry.
  17. Most-played intra-state rivalry.
  18. Most-played rivalry that is currently non-conference.
  19. Most-played rivalry between FBS teams outside the Power Five conferences.
  20. Since 2014, this is the only "protected" cross-division rivalry in the Big Ten.
  21. Traditionally the last game of the college football regular season, played second Saturday in December.
  22. As of 2019 no future games are scheduled.
  23. Kansas forfeited 1960 win.
  24. Montana vacated its last five wins of 2011 season due to NCAA violations. This included a regular season win over Montana State.
  25. Most-played rivalry within the Big 12 Conference.
  26. 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.
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. Ohio State vacated all of its win during the 2010 season due to NCAA violations. This included a win over Michigan.
  30. Some sources claim that Oklahoma forfeited the 1972 game. OU Forfeit 8 games in 1972 This is not included in the NCAA source.
  31. 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.
  32. Beehive Boot also involves BYU
  33. Most-played rivalry within the Mountain West Conference.
  34. Most-played conference rivalry between FBS teams outside the Power Five conferences.
  35. 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.
  36. 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.
  37. Ohio State vacated all of its win during the 2010 season due to NCAA violations. This included a win over Illinois.
  38. Alabama vacated its 2005 win against Tennessee, meaning a win is deducted from Alabama total. Alabama also forfeited its 1993 tie, which changes that game from a tie to a win for Tennessee
  39. Penn State vs. Pittsburgh was not scheduled to be played in 2020. The series was not interrupted due to COVID-19.[39]
  40. Beehive Boot also involves Utah State
  41. Disputed series record: BYU does not recognize 6 games played before 1922 (3 wins for each school).

References
Specific references
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  2. "Football Championship Subdivision Records" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 83. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  3. "The Game: Harvard-Yale 2017 - Harvard Alumni".
  4. "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 185. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
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  6. "Winsidpedia College Football Database: Oregon vs. Oregon State". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  7. "Winsipedia College Football Database: Georgia vs. Auburn". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  8. "Winsipedia College Football Database: Cincinnati vs. Miami (OH)". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  9. Stanford Football Media Guide 2019. 2019. p. 112.
  10. "Winsipedia College Football Database: Purdue vs. Indiana". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  11. "Winsipedia College Football Database: Navy vs. Army". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  12. "Winsipedia College Football Database: Missouri vs. Kanas". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  13. Kansas 2011 Football Media Guide. 2011. p. 196.
  14. "NCAA penalizes Montana football program". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. AP. July 27, 2013. p. B3. Retrieved February 10, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  15. "Sports People". New York Times. August 27, 1982. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
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  17. "Winsipedia College Football Database: Texas vs. Texas A&M". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  18. "Winsipedia College Football Database: Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  19. "Winsipedia College Football Database: South Carolina vs. Clemson". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  20. "Winsipedia College Football Database: Nebraska vs. Kansas". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  21. "Winsipedia College Football Database: Ohio State vs. Michigan". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  22. "Winsipedia College Football Database: Tennessee v. Kentucky". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 19, 2019.
  23. "Winsipedia College Football Datbase: TCU vs. Baylor". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  24. "Winsipedia College Football Database: Tennessee vs. Vanderbilt". Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  25. "Winsipedia College Football Database: Minnesota vs. Iowa". Winsipedia. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
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  28. "Winsipedia College Football Database: Colorado State vs. Wyoming". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  29. "Winsipedia College Football Database: LSU vs. Ole Miss". Winsipedia. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  30. "Winsipedia College Football Database: Texas A&M vs. Baylor". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
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  33. 2019 University of Washington Football Media Guide. 2019. p. 213.
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  35. "Winsipedia College Football Database: Iowa State vs. Kansas State". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
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  37. "Winsipedia College Football Database: Ohio State vs. Illinois". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  38. "Winsipedia College Football Database: Wisconsin v. Northwestern". Winsipedia.com. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
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  40. "Winsidpedia College Football Database: Pittsburgh vs. Penn State". Retrieved November 17, 2019.
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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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