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

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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.

NCAA Division I Football Records in the 1920s[1]
Team Total games Won Lost Tie Pct.
USC 101 87 12 2 .871
Notre Dame 97 83 11 3 .871
Detroit Mercy[a] 27 23 3 1 .870
California 95 73 15 7 .805
Georgetown[b] 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[c] 30 22 6 2 .767
Cornell 79 58 16 5 .766
Army 95 69 19 7 .763
Furman[d] 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[e] 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[f] 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[g] 18 11 5 2 .667
William & Mary[h] 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[i] 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[j] 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[k] 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[l] 43 23 16 4 .581
LSU 90 49 35 6 .578
Temple[m] 61 32 23 6 .574
Oregon State 83 44 32 7 .572
New Mexico 70 37 27 6 .571
Lehigh[n] 35 18 13 4 .571
Chicago 80 43 32 5 .569
Virginia 91 46 35 10 .560
Texas Tech[o] 47 22 17 8 .553
Columbia 89 46 37 6 .551
Oklahoma 79 38 30 11 .551
Arizona State[p] 50 25 20 5 .550
Duke[q] 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[r] 73 34 31 8 .521
UTEP 70 33 30 7 .521
Northwestern 78 40 37 1 .519
Rutgers[s] 36 18 17 1 .514
Mississippi State 85 38 37 10 .506
Oglethorpe[t] 60 29 29 2 .500
Presbyterian[u] 58 27 27 4 .500
Spring Hill[v] 16 8 8 0 .500
Fort Benning[w] 10 5 5 0 .500
Davidson 99 44 45 10 .495
Creighton[x] 25 11 12 2 .480
Auburn 90 40 43 7 .483
Birmingham–Southern[y] 25 11 12 2 .480
Phillips[z] 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)[aa] 24 10 12 2 .458
Richmond[ab] 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[ac] 59 24 31 4 .441
Sewanee 87 35 46 6 .437
Indiana 77 31 41 5 .435
Chattanooga[ad] 45 17 23 5 .433
Newberry[ae] 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[af] 56 22 32 2 .411
Oklahoma State 87 31 47 9 .408
Washington (MO) 80 29 44 7 .406
BYU[ag] 54 19 31 4 .389
Millsaps[ah] 9 3 5 1 .389
Samford[ai] 47 14 26 7 .372
Wyoming 85 23 57 5 .300
Colorado Mines 72 20 50 2 .292
Wofford[aj] 66 18 47 1 .280
Erskine[ak] 23 6 17 0 .261
Western State (CO)[al] 42 8 34 0 .190
Regis (CO)[am] 16 3 13 0 .188
Whitman[an] 12 2 10 0 .167
Southwestern (TX)[ao] 15 1 12 2 .133

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

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References

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