For as long as college football has been played, it has been fairly easy to identify the bluest of the blueblood programs. One glance at the top 10 schools in all-time wins shows some of the biggest brands in the sport have been at the top of the game throughout the course of college football history. But from time to time, a programs slips up with the NCAA rules and is forced to have some wins vacated from the record books.
Tennessee is the latest school to fall into that bit of trouble with the NCAA, with ESPN reporting the Vols could be stripped of 11 wins from their all-time record book. The NCAA slapped some sanctions on the program due to violations of the rules during the 2019 and 2020 seasons under former head coach Jeremy Pruitt. Fortunately for the Vols, they avoided receiving a bowl ban from the NCAA.
In light of this development, and with the start of a new college football season just around the corner, now felt like a decent time to take a look at the updated top 10 list for all-time wins in college football among FBS programs.
The reference for this list is the list compiled by Winsipedia, with an acknowledgment that these records are not always the most accurate. Some other sources may have conflicting win totals, and some school records may differ, but for the sake of having an easily accessible resource of information, we will stick with what Winsipedia says. In the event of a tie, a head-to-head tiebreaker is used to determine the higher-ranked school.