College Football head-to-head records
The extremes of every College Football series: who strung together the longest streak, who owns a rivalry, which ones never settle and which games were never close. Each row links to the full matchup page. Want to test yourself? Try the College Football rivalry quiz.
Longest winning streaks
The most straight wins one side ever strung together against the other. A tie ends a streak. Top of the list: Yale Bulldogs won 46 straight against Wesleyan (CT), 1875 to 1913.
Longest active streaks
Still going: winning streaks that include the latest meeting of a series both teams are still playing. Longest still going: Clemson Tigers have won 33 straight over Furman Paladins, 1938 to 2025.
Most lopsided series
The biggest all-time leads, by winning percentage, among series with plenty of meetings. Most one-sided: Yale Bulldogs leads Wesleyan (CT) 46-0, winning 100.0% of 46 meetings.
| # | Series | Record | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale Bulldogs vs Wesleyan (CT) | 46-0 | 100.0% |
| 2 | Harvard Crimson vs Williams | 30-0 | 100.0% |
| 3 | Dartmouth Indians vs Norwich | 24-0 | 100.0% |
| 4 | LSU Tigers vs Louisiana-Lafayette | 24-0 | 100.0% |
| 5 | Princeton Tigers vs Stevens | 23-0 | 100.0% |
Closest rivalries
Long series where neither side has pulled away: the closest to a 50-50 record. Each team appears once. Closest of all: Richmond Spiders and William & Mary Tribe, 40-40-2 after 82 meetings.
| # | Series | Record | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond Spiders vs William & Mary Tribe | 40-40-2 | 50.0% |
| 2 | Ball State Cardinals vs Northern Illinois Huskies | 24-24-1 | 50.0% |
| 3 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets vs Virginia Cavaliers | 22-22-1 | 50.0% |
| 4 | Virginia Tech Hokies vs Washington & Lee | 20-20-5 | 50.0% |
| 5 | San José State Spartans vs Utah State Aggies | 21-21-1 | 50.0% |
Most lead changes
The series where the all-time lead has changed hands the most times. Boston College Eagles and Holy Cross Crusaders have traded the lead 10 times.
Biggest blowouts
The largest winning margins in a single game. Forfeits and vacated results never count. Biggest margin: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets beat Cumberland 222-0 on Oct 7, 1916.
| # | Game | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets over Cumberland | 222-0 |
| 2 | Oklahoma Sooners over Kingfisher | 179-0 |
| 3 | Stevens over City College of New York | 162-0 |
| 4 | Harvard Crimson over Exeter | 158-0 |
| 5 | Oklahoma Sooners over Kingfisher | 157-0 |
Longest gaps between meetings
The longest stretch two teams went without playing, while both were still playing other opponents. Longest wait: Arkansas Razorbacks and Kansas Jayhawks went 116 years between meetings, 1906 to 2022.
Records include games through Oct 27, 2026.
Sources
Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.
College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.