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The following is a list of the all-time leading NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) college football single-opponent winning streaks. Streaks are ranked by the number of consecutive wins posted by one team against a regular opponent. All streaks active and historical streaks of at least 20 games are included.

This list excludes rivalries involving current Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) schools, and thus excludes the all-time NCAA record for most consecutive wins by one rival over another: Yale (now an FCS team) beat Wesleyan University (Connecticut) (now a Division III team) 46 times in a row between 1875 and 1913. The two teams have not played each other since that 1913 game (which Yale won at home, 21-0).

The FCS record for most consecutive wins by one team over another in an uninterrupted series is 32 victories in a row by Grambling over Prairie View between 1977 and 2009; this streak includes the 1990 season, when Prairie View's team went into recess due to a lack of players and financial problems. That streak began when Grambling was in the old Division I and Prairie View was in Division II.

Additionally, there are two series that involve multiple winning streaks of 20+ games. Oklahoma defeated Kansas State in 32 consecutive games from 1937 to 1968, then the Sooners won 22 in a row over the Wildcats from 1971 to 1992. Ohio State also owns multiple 20+ game winning streaks over Indiana, winning 23 in a row from 1960 to 1986 and currently hold a 28-game winning streak over the Hoosiers from 1991 to the present day.

Most consecutive wins over an opponent
School Opponent Consecutive wins Year started Last win Uninterrupted series? Notes/References
Notre Dame Navy 43 1964 2006 Yes Navy won in 2007
Nebraska Kansas 36 1969 2004 Yes KU won in 2005
Princeton Rutgers 33 1869 1937 No (68-year period)
Oklahoma Kansas State 32 1937 1968 Yes
Penn State Temple 31 1952 2014 No (63-year period) Penn State had a 39-game unbeaten streak against Temple dating back to 1941; the teams played to a tie in 1950. Temple broke the streak in 2015.
Florida Kentucky 31 1987 2017 Yes Longest in-conference streak in Southeastern Conference history. Kentucky snapped the streak in 2018.
Nebraska Kansas State 29 1969 1997 Yes
Clemson Virginia 29 1955 1989 No (35-year period)
Ohio State Indiana 29† 1991 2024 No The 2010 game was vacated due to self-imposed sanctions by Ohio State
Texas Rice 28 1966 1993 Yes
Princeton Penn 28 1876 1891 No (25-year period)
Syracuse Hobart 26 1906 1931 Yes
USC Oregon State 26 1968 1999 No (32-year period)
Tennessee Kentucky 26 1985 2010 Yes Kentucky won in 2011. Rivalry formerly known as the Battle for the Barrel
Penn State West Virginia 25 1959 1983 Yes
Michigan Indiana 24 1988 2019 No Indiana snapped the streak in 2020.
Texas TCU 24 1968 1991 Yes
Nebraska Oklahoma State 24 1974 1999 No
Texas A&M TCU 24† 1973 2001 No (29-year period) Texas A&M won 23 consecutive games against TCU from 1973 to 1995 while they were both members of the old Southwest Conference. Texas A&M beat TCU again in the 2001 Galleryfurniture.com Bowl, and the teams have not played since then.
Nebraska Missouri 24 1979 2002 Yes
Penn State Maryland 24 1962 1988 No (27-year period) The streak began following Maryland's first win in the series in 1961, and finally ended with the only tie in 1989. Penn State would end up with a 29-game unbeaten streak over Maryland before the Terps defeated the Nittany Lions in 2014.
Alabama Vanderbilt 23 1985 2022 No Vanderbilt won in 2024.
Oregon Idaho 24† 1951 2024 No
Oklahoma Iowa State 23 1937 1959 Yes
Ohio State Indiana 23 1960 1986 No
Tennessee Vanderbilt 22 1983 2005 Yes
Arkansas TCU 22 1959 1980 Yes
Alabama Mississippi State 22 1958 1979 Yes
Iowa Northwestern 22 1974 1994 Yes Northwestern's 1995 team also ended a 19-game (30 year) losing streak to Michigan and a 14-game (33 year) losing streak to Notre Dame.
LSU Louisiana 22† 1902 2009 No (108-year period) LSU and Louisiana have only played each other 22 times total, giving LSU a 22-0 lead in the series - the most meetings between two NCAA teams without both teams having at least one win. Florida State has three fewer wins over Duke without a Duke victory.
Florida Vanderbilt 22 1989 2012 No (24-year period) The series was uninterrupted since 1992 (21 wins). Vanderbilt won in 2013
Florida State Duke 22 1992 2023 No (31-year period) Duke snapped the 0-22 streak in 2024 with their first victory over Florida State
Oklahoma Kansas State 22 1971 1992 Yes
Ohio State Northwestern 21 1972 2003 No (33-year period) Northwestern won in 2004.
Ohio State Wisconsin 21 1960 1980 Yes
Harvard Brown 21 1893 1913 No (30-year period)
Purdue Iowa 20 1961 1980 Yes
Oklahoma Baylor 20 1901 2011 No (111-year period) Baylor ended the streak with a 45–38 victory in 2011.

† Active Streaks in bold

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