List of most-played college football series in NCAA Division I

d 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 157 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 132 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 either the 2010–2014 NCAA conference realignment or the COVID-19 pandemic. 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

Updated through January 8, 2023
The "V" column indicates vacated victories to make sure all the games are documented in the list - W+L+T+V=Total. Vacated victories are different than forfeited victories. In recent years, 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 records for some series will not add up to the total number of games without adding the vacated games in the V column. Confounding this problem is that the NCAA's official record of the most played rivalries, does not reflect the vacated games. A note documenting each vacated game is included in the "V" column.

Games	Series leader	Opponent	Rivalry or trophy name	Conference	W	L	T	V	First game	Last game	Notes	Source
158	Lafayette	Lehigh	The Rivalry	Patriot	81	72	5		1884	2022		[2]
144	Yale	Princeton	Princeton–Yale football rivalry	Ivy	79	55	10		1873	2022	[lower-alpha 4]	[2]
138	Yale	Harvard	Harvard–Yale football rivalry	Ivy	70	60	8		1875	2022	[lower-alpha 5]	[2][3]
133	William & Mary	Richmond	Capital Cup	Colonial	64	64	5		1898	2022		[2]
132	Minnesota	Wisconsin	Paul Bunyan's Axe	Big Ten	62	62	8		1890	2022	[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7][lower-alpha 8] [lower-alpha 9]	[4]
128	Penn	Cornell	Trustees' Cup	Ivy	76	47	5		1893	2022		[2]
127	Georgia	Auburn	Deep South's Oldest Rivalry	SEC	63	56	8		1892	2022	[lower-alpha 10][lower-alpha 11]	[4]
127	North Carolina	Virginia	South's Oldest Rivalry	ACC	65	58	4		1892	2022	[lower-alpha 12] [lower-alpha 13]	[4]
126	Cincinnati	Miami (OH)	Victory Bell (Cincinnati–Miami)	Non-conf.[lower-alpha 14]	60	59	7		1888	2022	[lower-alpha 15][lower-alpha 16][lower-alpha 17]	[4]
126	Yale	Brown		Ivy	86	35	5		1880	2022		[2]
126	Oregon	Oregon State	Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry (Northwest Championship)[lower-alpha 18]	Pac-12	67	49	10		1894	2022	[lower-alpha 10][lower-alpha 19]	[4]
125	Harvard	Dartmouth	Dartmouth–Harvard football rivalry	Ivy	72	48	5		1882	2022		[2]
125	Stanford	California	Big Game (Battle for the Axe)	Pac-12	65	49	11		1892	2022	[lower-alpha 10]	[4][5]
124	Purdue	Indiana	Old Oaken Bucket	Big Ten	76	42	6		1891	2022	[lower-alpha 10][lower-alpha 20]	[4]
123	Navy	Army	Army–Navy Game	Non-conf.	62	54	7		1890	2022		[4]
121	Harvard	Brown		Ivy	89	30	2		1893	2022		[2]
121	Montana	Montana State	Great Divide Trophy (The Brawl of The Wild)	Big Sky	73	42	5	1[lower-alpha 21]	1897	2022		[2][6]
120	Kansas	Kansas State	Sunflower Showdown	Big 12	64	51	5		1902	2022	[lower-alpha 10][lower-alpha 22][lower-alpha 23]	[4][7]
120	Missouri	Kansas	Border War (Kansas–Missouri rivalry)	Non-conf.[lower-alpha 14]	57	54	9		1891	2011	[lower-alpha 24]	[4][8]
119	Ole Miss	Mississippi State	The Battle for the Golden Egg (Egg Bowl)	SEC	64[lower-alpha 25]	46	6	2[lower-alpha 26]	1901	2022		[4]
119	Clemson	South Carolina	Palmetto Bowl	Non-conf.[lower-alpha 14]	72	43	4		1896	2022		[4]
118	Texas	Oklahoma	Red River Showdown	Big 12	63	50	5		1900	2022	[lower-alpha 10]
118	Tennessee	Kentucky	Kentucky–Tennessee football rivalry	SEC	83	26	9		1893	2022
118	TCU	Baylor	The Revivalry	Big 12	58	53	7		1899	2022	[lower-alpha 10]	[4]
118	Michigan	Ohio State	The Game	Big Ten	60	51	6	1[lower-alpha 27]	1897	2022		[4]
118	Texas	Texas A&M	Lone Star Showdown	Non-conf.[lower-alpha 14]	76	37	5		1894	2011		[4]
117	South Dakota State	South Dakota	South Dakota Showdown Series	MVFC	56	54	7		1889	2022		[2]
117	Oklahoma	Oklahoma State	Bedlam Series	Big 12	91	19	7		1904	2022	[lower-alpha 10][lower-alpha 28]	[4]
117	Tennessee	Vanderbilt	Tennessee–Vanderbilt football rivalry	SEC	79	33	5		1892	2022	[lower-alpha 29]	[4]
117	Nebraska	Kansas	Kansas–Nebraska football rivalry	Non-conf.[lower-alpha 14]	91	23	3		1892	2010		[4]
116	LSU	Mississippi State	LSU–Mississippi State football rivalry	SEC	77	36	3		1896	2022	[lower-alpha 30]
116	NC State	Wake Forest	NC State–Wake Forest rivalry (Tobacco Road)[lower-alpha 31]	ACC	68	42	6		1895	2022		[4]
116	Minnesota	Iowa	Floyd of Rosedale	Big Ten	62	52	2		1891	2022
116	Georgia	Georgia Tech	Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate	Non-conf.[lower-alpha 14]	70	41	5		1893	2022		[4]
116	Illinois	Northwestern	Land of Lincoln Trophy	Big Ten	57	54	5		1892	2022
115	Michigan	Michigan State	Paul Bunyan Trophy	Big Ten	72	38	5		1898	2022
115	North Dakota	North Dakota State	Nickel Trophy	MVFC	62	50	3		1894	2022		[2]
114	Princeton	Harvard	Harvard–Princeton football rivalry	Ivy	59	48	7		1877	2022		[2]
114	Washington	Oregon	Oregon–Washington football rivalry (Northwest Championship)[lower-alpha 32]	Pac-12	61	48	5		1900	2022	[lower-alpha 10]
114	Colorado State	Wyoming	Border War (Colorado State–Wyoming rivalry)	Mountain West	59	50	5		1899	2022	[lower-alpha 33][lower-alpha 34]
114	Washington	Washington State	Apple Cup (Northwest Championship)[lower-alpha 35]	Pac-12	75	33	6		1900	2022	[lower-alpha 10]
114	North Dakota State	South Dakota State	Dakota Marker	MVFC	63	46	5		1903	2023		[2]
113	Oklahoma	Kansas		Big 12	80	27	6		1903	2022	[lower-alpha 10]
113	Princeton	Penn	Penn–Princeton football rivalry	Ivy	68	44	1		1876	2022		[2]
112	New Mexico	New Mexico State	Battle of I-25 (Rio Grande Rivalry)	Non-conf.[lower-alpha 14]	73	34	5		1894	2022
112	New Hampshire	Maine	Battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket	Colonial	58	45	8		1903	2022		[2]
112	North Carolina	NC State	North Carolina–NC State football rivalry (Tobacco Road)[lower-alpha 36]	ACC	68	38	6		1894	2022	[lower-alpha 10]
112	Texas	Baylor		Big 12	80	28	4		1901	2022	[lower-alpha 10][lower-alpha 37]
112	Utah	Utah State	Battle of the Brothers (Beehive Boot)[lower-alpha 38]	Non-conf.[lower-alpha 14]	79	29	4		1892	2015		[4]
111	LSU	Ole Miss	Magnolia Bowl	SEC	65	41	4	1[lower-alpha 39]	1894	2022
110	Illinois State	Eastern Illinois	Mid-America Classic	Non-conf.[lower-alpha 14]	59	42	9		1901	2022
110	North Carolina	Wake Forest	North Carolina–Wake Forest rivalry (Tobacco Road)[lower-alpha 40]	ACC	72	36	2		1888	2022	[lower-alpha 10]	[4]
109	North Carolina	Duke	Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina) (Tobacco Road)[lower-alpha 41]	ACC	63	40	4	2 [lower-alpha 42]	1888	2022	[lower-alpha 43]
109	USC	California		Pac-12	72	31	5	2[lower-alpha 44]	1903	2022	[lower-alpha 10]
109	Cornell	Columbia	Columbia–Cornell football rivalry	Ivy	66	40	3		1889	2022		[2]
108	Texas A&M	Baylor	Battle of the Brazos	Non-conf.[lower-alpha 14]	68	31	9		1899	2011		[4]
107	Washington	Oregon State	Northwest Championship[lower-alpha 45]	Pac-12	68	35	4		1897	2022	[lower-alpha 10]	[10]
107	Washington State	Oregon State	Northwest Championship[lower-alpha 46]	Pac-12	56	48	3		1903	2022	[lower-alpha 10]
107	Alabama	Mississippi State	Alabama–Mississippi State football rivalry	SEC	85	18	3	1[lower-alpha 47]	1896	2022
106	Brown	Rhode Island	Brown–Rhode Island football rivalry	Non-conf.	73	31	2		1909	2022
106	Iowa State	Kansas State	Farmageddon	Big 12	51	50	4		1917	2022	[lower-alpha 10]
106	Western Illinois	Illinois State		MVFC	52	49	5		1904	2022		[2][11]
106	Nebraska	Iowa State		Non-conf.[lower-alpha 14]	86	16	2		1896	2010
105	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	Backyard Brawl	Non-conf.[lower-alpha 14]	62	40	3		1895	2022	[lower-alpha 48]
105	Yale	Dartmouth		Ivy	55	44	6		1884	2022		[13]
105	Alabama	Tennessee	Third Saturday in October	SEC	58	39	7	1[lower-alpha 49]	1901	2022	[lower-alpha 10]
105	Dartmouth	Cornell	Cornell–Dartmouth football rivalry	Ivy	62	42	1		1900	2022		[2]
104	Princeton	Cornell		Ivy	65	37	2		1891	2022		[14]
104	Wisconsin	Northwestern		Big Ten	62	37	5		1890	2022
104	Michigan	Minnesota	Little Brown Jug	Big Ten	76	25	3		1892	2020	[lower-alpha 50] [15]
104	Missouri	Iowa State	Telephone Trophy	Non-conf.[lower-alpha 14]	61	34	9		1896	2011
104	Nebraska	Missouri	Victory Bell (Missouri–Nebraska)	Non-conf.[lower-alpha 14]	65	36	3		1892	2010
103	Oklahoma	Kansas State		Big 12	77	22	4		1908	2022	[lower-alpha 10]
103	Cornell	Colgate	Colgate–Cornell football rivalry	Non-conf.	51	49	3		1896	2022
103	Virginia Tech	Virginia	Commonwealth Cup	ACC	60	38	5		1895	2021
103	Ohio State	Illinois	Illibuck Trophy	Big Ten	68	30	4	1[lower-alpha 51]	1902	2017	[lower-alpha 52]
102	Kansas	Iowa State		Big 12	51	45	6		1896	2022	[lower-alpha 10][lower-alpha 53]
102	Oregon	Washington State	Northwest Championship[lower-alpha 54]	Pac-12	53	42	7		1901	2022	[lower-alpha 10][lower-alpha 55]
102	Furman	The Citadel	The Citadel–Furman football rivalry	Southern	62	37	3		1901	2022
102	Duke	Wake Forest	Tobacco Road[lower-alpha 56]	ACC	59	41	2		1896	2022	[lower-alpha 10]
101	Penn	Columbia		Ivy	76	24	1		1878	2022		[16]
101	USC	Stanford	Stanford–USC football rivalry	Pac-12	63	34	3	1[lower-alpha 57]	1905	2022	[lower-alpha 10]
101	Dartmouth	Princeton		Ivy	50	47	4		1897	2022		[17]
101	TCU	SMU	SMU–TCU football rivalry	Non-conf.[lower-alpha 14]	52	42	7		1915	2022
101	Washington	California		Pac-12	56	41	4		1904	2022	[lower-alpha 10]
101	Utah	BYU	Holy War (Beehive Boot)[lower-alpha 58]	Non-conf.[lower-alpha 14]	62	35	4		1896	2021	[lower-alpha 59]
100	Lafayette	Bucknell		Patriot	56	38	6		1883	2022		[18]
100	Yale	Columbia		Ivy	76	22	2		1872	2022		[19]
100	Georgia	Florida	Florida–Georgia football rivalry	SEC	54[lower-alpha 60]	44	4		1915[lower-alpha 60]	2022	[lower-alpha 60]
100	Maine	Rhode Island		Colonial	62	35	3		1911	2022		[20]
100	Central Michigan	Eastern Michigan	Central Michigan–Eastern Michigan football rivalry	MAC	63	31	6		1902	2022	[lower-alpha 10]
100	Penn State	Pittsburgh	The Keystone Classic	Non-conf.	53	43	4		1893	2019	[lower-alpha 61]	[22]

Notes

Lehigh vs. Lafayette and William & Mary vs. Richmond, for example.
For instance Brown's series with Harvard and Yale, and Oregon State's series with Washington and Washington State.
For instance Cincinnati–Miami (Ohio) and Army–Navy
Most-played rivalry within the Ivy League.
The NCAA incorrectly lists the record as 78–60–8 in its 2020 FCS record book
Most-played rivalry within the Big Ten Conference.
Became the longest uninterrupted series in FBS history in 2012 – continuous since 1907 – supplanting the Kansas–Nebraska series.
If "uninterrupted" is interpreted as having been played in every calendar year, this became the longest uninterrupted series in all college football history in 2020 – continuous since 1907 – supplanting the Lafayette–Lehigh series. However, the Lafayette–Lehigh series has been played in each football season since 1897, with both schools' home conference of the Patriot League having moved its fall 2020 season to spring 2021.
Next game Nov 27, 2021.
Can potentially be played twice in one season, with rematch in the respective conference championship game.
Most-played rivalry within the Southeastern Conference.
Most-played rivalry within the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Disputed series record: North Carolina forfeited their win in 1956 (or 1957) but there was no NCAA sanction.
Formerly an in-conference rivalry.
Most-played intra-state rivalry.
Most-played rivalry that is currently non-conference.
Most-played rivalry between FBS teams outside the Power Five conferences.
Northwest Championship also involves Washington and Washington State.
Most-played rivalry within the Pac-12 Conference.
Since 2014, this is the only "protected" cross-division rivalry in the Big Ten.
Montana vacated its last five wins of the 2011 season due to NCAA violations. This included a regular season win over Montana State.
Most-played rivalry within the Big 12 Conference.
Disputed series record: Kansas State claims Kansas leads the series lead 63–51–5, 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.
Kansas forfeited 1960 win.
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.
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.
Ohio State vacated all of its wins during the 2010 season due to NCAA violations. This included a win over Michigan.
Some sources claim that Oklahoma forfeited the 1972 game. OU Forfeit 8 games in 1972 This is not included in the NCAA source.
Disputed series record: Vanderbilt records show that Tennessee has 76–33–5 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.
Mississippi State forfeited games to LSU in 1975 and 1976. This was in the era when wins were added to LSU and losses added to Mississippi State. On-field record is 74-34-3.
Tobacco Road also involves Duke and North Carolina.
Northwest Championship also involves Oregon State and Washington State.
Most-played rivalry within the Mountain West Conference.
Most-played conference rivalry between FBS teams outside the Power Five conferences.
Northwest Championship also involves Oregon and Oregon State.
Tobacco Road also involves Duke and Wake Forest
Baylor forfeited their tied game in 1910, giving a win to Texas.
Beehive Boot also involves BYU
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.
Tobacco Road also involves Duke and NC State
Tobacco Road also involves NC State and Wake Forest
North Carolina vacated their wins in the 2008 and 2009 due to the 2010 football scandal.[9]
Both schools claim to have won their 1889 game by forfeit, but most neutral recordkeepers list a win for North Carolina.
California forfeited their 1999 win and USC vacated their 2005 win, both of which were due to ineligible players.
Northwest Championship also involves Oregon and Washington State.
Northwest Championship also involves Oregon and Washington.
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.
West Virginia and Pittsburgh are scheduled for a 4-game series from 2022-2025 [12]
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.
Minnesota and Michigan are in different divisions of the Big 10. Next game scheduled for 2023.
Ohio State vacated all of its wins during the 2010 season due to NCAA violations. This included a win over Illinois.
Ohio State and Illinois are in different divisions of the Big 10. Next game scheduled for 2024.
The 1980 game is disputed between both sides, however most say that Kansas forfeited the game giving a win for Iowa State.
Northwest Championship also involves Oregon State and Washington.
The 1978 and 1979 games were both forfeited by Oregon, giving two wins for Washington State.
Tobacco Road also involves North Carolina and NC State.
USC vacated their 2005 win after the Reggie Bush scandal.
Beehive Boot also involves Utah State
Disputed series record: BYU does not recognize 6 games played before 1922 (3 wins for each school).
Georgia recognizes a 1904 game as its first game against Florida, thus according to Georgia there have been 101 games of which Georgia has won 55.
No future games are scheduled. [21]

References

Specific references

NCAA Statistics Policies & Guidelines (PDF), NCAA, p. 23, retrieved November 2, 2020
"Football Championship Subdivision Records" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 83. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
"The Game: Harvard-Yale 2017 - Harvard Alumni".
"Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). fs.ncaa.org. NCAA. p. 185. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
Stanford Football Media Guide 2019. 2019. p. 112.
"NCAA penalizes Montana football program". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. AP. July 27, 2013. p. B3. Retrieved February 10, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
"Sports People". New York Times. August 27, 1982. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
Kansas 2011 Football Media Guide. 2011. p. 196.
Tysiac, Ken (September 20, 2011). "UNC football takes a big hit". The Charlotte Observer.
2019 University of Washington Football Media Guide. 2019. p. 213.
"Rivals since 8th grade, Keene and Torgerson epitomize the ISU-WIU football rivalry".
"Future Schedules Pitt Panthers Football".
"Dartmouth Game by Game against Yale". College Football Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
"Cornell Game by Game against Princeton". College Football Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
"Future Big 10 Football Schedules 2022-2025" (PDF).
"Columbia Game by Game against Pennsylvania". College Football Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
"Dartmouth Game by Game against Princeton". College Football Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
"Bucknell Game by Game against Lafayette". College Football Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
"Columbia Game by Game against Yale". College Football Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
"Maine Game by Game against Rhode Island". College Football Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
Bodani, Frank (February 12, 2018). "No Pitt for Penn State football in 2020. When will they meet again?". York Daily Record.
Bodani, Frank (February 12, 2018). "No Pitt for Penn State football in 2020. When will they meet again?". York Daily Record. Retrieved November 28, 2020.

General references. Vacated games are not treated consistently with NCAA's own rules for reporting in these publications and the lists have missing games.

The NCAA Division I FBS record book: "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. pp. 182–183. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
The NCAA Division I FCS record book: "Football Championship Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 82. Retrieved 2 November 2020.

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[1] Lehigh vs. Lafayette and William & 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 Cincinnati–Miami (Ohio) and Army–Navy

[6] Most-played rivalry within the Ivy League.

[7] The NCAA incorrectly lists the record as 78–60–8 in its 2020 FCS record book

[9] Most-played rivalry within the Big Ten Conference.

[10] Became the longest uninterrupted series in FBS history in 2012 – continuous since 1907 – supplanting the Kansas–Nebraska series.

[11] If "uninterrupted" is interpreted as having been played in every calendar year, this became the longest uninterrupted series in all college football history in 2020 – continuous since 1907 – supplanting the Lafayette–Lehigh series. However, the Lafayette–Lehigh series has been played in each football season since 1897, with both schools' home conference of the Patriot League having moved its fall 2020 season to spring 2021.

[Next_game_Nov_27-12] Next game Nov 27, 2021.

[TwoInOne-14] Can potentially be played twice in one season, with rematch in the respective conference championship game.

[15] Most-played rivalry within the Southeastern Conference.

[16] Most-played rivalry within the Atlantic Coast Conference.

[17] Disputed series record: North Carolina forfeited their win in 1956 (or 1957) but there was no NCAA sanction.

[formerConf-18] Formerly an in-conference rivalry.

[19] Most-played intra-state rivalry.

[20] Most-played rivalry that is currently non-conference.

[21] Most-played rivalry between FBS teams outside the Power Five conferences.

[22] Northwest Championship also involves Washington and Washington State.

[23] Most-played rivalry within the Pac-12 Conference.

[25] Since 2014, this is the only "protected" cross-division rivalry in the Big Ten.

[26] Montana vacated its last five wins of the 2011 season due to NCAA violations. This included a regular season win over Montana State.

[28] Most-played rivalry within the Big 12 Conference.

[29] Disputed series record: Kansas State claims Kansas leads the series lead 63–51–5, 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.

[31] Kansas forfeited 1960 win.

[33] 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.

[34] 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.

[35] Ohio State vacated all of its wins during the 2010 season due to NCAA violations. This included a win over Michigan.

[36] Some sources claim that Oklahoma forfeited the 1972 game. OU Forfeit 8 games in 1972 This is not included in the NCAA source.

[37] Disputed series record: Vanderbilt records show that Tennessee has 76–33–5 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.

[38] Mississippi State forfeited games to LSU in 1975 and 1976. This was in the era when wins were added to LSU and losses added to Mississippi State. On-field record is 74-34-3.

[39] Tobacco Road also involves Duke and North Carolina.

[40] Northwest Championship also involves Oregon State and Washington State.

[41] Most-played rivalry within the Mountain West Conference.

[42] Most-played conference rivalry between FBS teams outside the Power Five conferences.

[43] Northwest Championship also involves Oregon and Oregon State.

[44] Tobacco Road also involves Duke and Wake Forest

[45] Baylor forfeited their tied game in 1910, giving a win to Texas.

[46] Beehive Boot also involves BYU

[47] 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.

[48] Tobacco Road also involves Duke and NC State

[49] Tobacco Road also involves NC State and Wake Forest

[51] North Carolina vacated their wins in the 2008 and 2009 due to the 2010 football scandal.[9]

[52] Both schools claim to have won their 1889 game by forfeit, but most neutral recordkeepers list a win for North Carolina.

[53] California forfeited their 1999 win and USC vacated their 2005 win, both of which were due to ineligible players.

[54] Northwest Championship also involves Oregon and Washington State.

[56] Northwest Championship also involves Oregon and Washington.

[57] 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.

[60] West Virginia and Pittsburgh are scheduled for a 4-game series from 2022-2025 [12]

[62] 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.

[64] Minnesota and Michigan are in different divisions of the Big 10. Next game scheduled for 2023.

[66] Ohio State vacated all of its wins during the 2010 season due to NCAA violations. This included a win over Illinois.

[67] Ohio State and Illinois are in different divisions of the Big 10. Next game scheduled for 2024.

[68] The 1980 game is disputed between both sides, however most say that Kansas forfeited the game giving a win for Iowa State.

[69] Northwest Championship also involves Oregon State and Washington.

[70] The 1978 and 1979 games were both forfeited by Oregon, giving two wins for Washington State.

[71] Tobacco Road also involves North Carolina and NC State.

[73] USC vacated their 2005 win after the Reggie Bush scandal.

[75] Beehive Boot also involves Utah State

[76] Disputed series record: BYU does not recognize 6 games played before 1922 (3 wins for each school).

[GaFl-79] Georgia recognizes a 1904 game as its first game against Florida, thus according to Georgia there have been 101 games of which Georgia has won 55.

[82] No future games are scheduled. [21]

[4] NCAA Statistics Policies & Guidelines (PDF), NCAA, p. 23, retrieved November 2, 2020

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