NCAA Division I football win-loss records in the 1940s

The following list shows NCAA Division I football programs by winning percentage during the 1940–1949 football seasons. During World War II, numerous teams took seasons off and many military teams competed in the NCAA. 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.

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Team Total Games Won Lost Tie Pct. Randolph Field^1 12 12 0 0 1.000 Naval Air Station Norman^1 6 6 0 0 1.000 Notre Dame 97 82 9 6 .876 Del Monte Pre-Flight^1 8 7 1 0 .875 Iowa Pre-Flight^1 31 26 5 0 .839 Georgia Pre-Flight^1 15 12 2 1 .833 Michigan 92 74 15 3 .821 March Field^1 21 16 3 2 .810 Hardin–Simmons^2 75 56 13 6 .787 Texas 102 78 21 3 .779 Rutgers^3 36 28 8 0 .778 Pacific^4 9 7 2 0 .778 Army 92 68 17 7 .777 Tennessee^2 91 67 19 5 .764 Jacksonville Naval Air Station^1 12 9 3 0 .750 William & Mary^2 89 64 20 5 .747 Penn State 87 62 20 5 .741 Georgia 109 78 27 4 .734 Great Lakes Navy^1 47 33 11 3 .734 Nevada^5 41 30 11 0 .732 Alabama^2 93 66 23 4 .731 Fort Riley^1 9 6 2 1 .722 Penn 82 57 21 4 .720 Oklahoma 100 69 27 4 .710 Boston University^6 24 17 7 0 .708 Second Air Force^1 15 10 4 1 .700 Minnesota 88 60 27 1 .688 Mississippi State^2 86 57 25 4 .686 Boston College^2 80 53 25 3 .673 Tulsa 101 66 32 3 .668 Duke 72 59 28 5 .668 Ohio State 90 57 27 6 .667 Santa Clara^2 63 40 19 4 .667 Georgia Tech 104 68 36 0 .654 Detroit Mercy^2 74 48 26 0 .649 North Carolina Pre-Flight^1 27 16 8 3 .648 Utah 90 54 30 6 .633 Alameda Coast Guard^1 15 8 4 3 .633 Michigan State^2 80 47 26 7 .631 Cornell 89 55 32 2 .629 Rice 104 63 37 4 .625 Amarillo Field^1 8 5 3 0 .625 Virginia 90 53 31 6 .622 USC 99 57 33 9 .621 Missouri 101 60 37 4 .614 Oregon State^2 79 45 27 7 .614 LSU 97 57 35 5 .613 Wake Forest 96 57 36 3 .609 Villanova 89 53 34 2 .607 North Carolina 100 58 37 5 .605 Colorado College^7 24 14 9 1 .604 Texas Tech 107 61 42 4 .589 West Texas A&M^8 ^2 68 40 28 0 .588 Arizona^2 75 42 29 4 .587 Creighton^9 29 16 11 2 .586 Oklahoma State 95 53 37 5 .584 UTEP^2 68 37 26 5 .581 Brown 87 48 34 5 .580 Stanford^2 69 39 28 2 .580 SMU 103 55 40 8 .573 Georgetown^2 62 34 25 3 .573 Vanderbilt^2 79 44 33 2 .570 Clemson 94 51 38 5 .569 Miami (FL)^2 88 48 37 3 .563 California 101 55 43 3 .559 Colorado State^2 71 37 29 5 .556 Lubbock Field^1 9 5 4 0 .556 Ole Miss^2 85 46 37 2 .553 Fort Warren^1 10 5 4 1 .550 Colorado 87 46 38 3 .546 Kentucky^2 91 47 39 5 .544 Lafayette^10 57 30 25 2 .544 Yale 85 45 38 2 .541 Saint Mary's Pre-Flight^1 26 13 11 2 .538 Holy Cross 96 47 41 8 .531 Dartmouth 84 43 38 3 .530 Wichita State^11 51 26 23 2 .529 Duquesne^2 44 28 25 1 .528 Indiana 92 46 42 4 .522 Navy 90 44 40 6 .522 West Virginia 93 48 44 4 .521 Tulane 89 44 41 4 .517 Denver 95 44 41 10 .516 Texas A&M 102 50 47 5 .515 Oregon^2 76 38 36 2 .513 Fordham^2 59 29 28 2 .508 Saint Mary's^2 81 40 39 2 .506 Washington^2 83 40 39 4 .506 TCU 101 47 47 7 .500 Maryland 94 44 44 6 .500 Bradley^12 10 5 5 0 .500 Baylor^2 82 38 39 5 .494 Arizona State^2 70 32 33 5 .493 Harvard^2 68 31 32 5 .493 Northwestern 89 42 44 3 .489 Drake^2 85 39 41 5 .488 Loyola Marymount^2 40 19 20 1 .488 UCLA 99 47 50 2 .485 Kansas 99 45 48 6 .485 Bucknell^13 26 12 13 1 .481 Washington State^2 76 33 36 7 .480 North Carolina State 97 43 48 6 .474 Columbia 87 40 45 2 .471 Temple 87 36 42 9 .466 Utah State^2 81 36 42 3 .463 Montana^2 65 29 34 2 .462 South Carolina 87 36 43 8 .460 Princeton^2 72 31 37 4 .458 Purdue 90 40 48 2 .456 San Francisco^2 74 33 40 1 .453 Wisconsin 90 38 47 5 .450 Iowa State 88 37 46 5 .449 Richmond 92 38 48 6 .446 Illinois 93 38 49 5 .440 VMI 92 38 49 5 .440 Colgate 83 33 43 7 .440 Citadel^2 58 25 32 1 .440 Arkansas 102 42 56 4 .431 Washington (MO)^14 65 12 16 0 .429 Auburn 88 34 47 7 .426 Gonzaga^15 20 8 11 1 .425 New Mexico^2 89 34 48 7 .421 Marquette 90 36 51 3 .417 Virginia Tech^2 76 28 41 7 .414 Syracuse^2 75 29 43 3 .407 Pittsburgh 89 35 52 2 .404 Saint Louis^16 78 30 45 3 .404 Florida^2 86 33 50 3 .401 Washburn^17 10 4 6 0 .400 Wyoming^2 65 24 38 3 .392 Iowa 87 33 52 2 .391 Davidson^2 67 23 38 6 .388 Coast Guard^1 17 6 10 1 .382 George Washington^2 62 22 37 3 .379 Carnegie Mellon^18 8 3 5 0 .375 Nebraska 91 34 57 0 .374 Merchant Marines^1 30 11 19 0 .367 Manhattan^19 26 9 16 1 .365 BYU^2 66 21 40 5 .356 NYU^2 66 22 43 1 .341 Furman^2 64 20 41 3 .336 Sewanee^20 15 5 10 0 .333 Northern Arizona^2 56 17 36 3 .330 New Mexico State^2 66 21 45 0 .318 Washington & Lee^2 65 18 43 4 .308 Camp Grant^1 10 2 6 2 .300 Idaho^2 70 20 49 1 .293 Presbyterian^21 16 4 12 0 .250 Mercer^22 17 4 13 0 .235 Centenary (LA)^23 20 3 15 2 .200 Portland^24 19 3 15 1 .184 Kansas State 93 14 75 4 .172

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Chart notes

1. Temporary military teams that competed in the NCAA during World War II.
2. Teams took seasons off during World War II.
3. Rutgers joined Division I in 1946.
4. Pacific joined Division I for the 1943 season.
5. Nevada joined Division I in 1946.
6. Boston University joined Division I in 1947.
7. Colorado College joined Division I during the 1943–1945 seasons.
8. West Texas A&M joined Division I in 1941.
9. Creighton dropped football after the 1942 season.
10. Lafayette left Division I after the 1946 season.
11. Wichita State joined Division I in 1945.
12. Bradley joined Division I in 1949.
13. Bucknell joined Division I during the 1944–1946 seasons.
14. Washington (MO) left Division I after the 1942 season.
15. Gonzaga dropped football after the 1941 season.
16. Saint Louis dropped football after the 1949 season.
17. Washburn left Division I after the 1940 season.
18. Carnegie Mellon left Division I after the 1940 season.
19. Manhattan dropped football after the 1942 season.
20. Sewanee left Division I after the 1941 season.
21. Presbyterian joined Division I for the 1944–1945 seasons.
22. Mercer dropped football after the 1941 season.
23. Centenary (LA) dropped football after the 1941 season.
24. Portland joined Division I for the 1946–1947 seasons.

See also

• NCAA Division I FBS football win-loss records
• NCAA Division I football win-loss records in the 1930s
• NCAA Division I football win-loss records in the 1950s

References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/