Most consecutive wins over one opponent (NCAA football)

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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. Teams are ranked by the number of consecutive wins they've posted against a specific opponent. All streaks of at least 20 games are in the list.

Most consecutive wins over an opponent

School	Opponent	Number	From	Through	Uninterrupted series	Notes/References
Notre Dame	Navy	43	1964	2006	Yes	Navy won in 2007[1][2]
Nebraska	Kansas	36	1969	2004	Yes	[3]
Oklahoma	Kansas State	32	1937	1968	Yes	[3]
Nebraska	Kansas State	29	1969	1997	Yes	[3]
Clemson	Virginia	29	1955	1989	No, the games were played over a 35-year period.	[3]
Texas	Rice	28	1966	1993	Yes	[3]
Syracuse	Hobart	26	1906	1931	Yes	[3]
USC	Oregon State	26	1968	1999	No, the games were played over a 32-year period.	[3]
Penn State	West Virginia	25	1959	1983	Yes	[3]
Penn State	Temple	25 †	1952	2007	No, the games have been played over a 56-year period.	Penn State won in 2007.[4]
Texas A&M	TCU	24 †	1973	2001	No, the games have been played over a 28-year period.	Texas A&M won 23 consecutive times from 1973 to 1995, then beat TCU in the Galleryfurniture.com bowl in 2001. The two teams have not played since but A&M still holds the active streak.[5]
Nebraska	Missouri	24	1979	2002	Yes	[3]
Nebraska	Oklahoma State	24	1974	1999	No, the games were played over a 26-year period.	[3]
Penn State	Maryland	24	1962	1988	No, the games were played over a 27-year period.	[6]
Tennessee	Kentucky	23 †	1985	2007	Yes	Tennessee won in 2007.[7][8]
Tennessee	Vanderbilt	22	1983	2004	Yes	[3]
Nebraska	Oklahoma State	22	1974	1995	Yes	These games were a subset of the non-continuous series 1974-1999.[3]
Arkansas	TCU	22	1959	1980	Yes	[3]
Alabama	Mississippi State	22	1958	1979	Yes	[3]
Ohio State	Northwestern	21	1972	1998	No, these games were played over a 27-year period.	[3]
Florida	Kentucky	21 †	1987	2007	Yes	Florida won in 2007[9]
Purdue	Iowa	20	1961	1980	Yes	[3]

† Active Streak

[edit] References and sources

1. ^ Notre Dame's NCAA-record 43-game win streak over Navy ends. ESPN.com (3 November 2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-03.
2. ^ "Navy 46, Notre Dame 44 - Play by Play", ESPN.com, November 3, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-11-03. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p} "Streaks and Rivalries" (PDF), Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book, NCAA, 2007, p. 112. Retrieved on 2007-11-07. 
4. ^ Penn State vs Temple Historical Record. stassen.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-31.
5. ^ All-Time Football Scores: TCU. aggieathletics.com. Retrieved on 2008-5-7.
6. ^ Penn State vs Maryland Historical Record. stassen.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-31.
7. ^ 2007 Tennessee Football Schedule. University of Tennessee. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
8. ^ 2007 Football Schedule. University of Kentucky. Retrieved on 2007-11-07.
9. ^ History of Opponents. GatorZone.com (2007-08-10). Retrieved on 2007-08-10.

• "Streaks and Rivalries" (PDF), Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Records Book, NCAA, 2007, p. 112. Retrieved on 2007-11-07. , ISSN 0735-5475