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

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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.

NCAA Division I Football Records in the 1940s[1]
Team Total games Won Lost Tie Pct.
Randolph Field[a] 12 12 0 0 1.000
Naval Air Station Norman[a] 6 6 0 0 1.000
Notre Dame 97 82 9 6 .876
Del Monte Pre-Flight[a] 8 7 1 0 .875
Iowa Pre-Flight[a] 31 26 5 0 .839
Georgia Pre-Flight[a] 15 12 2 1 .833
Michigan 92 74 15 3 .821
March Field[a] 21 16 3 2 .810
Hardin–Simmons[b] 75 56 13 6 .787
Texas 102 78 21 3 .779
Rutgers[c] 36 28 8 0 .778
Pacific[d] 9 7 2 0 .778
Army 92 68 17 7 .777
Tennessee[b] 91 67 19 5 .764
Jacksonville Naval Air Station[a] 12 9 3 0 .750
William & Mary[b] 89 64 20 5 .747
Penn State 87 62 20 5 .741
Georgia 109 78 27 4 .734
Great Lakes Navy[a] 47 33 11 3 .734
Nevada[e] 41 30 11 0 .732
Alabama[b] 93 66 23 4 .731
Fort Riley[a] 9 6 2 1 .722
Penn 82 57 21 4 .720
Oklahoma 100 69 27 4 .710
Boston University[f] 24 17 7 0 .708
Second Air Force[a] 15 10 4 1 .700
Minnesota 88 60 27 1 .688
Mississippi State[b] 86 57 25 4 .686
Boston College[b] 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[b] 63 40 19 4 .667
Georgia Tech 104 68 36 0 .654
Detroit Mercy[b] 74 48 26 0 .649
North Carolina Pre-Flight[a] 27 16 8 3 .648
Utah 90 54 30 6 .633
Alameda Coast Guard[a] 15 8 4 3 .633
Michigan State[b] 80 47 26 7 .631
Cornell 89 55 32 2 .629
Rice 104 63 37 4 .625
Amarillo Field[a] 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[b] 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[g] 24 14 9 1 .604
Texas Tech 107 61 42 4 .589
West Texas A&M[h][b] 68 40 28 0 .588
Arizona[b] 75 42 29 4 .587
Creighton[i] 29 16 11 2 .586
Oklahoma State 95 53 37 5 .584
UTEP[b] 68 37 26 5 .581
Brown 87 48 34 5 .580
Stanford[b] 69 39 28 2 .580
SMU 103 55 40 8 .573
Georgetown[b] 62 34 25 3 .573
Vanderbilt[b] 79 44 33 2 .570
Clemson 94 51 38 5 .569
Miami (FL)[b] 88 48 37 3 .563
California 101 55 43 3 .559
Colorado State[b] 71 37 29 5 .556
Lubbock Field[a] 9 5 4 0 .556
Ole Miss[b] 85 46 37 2 .553
Fort Warren[a] 10 5 4 1 .550
Colorado 87 46 38 3 .546
Kentucky[b] 91 47 39 5 .544
Lafayette[j] 57 30 25 2 .544
Yale 85 45 38 2 .541
Saint Mary's Pre-Flight[a] 26 13 11 2 .538
Holy Cross 96 47 41 8 .531
Dartmouth 84 43 38 3 .530
Wichita State[k] 51 26 23 2 .529
Duquesne[b] 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[b] 76 38 36 2 .513
Fordham[b] 59 29 28 2 .508
Saint Mary's[b] 81 40 39 2 .506
Washington[b] 83 40 39 4 .506
TCU 101 47 47 7 .500
Maryland 94 44 44 6 .500
Bradley[l] 10 5 5 0 .500
Baylor[b] 82 38 39 5 .494
Arizona State[b] 70 32 33 5 .493
Harvard[b] 68 31 32 5 .493
Northwestern 89 42 44 3 .489
Drake[b] 85 39 41 5 .488
Loyola Marymount[b] 40 19 20 1 .488
UCLA 99 47 50 2 .485
Kansas 99 45 48 6 .485
Bucknell[m] 26 12 13 1 .481
Washington State[b] 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[b] 81 36 42 3 .463
Montana[b] 65 29 34 2 .462
South Carolina 87 36 43 8 .460
Princeton[b] 72 31 37 4 .458
Purdue 90 40 48 2 .456
San Francisco[b] 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[b] 58 25 32 1 .440
Arkansas 102 42 56 4 .431
Washington (MO)[n] 65 12 16 0 .429
Auburn 88 34 47 7 .426
Gonzaga[o] 20 8 11 1 .425
New Mexico[b] 89 34 48 7 .421
Marquette 90 36 51 3 .417
Virginia Tech[b] 76 28 41 7 .414
Syracuse[b] 75 29 43 3 .407
Pittsburgh 89 35 52 2 .404
Saint Louis[p] 78 30 45 3 .404
Florida[b] 86 33 50 3 .401
Washburn[q] 10 4 6 0 .400
Wyoming[b] 65 24 38 3 .392
Iowa 87 33 52 2 .391
Davidson[b] 67 23 38 6 .388
Coast Guard[a] 17 6 10 1 .382
George Washington[b] 62 22 37 3 .379
Carnegie Mellon[r] 8 3 5 0 .375
Nebraska 91 34 57 0 .374
Merchant Marines[a] 30 11 19 0 .367
Manhattan[s] 26 9 16 1 .365
BYU[b] 66 21 40 5 .356
NYU[b] 66 22 43 1 .341
Furman[b] 64 20 41 3 .336
Sewanee[t] 15 5 10 0 .333
Northern Arizona[b] 56 17 36 3 .330
New Mexico State[b] 66 21 45 0 .318
Washington & Lee[b] 65 18 43 4 .308
Camp Grant[a] 10 2 6 2 .300
Idaho[b] 70 20 49 1 .293
Presbyterian[u] 16 4 12 0 .250
Mercer[v] 17 4 13 0 .235
Centenary (LA)[w] 20 3 15 2 .200
Portland[x] 19 3 15 1 .184
Kansas State 93 14 75 4 .172

Chart notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Temporary military teams that competed in the NCAA during World War II.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax 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.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "College Football Statistics and History".
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