Most Consecutive Wins Over One Opponent (NCAA Football)

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
Nebraska Kansas 36 1969 2004 Yes KU won in 2005
Oklahoma Kansas State 32 1937 1968 Yes
Penn State Temple 30 † 1952 Present No, the games have been played over a 61-year period. Penn State won in 2012. Penn State has an unbeaten streak dating back 10 more years. Temple's last win over Penn State was a 14-0 victory in 1941.
Nebraska Kansas State 29 1969 1997 Yes
Clemson Virginia 29 1955 1989 No, the games were played over a 35-year period.
Texas Rice 28 1966 1993 Yes
Syracuse Hobart 26 1906 1931 Yes
USC Oregon State 26 1968 1999 No, the games were played over a 32-year period.
Tennessee Kentucky 26 1985 2010 Yes Kentucky won in 2011. Known as the Battle for the Barrel
Florida Kentucky 26 † 1987 Present Yes Florida won in 2012.
Penn State West Virginia 25 1959 1983 Yes
Texas TCU 24 1968 1991 Yes
Texas A&M TCU 24 † 1973 Present No, the games were 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.
Nebraska Missouri 24 1979 2002 Yes
Nebraska Oklahoma State 24 1974 1999 No, the games were played over a 26-year period.
Penn State Maryland 24 1962 1988 No, the games were played over a 27-year period. The streak began following Maryland's only win in the 37-game series in 1961, and finally ended with the only tie in 1989.
Oklahoma Iowa State 23 1937 1959 Yes
Tennessee Vanderbilt 22 1983 2004 Yes
Arkansas TCU 22 1959 1980 Yes
Alabama Mississippi State 22 1958 1979 Yes
Iowa Northwestern 22 1974 1994 Yes In 1995, Northwestern also ended a 19 game (30 year) losing streak to Michigan and a 14 game (33 year) streak to Notre Dame.
LSU Louisiana Lafayette 22 † 1902 Present No, the games were played over a 107-year period.
Florida Vanderbilt 22 † 1989 Present No, the games were played over a 24-year period. The series has been uninterrupted since 1992 (21 wins).
Ohio State Northwestern 21 1972 2004 No, the games were played over a 32-year period.
Purdue Iowa 20 1961 1980 Yes
Oklahoma Baylor 20 1901 2011 No, the games were played over a 109-year period. Baylor ended the streak with a 45-38 victory in 2011.

† Active Streak

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