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| year | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | Williams | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 10.71 | Worst team |
| 1898 | Tufts | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 7.33 | Worst team |
| 1899 | MIT | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | 3 | Worst team |
| 1900 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 18.42 | Worst team |
| 1901 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 5.16 | Worst team |
| 1902 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-9-0 | 0 | -0.48 | Worst team |
| 1903 | TCU | FBS Independents | 0-7-0 | 0 | 5.59 | Worst team |
| 1904 | Franklin & Marshall | FBS Independents | 0-10-0 | 0 | -0.72 | Worst team |
| 1905 | Coe | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 7.84 | Worst team |
| 1906 | Purdue | Western | 0-5-0 | 0 | 3.44 | Worst team |
| 1907 | Purdue | Western | 0-5-0 | 0 | 3.59 | Worst team |
| 1908 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 14.35 | Worst team |
| 1909 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 1-6-2 | 0.11 | 11.94 | Worst team |
| 1910 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 6.47 | Worst team |
| 1911 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-6-0 | 0 | 2.84 | Worst team |
| 1912 | Samford | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 5.37 | Worst team |
| 1913 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-8-0 | 0 | 4.27 | Worst team |
| 1914 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 6.48 | Worst team |
| 1915 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 12.88 | Worst team |
| 1916 | SMU | FBS Independents | 0-8-2 | 0 | -2.34 | Worst team |
| 1917 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 0-5-2 | 0 | -2.05 | Worst team |
| 1918 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-4-0 | 0 | -13.97 | Worst team |
| 1919 | Colorado Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-2 | 0 | 5.45 | Worst team |
| 1920 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-8-1 | 0 | 4.53 | Worst team |
| 1921 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 0-6-1 | 0 | 0.77 | Worst team |
| 1922 | Erskine | FBS Independents | 0-8-0 | 0 | 2.63 | Worst team |
| 1923 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-8-0 | 0 | 5.85 | Worst team |
| 1924 | Erskine | FBS Independents | 0-7-0 | 0 | 3.84 | Worst team |
| 1925 | Clemson | Southern | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 15.15 | Worst team |
| 1926 | Western State | Rocky Mountain | 0-8-0 | 0 | 1.96 | Worst team |
| 1927 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 0-7-1 | 0 | 5.61 | Worst team |
| 1928 | Western State | Rocky Mountain | 0-7-0 | 0 | 2.47 | Worst team |
| 1929 | NC State | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 11.91 | Worst team |
| 1930 | Western State | Rocky Mountain | 0-6-0 | 0 | 5.69 | Worst team |
| 1931 | Washington (MO) | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 9.46 | Worst team |
| 1932 | New Mexico | Border | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 10.14 | Worst team |
| 1933 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 0-8-1 | 0 | 3.72 | Worst team |
| 1934 | Missouri | Big 6 | 0-8-1 | 0 | 9.88 | Worst team |
| 1935 | UTEP | Border | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 3.32 | Worst team |
| 1936 | Sewanee Univ. of the South | SEC | 0-6-1 | 0 | 1.04 | Worst team |
| 1937 | Washburn | Missouri Valley | 0-10-0 | 0 | 0.03 | Worst team |
| 1938 | Chicago | Western | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 8.3 | Worst team |
| 1939 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 0-7-1 | 0 | 7.79 | Worst team |
| 1940 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 10.6 | Worst team |
| 1941 | Centenary (LA) | FBS Independents | 0-8-2 | 0 | 2.28 | Worst team |
| 1942 | Montana | Pacific | 0-7-0 | 0 | 3.35 | Worst team |
| 1943 | Utah | Mountain State | 0-7-0 | 0 | 0.5 | Worst team |
| 1944 | Miami | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | 6.14 | Worst team |
| 1945 | Coast Guard | FBS Independents | 0-7-1 | 0 | 2.88 | Worst team |
| 1946 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 0-7-0 | 0 | 7.32 | Worst team |
| 1947 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 6.45 | Worst team |
| 1948 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 0-9-1 | 0 | 9.25 | Worst team |
| 1949 | BYU | Skyline | 0-11-0 | 0 | 2.53 | Worst team |
| 1950 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 0-10-0 | 0 | 2.84 | Worst team |
| 1951 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.42 | Worst team |
| 1952 | Drake | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 9.24 | Worst team |
| 1953 | Davidson | Southern | 0-9-0 | 0 | 3.38 | Worst team |
| 1954 | New Mexico State | Border | 0-9-0 | 0 | -1.54 | Worst team |
| 1955 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-8-1 | 0 | 6.83 | Worst team |
| 1956 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 0-9-0 | 0 | 4.46 | Worst team |
| 1957 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 0-10-0 | 0 | 8.86 | Worst team |
| 1958 | Montana | Skyline | 0-10-0 | 0 | 3.57 | Worst team |
| 1959 | Virginia | ACC | 0-10-0 | 0 | 5.85 | Worst team |
| 1960 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 0-10-0 | 0 | 3.46 | Worst team |
| 1961 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 0-10-0 | 0 | 1.55 | Worst team |
| 1962 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-10-0 | 0 | 6.96 | Worst team |
| 1963 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 5.37 | Worst team |
| 1964 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 2.1 | Worst team |
| 1965 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 4.43 | Worst team |
| 1966 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-9-1 | 0 | 8.52 | Worst team |
| 1967 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-10-0 | 0 | 6.59 | Worst team |
| 1968 | Furman | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 3.9 | Worst team |
| 1969 | Cal State Los Angeles | PCAA | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.64 | Worst team |
| 1970 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-9-0 | 0 | 1.41 | Worst team |
| 1971 | Davidson | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 7.11 | Worst team |
| 1972 | Southern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 10.24 | Worst team |
| 1973 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 0-9-0 | 0 | 0.18 | Worst team |
| 1974 | Texas-Arlington | FBS Independents | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | 6.98 | Worst team |
| 1975 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 7.09 | Worst team |
| 1976 | TCU | Southwest | 0-10-0 | 0 | 7.49 | Worst team |
| 1977 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 6.74 | Worst team |
| 1978 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-10-1 | 0 | 5.55 | Worst team |
| 1979 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 0-9-0 | 0 | 3.88 | Worst team |
| 1980 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-11-0 | 0 | 6.65 | Worst team |
| 1981 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-11-0 | 0 | 4.6 | Worst team |
| 1982 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 0-10-0 | 0 | 5.08 | Worst team |
| 1983 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 0-9-1 | 0 | -0.27 | Worst team |
| 1984 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0-10-0 | 0 | 9.29 | Worst team |
| 1985 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 10.26 | Worst team |
| 1986 | New Mexico State | PCAA | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | 9.55 | Worst team |
| 1987 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-9-1 | 0 | 5.4 | Worst team |
| 1988 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-10-0 | 0 | 6.52 | Worst team |
| 1989 | New Mexico State | Big West | 0-11-0 | 0 | 4.32 | Worst team |
| 1990 | New Mexico State | Big West | 0-10-0 | 0 | 4.44 | Worst team |
| 1991 | Arkansas State | FBS Independents | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | 5.48 | Worst team |
| 1992 | Arkansas State | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 6.32 | Worst team |
| 1993 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-10-0 | 0 | 6.75 | Worst team |
| 1994 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-10-0 | 0 | 3.65 | Worst team |
| 1995 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 9.48 | Worst team |
| 1996 | UNLV | Western Athletic | 0-10 | 0 | 7.51 | Worst team |
| 1997 | Rutgers | Big East | 0-10 | 0 | 5.21 | Worst team |
| 1998 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-10 | 0 | 3.78 | Worst team |
| 1999 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 0-10 | 0 | 2.73 | Worst team |
| 2000 | Louisiana Monroe | FBS Independents | 1-9 | 0.1 | 5.49 | Worst team |
| 2001 | Duke | ACC | 0-9 | 0 | 7.87 | Worst team |
| 2002 | Army | Conference USA | 0-9 | 0 | 5.25 | Worst team |
| 2003 | SMU | Western Athletic | 0-10 | 0 | 6.67 | Worst team |
| 2004 | UCF | Mid-American | 0-10 | 0 | 8.09 | Worst team |
| 2005 | Temple | FBS Independents | 0-11 | 0 | 6.6 | Worst team |
| 2006 | Duke | ACC | 0-11 | 0 | 8.13 | Worst team |
| 2007 | Florida International | Sun Belt | 0-10 | 0 | 6.3 | Worst team |
| 2008 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 1-10 | 0.09 | 8.58 | Worst team |
| 2009 | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | 0-10 | 0 | 5.63 | Worst team |
| 2010 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-11 | 0 | 5.89 | Worst team |
| 2011 | Florida Atlantic | Sun Belt | 0-10 | 0 | 6.78 | Worst team |
| 2012 | Southern Mississippi | Conference USA | 0-11 | 0 | 8.79 | Worst team |
| 2013 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 0-10 | 0 | 4.33 | Worst team |
| 2014 | SMU | American Athletic | 0-9 | 0 | 6.01 | Worst team |
| 2015 | UCF | American Athletic | 0-11 | 0 | 6.44 | Worst team |
| 2016 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 1-10 | 0.09 | 12.91 | Worst team |
| 2017 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-11 | 0 | 6.74 | Worst team |
| 2018 | Connecticut | American Athletic | 1-10 | 0.09 | 10.48 | Worst team |
| 2019 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-10 | 0 | 3.83 | Worst team |
| 2020 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 0-0 | 0 | Worst team | |
| 2021 | UMass | FBS Independents | 1-10 | 0.09 | 8.12 | Worst team |
| 2022 | UMass | FBS Independents | 1-10 | 0.09 | 11.1 | Worst team |
| 2023 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-10 | 0.09 | 9.61 | Worst team |
| 2024 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-12 | 0 | -2.69 | Worst team |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0-12 | 0 | -2.58 | Worst team |