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Top 10 Winningest College Football Programs

By Tim Hyland, About.com

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The Michigan Wolverines are the winningest program in college football history.

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Jun 22 2009
The University of Michigan has been winning football games with frightening consistency ever since coach Fielding Yost was leading the Wolverines back at the turn of the 20th century.

So it's no surprise, really, that Michigan tops the list of the winningest programs in college football.

What follows is the list of the 10 winningest programs in the history of the game, ranked by total wins. The list is current through the end of the 2008 season.

1. Michigan: 872-297-38
2. Texas: 832-320-34
3. Notre Dame: 831-285-42
4. Nebraska: 827-337-41
5. Ohio State: 808-306-53
6. Penn State 801-349-43
7. Alabama: 799-316-43
8. Oklahoma: 788-300-53
9. Tennessee: 776-327-55
10. USC: 765-303-54

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