Boise State recorded its 300th win in major college football last week against Texas State. With that victory, the Broncos tied Yale for the fastest school in college football history to win 300.
Boise State started major college football in 1996, and its road to 300 is by far the best in modern times. Yale achieved its mark from 1886-1916 and three other Ivy League schools--Pennsylvania, Harvard and Princeton round out the top five.
The next-fastest modern FBS school to reach the milestone is Florida State, which took 12 more years to reach 300 in the 42-year period between 1954 and 1996.
Here is the complete Top 10 of all-time:
Fastest School to 400 Wins as a Four-Year School
1. Boise State 30 years (1996-Texas State game of 2026) * 300-92-0, 76.53%
1. Yale 30 years (1886-Carnegie Tech game of 1916) 300-26-18, 87.21%
3. Pennsylvania 32 years (1885-Lafayette game of 1917) 300-89-16, 74.07%
4. Harvard 33 years (1883-Colby game of 1916) 300-41-10, 85.47%
5. Princeton 38 years (1884-Virginia game of 1922) 300-42-19, 83.10%
6. Florida State 42 years (1954-Duke game of 1996) 300-158-16, 63.29%
7. Arizona State 43 years (1939-USC game of 1982) 300-124-11, 68.97%
8. USC 43 years (1922-1965) 300-127-26, 66.23%
9. Miami of Ohio 44 years (1962-Buffalo game of 2006) 300-175-15, 61.22%
10. Alabama 45 years (1904-Southern Mississippi game of 1949) 300-89-24, 72.64%
11. Michigan 46 years (1892-Yale game of 1938)
11. Southern Mississippi 46 years (1963-Memphis game of 2009)
11. Tennessee 46 years (1907-Louisville game of 1953)
14. Bowling Green 47 years (1962-Toledo game of 2009) 400-255-31 (60.57%)
15. Central Michigan 48 years (1975-Eastern Michigan game of 2023) 400-225-21 (63.54%)
15. Army 48 years (1900-Stanford game of 1948) 400-133-37 (73.42%)
15. Georgia Tech 48 years (1904-Georgia game of 1952) 400-186-29 (67.40%)
15. Texas 48 years (1902-Texas Tech game of 1950) 400-163-25 (69.80%)
19. Georgia 49 years (1921-Clemson game of 1970) 400-220-29 (63.87%)
19. Notre Dame 49 years (1899-Navy game of 1948) 400-74-31 (82.28%)
21. Michigan State 50 years (1927-Minnesota game of 1977) 400-261-29 (60.07%)
21. UCLA 50 years (1932-Michigan game of 1982) 400-244-33 (61.52%)
23. LSU 53 years (1907-1960) 400-205-37 (65.19%)
24. Oklahoma 54 years (1903-Missouri game of 1957) 400-172-44 (68.51%)
25. Florida 55 years (1921-Florida State game of 1976) 400-290-34 (57.60%)
*Note: Some websites mistakenly show Boise State's 1997 record as 4-7. The Broncos lost their season opener that year to Cal State-Northridge, but the NCAA ruled that Northridge had to forfeit games for using ineligible players. Both Boise State and the NCAA officially and correctly show that game as a win.
