FBS championship and playoff droughts

128 clubs have never won a national championship: the Boston College Eagles (since 2004), Arizona Wildcats (since 2004), Maryland Terrapins (since 2004), Michigan State Spartans (since 2004), Minnesota Golden Gophers (since 2004) and 123 more.

national championship droughts, every club

FBS clubs by seasons since their last title, longest first

Team	Last national championship	Seasons since	Titles
Air Force Falcons	Never	22	0
Akron Zips	Never	22	0
App State Mountaineers	Never	22	0
Arizona State Sun Devils	Never	22	0
Arizona Wildcats	Never	22	0
Arkansas Razorbacks	Never	22	0
Arkansas State Red Wolves	Never	22	0
Army Black Knights	Never	22	0
Ball State Cardinals	Never	22	0
Baylor Bears	Never	22	0
Boise State Broncos	Never	22	0
Boston College Eagles	Never	22	0
Bowling Green Falcons	Never	22	0
Buffalo Bulls	Never	22	0
BYU Cougars	Never	22	0
California Golden Bears	Never	22	0
Central Michigan Chippewas	Never	22	0
Charlotte 49ers	Never	22	0
Cincinnati Bearcats	Never	22	0
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	Never	22	0
Colorado Buffaloes	Never	22	0
Colorado State Rams	Never	22	0
Delaware Blue Hens	Never	22	0
Duke Blue Devils	Never	22	0
East Carolina Pirates	Never	22	0
Eastern Michigan Eagles	Never	22	0
Florida Atlantic Owls	Never	22	0
Florida International Panthers	Never	22	0
Fresno State Bulldogs	Never	22	0
Georgia Southern Eagles	Never	22	0
Georgia State Panthers	Never	22	0
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	Never	22	0
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	Never	22	0
Houston Cougars	Never	22	0
Illinois Fighting Illini	Never	22	0
Iowa Hawkeyes	Never	22	0
Iowa State Cyclones	Never	22	0
Jacksonville State Gamecocks	Never	22	0
James Madison Dukes	Never	22	0
Kansas Jayhawks	Never	22	0
Kansas State Wildcats	Never	22	0
Kennesaw State Owls	Never	22	0
Kent State Golden Flashes	Never	22	0
Kentucky Wildcats	Never	22	0
Liberty Flames	Never	22	0
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	Never	22	0
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	Never	22	0
Louisville Cardinals	Never	22	0
Marshall Thundering Herd	Never	22	0
Maryland Terrapins	Never	22	0
Massachusetts Minutemen	Never	22	0
Memphis Tigers	Never	22	0
Miami (OH) RedHawks	Never	22	0
Miami Hurricanes	Never	22	0
Michigan State Spartans	Never	22	0
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	Never	22	0
Minnesota Golden Gophers	Never	22	0
Mississippi State Bulldogs	Never	22	0
Missouri State Bears	Never	22	0
Missouri Tigers	Never	22	0
Navy Midshipmen	Never	22	0
NC State Wolfpack	Never	22	0
Nebraska Cornhuskers	Never	22	0
Nevada Wolf Pack	Never	22	0
New Mexico Lobos	Never	22	0
New Mexico State Aggies	Never	22	0
North Carolina Tar Heels	Never	22	0
North Dakota State Bison	Never	22	0
North Texas Mean Green	Never	22	0
Northern Illinois Huskies	Never	22	0
Northwestern Wildcats	Never	22	0
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	Never	22	0
Ohio Bobcats	Never	22	0
Oklahoma Sooners	Never	22	0
Oklahoma State Cowboys	Never	22	0
Old Dominion Monarchs	Never	22	0
Ole Miss Rebels	Never	22	0
Oregon Ducks	Never	22	0
Oregon State Beavers	Never	22	0
Penn State Nittany Lions	Never	22	0
Pittsburgh Panthers	Never	22	0
Purdue Boilermakers	Never	22	0
Rice Owls	Never	22	0
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	Never	22	0
Sacramento State Hornets	Never	22	0
Sam Houston Bearkats	Never	22	0
San Diego State Aztecs	Never	22	0
San José State Spartans	Never	22	0
SMU Mustangs	Never	22	0
South Alabama Jaguars	Never	22	0
South Carolina Gamecocks	Never	22	0
South Florida Bulls	Never	22	0
Southern Miss Golden Eagles	Never	22	0
Stanford Cardinal	Never	22	0
Syracuse Orange	Never	22	0
TCU Horned Frogs	Never	22	0
Temple Owls	Never	22	0
Tennessee Volunteers	Never	22	0
Texas A&M Aggies	Never	22	0
Texas Longhorns	Never	22	0
Texas State Bobcats	Never	22	0
Texas Tech Red Raiders	Never	22	0
Toledo Rockets	Never	22	0
Troy Trojans	Never	22	0
Tulane Green Wave	Never	22	0
Tulsa Golden Hurricane	Never	22	0
UAB Blazers	Never	22	0
UCF Knights	Never	22	0
UCLA Bruins	Never	22	0
UConn Huskies	Never	22	0
UL Monroe Warhawks	Never	22	0
UNLV Rebels	Never	22	0
USC Trojans	Never	22	0
Utah State Aggies	Never	22	0
Utah Utes	Never	22	0
UTEP Miners	Never	22	0
UTSA Roadrunners	Never	22	0
Vanderbilt Commodores	Never	22	0
Virginia Cavaliers	Never	22	0
Virginia Tech Hokies	Never	22	0
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	Never	22	0
Washington Huskies	Never	22	0
Washington State Cougars	Never	22	0
West Virginia Mountaineers	Never	22	0
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	Never	22	0
Western Michigan Broncos	Never	22	0
Wisconsin Badgers	Never	22	0
Wyoming Cowboys	Never	22	0
Florida Gators	2008	17	2
Auburn Tigers	2010	15	1
Florida State Seminoles	2013	12	1
Clemson Tigers	2018	7	2
LSU Tigers	2019	6	2
Alabama Crimson Tide	2020	5	6
Georgia Bulldogs	2022	3	2
Michigan Wolverines	2023	2	1
Ohio State Buckeyes	2024	1	2
Indiana Hoosiers	2025	0	1

Never won a national championship

FBS clubs without a national championship

Team	In the league since	Seasons without one
Air Force Falcons	2004	22
Akron Zips	2004	22
App State Mountaineers	2004	22
Arizona State Sun Devils	2004	22
Arizona Wildcats	2004	22
Arkansas Razorbacks	2004	22
Arkansas State Red Wolves	2004	22
Army Black Knights	2004	22
Ball State Cardinals	2004	22
Baylor Bears	2004	22
Boise State Broncos	2004	22
Boston College Eagles	2004	22
Bowling Green Falcons	2004	22
Buffalo Bulls	2004	22
BYU Cougars	2004	22
California Golden Bears	2004	22
Central Michigan Chippewas	2004	22
Charlotte 49ers	2004	22
Cincinnati Bearcats	2004	22
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	2004	22
Colorado Buffaloes	2004	22
Colorado State Rams	2004	22
Delaware Blue Hens	2004	22
Duke Blue Devils	2004	22
East Carolina Pirates	2004	22
Eastern Michigan Eagles	2004	22
Florida Atlantic Owls	2004	22
Florida International Panthers	2004	22
Fresno State Bulldogs	2004	22
Georgia Southern Eagles	2004	22
Georgia State Panthers	2004	22
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	2004	22
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	2004	22
Houston Cougars	2004	22
Illinois Fighting Illini	2004	22
Iowa Hawkeyes	2004	22
Iowa State Cyclones	2004	22
Jacksonville State Gamecocks	2004	22
James Madison Dukes	2004	22
Kansas Jayhawks	2004	22
Kansas State Wildcats	2004	22
Kennesaw State Owls	2004	22
Kent State Golden Flashes	2004	22
Kentucky Wildcats	2004	22
Liberty Flames	2004	22
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	2004	22
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	2004	22
Louisville Cardinals	2004	22
Marshall Thundering Herd	2004	22
Maryland Terrapins	2004	22
Massachusetts Minutemen	2004	22
Memphis Tigers	2004	22
Miami (OH) RedHawks	2004	22
Miami Hurricanes	2004	22
Michigan State Spartans	2004	22
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	2004	22
Minnesota Golden Gophers	2004	22
Mississippi State Bulldogs	2004	22
Missouri State Bears	2004	22
Missouri Tigers	2004	22
Navy Midshipmen	2004	22
NC State Wolfpack	2004	22
Nebraska Cornhuskers	2004	22
Nevada Wolf Pack	2004	22
New Mexico Lobos	2004	22
New Mexico State Aggies	2004	22
North Carolina Tar Heels	2004	22
North Dakota State Bison	2004	22
North Texas Mean Green	2004	22
Northern Illinois Huskies	2004	22
Northwestern Wildcats	2004	22
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2004	22
Ohio Bobcats	2004	22
Oklahoma Sooners	2004	22
Oklahoma State Cowboys	2004	22
Old Dominion Monarchs	2004	22
Ole Miss Rebels	2004	22
Oregon Ducks	2004	22
Oregon State Beavers	2004	22
Penn State Nittany Lions	2004	22
Pittsburgh Panthers	2004	22
Purdue Boilermakers	2004	22
Rice Owls	2004	22
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	2004	22
Sacramento State Hornets	2004	22
Sam Houston Bearkats	2004	22
San Diego State Aztecs	2004	22
San José State Spartans	2004	22
SMU Mustangs	2004	22
South Alabama Jaguars	2004	22
South Carolina Gamecocks	2004	22
South Florida Bulls	2004	22
Southern Miss Golden Eagles	2004	22
Stanford Cardinal	2004	22
Syracuse Orange	2004	22
TCU Horned Frogs	2004	22
Temple Owls	2004	22
Tennessee Volunteers	2004	22
Texas A&M Aggies	2004	22
Texas Longhorns	2004	22
Texas State Bobcats	2004	22
Texas Tech Red Raiders	2004	22
Toledo Rockets	2004	22
Troy Trojans	2004	22
Tulane Green Wave	2004	22
Tulsa Golden Hurricane	2004	22
UAB Blazers	2004	22
UCF Knights	2004	22
UCLA Bruins	2004	22
UConn Huskies	2004	22
UL Monroe Warhawks	2004	22
UNLV Rebels	2004	22
USC Trojans	2004	22
Utah State Aggies	2004	22
Utah Utes	2004	22
UTEP Miners	2004	22
UTSA Roadrunners	2004	22
Vanderbilt Commodores	2004	22
Virginia Cavaliers	2004	22
Virginia Tech Hokies	2004	22
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	2004	22
Washington Huskies	2004	22
Washington State Cougars	2004	22
West Virginia Mountaineers	2004	22
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	2004	22
Western Michigan Broncos	2004	22
Wisconsin Badgers	2004	22
Wyoming Cowboys	2004	22

Playoff droughts, every club

FBS clubs by seasons since their last postseason, longest first

Team	Last playoffs	Seasons since	Since 2004
Massachusetts Minutemen	None	22	0
Sacramento State Hornets	None	22	0
UL Monroe Warhawks	2012	13	1
Akron Zips	2017	8	3
Stanford Cardinal	2018	7	10
Charlotte 49ers	2019	6	1
Temple Owls	2019	6	7
Florida Atlantic Owls	2020	5	5
Ball State Cardinals	2021	4	6
Kent State Golden Flashes	2021	4	3
Michigan State Spartans	2021	4	13
Nevada Wolf Pack	2021	4	14
Tulsa Golden Hurricane	2021	4	11
UTEP Miners	2021	4	5
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	2022	3	10
Purdue Boilermakers	2022	3	9
UAB Blazers	2022	3	6
Air Force Falcons	2023	2	13
Auburn Tigers	2023	2	17
Eastern Michigan Eagles	2023	2	6
Florida State Seminoles	2023	2	17
Georgia State Panthers	2023	2	6
Kansas Jayhawks	2023	2	5
Kentucky Wildcats	2023	2	13
Marshall Thundering Herd	2023	2	13
Maryland Terrapins	2023	2	10
New Mexico State Aggies	2023	2	3
Oklahoma State Cowboys	2023	2	19
Oregon State Beavers	2023	2	10
UCF Knights	2023	2	15
UCLA Bruins	2023	2	13
Wisconsin Badgers	2023	2	20
Wyoming Cowboys	2023	2	9
Arkansas Razorbacks	2024	1	11
Baylor Bears	2024	1	12
Boston College Eagles	2024	1	14
Bowling Green Falcons	2024	1	10
Buffalo Bulls	2024	1	7
Colorado Buffaloes	2024	1	6
Colorado State Rams	2024	1	8
Florida Gators	2024	1	18
Iowa State Cyclones	2024	1	12
Kansas State Wildcats	2024	1	14
Liberty Flames	2024	1	6
North Carolina Tar Heels	2024	1	15
North Dakota State Bison	2024	1	13
Northern Illinois Huskies	2024	1	15
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	2024	1	18
Rutgers Scarlet Knights	2024	1	12
Sam Houston Bearkats	2024	1	7
San José State Spartans	2024	1	7
South Alabama Jaguars	2024	1	5
South Carolina Gamecocks	2024	1	15
Syracuse Orange	2024	1	8
Virginia Tech Hokies	2024	1	19
West Virginia Mountaineers	2024	1	18
Alabama Crimson Tide	2025	0	22
App State Mountaineers	2025	0	10
Arizona State Sun Devils	2025	0	15
Arizona Wildcats	2025	0	10
Arkansas State Red Wolves	2025	0	13
Army Black Knights	2025	0	8
Boise State Broncos	2025	0	19
BYU Cougars	2025	0	19
California Golden Bears	2025	0	13
Central Michigan Chippewas	2025	0	12
Cincinnati Bearcats	2025	0	16
Clemson Tigers	2025	0	21
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	2025	0	6
Delaware Blue Hens	2025	0	2
Duke Blue Devils	2025	0	10
East Carolina Pirates	2025	0	11
Florida International Panthers	2025	0	6
Fresno State Bulldogs	2025	0	16
Georgia Bulldogs	2025	0	22
Georgia Southern Eagles	2025	0	11
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	2025	0	16
Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	2025	0	10
Houston Cougars	2025	0	16
Illinois Fighting Illini	2025	0	8
Indiana Hoosiers	2025	0	7
Iowa Hawkeyes	2025	0	19
Jacksonville State Gamecocks	2025	0	4
James Madison Dukes	2025	0	9
Kennesaw State Owls	2025	0	1
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	2025	0	13
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	2025	0	11
Louisville Cardinals	2025	0	17
LSU Tigers	2025	0	21
Memphis Tigers	2025	0	15
Miami (OH) RedHawks	2025	0	9
Miami Hurricanes	2025	0	17
Michigan Wolverines	2025	0	18
Minnesota Golden Gophers	2025	0	17
Mississippi State Bulldogs	2025	0	15
Missouri State Bears	2025	0	1
Missouri Tigers	2025	0	16
Navy Midshipmen	2025	0	16
NC State Wolfpack	2025	0	15
Nebraska Cornhuskers	2025	0	13
New Mexico Lobos	2025	0	6
North Texas Mean Green	2025	0	10
Northwestern Wildcats	2025	0	13
Ohio Bobcats	2025	0	15
Ohio State Buckeyes	2025	0	21
Oklahoma Sooners	2025	0	22
Old Dominion Monarchs	2025	0	4
Ole Miss Rebels	2025	0	12
Oregon Ducks	2025	0	20
Penn State Nittany Lions	2025	0	18
Pittsburgh Panthers	2025	0	16
Rice Owls	2025	0	8
San Diego State Aztecs	2025	0	13
SMU Mustangs	2025	0	10
South Florida Bulls	2025	0	13
Southern Miss Golden Eagles	2025	0	14
TCU Horned Frogs	2025	0	16
Tennessee Volunteers	2025	0	14
Texas A&M Aggies	2025	0	18
Texas Longhorns	2025	0	18
Texas State Bobcats	2025	0	3
Texas Tech Red Raiders	2025	0	16
Toledo Rockets	2025	0	15
Troy Trojans	2025	0	11
Tulane Green Wave	2025	0	8
UConn Huskies	2025	0	9
UNLV Rebels	2025	0	4
USC Trojans	2025	0	17
Utah State Aggies	2025	0	12
Utah Utes	2025	0	18
UTSA Roadrunners	2025	0	7
Vanderbilt Commodores	2025	0	8
Virginia Cavaliers	2025	0	8
Wake Forest Demon Deacons	2025	0	12
Washington Huskies	2025	0	14
Washington State Cougars	2025	0	10
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	2025	0	12
Western Michigan Broncos	2025	0	11

Seasons since counts each season since the last playoff appearance, through 2025; the last column counts appearances since 2004, the first playoffs on file.