List of vacated games in NCAA Division I FBS football

The following is a list of games ordered vacated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly Division I-A). The list does not include forfeits imposed as a result of NCAA sanctions or wins from FCS, Division II, or Division III football.

As a private association, the NCAA only changes its own records to reflect forfeits or vacations that its own Committee on Infractions has ordered, and not for sanctions imposed by individual conferences.[1]

Most games vacated

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Currently, the record for most wins currently recognized as vacated by the NCAA is the 37 wins vacated by LSU football as a result of Vadal Alexander being ineligible for his entire college career.[2]

Historically, the most wins ever vacated by a team at any point in time is the 112 wins vacated by Penn State football as a result of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal. These wins were later restored to Penn State’s record in 2015 as a result of a settlement.[3][4]

In addition to vacating and forfeiting games, the NCAA has the power to issue other forms of sanctions. The harshest sanction is a ban on a school's competing in a sport for at least one year. Sometimes referred to as the NCAA's death penalty, this sanction has been imposed once against an FBS college football program: SMU football for the 1987 season as a result of the Southern Methodist University football scandal.

Vacated games

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School Coach Year Actual W–L Adjusted W–L Games Affected
Alabama Mike Shula 2005 10–2 0–2 Vacated 9 regular season wins and 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic win
2006 6–7 0–7 Vacated 6 regular season wins
Nick Saban 2007 7–6 2–6 Vacated 5 regular season wins
Arizona State Herm Edwards 2021 8–5 0–5 Vacated 8 regular season wins
2022 3–9 1–9 Vacated 2 regular season wins
Arkansas State Steve Roberts 2005 6–6 2–6 Vacated 4 regular season wins
2006 6–6 0–6 Vacated 6 regular season wins
California Tom Holmoe 1999 4–7 0–7 Vacated 4 regular season wins
FIU Don Strock 2005 5–6 0–6 Vacated 5 regular season wins
Florida State Bobby Bowden 2006 7–6 2–6 Vacated 4 regular season wins and 2006 Emerald Bowl
2007 7–6 0–6 Vacated 7 regular season wins
Georgia Tech Paul Johnson 2009 11–3 10–3 Vacated 2009 ACC Championship Game win
Kentucky Mark Stoops 2021 10–3 0–3 Vacated 9 regular season wins and 2022 Citrus Bowl win
Louisiana Mark Hudspeth 2011 9–4 1–4 Vacated 7 regular season wins and 2011 New Orleans Bowl win
2012 9–4 5–4 Vacated 4 regular season wins
2013 9–4 1–4 Vacated 7 regular season wins and 2013 New Orleans Bowl win
2014 9–4 7–4 Vacated 2 regular season wins
LSU Les Miles 2012 10–3 0–3 Vacated 10 regular season wins
2013 10–3 0–3 Vacated 9 regular season wins and 2014 Outback Bowl win
2014 8–5 0–5 Vacated 8 regular season wins
2015 9–3 0–3 Vacated 8 regular season wins and 2015 Texas Bowl win
Missouri Gary Pinkel 2015 5–7 0–7 Vacated 5 regular season wins
Barry Odom 2016 4–8 0–8 Vacated 4 regular season wins
North Carolina Butch Davis 2008 8–5 0–5 Vacated 8 regular season wins
2009 8–5 0–5 Vacated 8 regular season wins
Notre Dame Brian Kelly 2012 12–1 0–0 Vacated 12 regular season wins and 2013 BCS National Championship Game loss
2013 9–4 0–4 Vacated 8 regular season wins and 2013 Pinstripe Bowl win
Ohio State Jim Tressel 2010 12–1 0–1 Vacated 11 regular season wins and 2011 Sugar Bowl win. See Ohio State University football scandal.
Ole Miss Houston Nutt 2010 4–8 0–8 Vacated 4 regular season wins
2011 2–10 0–10 Vacated 2 regular season wins
Hugh Freeze 2012 7–6 0–6 Vacated 6 regular season wins and 2013 BBVA Compass Bowl win
2013 8–5 1–5 Vacated 7 regular season wins
2014 9–4 1–4 Vacated 8 regular season wins
2016 5–7 0–7 Vacated 5 regular season wins
SMU Mike Cavan 1998 5–7 1–1 Vacated 4 regular season wins and 6 regular season losses
Syracuse Paul Pasqualoni 2004 6–6 0–6 Vacated 6 regular season wins
Greg Robinson 2005 1–10 0–10 Vacated 1 regular season win
2006 4–8 0–8 Vacated 4 regular season wins
Tennessee Jeremy Pruitt 2019 8–5 0–5 Vacated 7 regular season wins and 2020 Gator Bowl win
2020 3–7 0–7 Vacated 3 regular season wins
USC Pete Carroll 2004 13–0 11–0 Vacated 1 regular season win and 2005 Orange Bowl win. See University of Southern California athletics scandal.
2005 12–1 0–0 Vacated 12 regular season wins and 2006 Rose Bowl loss. See University of Southern California athletics scandal.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Statistics Policies & Guidelines" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 6. Retrieved January 6, 2013.
  2. ^ https://sports.yahoo.com/lsu-football-vacates-all-wins-from-2012-2015-les-miles-now-ineligible-for-cfb-hall-of-fame-225858167.html
  3. ^ "Penn State wins from Paterno era restored". ESPN.com. 16 January 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  4. ^ Chiari, Mike (January 16, 2015). "NCAA Restores Joe Paterno's Vacated Wins in Lawsuit Settlement". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 29 December 2021.