35. Naval Academy
Despite recruiting disadvantages, the Naval Academy football program has amassed over 700 wins and a national championship. Navy has never won a conference title but that is probably because they were independent for the first 135 years of their history.
Individual greatness has come to Navy, with Joe Bellino and the great Roger Staubach both winning Heisman Trophies. Staubach disproved the notion that you couldn’t have a career in the NFL after posting a NFL Hall of Fame career with the Cowboys after his required Naval service.
34. West Virginia University
West Virginia ranks 20th all-time in college football wins. This is a remarkable feat in and of itself, but what’s even more remarkable is how the program has managed to become one of college football’s best programs after only joining what we now call FBS in 1978.
They quickly established themselves as contenders and came close to winning it all a few times in the late 1980’s. Recently, the team has produced some quality teams even though they have to travel far for all of their away games now that they are in the Big 12 conference.