ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
September 7.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · September 7IRON
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 17.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northern Illinois Huskies16 | #5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish14 | On the road · Notre Dame Stadium · Notre Dame, IN |
| 2013 | Miami (FL)21 | #12 Florida16 | At home |
| 1996 | Wake Forest28 | #13 Northwestern27 | At home |
| 1991 | Mississippi State13 | #13 Texas6 | At home |
| 2019 | California Golden Bears20 | #14 Washington Huskies19 | On the road · Husky Stadium · Seattle, Wash. |
| 2013 | BYU40 | #15 Texas21 | At home |
| 2024 | Illinois Fighting Illini23 | #19 Kansas Jayhawks17 | At home · Memorial Stadium · Champaign, Illinois |
| 2002 | UCLA30 | #19 Colorado State19 | At home · The Rose Bowl · Pasadena, CA |
| 1995 | Boston College20 | #20 Virginia Tech14 | On the road |
| 2024 | Iowa State Cyclones20 | #21 Iowa Hawkeyes19 | On the road · Kinnick · Iowa City, Iowa |
| 2019 | Maryland Terrapins63 | #21 Syracuse Orange20 | At home · COF @ MD Stadium · College Park, Md. |
| 2002 | Virginia34 | #22 South Carolina21 | At home · Smith/Harrison/Scott · Charlottesville, VA |
| 2024 | Syracuse Orange31 | #23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets28 | At home · JMA Wireless Dome · Syracuse, NY |
| 2019 | USC Trojans45 | #23 Stanford Cardinal20 | At home · LA Memorial Coliseum · Los Angeles, Calif. |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 15.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #1 Clemson Tigers24 | #12 Texas A&M Aggies10 | At home · Memorial Stadium · Clemson, S.C. |
| 2002 | #1 Miami41 | #6 Florida16 | On the road · Ben Hill Griffin |
| 2024 | #3 Texas Longhorns31 | #10 Michigan Wolverines12 | On the road · Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 2019 | #6 LSU Tigers45 | #9 Texas Longhorns38 | On the road · DKR Texas Memorial · Ausitn, Texas |
| 2013 | #11 Georgia41 | #6 South Carolina30 | At home |
| 1985 | #6 USC20 | #11 Illinois10 | On the road |
| 1985 | #19 Penn State20 | #7 Maryland18 | On the road |
| 1985 | #20 UCLA27 | #8 BYU24 | On the road |
| 1996 | #24 North Carolina27 | #9 Syracuse10 | On the road |
| 1985 | #17 Florida State17 | #10 Nebraska13 | On the road |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | #19 Penn State20 | #7 Maryland18 | 2 pts |
| 1985 | #20 UCLA27 | #8 BYU24 | 3 pts |
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Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | #1 Miami41 | #6 Florida16 | 25 pts |
| 2024 | #3 Texas Longhorns31 | #10 Michigan Wolverines12 | 19 pts |
| 1996 | #24 North Carolina27 | #9 Syracuse10 | 17 pts |
| 2013 | #11 Georgia41 | #6 South Carolina30 | 11 pts |
| 2019 | #6 LSU Tigers45 | #9 Texas Longhorns38 | 7 pts |
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Never count them out
Largest deficits erased. Verified against quarter scores; available from 2000. Each result shows how its deficit was measured.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Panthers28 | Cincinnati Bearcats27 | Trailed by 21 · in game |
| 2024 | North Dakota Fighting Hawks27 | Montana Grizzlies24 | Trailed by 17 · in game |
| 2019 | Georgia State Panthers48 | Furman Paladins42 | Trailed by 17 · in game |
| 2019 | Colorado Buffaloes34 | #25 Nebraska Cornhuskers31 | Trailed by 17 · in game |
| 2013 | SMU31 | Montana St.30 | Trailed by 17 · in game |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico Highlands69 | Western New Mexico55 | 124 total pts |
| 1991 | California86 | Pacific24 | 110 total pts |
| 2019 | Incarnate Word Cardinals63 | Texas Southern Tigers44 | 107 total pts |
| 2019 | Arizona Wildcats65 | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks41 | 106 total pts |
| 2013 | Murray St.83 | Campbellsville14 | 97 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | #17 Michigan41 | #14 Notre Dame30 | 115,109 fans |
| 2019 | #7 Michigan Wolverines24 | Army Black Knights21 | 111,747 fans |
| 2024 | #3 Texas Longhorns31 | #10 Michigan Wolverines12 | 111,170 fans |
| 2013 | #3 Ohio St.42 | San Diego St.7 | 104,984 fans |
| 2019 | #15 Penn State Nittany Lions45 | Buffalo Bulls13 | 104,136 fans |