ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
September 9.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · September 9IRON
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Tennessee24 | #6 UCLA6 | On the road |
| 2000 | South Carolina21 | #9 Georgia10 | At home |
| 1989 | Virginia14 | #12 Penn State6 | On the road |
| 1989 | Washington19 | #15 Texas A&M6 | At home |
| 2006 | Boston College Eagles34 | #18 Clemson Tigers33 | At home · Alumni Stadium |
| 1989 | Mississippi State26 | #18 Southern Miss23 | On the road |
| 2023 | Washington State Cougars31 | #19 Wisconsin Badgers22 | At home · Gesa Field at Martin Stadium · Pullman, Washington |
| 2004 | Troy Trojans24 | #19 Missouri Tigers14 | At home · Movie Gallery |
| 2000 | Auburn35 | #19 Ole Miss27 | On the road · Vaught-Hemingway · Oxford, MS |
| 1989 | Texas Tech24 | #20 Arizona14 | At home |
| 2011 | Arizona State Sun Devils37 | #21 Missouri Tigers30 | At home |
| 1995 | East Carolina27 | #22 Syracuse24 | On the road |
| 2023 | Miami Hurricanes48 | #23 Texas A&M Aggies33 | At home · Hard Rock Stadium · Miami Gardens, FL |
ON THIS DAY · September 9IRON
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 14.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1 Ohio State Buckeyes24 | #2 Texas Longhorns7 | On the road · Royal-Texas Memorial |
| 2000 | #1 Nebraska27 | #23 Notre Dame24 | On the road |
| 1982 | #1 Pittsburgh7 | #5 North Carolina6 | At home |
| 2017 | #5 Oklahoma31 | #2 Ohio State16 | On the road · Ohio Stadium · Columbus, Ohio |
| 2023 | #11 Texas Longhorns34 | #3 Alabama Crimson Tide24 | On the road · Bryant-Denny Stadium · Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 2017 | #3 Clemson14 | #13 Auburn6 | At home · Memorial Stadium · Clemson, SC |
| 1976 | #17 UCLA28 | #3 Arizona State10 | On the road |
| 2006 | #4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish41 | #19 Penn State Nittany Lions17 | At home |
| 2000 | #15 Washington34 | #4 Miami29 | At home |
| 2017 | #6 Southern California42 | #14 Stanford24 | At home · LA Memorial Coliseum · Los Angeles, Calif. |
ON THIS DAY · September 9IRON
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | #1 Pittsburgh7 | #5 North Carolina6 | 1 pt |
| 2017 | #15 Georgia20 | #24 Notre Dame19 | 1 pt |
| 2000 | #1 Nebraska27 | #23 Notre Dame24 | 3 pts |
ON THIS DAY · September 9IRON
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Tennessee24 | #6 UCLA6 | 18 pts |
| 1976 | #17 UCLA28 | #3 Arizona State10 | 18 pts |
| 2006 | #1 Ohio State Buckeyes24 | #2 Texas Longhorns7 | 17 pts |
| 2017 | #5 Oklahoma31 | #2 Ohio State16 | 15 pts |
| 2000 | South Carolina21 | #9 Georgia10 | 11 pts |
ON THIS DAY · September 9IRON
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #20 Washington State47 | Boise State44 | Trailed by 21 · in game |
| 2006 | San Jose State Spartans35 | Stanford Cardinal34 | Trailed by 20 · in game |
| 2023 | Fordham Rams40 | Buffalo Bulls37 | Trailed by 18 · in game |
| 2017 | Fordham Rams38 | Central Connecticut Blue Devils31 | Trailed by 17 · in game |
| 2006 | Indiana Hoosiers24 | Ball State Cardinals23 | Trailed by 17 · in game |
ON THIS DAY · September 9IRON
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tulsa66 | Louisiana42 | 108 total pts |
| 2023 | Grand Valley State57 | CSU Pueblo49 | 106 total pts |
| 2023 | Utah State Aggies78 | Idaho State Bengals28 | 106 total pts |
| 1995 | Pittsburgh66 | Eastern Michigan30 | 96 total pts |
| 2023 | Notre Dame College87 | West Virginia Wesleyan9 | 96 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · September 9IRON
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #8 Michigan36 | Cincinnati14 | 111,384 fans |
| 2017 | #4 Penn State33 | Pittsburgh14 | 109,898 fans |
| 2023 | #2 Michigan Wolverines35 | UNLV Rebels7 | 109,482 fans |
| 2017 | #5 Oklahoma31 | #2 Ohio State16 | 109,088 fans |
| 2023 | #7 Penn State Nittany Lions63 | Delaware Blue Hens7 | 108,575 fans |