ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
September 13.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · September 13IRON
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 19.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Arkansas38 | #6 Texas28 | On the road · Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium · Austin, TX |
| 1975 | Memphis31 | #7 Auburn20 | On the road |
| 1986 | Mississippi State27 | #8 Tennessee23 | On the road |
| 2014 | Boston College37 | #9 Southern California31 | At home |
| 1980 | Arizona State29 | #9 Houston13 | At home |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt Commodores31 | #11 South Carolina Gamecocks7 | On the road · Williams-Brice Stadium · Columbia, SC |
| 1997 | UCLA66 | #11 Texas3 | On the road |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets24 | #12 Clemson Tigers21 | At home · Bobby Dodd Stadium · Atlanta, GA |
| 1997 | Purdue28 | #12 Notre Dame17 | At home |
| 2003 | UNLV23 | #14 Wisconsin5 | On the road |
| 2008 | UNLV Rebels23 | #15 Arizona State Sun Devils20 | On the road |
| 1975 | Wake Forest30 | #15 NC State22 | On the road |
| 2014 | East Carolina28 | #17 Virginia Tech21 | On the road |
| 2003 | Washington State47 | #17 Colorado26 | On the road |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 17.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #1 USC Trojans35 | #5 Ohio State Buckeyes3 | At home · LA Memorial Coliseum |
| 2003 | #3 Ohio State44 | #24 NC State38 | At home · Ohio Stadium |
| 1975 | #3 Ohio State21 | #11 Michigan State0 | On the road · East Lansing, MI |
| 2025 | #5 Miami Hurricanes49 | #18 South Florida Bulls12 | At home · Hard Rock Stadium · Miami Gardens, FL |
| 2003 | #5 Michigan38 | #15 Notre Dame0 | At home |
| 2025 | #6 Georgia Bulldogs44 | #15 Tennessee Volunteers41 | On the road · Neyland Stadium · Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 2014 | #24 South Carolina38 | #6 Georgia35 | At home |
| 1997 | #7 North Carolina28 | #17 Stanford17 | At home |
| 1986 | #14 LSU35 | #7 Texas A&M17 | At home |
| 2025 | #16 Texas A&M Aggies41 | #8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish40 | On the road · Notre Dame Stadium · Notre Dame, IN |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16 Texas A&M Aggies41 | #8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish40 | 1 pt |
| 2025 | #6 Georgia Bulldogs44 | #15 Tennessee Volunteers41 | 3 pts |
| 2014 | #24 South Carolina38 | #6 Georgia35 | 3 pts |
| 2008 | #10 Wisconsin Badgers13 | #21 Fresno State Bulldogs10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | #17 Washington40 | #10 Ohio State7 | 33 pts |
| 2008 | #1 USC Trojans35 | #5 Ohio State Buckeyes3 | 32 pts |
| 1997 | #14 Michigan27 | #8 Colorado3 | 24 pts |
| 1986 | #14 LSU35 | #7 Texas A&M17 | 18 pts |
| 1980 | Arizona State29 | #9 Houston13 | 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lindenwood Lions35 | Charleston Southern Buccaneers28 | Trailed by 21 · in game |
| 2003 | Central Michigan42 | Eastern Kentucky41 | Trailed by 21 · in game |
| 2008 | #16 Oregon Ducks32 | Purdue Boilermakers26 | Trailed by 17 · in game |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh42 | FIU25 | Trailed by 16 · at a quarter |
| 2025 | West Georgia Wolves35 | East Tennessee State Buccaneers31 | Trailed by 15 · in game |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Davidson91 | Guilford61 | 152 total pts |
| 2025 | Wisconsin River Falls59 | Coe47 | 106 total pts |
| 2025 | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks52 | Southern Utah Thunderbirds49 | 101 total pts |
| 2014 | Middle Tenn.50 | Western Ky.47 | 97 total pts |
| 2025 | South Carolina State Bulldogs55 | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats41 | 96 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #23 Michigan Wolverines63 | Central Michigan Chippewas3 | 110,740 fans |
| 2025 | #2 Penn State Nittany Lions52 | Villanova Wildcats6 | 109,516 fans |
| 2025 | #1 Ohio State Buckeyes37 | Ohio Bobcats9 | 105,765 fans |
| 2003 | #3 Ohio State44 | #24 NC State38 | 104,890 fans |
| 2014 | #22 Ohio St.66 | Kent St.0 | 104,404 fans |