ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
September 22.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · September 22IRON
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 16.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | North Carolina41 | #6 Florida State9 | At home |
| 1979 | Texas A&M27 | #6 Penn State14 | On the road |
| 1962 | USC14 | #8 Duke7 | At home |
| 2007 | Michigan Wolverines14 | #10 Penn State Nittany Lions9 | At home · Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2018 | Old Dominion49 | #13 Virginia Tech35 | At home · S.B. Ballard · Norfolk, Va. |
| 1990 | Ole Miss21 | #13 Arkansas17 | On the road |
| 1979 | North Carolina17 | #13 Pittsburgh7 | At home |
| 2018 | Kentucky28 | #14 Mississippi State7 | At home · Kroger Field · Lexington, Ky. |
| 2018 | Texas Tech41 | #15 Oklahoma State17 | On the road · Boone PickensStadium · Stillwater, Okla. |
| 2018 | Texas31 | #17 TCU16 | At home · Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium · Austin, Texas |
| 2001 | Michigan State17 | #17 Notre Dame10 | On the road · Notre Dame Stadium |
| 2007 | Syracuse Orange38 | #18 Louisville Cardinals35 | On the road |
| 1984 | Maryland20 | #18 West Virginia17 | On the road |
| 2012 | Oregon State Beavers27 | #19 UCLA Bruins20 | On the road |
ON THIS DAY · September 22IRON
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 19.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #1 Alabama45 | #22 Texas A&M23 | At home · Bryant-Denny Stadium · Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
| 1990 | #1 Notre Dame20 | #24 Michigan State19 | On the road · East Lansing, MI |
| 1984 | #1 Nebraska42 | #8 UCLA3 | On the road |
| 2007 | #2 LSU Tigers28 | #12 South Carolina Gamecocks16 | At home · Tiger Stadium · Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1984 | #20 Georgia26 | #2 Clemson23 | At home |
| 1973 | #2 Nebraska31 | #14 NC State14 | At home |
| 2012 | #3 Oregon Ducks49 | #22 Arizona Wildcats0 | At home |
| 2012 | #4 Florida State Seminoles49 | #10 Clemson Tigers37 | At home |
| 1984 | #15 Florida State38 | #4 Miami3 | On the road |
| 1990 | #21 Washington31 | #5 USC0 | At home |
ON THIS DAY · September 22IRON
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | #1 Notre Dame20 | #24 Michigan State19 | 1 pt |
| 1951 | #11 Texas7 | #6 Kentucky6 | 1 pt |
| 1984 | #20 Georgia26 | #2 Clemson23 | 3 pts |
| 2007 | #22 Georgia Bulldogs26 | #16 Alabama Crimson Tide23 | 3 pts |
ON THIS DAY · September 22IRON
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | #1 Nebraska42 | #8 UCLA3 | 39 pts |
| 1984 | #15 Florida State38 | #4 Miami3 | 35 pts |
| 2001 | North Carolina41 | #6 Florida State9 | 32 pts |
| 1990 | #21 Washington31 | #5 USC0 | 31 pts |
| 1979 | Texas A&M27 | #6 Penn State14 | 13 pts |
ON THIS DAY · September 22IRON
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Tennessee State41 | Eastern Illinois40 | Trailed by 21 · in game |
| 2018 | East Tennessee State29 | Furman27 | Trailed by 21 · in game |
| 2018 | Cincinnati34 | Ohio30 | Trailed by 21 · in game |
| 2007 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons31 | Maryland Terrapins24 | Trailed by 21 · in game |
| 2007 | Arizona State Sun Devils44 | Oregon State Beavers32 | Trailed by 19 · at a quarter |
ON THIS DAY · September 22IRON
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Old Dominion Monarchs64 | New Hampshire Wildcats61 | 125 total pts |
| 2018 | Toledo63 | Nevada44 | 107 total pts |
| 2012 | Marshall Thundering Herd54 | Rice Owls51 | 105 total pts |
| 2018 | Western Carolina Catamounts52 | VMI Keydets50 | 102 total pts |
| 2012 | Eastern Illinois Panthers50 | Murray State Racers49 | 99 total pts |
ON THIS DAY · September 22IRON
You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Michigan Wolverines14 | #10 Penn State Nittany Lions9 | 111,310 fans |
| 2018 | #19 Michigan56 | Nebraska10 | 111,037 fans |
| 2007 | #8 Ohio State Buckeyes58 | Northwestern Wildcats7 | 105,178 fans |
| 2018 | #4 Ohio State49 | Tulane6 | 103,336 fans |
| 2018 | #6 LSU38 | Louisiana Tech21 | 102,321 fans |