ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
October 1.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · October 1IRON
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 32.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Illinois33 | #4 Iowa0 | At home |
| 1977 | Kentucky24 | #4 Penn State20 | On the road |
| 1966 | North Carolina21 | #8 Michigan7 | On the road |
| 1955 | Stanford6 | #8 Ohio State0 | At home |
| 1977 | LSU36 | #9 Florida14 | At home |
| 2011 | Auburn Tigers16 | #10 South Carolina Gamecocks13 | On the road |
| 1960 | Florida18 | #10 Georgia Tech17 | At home |
| 2005 | Michigan Wolverines34 | #11 Michigan State Spartans31 | On the road · Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI |
| 1998 | NC State38 | #11 Syracuse17 | At home |
| 1954 | Miami19 | #11 Baylor13 | At home |
| 2016 | North Carolina37 | #12 Florida State35 | On the road · Doak Campbell · Tallahassee, Fla. |
| 1960 | Purdue51 | #12 Notre Dame19 | On the road |
| 1994 | Syracuse28 | #14 Virginia Tech20 | At home |
| 2011 | Kansas State Wildcats36 | #15 Baylor Bears35 | At home |
ON THIS DAY · October 1IRON
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 31.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #1 USC Trojans38 | #14 Arizona State Sun Devils28 | On the road · Sun Devil Stadium |
| 1955 | #1 Maryland20 | #20 Baylor6 | On the road |
| 2022 | #2 Alabama Crimson Tide49 | #20 Arkansas Razorbacks26 | On the road · Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium · Fayetteville, AR |
| 1988 | #2 UCLA24 | #16 Washington17 | On the road |
| 1960 | #2 Syracuse14 | #5 Kansas7 | On the road |
| 2016 | #5 Clemson42 | #3 Louisville36 | At home · Memorial Stadium · Clemson, SC |
| 2011 | #3 Alabama Crimson Tide38 | #12 Florida Gators10 | On the road |
| 1977 | #3 Michigan41 | #5 Texas A&M3 | At home |
| 1960 | #17 Navy15 | #3 Washington14 | On the road |
| 2016 | #4 Michigan14 | #8 Wisconsin7 | At home · Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI |
ON THIS DAY · October 1IRON
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | #17 Navy15 | #3 Washington14 | 1 pt |
| 1994 | #5 Colorado34 | #16 Texas31 | 3 pts |
| 2022 | #14 Ole Miss Rebels22 | #7 Kentucky Wildcats19 | 3 pts |
| 1983 | #10 Auburn27 | #17 Florida State24 | 3 pts |
| 2016 | #11 Tennessee34 | #25 Georgia31 | 3 pts |
ON THIS DAY · October 1IRON
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | #8 Iowa42 | #6 Northwestern0 | 42 pts |
| 1977 | #3 Michigan41 | #5 Texas A&M3 | 38 pts |
| 1983 | Illinois33 | #4 Iowa0 | 33 pts |
| 2011 | #7 Wisconsin Badgers48 | #8 Nebraska Cornhuskers17 | 31 pts |
| 2005 | #15 Alabama Crimson Tide31 | #5 Florida Gators3 | 28 pts |
ON THIS DAY · October 1IRON
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Maine Black Bears35 | Bryant Bulldogs31 | Trailed by 28 · in game |
| 2011 | The Citadel Bulldogs28 | Chattanooga Mocs27 | Trailed by 24 · at a quarter |
| 2016 | Cornell Big Red39 | Colgate Raiders38 | Trailed by 21 · in game |
| 2011 | Austin Peay Governors37 | Tennessee State Tigers34 | Trailed by 21 · in game |
| 2011 | Texas Tech Red Raiders45 | Kansas Jayhawks34 | Trailed by 20 · in game |
ON THIS DAY · October 1IRON
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Charleston Southern Buccaneers59 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers58 | 117 total pts |
| 2022 | Wisconsin Stout73 | Wisconsin Eau Claire29 | 102 total pts |
| 1910 | Georgia101 | Locust Grove0 | 101 total pts |
| 2022 | Delta State70 | Valdosta State31 | 101 total pts |
| 1994 | UL Monroe62 | Weber State37 | 99 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #4 Michigan14 | #8 Wisconsin7 | 111,846 fans |
| 2005 | #10 Tennessee Volunteers27 | Ole Miss Rebels10 | 107,709 fans |
| 2016 | #2 Ohio State58 | Rutgers0 | 105,830 fans |
| 2022 | #11 Penn State Nittany Lions17 | Northwestern Wildcats7 | 105,524 fans |
| 2022 | #3 Ohio State Buckeyes49 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights10 | 104,245 fans |