ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
October 4.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · October 4IRON
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 24.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UCLA Bruins42 | #7 Penn State Nittany Lions37 | At home · Rose Bowl · Pasadena, CA |
| 2003 | Auburn28 | #7 Tennessee21 | At home · Jordan-Hare · Auburn, AL |
| 2014 | Utah30 | #8 UCLA28 | On the road |
| 1975 | Michigan State10 | #8 Notre Dame3 | On the road · Notre Dame, IN |
| 2025 | Florida Gators29 | #9 Texas Longhorns21 | At home · Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · Gainesville, Florida |
| 1958 | Tennessee13 | #11 Mississippi State8 | At home |
| 2025 | Cincinnati Bearcats38 | #14 Iowa State Cyclones30 | At home · Nippert Stadium · Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 1997 | Miami (OH)24 | #14 Virginia Tech17 | On the road |
| 1969 | Notre Dame42 | #14 Michigan State28 | At home · Notre Dame, IN |
| 1952 | Purdue21 | #15 Ohio State14 | On the road |
| 2014 | Arizona St.38 | #16 Southern California34 | On the road |
| 2014 | Northwestern20 | #17 Wisconsin14 | At home |
| 1952 | LSU27 | #17 Rice7 | On the road |
| 2019 | Cincinnati27 | #18 UCF24 | At home · Nippert · Cincinnati, Ohio, OH |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 34.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | #1 Oklahoma21 | #19 Colorado20 | At home |
| 1980 | #11 UCLA17 | #2 Ohio State0 | On the road |
| 1975 | #2 Ohio State41 | #13 UCLA20 | On the road |
| 1952 | #8 Wisconsin20 | #2 Illinois6 | At home |
| 2025 | #3 Miami Hurricanes28 | #18 Florida State Seminoles22 | On the road · Doak Campbell Stadium · Tallahassee, FL |
| 2014 | #11 Ole Miss23 | #3 Alabama17 | At home |
| 1997 | #3 Nebraska56 | #17 Kansas State26 | At home |
| 1980 | #16 Florida State18 | #3 Nebraska14 | On the road |
| 2014 | #25 TCU37 | #4 Oklahoma33 | At home |
| 2014 | #5 Auburn41 | #15 LSU7 | At home |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | #1 Oklahoma21 | #19 Colorado20 | 1 pt |
| 1969 | #8 Purdue36 | #17 Stanford35 | 1 pt |
| 2008 | #19 Vanderbilt Commodores14 | #13 Auburn Tigers13 | 1 pt |
| 1969 | #15 Alabama33 | #20 Ole Miss32 | 1 pt |
| 2014 | #9 Notre Dame17 | #14 Stanford14 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | #12 Michigan31 | #5 Missouri7 | 24 pts |
| 1980 | #11 UCLA17 | #2 Ohio State0 | 17 pts |
| 2014 | #12 Mississippi St.48 | #6 Texas A&M31 | 17 pts |
| 2007 | #11 South Carolina Gamecocks38 | #8 Kentucky Wildcats23 | 15 pts |
| 1952 | #8 Wisconsin20 | #2 Illinois6 | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks48 | Southeastern Louisiana Lions45 | Trailed by 28 · in game |
| 2014 | Miami (OH)42 | Massachusetts41 | Trailed by 27 · in game |
| 2002 | BYU35 | Utah State34 | Trailed by 27 · at a quarter |
| 2003 | Liberty31 | VMI28 | Trailed by 25 · at a quarter |
| 2003 | Idaho35 | New Mexico State31 | Trailed by 21 · at a quarter |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Oklahoma157 | Kingfisher0 | 157 total pts |
| 1980 | #12 Oklahoma82 | Colorado42 | 124 total pts |
| 2014 | California60 | Washington St.59 | 119 total pts |
| 2014 | Montana St.59 | Sacramento St.56 | 115 total pts |
| 2014 | Eastern Wash.56 | Idaho St.53 | 109 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #20 Michigan Wolverines24 | Wisconsin Badgers10 | 111,070 fans |
| 2025 | #6 Texas A&M Aggies31 | Mississippi State Bulldogs9 | 108,572 fans |
| 2025 | #1 Ohio State Buckeyes42 | Minnesota Golden Gophers3 | 105,114 fans |
| 2014 | Florida10 | Tennessee9 | 102,455 fans |
| 2025 | #10 Alabama Crimson Tide30 | #16 Vanderbilt Commodores14 | 100,077 fans |