ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
October 6.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · October 6IRON
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 39.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Stanford36 | #1 Notre Dame31 | On the road |
| 1962 | UCLA9 | #1 Ohio State7 | At home |
| 2007 | Stanford Cardinal24 | #2 USC Trojans23 | On the road · LA Coliseum · Los Angeles, CA |
| 1984 | Purdue28 | #2 Ohio State23 | At home |
| 2012 | NC State Wolfpack17 | #3 Florida State Seminoles16 | At home |
| 2007 | Illinois Fighting Illini31 | #5 Wisconsin Badgers26 | At home |
| 1962 | LSU10 | #5 Georgia Tech7 | On the road |
| 2001 | Georgia26 | #6 Tennessee24 | On the road |
| 1956 | California14 | #7 Pittsburgh0 | At home |
| 2018 | Mississippi State23 | #8 Auburn9 | At home · Davis Wade Stadium · Starkville, Miss. |
| 1962 | Michigan17 | #10 Army7 | At home |
| 1973 | Texas Tech20 | #11 Oklahoma State7 | On the road |
| 2007 | Tennessee Volunteers35 | #12 Georgia Bulldogs14 | At home |
| 2001 | Colorado16 | #12 Kansas State6 | On the road |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 28.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | #1 LSU Tigers28 | #9 Florida Gators24 | At home |
| 1951 | #1 Michigan State24 | #7 Ohio State20 | On the road · Columbus, OH |
| 2012 | #2 Oregon Ducks52 | #23 Washington Huskies21 | At home |
| 2001 | #2 Florida44 | #18 LSU15 | On the road · Tiger Stadium · Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1990 | #9 Miami31 | #2 Florida State22 | At home |
| 1956 | #2 Michigan State9 | #5 Michigan0 | On the road · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2001 | #3 Oklahoma14 | #5 Texas3 | On the road |
| 1951 | #3 Tennessee26 | #16 Duke0 | At home |
| 2012 | #10 Florida Gators14 | #4 LSU Tigers6 | At home |
| 2007 | #4 Ohio State Buckeyes23 | #23 Purdue Boilermakers7 | On the road · Ross-Ade Stadium · West Lafayette, IN |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #19 Texas48 | #7 Oklahoma45 | 3 pts |
| 2012 | #8 West Virginia Mountaineers48 | #11 Texas Longhorns45 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | #6 South Carolina Gamecocks35 | #5 Georgia Bulldogs7 | 28 pts |
| 1956 | California14 | #7 Pittsburgh0 | 14 pts |
| 1984 | #8 Nebraska17 | #9 Oklahoma State3 | 14 pts |
| 2018 | Mississippi State23 | #8 Auburn9 | 14 pts |
| 2001 | #3 Oklahoma14 | #5 Texas3 | 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #17 Miami (Fla.)28 | Florida State27 | Trailed by 20 · in game |
| 2012 | Liberty Flames42 | Gardner-Webb Bulldogs35 | Trailed by 18 · in game |
| 2012 | Michigan State Spartans31 | Indiana Hoosiers27 | Trailed by 17 · in game |
| 2007 | Texas A&M Aggies24 | Oklahoma State Cowboys23 | Trailed by 17 · in game |
| 2012 | NC State Wolfpack17 | #3 Florida State Seminoles16 | Trailed by 16 · in game |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Florida144 | Florida Southern0 | 144 total pts |
| 2001 | Middle Tennessee70 | Idaho58 | 128 total pts |
| 2007 | Presbyterian66 | North Greenville52 | 118 total pts |
| 2018 | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks70 | Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles38 | 108 total pts |
| 2016 | Louisiana Tech55 | Western Kentucky52 | 107 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #15 Michigan42 | Maryland21 | 109,531 fans |
| 2007 | Penn State Nittany Lions27 | Iowa Hawkeyes7 | 108,951 fans |
| 1984 | Michigan State19 | #13 Michigan7 | 105,612 fans |
| 2018 | #3 Ohio State49 | Indiana26 | 104,193 fans |
| 2001 | Ohio State38 | #14 Northwestern20 | 104,042 fans |