ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
October 30.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · October 30IRON
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 34.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Stanford43 | #2 Washington31 | At home |
| 2004 | North Carolina Tar Heels31 | #4 Miami Hurricanes28 | At home · Kenan Stadium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1937 | Notre Dame7 | #4 Minnesota6 | On the road |
| 2004 | Maryland Terrapins20 | #5 Florida State Seminoles17 | At home · Byrd Stadium · College Park, MD |
| 1965 | Ole Miss23 | #5 LSU0 | At home |
| 1965 | Illinois21 | #6 Purdue0 | At home |
| 1965 | Auburn28 | #7 Florida17 | At home |
| 1954 | Pittsburgh13 | #7 West Virginia10 | On the road |
| 1937 | Georgia Tech14 | #7 Vanderbilt0 | At home |
| 1971 | Texas A&M17 | #8 Arkansas9 | On the road |
| 1954 | Iowa13 | #8 Wisconsin7 | At home |
| 2021 | Wisconsin27 | #9 Iowa7 | At home · Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, Wisconsin |
| 1965 | SMU31 | #9 Texas14 | At home |
| 1982 | Maryland31 | #10 North Carolina24 | On the road |
ON THIS DAY · October 30IRON
When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 32.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | #1 Nebraska31 | #9 Colorado7 | At home |
| 1943 | #1 Notre Dame33 | #3 Navy6 | At home |
| 2014 | #2 Florida St.42 | #25 Louisville31 | On the road |
| 2004 | #2 Oklahoma Sooners38 | #20 Oklahoma State Cowboys35 | On the road |
| 1993 | #3 Ohio State24 | #12 Penn State6 | At home |
| 2021 | #5 Ohio St.33 | #20 Penn St.24 | At home · Ohio Stadium · Columbus, Ohio |
| 2010 | #18 Iowa Hawkeyes37 | #5 Michigan State Spartans6 | At home |
| 1999 | #5 Florida30 | #10 Georgia14 | At home |
| 1943 | #5 USC13 | #20 California0 | At home |
| 2021 | #8 Michigan St.37 | #6 Michigan33 | At home · Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, Michigan |
ON THIS DAY · October 30IRON
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | #16 Oklahoma State20 | #10 Missouri19 | 1 pt |
| 2004 | #2 Oklahoma Sooners38 | #20 Oklahoma State Cowboys35 | 3 pts |
| 1976 | #6 Texas Tech31 | #15 Texas28 | 3 pts |
| 1993 | #21 Wisconsin13 | #24 Michigan10 | 3 pts |
ON THIS DAY · October 30IRON
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | #18 Iowa Hawkeyes37 | #5 Michigan State Spartans6 | 31 pts |
| 1943 | #1 Notre Dame33 | #3 Navy6 | 27 pts |
| 1971 | #1 Nebraska31 | #9 Colorado7 | 24 pts |
| 1965 | Ole Miss23 | #5 LSU0 | 23 pts |
| 1965 | Illinois21 | #6 Purdue0 | 21 pts |
ON THIS DAY · October 30IRON
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Texas State Bobcats27 | Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks24 | Trailed by 24 · in game |
| 2021 | VMI46 | Samford45 | Trailed by 21 · in game |
| 2014 | #2 Florida St.42 | #25 Louisville31 | Trailed by 21 · in game |
| 2021 | Lafayette24 | Georgetown23 | Trailed by 17 · in game |
| 2020 | Maryland45 | Minnesota44 | Trailed by 17 · in game |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #25 BYU66 | Virginia49 | 115 total pts |
| 2004 | Chattanooga Mocs59 | Appalachian State Mountaineers56 | 115 total pts |
| 1993 | Utah State58 | BYU56 | 114 total pts |
| 2010 | Western Illinois Leathernecks65 | Illinois State Redbirds38 | 103 total pts |
| 2021 | Bowling Green56 | Buffalo44 | 100 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #12 Michigan Wolverines45 | Michigan State Spartans37 | 111,609 fans |
| 2004 | Ohio State Buckeyes21 | Penn State Nittany Lions10 | 104,947 fans |
| 2021 | #5 Ohio St.33 | #20 Penn St.24 | 102,951 fans |
| 1999 | #21 Ohio State41 | Iowa11 | 93,561 fans |
| 2004 | #19 LSU Tigers24 | Vanderbilt Commodores7 | 90,825 fans |