ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
November 4.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
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Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 27.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Minnesota13 | #1 Michigan State0 | At home · Minneapolis, MN |
| 1939 | Illinois16 | #2 Michigan7 | At home |
| 1967 | Houston15 | #5 Georgia14 | At home |
| 1944 | Duke19 | #5 Georgia Tech13 | At home |
| 2017 | Iowa55 | #6 Ohio State24 | At home · Kinnick Stadium · Iowa City, Iowa |
| 1995 | Michigan State28 | #7 Michigan25 | At home |
| 2000 | San José State27 | #9 TCU24 | At home · Spartan Stadium · San Jose, CA |
| 1967 | Oklahoma23 | #9 Colorado0 | At home |
| 1939 | Missouri27 | #10 Nebraska13 | At home |
| 2000 | Louisville49 | #13 Southern Miss28 | On the road |
| 2023 | Clemson Tigers31 | #15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish23 | At home · Memorial Stadium · Clemson, SC |
| 2017 | West Virginia20 | #15 Iowa State16 | At home · Milan Puskar Stadium · Morgantown, W.Va. |
| 2003 | Miami (OH)33 | #15 Bowling Green10 | At home · Yager Stadium |
| 1989 | California29 | #15 Arizona28 | At home |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 41.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | #7 Texas23 | #1 SMU20 | At home |
| 1939 | #1 Tennessee20 | #18 LSU0 | On the road |
| 2023 | #2 Georgia Bulldogs30 | #12 Missouri Tigers21 | At home · Sanford Stadium · Athens, GA |
| 2017 | #2 Alabama24 | #19 LSU10 | At home · Bryant-Denny Stadium · Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
| 2000 | #3 Miami41 | #2 Virginia Tech21 | At home |
| 1989 | #2 Colorado27 | #3 Nebraska21 | At home |
| 1978 | #2 Penn State27 | #5 Maryland3 | At home |
| 1961 | #6 LSU10 | #2 Ole Miss7 | At home |
| 1950 | #2 Army28 | #15 Pennsylvania13 | On the road |
| 1944 | #6 Navy32 | #2 Notre Dame13 | At home |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | #8 Colorado7 | #10 Missouri6 | 1 pt |
| 2006 | #18 Oklahoma Sooners17 | #21 Texas A&M Aggies16 | 1 pt |
| 1995 | #19 Oregon24 | #15 Washington22 | 2 pts |
| 1950 | #7 Texas23 | #1 SMU20 | 3 pts |
| 1961 | #6 LSU10 | #2 Ole Miss7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | #4 Florida State54 | #10 Clemson7 | 47 pts |
| 2017 | Iowa55 | #6 Ohio State24 | 31 pts |
| 1978 | #2 Penn State27 | #5 Maryland3 | 24 pts |
| 1967 | Oklahoma23 | #9 Colorado0 | 23 pts |
| 2000 | #3 Miami41 | #2 Virginia Tech21 | 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | North Dakota State Bison28 | UC Davis Aggies24 | Trailed by 24 · at a quarter |
| 2023 | Charlotte 49ers33 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane26 | Trailed by 17 · in game |
| 2023 | Colgate Raiders37 | Lafayette Leopards34 | Trailed by 17 · in game |
| 2017 | Liberty27 | Duquesne24 | Trailed by 17 · in game |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers28 | Old Dominion Monarchs24 | Trailed by 15 · in game |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #5 Oklahoma62 | #11 Oklahoma State52 | 114 total pts |
| 2023 | Illinois College76 | Cornell (IA)34 | 110 total pts |
| 2023 | Memphis Tigers59 | South Florida Bulls50 | 109 total pts |
| 2004 | #14 Louisville Cardinals56 | Memphis Tigers49 | 105 total pts |
| 2000 | #21 Northwestern54 | #12 Michigan51 | 105 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Michigan33 | Minnesota10 | 111,090 fans |
| 2023 | #3 Michigan Wolverines41 | Purdue Boilermakers13 | 110,245 fans |
| 2006 | #2 Michigan Wolverines34 | Ball State Cardinals26 | 109,359 fans |
| 2006 | #13 LSU Tigers28 | #8 Tennessee Volunteers24 | 106,333 fans |
| 2023 | #7 Texas Longhorns33 | #23 Kansas State Wildcats30 | 102,846 fans |