ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
November 12.
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 35.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Purdue23 | #1 Minnesota14 | On the road |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh43 | #2 Clemson42 | On the road · Memorial Stadium · Clemson, SC |
| 2016 | Iowa14 | #3 Michigan13 | At home · Kinnick Stadium · Iowa City, Iowa |
| 2011 | TCU Horned Frogs36 | #5 Boise State Broncos35 | On the road |
| 1949 | Dartmouth16 | #6 Cornell7 | At home |
| 2016 | Ole Miss29 | #8 Texas A&M28 | On the road · Kyle Field · College Station, TX |
| 1949 | Oregon State25 | #8 Michigan State20 | At home · Corvallis, OR |
| 1938 | Saint Mary's (CA)7 | #8 Santa Clara0 | At home |
| 2016 | Georgia13 | #9 Auburn7 | At home · Sanford Stadium · Athens, Ga. |
| 1938 | Washington7 | #9 USC6 | At home |
| 1988 | Houston34 | #10 Wyoming10 | At home |
| 1966 | Ole Miss14 | #10 Tennessee7 | On the road |
| 2022 | Arizona Wildcats34 | #12 UCLA Bruins28 | On the road · Rose Bowl · Pasadena, CA |
| 2005 | South Carolina Gamecocks30 | #12 Florida Gators22 | At home |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 28.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | #2 Notre Dame19 | #12 Minnesota0 | At home |
| 1983 | #3 Auburn13 | #4 Georgia7 | On the road |
| 1960 | #5 Iowa35 | #3 Ohio State12 | At home |
| 2022 | #4 TCU Horned Frogs17 | #18 Texas Longhorns10 | On the road · DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium · Austin, TX |
| 2016 | #20 Southern California26 | #4 Washington13 | On the road · Husky Stadium · Seattle, Wash. |
| 2011 | #7 Oregon Ducks53 | #4 Stanford Cardinal30 | On the road |
| 2005 | #5 LSU Tigers16 | #4 Alabama Crimson Tide13 | On the road · Bryant-Denny Stadium |
| 1960 | #4 Ole Miss24 | #14 Tennessee3 | On the road |
| 1977 | #5 Notre Dame21 | #15 Clemson17 | On the road |
| 1938 | #20 Cornell14 | #5 Dartmouth7 | At home |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #15 Auburn Tigers31 | #9 Georgia Bulldogs30 | 1 pt |
| 2005 | #5 LSU Tigers16 | #4 Alabama Crimson Tide13 | 3 pts |
| 2022 | #25 Washington Huskies37 | #6 Oregon Ducks34 | 3 pts |
| 2011 | #19 Nebraska Cornhuskers17 | #12 Penn State Nittany Lions14 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Houston34 | #10 Wyoming10 | 24 pts |
| 1960 | #5 Iowa35 | #3 Ohio State12 | 23 pts |
| 2011 | #7 Oregon Ducks53 | #4 Stanford Cardinal30 | 23 pts |
| 1955 | #17 Pittsburgh26 | #6 West Virginia7 | 19 pts |
| 2016 | #20 Southern California26 | #4 Washington13 | 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Albany36 | New Hampshire25 | Trailed by 22 · in game |
| 2005 | Ball State Cardinals26 | Eastern Michigan Eagles25 | Trailed by 22 · in game |
| 2016 | North Dakota38 | Northern Arizona31 | Trailed by 21 · in game |
| 2016 | Rice22 | Charlotte21 | Trailed by 21 · in game |
| 2011 | #25 Baylor Bears31 | Kansas Jayhawks30 | Trailed by 21 · in game |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UNLV69 | Wyoming66 | 135 total pts |
| 2011 | Stony Brook Seawolves76 | Gardner-Webb Bulldogs28 | 104 total pts |
| 2011 | Eastern Washington Eagles53 | Cal Poly Mustangs51 | 104 total pts |
| 2011 | Cornell Big Red62 | Columbia Lions41 | 103 total pts |
| 2011 | #14 Kansas State Wildcats53 | Texas A&M Aggies50 | 103 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #3 Michigan Wolverines34 | Nebraska Cornhuskers3 | 110,192 fans |
| 2022 | #14 Penn State Nittany Lions30 | Maryland Terrapins0 | 108,796 fans |
| 2005 | Tennessee Volunteers20 | Memphis Tigers16 | 106,647 fans |
| 2005 | #10 Ohio State Buckeyes48 | #25 Northwestern Wildcats7 | 105,181 fans |
| 2016 | Ole Miss29 | #8 Texas A&M28 | 104,892 fans |