ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
November 17.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · November 17IRON
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 28.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Baylor Bears52 | #1 Kansas State Wildcats24 | At home |
| 1962 | Georgia Tech7 | #1 Alabama6 | At home |
| 1984 | Navy38 | #2 South Carolina21 | At home |
| 2007 | Texas Tech Red Raiders34 | #4 Oklahoma Sooners27 | At home · Jones AT&T Stadium |
| 2016 | Houston36 | #5 Louisville10 | At home · TDECU Stadium · Houston, Texas |
| 1962 | Oklahoma13 | #6 Missouri0 | At home |
| 1984 | UCLA29 | #7 USC10 | At home |
| 1990 | Maryland35 | #8 Virginia30 | On the road |
| 2018 | Oklahoma State45 | #9 West Virginia41 | At home · Boone PickensStadium · Stillwater, Okla. |
| 1984 | Mississippi State16 | #9 LSU14 | At home |
| 1962 | Michigan State31 | #9 Northwestern7 | On the road · Evanston, IL |
| 1945 | Temple14 | #10 Holy Cross6 | On the road |
| 1945 | Michigan State33 | #12 Penn State0 | At home |
| 1973 | Iowa State17 | #14 Missouri7 | At home |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 27.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | #1 Miami59 | #14 Syracuse0 | At home |
| 1990 | #18 Penn State24 | #1 Notre Dame21 | On the road |
| 1984 | #6 Oklahoma17 | #1 Nebraska7 | On the road |
| 1956 | #1 Tennessee27 | #19 Ole Miss7 | At home |
| 1945 | #1 Army61 | #6 Pennsylvania0 | On the road |
| 2012 | #13 Stanford Cardinal17 | #2 Oregon Ducks14 | On the road |
| 1979 | #2 Ohio State18 | #13 Michigan15 | On the road |
| 2018 | #3 Notre Dame36 | #12 Syracuse3 | At home · Yankee Stadium · Bronx, NY |
| 1973 | #3 Oklahoma48 | #18 Kansas20 | At home |
| 1956 | #17 Minnesota14 | #3 Michigan State13 | At home · Minneapolis, MN |
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Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | #17 Minnesota14 | #3 Michigan State13 | 1 pt |
| 1990 | #18 Penn State24 | #1 Notre Dame21 | 3 pts |
| 2012 | #13 Stanford Cardinal17 | #2 Oregon Ducks14 | 3 pts |
| 1979 | #2 Ohio State18 | #13 Michigan15 | 3 pts |
| 2007 | #17 Boston College Eagles20 | #15 Clemson Tigers17 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | #1 Army61 | #6 Pennsylvania0 | 61 pts |
| 2012 | Baylor Bears52 | #1 Kansas State Wildcats24 | 28 pts |
| 2016 | Houston36 | #5 Louisville10 | 26 pts |
| 1962 | Michigan State31 | #9 Northwestern7 | 24 pts |
| 1984 | UCLA29 | #7 USC10 | 19 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 | Holy Cross Crusaders32 | Georgetown Hoyas31 | Trailed by 26 · in game |
| 2018 | Montana State Bobcats29 | Montana Grizzlies25 | Trailed by 22 · in game |
| 2001 | #6 Tennessee38 | Kentucky35 | Trailed by 21 · in game |
| 2018 | Hawaii35 | UNLV28 | Trailed by 18 · in game |
| 2018 | Temple27 | South Florida17 | Trailed by 17 · in game |
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Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Rice146 | SMU3 | 149 total pts |
| 2018 | Kennesaw State Owls60 | Jacksonville State Gamecocks52 | 112 total pts |
| 2018 | Bryant Bulldogs56 | Howard Bison55 | 111 total pts |
| 2012 | #11 Clemson Tigers62 | NC State Wolfpack48 | 110 total pts |
| 1990 | #12 Houston84 | Eastern Washington21 | 105 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #4 Michigan31 | Indiana20 | 110,118 fans |
| 2007 | #20 Tennessee Volunteers25 | Vanderbilt Commodores24 | 105,077 fans |
| 2001 | #12 Illinois34 | #25 Ohio State22 | 104,407 fans |
| 2018 | #15 Texas24 | #16 Iowa State10 | 102,498 fans |
| 2018 | #1 Alabama50 | Citadel17 | 101,681 fans |