ON THIS DAY IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL
November 20.
Different years. Same date. Games worth remembering.
ON THIS DAY · November 20IRON
Unranked. Unforgettable.
Unranked wins over ranked teams. Best rank beaten first. Showing 14 of 21.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Michigan28 | #5 Ohio State0 | At home |
| 1982 | Washington State24 | #5 Washington20 | At home |
| 1937 | Harvard13 | #5 Yale6 | At home |
| 1948 | Pittsburgh7 | #6 Penn State0 | At home |
| 2004 | Ohio State Buckeyes37 | #7 Michigan Wolverines21 | At home · Ohio Stadium |
| 1954 | LSU7 | #9 Arkansas6 | At home |
| 2021 | Clemson48 | #10 Wake Forest27 | At home · Memorial Stadium · Clemson, South Carolina |
| 2004 | Florida Gators20 | #10 Florida State Seminoles13 | On the road |
| 2003 | Southern Miss40 | #10 TCU28 | At home |
| 1965 | Miami16 | #10 Florida13 | At home |
| 2002 | West Virginia21 | #13 Virginia Tech18 | On the road |
| 1982 | Ohio State24 | #13 Michigan14 | At home |
| 1999 | Wake Forest26 | #14 Georgia Tech23 | At home |
| 1970 | Long Beach State27 | #14 San Diego State11 | At home |
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When the ranked collide
Ranked matchups, highest-ranked team first. Showing 10 of 35.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | #1 Florida State30 | #3 Florida23 | On the road |
| 1993 | #17 Boston College41 | #1 Notre Dame39 | On the road |
| 1965 | #1 Michigan State12 | #4 Notre Dame3 | On the road · Notre Dame, IN |
| 1954 | #1 Ohio State21 | #12 Michigan7 | At home |
| 1948 | #1 Michigan13 | #18 Ohio State3 | On the road |
| 2021 | #2 Alabama42 | #21 Arkansas35 | At home · Bryant Denny Stadium · Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| 1976 | #3 USC24 | #2 UCLA14 | On the road |
| 1965 | #2 Arkansas42 | #9 Texas Tech24 | At home |
| 1954 | #2 UCLA34 | #7 USC0 | At home |
| 1937 | #2 California13 | #13 Stanford0 | On the road |
ON THIS DAY · November 20IRON
Down to the wire
Ranked teams. Three points or fewer between them.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | #11 UCLA20 | #15 USC19 | 1 pt |
| 1993 | #17 Boston College41 | #1 Notre Dame39 | 2 pts |
| 1993 | #9 West Virginia17 | #4 Miami14 | 3 pts |
| 2010 | #19 Texas A&M Aggies9 | #8 Nebraska Cornhuskers6 | 3 pts |
| 2010 | #9 Ohio State Buckeyes20 | #20 Iowa Hawkeyes17 | 3 pts |
ON THIS DAY · November 20IRON
Top ten. Taken down.
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #4 Ohio St.56 | #7 Michigan St.7 | 49 pts |
| 1954 | #2 UCLA34 | #7 USC0 | 34 pts |
| 1982 | #12 LSU55 | #7 Florida State21 | 34 pts |
| 2021 | #23 Utah38 | #3 Oregon7 | 31 pts |
| 1993 | Michigan28 | #5 Ohio State0 | 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Central Michigan Chippewas41 | Ball State Cardinals40 | Trailed by 21 · at a quarter |
| 2010 | #23 Utah Utes38 | San Diego State Aztecs34 | Trailed by 17 · in game |
| 2004 | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats58 | Florida A&M Rattlers52 | Trailed by 17 · at a quarter |
| 2010 | Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles35 | Jacksonville State Gamecocks24 | Trailed by 16 · in game |
| 2010 | Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders27 | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers26 | Trailed by 16 · in game |
ON THIS DAY · November 20IRON
Points on points
The highest combined scores on this date.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats58 | Florida A&M Rattlers52 | 110 total pts |
| 2010 | Cincinnati Bearcats69 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights38 | 107 total pts |
| 1993 | Fresno State63 | San Diego State37 | 100 total pts |
| 2010 | Rice Owls62 | East Carolina Pirates38 | 100 total pts |
| 2010 | Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles59 | Houston Cougars41 | 100 total pts |
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You had to be there
The biggest crowds, by announced attendance.
| Season | Winner / tied | Opponent | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | #10 Michigan24 | Ohio State17 | 111,575 fans |
| 2021 | Penn St.28 | Rutgers0 | 106,038 fans |
| 2004 | Ohio State Buckeyes37 | #7 Michigan Wolverines21 | 105,456 fans |
| 2021 | #4 Ohio St.56 | #7 Michigan St.7 | 101,858 fans |
| 2004 | Penn State Nittany Lions37 | Michigan State Spartans13 | 101,486 fans |