January 20 in college football
Every January 20 in Iron's archive: the ranked teams that lost to unranked ones, the ranked matchups, and the games worth retelling. Every result links to its game card.
- 1game on file
- 0unranked wins over ranked teams
- 1ranked vs ranked meeting
- 2024–2024seasons covered
Ranked vs ranked on January 20
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #8 Ohio State Buckeyes 34 | #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 23 | Neutral site · Mercedes-Benz Stadium · Atlanta, Georgia |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #8 Ohio State Buckeyes 34 | #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 23 | 11 pts |
Biggest comebacks
Deficit the winner erased. Measured from in-game margins where play data exists, cross-checked against quarter scores; a row prints only when the quarter lines corroborate it, so this list starts in 2000.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Trailed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #8 Ohio State Buckeyes 34 | #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 23 | 7 ptsat a quarter |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #8 Ohio State Buckeyes 34 | #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 23 | 57 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #8 Ohio State Buckeyes 34 | #7 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 23 | 77,660 |