May 8 in college football
Every May 8 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.
- 2games on file
- 0unranked wins over ranked teams
- 0ranked vs ranked meetings
- 2020–2020seasons covered
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sam Houston 38 | James Madison 35 | 21 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sam Houston 38 | James Madison 35 | 73 pts |
| 2020 | South Dakota St. 33 | Delaware 3 | 36 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Sam Houston 38 | James Madison 35 | 5,038 |
| 2020 | South Dakota St. 33 | Delaware 3 | 4,527 |