August 24 in college football
Every August 24 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.
- 18games on file
- 2unranked wins over ranked teams
- 1ranked vs ranked meeting
- 1996–2024seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on August 24
Best rank beaten first.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 24 | #10 Florida State Seminoles 21 | Neutral site · Aviva Stadium · Dublin |
| 1996 | BYU 41 | #13 Texas A&M 37 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on August 24
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | #17 Syracuse 34 | #24 Wisconsin 0 | At home |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 24 | #10 Florida State Seminoles 21 | 3 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 | Montana State Bobcats 35 | New Mexico Lobos 31 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2024 | Florida A&M Rattlers 24 | Norfolk State Spartans 23 | 14 ptsin game |
| 2024 | SMU Mustangs 29 | Nevada Wolf Pack 24 | 11 ptsin game |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 24 | #10 Florida State Seminoles 21 | 8 ptsin game |
| 2024 | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 37 | North Alabama Lions 15 | 8 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Hawaii 45 | Arizona 38 | 83 pts |
| 1996 | BYU 41 | #13 Texas A&M 37 | 78 pts |
| 2002 | #3 Florida State 38 | Iowa State 31 | 69 pts |
| 2019 | Youngstown State 45 | Samford 22 | 67 pts |
| 2002 | #13 Ohio State 45 | Texas Tech 21 | 66 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | #13 Ohio State 45 | Texas Tech 21 | 100,037 |
| 2002 | #10 Nebraska 48 | Arizona State 10 | 77,779 |
| 2019 | #8 Florida 24 | Miami (Fla.) 20 | 66,543 |
| 2002 | #3 Florida State 38 | Iowa State 31 | 55,132 |
| 2024 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 24 | #10 Florida State Seminoles 21 | 47,998 |