August 26 in college football
Every August 26 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.
- 29games on file
- 0unranked wins over ranked teams
- 2ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1990–2023seasons covered
Ranked vs ranked on August 26
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | #7 Texas A&M 10 | #17 Stanford 7 | At home |
| 1995 | #14 Michigan 18 | #17 Virginia 17 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | #14 Michigan 18 | #17 Virginia 17 | 1 pt |
| 1992 | #7 Texas A&M 10 | #17 Stanford 7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #19 South Florida 42 | San Jose State 22 | 16 ptsin game |
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 22 | Florida International Panthers 17 | 14 ptsin game |
| 2017 | Hawaii 38 | UMass 35 | 14 ptsin game |
| 2017 | Colorado State 58 | Oregon State 27 | 7 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Colorado State 58 | Oregon State 27 | 85 pts |
| 2023 | #6 USC Trojans 56 | San José State Spartans 28 | 84 pts |
| 2016 | California 51 | Hawaii 31 | 82 pts |
| 2017 | Hawaii 38 | UMass 35 | 73 pts |
| 2000 | Louisiana Tech 63 | Mississippi Valley State 10 | 73 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #6 USC Trojans 56 | San José State Spartans 28 | 63,411 |
| 2017 | BYU 20 | Portland State 6 | 55,427 |
| 2023 | #13 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 42 | Navy Midshipmen 3 | 49,000 |
| 2001 | Fresno State 24 | Colorado 22 | 47,762 |
| 2000 | Texas Tech 24 | New Mexico 3 | 42,238 |