August 30 in college football
Every August 30 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.
- 474games on file
- 6unranked wins over ranked teams
- 8ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1986–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on August 30
Best rank beaten first.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Florida State Seminoles 31 | #8 Alabama Crimson Tide 17 | At home · Doak Campbell Stadium · Tallahassee, FL |
| 1997 | NC State 32 | #13 Syracuse 31 | On the road |
| 2008 | East Carolina Pirates 27 | #17 Virginia Tech Hokies 22 | At home · Bank of America · Charlotte, NC |
| 2003 | Colorado 42 | #23 Colorado State 35 | On the road |
| 2003 | Nebraska 17 | #24 Oklahoma State 7 | At home |
| 2008 | Bowling Green Falcons 27 | #25 Pittsburgh Panthers 17 | On the road · Heinz Field · Pittsburgh, PA |
Ranked vs ranked on August 30
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3 Ohio State Buckeyes 14 | #1 Texas Longhorns 7 | At home · Ohio Stadium · Columbus, OH |
| 2003 | #2 Ohio State 28 | #17 Washington 9 | At home · Ohio Stadium |
| 2025 | #9 LSU Tigers 17 | #4 Clemson Tigers 10 | On the road · Memorial Stadium · Clemson, SC |
| 2008 | #6 Missouri Tigers 52 | #20 Illinois Fighting Illini 42 | At home · Edward Jones Dome · St. Louis, MO |
| 2003 | #8 USC 23 | #6 Auburn 0 | On the road · Jordan–Hare Stadium · Auburn, AL |
| 2008 | #24 Alabama Crimson Tide 34 | #9 Clemson Tigers 10 | On the road · Georgia Dome · Atlanta, GA |
| 2014 | #12 Georgia 45 | #16 Clemson 21 | At home |
| 2014 | #13 LSU 28 | #14 Wisconsin 24 | Neutral site |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #24 Alabama Crimson Tide 34 | #9 Clemson Tigers 10 | 24 pts |
| 2003 | #8 USC 23 | #6 Auburn 0 | 23 pts |
| 2025 | Florida State Seminoles 31 | #8 Alabama Crimson Tide 17 | 14 pts |
| 2025 | #9 LSU Tigers 17 | #4 Clemson Tigers 10 | 7 pts |
| 2025 | #3 Ohio State Buckeyes 14 | #1 Texas Longhorns 7 | 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 52 | Western Carolina Catamounts 45 | 28 ptsin game |
| 2025 | UC Davis Aggies 31 | Utah Tech Trailblazers 24 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2019 | Nevada 34 | Purdue 31 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2014 | #13 LSU 28 | #14 Wisconsin 24 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2019 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights 48 | Massachusetts Minutemen 21 | 14 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Eastern New Mexico 63 | New Mexico Highlands 37 | 100 pts |
| 2025 | Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 52 | Western Carolina Catamounts 45 | 97 pts |
| 2008 | #6 Missouri Tigers 52 | #20 Illinois Fighting Illini 42 | 94 pts |
| 1986 | UTEP 64 | Northern Michigan 29 | 93 pts |
| 2003 | New Hampshire 70 | Central Connecticut 20 | 90 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14 Michigan Wolverines 34 | New Mexico Lobos 17 | 110,648 |
| 2003 | #4 Michigan 45 | Central Michigan 7 | 110,637 |
| 2008 | Utah Utes 25 | Michigan Wolverines 23 | 108,421 |
| 2025 | #3 Ohio State Buckeyes 14 | #1 Texas Longhorns 7 | 107,524 |
| 2025 | #19 Texas A&M Aggies 42 | UTSA Roadrunners 24 | 107,521 |