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September 1 in college football

Every September 1 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.

Unranked over ranked on September 1

Best rank beaten first.

SeasonWinnerRanked loserWhere
2007 Appalachian State Mountaineers 34 #5 Michigan Wolverines 32 On the road
2002 Kentucky 22 #17 Louisville 17 On the road
1994 Washington State 10 #22 Illinois 9 On the road
2018 Maryland 34 #23 Texas 29 At home · Landover, Md. / FedExField · Landover, Md.
2001 Colorado 41 #24 Colorado State 14 On the road · Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium

Ranked vs ranked on September 1

SeasonWinnerLoserWhere
2012 #2 Alabama Crimson Tide 41 #8 Michigan Wolverines 14 At home
2018 #9 Auburn 21 #6 Washington 16 At home · Mercedes-Benz · Atlanta, Georgia
2001 #7 Oregon 31 #22 Wisconsin 28 At home · Eugene, OR
2018 #12 Notre Dame 24 #14 Michigan 17 At home · Notre Dame Stadium · Notre Dame, IN
2007 #12 California Golden Bears 45 #15 Tennessee Volunteers 31 At home · Memorial Stadium
2024 #23 USC Trojans 27 #13 LSU Tigers 20 Neutral site · Allegiant Stadium · Las Vegas, NV
2002 #16 Virginia Tech 26 #14 LSU 8 At home · Lane/Worsham Field · Blacksburg, VA
2001 #17 UCLA 20 #25 Alabama 17 On the road
2008 #23 UCLA Bruins 27 #18 Tennessee Volunteers 24 At home · The Rose Bowl · Pasadena, CA

One-score finishes between ranked teams

Decided by three points or fewer.

Top-10 teams routed

The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.

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.

Highest-scoring games

Combined points, both teams.

Biggest crowds

Announced attendance.