September 7 in college football
Every September 7 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.
- 638games on file
- 17unranked wins over ranked teams
- 15ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1974–2026seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on September 7
The 17 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Northern Illinois Huskies 16 | #5 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 14 | On the road · Notre Dame Stadium · Notre Dame, IN |
| 2013 | Miami (FL) 21 | #12 Florida 16 | At home |
| 1996 | Wake Forest 28 | #13 Northwestern 27 | At home |
| 1991 | Mississippi State 13 | #13 Texas 6 | At home |
| 2019 | California Golden Bears 20 | #14 Washington Huskies 19 | On the road · Husky Stadium · Seattle, Wash. |
| 2013 | BYU 40 | #15 Texas 21 | At home |
| 2024 | Illinois Fighting Illini 23 | #19 Kansas Jayhawks 17 | At home · Memorial Stadium · Champaign, Illinois |
| 2002 | UCLA 30 | #19 Colorado State 19 | At home · The Rose Bowl · Pasadena, CA |
| 1995 | Boston College 20 | #20 Virginia Tech 14 | On the road |
| 2024 | Iowa State Cyclones 20 | #21 Iowa Hawkeyes 19 | On the road · Kinnick · Iowa City, Iowa |
| 2019 | Maryland Terrapins 63 | #21 Syracuse Orange 20 | At home · COF @ MD Stadium · College Park, Md. |
| 2002 | Virginia 34 | #22 South Carolina 21 | At home · Smith/Harrison/Scott · Charlottesville, VA |
| 2024 | Syracuse Orange 31 | #23 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 28 | At home · JMA Wireless Dome · Syracuse, NY |
| 2019 | USC Trojans 45 | #23 Stanford Cardinal 20 | At home · LA Memorial Coliseum · Los Angeles, Calif. |
Ranked vs ranked on September 7
15 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #1 Clemson Tigers 24 | #12 Texas A&M Aggies 10 | At home · Memorial Stadium · Clemson, S.C. |
| 2002 | #1 Miami 41 | #6 Florida 16 | On the road · Ben Hill Griffin |
| 2024 | #3 Texas Longhorns 31 | #10 Michigan Wolverines 12 | On the road · Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 2019 | #6 LSU Tigers 45 | #9 Texas Longhorns 38 | On the road · DKR Texas Memorial · Ausitn, Texas |
| 2013 | #11 Georgia 41 | #6 South Carolina 30 | At home |
| 1985 | #6 USC 20 | #11 Illinois 10 | On the road |
| 1985 | #19 Penn State 20 | #7 Maryland 18 | On the road |
| 1985 | #20 UCLA 27 | #8 BYU 24 | On the road |
| 1996 | #24 North Carolina 27 | #9 Syracuse 10 | On the road |
| 1985 | #17 Florida State 17 | #10 Nebraska 13 | On the road |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | #19 Penn State 20 | #7 Maryland 18 | 2 pts |
| 1985 | #20 UCLA 27 | #8 BYU 24 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | #1 Miami 41 | #6 Florida 16 | 25 pts |
| 2024 | #3 Texas Longhorns 31 | #10 Michigan Wolverines 12 | 19 pts |
| 1996 | #24 North Carolina 27 | #9 Syracuse 10 | 17 pts |
| 2013 | #11 Georgia 41 | #6 South Carolina 30 | 11 pts |
| 2019 | #6 LSU Tigers 45 | #9 Texas Longhorns 38 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Panthers 28 | Cincinnati Bearcats 27 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2024 | North Dakota Fighting Hawks 27 | Montana Grizzlies 24 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2019 | Georgia State Panthers 48 | Furman Paladins 42 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2019 | Colorado Buffaloes 34 | #25 Nebraska Cornhuskers 31 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2013 | SMU 31 | Montana St. 30 | 17 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | New Mexico Highlands 69 | Western New Mexico 55 | 124 pts |
| 1991 | California 86 | Pacific 24 | 110 pts |
| 2019 | Incarnate Word Cardinals 63 | Texas Southern Tigers 44 | 107 pts |
| 2019 | Arizona Wildcats 65 | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 41 | 106 pts |
| 2013 | Murray St. 83 | Campbellsville 14 | 97 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | #17 Michigan 41 | #14 Notre Dame 30 | 115,109 |
| 2019 | #7 Michigan Wolverines 24 | Army Black Knights 21 | 111,747 |
| 2024 | #3 Texas Longhorns 31 | #10 Michigan Wolverines 12 | 111,170 |
| 2013 | #3 Ohio St. 42 | San Diego St. 7 | 104,984 |
| 2019 | #15 Penn State Nittany Lions 45 | Buffalo Bulls 13 | 104,136 |