September 9 in college football
Every September 9 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.
- 647games on file
- 13unranked wins over ranked teams
- 14ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1947–2023seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on September 9
Best rank beaten first.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Tennessee 24 | #6 UCLA 6 | On the road |
| 2000 | South Carolina 21 | #9 Georgia 10 | At home |
| 1989 | Virginia 14 | #12 Penn State 6 | On the road |
| 1989 | Washington 19 | #15 Texas A&M 6 | At home |
| 2006 | Boston College Eagles 34 | #18 Clemson Tigers 33 | At home · Alumni Stadium |
| 1989 | Mississippi State 26 | #18 Southern Miss 23 | On the road |
| 2023 | Washington State Cougars 31 | #19 Wisconsin Badgers 22 | At home · Gesa Field at Martin Stadium · Pullman, Washington |
| 2004 | Troy Trojans 24 | #19 Missouri Tigers 14 | At home · Movie Gallery |
| 2000 | Auburn 35 | #19 Ole Miss 27 | On the road · Vaught-Hemingway · Oxford, MS |
| 1989 | Texas Tech 24 | #20 Arizona 14 | At home |
| 2011 | Arizona State Sun Devils 37 | #21 Missouri Tigers 30 | At home |
| 1995 | East Carolina 27 | #22 Syracuse 24 | On the road |
| 2023 | Miami Hurricanes 48 | #23 Texas A&M Aggies 33 | At home · Hard Rock Stadium · Miami Gardens, FL |
Ranked vs ranked on September 9
14 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 24 | #2 Texas Longhorns 7 | On the road · Royal-Texas Memorial |
| 2000 | #1 Nebraska 27 | #23 Notre Dame 24 | On the road |
| 1982 | #1 Pittsburgh 7 | #5 North Carolina 6 | At home |
| 2017 | #5 Oklahoma 31 | #2 Ohio State 16 | On the road · Ohio Stadium · Columbus, Ohio |
| 2023 | #11 Texas Longhorns 34 | #3 Alabama Crimson Tide 24 | On the road · Bryant-Denny Stadium · Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 2017 | #3 Clemson 14 | #13 Auburn 6 | At home · Memorial Stadium · Clemson, SC |
| 1976 | #17 UCLA 28 | #3 Arizona State 10 | On the road |
| 2006 | #4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 41 | #19 Penn State Nittany Lions 17 | At home |
| 2000 | #15 Washington 34 | #4 Miami 29 | At home |
| 2017 | #6 Southern California 42 | #14 Stanford 24 | At home · LA Memorial Coliseum · Los Angeles, Calif. |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | #1 Pittsburgh 7 | #5 North Carolina 6 | 1 pt |
| 2017 | #15 Georgia 20 | #24 Notre Dame 19 | 1 pt |
| 2000 | #1 Nebraska 27 | #23 Notre Dame 24 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Tennessee 24 | #6 UCLA 6 | 18 pts |
| 1976 | #17 UCLA 28 | #3 Arizona State 10 | 18 pts |
| 2006 | #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 24 | #2 Texas Longhorns 7 | 17 pts |
| 2017 | #5 Oklahoma 31 | #2 Ohio State 16 | 15 pts |
| 2000 | South Carolina 21 | #9 Georgia 10 | 11 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 | #20 Washington State 47 | Boise State 44 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2006 | San Jose State Spartans 35 | Stanford Cardinal 34 | 20 ptsin game |
| 2023 | Fordham Rams 40 | Buffalo Bulls 37 | 18 ptsin game |
| 2017 | Fordham Rams 38 | Central Connecticut Blue Devils 31 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2006 | Indiana Hoosiers 24 | Ball State Cardinals 23 | 17 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tulsa 66 | Louisiana 42 | 108 pts |
| 2023 | Grand Valley State 57 | CSU Pueblo 49 | 106 pts |
| 2023 | Utah State Aggies 78 | Idaho State Bengals 28 | 106 pts |
| 1995 | Pittsburgh 66 | Eastern Michigan 30 | 96 pts |
| 2023 | Notre Dame College 87 | West Virginia Wesleyan 9 | 96 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #8 Michigan 36 | Cincinnati 14 | 111,384 |
| 2017 | #4 Penn State 33 | Pittsburgh 14 | 109,898 |
| 2023 | #2 Michigan Wolverines 35 | UNLV Rebels 7 | 109,482 |
| 2017 | #5 Oklahoma 31 | #2 Ohio State 16 | 109,088 |
| 2023 | #7 Penn State Nittany Lions 63 | Delaware Blue Hens 7 | 108,575 |