September 10 in college football
Every September 10 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.
- 747games on file
- 13unranked wins over ranked teams
- 17ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1949–2026seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on September 10
Best rank beaten first.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Appalachian State Mountaineers 17 | #6 Texas A&M Aggies 14 | On the road · Kyle Field · College Station, TX |
| 2022 | Marshall Thundering Herd 26 | #8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 21 | On the road · Notre Dame Stadium · Notre Dame, IN |
| 2005 | Iowa State Cyclones 23 | #8 Iowa Hawkeyes 3 | At home · Jack Trice Stadium · Ames, IA |
| 2016 | Arkansas 41 | #15 Texas Christian 38 | On the road · Amon G. Carter · Fort Worth, Texas |
| 1988 | Rutgers 17 | #15 Michigan State 13 | On the road · East Lansing, MI |
| 2011 | Auburn Tigers 41 | #16 Mississippi State Bulldogs 34 | At home |
| 2022 | Washington State Cougars 17 | #19 Wisconsin Badgers 14 | On the road · Camp Randall Stadium · Madison, WI |
| 1983 | Cincinnati 14 | #20 Penn State 3 | On the road |
| 2016 | Central Michigan 30 | #22 Oklahoma State 27 | On the road · BoonePickens Stadium · Stillwater, Okla. |
| 2005 | SMU Mustangs 21 | #22 TCU Horned Frogs 10 | At home · Ford Stadium |
| 1994 | NC State 29 | #22 Clemson 12 | On the road |
| 2022 | Texas Tech Red Raiders 33 | #25 Houston Cougars 30 | At home · Galaxy Stadium · Lubbock, TX |
| 1992 | San Diego State 45 | #25 BYU 38 | On the road |
Ranked vs ranked on September 10
17 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #2 Texas Longhorns 25 | #4 Ohio State Buckeyes 22 | On the road · Ohio Stadium |
| 1988 | #5 UCLA 41 | #2 Nebraska 28 | At home |
| 2011 | #3 Alabama Crimson Tide 27 | #23 Penn State Nittany Lions 11 | On the road |
| 2005 | #20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 17 | #3 Michigan Wolverines 10 | On the road |
| 1994 | #6 Michigan 26 | #3 Notre Dame 24 | On the road |
| 2005 | #5 LSU Tigers 35 | #15 Arizona State Sun Devils 31 | On the road · Sun Devil Stadium |
| 2004 | #6 Miami Hurricanes 16 | #5 Florida State Seminoles 10 | At home · Orange Bowl |
| 1971 | #16 Alabama 17 | #5 USC 10 | On the road |
| 1994 | #8 Penn State 38 | #14 USC 14 | At home |
| 2022 | #21 BYU Cougars 26 | #9 Baylor Bears 20 | At home · LaVell Edwards Stadium · Provo, UT |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | #6 Michigan 26 | #3 Notre Dame 24 | 2 pts |
| 1988 | #13 Notre Dame 19 | #9 Michigan 17 | 2 pts |
| 2005 | #2 Texas Longhorns 25 | #4 Ohio State Buckeyes 22 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Iowa State Cyclones 23 | #8 Iowa Hawkeyes 3 | 20 pts |
| 1988 | #5 UCLA 41 | #2 Nebraska 28 | 13 pts |
| 2005 | #20 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 17 | #3 Michigan Wolverines 10 | 7 pts |
| 1971 | #16 Alabama 17 | #5 USC 10 | 7 pts |
| 2004 | #6 Miami Hurricanes 16 | #5 Florida State Seminoles 10 | 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | South Dakota 52 | Weber State 49 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2016 | Arizona 31 | Grambling 21 | 18 ptsin game |
| 2022 | Cal Poly Mustangs 28 | San Diego Toreros 27 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2011 | Michigan Wolverines 35 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish 31 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2016 | New Hampshire 39 | Holy Cross 28 | 15 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Arizona State 68 | Texas Tech 55 | 123 pts |
| 2022 | Eastern Kentucky Colonels 59 | Bowling Green Falcons 57 | 116 pts |
| 2022 | Anna Maria College 63 | UMass Dartmouth 48 | 111 pts |
| 2016 | Northern Colorado 55 | Abilene Christian 52 | 107 pts |
| 2016 | Fordham 83 | Elizabeth City State 21 | 104 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #17 Tennessee 45 | Virginia Tech 24 | 156,990 |
| 2022 | #4 Michigan Wolverines 56 | Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 10 | 110,012 |
| 2016 | #5 Michigan 51 | UCF 14 | 109,295 |
| 2022 | Penn State Nittany Lions 46 | Ohio Bobcats 10 | 107,306 |
| 2005 | #2 Texas Longhorns 25 | #4 Ohio State Buckeyes 22 | 105,565 |