September 13 in college football
Every September 13 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.
- 703games on file
- 19unranked wins over ranked teams
- 17ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1930–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on September 13
The 19 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Arkansas 38 | #6 Texas 28 | On the road · Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium · Austin, TX |
| 1975 | Memphis 31 | #7 Auburn 20 | On the road |
| 1986 | Mississippi State 27 | #8 Tennessee 23 | On the road |
| 2014 | Boston College 37 | #9 Southern California 31 | At home |
| 1980 | Arizona State 29 | #9 Houston 13 | At home |
| 2025 | Vanderbilt Commodores 31 | #11 South Carolina Gamecocks 7 | On the road · Williams-Brice Stadium · Columbia, SC |
| 1997 | UCLA 66 | #11 Texas 3 | On the road |
| 2025 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 24 | #12 Clemson Tigers 21 | At home · Bobby Dodd Stadium · Atlanta, GA |
| 1997 | Purdue 28 | #12 Notre Dame 17 | At home |
| 2003 | UNLV 23 | #14 Wisconsin 5 | On the road |
| 2008 | UNLV Rebels 23 | #15 Arizona State Sun Devils 20 | On the road |
| 1975 | Wake Forest 30 | #15 NC State 22 | On the road |
| 2014 | East Carolina 28 | #17 Virginia Tech 21 | On the road |
| 2003 | Washington State 47 | #17 Colorado 26 | On the road |
Ranked vs ranked on September 13
17 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #1 USC Trojans 35 | #5 Ohio State Buckeyes 3 | At home · LA Memorial Coliseum |
| 2003 | #3 Ohio State 44 | #24 NC State 38 | At home · Ohio Stadium |
| 1975 | #3 Ohio State 21 | #11 Michigan State 0 | On the road · East Lansing, MI |
| 2025 | #5 Miami Hurricanes 49 | #18 South Florida Bulls 12 | At home · Hard Rock Stadium · Miami Gardens, FL |
| 2003 | #5 Michigan 38 | #15 Notre Dame 0 | At home |
| 2025 | #6 Georgia Bulldogs 44 | #15 Tennessee Volunteers 41 | On the road · Neyland Stadium · Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 2014 | #24 South Carolina 38 | #6 Georgia 35 | At home |
| 1997 | #7 North Carolina 28 | #17 Stanford 17 | At home |
| 1986 | #14 LSU 35 | #7 Texas A&M 17 | At home |
| 2025 | #16 Texas A&M Aggies 41 | #8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 40 | On the road · Notre Dame Stadium · Notre Dame, IN |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16 Texas A&M Aggies 41 | #8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 40 | 1 pt |
| 2025 | #6 Georgia Bulldogs 44 | #15 Tennessee Volunteers 41 | 3 pts |
| 2014 | #24 South Carolina 38 | #6 Georgia 35 | 3 pts |
| 2008 | #10 Wisconsin Badgers 13 | #21 Fresno State Bulldogs 10 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | #17 Washington 40 | #10 Ohio State 7 | 33 pts |
| 2008 | #1 USC Trojans 35 | #5 Ohio State Buckeyes 3 | 32 pts |
| 1997 | #14 Michigan 27 | #8 Colorado 3 | 24 pts |
| 1986 | #14 LSU 35 | #7 Texas A&M 17 | 18 pts |
| 1980 | Arizona State 29 | #9 Houston 13 | 16 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 | Lindenwood Lions 35 | Charleston Southern Buccaneers 28 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2003 | Central Michigan 42 | Eastern Kentucky 41 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2008 | #16 Oregon Ducks 32 | Purdue Boilermakers 26 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2014 | Pittsburgh 42 | FIU 25 | 16 ptsat a quarter |
| 2025 | West Georgia Wolves 35 | East Tennessee State Buccaneers 31 | 15 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Davidson 91 | Guilford 61 | 152 pts |
| 2025 | Wisconsin River Falls 59 | Coe 47 | 106 pts |
| 2025 | Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 52 | Southern Utah Thunderbirds 49 | 101 pts |
| 2014 | Middle Tenn. 50 | Western Ky. 47 | 97 pts |
| 2025 | South Carolina State Bulldogs 55 | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 41 | 96 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #23 Michigan Wolverines 63 | Central Michigan Chippewas 3 | 110,740 |
| 2025 | #2 Penn State Nittany Lions 52 | Villanova Wildcats 6 | 109,516 |
| 2025 | #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 37 | Ohio Bobcats 9 | 105,765 |
| 2003 | #3 Ohio State 44 | #24 NC State 38 | 104,890 |
| 2014 | #22 Ohio St. 66 | Kent St. 0 | 104,404 |