September 24 in college football
Every September 24 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.
- 1,145games on file
- 25unranked wins over ranked teams
- 31ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1902–2023seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on September 24
The 25 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | South Carolina Gamecocks 16 | #4 Ole Miss Rebels 10 | At home · Williams-Brice Stad. · Columbia, SC |
| 2022 | Kansas State Wildcats 41 | #6 Oklahoma Sooners 34 | On the road · Memorial Stadium · Norman, OK |
| 1988 | Ohio State 36 | #7 LSU 33 | At home |
| 1955 | Kentucky 21 | #8 Ole Miss 14 | At home |
| 2005 | South Florida Bulls 45 | #9 Louisville Cardinals 14 | At home |
| 1983 | LSU 40 | #9 Washington 14 | At home |
| 1983 | Kansas 26 | #10 USC 20 | On the road |
| 1966 | Colorado 13 | #10 Baylor 7 | On the road |
| 2005 | Minnesota Golden Gophers 42 | #11 Purdue Boilermakers 35 | At home · HHH Metrodome |
| 1960 | Minnesota 26 | #12 Nebraska 14 | On the road |
| 1955 | TCU 32 | #12 Texas Tech 0 | On the road |
| 1983 | Miami 20 | #13 Notre Dame 0 | At home |
| 2005 | Wisconsin Badgers 23 | #14 Michigan Wolverines 20 | At home |
| 1988 | Rutgers 21 | #15 Penn State 16 | On the road |
Ranked vs ranked on September 24
31 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #1 USC Trojans 45 | #24 Oregon Ducks 13 | On the road · Autzen Stadium |
| 1955 | #5 Maryland 7 | #1 UCLA 0 | At home |
| 2011 | #2 LSU Tigers 47 | #16 West Virginia Mountaineers 21 | On the road |
| 1955 | #2 Georgia Tech 14 | #19 Florida 7 | On the road |
| 2011 | #3 Alabama Crimson Tide 38 | #14 Arkansas Razorbacks 14 | At home |
| 1994 | #3 Florida State 31 | #13 North Carolina 18 | At home |
| 1988 | #5 USC 23 | #3 Oklahoma 7 | At home |
| 1983 | #7 Iowa 20 | #3 Ohio State 14 | At home |
| 1977 | #3 Oklahoma 29 | #4 Ohio State 28 | On the road |
| 2005 | #4 Virginia Tech Hokies 51 | #15 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 7 | At home · Lane/Worsham Field · Blacksburg, VA |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | #3 Oklahoma 29 | #4 Ohio State 28 | 1 pt |
| 1994 | #7 Colorado 27 | #4 Michigan 26 | 1 pt |
| 2011 | #7 Oklahoma State Cowboys 30 | #8 Texas A&M Aggies 29 | 1 pt |
| 2022 | #23 Texas A&M Aggies 23 | #10 Arkansas Razorbacks 21 | 2 pts |
| 1977 | #13 Florida 24 | #12 Mississippi State 22 | 2 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | South Florida Bulls 45 | #9 Louisville Cardinals 14 | 31 pts |
| 1983 | LSU 40 | #9 Washington 14 | 26 pts |
| 2016 | #11 Wisconsin 30 | #8 Michigan State 6 | 24 pts |
| 1994 | #17 Washington 38 | #6 Miami 20 | 18 pts |
| 1977 | #6 Texas A&M 33 | #7 Texas Tech 17 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Tulsa 48 | Fresno State 41 | 31 ptsin game |
| 2022 | James Madison Dukes 32 | Appalachian State Mountaineers 28 | 25 ptsin game |
| 2016 | #14 Tennessee 38 | #19 Florida 28 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2016 | Middle Tennessee 38 | Louisiana Tech 34 | 20 ptsin game |
| 2022 | #15 Oregon Ducks 44 | Washington State Cougars 41 | 19 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 63 | Norfolk State Spartans 61 | 124 pts |
| 2022 | Ohio Bobcats 59 | Fordham Rams 52 | 111 pts |
| 2005 | TCU Horned Frogs 51 | BYU Cougars 50 | 101 pts |
| 2015 | Memphis 53 | Cincinnati 46 | 99 pts |
| 2022 | Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 98 | Warner Royals 0 | 98 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #4 Michigan 49 | Penn State 10 | 110,319 |
| 2022 | #4 Michigan Wolverines 34 | Maryland Terrapins 27 | 110,225 |
| 2022 | #14 Penn State Nittany Lions 33 | Central Michigan Chippewas 14 | 106,624 |
| 2022 | #3 Ohio State Buckeyes 52 | Wisconsin Badgers 21 | 105,473 |
| 2005 | #8 Ohio State Buckeyes 31 | #21 Iowa Hawkeyes 6 | 105,225 |