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September 27 in college football

Every September 27 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.

Unranked over ranked on September 27

The 25 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.

SeasonWinnerRanked loserWhere
2003 California 34 #3 USC 31 At home · California Memorial Stadium · Berkeley, CA
2008 Ole Miss Rebels 31 #4 Florida Gators 30 On the road
1980 Stanford 31 #4 Oklahoma 14 On the road
1958 Iowa 17 #6 TCU 0 At home
2012 Washington Huskies 17 #8 Stanford Cardinal 13 At home
1969 Kentucky 10 #8 Ole Miss 9 At home
2008 Michigan Wolverines 27 #9 Wisconsin Badgers 25 At home
1980 Miami 10 #9 Florida State 9 At home
1969 California 17 #10 Indiana 14 On the road
1958 Northwestern 29 #10 Washington State 28 At home
2014 Missouri 21 #13 South Carolina 20 On the road
2003 Michigan State 20 #13 Iowa 10 At home · Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, MI
1986 NC State 28 #13 Maryland 16 On the road
1980 Oregon 34 #13 Washington 10 On the road

Ranked vs ranked on September 27

21 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.

SeasonWinnerLoserWhere
1986 #2 Miami 28 #1 Oklahoma 16 At home
1958 #1 Ohio State 23 #20 SMU 20 At home
2008 #2 Oklahoma Sooners 35 #24 TCU Horned Frogs 10 At home · Memorial Stadium
1980 #2 Ohio State 38 #20 Arizona State 21 At home
1958 #2 Oklahoma 47 #13 West Virginia 14 At home
2025 #6 Oregon Ducks 30 #3 Penn State Nittany Lions 24 On the road · Beaver Stadium · University Park, PA
2008 #8 Alabama Crimson Tide 41 #3 Georgia Bulldogs 30 On the road · Sanford Stadium · Athens, GA
1980 #3 Nebraska 21 #11 Penn State 7 On the road
2025 #13 Ole Miss Rebels 24 #4 LSU Tigers 19 At home · Vaught-Hemingway Stadium · Oxford, Mississippi
2025 #17 Alabama Crimson Tide 24 #5 Georgia Bulldogs 21 On the road · Sanford Stadium · Athens, GA

One-score finishes between ranked teams

Decided by three points or fewer.

Top-10 teams routed

The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.

SeasonWinnerRanked loserMargin
2003 #21 Washington State 55 #10 Oregon 16 39 pts
1958 Iowa 17 #6 TCU 0 17 pts
1980 Stanford 31 #4 Oklahoma 14 17 pts
1969 #16 Purdue 28 #9 Notre Dame 14 14 pts
1986 #2 Miami 28 #1 Oklahoma 16 12 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.

SeasonWinnerLoserTrailed by
2008 South Dakota State Jackrabbits 50 Stephen F Austin Lumberjacks 48 28 ptsin game
2007 Arkansas State Red Wolves 35 Memphis Tigers 31 25 ptsat a quarter
2014 Washington St. 28 Utah 27 21 ptsin game
2008 Michigan Wolverines 27 #9 Wisconsin Badgers 25 19 ptsin game
2003 #25 Florida 24 Kentucky 21 18 ptsin game

Highest-scoring games

Combined points, both teams.

Biggest crowds

Announced attendance.