October 7 in college football
Every October 7 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.
- 1,244games on file
- 26unranked wins over ranked teams
- 33ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1903–2023seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on October 7
The 26 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Purdue 28 | #1 Notre Dame 14 | On the road |
| 2006 | Arkansas Razorbacks 27 | #2 Auburn Tigers 10 | On the road · Jordan-Hare · Auburn, AL |
| 1967 | NC State 16 | #2 Houston 6 | On the road |
| 1950 | Maryland 34 | #2 Michigan State 7 | On the road · East Lansing, MI |
| 2017 | Iowa State 38 | #3 Oklahoma 31 | On the road · Memorial Stadium · Norman, Okla. |
| 1961 | LSU 10 | #3 Georgia Tech 0 | At home |
| 2000 | Purdue 32 | #6 Michigan 31 | At home · Ross-Ade Stadium · West Lafayette, IN |
| 2017 | Michigan State 14 | #7 Michigan 10 | On the road · Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1961 | Maryland 22 | #7 Syracuse 21 | At home |
| 1995 | Texas Tech 14 | #8 Texas A&M 7 | At home |
| 1995 | North Carolina 22 | #9 Virginia 17 | At home |
| 1989 | Virginia Tech 12 | #9 West Virginia 10 | On the road |
| 1967 | Mississippi State 7 | #10 Texas Tech 3 | On the road |
| 1950 | Vanderbilt 27 | #12 Alabama 22 | On the road |
Ranked vs ranked on October 7
33 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Georgia Bulldogs 51 | #20 Kentucky Wildcats 13 | At home · Sanford Stadium · Athens, GA |
| 2000 | #7 Miami 27 | #1 Florida State 24 | At home |
| 1978 | #1 Oklahoma 31 | #6 Texas 10 | At home |
| 1972 | #1 USC 30 | #15 Stanford 21 | On the road |
| 2023 | #12 Oklahoma Sooners 34 | #3 Texas Longhorns 30 | Neutral site · Cotton Bowl · Dallas, TX |
| 1995 | #3 Florida 28 | #21 LSU 10 | On the road · Tiger Stadium · Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1995 | #24 Kansas 40 | #4 Colorado 24 | On the road |
| 2006 | #5 Florida Gators 23 | #9 LSU Tigers 10 | At home · Ben Hill Griffin |
| 1995 | #5 Ohio State 28 | #12 Penn State 25 | On the road |
| 1955 | #5 Notre Dame 14 | #15 Miami 0 | On the road |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | #10 Washington 21 | #13 UCLA 20 | 1 pt |
| 1978 | #16 UCLA 27 | #17 Stanford 26 | 1 pt |
| 2000 | #7 Miami 27 | #1 Florida State 24 | 3 pts |
| 1995 | #5 Ohio State 28 | #12 Penn State 25 | 3 pts |
| 2000 | #13 Washington 33 | #23 Oregon State 30 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Maryland 34 | #2 Michigan State 7 | 27 pts |
| 1978 | #1 Oklahoma 31 | #6 Texas 10 | 21 pts |
| 2006 | #13 Tennessee Volunteers 51 | #10 Georgia Bulldogs 33 | 18 pts |
| 2006 | Arkansas Razorbacks 27 | #2 Auburn Tigers 10 | 17 pts |
| 1995 | #24 Kansas 40 | #4 Colorado 24 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Central Arkansas Bears 38 | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 33 | 24 ptsin game |
| 2017 | Dartmouth 28 | Yale 27 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2006 | Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns 31 | Houston Cougars 28 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2023 | Southern Utah Thunderbirds 27 | Tarleton State Texans 26 | 20 ptsin game |
| 2023 | Boise State Broncos 35 | San José State Spartans 27 | 20 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Georgia Tech 222 | Cumberland (TN) 0 | 222 pts |
| 1916 | Oklahoma 140 | Southwestern Oklahoma State 0 | 140 pts |
| 2017 | Western Michigan 71 | Buffalo 68 | 139 pts |
| 1911 | Nebraska 117 | Kearney 0 | 117 pts |
| 1999 | Army 59 | Louisville 52 | 111 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Michigan State 14 | #7 Michigan 10 | 112,432 |
| 2006 | #6 Michigan Wolverines 31 | Michigan State Spartans 13 | 111,349 |
| 2023 | #11 Alabama Crimson Tide 26 | Texas A&M Aggies 20 | 108,101 |
| 2017 | #10 Ohio State 62 | Maryland 14 | 107,180 |
| 2006 | #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 35 | Bowling Green Falcons 7 | 105,057 |