October 8 in college football
Every October 8 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.
- 1,262games on file
- 27unranked wins over ranked teams
- 32ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1902–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on October 8
The 27 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Penn State 34 | #3 Alabama 28 | At home |
| 1988 | LSU 7 | #4 Auburn 6 | At home |
| 1966 | Baylor 7 | #5 Arkansas 0 | On the road |
| 2016 | Navy 46 | #6 Houston 40 | At home · Navy-Marine Corps MS · Annapolis, Md. |
| 1960 | Wisconsin 24 | #7 Purdue 13 | At home |
| 1994 | Boston College 30 | #8 Notre Dame 11 | At home |
| 1954 | TCU 20 | #9 USC 7 | On the road |
| 1988 | Ole Miss 22 | #12 Alabama 12 | On the road |
| 2022 | South Carolina Gamecocks 24 | #13 Kentucky Wildcats 14 | On the road · Kroger Field · Lexington, KY |
| 1977 | Oregon State 24 | #13 BYU 19 | At home |
| 2005 | Northwestern Wildcats 51 | #14 Wisconsin Badgers 48 | At home · Ryan Field |
| 1988 | Memphis 17 | #14 Florida 11 | On the road |
| 1977 | Washington State 17 | #14 California 10 | At home |
| 1949 | Navy 28 | #14 Duke 14 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on October 8
32 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #1 Alabama 49 | #16 Arkansas 30 | On the road · DWRRS · Fayetteville, Ark. |
| 2011 | #1 LSU Tigers 41 | #17 Florida Gators 11 | At home |
| 1977 | #7 Alabama 21 | #1 USC 20 | On the road |
| 1949 | #7 Army 21 | #1 Michigan 7 | On the road |
| 1983 | #2 Texas 28 | #8 Oklahoma 16 | At home |
| 1977 | #5 Texas 13 | #2 Oklahoma 6 | At home |
| 1955 | #2 Michigan 26 | #6 Army 2 | At home |
| 2011 | #3 Oklahoma Sooners 55 | #11 Texas Longhorns 17 | On the road |
| 1994 | #13 Miami 34 | #3 Florida State 20 | At home |
| 1988 | #3 USC 42 | #18 Oregon 14 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | #7 Alabama 21 | #1 USC 20 | 1 pt |
| 2016 | #23 Florida State 20 | #10 Miami (Fla.) 19 | 1 pt |
| 1966 | #9 Georgia Tech 6 | #8 Tennessee 3 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | #5 Ohio State 34 | #4 Illinois 7 | 27 pts |
| 1955 | #2 Michigan 26 | #6 Army 2 | 24 pts |
| 1994 | Boston College 30 | #8 Notre Dame 11 | 19 pts |
| 1960 | #20 Baylor 28 | #9 Arkansas 14 | 14 pts |
| 1994 | #13 Miami 34 | #3 Florida State 20 | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Howard Bison 29 | Florida A&M Rattlers 28 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2011 | #14 Nebraska Cornhuskers 34 | Ohio State Buckeyes 27 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2020 | Houston 49 | Tulane 31 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2016 | Bucknell 21 | Holy Cross 20 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2016 | Oklahoma State 38 | Iowa State 31 | 17 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | Michigan 119 | Michigan State 0 | 119 pts |
| 2005 | Ball State Cardinals 60 | Western Michigan Broncos 57 | 117 pts |
| 2016 | Sam Houston 63 | Incarnate Word 48 | 111 pts |
| 2022 | Lindenwood Lions 52 | Central Arkansas Bears 49 | 101 pts |
| 2005 | Northwestern Wildcats 51 | #14 Wisconsin Badgers 48 | 99 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #16 Penn State Nittany Lions 17 | #6 Ohio State Buckeyes 10 | 109,839 |
| 2005 | #5 Georgia Bulldogs 27 | #8 Tennessee Volunteers 14 | 108,470 |
| 2016 | #2 Ohio State 38 | Indiana 17 | 107,420 |
| 1994 | #7 Michigan 40 | Michigan State 20 | 106,272 |
| 2016 | #8 Texas A&M 45 | #9 Tennessee 38 | 106,248 |