October 9 in college football
Every October 9 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.
- 1,178games on file
- 25unranked wins over ranked teams
- 37ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1901–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on October 9
The 25 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Texas A&M 41 | #1 Alabama 38 | At home · Kyle Field · College Station, Texas |
| 1976 | Ole Miss 21 | #4 Georgia 17 | At home |
| 1954 | Michigan 14 | #4 Iowa 13 | At home |
| 1948 | Missouri 20 | #4 SMU 14 | At home |
| 1976 | Oklahoma State 21 | #8 Kansas 14 | At home |
| 2010 | Oregon State Beavers 29 | #9 Arizona Wildcats 27 | On the road |
| 1993 | Michigan State 17 | #9 Michigan 7 | At home · East Lansing, MI |
| 2021 | Boise St. 26 | #10 BYU 17 | On the road · LaVell Edwards Stadium · Provo, Utah |
| 1948 | Iowa 14 | #11 Ohio State 7 | On the road |
| 1982 | Oklahoma 28 | #13 Texas 22 | At home |
| 1976 | Florida State 28 | #13 Boston College 9 | On the road |
| 1948 | Baylor 23 | #13 Arkansas 7 | On the road |
| 1982 | Vanderbilt 31 | #14 Florida 29 | At home |
| 1971 | Clemson 3 | #14 Duke 0 | On the road |
Ranked vs ranked on October 9
37 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | #19 South Carolina Gamecocks 35 | #1 Alabama Crimson Tide 21 | At home |
| 2004 | #1 USC Trojans 23 | #7 California Golden Bears 17 | At home · LA Coliseum |
| 1999 | #1 Florida State 31 | #19 Miami 21 | At home |
| 1993 | #1 Florida State 28 | #3 Miami 10 | At home |
| 1954 | #1 Oklahoma 14 | #15 Texas 7 | At home |
| 1943 | #1 Notre Dame 35 | #2 Michigan 12 | On the road |
| 2021 | #2 Georgia 34 | #18 Auburn 10 | On the road · Jordan-Hare Stadium · Auburn, Alabama |
| 2004 | #2 Oklahoma Sooners 12 | #5 Texas Longhorns 0 | At home |
| 2021 | #3 Iowa 23 | #4 Penn St. 20 | At home · Kinnick Stadium · Iowa City, Iowa |
| 2004 | #17 Tennessee Volunteers 19 | #3 Georgia Bulldogs 14 | On the road · Sanford Stadium · Athens, GA |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | #4 Navy 14 | #5 Duke 13 | 1 pt |
| 1943 | #6 Pennsylvania 7 | #14 Dartmouth 6 | 1 pt |
| 2021 | #17 Ole Miss 52 | #13 Arkansas 51 | 1 pt |
| 1993 | #13 Washington 24 | #16 California 23 | 1 pt |
| 1982 | #10 Notre Dame 16 | #17 Miami 14 | 2 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | #1 Notre Dame 35 | #2 Michigan 12 | 23 pts |
| 1982 | #4 Alabama 42 | #3 Penn State 21 | 21 pts |
| 1971 | #8 Oklahoma 48 | #3 Texas 27 | 21 pts |
| 1993 | #1 Florida State 28 | #3 Miami 10 | 18 pts |
| 1999 | #6 Tennessee 37 | #10 Georgia 20 | 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights 37 | Vanderbilt Commodores 34 | 24 ptsin game |
| 2021 | #6 Oklahoma 55 | #21 Texas 48 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2021 | Southern Ill. 42 | South Dakota St. 41 | 20 ptsin game |
| 2010 | East Carolina Pirates 44 | Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles 43 | 20 ptsin game |
| 2021 | William & Mary 31 | UAlbany 24 | 18 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Murray State Racers 72 | Missouri State Bears 59 | 131 pts |
| 1920 | California 127 | Saint Mary's (CA) 0 | 127 pts |
| 1920 | Centre 120 | Samford 0 | 120 pts |
| 1993 | Minnesota 59 | Purdue 56 | 115 pts |
| 2021 | Southeastern La. 58 | Nicholls 48 | 106 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #9 Purdue Boilermakers 20 | Penn State Nittany Lions 13 | 108,183 |
| 2021 | Texas A&M 41 | #1 Alabama 38 | 106,815 |
| 1982 | Michigan 31 | Michigan State 17 | 106,113 |
| 2004 | #15 Wisconsin Badgers 24 | #18 Ohio State Buckeyes 13 | 105,090 |
| 1976 | #1 Michigan 42 | Michigan State 10 | 104,211 |