October 11 in college football
Every October 11 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.
- 1,279games on file
- 35unranked wins over ranked teams
- 45ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1901–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on October 11
The 35 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Ohio State 23 | #1 Wisconsin 14 | At home |
| 1963 | SMU 32 | #4 Navy 28 | At home |
| 2025 | Texas Longhorns 23 | #6 Oklahoma Sooners 6 | Neutral site · Cotton Bowl · Dallas, Texas |
| 2003 | Florida 19 | #6 LSU 7 | On the road · Tiger Stadium · Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1969 | Ole Miss 25 | #6 Georgia 17 | At home |
| 2003 | Auburn 10 | #7 Arkansas 3 | On the road · Razorback Stadium |
| 1986 | Texas Tech 17 | #8 Arkansas 7 | On the road |
| 1968 | Miami 30 | #8 LSU 0 | At home |
| 1952 | Pittsburgh 22 | #8 Notre Dame 19 | On the road |
| 1986 | Washington State 34 | #9 USC 14 | At home |
| 1969 | Michigan 31 | #9 Purdue 20 | At home |
| 1947 | Kentucky 26 | #9 Georgia 0 | At home |
| 2014 | Southern California 28 | #10 Arizona 26 | On the road |
| 2003 | Missouri 41 | #10 Nebraska 24 | At home · Faurot Fld, Memorial |
Ranked vs ranked on October 11
45 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 34 | #17 Illinois Fighting Illini 16 | On the road · Gies Memorial Stadium · Champaign, Illinois |
| 2008 | #5 Texas Longhorns 45 | #1 Oklahoma Sooners 35 | On the road · Cotton Bowl |
| 2003 | #1 Oklahoma 65 | #11 Texas 13 | On the road · Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium |
| 1997 | #14 LSU 28 | #1 Florida 21 | At home |
| 1969 | #1 Ohio State 54 | #19 Michigan State 21 | At home · Columbus, OH |
| 2014 | #3 Mississippi St. 38 | #2 Auburn 23 | At home |
| 2003 | #2 Miami 22 | #5 Florida State 14 | On the road · Doak Campbell · Tallahassee, FL |
| 1997 | #2 Penn State 31 | #7 Ohio State 27 | At home |
| 1975 | #2 Oklahoma 24 | #5 Texas 17 | At home |
| 1969 | #2 Texas 27 | #8 Oklahoma 17 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | #16 Texas 15 | #2 Oklahoma 14 | 1 pt |
| 1969 | #4 USC 26 | #16 Stanford 24 | 2 pts |
| 2014 | #5 Baylor 61 | #9 TCU 58 | 3 pts |
| 2025 | #8 Alabama Crimson Tide 27 | #14 Missouri Tigers 24 | 3 pts |
| 2001 | #22 Maryland 20 | #15 Georgia Tech 17 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | #9 Penn State 39 | #10 West Virginia 0 | 39 pts |
| 2008 | #11 Florida Gators 51 | #4 LSU Tigers 21 | 30 pts |
| 1968 | Miami 30 | #8 LSU 0 | 30 pts |
| 1947 | Kentucky 26 | #9 Georgia 0 | 26 pts |
| 1986 | Washington State 34 | #9 USC 14 | 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bowling Green Falcons 28 | Toledo Rockets 23 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2025 | Troy Trojans 48 | Texas State Bobcats 41 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2014 | Eastern Ky. 36 | Eastern Ill. 33 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2014 | #5 Baylor 61 | #9 TCU 58 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2014 | Southern U. 35 | Alabama A&M 34 | 20 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Utah State 136 | Idaho State 0 | 136 pts |
| 2014 | The Citadel 63 | Charlotte 56 | 119 pts |
| 2014 | #5 Baylor 61 | #9 TCU 58 | 119 pts |
| 2003 | Northwestern State 87 | SE Louisiana 27 | 114 pts |
| 2014 | Montana St. 77 | UC Davis 37 | 114 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Michigan 18 | Penn St. 13 | 113,085 |
| 2014 | #3 Ole Miss 35 | #14 Texas A&M 20 | 110,633 |
| 2025 | Northwestern Wildcats 22 | Penn State Nittany Lions 21 | 108,121 |
| 2003 | #8 Georgia 41 | #13 Tennessee 14 | 107,517 |
| 1986 | #4 Michigan 27 | Michigan State 6 | 106,141 |