October 12 in college football
Every October 12 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.
- 1,173games on file
- 27unranked wins over ranked teams
- 43ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1900–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on October 12
The 27 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | South Carolina Gamecocks 20 | #3 Georgia Bulldogs 17 | On the road · Sanford Stadium · Athens, Ga. |
| 1963 | Florida 10 | #3 Alabama 6 | On the road |
| 2013 | Utah 27 | #5 Stanford 21 | At home |
| 1974 | Missouri 21 | #5 Nebraska 10 | On the road |
| 1991 | Texas 10 | #6 Oklahoma 7 | At home |
| 1963 | Notre Dame 17 | #7 USC 14 | At home |
| 1991 | Rice 20 | #8 Baylor 17 | On the road |
| 1974 | Vanderbilt 24 | #8 Florida 10 | At home |
| 1963 | Army 10 | #9 Penn State 7 | On the road |
| 1968 | Oklahoma State 21 | #11 Houston 17 | On the road |
| 2013 | Texas 36 | #12 Oklahoma 20 | Neutral site |
| 1968 | Michigan 28 | #12 Michigan State 14 | At home · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1946 | Indiana 14 | #12 Illinois 7 | At home |
| 1974 | Baylor 21 | #14 Arkansas 17 | On the road |
Ranked vs ranked on October 12
43 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #1 Texas Longhorns 34 | #18 Oklahoma Sooners 3 | Neutral site · Cotton Bowl · Dallas, TX |
| 2019 | #1 Alabama 47 | #24 Texas A&M 28 | On the road · Kyle Field · College Station, TX |
| 2002 | #1 Miami 28 | #9 Florida State 27 | At home · Orange Bowl |
| 1996 | #1 Florida 56 | #12 LSU 13 | At home · Ben Hill Griffin |
| 1974 | #1 Ohio State 52 | #13 Wisconsin 7 | At home |
| 1968 | #4 Ohio State 13 | #1 Purdue 0 | At home |
| 1963 | #2 Texas 28 | #1 Oklahoma 7 | At home |
| 2024 | #3 Oregon Ducks 32 | #2 Ohio State Buckeyes 31 | At home · Autzen · Eugene, Oregon |
| 2013 | #2 Oregon 45 | #16 Washington 24 | On the road |
| 2002 | #2 Oklahoma 35 | #3 Texas 24 | At home · Cotton Bowl |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | #1 Miami 28 | #9 Florida State 27 | 1 pt |
| 2024 | #3 Oregon Ducks 32 | #2 Ohio State Buckeyes 31 | 1 pt |
| 1957 | #5 Duke 7 | #15 Rice 6 | 1 pt |
| 1985 | #8 Penn State 19 | #10 Alabama 17 | 2 pts |
| 1957 | #12 Notre Dame 23 | #10 Army 21 | 2 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | #12 Auburn 59 | #4 Florida State 27 | 32 pts |
| 1957 | #2 Michigan State 35 | #6 Michigan 6 | 29 pts |
| 1974 | #16 Texas A&M 28 | #9 Texas Tech 7 | 21 pts |
| 1963 | #2 Texas 28 | #1 Oklahoma 7 | 21 pts |
| 1996 | #3 Florida State 34 | #6 Miami 16 | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dartmouth Big Green 44 | Yale Bulldogs 43 | 23 ptsin game |
| 2024 | Georgia Southern Eagles 24 | Marshall Thundering Herd 23 | 20 ptsin game |
| 2006 | Air Force Falcons 24 | Colorado State Rams 21 | 18 ptsin game |
| 2002 | #20 USC 30 | California 28 | 18 ptsin game |
| 2024 | Western Michigan Broncos 34 | Akron Zips 24 | 17 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Davidson 125 | Mount Pleasant 0 | 125 pts |
| 2019 | Louisville 62 | #19 Wake Forest 59 | 121 pts |
| 1918 | Georgia Tech 118 | Furman 0 | 118 pts |
| 1968 | Idaho 56 | Montana 45 | 101 pts |
| 1912 | Sewanee 101 | North Alabama 0 | 101 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Penn St. 43 | #18 Michigan 40 | 107,884 |
| 2019 | #1 Alabama 47 | #24 Texas A&M 28 | 106,749 |
| 2002 | #5 Ohio State 50 | San José State 7 | 104,892 |
| 1974 | #4 Michigan 21 | Michigan State 7 | 104,682 |
| 1968 | Michigan 28 | #12 Michigan State 14 | 102,785 |