October 14 in college football
Every October 14 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.
- 1,221games on file
- 35unranked wins over ranked teams
- 27ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1901–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on October 14
The 35 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Arizona State 20 | #2 USC 7 | At home |
| 1967 | Ole Miss 29 | #3 Georgia 20 | At home |
| 2017 | Arizona State 13 | #5 Washington 7 | At home · Sun Devil Stadium · Tempe, Ariz. |
| 1978 | Michigan State 24 | #5 Michigan 15 | On the road · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2000 | Minnesota 29 | #6 Ohio State 17 | On the road · Ohio Stadium · Columbus, Ohio |
| 1944 | Iowa Pre-Flight 13 | #7 Purdue 6 | On the road |
| 1989 | Texas A&M 17 | #8 Houston 13 | At home |
| 1967 | Kansas 10 | #8 Nebraska 0 | At home |
| 1978 | Notre Dame 26 | #9 Pittsburgh 17 | At home |
| 1961 | Arkansas 23 | #9 Baylor 13 | On the road |
| 1950 | Miami 20 | #9 Purdue 14 | On the road |
| 2017 | LSU 27 | #10 Auburn 23 | At home · Tiger Stadium · Baton Rouge, La. |
| 1961 | North Carolina 14 | #10 Maryland 8 | On the road |
| 1978 | Georgia 24 | #11 LSU 17 | On the road |
Ranked vs ranked on October 14
27 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | #1 Notre Dame 41 | #17 Air Force 27 | On the road |
| 1967 | #1 USC 24 | #5 Notre Dame 7 | On the road |
| 1950 | #1 Army 27 | #18 Michigan 6 | At home |
| 2006 | #11 Auburn Tigers 27 | #2 Florida Gators 17 | At home · Jordan-Hare · Auburn, AL |
| 2000 | #8 Oklahoma 41 | #2 Kansas State 31 | On the road |
| 1972 | #2 Oklahoma 27 | #10 Texas 0 | At home |
| 2004 | #3 Miami Hurricanes 41 | #18 Louisville Cardinals 38 | At home · Orange Bowl |
| 1995 | #3 Florida 49 | #7 Auburn 38 | On the road |
| 1950 | #3 Oklahoma 14 | #4 Texas 13 | At home |
| 1995 | #4 Ohio State 27 | #21 Wisconsin 16 | On the road |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | #3 Oklahoma 14 | #4 Texas 13 | 1 pt |
| 2004 | #3 Miami Hurricanes 41 | #18 Louisville Cardinals 38 | 3 pts |
| 1989 | #5 Michigan 10 | #21 Michigan State 7 | 3 pts |
| 2023 | #7 Washington Huskies 36 | #8 Oregon Ducks 33 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | #17 Houston 33 | #6 Texas A&M 0 | 33 pts |
| 1961 | #5 Michigan State 28 | #6 Michigan 0 | 28 pts |
| 1972 | #8 LSU 35 | #9 Auburn 7 | 28 pts |
| 2023 | #21 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 48 | #10 USC Trojans 20 | 28 pts |
| 1972 | #2 Oklahoma 27 | #10 Texas 0 | 27 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 | Idaho State Bengals 42 | Eastern Washington Eagles 41 | 28 ptsin game |
| 2017 | Air Force 34 | UNLV 30 | 27 ptsin game |
| 2023 | Colorado State Rams 31 | Boise State Broncos 30 | 20 ptsin game |
| 2017 | Appalachian State 23 | Idaho 20 | 20 ptsin game |
| 2017 | LSU 27 | #10 Auburn 23 | 20 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Boise State Broncos 69 | Nevada Wolf Pack 67 | 136 pts |
| 1916 | Ohio State 128 | Oberlin 0 | 128 pts |
| 1972 | Arizona State 59 | Utah 48 | 107 pts |
| 2006 | Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 68 | Fresno State Bulldogs 37 | 105 pts |
| 1995 | Virginia Tech 77 | Akron 27 | 104 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #2 Michigan Wolverines 52 | Indiana Hoosiers 7 | 110,264 |
| 2023 | #6 Penn State Nittany Lions 63 | Massachusetts Minutemen 0 | 105,533 |
| 1978 | Michigan State 24 | #5 Michigan 15 | 105,132 |
| 1972 | #5 Michigan 10 | Michigan State 0 | 103,735 |
| 1967 | Michigan State 34 | Michigan 0 | 103,210 |