October 19 in college football
Every October 19 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.
- 1,164games on file
- 34unranked wins over ranked teams
- 38ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1901–2024seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on October 19
The 34 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Purdue 20 | #1 Michigan State 13 | On the road · East Lansing, MI |
| 1985 | Miami 27 | #3 Oklahoma 14 | On the road |
| 1985 | Texas 15 | #4 Arkansas 13 | On the road |
| 1963 | USC 32 | #4 Ohio State 3 | At home |
| 1957 | Illinois 34 | #4 Minnesota 13 | At home |
| 2019 | Illinois 24 | #6 Wisconsin 23 | At home · Memorial Stadium · Champaign, Ill., IL |
| 2013 | Ole Miss 27 | #6 LSU 24 | At home |
| 2002 | Arizona State 45 | #6 Oregon 42 | On the road · Autzen Stadium |
| 1968 | North Carolina 22 | #7 Florida 7 | At home |
| 1957 | UCLA 26 | #7 Oregon State 7 | At home |
| 2001 | Boise State 35 | #8 Fresno State 30 | On the road |
| 1996 | Air Force 20 | #8 Notre Dame 17 | On the road |
| 1963 | Auburn 29 | #8 Georgia Tech 21 | On the road |
| 1996 | Iowa 21 | #10 Penn State 20 | On the road |
Ranked vs ranked on October 19
38 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #5 Georgia Bulldogs 30 | #1 Texas Longhorns 15 | On the road · DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium · Austin, TX |
| 1996 | #1 Florida 51 | #16 Auburn 10 | At home · Ben Hill Griffin |
| 1985 | #1 Iowa 12 | #2 Michigan 10 | At home |
| 1946 | #1 Army 48 | #11 Columbia 14 | At home |
| 2002 | #2 Oklahoma 49 | #9 Iowa State 3 | At home · Memorial Stadium |
| 2013 | #5 Florida St. 51 | #3 Clemson 14 | On the road |
| 1991 | #3 Washington 24 | #7 California 17 | On the road |
| 1946 | #3 Texas 20 | #14 Arkansas 0 | At home |
| 1957 | #6 Iowa 21 | #13 Wisconsin 7 | At home |
| 2024 | #11 Tennessee Volunteers 24 | #7 Alabama Crimson Tide 17 | At home · Neyland Stadium · Knoxville, Tennessee |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | #1 Iowa 12 | #2 Michigan 10 | 2 pts |
| 1968 | #20 Missouri 16 | #13 Nebraska 14 | 2 pts |
| 1985 | #20 Tennessee 16 | #15 Alabama 14 | 2 pts |
| 2002 | #8 Texas 17 | #17 Kansas State 14 | 3 pts |
| 1991 | #15 Iowa 24 | #13 Illinois 21 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | #2 Oklahoma 49 | #9 Iowa State 3 | 46 pts |
| 2013 | #5 Florida St. 51 | #3 Clemson 14 | 37 pts |
| 1963 | USC 32 | #4 Ohio State 3 | 29 pts |
| 1957 | Illinois 34 | #4 Minnesota 13 | 21 pts |
| 1957 | UCLA 26 | #7 Oregon State 7 | 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Duke 35 | Virginia 22 | 22 ptsin game |
| 2019 | Jackson State 31 | Mississippi Valley State 28 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2013 | South Dakota 38 | UNI 31 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2006 | New Mexico Lobos 34 | Utah Utes 31 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2002 | Arizona State 45 | #6 Oregon 42 | 21 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Georgia Tech 123 | 11th Cavalry 0 | 123 pts |
| 2024 | Davidson Wildcats 70 | Stetson Hatters 48 | 118 pts |
| 2024 | Illinois College 77 | Knox 34 | 111 pts |
| 1991 | San José State 64 | Pacific 47 | 111 pts |
| 2013 | Michigan 63 | Indiana 47 | 110 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #7 Penn State 28 | #16 Michigan 21 | 110,669 |
| 2013 | Michigan 63 | Indiana 47 | 109,503 |
| 2013 | #4 Ohio St. 34 | Iowa 24 | 105,264 |
| 2024 | #5 Georgia Bulldogs 30 | #1 Texas Longhorns 15 | 105,215 |
| 2024 | #11 Tennessee Volunteers 24 | #7 Alabama Crimson Tide 17 | 101,915 |