October 22 in college football
Every October 22 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.
- 1,236games on file
- 27unranked wins over ranked teams
- 35ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1901–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on October 22
The 27 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Minnesota 16 | #1 Michigan 0 | At home |
| 2016 | Penn State 24 | #2 Ohio State 21 | At home · University Park, Pa. |
| 2011 | Texas Tech Red Raiders 41 | #3 Oklahoma Sooners 38 | On the road |
| 2003 | West Virginia 28 | #3 Virginia Tech 7 | At home |
| 1983 | Penn State 41 | #4 West Virginia 23 | At home |
| 1955 | Pittsburgh 26 | #5 Duke 7 | On the road |
| 1949 | LSU 13 | #6 North Carolina 7 | At home |
| 2022 | LSU Tigers 45 | #7 Ole Miss Rebels 20 | At home · Tiger Stadium · Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1994 | Oregon 31 | #9 Washington 20 | At home |
| 1988 | NC State 10 | #9 Clemson 3 | At home |
| 1938 | Michigan State 19 | #10 Syracuse 12 | At home |
| 2016 | SMU 38 | #11 Houston 16 | At home · Ford Stadium · Dallas, Texas |
| 1988 | Kentucky 16 | #11 Georgia 10 | At home |
| 1983 | Washington State 31 | #13 Arizona State 21 | On the road |
Ranked vs ranked on October 22
35 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #1 Alabama 33 | #6 Texas A&M 14 | At home · Bryant-Denny Stadium · Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
| 2011 | #1 LSU Tigers 45 | #20 Auburn Tigers 10 | At home |
| 1966 | #1 Notre Dame 38 | #10 Oklahoma 0 | On the road |
| 1960 | #1 Iowa 21 | #10 Purdue 14 | At home |
| 2005 | #2 Texas Longhorns 52 | #10 Texas Tech Red Raiders 17 | At home · Royal-Texas Memorial |
| 1994 | #2 Colorado 35 | #19 Kansas State 21 | At home |
| 1983 | #2 Texas 15 | #9 SMU 12 | On the road |
| 1966 | #2 Michigan State 41 | #9 Purdue 20 | At home · East Lansing, MI |
| 1960 | #2 Ole Miss 10 | #14 Arkansas 7 | On the road |
| 1955 | #3 Oklahoma 56 | #14 Colorado 21 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | #8 Washington 30 | #18 Oregon State 29 | 1 pt |
| 1949 | #9 Rice 17 | #10 Texas 15 | 2 pts |
| 1960 | #2 Ole Miss 10 | #14 Arkansas 7 | 3 pts |
| 1983 | #2 Texas 15 | #9 SMU 12 | 3 pts |
| 2005 | #5 Alabama Crimson Tide 6 | #17 Tennessee Volunteers 3 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | #1 Notre Dame 38 | #10 Oklahoma 0 | 38 pts |
| 2005 | #2 Texas Longhorns 52 | #10 Texas Tech Red Raiders 17 | 35 pts |
| 1977 | #11 Notre Dame 49 | #5 USC 19 | 30 pts |
| 2022 | LSU Tigers 45 | #7 Ole Miss Rebels 20 | 25 pts |
| 1966 | #2 Michigan State 41 | #9 Purdue 20 | 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Weber State 37 | Southern Utah 36 | 22 ptsin game |
| 2022 | #8 TCU Horned Frogs 38 | #17 Kansas State Wildcats 28 | 18 ptsin game |
| 2016 | Murray State 40 | Eastern Illinois 38 | 18 ptsin game |
| 2010 | Central Connecticut Blue Devils 30 | Albany Great Danes 27 | 18 ptsin game |
| 2009 | Florida State Seminoles 30 | North Carolina Tar Heels 27 | 18 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Minnesota 146 | Grinnell 0 | 146 pts |
| 1904 | Michigan 130 | West Virginia 0 | 130 pts |
| 2016 | #16 Oklahoma 66 | Texas Tech 59 | 125 pts |
| 2016 | Jacksonville 61 | Morehead State 49 | 110 pts |
| 2016 | Rice Owls 65 | Prairie View Panthers 44 | 109 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #3 Michigan 41 | Illinois 8 | 111,103 |
| 2022 | #16 Penn State Nittany Lions 45 | Minnesota Golden Gophers 17 | 109,813 |
| 2016 | Penn State 24 | #2 Ohio State 21 | 107,280 |
| 2022 | #2 Ohio State Buckeyes 54 | Iowa Hawkeyes 10 | 104,848 |
| 2022 | #3 Tennessee Volunteers 65 | UT Martin Skyhawks 24 | 101,915 |