October 25 in college football
Every October 25 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.
- 1,219games on file
- 41unranked wins over ranked teams
- 35ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1900–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on October 25
The 41 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | SMU 20 | #2 Texas 6 | On the road |
| 1986 | Colorado 20 | #3 Nebraska 10 | At home |
| 1958 | Rice 34 | #4 Texas 7 | At home |
| 1969 | Colorado 31 | #5 Missouri 24 | At home |
| 1947 | Purdue 14 | #5 Illinois 7 | At home |
| 1947 | Columbia 21 | #6 Army 20 | At home |
| 1941 | Oklahoma 16 | #8 Santa Clara 6 | At home |
| 1941 | Ole Miss 20 | #10 Tulane 13 | On the road |
| 1997 | Missouri 51 | #12 Oklahoma State 50 | On the road |
| 1975 | New Mexico 44 | #13 Arizona 34 | On the road |
| 1952 | Iowa 8 | #14 Ohio State 0 | At home |
| 1980 | Houston 24 | #15 Arkansas 17 | At home |
| 2008 | Louisville Cardinals 24 | #16 South Florida Bulls 20 | At home |
| 1975 | Illinois 21 | #16 Michigan State 19 | On the road · East Lansing, MI |
Ranked vs ranked on October 25
35 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #1 Texas Longhorns 28 | #6 Oklahoma State Cowboys 24 | At home |
| 1980 | #1 Alabama 42 | #20 Southern Miss 7 | At home |
| 1952 | #1 Michigan State 34 | #17 Penn State 7 | At home · East Lansing, MI |
| 1941 | #1 Minnesota 7 | #3 Michigan 0 | On the road |
| 2007 | #2 Boston College Eagles 14 | #8 Virginia Tech Hokies 10 | On the road · Lane/Worsham Field · Blacksburg, VA |
| 1986 | #6 Penn State 23 | #2 Alabama 3 | On the road |
| 2025 | #3 Texas A&M Aggies 49 | #20 LSU Tigers 25 | On the road · Tiger Stadium · Baton Rouge, LA |
| 2014 | #24 LSU 10 | #3 Ole Miss 7 | At home |
| 2008 | #3 Penn State Nittany Lions 13 | #9 Ohio State Buckeyes 6 | On the road · Ohio Stadium |
| 1975 | #3 USC 24 | #14 Notre Dame 17 | On the road |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | #9 LSU 21 | #14 Auburn 20 | 1 pt |
| 2014 | #24 LSU 10 | #3 Ole Miss 7 | 3 pts |
| 2014 | #19 Utah 24 | #20 Southern California 21 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | #4 Nebraska 63 | #10 Colorado 21 | 42 pts |
| 2003 | #13 Michigan 31 | #10 Purdue 3 | 28 pts |
| 1958 | Rice 34 | #4 Texas 7 | 27 pts |
| 1947 | #10 USC 39 | #4 California 14 | 25 pts |
| 1986 | #6 Penn State 23 | #2 Alabama 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Georgia Southern Eagles 38 | Western Carolina Catamounts 31 | 28 ptsin game |
| 2008 | Florida Atlantic Owls 29 | Louisiana Monroe Warhawks 28 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2024 | Louisville Cardinals 31 | Boston College Eagles 27 | 20 ptsin game |
| 2025 | Kent State Golden Flashes 24 | Bowling Green Falcons 21 | 18 ptsin game |
| 2025 | Colgate Raiders 29 | Holy Cross Crusaders 28 | 18 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Alcorn 77 | Prairie View 48 | 125 pts |
| 1919 | Washington 120 | Whitman 0 | 120 pts |
| 2014 | Western Ky. 66 | Old Dominion 51 | 117 pts |
| 2003 | #15 TCU 62 | Houston 55 | 117 pts |
| 2014 | Murray St. 86 | Ky. Wesleyan 29 | 115 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Michigan State Spartans 35 | Michigan Wolverines 21 | 110,146 |
| 2014 | #13 Ohio St. 31 | Penn St. 24 | 107,895 |
| 2008 | #2 Alabama Crimson Tide 29 | Tennessee Volunteers 9 | 106,138 |
| 2008 | #3 Penn State Nittany Lions 13 | #9 Ohio State Buckeyes 6 | 105,711 |
| 2014 | #4 Alabama 34 | Tennessee 20 | 102,455 |