October 29 in college football
Every October 29 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.
- 1,232games on file
- 39unranked wins over ranked teams
- 27ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1900–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on October 29
The 39 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Washington State 34 | #1 UCLA 30 | On the road |
| 1960 | Pittsburgh 10 | #3 Syracuse 0 | On the road |
| 2011 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 31 | #5 Clemson Tigers 17 | At home |
| 1960 | TCU 14 | #7 Baylor 6 | At home |
| 1949 | Purdue 13 | #7 Minnesota 7 | On the road |
| 2016 | Texas 35 | #8 Baylor 34 | At home · DKR Texas Memorial · Austin, Texas |
| 1955 | Tulane 27 | #8 Auburn 13 | At home |
| 1949 | Pittsburgh 22 | #9 Pennsylvania 21 | On the road |
| 2022 | Louisville Cardinals 48 | #10 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 21 | At home · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium · Louisville, KY |
| 2016 | Oklahoma State 37 | #10 West Virginia 20 | At home · BoonePickens Stadium · Stillwater, Okla. |
| 1994 | Wisconsin 31 | #10 Michigan 19 | On the road |
| 1977 | California 17 | #10 USC 14 | At home |
| 1966 | Colorado State 12 | #10 Wyoming 10 | At home |
| 1955 | Minnesota 25 | #10 USC 19 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on October 29
27 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | #1 Penn State 63 | #21 Ohio State 14 | At home |
| 1977 | #1 Texas 26 | #14 Texas Tech 0 | At home |
| 1960 | #1 Iowa 21 | #19 Kansas 7 | At home |
| 1938 | #1 Pittsburgh 24 | #9 Fordham 13 | At home |
| 2022 | #2 Ohio State Buckeyes 44 | #13 Penn State Nittany Lions 31 | On the road · Beaver Stadium · University Park, PA |
| 1994 | #3 Nebraska 24 | #2 Colorado 7 | At home |
| 1938 | #12 Northwestern 6 | #2 Minnesota 3 | At home |
| 2022 | #3 Tennessee Volunteers 44 | #19 Kentucky Wildcats 6 | At home · Neyland Stadium · Knoxville, TN |
| 2016 | #3 Clemson 37 | #12 Florida State 34 | On the road · Doak Campbell · Tallahassee, Fla. |
| 1983 | #13 Maryland 28 | #3 North Carolina 26 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | #11 SMU 7 | #19 Texas 6 | 1 pt |
| 1983 | #13 Maryland 28 | #3 North Carolina 26 | 2 pts |
| 1938 | #12 Northwestern 6 | #2 Minnesota 3 | 3 pts |
| 2016 | #3 Clemson 37 | #12 Florida State 34 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #22 Kansas State Wildcats 48 | #9 Oklahoma State Cowboys 0 | 48 pts |
| 2011 | #9 Oklahoma Sooners 58 | #8 Kansas State Wildcats 17 | 41 pts |
| 2022 | Louisville Cardinals 48 | #10 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 21 | 27 pts |
| 2016 | Oklahoma State 37 | #10 West Virginia 20 | 17 pts |
| 1994 | #3 Nebraska 24 | #2 Colorado 7 | 17 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 | Houston 31 | UCF 24 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2016 | Washington State 35 | Oregon State 31 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2005 | #8 UCLA Bruins 30 | Stanford Cardinal 27 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2005 | #2 Texas Longhorns 47 | Oklahoma State Cowboys 28 | 19 ptsin game |
| 2022 | Prairie View A&M Panthers 58 | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 48 | 18 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Oregon 61 | Arizona State 55 | 116 pts |
| 1904 | Ole Miss 114 | Union (Tennessee) 0 | 114 pts |
| 2022 | Prairie View A&M Panthers 58 | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 48 | 106 pts |
| 2016 | Cal Poly 59 | Sacramento State 47 | 106 pts |
| 2022 | Holy Cross Crusaders 53 | Fordham Rams 52 | 105 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #4 Michigan Wolverines 29 | Michigan State Spartans 7 | 111,083 |
| 2022 | #2 Ohio State Buckeyes 44 | #13 Penn State Nittany Lions 31 | 108,433 |
| 2005 | South Carolina Gamecocks 16 | #23 Tennessee Volunteers 15 | 107,716 |
| 2016 | #6 Ohio State 24 | Northwestern 20 | 107,296 |
| 2022 | #3 Tennessee Volunteers 44 | #19 Kentucky Wildcats 6 | 101,915 |