November 1 in college football
Every November 1 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.
- 1,209games on file
- 33unranked wins over ranked teams
- 49ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1901–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 1
The 33 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mississippi State 6 | #1 Alabama 3 | At home |
| 1980 | Arizona 23 | #2 UCLA 17 | At home |
| 1975 | California 28 | #4 USC 14 | At home |
| 1986 | Florida 18 | #5 Auburn 17 | At home |
| 2025 | NC State Wolfpack 48 | #8 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 36 | At home · Carter-Finley Stadium · Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 1969 | Ole Miss 26 | #8 LSU 23 | At home |
| 2025 | SMU Mustangs 26 | #10 Miami Hurricanes 20 | At home · Gerald J. Ford Stadium · Dallas, TX |
| 1980 | San José State 30 | #10 Baylor 22 | On the road |
| 1941 | Tulane 34 | #10 Vanderbilt 14 | On the road |
| 2014 | Florida 38 | #11 Georgia 20 | Neutral site |
| 1997 | Mississippi State 20 | #11 Auburn 0 | On the road |
| 1986 | Ole Miss 21 | #12 LSU 19 | On the road |
| 1980 | Texas Tech 24 | #12 Texas 20 | At home |
| 1958 | Syracuse 16 | #12 Pittsburgh 13 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on November 1
49 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #7 Texas Tech Red Raiders 39 | #1 Texas Longhorns 33 | At home · Jones AT&T Stadium |
| 2003 | #1 Oklahoma 52 | #14 Oklahoma State 9 | At home |
| 1986 | #1 Miami 41 | #20 Florida State 23 | At home |
| 1958 | #1 LSU 14 | #6 Ole Miss 0 | At home |
| 1952 | #1 Michigan State 14 | #8 Purdue 7 | On the road · West Lafayette, IN |
| 1941 | #1 Texas 34 | #20 SMU 0 | On the road |
| 1941 | #1 Minnesota 8 | #9 Northwestern 7 | At home |
| 2003 | #10 Virginia Tech 31 | #2 Miami 7 | At home · Lane/Worsham Field · Blacksburg, VA |
| 1975 | #2 Oklahoma 27 | #19 Oklahoma State 7 | On the road |
| 1947 | #2 Michigan 14 | #11 Illinois 7 | On the road |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | #1 Minnesota 8 | #9 Northwestern 7 | 1 pt |
| 1947 | #8 SMU 14 | #3 Texas 13 | 1 pt |
| 2014 | #7 TCU 31 | #20 West Virginia 30 | 1 pt |
| 1975 | #9 Penn State 15 | #14 Maryland 13 | 2 pts |
| 1980 | #4 Georgia 13 | #14 South Carolina 10 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #8 Florida Gators 49 | #6 Georgia Bulldogs 10 | 39 pts |
| 1980 | #16 Oklahoma 41 | #6 North Carolina 7 | 34 pts |
| 2003 | #3 USC 43 | #6 Washington St 16 | 27 pts |
| 1969 | #17 Auburn 38 | #7 Florida 12 | 26 pts |
| 2003 | #10 Virginia Tech 31 | #2 Miami 7 | 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Northern Ariz. 29 | Weber St. 22 | 22 ptsin game |
| 2025 | The Citadel Bulldogs 35 | VMI Keydets 24 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2003 | Delaware 24 | Maine 21 | 21 ptsat a quarter |
| 2008 | Navy Midshipmen 33 | Temple Owls 27 | 20 ptsin game |
| 2023 | Akron Zips 31 | Kent State Golden Flashes 27 | 17 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Arkansas 71 | Kentucky 63 | 134 pts |
| 2011 | Northern Illinois Huskies 63 | Toledo Rockets 60 | 123 pts |
| 2014 | Butler 62 | Morehead St. 52 | 114 pts |
| 1902 | Minnesota 102 | Grinnell 0 | 102 pts |
| 2014 | UT Martin 62 | Murray St. 38 | 100 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #21 Michigan Wolverines 21 | Purdue Boilermakers 16 | 110,517 |
| 2003 | #8 Ohio State 21 | Penn State 20 | 108,276 |
| 2014 | #16 Ohio St. 55 | Illinois 14 | 106,961 |
| 2025 | #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 38 | Penn State Nittany Lions 14 | 105,517 |
| 2003 | #19 Tennessee 23 | Duke 6 | 104,772 |