November 2 in college football
Every November 2 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.
- 1,156games on file
- 31unranked wins over ranked teams
- 31ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1901–2024seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 2
The 31 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Pittsburgh 28 | #3 Virginia Tech 21 | On the road |
| 1946 | Princeton 17 | #3 Pennsylvania 14 | On the road |
| 2002 | Boston College 14 | #4 Notre Dame 7 | On the road · Notre Dame Stadium |
| 2002 | Florida 20 | #5 Georgia 13 | On the road · AllTel · Jacksonville, FL |
| 1946 | Ohio State 39 | #6 Northwestern 27 | On the road |
| 1957 | Georgia Tech 13 | #7 Duke 0 | At home |
| 1963 | Michigan State 30 | #8 Wisconsin 13 | At home · East Lansing, MI |
| 2024 | South Carolina Gamecocks 44 | #10 Texas A&M Aggies 20 | At home · Williams-Brice Stadium · Columbia, SC |
| 2002 | Georgia Tech 24 | #10 NC State 17 | On the road · Carter-Finley · Raleigh, NC |
| 1940 | Tulane 13 | #10 Clemson 0 | At home |
| 2024 | Louisville Cardinals 33 | #11 Clemson Tigers 21 | On the road · Memorial Stadium · Clemson, South Carolina |
| 2024 | Texas Tech Red Raiders 23 | #11 Iowa State Cyclones 22 | On the road · Jack Trice Stadium · Ames, IA |
| 1974 | Rice 21 | #13 Texas Tech 7 | At home |
| 1957 | SMU 19 | #13 Texas 12 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on November 2
31 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | #8 Ohio State 22 | #1 Iowa 13 | At home |
| 1957 | #1 Texas A&M 7 | #11 Arkansas 6 | On the road |
| 2002 | #2 Oklahoma 27 | #13 Colorado 11 | At home · Memorial Stadium |
| 1995 | #24 Virginia 33 | #2 Florida State 28 | At home |
| 1985 | #2 Florida 14 | #6 Auburn 10 | On the road |
| 1968 | #2 Ohio State 25 | #16 Michigan State 20 | At home · Columbus, OH |
| 2024 | #4 Ohio State Buckeyes 20 | #3 Penn State Nittany Lions 13 | On the road · Beaver Stadium · University Park, PA |
| 2013 | #3 Florida St. 41 | #7 Miami (FL) 14 | At home |
| 2006 | #5 Louisville Cardinals 44 | #3 West Virginia Mountaineers 34 | At home |
| 1974 | #4 Alabama 35 | #17 Mississippi State 0 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | #1 Texas A&M 7 | #11 Arkansas 6 | 1 pt |
| 1940 | #4 Minnesota 13 | #8 Northwestern 12 | 1 pt |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | #3 Florida St. 41 | #7 Miami (FL) 14 | 27 pts |
| 2024 | South Carolina Gamecocks 44 | #10 Texas A&M Aggies 20 | 24 pts |
| 1963 | Michigan State 30 | #8 Wisconsin 13 | 17 pts |
| 1957 | #16 Navy 20 | #5 Notre Dame 6 | 14 pts |
| 1957 | Georgia Tech 13 | #7 Duke 0 | 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Morgan State Bears 38 | Norfolk State Spartans 37 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2013 | Butler 33 | Dayton 30 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2013 | Delaware 32 | Towson 31 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2013 | Louisiana 49 | New Mexico St. 35 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2024 | Western Carolina Catamounts 38 | Chattanooga Mocs 34 | 20 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | California 56 | Arizona 55 | 111 pts |
| 2013 | Sam Houston 56 | SFA 49 | 105 pts |
| 2019 | Eastern Washington 66 | Northern Arizona 38 | 104 pts |
| 1996 | Central Michigan 52 | Kent State 51 | 103 pts |
| 2019 | #24 Memphis 54 | #15 SMU 48 | 102 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | #15 Michigan 49 | Michigan State 3 | 111,542 |
| 2024 | #4 Ohio State Buckeyes 20 | #3 Penn State Nittany Lions 13 | 111,030 |
| 2024 | #1 Oregon Ducks 38 | Michigan Wolverines 17 | 110,576 |
| 2002 | #20 Penn State 18 | Illinois 7 | 105,589 |
| 2002 | #6 Ohio State 34 | #23 Minnesota 3 | 104,897 |