November 4 in college football
Every November 4 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.
- 1,197games on file
- 27unranked wins over ranked teams
- 41ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1902–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 4
The 27 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Minnesota 13 | #1 Michigan State 0 | At home · Minneapolis, MN |
| 1939 | Illinois 16 | #2 Michigan 7 | At home |
| 1967 | Houston 15 | #5 Georgia 14 | At home |
| 1944 | Duke 19 | #5 Georgia Tech 13 | At home |
| 2017 | Iowa 55 | #6 Ohio State 24 | At home · Kinnick Stadium · Iowa City, Iowa |
| 1995 | Michigan State 28 | #7 Michigan 25 | At home |
| 2000 | San José State 27 | #9 TCU 24 | At home · Spartan Stadium · San Jose, CA |
| 1967 | Oklahoma 23 | #9 Colorado 0 | At home |
| 1939 | Missouri 27 | #10 Nebraska 13 | At home |
| 2000 | Louisville 49 | #13 Southern Miss 28 | On the road |
| 2023 | Clemson Tigers 31 | #15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 23 | At home · Memorial Stadium · Clemson, SC |
| 2017 | West Virginia 20 | #15 Iowa State 16 | At home · Milan Puskar Stadium · Morgantown, W.Va. |
| 2003 | Miami (OH) 33 | #15 Bowling Green 10 | At home · Yager Stadium |
| 1989 | California 29 | #15 Arizona 28 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on November 4
41 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | #7 Texas 23 | #1 SMU 20 | At home |
| 1939 | #1 Tennessee 20 | #18 LSU 0 | On the road |
| 2023 | #2 Georgia Bulldogs 30 | #12 Missouri Tigers 21 | At home · Sanford Stadium · Athens, GA |
| 2017 | #2 Alabama 24 | #19 LSU 10 | At home · Bryant-Denny Stadium · Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
| 2000 | #3 Miami 41 | #2 Virginia Tech 21 | At home |
| 1989 | #2 Colorado 27 | #3 Nebraska 21 | At home |
| 1978 | #2 Penn State 27 | #5 Maryland 3 | At home |
| 1961 | #6 LSU 10 | #2 Ole Miss 7 | At home |
| 1950 | #2 Army 28 | #15 Pennsylvania 13 | On the road |
| 1944 | #6 Navy 32 | #2 Notre Dame 13 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | #8 Colorado 7 | #10 Missouri 6 | 1 pt |
| 2006 | #18 Oklahoma Sooners 17 | #21 Texas A&M Aggies 16 | 1 pt |
| 1995 | #19 Oregon 24 | #15 Washington 22 | 2 pts |
| 1950 | #7 Texas 23 | #1 SMU 20 | 3 pts |
| 1961 | #6 LSU 10 | #2 Ole Miss 7 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | #4 Florida State 54 | #10 Clemson 7 | 47 pts |
| 2017 | Iowa 55 | #6 Ohio State 24 | 31 pts |
| 1978 | #2 Penn State 27 | #5 Maryland 3 | 24 pts |
| 1967 | Oklahoma 23 | #9 Colorado 0 | 23 pts |
| 2000 | #3 Miami 41 | #2 Virginia Tech 21 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | North Dakota State Bison 28 | UC Davis Aggies 24 | 24 ptsat a quarter |
| 2023 | Charlotte 49ers 33 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane 26 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2023 | Colgate Raiders 37 | Lafayette Leopards 34 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2017 | Liberty 27 | Duquesne 24 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2023 | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers 28 | Old Dominion Monarchs 24 | 15 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #5 Oklahoma 62 | #11 Oklahoma State 52 | 114 pts |
| 2023 | Illinois College 76 | Cornell (IA) 34 | 110 pts |
| 2023 | Memphis Tigers 59 | South Florida Bulls 50 | 109 pts |
| 2004 | #14 Louisville Cardinals 56 | Memphis Tigers 49 | 105 pts |
| 2000 | #21 Northwestern 54 | #12 Michigan 51 | 105 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Michigan 33 | Minnesota 10 | 111,090 |
| 2023 | #3 Michigan Wolverines 41 | Purdue Boilermakers 13 | 110,245 |
| 2006 | #2 Michigan Wolverines 34 | Ball State Cardinals 26 | 109,359 |
| 2006 | #13 LSU Tigers 28 | #8 Tennessee Volunteers 24 | 106,333 |
| 2023 | #7 Texas Longhorns 33 | #23 Kansas State Wildcats 30 | 102,846 |