November 6 in college football
Every November 6 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.
- 1,120games on file
- 41unranked wins over ranked teams
- 35ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1900–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 6
The 41 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Notre Dame 31 | #1 Pittsburgh 16 | On the road |
| 1976 | Purdue 16 | #1 Michigan 14 | At home |
| 1999 | Minnesota 24 | #2 Penn State 23 | On the road |
| 2021 | Purdue 40 | #3 Michigan St. 29 | At home · Ross-Ade · West Lafayette, |
| 1943 | San Diego Navy 10 | #4 USC 7 | At home |
| 1937 | Texas 9 | #4 Baylor 6 | On the road |
| 1993 | LSU 17 | #5 Alabama 13 | On the road |
| 1982 | Baylor 24 | #5 Arkansas 17 | At home |
| 1954 | Auburn 14 | #6 Miami 13 | At home |
| 1948 | Tennessee 13 | #6 Georgia Tech 6 | On the road |
| 1999 | Virginia 45 | #7 Georgia Tech 38 | At home |
| 1965 | Tennessee 21 | #7 Georgia Tech 7 | At home |
| 2010 | Texas A&M Aggies 33 | #8 Oklahoma Sooners 19 | At home |
| 1937 | Indiana 10 | #8 Ohio State 0 | On the road |
Ranked vs ranked on November 6
35 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | #1 Notre Dame 26 | #3 Army 0 | On the road |
| 2004 | #2 Oklahoma Sooners 42 | #22 Texas A&M Aggies 35 | On the road |
| 1954 | #2 Ohio State 26 | #20 Pittsburgh 0 | At home |
| 1937 | #2 Alabama 9 | #19 Tulane 6 | On the road |
| 2010 | #3 TCU Horned Frogs 47 | #5 Utah Utes 7 | On the road |
| 1982 | #3 Georgia 44 | #20 Florida 0 | At home |
| 1937 | #3 Pittsburgh 21 | #12 Notre Dame 6 | On the road |
| 1999 | #4 Tennessee 38 | #24 Notre Dame 14 | At home |
| 1971 | #4 Alabama 14 | #18 LSU 7 | On the road |
| 1954 | #4 Arkansas 28 | #15 Rice 15 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | #2 Alabama 9 | #19 Tulane 6 | 3 pts |
| 2010 | #10 LSU Tigers 24 | #6 Alabama Crimson Tide 21 | 3 pts |
| 2008 | #8 Utah Utes 13 | #12 TCU Horned Frogs 10 | 3 pts |
| 1982 | #10 Washington 10 | #9 UCLA 7 | 3 pts |
| 1982 | #13 Clemson 16 | #18 North Carolina 13 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | #3 TCU Horned Frogs 47 | #5 Utah Utes 7 | 40 pts |
| 1948 | #15 Oklahoma 41 | #9 Missouri 7 | 34 pts |
| 1943 | #1 Notre Dame 26 | #3 Army 0 | 26 pts |
| 1943 | #7 Navy 24 | #5 Pennsylvania 7 | 17 pts |
| 1982 | Notre Dame 31 | #1 Pittsburgh 16 | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Kansas Jayhawks 52 | Colorado Buffaloes 45 | 28 ptsin game |
| 2004 | #6 Texas Longhorns 56 | #19 Oklahoma State Cowboys 35 | 28 ptsin game |
| 2010 | Penn State Nittany Lions 35 | Northwestern Wildcats 21 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2010 | Eastern Illinois Panthers 31 | Tennessee State Tigers 28 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2004 | Kansas State Wildcats 35 | Missouri Tigers 24 | 21 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Michigan Wolverines 67 | Illinois Fighting Illini 65 | 132 pts |
| 2021 | Valparaiso 65 | Presbyterian 55 | 120 pts |
| 2004 | Eastern Michigan Eagles 61 | Central Michigan Chippewas 58 | 119 pts |
| 2021 | North Carolina 58 | #9 Wake Forest 55 | 113 pts |
| 2010 | Navy Midshipmen 76 | East Carolina Pirates 35 | 111 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #7 Michigan 29 | Indiana 7 | 109,890 |
| 2021 | #14 Texas A&M 20 | #13 Auburn 3 | 109,835 |
| 2004 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish 17 | #9 Tennessee Volunteers 13 | 107,266 |
| 2004 | Northwestern Wildcats 14 | Penn State Nittany Lions 7 | 100,353 |
| 2021 | #2 Alabama 20 | LSU 14 | 100,077 |