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November 10 in college football

Every November 10 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.

Unranked over ranked on November 10

The 29 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.

SeasonWinnerRanked loserWhere
2007 Illinois Fighting Illini 28 #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 21 On the road
1990 UCLA 25 #2 Washington 22 On the road
1984 Houston 29 #3 Texas 15 On the road
1990 Ohio State 27 #6 Iowa 26 On the road
1984 Maryland 42 #6 Miami 40 On the road
2007 Maryland Terrapins 42 #8 Boston College Eagles 35 At home · CCB Field at Byrd St · College Park, MD
2001 Oregon State 49 #8 Washington 24 At home
2017 Stanford 30 #9 Washington 22 At home · Stanford Stadium · Stanford, Calif.
2012 Syracuse Orange 45 #9 Louisville Cardinals 26 At home
2001 NC State 34 #10 Florida State 28 On the road · Doak Campbell · Tallahassee, FL
2018 Tennessee 24 #11 Kentucky 7 At home · Neyland Stadium · Knoxville, Tenn.
2007 Wisconsin Badgers 37 #12 Michigan Wolverines 21 At home
2007 Cincinnati Bearcats 27 #13 Connecticut Huskies 3 At home
1979 Tennessee 40 #13 Notre Dame 18 At home

Ranked vs ranked on November 10

39 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.

SeasonWinnerLoserWhere
2018 #1 Alabama 24 #16 Mississippi State 0 At home · Bryant-Denny Stadium · Tuscaloosa, Ala.
2012 #15 Texas A&M Aggies 29 #1 Alabama Crimson Tide 24 On the road
1990 #1 Notre Dame 34 #9 Tennessee 29 On the road
1984 #14 USC 16 #1 Washington 7 At home
1962 #8 Wisconsin 37 #1 Northwestern 6 At home
1945 #1 Army 48 #2 Notre Dame 0 At home
2018 #2 Clemson 27 #17 Boston College 7 On the road · Alumni Stadium · Chestnut Hill, Mass.
1956 #3 Tennessee 6 #2 Georgia Tech 0 On the road
1990 #14 Texas 45 #3 Houston 24 At home
1973 #3 Oklahoma 31 #10 Missouri 3 On the road

One-score finishes between ranked teams

Decided by three points or fewer.

SeasonWinnerLoserMargin
2001 #7 Oregon 21 #17 UCLA 20 1 pt
1956 #14 Oregon State 20 #20 Stanford 19 1 pt
1979 #14 Purdue 24 #10 Michigan 21 3 pts

Top-10 teams routed

The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.

SeasonWinnerRanked loserMargin
1945 #1 Army 48 #2 Notre Dame 0 48 pts
1962 #8 Wisconsin 37 #1 Northwestern 6 31 pts
1973 #3 Oklahoma 31 #10 Missouri 3 28 pts
1984 #10 Florida 27 #8 Georgia 0 27 pts
1945 #4 Navy 33 #7 Michigan 7 26 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.

SeasonWinnerLoserTrailed by
2018 Murray State Racers 40 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks 38 31 ptsin game
2018 Old Dominion 34 North Texas 31 28 ptsin game
2018 San Diego Toreros 56 Davidson Wildcats 52 24 ptsin game
2001 Wake Forest 32 North Carolina 31 24 ptsat a quarter
2018 The Citadel Bulldogs 42 Samford Bulldogs 27 21 ptsin game

Highest-scoring games

Combined points, both teams.

Biggest crowds

Announced attendance.

SeasonWinnerLoserAttendance
2018 #20 Penn State 22 Wisconsin 10 105,396
2001 Ohio State 35 Purdue 9 104,189
2018 Texas A&M 38 Ole Miss 24 102,618
2018 #1 Alabama 24 #16 Mississippi State 0 101,821
2018 Tennessee 24 #11 Kentucky 7 95,258