November 11 in college football
Every November 11 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.
- 1,252games on file
- 31unranked wins over ranked teams
- 35ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1902–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 11
The 31 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Oregon State 3 | #1 USC 0 | At home |
| 1967 | Penn State 13 | #3 NC State 8 | At home |
| 1939 | Iowa 7 | #3 Notre Dame 6 | At home |
| 2006 | Kansas State Wildcats 45 | #4 Texas Longhorns 42 | At home |
| 2006 | Georgia Bulldogs 37 | #5 Auburn Tigers 15 | On the road · Jordan-Hare · Auburn, AL |
| 1972 | Michigan State 19 | #5 Ohio State 12 | At home · East Lansing, MI |
| 1961 | Purdue 7 | #6 Michigan State 6 | At home · West Lafayette, IN |
| 1950 | Texas A&M 25 | #7 SMU 20 | On the road |
| 2006 | Arizona Wildcats 24 | #8 California Golden Bears 20 | At home |
| 1972 | Washington 30 | #8 UCLA 21 | At home |
| 1961 | Utah 21 | #8 Colorado 12 | On the road |
| 2000 | Michigan State 30 | #9 Purdue 10 | At home · Spartan Stadium |
| 1978 | Oregon State 15 | #9 UCLA 13 | At home |
| 1961 | Tennessee 10 | #9 Georgia Tech 6 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on November 11
35 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #10 Auburn 40 | #1 Georgia 17 | At home · Jordan-Hare · Auburn, AL |
| 2000 | #1 Oklahoma 35 | #23 Texas A&M 31 | On the road |
| 1995 | #1 Nebraska 41 | #10 Kansas 3 | On the road |
| 1978 | #4 Nebraska 17 | #1 Oklahoma 14 | At home |
| 1944 | #1 Army 59 | #5 Notre Dame 0 | At home |
| 2023 | #2 Georgia Bulldogs 52 | #9 Ole Miss Rebels 17 | At home · Sanford Stadium · Athens, Georgia |
| 2017 | #2 Alabama 31 | #16 Mississippi State 24 | On the road · Davis Wade Stadium · Starkville, Miss. |
| 1972 | #2 Alabama 35 | #6 LSU 21 | At home |
| 1950 | #2 Ohio State 19 | #15 Wisconsin 14 | At home |
| 1939 | #2 Texas A&M 6 | #13 SMU 2 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | #16 Kansas State 29 | #4 Nebraska 28 | 1 pt |
| 1978 | #4 Nebraska 17 | #1 Oklahoma 14 | 3 pts |
| 1978 | #8 Houston 10 | #6 Texas 7 | 3 pts |
| 2000 | #22 Auburn 29 | #14 Georgia 26 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | #1 Army 59 | #5 Notre Dame 0 | 59 pts |
| 1995 | #1 Nebraska 41 | #10 Kansas 3 | 38 pts |
| 2023 | #2 Georgia Bulldogs 52 | #9 Ole Miss Rebels 17 | 35 pts |
| 2017 | #7 Miami (Fla.) 41 | #3 Notre Dame 8 | 33 pts |
| 2017 | #10 Auburn 40 | #1 Georgia 17 | 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Boise State 59 | Colorado State 52 | 25 ptsin game |
| 2017 | Delaware State 33 | Morgan State 30 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2017 | Austin Peay 31 | Eastern Kentucky 24 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2017 | Wake Forest 64 | Syracuse 43 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2017 | Yale 35 | Princeton 31 | 17 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Boise State 59 | Colorado State 52 | 111 pts |
| 2017 | Wake Forest 64 | Syracuse 43 | 107 pts |
| 2000 | Boise State 66 | Utah State 38 | 104 pts |
| 2023 | Georgetown Hoyas 50 | Bucknell Bison 47 | 97 pts |
| 1916 | Oklahoma 96 | Kingfisher 0 | 96 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #3 Michigan Wolverines 24 | #10 Penn State Nittany Lions 15 | 110,856 |
| 2017 | #14 Penn State 35 | Rutgers 6 | 107,531 |
| 2017 | #13 Ohio State 48 | #12 Michigan State 3 | 107,011 |
| 2023 | #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 38 | Michigan State Spartans 3 | 105,137 |
| 2023 | Texas A&M Aggies 51 | Mississippi State Bulldogs 10 | 103,266 |