November 12 in college football
Every November 12 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.
- 1,232games on file
- 35unranked wins over ranked teams
- 28ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1902–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 12
The 35 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Purdue 23 | #1 Minnesota 14 | On the road |
| 2016 | Pittsburgh 43 | #2 Clemson 42 | On the road · Memorial Stadium · Clemson, SC |
| 2016 | Iowa 14 | #3 Michigan 13 | At home · Kinnick Stadium · Iowa City, Iowa |
| 2011 | TCU Horned Frogs 36 | #5 Boise State Broncos 35 | On the road |
| 1949 | Dartmouth 16 | #6 Cornell 7 | At home |
| 2016 | Ole Miss 29 | #8 Texas A&M 28 | On the road · Kyle Field · College Station, TX |
| 1949 | Oregon State 25 | #8 Michigan State 20 | At home · Corvallis, OR |
| 1938 | Saint Mary's (CA) 7 | #8 Santa Clara 0 | At home |
| 2016 | Georgia 13 | #9 Auburn 7 | At home · Sanford Stadium · Athens, Ga. |
| 1938 | Washington 7 | #9 USC 6 | At home |
| 1988 | Houston 34 | #10 Wyoming 10 | At home |
| 1966 | Ole Miss 14 | #10 Tennessee 7 | On the road |
| 2022 | Arizona Wildcats 34 | #12 UCLA Bruins 28 | On the road · Rose Bowl · Pasadena, CA |
| 2005 | South Carolina Gamecocks 30 | #12 Florida Gators 22 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on November 12
28 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | #2 Notre Dame 19 | #12 Minnesota 0 | At home |
| 1983 | #3 Auburn 13 | #4 Georgia 7 | On the road |
| 1960 | #5 Iowa 35 | #3 Ohio State 12 | At home |
| 2022 | #4 TCU Horned Frogs 17 | #18 Texas Longhorns 10 | On the road · DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium · Austin, TX |
| 2016 | #20 Southern California 26 | #4 Washington 13 | On the road · Husky Stadium · Seattle, Wash. |
| 2011 | #7 Oregon Ducks 53 | #4 Stanford Cardinal 30 | On the road |
| 2005 | #5 LSU Tigers 16 | #4 Alabama Crimson Tide 13 | On the road · Bryant-Denny Stadium |
| 1960 | #4 Ole Miss 24 | #14 Tennessee 3 | On the road |
| 1977 | #5 Notre Dame 21 | #15 Clemson 17 | On the road |
| 1938 | #20 Cornell 14 | #5 Dartmouth 7 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #15 Auburn Tigers 31 | #9 Georgia Bulldogs 30 | 1 pt |
| 2005 | #5 LSU Tigers 16 | #4 Alabama Crimson Tide 13 | 3 pts |
| 2022 | #25 Washington Huskies 37 | #6 Oregon Ducks 34 | 3 pts |
| 2011 | #19 Nebraska Cornhuskers 17 | #12 Penn State Nittany Lions 14 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Houston 34 | #10 Wyoming 10 | 24 pts |
| 1960 | #5 Iowa 35 | #3 Ohio State 12 | 23 pts |
| 2011 | #7 Oregon Ducks 53 | #4 Stanford Cardinal 30 | 23 pts |
| 1955 | #17 Pittsburgh 26 | #6 West Virginia 7 | 19 pts |
| 2016 | #20 Southern California 26 | #4 Washington 13 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Albany 36 | New Hampshire 25 | 22 ptsin game |
| 2005 | Ball State Cardinals 26 | Eastern Michigan Eagles 25 | 22 ptsin game |
| 2016 | North Dakota 38 | Northern Arizona 31 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2016 | Rice 22 | Charlotte 21 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2011 | #25 Baylor Bears 31 | Kansas Jayhawks 30 | 21 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UNLV 69 | Wyoming 66 | 135 pts |
| 2011 | Stony Brook Seawolves 76 | Gardner-Webb Bulldogs 28 | 104 pts |
| 2011 | Eastern Washington Eagles 53 | Cal Poly Mustangs 51 | 104 pts |
| 2011 | Cornell Big Red 62 | Columbia Lions 41 | 103 pts |
| 2011 | #14 Kansas State Wildcats 53 | Texas A&M Aggies 50 | 103 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #3 Michigan Wolverines 34 | Nebraska Cornhuskers 3 | 110,192 |
| 2022 | #14 Penn State Nittany Lions 30 | Maryland Terrapins 0 | 108,796 |
| 2005 | Tennessee Volunteers 20 | Memphis Tigers 16 | 106,647 |
| 2005 | #10 Ohio State Buckeyes 48 | #25 Northwestern Wildcats 7 | 105,181 |
| 2016 | Ole Miss 29 | #8 Texas A&M 28 | 104,892 |