November 13 in college football
Every November 13 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.
- 1,104games on file
- 33unranked wins over ranked teams
- 34ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1900–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 13
The 33 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Arkansas 28 | #3 Tennessee 24 | At home |
| 2004 | Michigan State Spartans 49 | #4 Wisconsin Badgers 14 | At home · Spartan Stadium |
| 1982 | Mississippi State 27 | #6 LSU 24 | At home |
| 1965 | Ole Miss 14 | #8 Tennessee 13 | At home |
| 1937 | North Carolina 14 | #8 Duke 6 | On the road |
| 1976 | Iowa State 37 | #9 Nebraska 28 | At home |
| 1943 | March Field 35 | #9 USC 0 | On the road |
| 1993 | Arizona State 9 | #10 UCLA 3 | On the road |
| 1971 | San José State 13 | #10 Stanford 12 | On the road |
| 1965 | Houston 38 | #10 Kentucky 21 | At home |
| 1943 | North Carolina 9 | #10 Pennsylvania 6 | On the road |
| 1948 | Alabama 14 | #11 Georgia Tech 12 | On the road |
| 1954 | Wichita State 13 | #12 Cincinnati 0 | On the road |
| 2010 | Northwestern Wildcats 21 | #13 Iowa Hawkeyes 17 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on November 13
34 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #2 Notre Dame 31 | #1 Florida State 24 | At home |
| 1943 | #1 Notre Dame 25 | #8 Northwestern 6 | On the road |
| 1937 | #1 Pittsburgh 13 | #11 Nebraska 7 | At home |
| 1999 | #2 Virginia Tech 43 | #19 Miami 10 | At home |
| 1948 | #2 Notre Dame 12 | #8 Northwestern 7 | At home |
| 2004 | #3 Auburn Tigers 24 | #8 Georgia Bulldogs 6 | At home · Jordan-Hare · Auburn, AL |
| 1982 | #7 Washington 17 | #3 Arizona State 13 | On the road |
| 1948 | #3 Army 26 | #17 Pennsylvania 20 | On the road |
| 2021 | #4 Ohio St. 59 | #19 Purdue 31 | At home · Ohio Stadium · Columbus, Ohio |
| 1954 | #19 SMU 21 | #4 Arkansas 14 | On the road |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | #15 USC 13 | #19 Washington 12 | 1 pt |
| 1954 | #13 Minnesota 22 | #9 Iowa 20 | 2 pts |
| 1982 | #11 Clemson 24 | #18 Maryland 22 | 2 pts |
| 1937 | #12 LSU 9 | #14 Auburn 7 | 2 pts |
| 2009 | #5 Cincinnati Bearcats 24 | #25 West Virginia Mountaineers 21 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Michigan State Spartans 49 | #4 Wisconsin Badgers 14 | 35 pts |
| 1943 | March Field 35 | #9 USC 0 | 35 pts |
| 1999 | #7 Nebraska 41 | #5 Kansas State 15 | 26 pts |
| 1943 | #1 Notre Dame 25 | #8 Northwestern 6 | 19 pts |
| 2004 | #3 Auburn Tigers 24 | #8 Georgia Bulldogs 6 | 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Delaware St. 28 | Norfolk St. 26 | 26 ptsin game |
| 2021 | Mississippi St. 43 | #17 Auburn 34 | 25 ptsin game |
| 2010 | UC Davis Aggies 22 | Cal Poly Mustangs 21 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2010 | #25 Texas A&M Aggies 42 | Baylor Bears 30 | 16 ptsin game |
| 2021 | Florida 70 | Samford 52 | 15 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Florida 70 | Samford 52 | 122 pts |
| 2021 | Kansas 57 | Texas 56 | 113 pts |
| 2004 | #14 Boise State Broncos 56 | San Jose State Spartans 49 | 105 pts |
| 2021 | West Florida 61 | Valdosta State 42 | 103 pts |
| 2010 | #7 Wisconsin Badgers 83 | Indiana Hoosiers 20 | 103 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | #9 Michigan Wolverines 42 | Northwestern Wildcats 20 | 111,347 |
| 2021 | #6 Michigan 21 | Penn St. 17 | 109,534 |
| 2021 | #4 Ohio St. 59 | #19 Purdue 31 | 101,009 |
| 2021 | #1 Georgia 41 | Tennessee 17 | 100,074 |
| 2021 | #25 Arkansas 16 | LSU 13 | 98,772 |