November 14 in college football
Every November 14 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.
- 1,072games on file
- 34unranked wins over ranked teams
- 37ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1900–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 14
The 34 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Washington 13 | #3 USC 3 | At home |
| 1953 | Wisconsin 34 | #3 Illinois 7 | At home |
| 1953 | Alabama 13 | #5 Georgia Tech 6 | At home |
| 2015 | Oregon 38 | #7 Stanford 36 | On the road |
| 1992 | Iowa State 19 | #7 Nebraska 10 | At home |
| 1959 | Illinois 9 | #7 Wisconsin 6 | On the road |
| 1970 | Georgia 31 | #8 Auburn 17 | On the road |
| 1964 | Stanford 16 | #8 Oregon State 7 | At home |
| 1953 | South Carolina 20 | #8 West Virginia 14 | On the road |
| 1942 | TCU 13 | #8 Texas 7 | At home |
| 2015 | Arkansas 31 | #9 LSU 14 | On the road |
| 2009 | Stanford Cardinal 55 | #9 USC Trojans 21 | On the road |
| 1953 | Houston 37 | #9 Baylor 7 | On the road |
| 2015 | Arizona 37 | #10 Utah 30 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on November 14
37 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | #1 Tennessee 28 | #10 Arkansas 24 | At home |
| 2015 | #2 Alabama 31 | #17 Mississippi State 6 | On the road |
| 1998 | #2 Kansas State 40 | #11 Nebraska 30 | At home |
| 1992 | #2 Alabama 30 | #16 Mississippi State 21 | On the road |
| 1964 | #2 Alabama 24 | #10 Georgia Tech 7 | On the road |
| 1959 | #18 TCU 14 | #2 Texas 9 | On the road |
| 1953 | #2 Maryland 38 | #11 Ole Miss 0 | At home |
| 1942 | #2 Georgia Tech 7 | #5 Alabama 0 | At home |
| 2009 | #4 TCU Horned Frogs 55 | #16 Utah Utes 28 | At home · Amon Carter Stadium |
| 1970 | #4 Nebraska 51 | #20 Kansas State 13 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | #12 Georgia 14 | #8 Auburn 13 | 1 pt |
| 1992 | #8 Notre Dame 17 | #22 Penn State 16 | 1 pt |
| 2015 | #24 Houston 35 | #21 Memphis 34 | 1 pt |
| 1998 | #6 Texas A&M 17 | #13 Missouri 14 | 3 pts |
| 2009 | #11 Ohio State Buckeyes 27 | #10 Iowa Hawkeyes 24 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Stanford Cardinal 55 | #9 USC Trojans 21 | 34 pts |
| 1959 | #5 Ole Miss 37 | #9 Tennessee 7 | 30 pts |
| 1953 | Houston 37 | #9 Baylor 7 | 30 pts |
| 1953 | Wisconsin 34 | #3 Illinois 7 | 27 pts |
| 1964 | #2 Alabama 24 | #10 Georgia Tech 7 | 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | North Carolina 59 | Wake Forest 53 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2020 | Tulsa 28 | #19 SMU 24 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2019 | Kent State 30 | Buffalo 27 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2009 | Chattanooga Mocs 31 | The Citadel Bulldogs 28 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2009 | Wyoming Cowboys 30 | San Diego State Aztecs 27 | 21 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | North Carolina 59 | Wake Forest 53 | 112 pts |
| 1998 | Louisville 63 | East Carolina 45 | 108 pts |
| 1970 | New Mexico State 69 | Lamar 37 | 106 pts |
| 2015 | Texas Tech 59 | Kansas State 44 | 103 pts |
| 2020 | Ole Miss 59 | South Carolina 42 | 101 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Georgia Bulldogs 31 | Auburn Tigers 24 | 92,746 |
| 1998 | #17 Georgia 28 | Auburn 17 | 85,214 |
| 2009 | Oklahoma Sooners 65 | Texas A&M Aggies 10 | 85,013 |
| 2009 | #20 Wisconsin Badgers 45 | Michigan Wolverines 24 | 80,540 |
| 2009 | #1 Florida Gators 24 | South Carolina Gamecocks 14 | 79,297 |