November 15 in college football
Every November 15 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.
- 1,224games on file
- 39unranked wins over ranked teams
- 38ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1902–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 15
The 39 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Arizona Wildcats 34 | #2 Oregon Ducks 24 | At home |
| 1986 | Minnesota 20 | #2 Michigan 17 | On the road |
| 1980 | Washington 20 | #2 USC 10 | On the road |
| 1941 | TCU 14 | #2 Texas 7 | On the road |
| 2014 | Oregon St. 35 | #6 Arizona St. 27 | At home |
| 1941 | Washington State 14 | #6 Stanford 13 | On the road |
| 1958 | Tennessee 18 | #7 Ole Miss 16 | At home |
| 1986 | Georgia 20 | #8 Auburn 16 | On the road |
| 1975 | Pittsburgh 34 | #9 Notre Dame 20 | At home |
| 1997 | Notre Dame 24 | #11 LSU 6 | On the road |
| 1958 | Notre Dame 34 | #11 North Carolina 24 | At home |
| 1975 | Washington 8 | #13 USC 7 | At home |
| 1958 | Nebraska 14 | #14 Pittsburgh 6 | At home |
| 1958 | Arkansas 13 | #15 SMU 6 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on November 15
38 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #5 Alabama 25 | #1 Mississippi St. 20 | At home |
| 1997 | #1 Michigan 26 | #23 Wisconsin 16 | On the road |
| 1969 | #1 Ohio State 42 | #10 Purdue 14 | At home |
| 1952 | #1 Michigan State 21 | #6 Notre Dame 3 | At home · East Lansing, MI |
| 1958 | #16 Ohio State 38 | #2 Iowa 28 | On the road |
| 1952 | #2 Georgia Tech 7 | #12 Alabama 3 | At home |
| 1947 | #2 Michigan 40 | #9 Wisconsin 6 | On the road |
| 1969 | #18 Ole Miss 38 | #3 Tennessee 0 | At home |
| 1952 | #11 Ole Miss 21 | #3 Maryland 14 | At home |
| 2025 | #11 Oklahoma Sooners 23 | #4 Alabama Crimson Tide 21 | On the road · Bryant-Denny Stadium · Tuscaloosa, AL |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | #5 Notre Dame 7 | #8 Northwestern 6 | 1 pt |
| 1975 | #6 Oklahoma 28 | #18 Missouri 27 | 1 pt |
| 2025 | #11 Oklahoma Sooners 23 | #4 Alabama Crimson Tide 21 | 2 pts |
| 2003 | #4 Ohio State 16 | #11 Purdue 13 | 3 pts |
| 1975 | #10 Colorado 24 | #17 Kansas 21 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | #18 Ole Miss 38 | #3 Tennessee 0 | 38 pts |
| 1947 | #2 Michigan 40 | #9 Wisconsin 6 | 34 pts |
| 1969 | #1 Ohio State 42 | #10 Purdue 14 | 28 pts |
| 2014 | #15 Georgia 34 | #9 Auburn 7 | 27 pts |
| 2025 | #5 Georgia Bulldogs 35 | #10 Texas Longhorns 10 | 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #7 LSU Tigers 40 | Troy Trojans 31 | 28 ptsin game |
| 2025 | #3 Texas A&M Aggies 31 | South Carolina Gamecocks 30 | 27 ptsin game |
| 2025 | Valparaiso Beacons 32 | Stetson Hatters 31 | 24 ptsin game |
| 2008 | Delaware State Hornets 34 | Norfolk State Spartans 28 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2007 | Arkansas State Red Wolves 31 | North Texas Mean Green 27 | 21 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Navy 121 | Colby 0 | 121 pts |
| 1975 | Washington State 84 | Idaho 27 | 111 pts |
| 2003 | Louisiana 57 | Middle Tennessee 51 | 108 pts |
| 2003 | Western Illinois 63 | Missouri State 42 | 105 pts |
| 1986 | Army 56 | Lafayette 48 | 104 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3 Texas A&M Aggies 31 | South Carolina Gamecocks 30 | 108,582 |
| 2003 | #4 Ohio State 16 | #11 Purdue 13 | 105,286 |
| 2014 | Missouri 34 | #24 Texas A&M 27 | 104,756 |
| 2003 | #9 Tennessee 59 | Mississippi State 21 | 104,223 |
| 2025 | #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 48 | UCLA Bruins 10 | 104,168 |