November 16 in college football
Every November 16 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.
- 1,188games on file
- 30unranked wins over ranked teams
- 34ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1900–2024seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 16
The 30 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Notre Dame 7 | #2 Oklahoma 0 | On the road |
| 1940 | Dartmouth 3 | #2 Cornell 0 | At home |
| 1985 | Wisconsin 12 | #3 Ohio State 7 | On the road |
| 2013 | Southern California 20 | #4 Stanford 17 | At home |
| 2002 | Texas Tech 42 | #4 Texas 38 | At home |
| 2024 | Kansas Jayhawks 17 | #6 BYU Cougars 13 | On the road · LaVell Edwards · Provo, Utah |
| 1968 | Oklahoma 28 | #6 Missouri 14 | At home |
| 1946 | TCU 14 | #6 Texas 0 | At home |
| 1940 | Iowa 7 | #7 Notre Dame 0 | On the road |
| 1996 | Mississippi State 17 | #8 Alabama 16 | At home |
| 1985 | Texas A&M 10 | #9 Arkansas 6 | At home |
| 1974 | Kentucky 41 | #9 Florida 24 | At home |
| 1940 | North Carolina 6 | #12 Duke 3 | At home |
| 1957 | Wisconsin 24 | #15 Illinois 13 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on November 16
34 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | #2 Miami 17 | #1 Florida State 16 | On the road |
| 1968 | #1 USC 17 | #13 Oregon State 13 | At home |
| 1957 | #20 Rice 7 | #1 Texas A&M 6 | At home |
| 1946 | #1 Army 34 | #5 Pennsylvania 7 | On the road |
| 1996 | #3 Florida State 54 | #25 Southern Miss 14 | At home |
| 2019 | #4 Georgia 21 | #12 Auburn 14 | On the road · Jordan-Hare · Auburn, AL |
| 1991 | #4 Michigan 20 | #25 Illinois 0 | On the road |
| 1985 | #16 BYU 28 | #4 Air Force 21 | At home |
| 1940 | #4 Stanford 28 | #19 Oregon State 14 | At home |
| 1974 | #5 Notre Dame 14 | #17 Pittsburgh 10 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | #20 Rice 7 | #1 Texas A&M 6 | 1 pt |
| 1991 | #2 Miami 17 | #1 Florida State 16 | 1 pt |
| 1940 | #8 Boston College 19 | #9 Georgetown 18 | 1 pt |
| 1957 | #11 Duke 7 | #14 Clemson 6 | 1 pt |
| 1996 | #24 Virginia 20 | #6 North Carolina 17 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | #1 Army 34 | #5 Pennsylvania 7 | 27 pts |
| 1974 | Kentucky 41 | #9 Florida 24 | 17 pts |
| 1946 | TCU 14 | #6 Texas 0 | 14 pts |
| 2024 | #12 Georgia Bulldogs 31 | #7 Tennessee Volunteers 17 | 14 pts |
| 1968 | Oklahoma 28 | #6 Missouri 14 | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #10 Oklahoma 34 | #13 Baylor 31 | 25 ptsin game |
| 2016 | Northern Illinois 31 | Eastern Michigan 24 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2024 | New Hampshire Wildcats 31 | Stony Brook Seawolves 30 | 20 ptsin game |
| 2019 | North Alabama 34 | Gardner-Webb 30 | 20 ptsin game |
| 2024 | Holy Cross Crusaders 40 | Bucknell Bison 38 | 18 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Navy 127 | Ursinus 0 | 127 pts |
| 2024 | Eastern Washington Eagles 77 | Idaho State Bengals 42 | 119 pts |
| 2024 | Illinois College 96 | Beloit 14 | 110 pts |
| 1968 | Virginia 63 | Tulane 47 | 110 pts |
| 2013 | Abilene Christian 65 | Prairie View 45 | 110 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #15 Michigan 44 | Michigan State 10 | 111,496 |
| 2019 | #9 Penn State 34 | Indiana 27 | 106,323 |
| 2024 | #15 Texas A&M Aggies 38 | New Mexico State Aggies 3 | 105,815 |
| 2019 | Texas A&M Aggies 30 | South Carolina Gamecocks 6 | 104,957 |
| 2024 | #10 Alabama Crimson Tide 52 | Mercer Bears 7 | 100,077 |