November 17 in college football
Every November 17 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.
- 1,102games on file
- 28unranked wins over ranked teams
- 27ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1900–2023seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 17
The 28 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Baylor Bears 52 | #1 Kansas State Wildcats 24 | At home |
| 1962 | Georgia Tech 7 | #1 Alabama 6 | At home |
| 1984 | Navy 38 | #2 South Carolina 21 | At home |
| 2007 | Texas Tech Red Raiders 34 | #4 Oklahoma Sooners 27 | At home · Jones AT&T Stadium |
| 2016 | Houston 36 | #5 Louisville 10 | At home · TDECU Stadium · Houston, Texas |
| 1962 | Oklahoma 13 | #6 Missouri 0 | At home |
| 1984 | UCLA 29 | #7 USC 10 | At home |
| 1990 | Maryland 35 | #8 Virginia 30 | On the road |
| 2018 | Oklahoma State 45 | #9 West Virginia 41 | At home · Boone PickensStadium · Stillwater, Okla. |
| 1984 | Mississippi State 16 | #9 LSU 14 | At home |
| 1962 | Michigan State 31 | #9 Northwestern 7 | On the road · Evanston, IL |
| 1945 | Temple 14 | #10 Holy Cross 6 | On the road |
| 1945 | Michigan State 33 | #12 Penn State 0 | At home |
| 1973 | Iowa State 17 | #14 Missouri 7 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on November 17
27 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | #1 Miami 59 | #14 Syracuse 0 | At home |
| 1990 | #18 Penn State 24 | #1 Notre Dame 21 | On the road |
| 1984 | #6 Oklahoma 17 | #1 Nebraska 7 | On the road |
| 1956 | #1 Tennessee 27 | #19 Ole Miss 7 | At home |
| 1945 | #1 Army 61 | #6 Pennsylvania 0 | On the road |
| 2012 | #13 Stanford Cardinal 17 | #2 Oregon Ducks 14 | On the road |
| 1979 | #2 Ohio State 18 | #13 Michigan 15 | On the road |
| 2018 | #3 Notre Dame 36 | #12 Syracuse 3 | At home · Yankee Stadium · Bronx, NY |
| 1973 | #3 Oklahoma 48 | #18 Kansas 20 | At home |
| 1956 | #17 Minnesota 14 | #3 Michigan State 13 | At home · Minneapolis, MN |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | #17 Minnesota 14 | #3 Michigan State 13 | 1 pt |
| 1990 | #18 Penn State 24 | #1 Notre Dame 21 | 3 pts |
| 2012 | #13 Stanford Cardinal 17 | #2 Oregon Ducks 14 | 3 pts |
| 1979 | #2 Ohio State 18 | #13 Michigan 15 | 3 pts |
| 2007 | #17 Boston College Eagles 20 | #15 Clemson Tigers 17 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | #1 Army 61 | #6 Pennsylvania 0 | 61 pts |
| 2012 | Baylor Bears 52 | #1 Kansas State Wildcats 24 | 28 pts |
| 2016 | Houston 36 | #5 Louisville 10 | 26 pts |
| 1962 | Michigan State 31 | #9 Northwestern 7 | 24 pts |
| 1984 | UCLA 29 | #7 USC 10 | 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Holy Cross Crusaders 32 | Georgetown Hoyas 31 | 26 ptsin game |
| 2018 | Montana State Bobcats 29 | Montana Grizzlies 25 | 22 ptsin game |
| 2001 | #6 Tennessee 38 | Kentucky 35 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2018 | Hawaii 35 | UNLV 28 | 18 ptsin game |
| 2018 | Temple 27 | South Florida 17 | 17 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | Rice 146 | SMU 3 | 149 pts |
| 2018 | Kennesaw State Owls 60 | Jacksonville State Gamecocks 52 | 112 pts |
| 2018 | Bryant Bulldogs 56 | Howard Bison 55 | 111 pts |
| 2012 | #11 Clemson Tigers 62 | NC State Wolfpack 48 | 110 pts |
| 1990 | #12 Houston 84 | Eastern Washington 21 | 105 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #4 Michigan 31 | Indiana 20 | 110,118 |
| 2007 | #20 Tennessee Volunteers 25 | Vanderbilt Commodores 24 | 105,077 |
| 2001 | #12 Illinois 34 | #25 Ohio State 22 | 104,407 |
| 2018 | #15 Texas 24 | #16 Iowa State 10 | 102,498 |
| 2018 | #1 Alabama 50 | Citadel 17 | 101,681 |