November 18 in college football
Every November 18 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.
- 1,142games on file
- 18unranked wins over ranked teams
- 34ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1901–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 18
The 18 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | TCU 6 | #1 Texas 0 | On the road |
| 2011 | Iowa State Cyclones 37 | #2 Oklahoma State Cowboys 31 | At home |
| 1978 | Missouri 35 | #2 Nebraska 31 | On the road |
| 1967 | Minnesota 33 | #5 Indiana 7 | At home |
| 2006 | Cincinnati Bearcats 30 | #7 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 11 | At home |
| 1967 | Clemson 14 | #10 NC State 6 | At home |
| 1961 | Notre Dame 17 | #10 Syracuse 15 | At home |
| 1995 | UCLA 24 | #11 USC 20 | On the road |
| 1950 | Rice 21 | #12 Texas A&M 13 | On the road |
| 2017 | Kansas State 45 | #13 Oklahoma State 40 | On the road · Boone PickensStadium · Stillwater, Okla. |
| 2000 | Arkansas 17 | #13 Mississippi State 10 | On the road |
| 1995 | LSU 28 | #14 Arkansas 0 | At home · Tiger Stadium · Baton Rouge, LA |
| 1944 | Alabama 19 | #16 Mississippi State 0 | At home |
| 1978 | Mississippi State 16 | #17 LSU 14 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on November 18
34 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Georgia Bulldogs 38 | #18 Tennessee Volunteers 10 | On the road · Neyland Stadium · Knoxville, TN |
| 2006 | #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 42 | #2 Michigan Wolverines 39 | At home · Ohio Stadium |
| 1989 | #1 Notre Dame 34 | #17 Penn State 23 | On the road |
| 1972 | #1 USC 24 | #14 UCLA 7 | On the road |
| 1967 | #4 USC 21 | #1 UCLA 20 | At home |
| 1950 | #8 Illinois 14 | #1 Ohio State 7 | At home |
| 2000 | #3 Florida State 30 | #4 Florida 7 | At home |
| 1944 | #3 Navy 32 | #14 Purdue 0 | At home |
| 2006 | #4 USC Trojans 23 | #17 California Golden Bears 9 | At home · LA Memorial Coliseum |
| 1939 | #4 Cornell 35 | #20 Dartmouth 6 | On the road |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | #4 USC 21 | #1 UCLA 20 | 1 pt |
| 1939 | #12 Missouri 7 | #5 Oklahoma 6 | 1 pt |
| 1972 | #19 Missouri 6 | #12 Iowa State 5 | 1 pt |
| 2023 | #5 Washington Huskies 22 | #11 Oregon State Beavers 20 | 2 pts |
| 2000 | #16 Clemson 16 | #25 South Carolina 14 | 2 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Minnesota 33 | #5 Indiana 7 | 26 pts |
| 2000 | #3 Florida State 30 | #4 Florida 7 | 23 pts |
| 2006 | Cincinnati Bearcats 30 | #7 Rutgers Scarlet Knights 11 | 19 pts |
| 1995 | #9 Colorado 27 | #7 Kansas State 17 | 10 pts |
| 1939 | #13 Duke 13 | #7 North Carolina 3 | 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions 35 | Texas Southern Tigers 34 | 24 ptsat a quarter |
| 2006 | Villanova Wildcats 28 | Delaware Blue Hens 27 | 20 ptsin game |
| 2023 | UNLV Rebels 31 | Air Force Falcons 27 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2011 | Iowa State Cyclones 37 | #2 Oklahoma State Cowboys 31 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2006 | Texas Tech Red Raiders 30 | Oklahoma State Cowboys 24 | 17 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #21 Memphis 66 | SMU 45 | 111 pts |
| 2023 | Arkansas State Red Wolves 77 | Texas State Bobcats 31 | 108 pts |
| 2023 | Valdosta State 62 | Limestone 41 | 103 pts |
| 1989 | #21 BYU 70 | Utah 31 | 101 pts |
| 2017 | North Texas 52 | Army 49 | 101 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Penn State Nittany Lions 17 | Michigan State Spartans 13 | 108,607 |
| 2017 | #10 Penn State 56 | Nebraska 44 | 106,722 |
| 2006 | #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 42 | #2 Michigan Wolverines 39 | 105,708 |
| 2017 | #9 Ohio State 52 | Illinois 14 | 105,282 |
| 2023 | #12 Penn State Nittany Lions 27 | Rutgers Scarlet Knights 6 | 105,114 |