November 19 in college football
Every November 19 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.
- 1,064games on file
- 33unranked wins over ranked teams
- 29ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1902–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 19
The 33 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Kansas 23 | #1 Missouri 7 | On the road |
| 2011 | USC Trojans 38 | #4 Oregon Ducks 35 | On the road |
| 2022 | South Carolina 63 | #5 Tennessee 38 | At home · Williams-Brice Stadium · Columbia, South Carolina |
| 2005 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 14 | #6 Miami Hurricanes 10 | On the road · Orange Bowl |
| 1966 | Texas Tech 21 | #6 Arkansas 16 | At home |
| 1960 | North Carolina 7 | #6 Duke 6 | At home |
| 2011 | NC State Wolfpack 37 | #7 Clemson Tigers 13 | At home |
| 1960 | USC 17 | #11 UCLA 6 | On the road |
| 1949 | Tennessee 6 | #11 Kentucky 0 | On the road |
| 2016 | Oregon 30 | #12 Utah 28 | On the road · Rice-Eccles · Salt Lake City, UTAH |
| 1977 | Colorado State 25 | #12 Arizona State 14 | At home |
| 1938 | Minnesota 21 | #12 Wisconsin 0 | On the road |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech 21 | #13 North Carolina 17 | On the road · Kenan Stadium · Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| 1994 | UCLA 31 | #13 USC 19 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on November 19
29 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #1 USC Trojans 50 | #16 Fresno State Bulldogs 42 | At home · LA Coliseum |
| 1938 | #1 Notre Dame 9 | #16 Northwestern 7 | On the road |
| 1988 | #2 USC 31 | #6 UCLA 22 | On the road |
| 1949 | #2 Oklahoma 28 | #19 Santa Clara 21 | At home |
| 1988 | #3 Miami 44 | #11 LSU 3 | On the road |
| 1949 | #3 California 33 | #12 Stanford 14 | On the road |
| 1994 | #4 Alabama 21 | #6 Auburn 14 | At home |
| 1988 | #4 West Virginia 31 | #14 Syracuse 9 | At home |
| 1977 | #5 Michigan 14 | #4 Ohio State 6 | At home |
| 2011 | #22 Baylor Bears 45 | #5 Oklahoma Sooners 38 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | #1 Notre Dame 9 | #16 Northwestern 7 | 2 pts |
| 2022 | #7 Southern California 48 | #16 UCLA 45 | 3 pts |
| 1983 | #8 Michigan 24 | #10 Ohio State 21 | 3 pts |
| 2022 | #12 Oregon 20 | #10 Utah 17 | 3 pts |
| 1994 | #21 Utah 34 | #20 BYU 31 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | South Carolina 63 | #5 Tennessee 38 | 25 pts |
| 2011 | NC State Wolfpack 37 | #7 Clemson Tigers 13 | 24 pts |
| 1955 | #9 Ohio State 17 | #6 Michigan 0 | 17 pts |
| 1960 | Kansas 23 | #1 Missouri 7 | 16 pts |
| 1949 | #19 Tulane 28 | #9 Virginia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Appalachian State Mountaineers 28 | Elon Phoenix 24 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2022 | James Madison 42 | Georgia St. 40 | 20 ptsin game |
| 2011 | North Dakota 38 | South Dakota Coyotes 37 | 20 ptsin game |
| 2022 | Georgia Tech 21 | #13 North Carolina 17 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2022 | Alabama A&M 24 | Texas Southern 20 | 17 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | New Hampshire Wildcats 59 | Maine Black Bears 47 | 106 pts |
| 2005 | Boise State Broncos 70 | Idaho Vandals 35 | 105 pts |
| 2016 | Cal Poly 55 | Northern Colorado 48 | 103 pts |
| 2022 | South Carolina 63 | #5 Tennessee 38 | 101 pts |
| 2016 | Arkansas 58 | Mississippi State 42 | 100 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | #9 Ohio State Buckeyes 25 | #17 Michigan Wolverines 21 | 111,591 |
| 2022 | #3 Michigan 19 | Illinois 17 | 110,433 |
| 2016 | #3 Michigan 20 | Indiana 10 | 110,288 |
| 2005 | Vanderbilt Commodores 28 | Tennessee Volunteers 24 | 107,487 |
| 2016 | #25 Texas A&M Aggies 23 | UT San Antonio Roadrunners 10 | 102,502 |