November 24 in college football
Every November 24 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.
- 881games on file
- 26unranked wins over ranked teams
- 35ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1900–2023seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 24
The 26 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Pittsburgh 24 | #2 Miami (Fla.) 14 | At home · Heinz Field · Pittsburgh, Pa. |
| 2001 | Oklahoma State 16 | #4 Oklahoma 13 | On the road |
| 1966 | Oklahoma 10 | #4 Nebraska 9 | At home |
| 1984 | Baylor 24 | #6 Texas 10 | At home |
| 1955 | Texas 21 | #8 Texas A&M 6 | On the road |
| 2007 | UCLA Bruins 16 | #9 Oregon Ducks 0 | At home · The Rose Bowl · Pasadena, CA |
| 2006 | Texas A&M Aggies 12 | #11 Texas Longhorns 7 | On the road |
| 2001 | Ohio State 26 | #11 Michigan 20 | On the road · Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1951 | UCLA 21 | #11 USC 7 | On the road |
| 1945 | California 6 | #12 UCLA 0 | At home |
| 1990 | Minnesota 31 | #13 Iowa 24 | At home |
| 1945 | Maryland 19 | #13 Virginia 13 | At home |
| 1984 | Notre Dame 19 | #14 USC 7 | On the road |
| 1990 | Virginia Tech 38 | #17 Virginia 13 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on November 24
35 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | #1 Miami 65 | #12 Washington 7 | At home |
| 1978 | #1 Penn State 17 | #15 Pittsburgh 10 | At home |
| 1951 | #1 Tennessee 28 | #9 Kentucky 0 | On the road |
| 2007 | #4 Missouri Tigers 36 | #2 Kansas Jayhawks 28 | On the road · Arrowhead Stadium · Kansas City, MO |
| 1984 | #2 Oklahoma 24 | #3 Oklahoma State 14 | At home |
| 2007 | #3 West Virginia Mountaineers 66 | #20 Connecticut Huskies 21 | At home |
| 1979 | #8 Oklahoma 17 | #3 Nebraska 14 | At home |
| 1962 | #3 Wisconsin 14 | #5 Minnesota 9 | At home |
| 1951 | #19 California 20 | #3 Stanford 7 | On the road |
| 2018 | #10 Ohio State 62 | #4 Michigan 39 | At home · Ohio Stadium · Columbus, Ohio |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | #9 Arkansas 23 | #14 Texas A&M 22 | 1 pt |
| 1973 | #20 Kansas 14 | #19 Missouri 13 | 1 pt |
| 2018 | #22 Texas A&M 74 | #7 LSU 72 | 2 pts |
| 1979 | #8 Oklahoma 17 | #3 Nebraska 14 | 3 pts |
| 2012 | #13 Oklahoma Sooners 51 | #21 Oklahoma State Cowboys 48 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | #1 Tennessee 28 | #9 Kentucky 0 | 28 pts |
| 2018 | #10 Ohio State 62 | #4 Michigan 39 | 23 pts |
| 2007 | UCLA Bruins 16 | #9 Oregon Ducks 0 | 16 pts |
| 1955 | Texas 21 | #8 Texas A&M 6 | 15 pts |
| 1984 | Baylor 24 | #6 Texas 10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UNLV 34 | Nevada 29 | 23 ptsin game |
| 2018 | #17 Utah 35 | BYU 27 | 20 ptsin game |
| 2018 | Arizona State 41 | Arizona 40 | 19 ptsin game |
| 2018 | #25 Iowa State 42 | Kansas State 38 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2017 | Central Michigan 31 | Northern Illinois 24 | 17 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #22 Texas A&M 74 | #7 LSU 72 | 146 pts |
| 2001 | Akron 65 | Eastern Michigan 62 | 127 pts |
| 1910 | Nebraska 119 | Haskell 0 | 119 pts |
| 2023 | #13 Oklahoma Sooners 69 | TCU Horned Frogs 45 | 114 pts |
| 2007 | Memphis Tigers 55 | SMU Mustangs 52 | 107 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Ohio State 26 | #11 Michigan 20 | 111,571 |
| 2018 | #10 Ohio State 62 | #4 Michigan 39 | 106,588 |
| 2016 | LSU 54 | Texas A&M 39 | 102,961 |
| 2023 | #7 Texas Longhorns 57 | Texas Tech Red Raiders 7 | 102,452 |
| 2018 | #1 Alabama 52 | Auburn 21 | 101,821 |