November 25 in college football
Every November 25 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.
- 851games on file
- 32unranked wins over ranked teams
- 32ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1903–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 25
The 32 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Indiana 19 | #3 Purdue 14 | At home |
| 1961 | Wisconsin 23 | #3 Minnesota 21 | On the road |
| 1967 | Syracuse 32 | #4 UCLA 14 | On the road |
| 1978 | Texas Tech 22 | #5 Houston 21 | At home |
| 1950 | Northwestern 14 | #6 Illinois 7 | At home |
| 1939 | Michigan 21 | #6 Ohio State 14 | At home |
| 2006 | South Florida Bulls 24 | #7 West Virginia Mountaineers 19 | On the road |
| 1950 | Michigan 9 | #8 Ohio State 3 | On the road |
| 1978 | Baylor 38 | #9 Texas 14 | At home |
| 2023 | Kentucky Wildcats 38 | #10 Louisville Cardinals 31 | On the road · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium · Louisville, KY |
| 1967 | Tulsa 22 | #10 Houston 13 | At home |
| 1961 | Missouri 10 | #10 Kansas 7 | On the road |
| 1994 | NC State 30 | #13 Virginia 27 | On the road |
| 1950 | Cornell 13 | #13 Pennsylvania 6 | On the road |
Ranked vs ranked on November 25
32 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #6 Auburn 26 | #1 Alabama 14 | At home · Jordan-Hare · Auburn, AL |
| 2011 | #1 LSU Tigers 41 | #3 Arkansas Razorbacks 17 | At home |
| 1989 | #7 Miami 27 | #1 Notre Dame 10 | At home |
| 1971 | #1 Nebraska 35 | #2 Oklahoma 31 | On the road |
| 1950 | #1 Oklahoma 49 | #16 Nebraska 35 | At home |
| 2023 | #3 Michigan Wolverines 30 | #2 Ohio State Buckeyes 24 | At home · Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 1995 | #18 Michigan 31 | #2 Ohio State 23 | At home |
| 2017 | #3 Clemson Tigers 34 | #24 South Carolina Gamecocks 10 | On the road · Williams-Brice Stad. · Columbia, S.C. |
| 2006 | #3 USC Trojans 44 | #6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 24 | At home · LA Memorial Coliseum |
| 1995 | #3 Florida 35 | #6 Florida State 24 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | #3 USC 27 | #8 Notre Dame 25 | 2 pts |
| 1937 | #4 Alabama 9 | #12 Vanderbilt 7 | 2 pts |
| 1972 | #9 Ohio State 14 | #3 Michigan 11 | 3 pts |
| 1999 | #18 Mississippi State 23 | #23 Ole Miss 20 | 3 pts |
| 1989 | #22 Penn State 16 | #19 Pittsburgh 13 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | #1 LSU Tigers 41 | #3 Arkansas Razorbacks 17 | 24 pts |
| 1978 | Baylor 38 | #9 Texas 14 | 24 pts |
| 1944 | #18 Notre Dame 21 | #10 Georgia Tech 0 | 21 pts |
| 2006 | #3 USC Trojans 44 | #6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 24 | 20 pts |
| 1967 | Syracuse 32 | #4 UCLA 14 | 18 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 | Old Dominion Monarchs 25 | Georgia State Panthers 24 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2023 | Delaware Blue Hens 36 | Lafayette Leopards 34 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2023 | #20 Oklahoma State Cowboys 40 | BYU Cougars 34 | 18 ptsin game |
| 2016 | Missouri 28 | Arkansas 24 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2016 | Tulsa 40 | Cincinnati 37 | 17 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Arkansas State 67 | Louisiana-Monroe 50 | 117 pts |
| 1948 | UTEP 92 | New Mexico State 7 | 99 pts |
| 1972 | Utah 62 | Colorado State 36 | 98 pts |
| 2023 | Texas State Bobcats 52 | South Alabama Jaguars 44 | 96 pts |
| 2016 | Memphis 48 | #20 Houston 44 | 92 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | #9 Ohio State 31 | Michigan 20 | 112,028 |
| 2023 | #3 Michigan Wolverines 30 | #2 Ohio State Buckeyes 24 | 110,615 |
| 2006 | #19 Tennessee Volunteers 17 | Kentucky Wildcats 12 | 104,382 |
| 2023 | #21 Tennessee Volunteers 48 | Vanderbilt Commodores 24 | 101,915 |
| 2023 | #14 LSU Tigers 42 | Texas A&M Aggies 30 | 101,178 |