November 27 in college football
Every November 27 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.
- 579games on file
- 20unranked wins over ranked teams
- 19ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1901–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 27
The 20 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Great Lakes Navy 19 | #1 Notre Dame 14 | At home |
| 1998 | Texas 26 | #6 Texas A&M 24 | At home |
| 1982 | Arizona 28 | #6 Arizona State 18 | At home |
| 1982 | Tulane 31 | #7 LSU 28 | On the road |
| 2009 | West Virginia Mountaineers 19 | #9 Pittsburgh Panthers 16 | At home |
| 1954 | Rice 20 | #9 Baylor 14 | On the road |
| 2021 | Minnesota 23 | #14 Wisconsin 13 | At home · Huntington Bank Stadium · Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 2021 | LSU 27 | #15 Texas A&M 24 | At home · Tiger Stadium · Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 2020 | Oregon St. 41 | #15 Oregon 38 | At home · Reser Stadium · Corvallis, Ore. |
| 2015 | Houston 52 | #15 Navy 31 | At home |
| 2004 | Syracuse Orange 43 | #17 Boston College Eagles 17 | On the road |
| 1958 | Penn State 25 | #19 Pittsburgh 21 | On the road |
| 1938 | Detroit Mercy 7 | #19 Santa Clara 6 | On the road |
| 2015 | Washington 45 | #20 Washington State 10 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on November 27
19 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #1 Florida State 33 | #7 Florida 21 | On the road |
| 1937 | #1 Pittsburgh 10 | #18 Duke 0 | On the road |
| 2021 | #5 Michigan 42 | #2 Ohio St. 27 | At home · Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 2020 | #2 Notre Dame 31 | #19 North Carolina 17 | On the road · Kenan Stadium · Chapel Hill, NC |
| 1941 | #10 Texas 23 | #2 Texas A&M 0 | On the road |
| 1976 | #3 USC 17 | #13 Notre Dame 13 | At home |
| 1971 | #3 Alabama 31 | #5 Auburn 7 | At home |
| 1954 | #4 Notre Dame 23 | #17 USC 17 | At home |
| 2010 | #12 Arkansas Razorbacks 31 | #5 LSU Tigers 23 | At home |
| 1954 | #6 Navy 27 | #5 Army 20 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #14 Penn State 38 | #25 Michigan State 37 | 1 pt |
| 2020 | #13 Iowa St. 23 | #17 Texas 20 | 3 pts |
| 1999 | #20 Georgia Tech 51 | #16 Georgia 48 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | #3 Alabama 31 | #5 Auburn 7 | 24 pts |
| 1941 | #10 Texas 23 | #2 Texas A&M 0 | 23 pts |
| 2021 | #5 Michigan 42 | #2 Ohio St. 27 | 15 pts |
| 1943 | #6 Navy 13 | #7 Army 0 | 13 pts |
| 1993 | #1 Florida State 33 | #7 Florida 21 | 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Tulsa 34 | SMU 31 | 17 ptsin game |
| 2021 | Western Ky. 53 | Marshall 21 | 14 ptsin game |
| 2021 | Middle Tenn. 27 | Fla. Atlantic 17 | 14 ptsin game |
| 2020 | Central Mich. 31 | Eastern Mich. 23 | 14 ptsin game |
| 2015 | Central Michigan 35 | Eastern Michigan 28 | 14 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UCF 58 | South Fla. 46 | 104 pts |
| 2021 | Valdosta State 66 | West Georgia 35 | 101 pts |
| 1999 | #20 Georgia Tech 51 | #16 Georgia 48 | 99 pts |
| 2021 | Kent St. 48 | Miami (OH) 47 | 95 pts |
| 2015 | #17 Oregon 52 | Oregon State 42 | 94 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #5 Michigan 42 | #2 Ohio St. 27 | 111,156 |
| 2014 | LSU 23 | Texas A&M 17 | 105,829 |
| 2004 | #15 Tennessee Volunteers 37 | Kentucky Wildcats 31 | 102,453 |
| 2014 | #5 TCU 48 | Texas 10 | 96,496 |
| 2004 | #8 Georgia Bulldogs 19 | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 13 | 92,746 |