November 28 in college football
Every November 28 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.
- 585games on file
- 21unranked wins over ranked teams
- 31ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1889–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 28
The 21 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | USC 20 | #1 Notre Dame 17 | At home |
| 1942 | Holy Cross 55 | #1 Boston College 12 | At home |
| 1940 | Texas 7 | #2 Texas A&M 0 | At home |
| 1970 | USC 38 | #4 Notre Dame 28 | At home |
| 1957 | Texas 9 | #4 Texas A&M 7 | On the road |
| 2009 | Georgia Bulldogs 30 | #7 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 24 | On the road · Bobby Dodd Stadium · Atlanta, GA |
| 1959 | Notre Dame 16 | #7 USC 6 | At home |
| 2020 | Michigan St. 29 | #8 Northwestern 20 | At home · Spartan Stadium · East Lansing, Mich. |
| 2014 | Stanford 31 | #8 UCLA 10 | On the road |
| 1998 | USC 10 | #9 Notre Dame 0 | At home |
| 1946 | Tulsa 14 | #10 Arkansas 13 | At home |
| 2009 | Oklahoma Sooners 27 | #12 Oklahoma State Cowboys 0 | At home · Memorial Stadium |
| 1997 | Arizona 28 | #12 Arizona State 16 | On the road |
| 1959 | Florida 23 | #12 Miami 14 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on November 28
31 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #1 Alabama 42 | #22 Auburn 13 | At home · Bryant-Denny Stadium · Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
| 1981 | #11 Penn State 48 | #1 Pittsburgh 14 | On the road |
| 1987 | #2 Miami 24 | #10 Notre Dame 0 | At home |
| 1975 | #2 Texas A&M 20 | #5 Texas 10 | At home |
| 1953 | #2 Notre Dame 48 | #20 USC 14 | On the road |
| 1942 | #5 Georgia 34 | #2 Georgia Tech 0 | At home |
| 1936 | #2 LSU 33 | #19 Tulane 0 | At home |
| 2025 | #16 Texas Longhorns 27 | #3 Texas A&M Aggies 17 | At home · DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium · Austin, TX |
| 2015 | #3 Oklahoma 58 | #11 Oklahoma State 23 | On the road |
| 1992 | #3 Florida State 45 | #6 Florida 24 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | #9 Stanford 38 | #6 Notre Dame 36 | 2 pts |
| 1998 | #17 Georgia Tech 21 | #12 Georgia 19 | 2 pts |
| 2009 | #19 BYU Cougars 26 | #21 Utah Utes 23 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Holy Cross 55 | #1 Boston College 12 | 43 pts |
| 1981 | #11 Penn State 48 | #1 Pittsburgh 14 | 34 pts |
| 1942 | #5 Georgia 34 | #2 Georgia Tech 0 | 34 pts |
| 2015 | #8 Ohio State 42 | #10 Michigan 13 | 29 pts |
| 1987 | #2 Miami 24 | #10 Notre Dame 0 | 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Montana Grizzlies 61 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits 48 | 27 ptsin game |
| 2020 | Washington 24 | Utah 21 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2015 | California 48 | Arizona State 46 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2015 | Louisville 38 | Kentucky 24 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2015 | Maryland 46 | Rutgers 41 | 21 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Western Ky. 67 | #24 Marshall 66 | 133 pts |
| 2020 | Buffalo 70 | Kent St. 41 | 111 pts |
| 2009 | Montana Grizzlies 61 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits 48 | 109 pts |
| 2008 | Eastern Michigan Eagles 56 | Central Michigan Chippewas 52 | 108 pts |
| 2009 | Utah State Aggies 52 | Idaho Vandals 49 | 101 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16 Texas Longhorns 27 | #3 Texas A&M Aggies 17 | 103,632 |
| 2013 | Texas 41 | Texas Tech 16 | 100,668 |
| 2003 | #3 LSU 55 | Arkansas 24 | 92,213 |
| 2025 | Iowa Hawkeyes 40 | Nebraska Cornhuskers 16 | 86,410 |
| 2009 | Oklahoma Sooners 27 | #12 Oklahoma State Cowboys 0 | 85,606 |