November 30 in college football
Every November 30 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.
- 544games on file
- 15unranked wins over ranked teams
- 31ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1901–2024seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on November 30
The 15 such results, best rank beaten first; the top 14 are listed.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Michigan Wolverines 13 | #2 Ohio State Buckeyes 10 | On the road · Ohio Stadium · Columbus, OH |
| 2002 | Oklahoma State 38 | #3 Oklahoma 28 | At home · Lewis Field |
| 2024 | Syracuse Orange 42 | #6 Miami Hurricanes 38 | At home · JMA Wireless Dome · Syracuse, NY |
| 1985 | Alabama 25 | #7 Auburn 23 | At home |
| 1996 | USC 27 | #10 Notre Dame 20 | At home |
| 1986 | Stanford 29 | #12 Arizona 24 | At home |
| 2013 | Penn St. 31 | #15 Wisconsin 24 | On the road |
| 1974 | Tulsa 30 | #15 Houston 14 | At home |
| 2002 | UNLV 36 | #16 Colorado State 33 | On the road |
| 1946 | Holy Cross 13 | #17 Boston College 6 | At home |
| 1940 | New Mexico 19 | #18 Texas Tech 14 | At home |
| 1946 | Alabama 24 | #19 Mississippi State 7 | At home |
| 2001 | Toledo 41 | #20 Marshall 36 | At home |
| 1985 | Georgia Tech 20 | #20 Georgia 16 | At home |
Ranked vs ranked on November 30
31 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #1 Ohio State 56 | #13 Michigan 27 | On the road · Michigan Stadium · Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2013 | #4 Auburn 34 | #1 Alabama 28 | At home |
| 1996 | #2 Florida State 24 | #1 Florida 21 | At home |
| 1946 | #2 Notre Dame 26 | #16 USC 6 | At home |
| 2024 | #3 Texas Longhorns 17 | #20 Texas A&M Aggies 7 | On the road · Kyle Field · College Station, TX |
| 1991 | #5 Florida 14 | #3 Florida State 9 | At home |
| 1985 | #3 Oklahoma 13 | #17 Oklahoma State 0 | On the road |
| 1946 | #3 Georgia 35 | #7 Georgia Tech 7 | At home |
| 2019 | #15 Auburn 48 | #5 Alabama 45 | At home · Jordan-Hare · Auburn, AL |
| 2013 | #5 Missouri 28 | #21 Texas A&M 21 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | #9 Auburn 10 | #6 Alabama 8 | 2 pts |
| 1996 | #2 Florida State 24 | #1 Florida 21 | 3 pts |
| 2019 | #15 Auburn 48 | #5 Alabama 45 | 3 pts |
| 2012 | #8 Stanford Cardinal 27 | #16 UCLA Bruins 24 | 3 pts |
| 2024 | #15 South Carolina Gamecocks 17 | #12 Clemson Tigers 14 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | #6 USC 55 | #5 Notre Dame 24 | 31 pts |
| 2002 | #6 USC 44 | #7 Notre Dame 13 | 31 pts |
| 1946 | #3 Georgia 35 | #7 Georgia Tech 7 | 28 pts |
| 2019 | #12 Wisconsin 38 | #8 Minnesota 17 | 21 pts |
| 1957 | #8 Navy 14 | #10 Army 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Iowa St. 52 | West Virginia 44 | 24 ptsin game |
| 2024 | Syracuse Orange 42 | #6 Miami Hurricanes 38 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2013 | Georgia 41 | Georgia Tech 34 | 20 ptsin game |
| 2001 | Toledo 41 | #20 Marshall 36 | 20 ptsat a quarter |
| 2018 | Northern Illinois 30 | Buffalo 29 | 19 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Texas Tech 52 | Houston 46 | 98 pts |
| 2019 | Navy 56 | Houston 41 | 97 pts |
| 2013 | Iowa St. 52 | West Virginia 44 | 96 pts |
| 2019 | #15 Auburn 48 | #5 Alabama 45 | 93 pts |
| 2013 | Indiana 56 | Purdue 36 | 92 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | #3 Ohio St. 42 | Michigan 41 | 113,511 |
| 2019 | #1 Ohio State 56 | #13 Michigan 27 | 112,071 |
| 2024 | #3 Texas Longhorns 17 | #20 Texas A&M Aggies 7 | 109,028 |
| 2024 | Michigan Wolverines 13 | #2 Ohio State Buckeyes 10 | 106,005 |
| 2002 | Tennessee 24 | Kentucky 0 | 105,462 |