December 6 in college football
Every December 6 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.
- 123games on file
- 3unranked wins over ranked teams
- 21ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1913–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on December 6
Best rank beaten first.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Bowling Green 47 | #14 NIU 27 | Neutral site |
| 2025 | Duke Blue Devils 27 | #17 Virginia Cavaliers 20 | Neutral site · Bank of America Stadium · Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2014 | Oklahoma St. 38 | #20 Oklahoma 35 | On the road |
Ranked vs ranked on December 6
21 meetings in all; the ten with the highest-ranked team are listed.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2 Indiana Hoosiers 13 | #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 10 | Neutral site · Lucas Oil Stadium · Indianapolis, IN |
| 2014 | #1 Alabama 42 | #16 Missouri 13 | Neutral site |
| 2008 | #4 Florida Gators 31 | #1 Alabama Crimson Tide 20 | At home · Georgia Dome |
| 2003 | #13 Kansas State 35 | #1 Oklahoma 7 | On the road |
| 1969 | #1 Texas 15 | #2 Arkansas 14 | On the road |
| 1947 | #1 Notre Dame 38 | #3 USC 7 | On the road |
| 2008 | #2 Oklahoma Sooners 62 | #20 Missouri Tigers 21 | At home · Arrowhead Stadium • Attendance: 71004 · Kansas City, MO |
| 1997 | #2 Nebraska 54 | #14 Texas A&M 15 | Neutral site |
| 1980 | #17 USC 20 | #2 Notre Dame 3 | At home |
| 1975 | #18 Arkansas 31 | #2 Texas A&M 6 | At home |
One-score finishes between ranked teams
Decided by three points or fewer.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | #1 Texas 15 | #2 Arkansas 14 | 1 pt |
| 1997 | #3 Tennessee 30 | #11 Auburn 29 | 1 pt |
| 2014 | #4 Florida St. 37 | #11 Georgia Tech 35 | 2 pts |
| 2025 | #2 Indiana Hoosiers 13 | #1 Ohio State Buckeyes 10 | 3 pts |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | #1 Notre Dame 38 | #3 USC 7 | 31 pts |
| 2003 | #13 Kansas State 35 | #1 Oklahoma 7 | 28 pts |
| 1975 | #18 Arkansas 31 | #2 Texas A&M 6 | 25 pts |
| 2019 | #13 Oregon 37 | #5 Utah 15 | 22 pts |
| 2025 | #3 Georgia Bulldogs 28 | #9 Alabama Crimson Tide 7 | 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Illinois State Redbirds 29 | North Dakota State Bison 28 | 14 ptsin game |
| 2014 | Oklahoma St. 38 | #20 Oklahoma 35 | 14 ptsin game |
| 2014 | SMU 27 | UConn 20 | 14 ptsin game |
| 2008 | #13 Cincinnati Bearcats 29 | Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors 24 | 14 ptsin game |
| 2014 | Villanova 29 | Liberty 22 | 13 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Montana State 86 | Montana Tech 0 | 86 pts |
| 2008 | #2 Oklahoma Sooners 62 | #20 Missouri Tigers 21 | 83 pts |
| 2003 | #2 USC 52 | Oregon State 28 | 80 pts |
| 2025 | Montana Grizzlies 50 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits 29 | 79 pts |
| 1941 | #10 Texas 71 | Oregon 7 | 78 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | #5 USC Trojans 28 | UCLA Bruins 7 | 87,790 |
| 2025 | #4 Texas Tech Red Raiders 34 | #11 BYU Cougars 7 | 85,519 |
| 2014 | Oklahoma St. 38 | #20 Oklahoma 35 | 85,312 |
| 2025 | #3 Georgia Bulldogs 28 | #9 Alabama Crimson Tide 7 | 77,247 |
| 2008 | #4 Florida Gators 31 | #1 Alabama Crimson Tide 20 | 75,892 |