December 8 in college football
Every December 8 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.
- 39games on file
- 0unranked wins over ranked teams
- 1ranked vs ranked meeting
- 1900–2023seasons covered
Ranked vs ranked on December 8
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | #12 Pittsburgh 14 | #6 Miami 7 | On the road |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | #12 Pittsburgh 14 | #6 Miami 7 | 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions 24 | Jackson State Tigers 21 | 14 ptsin game |
| 2012 | Georgia Southern Eagles 49 | Old Dominion Monarchs 35 | 14 ptsin game |
| 2007 | Delaware Blue Hens 20 | Southern Illinois Salukis 17 | 10 ptsin game |
| 2001 | LSU 31 | Tennessee 20 | 10 ptsin game |
| 2017 | James Madison 31 | Weber State 28 | 8 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Hawai'i 72 | BYU 45 | 117 pts |
| 2012 | Eastern Washington Eagles 51 | Illinois State Redbirds 35 | 86 pts |
| 1944 | Texas A&M 70 | Miami 14 | 84 pts |
| 2012 | Georgia Southern Eagles 49 | Old Dominion Monarchs 35 | 84 pts |
| 1990 | San José State 48 | Central Michigan 24 | 72 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | LSU 31 | Tennessee 20 | 86,063 |
| 2018 | Army 17 | Navy 10 | 66,729 |
| 2001 | Hawai'i 72 | BYU 45 | 50,000 |
| 2012 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions 24 | Jackson State Tigers 21 | 32,480 |
| 1990 | San José State 48 | Central Michigan 24 | 25,431 |