December 9 in college football
Every December 9 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.
- 37games on file
- 0unranked wins over ranked teams
- 0ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1911–2023seasons covered
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UAlbany Great Danes 30 | Idaho Vandals 22 | 9 ptsin game |
| 2022 | Incarnate Word Cardinals 66 | Sacramento State Hornets 63 | 7 ptsin game |
| 2017 | Army 14 | Navy 13 | 6 ptsin game |
| 2005 | Northern Iowa Panthers 40 | Texas State Bobcats 37 | 1 ptsat a quarter |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Incarnate Word Cardinals 66 | Sacramento State Hornets 63 | 129 pts |
| 2005 | Northern Iowa Panthers 40 | Texas State Bobcats 37 | 77 pts |
| 2006 | Appalachian State Mountaineers 49 | Youngstown State Penguins 24 | 73 pts |
| 2016 | James Madison 65 | Sam Houston 7 | 72 pts |
| 2017 | South Dakota State 56 | New Hampshire 14 | 70 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Army Black Knights 17 | Navy Midshipmen 11 | 65,878 |
| 1950 | #5 Texas 21 | LSU 6 | 35,000 |
| 2022 | Montana State Bobcats 55 | William & Mary Tribe 7 | 14,367 |
| 2022 | Incarnate Word Cardinals 66 | Sacramento State Hornets 63 | 13,722 |
| 2022 | North Dakota State Bison 27 | Samford Bulldogs 9 | 11,825 |