December 10 in college football
Every December 10 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.
- 32games on file
- 1unranked win over a ranked team
- 0ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1903–2022seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on December 10
Best rank beaten first.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Army 21 | #25 Navy 17 | At home · M&T Bank Stadium · Baltimore, Md. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Grambling State Tigers 16 | Alabama A&M Bulldogs 15 | 15 ptsin game |
| 2016 | North Dakota State 36 | South Dakota State 10 | 10 ptsin game |
| 2016 | Youngstown State 30 | Wofford 23 | 9 ptsin game |
| 2022 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits 42 | Holy Cross Crusaders 21 | 8 ptsin game |
| 2020 | Pittsburgh 34 | Georgia Tech 20 | 4 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | James Madison Dukes 48 | William & Mary Tribe 34 | 82 pts |
| 2020 | Southern Miss. 45 | Fla. Atlantic 31 | 76 pts |
| 1932 | Washington 66 | West Seattle A.C. 0 | 66 pts |
| 1988 | Fresno State 35 | Western Michigan 30 | 65 pts |
| 2022 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits 42 | Holy Cross Crusaders 21 | 63 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Army 21 | #25 Navy 17 | 71,600 |
| 2022 | Army Black Knights 20 | Navy Midshipmen 17 | 69,117 |
| 2016 | North Dakota State 36 | South Dakota State 10 | 18,285 |
| 2021 | James Madison 28 | Montana 6 | 14,690 |
| 2004 | James Madison Dukes 48 | William & Mary Tribe 34 | 12,259 |