December 11 in college football
Every December 11 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.
- 26games on file
- 0unranked wins over ranked teams
- 0ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1936–2021seasons 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | San Jose St. 30 | Nevada 20 | 13 ptsin game |
| 2009 | Villanova Wildcats 14 | William & Mary Tribe 13 | 10 ptsin game |
| 2021 | South Dakota St. 35 | Villanova 21 | 7 ptsin game |
| 2021 | Navy 17 | Army West Point 13 | 7 ptsin game |
| 2020 | North Texas 45 | UTEP 43 | 7 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Jacksonville State 58 | Charleston Southern 38 | 96 pts |
| 2020 | North Texas 45 | UTEP 43 | 88 pts |
| 2020 | Arizona St. 70 | Arizona 7 | 77 pts |
| 2004 | Alabama State Hornets 40 | Southern Jaguars 35 | 75 pts |
| 2010 | Eastern Washington Eagles 38 | North Dakota State Bison 31 | 69 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Navy 17 | Army West Point 13 | 82,282 |
| 2004 | Montana Grizzlies 34 | Sam Houston State Bearkats 13 | 23,607 |
| 2021 | North Dakota St. 27 | ETSU 3 | 11,794 |
| 2021 | Montana St. 42 | Sam Houston 19 | 7,565 |
| 2020 | North Texas 45 | UTEP 43 | 5,612 |