December 12 in college football
Every December 12 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.
- 53games on file
- 2unranked wins over ranked teams
- 3ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1903–2025seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on December 12
Best rank beaten first.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | LSU 37 | #10 Florida 34 | On the road · Ben Hill Griffin · Gainesville, Fla. |
| 2020 | Utah 38 | #21 Colorado 21 | On the road · Folsom Field · Boulder, Colo. |
Ranked vs ranked on December 12
| Season | Winner | Loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #17 North Carolina 62 | #10 Miami (FL) 26 | On the road · Hard Rock Stadium · Miami Gardens, Fla. |
| 1942 | #11 UCLA 14 | #14 USC 7 | On the road |
| 2020 | #12 Georgia 49 | #25 Missouri 14 | On the road |
Top-10 teams routed
The widest losses by a team ranked in the top ten.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #17 North Carolina 62 | #10 Miami (FL) 26 | 36 pts |
| 2020 | LSU 37 | #10 Florida 34 | 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #15 Southern California 43 | UCLA 38 | 18 ptsin game |
| 2020 | App State 34 | Ga. Southern 26 | 14 ptsin game |
| 2020 | Ball St. 30 | Western Mich. 27 | 14 ptsin game |
| 2020 | Penn St. 39 | Michigan St. 24 | 11 ptsin game |
| 2020 | Utah 38 | #21 Colorado 21 | 11 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Florida St. 56 | Duke 35 | 91 pts |
| 2020 | #17 North Carolina 62 | #10 Miami (FL) 26 | 88 pts |
| 2020 | New Mexico 49 | Fresno St. 39 | 88 pts |
| 2020 | #15 Southern California 43 | UCLA 38 | 81 pts |
| 2020 | #15 Coastal Carolina 42 | Troy 38 | 80 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Montana State Bobcats 44 | Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 28 | 19,807 |
| 2020 | LSU 37 | #10 Florida 34 | 16,610 |
| 2020 | #1 Alabama 52 | Arkansas 3 | 16,500 |
| 2020 | Florida St. 56 | Duke 35 | 14,872 |
| 2020 | #24 Auburn 24 | Mississippi St. 10 | 12,986 |