December 13 in college football
Every December 13 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.
- 29games on file
- 0unranked wins over ranked teams
- 0ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1930–2025seasons 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | South Carolina State Bulldogs 40 | Prairie View A&M Panthers 38 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2025 | Villanova Wildcats 26 | Tarleton State Texans 21 | 14 ptsin game |
| 2013 | Towson 49 | Eastern Ill. 39 | 14 ptsin game |
| 2008 | Richmond Spiders 21 | Northern Iowa Panthers 20 | 13 ptsin game |
| 2025 | Navy Midshipmen 17 | Army Black Knights 16 | 9 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Illinois State 59 | Eastern Washington 46 | 105 pts |
| 2013 | Towson 49 | Eastern Ill. 39 | 88 pts |
| 1969 | Colorado 47 | Alabama 33 | 80 pts |
| 2025 | South Carolina State Bulldogs 40 | Prairie View A&M Panthers 38 | 78 pts |
| 2025 | Montana Grizzlies 52 | South Dakota Coyotes 22 | 74 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Navy Midshipmen 17 | Army Black Knights 16 | 70,936 |
| 2014 | Navy 17 | Army West Point 10 | 70,935 |
| 2025 | South Carolina State Bulldogs 40 | Prairie View A&M Panthers 38 | 26,703 |
| 2025 | Washington Huskies 38 | Boise State Broncos 10 | 23,269 |
| 2025 | Montana Grizzlies 52 | South Dakota Coyotes 22 | 22,725 |