December 14 in college football
Every December 14 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
- 2unranked wins over ranked teams
- 0ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1912–2024seasons covered
Unranked over ranked on December 14
Best rank beaten first.
| Season | Winner | Ranked loser | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Fresno State 51 | #20 Bowling Green 7 | Neutral site |
| 2024 | Navy Midshipmen 31 | #22 Army Black Knights 13 | Neutral site · Northwest Stadium · Landover, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Alabama Jaguars 30 | Western Michigan Broncos 23 | 10 ptsin game |
| 2019 | #23 Navy 31 | Army 7 | 7 ptsin game |
| 2012 | North Dakota State Bison 23 | Georgia Southern Eagles 20 | 7 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | #25 Toledo 40 | Nevada 37 | 77 pts |
| 2007 | Appalachian State Mountaineers 49 | Delaware Blue Hens 21 | 70 pts |
| 2024 | South Dakota State Jackrabbits 55 | Incarnate Word Cardinals 14 | 69 pts |
| 2018 | North Dakota State 44 | South Dakota State 21 | 65 pts |
| 2013 | North Dakota St. 48 | Coastal Carolina 14 | 62 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #23 Navy 31 | Army 7 | 68,705 |
| 2013 | Navy 34 | Army West Point 7 | 65,612 |
| 2024 | Navy Midshipmen 31 | #22 Army Black Knights 13 | 60,726 |
| 2024 | Jackson State Tigers 28 | South Carolina State Bulldogs 7 | 36,824 |
| 2013 | North Dakota St. 48 | Coastal Carolina 14 | 18,219 |