December 15 in college football
Every December 15 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.
- 27games on file
- 0unranked wins over ranked teams
- 0ranked vs ranked meetings
- 1917–2023seasons 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Arizona Wildcats 49 | Nevada Wolf Pack 48 | 21 ptsin game |
| 2007 | Jackson State Tigers 42 | Grambling State Tigers 31 | 7 ptsin game |
| 2018 | Appalachian State 45 | Middle Tennessee 13 | 3 ptsin game |
Highest-scoring games
Combined points, both teams.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Arizona Wildcats 49 | Nevada Wolf Pack 48 | 97 pts |
| 2018 | Valdosta State 49 | Ferris State 47 | 96 pts |
| 2012 | Sam Houston State Bearkats 45 | Eastern Washington Eagles 42 | 87 pts |
| 1994 | UNLV 52 | Central Michigan 24 | 76 pts |
| 2007 | Jackson State Tigers 42 | Grambling State Tigers 31 | 73 pts |
Biggest crowds
Announced attendance.
| Season | Winner | Loser | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | #21 Fresno State 31 | Arizona State 20 | 37,146 |
| 2018 | Utah State 52 | North Texas 13 | 25,387 |
| 2018 | Appalachian State 45 | Middle Tennessee 13 | 23,942 |
| 2006 | Appalachian State Mountaineers 28 | Massachusetts Minutemen 17 | 22,808 |
| 2018 | Tulane 41 | Louisiana 24 | 19,066 |