They recovered to play, but a crowd of 102,500, including President Truman, Chief Justice Vinson and most of the Cabinet, saw a taut game that Navy tied with a touchdown with 4:42 left. National Collegiate . The Gators led the Seminoles 31-3 entering the fourth quarter. Black players At LSU 7, No. Disputed series record: BYU does not recognize 6 games played before 1922 (3 wins for each school). Oct. 29, 1921 58. From Gerald Ford's football days to Barack Obama's basketball game to George W. Bush's impressive marathon splits, many presidents have shown athletic prowess. The officials signaled touchdown, anyway. 3 Ohio State 17 2 USC 23 Professional gamers inspire people to play. 2 Irish led 24-7 in the third quarter, but the Seminoles rallied behind quarterback Charlie Ward. For nearly two decades, Nittany Lion head coach Joe Paterno knocked on the door on the college football elite. 11 Auburn 30, No. Nov. 19, 1988 Orange Bowl, Jan. 1, 1991 Blake Anderson rose and tipped it to Westbrook, who jumped over safety Chuck Winters in the end zone. (Pro Football HOF) There have been games before that, but the Lions started the tradition as we know it. 33. 9. In their third straight Rose Bowl meeting, USC came from behind to beat USC. The loss knocked the Longhorns out of the BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl. Elvis Peacock's 2-yard TD run made it 28-26 with 1:29 left. So much had to happen to set the table for the Kick Six. 1869. to trample a Stanford trumpet player. Alabama 20, Washington 19 College football administrators are looking at ways to reduce the number of plays in games in the name of player safety. Some players missed a series of games over multiple seasons . 3 Alabama 11, at Tennessee 10 The Tigers went for two and failed, which left the door open a crack. TCU 6, at No. 1 USC 34, at No. 103. 2 Oklahoma 14 5 UCLA 14, No. The Buffs survived one last Cornhuskers drive to win and catapult them to a Big 8 title. The latter, capped by tailback Jeff Smith's 34-yard run with 48 seconds to play, precipitated one of the gutsiest coaching decisions ever. The original "Game of the Century" between the Western Conference rivals was played on Thanksgiving Day. 48. 1 Miami 13 Kentucky coach Bear Bryant used three defensive tackles and nine men in the box to slow down the Sooners and end their 31-game winning streak. Give it a try, it's free! The teams combined for nearly 1,200 yards of offense in a wild shootout that came down to the wire. SMU 20, at TCU 14 Seasons: 1994-95. After confirming it on film, Cornell sent a telegram to Dartmouth forfeiting the game. UGA. Nov. 2, 1995 [97], *Joe Norman (Indiana) recorded 141 solo tackles in 11 games in 1978 for a 12.81 average, but the NCAA did not begin collecting defensive statistics until 2000. Tobacco Road also involves Duke and Wake Forest. Oct. 25, 1947 Conference championship games would live to see a healthy life. Tigers coach Pat Dye said playing Alabama at Jordan-Hare Stadium was comparable to the "crumbling of the Berlin Wall." In the second quarter, the Golden Bears' Roy Riegels picked up a fumble by the Yellow Jackets' Stumpy Thomason and inexplicably headed toward his own goal line, 65 yards away. Parseghian rode off on his players' shoulders after Reggie Barnett's interception of Tide QB Richard Todd with under two minutes left sealed it. Baylor forfeited their tied game in 1910, giving a win to Texas. The stunning upset by the 15-point underdogs was the start of the famous "10-Year War" between the rivals. The Young Thundering Herd lifted the school and community with the thrilling win. Army won the game but lost any chance at the national title. No. And the 2022-23 bowl season is no different. Arkansas 53, at No. College Football Playoff National Championship, Atlanta, Jan. 8, 2018 No. 15. To the great benefit of Grantland Rice, the New York Herald Tribune sportswriter, the film that the Notre Dame team watched the week of the Army game wasn't "The Thief of Bagdad" or "The Iron Horse," two big hits of the day. Missouri Tiger new defensive line coach Al Davis, left, cheers as Missouri Tigers defensive back Jaylon Carlies (1) intercepted a pass during a football game between the Missouri Tigers and the . It includes teams from the NCAA Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), Division I-Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), Division II, and Division III.Measured in winning percentage, the Mary Hardin-Baylor . 1 Ohio State 42, No. No. 9 Colorado 39, No. The controversy never dimmed. * Last 4 Weeks qualifier is The Bulldogs almost made it six. Rose Bowl, Jan. 2, 2017 Great Lakes Navy Training 19, No. The 18-point-underdog Vols had lost seven straight in the Swamp, but Tennessee, led by Travis Stephens' 226 yards and two touchdowns, surprised No. At No. From George Washington, who was a . Joe Tessitore, Mack Brown and others describe just how unique and shocking a college football upset can be. NFL combine Day 2 recap: Which draft prospects are rising? The Irish rallied and scored three touchdowns, the final one on backup quarterback Bill Shakespeare's pass to Wayne Millner with 32 seconds to go. The voters opted for what they saw with their own eyes -- as the vast majority of selections came from the televised era. 2 Oklahoma 31 Invite teams and schedule non-conference games. Nov. 18, 2011 2023 Conference USA college football preview, part 2 Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee and Louisiana Tech look to defend Conference USA's honor from a crop of newcomers. Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1979 Keenan Reynolds. At No. With the Wildcats leading in the final seconds, more than 2,000 UK fans were on the sideline ready to tear down the goalposts, and the Wildcats had already doused coach Guy Morriss with Gatorade. 1 Ohio State 10, at No. 2 Player Games. 8 Syracuse 27 The No. The Miami at season's end played much tougher than the Miami of September. 1 Texas rallied from 16 down in the third quarter to take a 33-32 lead on Vondrell McGee's TD run with 1:29 left. "Wide Right III" flashed across the Orange Bowl scoreboard. The Buckeyes did, and the game continued. Syracuse scored again, with 1:16 left, but in those days, there was no 2-point conversion. Instead, Tigers wideout Jerry Butler made a leaping, twisting reception, which is still known as "The Catch," to score the winning touchdown with 49 seconds to go. The No. In 42 games, the all-stars won nine and tied twice. Graham Harrell 200620072008. Most Played Football Games. All season long, ESPN will celebrate the 150th anniversary of college football. No. The Buckeyes' chance to win ended when quarterback Art Schlichter threw a late interception to Tigers linebacker Charlie Bauman. Kurt Gunther's extra point won the game. No. 1 Buckeyes had 503 yards of offense, and quarterback Troy Smith threw four touchdowns. Record-holder: Alex Van Dyke, Nevada. The four-touchdown-favorite Mountaineers, who committed five turnovers and had only 183 total yards, couldn't recover after QB Pat White was knocked out of the game in the second quarter. Maybe not, but what a finish. The Tide stuffed Matt Suhey on third down, and after the offensive coaches convinced Paterno to ignore his gut instinct to pass, Tide linebacker Barry Krauss knocked Mike Guman back on fourth down. 1 Notre Dame 14, No. Both teams finished at 6-1 in the league. Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1963 Down 10 points in the fourth quarter, the Tigers rallied to beat Tim Tebow and the Gators. Yankee Stadium, New York, Nov. 10, 1928 Wildcats quarterback Michael Bishop had 446 yards of offense with four touchdowns, and Jeff Kelly's 24-yard TD return of an Eric Crouch fumble with three seconds left sealed it for Kansas State, which improved to 10-0 under Bill Snyder. Nov. 16, 1991 [73], *The NCAA record book includes a special note about 6 interceptions by Dick Miller (Akron) versus Baldwin-Wallace on Oklahoma scored on five drives of at least 69 yards against a defense that didn't allow more than 17 points to anyone else. The "gutty little Bruins" stunned No. 1 Clemson 40 OK, so technically there are six players. The first Orange Bowl in prime time wasn't decided until Texas linebacker Tommy Nobis stuffed quarterback Joe Namath short of the goal line late in the fourth quarter. Michigan. 23. 18. The voters might not be Army fans: the Black Knights won only one of their eight games selected. 1: Michigan 72.91 percent. Wins vs. Top 10 teams: 19. Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Florida, Nov. 8, 1980 At No. That's exactly what Davis did, and his 102-yard return for a score was the first of 49 straight points for the Trojans in the game that's still known as "The Comeback.". 51. Rice learned this nugget in the press box before the game, and as the Fighting Irish backs Jim Crowley, Elmer Layden, Don Miller and Harry Stuhldreher ran through Army, Rice immortalized their legend with the most famous lead in American sportswriting: "Outlined against a blue-gray October sky..". Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1925 No. No. The fan celebration literally shook the ground, as registered by a campus seismograph. The 1980 game is disputed between both sides, however most say that Kansas forfeited the game giving a win for Iowa State. *The NCAA lists two different records for team interceptions in a game. 137. 16-13, 11th SEC. RELATED: College football's 9 winningest teams. The offenses combined to set one NCAA and nine SEC records. In the newest installment of ESPN's yearlong initiative marking 150 years of college football, we set out to rank the 150 greatest games in history. A UK defender deflected the ball into LSU receiver Devery Henderson's hand, and he ran into the end zone for a 74-yard touchdown with no time left to complete the "Bluegrass Miracle. 1 Alabama 35, No. 3. 1. The Nittany Lions finished second in the final AP poll. Great game. Player High Schools; . TeamRankings.com is solely responsible for this site but makes no guarantee about the accuracy or completeness of the information herein. "The Greatest: Upsets" airs Thursday at 7 p.m. The officials ruled he didn't have possession of the ball. The No. College Football Playoff National Championship, Tampa, Florida, Jan. 9, 2017 With more than 20 inches of snow and wind gusts of more than 20 mph, the teams combined to punt 45 times. Mississippi State forfeited games to LSU in 1975 and 1976. More than 50 million Americans watched the Longhorns climb back from a 14-0 deficit in The Big Shootout to win their 19th consecutive game. No. President Richard Nixon attended the game and presented the Longhorns with a plaque declaring them national champions -- before postseason bowl games were played. LSU converted two fourth-down plays on the winning drive. It's Legend Bowl. 1 games 101. 2 Tigers their first national title in 35 years. No. Sept. 24, 1994 22 Nebraska 12 No. Most-played conference rivalry between FBS teams outside the Power Five conferences. Tyler Kolek scored 21 points and dished out 10 assists as No. 5 Notre Dame 24 Miami had lost star tailback Willis McGahee to a knee injury in the fourth quarter, and it couldn't protect quarterback Ken Dorsey from a fierce pass rush. At Dartmouth 3, No. USC thought it went ahead, 8-7, late in the third quarter when Notre Dame back Charles Riley fumbled an interception near the Irish goal line and the ball rolled out of the end zone. The Wildcats ended three decades of futility against Nebraska, ending a 29-game losing streak that stretched back to 1968. No. Four plays later, Florida State's Richie Andrews kicked the winning 19-yard field goal. Nov. 8, 1997 Northwest Championship also involves Oregon and Washington State. Oct. 28, 1922 The No. The Irish marched down the field to get in field goal range. Notre Dame 7, USC 6 66. 148. 2 Oregon 19 Arkansas finished the season with a share of the national title. SEC championship game, Atlanta, Dec. 3, 1994 86. Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1926 Fans of both schools remember one of the most famous games in Iron Bowl history by three words: "Punt, Bama, Punt." Nov. 16, 1957 1 Texas 0 The fireworks celebrating Miami's 35th consecutive win and second straight national championship lit up the desert sky, except that delayed, deliberate, oh-so-slow pass interference call by field judge Terry Porter on Miami defensive back Glenn Sharpe in the first overtime meant that Ohio State got another chance to score. 2 Penn State 35, at Illinois 31 Penn State scored touchdowns on seven consecutive possessions, which is hard to do on Tuesdays against the scout team. The Oklahoma State Cowboy running back had the single-most dominating season on the ground in the history of college football. 10. He suffered a dislocated hip when tackled in the end zone, and then his teammates piled on him. 81. 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The No. Rose Bowl, Jan. 4, 2006 No. 1. Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Dec. 7, 1963 The No. Oct. 15, 2005 Georgia Gov. The Golden Gophers knocked off the 3-0 Panthers with two fourth-quarter touchdowns. This included a win over Illinois. The Buffaloes scored 26 points off four Chris Simms turnovers in the first half, then held off a late rally behind UT backup quarterback Major Applewhite to win the Big 12 championship game. 70. 4 Michigan 26 At No. 17. The Nittany Lions wore navy jerseys and white hats, the heroes in the Morality Play in the Desert. 2 Notre Dame 31, No. The offenses combined for 968 total yards. BU QB Bryce Petty threw for 510 yards and six touchdowns as the Bears and Frogs combined for almost 1,300 yards of total offense. Legendary plays, dramatic games and . The Razorbacks and Rebels battled for more than four hours in a seven-overtime thriller that wasn't decided until Arkansas' Jermaine Petty stopped Ole Miss tight end Doug Zeigler 2 yards short of the goal line in the final OT. 97. Of course. Head coach Woody Hayes stuck to his grind-it-out playbook even as the Wolverines put nine men in the box. No. Nov. 25, 1950 After beating Arkansas in the Game of the Century the previous month, the No. When will they meet again? Some sources claim that Oklahoma forfeited the 1972 game. Kordell Stewart threw to Michael Westbrook for 21 yards, and Stewart spiked the ball with 6 seconds left. 138. USC 16, at Notre Dame 14 A mishandled snap by Pitt after the Panthers scored with 1:36 left proved to be the difference. RBs Sony Michel and Nick Chubb combined for 326 rushing yards and five touchdowns. Oct. 3, 1987 The score was tied at 27 when the Gators' drive stalled at Auburn's 25-yard line. With its starting kicker injured on an earlier FG block for a TD, backup Rob Leonard lined up for a 27-yarder. Sanders ran for 215 yards with two touchdowns. Chris Callahan booted a 28-yard field goal as time expired to give the Bears the win. Sugar Bowl, Jan. 2, 1956 Two interceptions and a blocked punt for a touchdown fueled the 38-point rally. BCS National Championship, Glendale, Arizona, Jan. 11, 2011 OU survived one last drive when Brent Parker dropped a fourth-down pass in the end zone. The Gators had the last laugh, however, when they routed the No. Oct. 17, 2015 Add to Cart. d This is a list of the most-played college football series in NCAA Division I.The Lehigh-Lafayette rivalry, known as "The Rivalry," is the most-played in Division I at 157 games.Lehigh and Lafayette are members of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). One of the most decorated players in the history of college football, Charlie Ward won literally every award he was eligible for as a senior quarterback on Florida State's 1993 National Championship team. After six lead changes, the Buffaloes drove to the Tigers' 1-yard-line. 5 USC 18, No. Measles-stricken QB Rodney Peete led USC to the win over the Bruins and QB Troy Aikman to earn the Rose Bowl bid. 90. Not much consolation. Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1929 A little more light has been shined on the new SEC schedule format as the conference moves toward a nine game schedule with the insertion of Texas and Oklahoma for the 2024 football season. Gators quarterback Steve Spurrier passed for 259 yards with one touchdown and ran for a 1-yard score. The Volunteers rallied from 31-7 down in the first half to go up 35-34 with 4:03 left on an Andy Kelly-to-Aaron Hayden TD pass. Nov. 9, 1974 This article lists the all-time win/loss NCAA Division I FBS sanctioned bowl game records for all NCAA college football teams.. Win-loss records are current as of the 2022-23 bowl season.The columns for "last bowl season" and "last bowl game" have been updated to reflect 2022-23 bowl appearances for all games played through January 9, 2023. Princeton 21, at Chicago 18 Minnesota finished 8-0 and earned the first of three straight national championships under coach Bernie Bierman. First year: 1879. Colorado scored with 2:16 to play, and Michigan committed a false start penalty that turned a third-and-2 to clinch the game into third-and-7. Incorrectly treated in the LSU media guide as a forfeit, with win credited to LSU and loss credited to Ole Miss. The national leader in receiving yards per game during the 2020 season was Ole Miss' consensus All-American . 2 Alabama 32, No. Among all colleges and universities, the following NCAA teams have the most players to reach the NFL by position:[122], Most games gaining 400 yards or more, season, Most games gaining 400 yards or more, career, Highest average rushing attempts per game, season, Most consecutive rushing attempts without losing a fumble, career, Most consecutive rushing attempts without losing a fumble, season, Highest average rushing yards per game, career (minimum 2,500 yards), Highest average rushing yards per game, season, Most yards rushing by two players, same team, game, Most rushing yards by a quarterback, career, Most rushing yards by a quarterback, season, Most rushing yards by a quarterback, game, Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, career, Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, season, Most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback, game, Most games with 100+ rushing yards, career, Highest passing efficiency rating, career, Highest passing efficiency rating, season (min. 0 games No. Southern California, on the other hand, is 12-4 in the games listed. 45. Notre Dame 18, at Ohio State 13 The NCAA did not act on the 1980 vacation. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_most-played_college_football_series_in_NCAA_Division_I&oldid=1142533522. It was the first in what would be a handful of haunting FSU losses to the Hurricanes. At Iowa State 37, No. 104. But given the ongoing quarterback battle and the fact that it's the most important position on the field, I had to . "I went up to my mom after the game," he said, "and thanked her for giving me such a big behind.". No. Orange Bowl, Jan. 1, 1969 Nov. 24, 1973 0 games With Alabama trailing in the second half of the SEC championship game, backup quarterback Jalen Hurts came off the bench to throw for one touchdown and run for another. Enter your email and we'll send you exclusive predictions and analysis. To join our email list and get notified when we launch the 2023-24 College Football section (about a week before the season starts). The Hogs scored and sealed the upset when Allen ran in the 2-point try after the touchdown. 9 Boise State 43, No. According to the Omaha World-Herald, one Cornhuskers player said: "By God, they've got a horseshoe; they've got a damned swell horseshoe." In matchup of 8-0 teams, Colorado used two long Jeff Campbell punt returns to set up touchdowns to end Nebraska's 17-game regular-season winning streak. California 25, Stanford 20 Free Kick Soccer 2021. California forfeited their 1999 win and USC vacated their 2005 win, both of which were due to ineligible players. Florida State coach Bobby Bowden called the "Puntrooskie": The snap went to one blocker, who handed it forward between the legs of LeRoy Butler, who took off running 78 yards around left end. Texas advanced to the BCS title game with the win, where the Horns lost to Alabama. 53. Which college football team in the FBS has won the most college championships? Game MVP Ambrose Schindler ran for one touchdown and passed for another to lead the Trojans to the Rose Bowl win. [b] Most of the games are in-conference match-ups. At Michigan State 16, No. Sugar Bowl, Jan. 1, 1941 16. 4 Georgia 28 Women's football was not added until 1996. 1 Miami 24 (2OT) 4 USC 21, No. What college teams have played each other the [] Big 12 championship game, St. Louis, Dec. 5, 1998 5 Texas 21, No. 136. Sugar Bowl, Jan. 1, 1983 The Spartans rallied from a 13-3 deficit in the fourth quarter to take the lead over the No. The Big Red scored what was the winning TD with under a minute left on a fifth down. On fifth down, Colorado quarterback Charles Johnson ran in for the touchdown. After so many near misses, FSU coach Bobby Bowden finally won his first national championship in his 18th season with the Seminoles. Sugar Bowl, Jan. 1, 1993 With the score tied at 21, the momentum tilted toward the Gators. All of these games are impacted by players' luck. The Cardinal won despite losing quarterback Randy Fasani to injury in the second quarter. Gene Rossides passed for 239 yards and rallied the Lions from 20-7 down in the fourth quarter to end Army's 32-game unbeaten streak. Hunter Lawrence booted a 46-yard field goal on the final play of the game after a review put one second back on the clock. CFB150 home. Nov. 5, 2011 8 Penn State 27, No. 3 Michigan 10, Ohio State 7 The first No. 126. 39. Nov. 9, 2002 taking his squad to the national title game. 2 Tennessee 0 Date: 1947 Record Holder: Penn State Record: 17 yards per game Penn State's 1947 rush defense is the most prolific in college football history, allowing a total of 153 rushing yards in nine games. 37. The Brazil international has been a key player for the Merseyside outfit ever since. Clemson reached the USC 20 in the final minute, and Steve Fuller tried to throw a pass away in the end zone while under pressure. Texas quarterback Vince Young ran for 192 yards with four touchdowns and passed for 180 with one score. His momentum carried Bauman into the Ohio State sideline, whereupon legendary head coach Woody Hayes set upon him. 4 Alabama 26, No. 91. Tide back T.J. Yeldon had to step out of bounds at the Auburn 38 a split second before time expired. Alabama 25, No. Ohio State vacated all of its wins during the 2010 season due to NCAA violations. Sugar Bowl, Jan. 1, 1951 Rakeem Cato 201220132014. No. 8 on our list) ended quickly. 7 Miami 27, No. 2 Auburn 31 The films disagreed. 68. No. Nov. 16, 1940 Eight days after the Aggie Bonfire collapse that killed 12 and injured 27, the Big 12 archrivals met in a somber Kyle Field. After Miami rallied from a 16-point deficit to take the lead late, FSU pulled within one with 42 seconds to go. The Pokes trailed by 10 in the fourth quarter but took the lead before the Sooners went ahead for good with 2:33 to go. He and Winters were youth football teammates. At No. The Big Ten athletic directors voted to send Ohio State to the Rose Bowl, and Michigan head coach Bo Schembechler never forgave them. 1 Georgia in the Sugar Bowl for the national championship (No. The Black Knights had a 6-0 record. 3 Wolverines led 17-7 in the third quarter, but the No. 1. Record: 140.9 yards per game. 52. Nov. 9, 1907 Orange Bowl, Jan. 1, 1965 28. The Seminoles had won their first 29 ACC games after joining the league in 1992. LSU had one last prayer when Marcus Randall dropped back from his team's 15-yard line. Alabama kicker Cade Foster had to miss three field goals, and Saban had to pivot to freshman Adam Griffith. Notre Dame's Shawn Wooden knocked down Ward's pass in the end zone on the final play. The first college football game was played in 1869 between Rutgers University and the College of New Jersey (now known as Princeton University). It was the first meeting between the Midwestern powerhouses, and both teams were undefeated.