Both teams finished undefeated with one tie; the AP voted the Irish national champions. 2 Alabama 28, No. The Vols' Jeremy Lincoln blocked it with his butt. 1 Alabama 35, No. 25. 2 Cornell 0 This is a list of the most-played college football series in NCAA Division I. 2-ranked Crimson Tide in the first Iron Bowl played at Auburn. Bama had its chances but missed four field goals and threw a goal-line pick. Therefore, college football is generally considered to be the second tier . 9 TCU 58 Ross Field, Chicago, Nov. 27, 1943 Notre Dame 27, Stanford 10 No. 141. The No. College football administrators are looking at ways to reduce the number of plays in games in the name of player safety. 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. FSU moved into field goal range, but Matt Munyon missed a 49-yarder to tie. No. 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. 12. Fiesta Bowl, Jan. 1, 2007 This included a regular season win over Montana State. College Football Playoff titles: 1. The stunning upset by the 15-point underdogs was the start of the famous "10-Year War" between the rivals. NOTE: The stats on this page include data ONLY from games involving two FBS schools. Nov. 4, 1989 Nov. 2, 1935 118. 5 Miami 31, No. Legion Field, Birmingham, Dec. 3, 1949 This list entry accepts the Vanderbilt contention given the unusual circumstances that all college football teams faced in. 91. Leahy left BC for Notre Dame in the month after the Sugar Bowl victory. No. George Ranager caught a late 14-yard, fourth-and-goal TD pass from Scott Hunter to lift Alabama to the win. The Wolverines nearly rallied to win a day after legendary Michigan coach Bo Schembechler died. 21 Northwestern 54, No. Football has been part of the holiday since 1876 when Yale and Princeton played. The Wolverines led 26-14 late in the game. LB, Oklahoma State. The Sooners rolled to a 20-0 second-quarter lead, but the Buckeyes rallied to go in front 28-20 in the fourth. Some sources claim that Oklahoma forfeited the 1972 game. UCLA led 14-0 in the fourth quarter before MSU scored two touchdowns. "The Greatest: Upsets" airs Thursday at 7 p.m. 4 Seminoles featured 60 future NFL players, including 10 first-rounders. 9 USC 52, No. Kansas stopped the initial try but was flagged for having 12 men on the field. Michel atoned for the miscue as his 27-yard sprint in the second overtime sent the Bulldogs to the national title game. 3 UCLA 45 Sanders ran for 215 yards with two touchdowns. 1 Florida State 24 No. 10 Florida 32, No. Here's Bill Connelly's take. California forfeited their 1999 win and USC vacated their 2005 win, both of which were due to ineligible players. Hayes, 65, was fired the next morning. 137. Nov. 23, 1968 The voters opted for what they saw with their own eyes -- as the vast majority of selections came from the televised era. His 57-yard field goal attempt had to fall into the waiting arms of Chris Davis. No. Nov. 23, 2007 124. 1 Seminoles 52-20 in the Sugar Bowl to win the school's first national championship. 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. They came in undefeated and played for the Southwest Conference championship and a Rose Bowl bid. The Vols would go on to win the first BCS national championship. The Sooners survived one of OSU's best teams -- led by quarterback Mike Gundy, tailback Barry Sanders and receiver Hart Lee Dykes -- to win their 12th straight game in the Bedlam rivalry. 2 was the first time College GameDay took its show to campus. 3 Michigan 27 (2 OT) Alabama coach Nick Saban leads his team to the field before an NCAA college football game against Missouri in Columbia, Mo., on Sept. 26, 2020. The next day the referee sent a telegram to Dartmouth apologizing for the error. During the 2021 season, Texas Tech lost 0-23 to Oklahoma State [1] to end their streak at 302. Disputed series record: BYU does not recognize 6 games played before 1922 (3 wins for each school). When the Tide scored on a pick-six to go ahead 22-17 with 5:29 to play, head coach Gene Stallings chose to kick the extra point instead of go for two. Oct. 29, 1921 The No. 75. All season long, ESPN will celebrate the 150th anniversary of college football. 3 Penn State 15, No. to trample a Stanford trumpet player. 58. Three trades in a chaotic top five, The new law changing service academy football, and the coaches pushing back, Realignment chatter: How the Pac-12 holds the key to it all. QBs Brennan Armstrong/MJ Morris. 77. 17. The national leader in receiving yards per game during the 2020 season was Ole Miss' consensus All-American . [99][100], Hugh Green University of Pittsburgh 53 career sacks 77-80, *Derrick Thomas (Alabama) recorded 27 sacks in 1988, but the NCAA did not start collecting official defensive statistics until 2000. But Harvard quarterback Frank Champi, the backup who came in with the Crimson trailing, 22-0, completed an 86-yard touchdown drive and a 2-point conversion. QB Mike Shula drove the Crimson Tide 45 yards to the Auburn 35 in six plays, converting a fourth-and-6 along the way, and Van Tiffin split the uprights from 52 yards out. 2 Crimson Tide needed a 95-yard kickoff return for a TD and a risky onside kick to hold off quarterback Deshaun Watson and the Tigers in the CFP National Championship. Frost's option keeper gave Nebraska the lead in OT, and the Cornhuskers' defense sacked Missouri QB Corby Jones to end it. 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. College teams were integrated well before the NFL re-integrated in 1946. Oklahoma's 47-game unbeaten streak would end. Running back Travis Henry took it from there and scored the winning touchdown. 7 Texas Tech 39, No. Only Rockne knew whether Gipp actually asked him to one day, when things were wrong and the breaks were beating the boys, ask his team to win just one for the Gipper. In this series, there are both forfeits and vacations, which makes the different treatment particularly apparent. 2. Jacob Hester's 2-yard run with 1:09 left gave Les Miles and the Tigers the win. 102. No. Bequette redshirted in 2015, then played in four games in 2016 before a season-ending injury, giving him a medical redshirt waiver. 7 Auburn 23 Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne tested . They had lost twice, something they had done only once in Knute Rockne's previous 10 seasons as head coach. The most-played Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) series is the MinnesotaWisconsin football rivalry, at 132 games. While Josh Mabin isn't exactly a household name, he has earned a spot on this list because he's . 3 Army 21, Navy 21 1 LSU 28, No. The Irish scored on Creighton Miller's 1-yard run with 1:06 left, but then Great Lakes threw a 46-yard touchdown only 38 seconds later. Legion Field, Birmingham, Nov. 30, 1985 Four plays later, Florida State's Richie Andrews kicked the winning 19-yard field goal. 2 Michigan 39 The Trojans tied the game with 1:20 to play, and after Leon McQuay III picked off Trace McSorley and returned it to the Nittany Lions 33 with :27 left, USC's Matt Boermeester nailed a 46-yard field goal as time expired. They stalked out of a steak fry honoring both teams in part because a Penn State player told a racially tinged joke. After Miami rallied from a 16-point deficit to take the lead late, FSU pulled within one with 42 seconds to go. 2 USC 31, at No. Sugar Bowl, Jan. 1, 1951 1. Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1941): Boston College 19, Tennessee 13. This player, Derrick Johnson, is receiving well-deserved recognition for his outstanding time as a longhorn. 89. Notre Dame 7, USC 6 Great Lakes Navy Training 19, No. Third Downs per Game. Nov. 4, 2000 131. Playing games is a risky way to earn money. Genre: Sports. 5 USC 10 Nov. 30, 1935 Virginia's Tiki Barber had 193 rushing and 45 receiving yards and returned six punts for 73 yards. Fans of both schools remember one of the most famous games in Iron Bowl history by three words: "Punt, Bama, Punt." Nov. 8, 2011 But then Broncos head coach Chris Petersen called the Statue of Liberty. Oct. 6, 2007 Parseghian rode off on his players' shoulders after Reggie Barnett's interception of Tide QB Richard Todd with under two minutes left sealed it. TCU backup Chico Mendoza blocked the extra point after Brown's third touchdown. * Last 4 Weeks qualifier is 10 Florida State 24, at No. Big Ten commissioner Wayne Duke drew the short straw and had to inform Woody Hayes that MSU was the winner. on pace for at least Wilbur Jamerson caught and rushed for a touchdown in the first half, and five Oklahoma turnovers helped the Wildcats hang on for the upset win. They played before 117,000, who saw a tense, taut game. Colorado coach Bill McCartney would hear of no such thing. Unlike most other sports in North America, no official minor league farm organizations exists in American or Canadian football. 85. 3 Ohio State 17 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 win over the Sooners was the first of eight straight that Texas would win in the series under coach Darrell Royal. The No. Navy 14, No. Oct. 28, 1922 Sugar Bowl, Jan. 2, 1956 College Football Playoff National Championship, Tampa, Florida, Jan. 9, 2017 Sugar Bowl, Jan. 1, 1941 Saturday, Jan. 11 at 3 p.m. Dec. 5, 1998 Stroud says he's top player, defends run ability, Alabama QB Young undeterred by size questions, NFL draft questions, predictions for combine workouts: Potential risers, top QBs and burners to watch, panel of 150 media members, athletic administrators and former players and coaches, The 150 greatest teams in college football's 150-year history, The 50 best college football programs over 150 years, How to watch every My Story, ESPN's CFB150 video series. 1 Irish were undefeated under first-year coach Ara Parseghian going into their regular-season finale at unranked USC. Spurrier kicked a 40-yard field goal -- he was his team's long-distance kicker but hadn't made one since the opener -- to win the game. The offenses combined for 968 total yards. Pennsylvania is home to an insane number of football teams mostly from lower divisions. Chris Callahan booted a 28-yard field goal as time expired to give the Bears the win. 2 Alabama 11 Sugar Bowl, Jan. 1, 1979 * Conference Games qualifier is Georgia recognizes a 1904 game as its first game against Florida, thus according to Georgia there have been 101 games of which Georgia has won 55. 2 Florida State 29 The last of Huskers fullback Jeff Kinney's four short touchdown runs -- this one with 1:38 to play -- flipped the scoreboard to the visitors. The following is a list of the all-time leading NCAA Division I-A college football teams (in the United States) ranked by the number of consecutive games in which they scored. Give it a try, it's free! The NCAA has been especially busy over the last few years, as Penn . Yards per Play. 2 Nebraska 24 The Gators led the Seminoles 31-3 entering the fourth quarter. Nov. 26, 1999 2 Player Games. It was the first meeting between the Midwestern powerhouses, and both teams were undefeated. The Sooners and Huskers presented Americans with a Thanksgiving feast: 829 yards of total offense, four lead changes, only one penalty and a game billed as the Game of the Century that lived up to the billing. The Sooners hadn't lost since the Irish beat them, 28-21, in the 1953 opener. Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1929 Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson got the ball last, and his 2-yard TD pass to Hunter Renfrow with one second remaining gave the No. Georgia broadcaster Larry Munson screamed. At Dartmouth 3, No. Both set school records. Conference championship games would live to see a healthy life. Georgia Gov. His momentum carried Bauman into the Ohio State sideline, whereupon legendary head coach Woody Hayes set upon him. No. In some cases, during the early years of college football when distant travel was prohibitive, these teams played each other more than once per year. Steve Davis put Alabama ahead on a field goal with 3:23 left. Of course. . Instead, Miami finished one play away, but which one? 2 Virginia Tech 29 Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 2005 Game MVP Ambrose Schindler ran for one touchdown and passed for another to lead the Trojans to the Rose Bowl win. Nov. 25, 1950 The teams combined for nearly 1,200 yards of offense in a wild shootout that came down to the wire. Jennifer Bubel. 72. The Midshipmen, 1-7, started their final drive at their 33 at the midway point of the fourth quarter. After the Hurricanes scored with a minute left, the Terrapins stopped a 2-point try to complete the largest comeback in NCAA history at the time. 9. Namath didn't start because of a knee injury, but he came off the bench to throw for 255 yards with two TDs to earn MVP honors. But the Tigers won the game with a goal-line stand. Trailing 38-3 in the middle of the third quarter, the Spartans staged the biggest comeback in FBS history. Kordell Stewart threw to Michael Westbrook for 21 yards, and Stewart spiked the ball with 6 seconds left. Down to its last prayer, on fourth-and-18 on its 27-yard line with 36 seconds to play, Auburn sent Ricardo Louis deep. Haden connected with Shelton Diggs, who made a diving catch on the 2-point conversion, to win it. Lehigh and Lafayette are members of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). It was the debut of TV instant replay. Notre Dame's Shawn Wooden knocked down Ward's pass in the end zone on the final play. 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. The Canes would have won their 37th consecutive regular-season game, not to mention its second consecutive national championship. After six lead changes, the Buffaloes drove to the Tigers' 1-yard-line. Oct. 15, 1966 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. At No. Ole Miss QB Archie Manning had 540 total yards (436 passing, 104 rushing) and five touchdowns (three rushing, two passing) in the loss. 14 BYU 46, No. Sept. 25, 1971 Nebraska DT Ndamukong Suh dominated the Longhorns, registering 4.5 sacks. College football is celebrating its 150th birthday in 2019, and it's time celebrate as the season draws near. Visit ESPN to view 2022 College Football team stats. Nebraska WR Matt Davison miraculously caught the "Flea Kicker" TD pass from QB Scott Frost that was deflected off teammate Shevin Wiggins' foot with no time left on the clock to send the top-ranked Cornhuskers to overtime. Columbia 7, Stanford 0 Columbia used the play, a hidden-ball reverse, in which Cliff Montgomery handed off to Al Barabas in the first quarter and gained 25 yards. At Chicago 2, Michigan 0 5. 2 Alabama 6 (OT) Colorado claimed a share of the national championship with the win over Notre Dame, but the game is remembered for a touchdown that didn't count. 1. Not much consolation. The 1978 and 1979 games were both forfeited by Oregon, giving two wins for Washington State. 143. 4 Alabama 26, No. The Oklahoma State Cowboy running back had the single-most dominating season on the ground in the history of college football. The score was tied at 10 after three quarters and 17 at the end of regulation. The first integrated Sugar Bowl was controversial before and during the game. The original "Game of the Century" between the Western Conference rivals was played on Thanksgiving Day. At No. 2 Oklahoma 0 2 Clemson 35, No. 2 Alabama 45, No. Free Kick Soccer 2021. 5 Tennessee 34, at No. 15 Pittsburgh 44 The last prayer -- the Prayer at Jordan-Hare -- was answered. Seminoles kicker Gerry Thomas missed a 34-yard field goal wide right with 29 seconds remaining to give the Hurricanes a road victory. Stewart threw the ball more than 70 yards in the air. The Crimson and the Bulldogs met with undefeated records for the first time since 1912. 15 Alabama 33, No. 61. Actually, it was a great game: three lead changes in the fourth quarter, two, of course, in the last :04. 4 Florida State 25 1 Texas 15, at No. Oklahoma intimidated just by stepping onto the field, but not that Notre Dame team that had lost its past two games, not the Irish whom the Sooners had beaten, 40-0, the year before. Stanford blocked two punts, intercepted a pass and recovered an onside kick en route to scoring the game's final 21 points. Fiesta Bowl, Jan. 3, 2003 Cardinal senior John Elway led one of the greatest drives of his career, college or pro, to put Mark Harmon in position to kick a 35-yard field goal with :04 to play. 16. At Texas A&M, a statue of a confederate general . Most games scoring three or more touchdowns, career. 1: Michigan 72.91 percent. 4 team and then beating Alabama in the . 3 Oklahoma 29, at No. Northwest Championship also involves Oregon State and Washington. Twice in the second half, Stanford drove inside the Columbia 10 and came up empty. The Fighting Irish came back from 21 points down in the fourth quarter to go ahead by one but left time for the Eagles to come back. All you need to remember is that on third-and-7, O.J. The Wildcats almost won on the final play of regulation when Michael Bishop completed a 55-yard Hail Mary pass to Everett Burnett at the A&M 2. 19. No. 116. Colt Brennan 200520062007. 93. 1 Nebraska 45, at Missouri 38 Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Dec. 7, 1963 100. TeamRankings.com is solely responsible for this site but makes no guarantee about the accuracy or completeness of the information herein. $19.99. 2 West Virginia 9 Nov. 5, 1988 3 Clemson 21 College football refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. 3 Alabama 23 Maybe the outraged forgot the Irish played without quarterback Terry Hanratty for most of the game and halfback Nick Eddy for all of it, because of injuries. At No. Update: November 25th, 2021 . Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Nov. 30, 1946 Dec. 2, 1989 No. The Tigers stunned the undefeated, No. 1 Georgia 23 Buy Bowl Bound College Football. Grantland Rice called Princeton a "team of destiny" after a goal-line stand preserved the win. 106. Cal had the ball on its 1. Disputed series record: North Carolina forfeited their win in 1956 (or 1957) but there was no NCAA sanction. 1 UCLA 20 Buy Gators Tickets. 2 Michigan in the Fiesta Bowl on . Nov. 20, 1943 Penn State went undefeated three times without finishing No. 117. Rose Bowl, Jan. 4, 2006 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. Down eight points late in the fourth quarter, Oregon scored with 2:33 left and converted the 2-point try to tie the game. Nov. 28, 1964 1 Minnesota 7, No. Westbrook is from Detroit. But Notre Dame had one more game, and after taking guff for a week, the Irish walloped USC, 51-0. He has played 346 games under Jurgen Klopp, registering 107 goals and 78 assists in the process. No. At Toledo 66, Western Michigan 63 Nov. 30, 1905 8 on our list) ended quickly. Football, not baseball, is America's pastime. The Brazil international has been a key player for the Merseyside outfit ever since. The plane crashed near the airport in Huntington, West Virginia, after the team returned from a game at East Carolina. First year: 1879. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Linebacker Ochaun Mathis went all-in by betting an extra year of college football could help him make an NFL roster. Disputed series record: Vanderbilt records show that Tennessee has 76335 series lead due, including Vanderbilt's 1918 victory. But Tom Osborne didn't want to finish No. On fifth down, Colorado quarterback Charles Johnson ran in for the touchdown. The Canes' bravado didn't hold up against the Nittany Lion defense, which harassed Heisman winner Vinny Testaverde into throwing five picks, the last on fourth down at the Penn State end zone in the final seconds. Nov. 2, 2008 The Trojans rolled to a 42-14 lead in the fourth quarter, then nightfall and the Badgers started coming on. 6 UCLA 22 Northwest Championship also involves Washington and Washington State. 1 Michigan State 12 College Football Playoff semifinal at Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 2018 Quarterback Shane Matthews, baited by Tide corner Antonio Langham, threw an out pass. Became the longest uninterrupted series in FBS history in 2012 continuous since 1907 supplanting the KansasNebraska series. Most extra point attempts, game . 5 USC 18, No. 115. Both teams finished at 6-1 in the league. Three decades on, Miami coach Jimmy Johnson still believes that if the replay rule existed on that crisp fall day, the controversy around whether Canes running back Cleveland Gary fumbled, was down or scored would have gone Miami's way. Cincinnati WR/KR Mardy Gilyard exploded for 374 all-purpose yards and 2 TDs as the Bearcats rallied from down 21. On the final hurried play, wingback Brian Baschnagel scooped up a botched snap and dove into the end zone. Nov. 19, 1977 It helped him win the Heisman Trophy during his senior season.

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