2 West Virginia 9 This included a win over Illinois. No. Ian Johnson trotted in for the 2-point winner. 44. At No. 20 Ohio State 15 Rose Bowl, Jan. 4, 2006 1 Oklahoma 7 Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1929 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. Charlie O'Rourke ran 24 yards for the winning TD on the fake pass/inside run. 24 Virginia 33, No. in the 2005 Big 12 Championship game . 8 on our list) ended quickly. No. Here is the full listing of all 129 FBS teams by . The Longhorns didn't appreciate that brand of journalism. Both teams scored their touchdowns in the first quarter, then settled into a war of attrition. Orange Bowl, Jan. 2, 1984 Nov. 19, 1988 95. 2 Oklahoma 31 The Midshipmen limited No. 1 Miami 30 3 Clemson 21 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. Austin (KXAN) In the legendary history of Texas football, only one player has won the Butkus Award, given to the nation's best linebacker. [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. Cotton Bowl, Jan. 1, 1970 [97], *Derrick Thomas (Alabama) and Tedy Bruschi (Arizona) each recorded 52 sacks, and Bruce Smith (Virginia Tech) recorded 46, but the NCAA did not start collecting official defensive statistics until 2000. Two interceptions and a blocked punt for a touchdown fueled the 38-point rally. taking his squad to the national title game. $19.99. The Crimson Tide has one fewer appearance here than Notre Dame, the leader. Here are 15 college football stars whose careers ended far too soon. Westbrook is from Detroit. Some sources claim that Oklahoma forfeited the 1972 game. Both teams finished undefeated with one tie; the AP voted the Irish national champions. Down 7-0, Butch Larson recovered a fumble leading to a TD and threw the winning TD. No. 2 Alabama 28, No. 56. It was the first meeting between the Midwestern powerhouses, and both teams were undefeated. 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No. Riegels stunning move created a big head start, but his teammate Benny Lom chased him down and tackled him. Defenses were dominant in Tuscaloosa in a game billed as the latest Game of the Century. In the biggest upset since the advent of the College Football Playoff, third-seeded TCU rode its underdog status to a 51-45 victory over undefeated and No. 22. Nov. 26, 2016 In the Kickoff Classic the following year, Nebraska beat defending national champ Penn State, 44-6. Stanford blocked two punts, intercepted a pass and recovered an onside kick en route to scoring the game's final 21 points. The Big Ten athletic directors voted to send Ohio State to the Rose Bowl, and Michigan head coach Bo Schembechler never forgave them. The Irish led 24-6 at halftime at the Coliseum, and Trojans coach John McKay told his team that Anthony Davis was going to return the second-half kickoff for a touchdown. 149. At Toledo 66, Western Michigan 63 Actually, it was a great game: three lead changes in the fourth quarter, two, of course, in the last :04. Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1934 1 Ohio State 13 7 Florida 30, Auburn 27 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 matchup in the history of "The Game" was so good that the Wolverines argued they should have played it again in the BCS National Championship. No. The first-ever matchup of two historical powers matched its considerable hype: six lead changes, big plays in all phases. Coach Howard Jones took the USC team to visit Knute Rockne's grave after the game. After trailing 17-0 at the half, the Seminoles rallied, finally taking a 24-20 lead on a 29-yard Chris Weinke TD pass with 1:37 left. 0 games into CBS's microphone; when the Eagles accepted the Cotton Bowl's invitation; when Flutie won the 1984 Heisman; when in 2008 Boston College erected a statue of Flutie, shoulders angled as if throwing this very pass: Maybe then we grasped the full meaning of this Hail Mary. Nov. 9, 2002 Most-played rivalry between FBS teams outside the. QB Bobby Lackey threw the winning score for the Horns. Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 2005 In their third straight Rose Bowl meeting, USC came from behind to beat USC. Wins vs. Top 10 teams: 19. First year: 1879. BCS National Championship, Pasadena, California, Jan. 6, 2014 "It was just a nightmare," coach Rich Rodriguez said. Johnson's 63-yard pass to Jacquez Green set the Gators up for the winning score, and Dwayne Thomas intercepted a third-down pass to clinch the game. At No. 53. Rutgers and Princeton. Thanksgiving is known for the three F's - food, family, and football. 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. This player, Derrick Johnson, is receiving well-deserved recognition for his outstanding time as a longhorn. No. Tajh Boyd 201120122013. It worked. Decades from now, Trojans still will wonder why Bush was on the bench. OK, so technically there are six players. Sirr Parker's 32-yard TD catch gave the Aggies the win in the second OT. Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1926 Tobacco Road also involves Duke and North Carolina. Notre Dame 13, Army 7 This included a win over Michigan. Wisconsin quarterback Ron Vander Kelen, who averaged 131 passing yards per game, threw for 401 yards. [97], *Joe Norman (Indiana) recorded 141 solo tackles in 1978, but the NCAA did not begin collecting defensive statistics until 2000. 10 Boston College 47 at No. No. At No. College football games could be shorter in 2023 after several proposed changes by . No. 1 Texas 0 A mishandled snap by Pitt after the Panthers scored with 1:36 left proved to be the difference. NCAA procedures require that the winning team adjust its record to remove a win that is vacated. 2 Alabama 16 Notre Dame fell behind 13-7, but the Seahawks missed the extra point. The Fighting Irish took advantage of Stanford's turnovers to win their first bowl game and first national championship in the 11th Rose Bowl. 1 Texas 21, No. The game was postponed to December because of 9/11. 1 Ohio State 42, No. 9 USC 52, No. 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. This might have been Red Blaik's best Army team, but the Black Knights finished second behind Notre Dame, a team they had tied 0-0, because of this final game. Ken Hatfield's 81-yard punt return gave Arkansas an early lead and Freddie Marshall's 34-yard TD pass to Bobby Crockett in the fourth put the Hogs ahead to stay. 1 Clemson 40 6 Army 20 The Noles scored the last 18 points, capped by a 43-yard TD from Chris Weinke to Peter Warrick. 1 Florida State 24 Would this game have made the list without the Harvard Crimson headline, "Harvard Beats Yale, 29-29?" No. 1 LSU 28, No. 3 Alabama 23 12. The Seminoles scored 24 points in the second half, and the teams combined for that many in the last 4:42. The most recent contest came last season at the Shriners College Classic, which Texas took 6-1. The first college football game was played in 1869 between Rutgers University and the College of New Jersey (now known as Princeton University). 3 Oklahoma 29, at No. Legion Field, Birmingham, Nov. 30, 1985 He has played 346 games under Jurgen Klopp, registering 107 goals and 78 assists in the process. The No. * Last 4 Weeks qualifier is 2 Wisconsin 37 122. The Buckeyes grabbed a 10-0 lead in the second quarter. Ross Field, Chicago, Nov. 27, 1943 7. Rose Bowl, Jan. 2, 2017 103. The Cornhuskers missed a 45-yard field goal -- wide left -- as time expired. The Tide defense thwarted three Trojans drives inside the Bama 25-yard line in the second half to preserve the win. At Texas, the fight song has a racist history . Rakeem Cato 201220132014. The Buckeyes' chance to win ended when quarterback Art Schlichter threw a late interception to Tigers linebacker Charlie Bauman. 2 Oklahoma State 31 (2 OT) Michigan State 41, at Northwestern 38 21 Northwestern 54, No. Steve Davis put Alabama ahead on a field goal with 3:23 left. 16. The Midshipmen, 1-7, started their final drive at their 33 at the midway point of the fourth quarter. 70. 3. Your program's prestige plays a part in whether your invitations to big name schools are accepted or rejected. Penn State scored touchdowns on seven consecutive possessions, which is hard to do on Tuesdays against the scout team. No. Minnesota and Michigan are in different divisions of the Big 10. Add to Cart. TCU 6, at No. Visit ESPN to view 2022 College Football team stats. Notre Dame 12, Army 6 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. No. In the first college football game nationally broadcast on radio, the Tigers came back with 14 fourth-quarter points against Amos Alonzo Stagg's powerful Maroons. At No. The plane crashed near the airport in Huntington, West Virginia, after the team returned from a game at East Carolina. While practicing for the Vols, Leahy decided to incorporate a play out of the Tennessee playbook. Wins and losses are given respective to the team leading the series. Choke at Doak. 1 Buckeyes had 503 yards of offense, and quarterback Troy Smith threw four touchdowns. 50. Nov. 21, 1931 Pennsylvania is home to an insane number of football teams mostly from lower divisions. Buy Gators Tickets. Cannon fielded the punt against the wishes of Tigers head coach Paul Dietzel, then broke seven tackles as he raced down the sideline in front of the Rebels' bench. OU survived one last drive when Brent Parker dropped a fourth-down pass in the end zone. But Tom Osborne didn't want to finish No. 143. d 1 that way. 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. Simpson burst through the left side of the Trojan line, cut to the middle of the field so sharply that it left the Bruins' national title hopes in tatters -- and 64 yards later put the Trojans ahead to stay. But the Catholics v. Convicts game lives on in Notre Dame lore for Pat Terrell batting away Steve Walsh's 2-point conversion attempt with 45 seconds left to thwart the Miami comeback. September intersectional games usually don't tip the national title scales. 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..". 68. They had lost twice, something they had done only once in Knute Rockne's previous 10 seasons as head coach. on pace for at least 102. RBs Sony Michel and Nick Chubb combined for 326 rushing yards and five touchdowns. Ole Miss vacated 2012 and 2014 wins against Mississippi State which are removed from its win totals, but not added to Mississippi State's win totals. Minnesota's Andy Uram ran 79 yards for the winning touchdown on punt-return lateral from Bud Wilkinson with 1:08 left. 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. Walk-on linebacker Bill Newton blocked both punts, and defensive back David Langner returned both for touchdowns. The Gators had the last laugh, however, when they routed the No. 65. Currently the SEC is divided into two divisions in football (East and West), and every team plays eight conference games each season: six against the division, one permanent and one rotating . Behind Moses on this list . Quarterback Kerry Collins was 7-for-7 on a 96-yard winning drive punctuated by Brian Milne's 2-yard TD run with 57 seconds left. 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. 1 Notre Dame 17 Nov. 5, 2011 Feb 28th, 4:00PM. During the 2021 season, Texas Tech lost 0-23 to Oklahoma State [1] to end their streak at 302. 119. 2 Tigers their first national title in 35 years. Third Downs per Game. Nov. 26, 1999 No. This is a list of the most-played college football series in NCAA Division I. Note: The longest field goal ever made in collegiate competition was 69 yards by Ove Johansson of Abilene Christian University, which at the time (1976) was competing as an NAIA, not an NCAA, school. Nov. 30, 1905 Nov. 16, 2013 The teams broke 11 Rose Bowl records. Next game scheduled for 2023. 1 LSU 7, No. 10. Nov. 12, 1994 Great game. 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.". He and Winters were youth football teammates. Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1941): Boston College 19, Tennessee 13. The Oklahoma State Cowboy running back had the single-most dominating season on the ground in the history of college football. No. 76. The teams combined for nearly 1,200 yards of offense in a wild shootout that came down to the wire. At Marshall 15, Xavier 13 The NCAA . Cincinnati WR/KR Mardy Gilyard exploded for 374 all-purpose yards and 2 TDs as the Bearcats rallied from down 21. USC 16, at Notre Dame 14 The Cardinal, 41-point underdogs, hung around because USC quarterback John David Booty broke his finger on a helmet in the first half but stayed in the game. Quarterback Shane Matthews, baited by Tide corner Antonio Langham, threw an out pass. Minnesota 13, at Pittsburgh 7 Oct. 28, 1922 18. Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 1948 1 Army 0, No. 131. Georgia Gov. If the Broncos had responded with a fourth-down 50-yard hook-and-ladder and missed the extra point; if the Sooners had won 42-35 on Adrian Peterson's 25-yard touchdown run on the first play of overtime; if Boise State had kicked the extra point to go to a second overtime after the 6-yard pass from wideout Vinny Perretta to tight end Derek Schouman; great game. 24 Texas A&M 20, No. However, the losing team is not allowed to reduce the number of losses on its record. For nearly two decades, Nittany Lion head coach Joe Paterno knocked on the door on the college football elite. 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. -- Ivan Maisel. 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. 1 Miami 10 11 Tigers stunned the previously unbeaten and No. The Nittany Lions dug themselves a 21-0 first-quarter deficit on the road but rallied late. Gary Evans, Truman vs. Missouri S&T, Oct. 18, 1975. Northwest Championship also involves Oregon and Oregon State. The latter, capped by tailback Jeff Smith's 34-yard run with 48 seconds to play, precipitated one of the gutsiest coaching decisions ever. 150. 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. Most games gaining 400 yards or more, career FBS: 21 . 115. Rocket Ismail took a punt back 91 yards for a score with 43 seconds left to jolt the Fighting Irish into the apparent lead, but a clipping call wiped the play out. The battle of unbeaten teams and No. [73], *The NCAA record book includes a special note about 6 interceptions by Dick Miller (Akron) versus Baldwin-Wallace on Mike Krysl played for Willie Fritz at Central Missouri, coordinated special teams for him at Georgia Southern, and will now coach special teams again at Tulane. 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. The No. 1 Texas 15, at No. Arkansas running back Darren McFadden rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns and even tossed a TD pass in the Razorbacks' upset win. 22. That capped a two-touchdown comeback in the final 6:42. 1 went awry on a Friday night in Ames. (Pro Football HOF) There have been games before that, but the Lions started the tradition as we know it. 2 Florida State 29 This list entry accepts the Vanderbilt contention given the unusual circumstances that all college football teams faced in. Orange Bowl, Jan. 1, 1991 5 Michigan 32 Nov. 16, 1957 Bama had its chances but missed four field goals and threw a goal-line pick. 2 was the first time College GameDay took its show to campus. 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. Nov. 26, 1994 The unrestricted "Most passes intercepted by" is held by Brown, with 11, in a game versus Rhode Island, Oct. 8, 1949. 108. Then Northwestern recovered a fumble at the UM 30 with 46 seconds remaining, and Sam Simmons caught an 11-yard touchdown with 20 seconds left for an improbable victory. Bear Bryant tried to pin Notre Dame deep and force a late punt. But the playing field leveled when Army's Thanksgiving meal included a course of food poisoning. 144. Notre Dame 27, Stanford 10 Big 12 championship, Dec. 6, 2009 Penalties and sanctions are an unfortunate and rather large part of college football. The Wolverines responded with a long pass to set up a 37-yard field goal attempt with 6 seconds to play. Oct. 17, 1964 Nov. 20, 1982 After the Trojans rallied from a 14-0 deficit, Johnny Baker kicked a 33-yard field goal with one minute left to win it. Conference championship games would live to see a healthy life. Rather than bat down Nick Marshall's pass, Georgia defensive back Tray Matthews tried to intercept it. Football has been part of the holiday since 1876 when Yale and Princeton played. 50. 79. 1 Notre Dame 39 The offenses combined to set one NCAA and nine SEC records. From George Washington, who was a . Nov. 18, 1961 The Wolverines scored all of their points in the first half and intercepted six passes to preserve the win. 11. Nov. 18, 1967 The devastating loss caused UT coach Darrell Royal to later compare the Horned Frogs to cockroaches. Georgia scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns to go ahead of Auburn 38-37. 23. Bobby Bowden decided to kick the extra point rather than go for 2 after Rock Preston's 4-yard TD run with 1:45 left. The Spartans' Jalen Watts-Jackson caught the fumble and returned it 38 yards for the winning points. Cotton Bowl, Jan. 1, 1979 The Crimson Tide had gone 11-0 but -- who thought of this? At No. 10 Florida 32, No. Ohio State won, as it had all season, thanks to freshman tailback Maurice Clarett, who rushed for two touchdowns, including the game winner. 14 TCU 28, No. 14-15, 10th SEC. Oct. 11, 2014 No. 5 Wolverines would have been prohibitive favorites had Las Vegas bothered to set a line. The Crimson Tide won the rematch 21-0 in the BCS title game. LSU had one last prayer when Marcus Randall dropped back from his team's 15-yard line. 47. The fan celebration literally shook the ground, as registered by a campus seismograph. 2 Florida State 24, No. 136. 1 Alabama 31 No. 1 Florida State 16 Wayne Bullock and Mark McLane ran for touchdowns to give the Irish a 13-0 lead. 1 Minnesota 7, No. 77. The Mids also picked off five passes from Army QB Bob Blaik. Americansparticularly Black Americanssupport allowing college athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness (known widely as NIL). No. Amid the handwringing over the future of the bowls in the era of the College Football Playoff, the Trojans and Nittany Lions reminded everyone that there's always magic in The Granddaddy of Them All. 1 Irish were undefeated under first-year coach Ara Parseghian going into their regular-season finale at unranked USC. . No. Yankee Stadium, New York, Nov. 10, 1928 QBs Brennan Armstrong/MJ Morris. Oct. 3, 1987 In 1943's de facto national title game, the Fighting Irish and Seahawks were tied 7-7 through three quarters. * Away/Neutral Games qualifier is The Crimson Tide were the first Southern team invited to play in the Rose Bowl, and they rallied from a 12-0 deficit by scoring three touchdowns in the third quarter to stun the heavily favored Huskies. SEC championship game, Atlanta, Dec. 1, 2012 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. What college teams have played each other the [] Forget that UCLA's Heisman-winning quarterback, Gary Beban, threw his second touchdown pass of the game to put the Bruins up, 20-14. Most-played rivalry that is currently non-conference. 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.