List of historically significant college football games

The following is a list of historically significant college football games. Games included on this list are single college football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

games that have historical impact to the sport of college football. Inclusion on this list requires games of significant historical "firsts" or otherwise significant impact to the sport itself. Historically significant games should be mentioned in historical accounts of college football.

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List of historically significant college football games

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Game	Home	Visitor	Location	final score	Notes
1869 New Jersey vs. Rutgers football game 1869 New Jersey vs. Rutgers football game The 1869 New Jersey vs. Rutgers football game was a college football game between the and the played on November 6, 1869...	Rutgers	New Jersey (now Princeton Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution.... )	New Brunswick, New Jersey New Brunswick, New Jersey New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA. It is the county seat and the home of Rutgers University. The city is located on the Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan, on the southern bank of the Raritan River. At the 2010 United States Census, the population of...	6–4	Considered the first American football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by... game ever played.
1872 Rutgers vs. Columbia football game	Columbia	Rutgers	New York, New York Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...	0–0	First football game to end with a tie Tie (draw) To tie or draw is to finish a competition with identical or inconclusive results. The word "tie" is usually used in North America for sports such as American football. "Draw" is usually used in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Commonwealth of Nations and it is usually used for sports such as... score.
1875 Tufts vs. Harvard football game	Harvard	Tufts	Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...	1–0	Considered the first modern style American football game ever played—each side had 11 men on the field at any given time, and tackles stopped play.
1880 Michigan vs. Toronto football game	Michigan	Toronto	Toronto, Ontario	1&ndash'0	Possibly the first college football game played outside the United States.
1884 Dartmouth vs. Yale football game	Yale	Dartmouth	Hanover, New Hampshire Hanover, New Hampshire Hanover is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2010 census. CNN and Money magazine rated Hanover the sixth best place to live in America in 2011, and the second best in 2007....	113–0	First game where one team scored over 100 points; also the first time one team scored over 100 points and the opposing team was shut out. The next week, Princeton outscored Lafayette by 140 to 0.
1890 Navy vs. Army football game	Army	Navy	West Point, New York West Point, New York West Point is a federal military reservation established by President of the United States Thomas Jefferson in 1802. It is a census-designated place located in Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 7,138 at the 2000 census...	24-0	First Army-Navy Game Army-Navy Game The Army–Navy Game is an an American college football rivalry game between the teams of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York and the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland. The USMA team, "Army", and the USNA team, "Navy", each represent their services' oldest...
1892 Wyoming Seminary vs. Mansfield State Normal football game 1892 Wyoming Seminary vs. Mansfield State Normal football game The 1892 Wyoming Seminary vs. Mansfield State Normal football game, played September 28, 1892, was the first-ever American football game played at night. The game was played between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal School in Mansfield, Pennsylvania...	Wyoming Seminary (high school)	Mansfield State Normal	Mansfield, Pennsylvania Mansfield, Pennsylvania Mansfield is a borough located in southern Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States, in the Tioga River valley. It is situated at the intersection of U.S. Route 6 and U.S...	0–0 (tie)	First nighttime Night game A night game is a sporting event that takes place, completely or partially, after the local sunset. Depending on the sport, this can be done either with floodlights or with the usual low-light conditions.-Cricket:... football game played under lights. Game ended at halftime.
1893 Army vs. Navy football game	Navy	Army	Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis, Maryland Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It had a population of 38,394 at the 2010 census and is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east of Washington, D.C. Annapolis is...	6-4	First documented use of a football helmet History of the football helmet Professionals and amateurs alike wear protective head gear to reduce the chance of injury while playing American Football. The football helmet has changed over time as different materials have become available and as the rules of the game have changed.... by a player in a game. Midshipman Joseph M. Reeves Joseph M. Reeves Joseph Mason "Bull" Reeves was an admiral in the United States Navy, who was an early and important supporter of U.S. Naval Aviation... had a crude leather helmet made by a local shoemaker/blacksmith and wore it in this game after being warned by doctors that he risked death if he continued to play football after suffering a kick to the head in an earlier game.
1895 Swarthmore vs. Penn football game	Penn	Swarthmore	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	40-0	First college football game played at Franklin Field Franklin Field Franklin Field is the University of Pennsylvania's stadium for football, field hockey, lacrosse, sprint football, and track and field . It is also used by Penn students for recreation, and for intramural and club sports, including touch football and cricket, and is the site of Penn's graduation... , the oldest stadium still in use as a college football venue.
1896 Purdue vs. Minnesota football game	Minnesota	Purdue	Minneapolis, Minnesota	14-0	First conference game of the newly formed Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representatives, the oldest college athletic conference still in existence. More popularly known as the "Western Conference", at the time, and as the "Big Ten", currently.
1896 Michigan vs. Chicago football game	Chicago	Michigan	Chicago, Illinois Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...	7-6	First football game played indoors (Chicago Coliseum Chicago Coliseum The Chicago Coliseum was the name of a succession of three large indoor arenas in Chicago, Illinois from the 1860s to 1982 that each served as a sports venue, convention center, and exhibition hall over the course of their respective histories. The first Coliseum briefly made an appearance in the... , Thanksgiving Day).
1897 Lehigh vs. Lafayette game	Lafayette	Lehigh	Easton, Pennsylvania Easton, Pennsylvania Easton is a city in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,800 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Northampton County....	34–0	The first game in the oldest uninterrupted college rivalry series: the schools have played at least once in every year since. The Princeton-Yale rivalry (1873) and Harvard–Yale football rivalry (1875) predate this one as continuing rivalries, but both series have gaps in play. Lehigh and Lafayette actually first played in 1884 and in every year through 1895, but there was no game in 1896 and so the uninterrupted rivalry begins in 1897.
1902 Tournament East-West football game 1902 Rose Bowl Originally titled the "Tournament East-West football game," what is now known as the Rose Bowl Game was first played on January 1, 1902 in Pasadena, California, starting the tradition of New Year's Day bowl games.The inaugural game featured Fielding H...	Stanford	Michigan	Pasadena, California Pasadena, California Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...	0–49	First bowl game Bowl game In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating... The name of the game was changed to the Rose Bowl Game Rose Bowl Game The Rose Bowl is an annual American college football bowl game, usually played on January 1 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. When New Year's Day falls on a Sunday, the game is played on Monday, January 2... starting with the 1923 Rose Bowl 1923 Rose Bowl The 1923 Rose Bowl, played on January 1, 1923, was an American Football bowl game. It was the 9th Rose Bowl Game. The USC Trojans defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions 14-3. Leo Calland, a USC guard, was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game when the award was created in 1953 and selections were... when it moved to the newly constructed Rose Bowl Stadium Rose Bowl (stadium) The Rose Bowl is an outdoor athletic stadium in Pasadena, California, U.S., in Los Angeles County. The stadium is the site of the annual college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl, held on New Year's Day. In 1982, it became the home field of the UCLA Bruins college football team of the Pac-12... .
1905 Washburn vs. Fairmount football game	Fairmount	Washburn	Wichita, Kansas Wichita, Kansas Wichita is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kansas.As of the 2010 census, the city population was 382,368. Located in south-central Kansas on the Arkansas River, Wichita is the county seat of Sedgwick County and the principal city of the Wichita metropolitan area...	0–0 (tie)	Game using several "experimental rules" that were tested before implementing major nationwide rules changes and the formation of the NCAA.
1906 Saint Louis vs. Carroll football game	Carroll (Wisconsin)	Saint Louis	Waukesha, Wisconsin Waukesha, Wisconsin Waukesha is a city in and the county seat of Waukesha County, Wisconsin, in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. The population was 70,718 at the 2010 census, making it the largest community in the county and 7th largest in the state. The city is located adjacent to the Town of Waukesha...		First regular season game with the first legal forward pass Forward pass In several forms of football a forward pass is when the ball is thrown in the direction that the offensive team is trying to move, towards the defensive team's goal line... .
1907 Chicago vs. Illinois football game	Illinois	Chicago	Champaign, Illinois Champaign, Illinois Champaign is a city in Champaign County, Illinois, in the United States. The city is located south of Chicago, west of Indianapolis, Indiana, and 178 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. Though surrounded by farm communities, Champaign is notable for sharing the campus of the University of...	42–6	First game to have a halftime show featuring a marching band Marching band Marching band is a physical activity in which a group of instrumental musicians generally perform outdoors and incorporate some type of marching with their musical performance. Instrumentation typically includes brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments... .
1907 Bacardi Bowl Bacardi Bowl Bacardi Bowl was a college football bowl game played seven times in Havana, Cuba at La Tropical Stadium. Sometimes referred to as the Rhumba Bowl or the Cigar Bowl, the game was the climaxing event of Cuba’s annual National Sports Festival. The first five occurrences matched an American college...	Havana	LSU	Havana Havana Havana is the capital city, province, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city proper has a population of 2.1 million inhabitants, and it spans a total of — making it the largest city in the Caribbean region, and the most populous... , Cuba Cuba The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...	56–0	First college football bowl game played outside the United States.
1911 Kansas vs. Missouri football game	Missouri	Kansas	Columbia, Missouri Columbia, Missouri Columbia is the fifth-largest city in Missouri, and the largest city in Mid-Missouri. With a population of 108,500 as of the 2010 Census, it is the principal municipality of the Columbia Metropolitan Area, a region of 164,283 residents. The city serves as the county seat of Boone County and as the...	3–3 (tie)	First homecoming Homecoming Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni of a school. It most commonly refers to a tradition in many universities, colleges and high schools in North America... football game.
1916 Cumberland vs. Georgia Tech football game	Georgia Tech	Cumberland	Atlanta, Georgia	222–0	Most lopsided victory in college football history.
1921 West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh football game 1921 West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh football game The 1921 West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh football game was a college football game between the and the played on October 8, 1921. It was the seventeenth meeting of the Backyard Brawl, an ongoing rivalry game between the two programs....	Pittsburgh	West Virginia	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	21–13	First live radio broadcast of a college football game when Harold W. Arlin announced that year's Backyard Brawl Backyard Brawl The Backyard Brawl is an annual football game between the University of Pittsburgh Panthers and the West Virginia University Mountaineers. The term "Backyard Brawl" has also been used to refer to college basketball games played annually or semi-iannually and may also be used to refer to other... played at Forbes Field Forbes Field Forbes Field was a baseball park in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1909 to 1971. It was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball team, and the first home of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's National Football League franchise... on KDKA KDKA (AM) KDKA is a radio station licensed to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Created by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation on November 2, 1920, it is one of the world's first modern radio stations , a distinction that has also been challenged by other stations, although it has claimed to be the first in... on October 8, 1921.
1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game The 1921 Centre vs. Harvard football game, played October 29, 1921, was a college football game between Centre College and Harvard University. Centre beat Harvard 6–0 in the game, in what is widely considered one of the greatest upsets in college football history.-The prequel:The teams first met...	Harvard	Centre	Boston, Massachusetts Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...	0–6	Widely considered one of the greatest upsets in college football history.
1922 and 1923 Notre Dame vs. Nebraska football games	Notre Dame	Nebraska	Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska The City of Lincoln is the capital and the second-most populous city of the US state of Nebraska. Lincoln is also the county seat of Lancaster County and the home of the University of Nebraska. Lincoln's 2010 Census population was 258,379....	14–6 and 14–7	The only two defeats ever suffered by the Four Horsemen of Notre Dame.
1923 Iowa State vs. Minnesota football game	Minnesota	Iowa State	Minneapolis, Minnesota	20-17	Iowa State's first African-American football player, Jack Trice Jack Trice Johnny "Jack" Trice was a football player who became the first African-American athlete from Iowa State College... , dies two days later as a result of injuries sustained in this game. Iowa State renamed its football stadium Jack Trice Stadium Jack Trice Stadium Jack Trice Stadium is a stadium, in Ames, Iowa, United States. It opened on September 20, 1975 making it the newest stadium in the Big 12 Conference... in his honor in 1997.
1935 Notre Dame vs. Ohio State football game	Ohio State	Notre Dame	Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...	13–18	The first meeting between the schools and the first generally accepted "Game of the Century Game of the Century (college football) The phrase "Game of the Century" is a superlative that has been applied to several college football contests played in the 20th century, the first full century of college football in the United States... " in college football.
1937 Bacardi Bowl Bacardi Bowl Bacardi Bowl was a college football bowl game played seven times in Havana, Cuba at La Tropical Stadium. Sometimes referred to as the Rhumba Bowl or the Cigar Bowl, the game was the climaxing event of Cuba’s annual National Sports Festival. The first five occurrences matched an American college...	Villanova	Auburn	Havana, Cuba	7–7	First college football game played outside of the US where both contestants were US college football teams. The only Bacardi Bowl game in the series with this distinction.
1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game 1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game The 1939 Waynesburg vs. Fordham football game was a college football game between the and the played on September 30, 1939. The game was played at Triborough Stadium on New York City's Randall's Island. Fordham won the game by a score of 34 to 7...	Fordham	Waynesburg	New York, New York Manhattan Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...	34–7	First televised football game.
1939 Nebraska vs. Kansas State football game 1939 Nebraska vs. Kansas State football game The 1939 Nebraska vs. Kansas State football game was a college football game between the and the Nebraska Cornhuskers played on October 28, 1939...	Kansas State	Nebraska	Manhattan, Kansas Manhattan, Kansas Manhattan is a city located in the northeastern part of the state of Kansas in the United States, at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. It is the county seat of Riley County and the city extends into Pottawatomie County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 52,281...	25–9	Second televised college football game, first televised homecoming game.
1940 Cornell vs. Dartmouth football game Fifth Down Game (1940) The Fifth Down Game is a college football game that was conceded by the victor after films confirmed that errors by the game officials had allowed an unpermitted fifth down as the last play of the game.-Background:...	Dartmouth	Cornell	Hanover, New Hampshire	3–0 (3–7)	Game is known for an officiating error that resulted in a rare postgame reversal of the outcome. Cornell threw an incomplete pass on 4th and goal in the game's final seconds, seemingly ensuring a 3-0 shutout victory by Dartmouth. However, the referees inadvertently allowed Cornell to attempt a "fifth down" play on which Cornell scored an apparent game-winning touchdown. After the error was discovered during postgame film review, Cornell offered to forfeit the game. Dartmouth accepted, marking the only time that the outcome of a college football game was decided off the field.
1941 Oklahoma City vs. Youngstown State football game	Youngstown State	Oklahoma City	Youngstown, Ohio	48–7	First use of the penalty flag Penalty flag The penalty flag is a yellow cloth used in several field sports including American football and lacrosse by game officials to identify and sometimes mark the location of penalties or infractions that occur during regular play. It is usually wrapped around a weight, such as sand or beans so it can... by game officials.
1943 Notre Dame vs. Michigan football game	Michigan	Notre Dame	Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...	12–35	First college football College football College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities... game between the #1 (Notre Dame) and #2 (Michigan) teams in the nation, as determined by the AP Poll AP Poll The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation... .
1944 Iowa vs. Wisconsin football game	Wisconsin	Iowa	Madison, Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....	26-7	Wisconsin quarterback Allan Schafer dies as a result of injuries sustained in this game. He was seventeen years old. His name and jersey number (#83) appear on the Camp Randall Stadium Camp Randall Stadium Camp Randall Stadium is an outdoor stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. It has been the home of the Wisconsin Badgers football team in rudimentary form since 1895, and as a complete stadium since 1917. It is located on the center-southern region of the University of Wisconsin campus. The stadium seats... façade and a scholarship at the University of Wisconsin is awarded in his honor.
1952 Rose Bowl 1952 Rose Bowl The 1952 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1952 at the end of the 1951 college football season. It was the 38th Rose Bowl Game. It holds the distinction of being the first nationally televised college football game...	Illinois	Stanford	Pasadena, California	40–7	The first nationally televised college football game.
1952 TCU vs. Kansas football game	Kansas	TCU	Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence is the sixth largest city in the U.S. State of Kansas and the county seat of Douglas County. Located in northeastern Kansas, Lawrence is the anchor city of the Lawrence, Kansas, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Douglas County...	13–0	The first nationally televised regular-season college football game.
1956 Sugar Bowl 1956 Sugar Bowl The 1956 Sugar Bowl featured the 7th ranked Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and the 11th ranked Pitt Panthers. The game was played on January 2, since New Year's Day was a Sunday. Much controversy preceded the 1956 Sugar Bowl...	Georgia Tech	Pittsburgh	New Orleans, Louisiana	7–0	First African American player, Pitt's Bobby Grier, to break the color barrier in the segregated Racial segregation Racial segregation is the separation of humans into racial groups in daily life. It may apply to activities such as eating in a restaurant, drinking from a water fountain, using a public toilet, attending school, going to the movies, or in the rental or purchase of a home... Deep South Deep South The Deep South is a descriptive category of the cultural and geographic subregions in the American South. Historically, it is differentiated from the "Upper South" as being the states which were most dependent on plantation type agriculture during the pre-Civil War period... .
1956 NAIA National Championship	Montana State	St. Joseph	Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...	0–0 (tie)	The NAIA National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics is an athletic association that organizes college and university-level athletic programs. Membership in the NAIA consists of smaller colleges and universities across the United States. The NAIA allows colleges and universities outside the USA... organizes the first "national championship" college football game. The NCAA waited until 1973 for its Division II and III championship games and until 1978 for Division I-AA (FCS) championships. To this day, it has never sanctioned an official national championship in Division I-A/FBS football; the Bowl Championship Series Bowl Championship Series The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of... , launched in 1999, is not an official NCAA event.
1957 Notre Dame vs. Oklahoma	Oklahoma	Notre Dame	Norman, Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Norman is a city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States, and is located south of downtown Oklahoma City. It is part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, Norman was to have 110,925 full-time residents, making it the third-largest city in Oklahoma and the...	0–7	Notre Dame ends Oklahoma's NCAA record 47 game winning streak and "bookends" Oklahoma's 48 game undefeated streak (not a record). Oklahoma had not lost a game since 1953 – another seven point home loss to Notre Dame (21-28) and had not tied a game since the 1953 Red River Rivalry Red River Rivalry The Red River Rivalry, commonly known as the OU-Texas Game or Texas-OU Game, is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Oklahoma Sooners football team of the University of Oklahoma and the Texas Longhorns football team of the University of Texas. The series is considered... game versus Texas the following week.
1958 Tangerine Bowl Tangerine Bowl Multiple events were named Tangerine Bowl:*The Tangerine Bowl is the original name of the college football bowl game that is currently called the Capital One Bowl. It was known as the Tangerine Bowl from 1947 to 1982.... (December)	East Texas State	Missouri Valley	Orlando, Florida Orlando, Florida Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...	28–7	The University at Buffalo Bulls decline the invitation to play in the game by a unanimous team vote after being informed that the two black players on the roster would not be allowed on the field. This was Buffalo's first bowl invitation and would prove to be their only bowl invitation for a half-century 2008 Buffalo Bulls football team The 2008 Buffalo Bulls football team represented the University at Buffalo in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. 2008 was a season of firsts for the Bulls. With a 40-34 double overtime win over Bowling Green on November 21, the Bulls won the MAC East division and gained a berth... .
1963 Rose Bowl 1963 Rose Bowl The 1963 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1963 at the end of the 1962 college football season. It was the 49th Rose Bowl Game. The USC Trojans defeated the Wisconsin Badgers, 42–37...	USC	Wisconsin	Pasadena, California	42–37	First college football bowl game Bowl game In North America, a bowl game is commonly considered to refer to one of a number of post-season college football games. Prior to 2002, bowl game statistics were not included in players' career totals and the games were mostly considered to be exhibition games involving a payout to participating... between the #1 (USC) and #2 (Wisconsin) teams in the nation, as determined by the AP AP Poll The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation... and UPI polls.
1963 Army vs. Navy football game	Army	Navy	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	11–8	First time any sports broadcast used instant replay Instant replay Instant replay is the replaying of video footage of an event or incident very soon after it has occurred. In television broadcasting of sports events, instant replay is often used during live broadcast, to show a passage of play which was important or remarkable, or which was unclear on first... .
1969 Ole Miss vs. Alabama football game	Alabama	Ole Miss	Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...	33–32	First regular-season college football game nationally televised in prime time Prime time Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast programming during the middle of the evening for television programing.The term prime time is often defined in terms of a fixed time period—for example, from 19:00 to 22:00 or 20:00 to 23:00 Prime time or primetime is the block of broadcast... .
1978 Gator Bowl 1978 Gator Bowl The 1978 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game played between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Clemson Tigers on December 29, 1978.This game proved to be coach Woody Hayes' last game at OSU. With just over two minutes left in the game, OSU trailed 17-15...	Clemson	Ohio State	Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...	17-15	Ohio State coach Woody Hayes Woody Hayes Wayne Woodrow "Woody" Hayes was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Denison University , Miami University , and Ohio State University , compiling a career college football record of 238–72–10.During his 28 seasons as the head coach of the Ohio... punches Clemson nose guard Charlie Bauman on the sideline following an interception, inciting a bench-clearing brawl. Hayes is ejected from the game and fired the next day, ending his 33 year Hall of Fame College Football Hall of Fame The College Football Hall of Fame is a hall of fame and museum devoted to college football. Located in South Bend, Indiana, it is connected to a convention center and situated in the city's renovated downtown district, two miles south of the University of Notre Dame campus. It is slated to move... coaching career.
1981 Texas A&I vs. UTEP football game	UTEP	Texas A&I	El Paso, Texas El Paso, Texas El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...	15–37	First ever win of a NCAA Division II team over a Division I-A opponent. The feat would only be replicated five more times (last occurring in 1997).
1982 California vs. Stanford football game The Play The Play refers to a last-second kickoff return during a college football game between the and the Stanford University Cardinal on Saturday, November 20, 1982...	California	Stanford	Berkeley, California Berkeley, California Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...	25–20	Game is well known for its final play, known simply as "The Play" - a kickoff return in which California used a series of laterals to score the game-winning touchdown as time expired. Thinking that the game was over, Stanford's marching band had come out onto the field before the play had concluded. The picture of California's Kevin Moen spiking the ball on the head of an oblivious Stanford trombone player upon scoring the game-winning touchdown remains one of the most iconic images in college football. "The Play" is recognized as one of the most memorable plays in college football history. Stanford and California fans continue to dispute the results.
1984 Boston College vs. Miami (FL) football game	Miami (FL)	Boston College	Miami, Florida	47–45	Game is known for a last-second Hail Mary pass from quarterback Doug Flutie Doug Flutie Douglas Richard "Doug" Flutie is a former American and Canadian football quarterback. Flutie played college football at Boston College, and played professionally in the National Football League, Canadian Football League, and United States Football League... to wide receiver Gerard Phelan Gerard Phelan Gerard Phelan is a former college football player, who lined up at wide receiver for Boston College.-Early years:Phelan played football for Archbishop John Carroll Catholic High School in Radnor, Pennsylvania, and graduated in 1981.... to give Boston College the win.
1990 Colorado vs. Missouri football game	Missouri	Colorado	Columbia, Missouri	33–31	Game is known for an officiating error that had far-reaching implications. On the game's final drive, the referees inadvertently allowed Colorado to attempt a "fifth down" play on which the Buffaloes scored the game-winning touchdown as time expired. Aided in part by the controversial victory, Colorado completed a 10-win season and was awarded the AP National Championship.
1992 SEC Championship Game 1992 SEC Championship Game The 1992 SEC Championship Game was played on December 5, 1992 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The game was the inaugural championship game and determined the 1992 football champion of the Southeastern Conference . The Alabama Crimson Tide, winners of the Western division of the SEC,...	Florida	Alabama	Birmingham, Alabama	28–21	First conference championship game in NCAA history.
1995 Las Vegas Bowl 1995 Las Vegas Bowl The 1995 edition to the Las Vegas Bowl was the 4th edition of that annual game. It featured the , and the . Toledo came into the game undefeated at 10-0-1. This game is the first Bowl Division football game to go into overtime, as the overtime rule was adopted starting with the 1995 bowl season...	Toledo	Nevada	Whitney, Nevada Whitney, Nevada Whitney is an unincorporated town in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 18,273 at the 2000 census.-Background:...	40–37	First overtime game in NCAA Division I-A.
1997 Linfield vs. Willamette football game 1997 Linfield vs. Willamette football game The 1997 Linfield vs. Willamette football game was a college football game between the and the played on October 18, 1997. The game was played at McCulloch Stadium in Salem, Oregon. Willamette won the game by a score of 27 to 0...	Willamette	Linfield	Salem, Oregon Salem, Oregon Salem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk counties, and the city neighborhood...	27–0	Kicker Liz Heaston Liz Heaston Elizabeth "Liz" Heaston Thompson is an American athlete who is the first woman ever to score in a college football game. She accomplished this feat on October 18, 1997 as a placekicker for the Willamette University Bearcats, which was competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate... becomes the first woman to play and score points in a college football game
1998 Southern vs. Prairie View A&M football game 1998 Southern vs. Prairie View A&M football game The 1998 Southern vs. Priarie View A&M game is a college football game that took place between the Southern Jaguars and the Prairie View A&M Panthers on September 9, 1998...	Prairie View A&M	Southern (LA)	Beaumont, Texas Beaumont, Texas Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...	37–7	This was the final loss of the worst losing streak in college football (80 games). However, it also gained infamy from a fight between the two schools' marching bands during the halftime show that resulted in the suspension of both bands by the conference for two games.
1998 Big 12 Championship Game 1998 Big 12 Championship Game The 1998 Big 12 Championship Game was played on December 5, 1998 at The Trans World Dome in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. The game determined the 1998 football champion of the Big 12 Conference. The Texas A&M Aggies, winners of the South division of the Big 12, narrowly beat the Kansas...	Texas A&M	Kansas State	St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...	36–33	Kansas State entered the game ranked #1 in several polls. After the loss, Texas A&M received an automatic bid to the BCS bowl and Kansas State, although ranked #3 in the BCS, was sent to the Alamo Bowl. The game resulted in the BCS creating what it calls the "Kansas State Rule" to prevent highly ranked teams from not earning a BCS bowl game if they fail to win a conference championship.
1999 Fiesta Bowl 1999 Fiesta Bowl The 1999 Fiesta Bowl, the designated BCS National Championship Game for the 1998 season, was played on January 4, 1999, in Tempe, Arizona at Sun Devil Stadium. The teams were the Tennessee Volunteers and Florida State Seminoles...	Tennessee	Florida State	Tempe, Arizona Tempe, Arizona Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...	23–16	First Bowl Championship Series Bowl Championship Series The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of... national championship game.
2001 Cumberland vs. Jacksonville State football game 2001 Cumberland vs. Jacksonville State football game The 2001 Cumberland vs. Jacksonville Staate football game was a college football game between the and the played on August 30, 2001. The game was played at Burgess-Snow Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama. Jacksonville State won the game by a score of 72 to 10...	Jacksonville State	Cumberland	Jacksonville, Alabama Jacksonville, Alabama Jacksonville is a city in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. which is a 49% increase since 2000. It is included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area...	72–10	Ashley Martin Ashley Martin Ashley Martin is an American athlete who became the first woman to play and score in an NCAA Division I American football game, and one of the first ever to score points in any college football game. She accomplished this feat August 30, 2001 as a placekicker for the Jacksonville State University... becomes the first woman to play and score in a NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States... football game and the second woman to play and score in a college game in any division.
2003 Stillman vs. West Alabama football game	West Alabama	Stillman	Livingston, Alabama Livingston, Alabama Livingston is a city in Sumter County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 3,297. The city is the county seat of Sumter County.-Geography:Livingston is located at .According to the U.S...	24–17	Tonya Butler Tonya Butler Tonya Butler is an American athlete who is the first woman ever to score a field goal in a college football game. She accomplished this feat on September 13, 2003, as a placekicker for the University of West Alabama Tigers, which was competing in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ... becomes the first woman to kick a field goal in a NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States... football game.
2005 Fiesta Bowl 2005 Fiesta Bowl The 2005 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, played on January 1, 2005, was the 34th edition of the Fiesta Bowl. The game was played between Utah and Pittsburgh, in front of 73,519 fans. It is notable for being the first BCS game to feature a team from a non-BCS conference, and the only BCS bowl to feature a...	Utah	Pittsburgh	Tempe, Arizona	35–7	First BCS bowl to feature a team from a conference without an automatic bid for its champion – a "non-Automatic Qualifying conference", or "non-AQ" (Utah, then in the Mountain West Conference Mountain West Conference The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999... ), and the only BCS bowl to feature a non-AQ team prior to the relaxation of BCS selection rules in 2006 season.
2006 Rose Bowl 2006 Rose Bowl The 2006 Rose Bowl Game, played on January 4, 2006, was a football game that served as the national championship of the 2005-2006 Bowl Championship Series...	USC	Texas	Pasadena, California	38-41	First college football game featuring two Heisman Trophy Heisman Trophy The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial... winners on the same team (USC quarterback Matt Leinart Matt Leinart Matthew Stephen Leinart , is an American professional football quarterback for the Houston Texans of the National Football League... in 2004 and running back Reggie Bush Reggie Bush Reginald Alfred "Reggie" Bush II is an American football running back for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft... in 2005). However, in 2010 Bush was declared ineligible for the 2005 season (including this game) and his Heisman win was vacated. Ironically, Texas quarterback Vince Young Vince Young Vincent Paul Young, Jr. , nicknamed "VY", is an American football quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League . He spent the first five seasons of his career with the Tennessee Titans. Young was the third overall draft pick in the 2006 NFL Draft. He played college... , the second-place finisher in the 2005 Heisman Trophy voting, was named Offensive Player of the Game over both Heisman Trophy winners, leading to some controversy in 2010 when Bush was stripped of his award.
2007 Fiesta Bowl 2007 Fiesta Bowl The 2007 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl was a college football bowl game played as part of the 2006–2007 Bowl Championship Series of the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season...	Oklahoma	Boise State	Glendale, Arizona Glendale, Arizona Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, located about nine miles northwest from Downtown Phoenix. According to 2010 Census Bureau, the population of the city is 226,721....	42–43	Boise State completed a 13-0 season by using a series of trick plays to upset the favored Oklahoma Sooners in overtime, including a Statue of Liberty play Statue of Liberty play The Statue of Liberty is a trick play in American football, occasionally seen in high school football, college football and the NFL.-Execution of the play:... on the game-winning two-point conversion. Though not a colossal point spread upset (Oklahoma was favored by 7½ points), the game is widely regarded as among the most memorable in college football history because of its wild finish and Boise State's upstart status relative to Oklahoma's prominence as a traditional football power.
2007 Appalachian State vs. Michigan football game 2007 Appalachian State vs. Michigan football game The 2007 Appalachian State-Michigan game was a college football game held on September 1 at Michigan Stadium on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It pitted the #5 ranked Michigan Wolverines against the two-time defending champions of the Division I FCS, the...	Michigan	Appalachian State	Ann Arbor, Michigan	32–34	First ever win of a NCAA Division I-AA/FCS team over a ranked Division I-A/FBS opponent.
2007 Stanford vs. Southern California football game 2007 Stanford vs. Southern California football game The 2007 Stanford vs. Southern California football game was a college football game held on October 6, 2007, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. In a remarkable upset, the visiting Stanford Cardinal won 24–23. Southern California was favored by 41 points over Stanford,...	Southern California	Stanford	Los Angeles, California Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...	23–24	Stanford, a 41-point underdog Underdog (competition) An underdog is a person or group in a competition, frequently in electoral politics, sports and creative works, who is popularly expected to lose. The party, team or individual expected to win is called the favorite or top dog. In the rare case where an underdog wins, the outcome is an upset. These... , upset the undefeated and top-ranked Trojans at home in what remains the largest point spread upset in college football history.
2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game 2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game The 2007 Navy vs. Notre Dame football game ended the longest all-time college football consecutive wins streak by one team over another. On November 3, 2007, the Navy Midshipmen defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 46–44 in triple-overtime at Notre Dame's home field, Notre Dame Stadium in...	Notre Dame	Navy	South Bend, Indiana South Bend, Indiana The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...	44–46	Navy's triple-overtime win ended the longest losing streak Most consecutive wins over one opponent (NCAA football) The following is a list of the all-time leading NCAA Division I FBS college football single-opponent winning streaks. Teams are ranked by the number of consecutive wins they've posted against a specific opponent. All streaks of at least 20 games are in the list.† Active Streak... to an annual opponent in Division I FBS history at 43. The Midshipmen had not beaten the Irish since 1963.
2007 Navy vs. North Texas football game 2007 Navy vs. North Texas football game The 2007 Navy vs. North Texas football game featured the most points scored in a college football game involving D-IA/FBS opponents during the regulation four quarters of play since the NCAA began keeping records in 1937. On November 10, 2007, the Navy Midshipmen defeated the North Texas Mean Green...	North Texas	Navy	Denton, Texas Denton, Texas The city of Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. Its population was 119,454 according to the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...	62–74	Most points scored in a game involving D-IA/FBS opponents during the regulation four quarters of play since the NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States... began keeping records in 1937.
2007 Trinity vs. Millsaps football game 2007 Trinity vs. Millsaps football game The 2007 Trinity vs. Millsaps football game is best known for the memorable play that occurred in the game's last minutes. On October 27, 2007, the NCAA Division III 19th-ranked Trinity University Tigers threw 15 lateral passes and scored a 61-yard touchdown to win a game against the 24th-ranked...	Millsaps	Trinity	Jackson, Mississippi Jackson, Mississippi Jackson is the capital and the most populous city of the US state of Mississippi. It is one of two county seats of Hinds County ,. The population of the city declined from 184,256 at the 2000 census to 173,514 at the 2010 census...	24–28	Commonly called "Lateralpalooza" - Trinity threw 15 lateral pass Lateral pass In American football, a lateral pass or lateral, officially backward pass , occurs when the ball carrier throws the football to any teammate behind him or directly next to him... es and scored a 60-yard touchdown Touchdown A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:... to win a game against the Millsaps Millsaps College Millsaps College is a private liberal arts college located in Jackson, Mississippi. Founded in 1890, the college is recognized as one of the country's best private colleges dedicated to undergraduate teaching and educating the whole individual. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church, Millsaps... Majors Millsaps Majors The Millsaps Majors is the nickname for the sports teams of Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi and their colors are purple and white. They participate in the NCAA's Division III and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.... as time expired in the game, producing "the longest play in college football history."
2008 Poinsettia Bowl 2008 Poinsettia Bowl The 2008 San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl was the fourth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. The game started at 5 PM US PST on Tuesday, December 23, 2008...	TCU	Boise State	San Diego, California	17-16	First non-BCS bowl game where both teams were ranked higher than the participants of a BCS bowl game in the same season (Boise State was #9 and TCU #11, while the 2009 Orange Bowl 2009 Orange Bowl The 2009 FedEx Orange Bowl game was the 75th edition of the annual college football bowl game known as the Orange Bowl. It pitted the 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference champion Virginia Tech Hokies against the Big East Conference champion Cincinnati Bearcats on January 1, 2009 at Dolphin Stadium in... paired #12 Cincinnati and #19 Virginia Tech).
2009 Louisiana–Lafayette vs. Nebraska football game	Nebraska	Louisiana–Lafayette	Lincoln, Nebraska	55–0	300th consecutive sellout at Memorial Stadium Memorial Stadium, Lincoln Memorial Stadium is located on the campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. It is the home of the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.... in Lincoln, in Nebraska's continuing NCAA all-time record sellout streak.
2011 Rose Bowl 2011 Rose Bowl The 2011 Rose Bowl was the 97th edition of the annual bowl game played on January 1, 2011, as part of the 2010 college football season. Played in Pasadena, California, the TCU Horned Frogs of the Mountain West Conference defeated the Wisconsin Badgers of the Big Ten Conference. The Pasadena...	TCU	Wisconsin	Pasadena, California	21–19	First appearance by a team from a non-BCS conference to appear in the Rose Bowl since the BCS was implemented. First team from outside the six major conferences to win the Rose Bowl since Columbia beat Stanford in 1934 (TCU, then in the Mountain West Conference).
2011 Fiesta Bowl 2011 Fiesta Bowl The 2011 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game played as part of the 2011 Bowl Championship Series of the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season...	Oklahoma	Connecticut	Glendale, Arizona	48–20	First BCS bowl game "featuring" an unranked team (Big East Big East Conference The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports... champion Connecticut, required to be in a a BCS bowl due to the conference's "AQ" status which guarantees a berth for its champion).
2011 Notre Dame vs. Michigan football game	Michigan	Notre Dame	Ann Arbor, Michigan	35–31	Largest regular-season single-game attendance in NCAA history, with 114,804. This game also happened to be the first night game ever played at Michigan Stadium Michigan Stadium Michigan Stadium, nicknamed "The Big House," is the football stadium for the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan Stadium was built in 1927 at a cost of $950,000 and had an original capacity of 72,000. Before playing football at the stadium, the Wolverines played on Ferry Field... .
2011 Illinois vs. Penn State football game	Penn State	Illinois	State College, Pennsylvania State College, Pennsylvania State College is the largest borough in Centre County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It is the principal city of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Centre County. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 42,034, and roughly double...	10-7	Penn State coach Joe Paterno Joe Paterno Joseph Vincent "Joe" Paterno is a former college football coach who was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions for 46 years from 1966 through 2011. Paterno, nicknamed "JoePa," holds the record for the most victories by an NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision football coach with... notches his 409th career win at a Division I program, breaking the previous record held by Eddie Robinson, although still well short of the overall record held by Division III coach John Gagliardi John Gagliardi John Gagliardi is an American football coach. He is currently the head football coach at Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, a position he has held since 1953. From 1949 to 1952, he was the head football coach at Carroll College in Helena, Montana. With a career record of... (480 career wins, and counting). Although not known at the time, this was also the last game Paterno coached as he was fired before the next game when the Penn State sex abuse scandal Penn State sex abuse scandal The Penn State sex abuse scandal refers to allegations that former Pennsylvania State University football assistant coach Jerry Sandusky sexually assaulted or had inappropriate contact with at least eight underage boys on or near university property... became public.

List of historically significant college football games

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