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Has a College Football game ever ended 21-20?

Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 21-20 233 times. It first happened on November 15, 1913, when Indiana beat Northwestern, and most recently on September 6, 2025, when Missouri State beat Marshall.

Where 21-20 sits among nearby College Football scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 21-20 the 75th most common final score out of 2,217 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 22-20 has happened 54 times and 21-21 has happened 75 times.

Every 21-20 in College Football history

DateResultSeason
2025-09-06Missouri State over Marshall2025
2024-12-27Navy over Oklahoma2024Playoff
2024-11-02Hawai'i over Fresno State2024
2024-09-28Charlotte over Rice2024
2024-09-28Duke over North Carolina2024
2024-09-28Boston College over Western Kentucky2024
2023-10-14Texas State over UL Monroe2023
2023-09-23Arizona over Stanford2023
2022-11-12Boston College over NC State2022
2022-10-15Liberty over Gardner-Webb2022
2022-09-03NC State over East Carolina2022
2021-10-16South Carolina over Vanderbilt2021
2021-09-19Oklahoma State over Boise State2021
2020-10-31Northwestern over Iowa2020
2019-11-29Mississippi State over Ole Miss2019
2019-11-02Notre Dame over Virginia Tech2019
2019-10-05Ohio over Buffalo2019
2019-09-28Clemson over North Carolina2019
2018-11-17Southern Miss over Louisiana Tech2018
2018-09-08UL Monroe over Southern Miss2018
2017-12-30Iowa State over Memphis2017Playoff
2017-10-28Akron over Buffalo2017
2016-11-23Miami (OH) over Ball State2016
2016-09-03South Alabama over Mississippi State2016
2016-09-03Arkansas over Louisiana Tech2016
2014-10-11Vanderbilt over Charleston Southern2014
2014-09-27Missouri over South Carolina2014
2014-09-20Southern Miss over App State2014
2013-10-12Mississippi State over Bowling Green2013
2011-11-26West Virginia over Pittsburgh2011
2011-10-15Rutgers over Navy2011
2011-10-01Virginia over Idaho2011
2010-09-25UL Monroe over SE Louisiana2010
2009-11-02UCF over Marshall2009
2009-10-04Miami over Oklahoma2009
2008-10-18Kentucky over Arkansas2008
2008-09-20Pittsburgh over Iowa2008
2008-08-30Wyoming over Ohio2008
2007-10-20Stanford over Arizona2007
2007-01-01Miami over Nevada2006Playoff
2006-11-25Troy over Middle Tennessee2006
2006-09-17Florida over Tennessee2006
2006-09-16Washington over Fresno State2006
2006-09-09Navy over Massachusetts2006
2006-09-09South Florida over Florida International2006
2003-11-01Ohio State over Penn State2003
2002-11-29Arkansas over LSU2002
2002-10-12Middle Tennessee over Vanderbilt2002
2001-11-10Oregon over UCLA2001
2001-10-27Toledo over Navy2001
2000-12-29Wisconsin over UCLA2000Playoff
1998-10-24San Diego State over Utah1998
1997-11-22Stanford over California1997
1997-11-15Memphis over Louisville1997
1996-11-16Boston College over Temple1996
1996-11-02Stanford over UCLA1996
1996-10-19Iowa over Penn State1996
1996-09-07Iowa over Arizona1996
1994-11-19West Virginia over Boston College1994
1994-09-17Notre Dame over Michigan State1994
1993-11-06Nebraska over Kansas1993
1993-11-06Duke over NC State1993
1993-10-30Colorado State over New Mexico1993
1993-10-23Western Michigan over Eastern Michigan1993
1993-09-11Penn State over USC1993
1992-11-21Baylor over Texas1992
1992-09-19Colorado over Minnesota1992
1991-10-05Eastern Michigan over Kent State1991
1991-09-28Army over Harvard1991
1991-09-21Air Force over San Diego State1991
1990-09-29Long Beach State over Boise State1990
1989-11-11West Virginia over Rutgers1989
1989-09-30Eastern Michigan over Western Michigan1989
1988-11-19Pacific over New Mexico State1988
1988-11-05Illinois over Indiana1988
1988-10-29Arizona State over Oregon1988
1987-11-21Virginia Tech over Cincinnati1987
1987-11-21Penn State over Notre Dame1987
1987-10-24Cal State Fullerton over Northern Illinois1987
1987-09-19Clemson over Georgia1987
1986-10-18Ole Miss over Louisiana1986
1986-10-04Wichita State over Tulane1986
1986-10-04North Carolina over Georgia Tech1986
1986-09-06Oklahoma State over Louisiana1986
1985-11-23Washington State over Washington1985
1985-11-16Tulsa over East Carolina1985
1985-11-09North Carolina over Clemson1985
1985-10-19Oregon State over Washington1985
1984-10-20West Virginia over Boston College1984
1984-09-08Virginia Tech over Wake Forest1984
1983-11-05Kansas State over Oklahoma State1983
1983-10-22Ohio over Kent State1983
1983-10-15Oklahoma over Oklahoma State1983
1983-09-17Wisconsin over Missouri1983
1983-01-01Nebraska over LSU1982Playoff
1982-12-25Washington over Maryland1982Playoff
1981-11-14Texas-Arlington over McNeese1981
1981-09-12Indiana over Northwestern1981
1981-09-05Miami over Florida1981
1980-11-29San Diego State over Utah1980
1980-11-22Tulsa over New Mexico State1980
1980-11-22Ohio over Bowling Green1980
1980-10-25Texas-Arlington over Louisiana Tech1980
1980-10-25Furman over App State1980
1980-10-11Air Force over Navy1980
1980-09-27Kentucky over Bowling Green1980
1979-11-10Oklahoma State over Colorado1979
1979-10-27VMI over Furman1979
1979-10-13UL Monroe over Memphis1979
1979-10-13Delaware over Villanova1979
1979-10-06Texas Tech over Texas A&M1979
1978-11-04New Mexico State over Drake1978
1978-09-23Maryland over North Carolina1978
1978-09-16Utah State over Colorado State1978
1978-09-02Tulsa over Arkansas State1978
1977-11-05Eastern Michigan over North Carolina A&T1977
1977-10-08Alabama over USC1977
1977-09-24Miami (OH) over Indiana1977
1977-09-24Memphis over Virginia Tech1977
1976-11-13Florida State over North Texas1976
1976-11-06Virginia over Lehigh1976
1976-10-02Army over Stanford1976
1976-09-25UL Monroe over Texas-Arlington1976
1975-11-08Arizona State over Wyoming1975
1975-10-25Holy Cross over Brown1975
1975-10-18NC State over North Carolina1975
1975-10-04Oklahoma over Colorado1975
1974-10-26Louisiana over Chattanooga1974
1974-10-19Miami over West Virginia1974
1974-09-21Wisconsin over Nebraska1974
1973-11-17Bowling Green over Northern Illinois1973
1973-11-10Northwestern over Indiana1973
1973-09-15Massachusetts over Villanova1973
1972-10-07Boston College over Villanova1972
1972-09-30UTEP over New Mexico State1972
1972-09-30Arkansas over Tulsa1972
1971-10-16Purdue over Northwestern1971
1971-09-25Tulsa over Arkansas1971
1970-10-31Dayton over Northern Illinois1970
1970-10-17Virginia over Army1970
1970-10-17Cal State Los Angeles over UNLV1970
1970-10-10Bucknell over Davidson1970
1970-10-03SMU over Northwestern1970
1970-10-03Kansas State over Colorado1970
1970-09-26Memphis over Virginia Tech1970
1969-11-27New Mexico State over Colorado State1969
1969-11-01Pittsburgh over Syracuse1969
1969-10-25LSU over Auburn1969
1969-09-20Northern Arizona over West Texas A&M1969
1968-11-02Indiana over Wisconsin1968
1968-10-26Nebraska over Oklahoma State1968
1968-10-19Georgia Tech over Auburn1968
1968-10-05Georgia over South Carolina1968
1968-09-28New Mexico State over Texas-Arlington1968
1968-09-21Pacific over Miami (OH)1968
1968-09-21Iowa over Oregon State1968
1967-11-18USC over UCLA1967
1967-10-07Furman over Wofford1967
1967-09-23Stanford over Kansas1967
1966-10-01West Texas A&M over Arizona State1966
1965-11-20Wake Forest over Memphis1965
1965-11-13East Carolina over George Washington1965
1965-09-25New Mexico State over Lamar1965
1964-10-17Purdue over Michigan1964
1964-10-10Iowa over Indiana1964
1962-10-27Richmond over Cincinnati1962
1962-09-29Miami over TCU1962
1962-09-15Louisville over Wichita State1962
1961-10-14Utah over BYU1961
1960-11-05Wichita State over Tulsa1960
1959-10-31Colorado over Missouri1959
1959-10-17Trinity (Texas) over UTEP1959
1958-11-01Davidson over Wofford1958
1958-10-25West Virginia over Virginia Tech1958
1958-10-18San José State over Arizona State1958
1958-10-18Pennsylvania over Brown1958
1958-09-26Texas over Tulane1958
1957-11-02West Texas A&M over Arizona1957
1957-10-05Brown over Yale1957
1956-11-10Nebraska-Omaha over New Mexico State1956
1956-10-27Iowa over Purdue1956
1955-11-05Texas over Baylor1955
1955-11-05Penn State over Syracuse1955
1955-09-24Colgate over Dartmouth1955
1954-10-30Duke over Georgia Tech1954
1954-10-30Army over Virginia1954
1954-10-16TCU over Texas A&M1954
1954-10-16Brown over Princeton1954
1954-10-09UCLA over Washington1954
1954-10-09Arkansas over Baylor1954
1953-11-07Texas over Baylor1953
1953-10-17Stanford over UCLA1953
1953-10-10Indiana over Marquette1953
1953-09-19Colorado over Washington1953
1952-11-15Oregon over Stanford1952
1952-10-25Baylor over Texas A&M1952
1952-10-18Harvard over Colgate1952
1952-10-11Washington and Lee over Richmond1952
1952-09-27Alabama over LSU1952
1951-11-10Bucknell over Colgate1951
1951-11-03Columbia over Cornell1951
1951-10-12Stetson over Furman1951
1950-11-25Penn State over Pittsburgh1950
1950-11-11UTEP over Hardin-Simmons1950
1950-11-04Loyola Marymount over Hardin-Simmons1950
1950-10-07Washington over UCLA1950
1949-11-19North Carolina over Duke1949
1949-10-29Missouri over Nebraska1949
1949-10-15Northwestern over Michigan1949
1949-01-01Occidental over Colorado State1948
1948-11-27Boston College over Holy Cross1948
1948-11-13Washington and Lee over Davidson1948
1948-10-30New York University over Lehigh1948
1948-10-16Colorado State over Wyoming1948
1948-10-08Wichita State over Drake1948
1947-10-25Columbia over Army1947
1947-10-18Santa Clara over Pacific1947
1947-10-18Richmond over VMI1947
1947-09-27Tulane over Alabama1947
1946-11-02Missouri over Nebraska1946
1946-11-01Marquette over Detroit Mercy1946
1945-11-10Utah over New Mexico1945
1944-09-10Fort Warren over Brooklyn Tigers (NFL)1944
1943-11-06Brown over Yale1943
1940-10-26Arkansas over Ole Miss1940
1940-10-18Texas Tech over BYU1940
1935-12-14Hawai'i over Utah1935
1927-12-17Hawai'i over Utah State1927
1923-11-23Kansas State over Oklahoma1923
1922-12-08Haskell over Baylor1922
1920-11-25Washington State over Nebraska1920
1920-11-20Spring Hill over Mississippi College1920
1913-11-15Indiana over Northwestern1913
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