Has a College Football game ever ended 24-21?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 24-21 346 times. It first happened on November 12, 1944, when Boston College beat Brooklyn, and most recently on November 8, 2025, when Kennesaw State beat New Mexico State.
That makes 24-21 the 38th most common final score out of 2,215 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 25-21 has happened 51 times and 24-22 has happened 77 times.
Every 24-21 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-08 | Kennesaw State over New Mexico State | 2025 | |
| 2025-11-01 | Western Michigan over Central Michigan | 2025 | |
| 2025-10-29 | Jacksonville State over Middle Tennessee | 2025 | |
| 2025-10-25 | Kent State over Bowling Green | 2025 | |
| 2025-10-25 | Old Dominion over App State | 2025 | |
| 2025-10-19 | BYU over Utah | 2025 | |
| 2025-10-18 | Air Force over Wyoming | 2025 | |
| 2025-10-17 | Louisville over Miami | 2025 | |
| 2025-10-11 | Ole Miss over Washington State | 2025 | |
| 2025-09-28 | BYU over Colorado | 2025 | |
| 2025-09-27 | Alabama over Georgia | 2025 | |
| 2025-09-13 | Georgia Tech over Clemson | 2025 | |
| 2025-09-06 | Army over Kansas State | 2025 | |
| 2025-08-23 | Iowa State over Kansas State | 2025 | |
| 2024-11-23 | California over Stanford | 2024 | |
| 2024-10-19 | Fresno State over Nevada | 2024 | |
| 2024-09-07 | Georgia State over Chattanooga | 2024 | |
| 2024-08-24 | Georgia Tech over Florida State | 2024 | |
| 2023-11-25 | Rice over Florida Atlantic | 2023 | |
| 2023-11-25 | Washington over Washington State | 2023 | |
| 2023-11-18 | Michigan State over Indiana | 2023 | |
| 2023-11-04 | Sam Houston over Kennesaw State | 2023 | |
| 2023-11-02 | Duke over Wake Forest | 2023 | |
| 2023-11-01 | Bowling Green over Ball State | 2023 | |
| 2023-10-21 | South Florida over UConn | 2023 | |
| 2023-10-14 | Alabama over Arkansas | 2023 | |
| 2023-10-01 | West Virginia over TCU | 2023 | |
| 2023-09-30 | California over Arizona State | 2023 | |
| 2023-09-22 | NC State over Virginia | 2023 | |
| 2023-09-09 | Akron over Morgan State | 2023 | |
| 2023-09-02 | Temple over Akron | 2023 | |
| 2023-09-01 | Arizona State over Southern Utah | 2023 | |
| 2022-11-12 | Vanderbilt over Kentucky | 2022 | |
| 2022-11-10 | Northern Illinois over Western Michigan | 2022 | |
| 2022-11-05 | Washington over Oregon State | 2022 | |
| 2022-10-22 | UTEP over Florida Atlantic | 2022 | |
| 2022-10-15 | Texas over Iowa State | 2022 | |
| 2021-12-31 | Central Michigan over Washington State | 2021 | Playoff |
| 2021-11-27 | Florida over Florida State | 2021 | |
| 2021-10-23 | Iowa State over Oklahoma State | 2021 | |
| 2021-09-25 | Syracuse over Liberty | 2021 | |
| 2021-09-12 | Vanderbilt over Colorado State | 2021 | |
| 2021-01-01 | Georgia over Cincinnati | 2020 | Playoff |
| 2020-12-31 | West Virginia over Army | 2020 | Playoff |
| 2020-12-05 | Louisiana over App State | 2020 | |
| 2020-11-29 | Washington over Utah | 2020 | |
| 2020-11-29 | Hawai'i over Nevada | 2020 | |
| 2020-10-24 | Oklahoma State over Iowa State | 2020 | |
| 2020-09-26 | Boston College over Texas State | 2020 | |
| 2019-12-27 | Texas A&M over Oklahoma State | 2019 | Playoff |
| 2019-11-30 | Coastal Carolina over Texas State | 2019 | |
| 2019-11-07 | Miami (OH) over Ohio | 2019 | |
| 2019-11-01 | Georgia Southern over App State | 2019 | |
| 2019-09-28 | East Carolina over Old Dominion | 2019 | |
| 2019-09-21 | Tulsa over Wyoming | 2019 | |
| 2019-09-07 | Michigan over Army | 2019 | |
| 2019-08-31 | Old Dominion over Norfolk State | 2019 | |
| 2019-08-29 | UConn over Wagner | 2019 | |
| 2018-11-25 | North Texas over UTSA | 2018 | |
| 2018-10-13 | Northern Illinois over Ohio | 2018 | |
| 2018-10-13 | Florida International over Middle Tennessee | 2018 | |
| 2018-09-15 | BYU over Wisconsin | 2018 | |
| 2017-11-18 | Old Dominion over Rice | 2017 | |
| 2017-11-04 | Washington State over Stanford | 2017 | |
| 2017-11-03 | Troy over Idaho | 2017 | |
| 2017-09-30 | Troy over LSU | 2017 | |
| 2017-09-02 | Illinois over Ball State | 2017 | |
| 2016-12-22 | BYU over Wyoming | 2016 | Playoff |
| 2016-12-03 | West Virginia over Baylor | 2016 | |
| 2016-11-19 | Kansas over Texas | 2016 | |
| 2016-11-13 | New Mexico over Utah State | 2016 | |
| 2016-11-05 | Virginia Tech over Duke | 2016 | |
| 2016-10-29 | South Carolina over Tennessee | 2016 | |
| 2016-10-23 | Penn State over Ohio State | 2016 | |
| 2016-10-22 | Kansas State over Texas | 2016 | |
| 2016-10-08 | Central Michigan over Ball State | 2016 | |
| 2016-10-02 | Indiana over Michigan State | 2016 | |
| 2016-09-01 | UConn over Maine | 2016 | |
| 2015-11-07 | UTEP over Rice | 2015 | |
| 2015-10-03 | Michigan State over Purdue | 2015 | |
| 2015-09-26 | Nevada over Buffalo | 2015 | |
| 2014-12-27 | South Carolina over Miami | 2014 | Playoff |
| 2014-11-30 | UTEP over Middle Tennessee | 2014 | |
| 2014-11-26 | Ohio over Miami (OH) | 2014 | |
| 2014-10-26 | Utah over USC | 2014 | |
| 2014-09-27 | Colorado State over Boston College | 2014 | |
| 2014-09-20 | Wake Forest over Army | 2014 | |
| 2013-12-22 | Louisiana over Tulane | 2013 | Playoff |
| 2013-11-23 | Iowa over Michigan | 2013 | |
| 2013-11-02 | Middle Tennessee over UAB | 2013 | |
| 2013-10-26 | Navy over Pittsburgh | 2013 | |
| 2013-10-26 | Miami over Wake Forest | 2013 | |
| 2013-10-05 | Tulane over North Texas | 2013 | |
| 2013-09-22 | Michigan over UConn | 2013 | |
| 2013-09-07 | Central Michigan over New Hampshire | 2013 | |
| 2013-08-31 | North Dakota State over Kansas State | 2013 | |
| 2012-12-27 | Central Michigan over Western Kentucky | 2012 | Playoff |
| 2012-11-24 | Middle Tennessee over Troy | 2012 | |
| 2012-11-24 | Penn State over Wisconsin | 2012 | |
| 2012-11-03 | Indiana over Iowa | 2012 | |
| 2012-09-16 | Utah over BYU | 2012 | |
| 2012-09-15 | UConn over Maryland | 2012 | |
| 2011-12-30 | BYU over Tulsa | 2011 | Playoff |
| 2011-12-03 | Utah State over New Mexico State | 2011 | |
| 2011-11-20 | Fresno State over Hawai'i | 2011 | |
| 2011-11-18 | Virginia Tech over North Carolina | 2011 | |
| 2011-11-17 | Western Michigan over Miami (OH) | 2011 | |
| 2011-11-12 | West Virginia over Cincinnati | 2011 | |
| 2011-11-10 | Temple over Miami (OH) | 2011 | |
| 2011-11-05 | Kent State over Central Michigan | 2011 | |
| 2011-10-15 | Virginia over Georgia Tech | 2011 | |
| 2011-09-24 | North Texas over Indiana | 2011 | |
| 2011-09-17 | South Carolina over Navy | 2011 | |
| 2011-09-10 | Vanderbilt over UConn | 2011 | |
| 2010-11-14 | USC over Arizona | 2010 | |
| 2010-11-13 | South Florida over Louisville | 2010 | |
| 2010-11-11 | Miami (OH) over Bowling Green | 2010 | |
| 2010-11-06 | LSU over Alabama | 2010 | |
| 2010-10-23 | Maryland over Boston College | 2010 | |
| 2010-10-09 | BYU over San Diego State | 2010 | |
| 2010-09-10 | West Virginia over Marshall | 2010 | |
| 2009-12-05 | West Virginia over Rutgers | 2009 | |
| 2009-11-14 | Cincinnati over West Virginia | 2009 | |
| 2009-10-10 | Pittsburgh over UConn | 2009 | |
| 2009-10-03 | Iowa over Arkansas State | 2009 | |
| 2009-10-03 | Maryland over Clemson | 2009 | |
| 2009-09-27 | Notre Dame over Purdue | 2009 | |
| 2009-09-05 | Baylor over Wake Forest | 2009 | |
| 2009-01-06 | Texas over Ohio State | 2008 | Playoff |
| 2008-12-27 | Florida Atlantic over Central Michigan | 2008 | Playoff |
| 2008-11-28 | Kent State over Buffalo | 2008 | |
| 2008-11-22 | Boston College over Wake Forest | 2008 | |
| 2008-11-08 | Middle Tennessee over UL Monroe | 2008 | |
| 2008-10-12 | UTEP over Tulane | 2008 | |
| 2008-10-04 | Eastern Michigan over Bowling Green | 2008 | |
| 2008-01-04 | Kansas over Virginia Tech | 2007 | Playoff |
| 2007-12-28 | Boston College over Michigan State | 2007 | Playoff |
| 2007-10-11 | Wake Forest over Florida State | 2007 | |
| 2007-10-06 | Wyoming over TCU | 2007 | |
| 2007-10-03 | Memphis over Marshall | 2007 | |
| 2006-11-11 | Wisconsin over Iowa | 2006 | |
| 2006-10-14 | Bowling Green over Eastern Michigan | 2006 | |
| 2006-10-13 | Air Force over Colorado State | 2006 | |
| 2006-10-08 | UTEP over SMU | 2006 | |
| 2006-09-16 | Central Michigan over Akron | 2006 | |
| 2005-11-26 | Kansas over Iowa State | 2005 | |
| 2005-11-26 | Utah State over New Mexico State | 2005 | |
| 2005-11-19 | North Carolina over Duke | 2005 | |
| 2005-10-08 | Stanford over Washington State | 2005 | |
| 2005-10-02 | UCF over Louisiana | 2005 | |
| 2005-09-03 | East Carolina over Duke | 2005 | |
| 2005-01-01 | Georgia over Wisconsin | 2004 | Playoff |
| 2004-12-24 | Wyoming over UCLA | 2004 | Playoff |
| 2004-11-20 | Arkansas over Mississippi State | 2004 | |
| 2004-10-30 | Central Michigan over Western Michigan | 2004 | |
| 2004-10-10 | UTEP over Fresno State | 2004 | |
| 2004-10-09 | LSU over Florida | 2004 | |
| 2004-10-02 | Central Michigan over Kent State | 2004 | |
| 2004-09-30 | Navy over Air Force | 2004 | |
| 2004-09-18 | Michigan over San Diego State | 2004 | |
| 2004-09-11 | Ohio State over Marshall | 2004 | |
| 2003-10-11 | UCLA over Arizona | 2003 | |
| 2003-09-27 | Florida over Kentucky | 2003 | |
| 2003-08-30 | Ole Miss over Vanderbilt | 2003 | |
| 2002-11-23 | SMU over Tulsa | 2002 | |
| 2002-11-23 | Marshall over Ohio | 2002 | |
| 2002-11-16 | Georgia over Auburn | 2002 | |
| 2002-11-09 | Maryland over NC State | 2002 | |
| 2002-11-03 | New Mexico State over Middle Tennessee | 2002 | |
| 2002-10-19 | Oklahoma State over Nebraska | 2002 | |
| 2002-10-05 | Wake Forest over Georgia Tech | 2002 | |
| 2002-09-28 | Ball State over UConn | 2002 | |
| 2002-09-21 | Wake Forest over Purdue | 2002 | |
| 2002-09-14 | Wisconsin over Northern Illinois | 2002 | |
| 2001-11-18 | BYU over Utah | 2001 | |
| 2001-11-17 | Arkansas over Mississippi State | 2001 | |
| 2001-11-03 | Miami (OH) over Bowling Green | 2001 | |
| 2001-10-27 | Texas A&M over Iowa State | 2001 | |
| 2001-10-13 | North Texas over Middle Tennessee | 2001 | |
| 2001-10-06 | North Carolina over East Carolina | 2001 | |
| 2001-09-29 | Auburn over Vanderbilt | 2001 | |
| 2001-09-08 | Cincinnati over Army | 2001 | |
| 2000-11-11 | Ohio State over Illinois | 2000 | |
| 2000-10-07 | Kent State over Central Michigan | 2000 | |
| 2000-09-16 | UConn over Buffalo | 2000 | |
| 2000-09-09 | UCLA over Fresno State | 2000 | |
| 2000-09-09 | California over Utah | 2000 | |
| 1999-11-13 | Rutgers over Syracuse | 1999 | |
| 1999-10-16 | Iowa State over Missouri | 1999 | |
| 1999-10-16 | UAB over Cincinnati | 1999 | |
| 1999-10-09 | New Mexico over San Diego State | 1999 | |
| 1999-09-25 | Western Michigan over Northern Illinois | 1999 | |
| 1999-09-25 | TCU over Arkansas State | 1999 | |
| 1999-09-18 | USC over San Diego State | 1999 | |
| 1998-11-21 | Fresno State over San José State | 1998 | |
| 1998-11-14 | Akron over Eastern Michigan | 1998 | |
| 1998-11-12 | Georgia Tech over Clemson | 1998 | |
| 1998-11-05 | East Carolina over Cincinnati | 1998 | |
| 1998-10-31 | Arkansas over Auburn | 1998 | |
| 1998-10-03 | Texas A&M over Kansas | 1998 | |
| 1998-09-19 | Marshall over South Carolina | 1998 | |
| 1997-11-01 | Eastern Washington over Idaho | 1997 | |
| 1997-09-27 | Maryland over Temple | 1997 | |
| 1996-11-30 | Florida State over Florida | 1996 | |
| 1996-11-09 | Kentucky over Mississippi State | 1996 | |
| 1996-10-12 | Texas A&M over Iowa State | 1996 | |
| 1996-10-05 | North Texas over Northern Illinois | 1996 | |
| 1996-08-31 | Boston College over Hawai'i | 1996 | |
| 1995-10-07 | San Diego State over Utah | 1995 | |
| 1995-09-16 | Southern Miss over Utah State | 1995 | |
| 1995-01-02 | South Carolina over West Virginia | 1994 | Playoff |
| 1994-11-05 | New Mexico State over San José State | 1994 | |
| 1994-11-05 | Miami (OH) over Ball State | 1994 | |
| 1994-10-08 | Rice over Texas Tech | 1994 | |
| 1994-09-24 | Mississippi State over Tennessee | 1994 | |
| 1994-09-03 | Georgia over South Carolina | 1994 | |
| 1994-01-01 | Notre Dame over Texas A&M | 1993 | Playoff |
| 1993-11-20 | Miami (OH) over Central Michigan | 1993 | |
| 1993-11-06 | Utah State over Pacific | 1993 | |
| 1993-10-23 | Illinois over Michigan | 1993 | |
| 1993-10-16 | Syracuse over Pittsburgh | 1993 | |
| 1993-09-25 | Syracuse over Cincinnati | 1993 | |
| 1992-10-31 | Ball State over Ohio | 1992 | |
| 1992-09-05 | Hawai'i over Oregon | 1992 | |
| 1991-11-23 | UCLA over USC | 1991 | |
| 1991-11-09 | Arizona State over Oregon | 1991 | |
| 1991-10-26 | San Diego State over Utah | 1991 | |
| 1991-10-19 | Stanford over USC | 1991 | |
| 1991-10-19 | Iowa over Illinois | 1991 | |
| 1991-10-19 | Bowling Green over Toledo | 1991 | |
| 1991-09-21 | TCU over Oklahoma State | 1991 | |
| 1991-09-19 | Georgia Tech over Virginia | 1991 | |
| 1991-09-14 | Air Force over Utah | 1991 | |
| 1990-11-17 | Penn State over Notre Dame | 1990 | |
| 1990-09-22 | Vanderbilt over LSU | 1990 | |
| 1990-09-08 | Louisiana over Nicholls | 1990 | |
| 1989-10-21 | Louisiana over Southern Miss | 1989 | |
| 1988-11-05 | Washington State over Stanford | 1988 | |
| 1988-09-17 | Florida State over Clemson | 1988 | |
| 1988-09-17 | Colorado over Iowa | 1988 | |
| 1987-11-14 | Texas over TCU | 1987 | |
| 1987-10-03 | Kent State over Central Michigan | 1987 | |
| 1987-09-19 | Temple over Pittsburgh | 1987 | |
| 1986-11-22 | Wake Forest over Georgia Tech | 1986 | |
| 1986-11-15 | Northwestern over Michigan State | 1986 | |
| 1986-10-25 | Toledo over Ohio | 1986 | |
| 1986-10-04 | Iowa over Michigan State | 1986 | |
| 1986-09-27 | Arizona over Colorado | 1986 | |
| 1986-09-20 | Eastern Michigan over Akron | 1986 | |
| 1986-09-13 | West Virginia over East Carolina | 1986 | |
| 1986-09-06 | New Mexico State over Cal State Fullerton | 1986 | |
| 1985-12-06 | Wyoming over UTEP | 1985 | |
| 1985-11-16 | Illinois State over Indiana State | 1985 | |
| 1985-10-19 | Wichita State over Drake | 1985 | |
| 1985-10-05 | Baylor over Houston | 1985 | |
| 1985-09-28 | Wake Forest over App State | 1985 | |
| 1984-10-27 | Tennessee over Georgia Tech | 1984 | |
| 1984-10-27 | Auburn over Mississippi State | 1984 | |
| 1984-09-08 | Michigan State over Colorado | 1984 | |
| 1983-11-19 | Texas over Baylor | 1983 | |
| 1983-11-19 | Michigan over Ohio State | 1983 | |
| 1983-11-19 | Long Beach State over UNLV | 1983 | |
| 1983-11-05 | Baylor over Arkansas | 1983 | |
| 1983-10-15 | William & Mary over James Madison | 1983 | |
| 1983-10-01 | West Virginia over Pittsburgh | 1983 | |
| 1983-10-01 | Harvard over Army | 1983 | |
| 1982-10-23 | Purdue over Michigan State | 1982 | |
| 1982-10-09 | San Diego State over Wyoming | 1982 | |
| 1982-10-09 | Air Force over Navy | 1982 | |
| 1982-10-02 | Wichita State over West Texas A&M | 1982 | |
| 1982-10-02 | Vanderbilt over Tulane | 1982 | |
| 1982-09-25 | Alabama over Vanderbilt | 1982 | |
| 1981-11-21 | Penn State over Notre Dame | 1981 | |
| 1981-11-21 | UNLV over Air Force | 1981 | |
| 1981-11-21 | Colorado over Kansas State | 1981 | |
| 1981-11-07 | Tennessee over Wichita State | 1981 | |
| 1981-10-24 | Wake Forest over Virginia | 1981 | |
| 1981-10-24 | Maryland over Duke | 1981 | |
| 1981-10-10 | Wisconsin over Ohio State | 1981 | |
| 1981-09-26 | Washington State over Arizona State | 1981 | |
| 1981-09-19 | Wake Forest over Auburn | 1981 | |
| 1981-09-12 | Georgia Tech over Alabama | 1981 | |
| 1981-09-12 | Ball State over McNeese | 1981 | |
| 1980-11-01 | Bowling Green over Ball State | 1980 | |
| 1980-10-25 | Virginia over Wake Forest | 1980 | |
| 1980-10-25 | Mississippi State over Auburn | 1980 | |
| 1980-10-18 | Wyoming over Utah | 1980 | |
| 1980-10-04 | New Mexico over Wyoming | 1980 | |
| 1980-10-04 | UConn over Colgate | 1980 | |
| 1979-11-10 | Purdue over Michigan | 1979 | |
| 1979-10-27 | Toledo over Miami (OH) | 1979 | |
| 1979-10-13 | Baylor over SMU | 1979 | |
| 1979-10-06 | Georgia over Ole Miss | 1979 | |
| 1979-10-06 | Chattanooga over App State | 1979 | |
| 1979-09-22 | Nebraska over Iowa | 1979 | |
| 1979-09-22 | Michigan State over Miami (OH) | 1979 | |
| 1978-11-25 | NC State over Virginia | 1978 | |
| 1978-11-11 | Drake over West Texas A&M | 1978 | |
| 1978-10-07 | Harvard over Colgate | 1978 | |
| 1977-11-05 | Indiana over Iowa | 1977 | |
| 1977-10-29 | UNLV over Cal State Fullerton | 1977 | |
| 1977-10-15 | Iowa State over Nebraska | 1977 | |
| 1977-10-01 | Mississippi State over Kansas State | 1977 | |
| 1977-09-17 | Indiana over LSU | 1977 | |
| 1976-12-04 | Texas Tech over Baylor | 1976 | |
| 1976-10-23 | McNeese over Arkansas State | 1976 | |
| 1976-10-02 | NC State over Indiana | 1976 | |
| 1976-09-11 | North Carolina over Florida | 1976 | |
| 1975-11-29 | Arizona State over Arizona | 1975 | |
| 1975-11-15 | Colorado over Kansas | 1975 | |
| 1975-11-01 | Iowa over Northwestern | 1975 | |
| 1975-10-18 | Stanford over Washington | 1975 | |
| 1974-10-12 | San Diego State over Fresno State | 1974 | |
| 1974-10-05 | Rutgers over Harvard | 1974 | |
| 1974-09-28 | Colorado over Wisconsin | 1974 | |
| 1973-11-10 | Yale over Pennsylvania | 1973 | |
| 1973-10-27 | Bowling Green over Marshall | 1973 | |
| 1972-11-18 | South Carolina over Florida State | 1972 | |
| 1972-11-18 | Idaho State over Drake | 1972 | |
| 1972-11-18 | California over Stanford | 1972 | |
| 1972-10-14 | Miami over Tulane | 1972 | |
| 1972-09-16 | Long Beach State over North Texas | 1972 | |
| 1971-10-30 | Cornell over Columbia | 1971 | |
| 1970-10-24 | West Virginia over Colorado State | 1970 | |
| 1970-10-17 | UCLA over California | 1970 | |
| 1969-11-22 | New Mexico over New Mexico State | 1969 | |
| 1969-11-01 | East Carolina over Furman | 1969 | |
| 1969-10-18 | Miami (OH) over Ohio | 1969 | |
| 1969-09-20 | Georgia Tech over SMU | 1969 | |
| 1968-11-16 | The Citadel over William & Mary | 1968 | |
| 1968-10-05 | Georgia Tech over Clemson | 1968 | |
| 1968-09-28 | Oregon State over Utah | 1968 | |
| 1967-11-18 | Cornell over Dartmouth | 1967 | |
| 1966-11-05 | NC State over Maryland | 1966 | |
| 1966-10-29 | Colorado over Oklahoma | 1966 | |
| 1965-11-06 | North Texas over Wichita State | 1965 | |
| 1965-10-16 | Delaware over Villanova | 1965 | |
| 1964-10-03 | Bucknell over Harvard | 1964 | |
| 1961-09-30 | Maryland over Clemson | 1961 | |
| 1961-09-30 | Auburn over Tennessee | 1961 | |
| 1960-10-15 | Purdue over Ohio State | 1960 | |
| 1960-10-01 | Arizona State over Washington State | 1960 | |
| 1958-09-27 | Washington over Minnesota | 1958 | |
| 1957-11-02 | Syracuse over Pittsburgh | 1957 | |
| 1952-11-01 | Ohio State over Northwestern | 1952 | |
| 1944-11-12 | Boston College over Brooklyn | 1944 |