Has a College Football game ever ended 29-26?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 29-26 40 times. It first happened on November 13, 1943, when Ohio State beat Illinois, and most recently on November 16, 2025, when UNLV beat Utah State.
That makes 29-26 the 471st most common final score out of 2,215 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 30-26 has happened 29 times and 29-27 has happened 43 times.
Every 29-26 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-16 | UNLV over Utah State | 2025 | |
| 2025-11-09 | California over Louisville | 2025 | |
| 2024-10-27 | Washington State over San Diego State | 2024 | |
| 2024-10-12 | LSU over Ole Miss | 2024 | |
| 2023-11-12 | Texas over TCU | 2023 | |
| 2023-10-28 | Miami over Virginia | 2023 | |
| 2022-09-24 | Old Dominion over Arkansas State | 2022 | |
| 2022-09-03 | Florida over Utah | 2022 | |
| 2019-09-07 | BYU over Tennessee | 2019 | |
| 2019-08-31 | Iowa State over Northern Iowa | 2019 | |
| 2017-10-28 | Kentucky over Tennessee | 2017 | |
| 2017-10-14 | North Texas over UTSA | 2017 | |
| 2016-10-01 | Penn State over Minnesota | 2016 | |
| 2015-10-31 | Michigan over Minnesota | 2015 | |
| 2013-11-23 | Boston College over Maryland | 2013 | |
| 2012-11-03 | Notre Dame over Pittsburgh | 2012 | |
| 2009-11-21 | Florida State over Maryland | 2009 | |
| 2008-09-06 | Western Michigan over Northern Illinois | 2008 | |
| 2007-11-10 | Memphis over Southern Miss | 2007 | |
| 2004-10-23 | Texas A&M over Colorado | 2004 | |
| 2004-09-25 | Navy over Vanderbilt | 2004 | |
| 2003-09-06 | Notre Dame over Washington State | 2003 | |
| 2002-11-23 | Washington over Washington State | 2002 | |
| 2002-10-26 | UAB over Army | 2002 | |
| 2002-09-21 | Western Illinois over Northern Illinois | 2002 | |
| 2000-11-11 | Auburn over Georgia | 2000 | |
| 1999-11-13 | Central Michigan over Eastern Michigan | 1999 | |
| 1998-10-31 | Utah State over New Mexico State | 1998 | |
| 1991-10-19 | LSU over Kentucky | 1991 | |
| 1983-10-29 | Florida State over Arizona State | 1983 | |
| 1983-10-15 | Rutgers over Colgate | 1983 | |
| 1983-09-17 | Vanderbilt over Iowa State | 1983 | |
| 1978-11-11 | Army over Boston College | 1978 | |
| 1968-10-12 | Rutgers over Lehigh | 1968 | |
| 1961-11-11 | San José State over Pacific | 1961 | |
| 1958-11-08 | Pittsburgh over Notre Dame | 1958 | |
| 1957-11-23 | NC State over South Carolina | 1957 | |
| 1955-10-29 | Ole Miss over LSU | 1955 | |
| 1945-01-01 | Duke over Alabama | 1944 | Playoff |
| 1943-11-13 | Ohio State over Illinois | 1943 |