Has a College Football game ever ended 31-16?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 31-16 49 times. It first happened on November 7, 1970, when Tulane beat Miami, and most recently on September 20, 2025, when Western Kentucky beat Nevada.
That makes 31-16 the 395th most common final score out of 2,215 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 32-16 has happened 7 times and 31-17 has happened 175 times.
Every 31-16 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-20 | Western Kentucky over Nevada | 2025 | |
| 2022-11-12 | Clemson over Louisville | 2022 | |
| 2022-10-16 | Hawai'i over Nevada | 2022 | |
| 2022-09-17 | LSU over Mississippi State | 2022 | |
| 2021-11-27 | Army over Liberty | 2021 | |
| 2021-11-07 | Arizona State over USC | 2021 | |
| 2021-10-23 | Notre Dame over USC | 2021 | |
| 2018-10-20 | Auburn over Ole Miss | 2018 | |
| 2018-09-22 | Texas over TCU | 2018 | |
| 2017-09-09 | Oklahoma over Ohio State | 2017 | |
| 2016-11-03 | Arkansas State over Georgia State | 2016 | |
| 2016-10-01 | Nebraska over Illinois | 2016 | |
| 2013-12-28 | Washington over BYU | 2013 | Playoff |
| 2012-09-08 | Ohio State over UCF | 2012 | |
| 2010-10-02 | Utah State over BYU | 2010 | |
| 2010-09-18 | Southern Miss over Kansas | 2010 | |
| 2009-11-22 | Tennessee over Vanderbilt | 2009 | |
| 2008-11-12 | Ball State over Miami (OH) | 2008 | |
| 2007-10-06 | Oregon State over Arizona | 2007 | |
| 2006-11-09 | Akron over Buffalo | 2006 | |
| 2005-11-19 | Boston College over Maryland | 2005 | |
| 2005-11-19 | South Florida over Cincinnati | 2005 | |
| 2005-11-12 | Missouri over Baylor | 2005 | |
| 2002-08-31 | Nebraska over Troy | 2002 | |
| 1998-11-21 | Ohio State over Michigan | 1998 | |
| 1998-11-07 | Illinois over Indiana | 1998 | |
| 1994-10-15 | Bowling Green over Toledo | 1994 | |
| 1994-09-24 | Fresno State over Hawai'i | 1994 | |
| 1992-11-14 | Louisville over Pittsburgh | 1992 | |
| 1991-10-05 | Ohio State over Wisconsin | 1991 | |
| 1989-10-21 | Colorado State over Hawai'i | 1989 | |
| 1987-11-07 | Western Michigan over Ball State | 1987 | |
| 1987-09-12 | Duke over Northwestern | 1987 | |
| 1986-11-22 | Southern Miss over Louisville | 1986 | |
| 1986-09-13 | USC over Illinois | 1986 | |
| 1985-11-16 | Miami (OH) over Eastern Michigan | 1985 | |
| 1984-09-29 | Wisconsin over Northwestern | 1984 | |
| 1983-11-12 | Tulsa over West Texas A&M | 1983 | |
| 1983-10-08 | Cincinnati over Temple | 1983 | |
| 1983-09-10 | Boston College over Clemson | 1983 | |
| 1982-11-06 | Notre Dame over Pittsburgh | 1982 | |
| 1981-11-14 | Alabama over Penn State | 1981 | |
| 1978-11-04 | Miami (OH) over Ohio | 1978 | |
| 1975-10-04 | Nebraska over Miami | 1975 | |
| 1974-11-23 | Illinois State over Southern Illinois | 1974 | |
| 1974-10-12 | Boston College over William & Mary | 1974 | |
| 1973-09-22 | Bowling Green over Dayton | 1973 | |
| 1971-10-15 | Miami over Navy | 1971 | |
| 1970-11-07 | Tulane over Miami | 1970 |