Has a College Football game ever ended 36-31?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 36-31 22 times. It first happened on November 3, 1973, when Utah beat Arizona State, and most recently on November 4, 2023, when SMU beat Rice.
That makes 36-31 the 681st most common final score out of 2,215 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 37-31 has happened 36 times and 36-32 has happened 6 times.
Every 36-31 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-04 | SMU over Rice | 2023 | |
| 2021-09-02 | UCF over Boise State | 2021 | |
| 2019-10-18 | Marshall over Florida Atlantic | 2019 | |
| 2019-08-31 | Boise State over Florida State | 2019 | |
| 2018-11-03 | Ohio State over Nebraska | 2018 | |
| 2015-11-08 | Old Dominion over UTSA | 2015 | |
| 2014-12-27 | Arizona State over Duke | 2014 | Playoff |
| 2014-10-04 | Oregon State over Colorado | 2014 | |
| 2014-08-30 | South Florida over Western Carolina | 2014 | |
| 2011-09-24 | Louisiana over Florida International | 2011 | |
| 2009-10-10 | Oklahoma State over Texas A&M | 2009 | |
| 2008-09-27 | Fresno State over UCLA | 2008 | |
| 2007-10-20 | Penn State over Indiana | 2007 | |
| 2007-09-08 | Northwestern over Nevada | 2007 | |
| 2002-09-14 | Iowa State over Iowa | 2002 | |
| 1999-11-06 | Houston over Tulane | 1999 | |
| 1990-10-13 | Houston over Texas A&M | 1990 | |
| 1990-10-06 | Stanford over Notre Dame | 1990 | |
| 1988-10-22 | San José State over Utah State | 1988 | |
| 1982-11-06 | UNLV over Colorado State | 1982 | |
| 1978-11-25 | Lamar over Long Beach State | 1978 | |
| 1973-11-03 | Utah over Arizona State | 1973 |