Has a College Football game ever ended 40-16?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 40-16 13 times. It first happened on November 10, 1962, when Nebraska beat Kansas, and most recently on November 28, 2025, when Iowa beat Nebraska.
That makes 40-16 the 897th most common final score out of 2,216 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 41-16 has happened 43 times and 40-17 has happened 31 times.
Every 40-16 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-28 | Iowa over Nebraska | 2025 | |
| 2024-10-12 | Iowa over Washington | 2024 | |
| 2021-11-27 | Maryland over Rutgers | 2021 | |
| 2018-11-18 | Western Kentucky over UTEP | 2018 | |
| 2016-10-16 | Colorado over Arizona State | 2016 | |
| 2016-09-15 | Houston over Cincinnati | 2016 | |
| 2008-10-25 | UConn over Cincinnati | 2008 | |
| 1999-09-18 | Ohio State over Ohio | 1999 | |
| 1997-09-20 | Vanderbilt over TCU | 1997 | |
| 1995-09-02 | Virginia over William & Mary | 1995 | |
| 1987-11-07 | Indiana State over Cincinnati | 1987 | |
| 1987-09-05 | Florida State over Texas Tech | 1987 | |
| 1962-11-10 | Nebraska over Kansas | 1962 |