Has a College Football game ever ended 40-35?
It has. 40-35 has been a College Football final 12 times in 84,433 games. The first was Clemson beat Virginia on September 24, 1966; the latest was New Mexico beat UNLV on November 1, 2025.
That makes 40-35 the 930th most common final score out of 2,216 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 41-35 has happened 20 times and 40-36 has happened 6 times.
Every 40-35 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-01 | New Mexico over UNLV | 2025 | |
| 2024-10-05 | Vanderbilt over Alabama | 2024 | |
| 2021-09-04 | Oklahoma over Tulane | 2021 | |
| 2015-11-15 | Iowa over Minnesota | 2015 | |
| 2015-01-02 | UCLA over Kansas State | 2014 | Playoff |
| 2014-11-15 | North Carolina over Pittsburgh | 2014 | |
| 2014-01-04 | Clemson over Ohio State | 2013 | Playoff |
| 2010-11-13 | TCU over San Diego State | 2010 | |
| 2008-12-20 | Colorado State over Fresno State | 2008 | Playoff |
| 1995-10-21 | Eastern Michigan over Ball State | 1995 | |
| 1983-09-10 | Florida State over LSU | 1983 | |
| 1966-09-24 | Clemson over Virginia | 1966 |