Has a College Football game ever ended 40-36?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 40-36 6 times. It first happened on September 21, 1968, when Indiana beat Baylor, and most recently on November 29, 2025, when Penn State beat Rutgers.
That makes 40-36 the 1223rd most common final score out of 2,216 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 41-36 has happened 13 times and 40-37 has happened 24 times.
Every 40-36 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-29 | Penn State over Rutgers | 2025 | |
| 2017-11-04 | Virginia over Georgia Tech | 2017 | |
| 1997-09-20 | California over Oklahoma | 1997 | |
| 1983-09-10 | Baylor over BYU | 1983 | |
| 1973-11-10 | Xavier over Northern Illinois | 1973 | |
| 1968-09-21 | Indiana over Baylor | 1968 |