Has a College Football game ever ended 40-5?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 40-5 4 times. It first happened on March 12, 1883, when Michigan beat Detroit A.C., and most recently on October 16, 1909, when West Virginia beat Slippery Rock.
That makes 40-5 the 1362nd most common final score out of 2,216 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 41-5 has happened 7 times and 40-6 has happened 98 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 1890 and 1919.
Every 40-5 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1909-10-16 | West Virginia over Slippery Rock | 1909 | |
| 1904-09-17 | Chicago over Lombard | 1904 | |
| 1903-11-28 | Army over Navy | 1903 | |
| 1883-03-12 | Michigan over Detroit A.C. | 1883 |