Has a College Football game ever ended 40-9?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 40-9 7 times. It first happened on November 7, 1942, when Rice beat Arkansas, and most recently on November 25, 2021, when Fresno State beat San José State.
That makes 40-9 the 1153rd most common final score out of 2,215 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 41-9 has happened 36 times and 40-10 has happened 34 times. At one point the score disappeared for 29 years, between 1945 and 1974.
Every 40-9 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-25 | Fresno State over San José State | 2021 | |
| 2012-11-17 | Miami over South Florida | 2012 | |
| 2003-11-08 | Northern Illinois over Buffalo | 2003 | |
| 1974-09-28 | Kansas over Florida State | 1974 | |
| 1945-11-03 | Wichita State over Pittsburg St | 1945 | |
| 1944-11-18 | Kentucky over West Virginia | 1944 | |
| 1942-11-07 | Rice over Arkansas | 1942 |