Has a College Football game ever ended 42-38?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 42-38 23 times. It first happened on November 14, 1970, when Duke beat South Carolina, and most recently on November 30, 2024, when Syracuse beat Miami.
That makes 42-38 the 660th most common final score out of 2,215 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 43-38 has happened 6 times and 42-39 has happened 19 times.
Every 42-38 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-30 | Syracuse over Miami | 2024 | |
| 2021-09-18 | East Carolina over Marshall | 2021 | |
| 2020-12-12 | Coastal Carolina over Troy | 2020 | |
| 2019-09-22 | Nebraska over Illinois | 2019 | |
| 2018-11-25 | Iowa State over Kansas State | 2018 | |
| 2017-10-20 | Memphis over Houston | 2017 | |
| 2014-10-11 | Western Michigan over Ball State | 2014 | |
| 2014-09-13 | Georgia Tech over Georgia Southern | 2014 | |
| 2011-10-01 | Arkansas over Texas A&M | 2011 | |
| 2011-09-03 | Auburn over Utah State | 2011 | |
| 2008-11-08 | Georgia over Kentucky | 2008 | |
| 2005-10-23 | California over Washington State | 2005 | |
| 2002-11-16 | Texas Tech over Texas | 2002 | |
| 2001-11-04 | Idaho over UL Monroe | 2001 | |
| 1998-09-05 | Washington over Arizona State | 1998 | |
| 1996-12-25 | Navy over California | 1996 | Playoff |
| 1992-09-26 | Arkansas State over Southern Illinois | 1992 | |
| 1990-11-17 | Army over Vanderbilt | 1990 | |
| 1989-11-25 | Air Force over Utah | 1989 | |
| 1986-09-20 | NC State over Wake Forest | 1986 | |
| 1983-11-12 | Wisconsin over Purdue | 1983 | |
| 1979-10-27 | Wake Forest over Auburn | 1979 | |
| 1970-11-14 | Duke over South Carolina | 1970 |