Has a College Football game ever ended 42-41?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 42-41 24 times. It first happened on November 4, 1978, when Fresno State beat Long Beach State, and most recently on December 28, 2024, when Iowa State beat Miami.
That makes 42-41 the 644th most common final score out of 2,215 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 43-41 has happened 7 times and 42-42 has happened never.
Every 42-41 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-28 | Iowa State over Miami | 2024 | Playoff |
| 2023-01-01 | Georgia over Ohio State | 2022 | Playoff |
| 2022-10-22 | Rice over Louisiana Tech | 2022 | |
| 2022-09-17 | Charlotte over Georgia State | 2022 | |
| 2020-10-03 | Ole Miss over Kentucky | 2020 | |
| 2019-11-10 | Oklahoma over Iowa State | 2019 | |
| 2019-10-26 | Memphis over Tulsa | 2019 | |
| 2018-11-13 | Ball State over Western Michigan | 2018 | |
| 2018-11-03 | West Virginia over Texas | 2018 | |
| 2017-09-05 | Tennessee over Georgia Tech | 2017 | |
| 2015-01-01 | Michigan State over Baylor | 2014 | Playoff |
| 2014-10-04 | Miami (OH) over Massachusetts | 2014 | |
| 2013-11-30 | Ohio State over Michigan | 2013 | |
| 2012-09-01 | Northwestern over Syracuse | 2012 | |
| 2011-12-28 | Toledo over Air Force | 2011 | Playoff |
| 2003-09-13 | Central Michigan over Eastern Kentucky | 2003 | |
| 2002-08-29 | Northern Illinois over Wake Forest | 2002 | |
| 1997-11-15 | SMU over Tulsa | 1997 | |
| 1996-11-02 | Colorado State over Air Force | 1996 | |
| 1993-10-02 | California over Oregon | 1993 | |
| 1988-11-26 | UNLV over Long Beach State | 1988 | |
| 1984-12-01 | Middle Tennessee over Indiana State | 1984 | |
| 1984-10-13 | Auburn over Florida State | 1984 | |
| 1978-11-04 | Fresno State over Long Beach State | 1978 |