Has a College Football game ever ended 42-5?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 42-5 3 times. It first happened on October 5, 1901, when Lafayette beat Susquehanna, and most recently on September 15, 1979, when USC beat Oregon State.
That makes 42-5 the 1476th most common final score out of 2,216 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 43-5 has happened 2 times and 42-6 has happened 86 times. At one point the score disappeared for 74 years, between 1905 and 1979.
Every 42-5 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-09-15 | USC over Oregon State | 1979 | |
| 1905-11-24 | Beloit over Knox College | 1905 | |
| 1901-10-05 | Lafayette over Susquehanna | 1901 |