Has a College Football game ever ended 45-31?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 45-31 63 times. It first happened on October 14, 1978, when UCLA beat Washington State, and most recently on September 21, 2025, when USC beat Michigan State.
That makes 45-31 the 327th most common final score out of 2,216 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 46-31 has happened never and 45-32 has happened 6 times.
Every 45-31 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-21 | USC over Michigan State | 2025 | |
| 2023-09-30 | North Texas over Abilene Christian | 2023 | |
| 2022-10-15 | Tulane over South Florida | 2022 | |
| 2022-09-24 | Middle Tennessee over Miami | 2022 | |
| 2021-09-03 | Ohio State over Minnesota | 2021 | |
| 2020-12-10 | Southern Miss over Florida Atlantic | 2020 | |
| 2020-11-14 | Notre Dame over Boston College | 2020 | |
| 2019-11-09 | UL Monroe over Georgia State | 2019 | |
| 2019-10-26 | Hawai'i over New Mexico | 2019 | |
| 2018-11-03 | SMU over Houston | 2018 | |
| 2018-10-27 | Vanderbilt over Arkansas | 2018 | |
| 2018-09-15 | Virginia over Ohio | 2018 | |
| 2017-10-07 | App State over New Mexico State | 2017 | |
| 2016-11-19 | Stanford over California | 2016 | |
| 2016-11-12 | Penn State over Indiana | 2016 | |
| 2016-11-05 | Boise State over San José State | 2016 | |
| 2016-10-22 | Western Michigan over Eastern Michigan | 2016 | |
| 2016-10-15 | Pittsburgh over Virginia | 2016 | |
| 2015-12-24 | Western Michigan over Middle Tennessee | 2015 | Playoff |
| 2015-10-03 | Tulane over UCF | 2015 | |
| 2014-11-02 | California over Oregon State | 2014 | |
| 2014-10-25 | Mississippi State over Kentucky | 2014 | |
| 2014-10-25 | Colorado State over Wyoming | 2014 | |
| 2014-10-11 | Michigan State over Purdue | 2014 | |
| 2014-01-03 | Oklahoma over Alabama | 2013 | Playoff |
| 2013-01-01 | Georgia over Nebraska | 2012 | Playoff |
| 2012-11-03 | Wyoming over Colorado State | 2012 | |
| 2012-09-29 | Clemson over Boston College | 2012 | |
| 2009-11-27 | Central Michigan over Northern Illinois | 2009 | |
| 2008-10-18 | Oklahoma over Kansas | 2008 | |
| 2007-11-17 | Tulane over Rice | 2007 | |
| 2007-11-17 | Arkansas over Mississippi State | 2007 | |
| 2007-11-11 | UCF over UAB | 2007 | |
| 2007-10-21 | New Mexico State over Idaho | 2007 | |
| 2007-10-20 | Boise State over Louisiana Tech | 2007 | |
| 2007-09-23 | Purdue over Minnesota | 2007 | |
| 2007-09-15 | Wisconsin over The Citadel | 2007 | |
| 2007-09-09 | SMU over North Texas | 2007 | |
| 2007-09-08 | Texas Tech over UTEP | 2007 | |
| 2007-09-02 | California over Tennessee | 2007 | |
| 2005-11-05 | South Florida over Rutgers | 2005 | |
| 2005-10-29 | Ohio State over Minnesota | 2005 | |
| 2004-12-31 | Texas Tech over California | 2004 | Playoff |
| 2004-11-14 | Tulane over Army | 2004 | |
| 2004-11-06 | Idaho over Arkansas State | 2004 | |
| 2004-10-23 | Miami over NC State | 2004 | |
| 2004-10-23 | UConn over Temple | 2004 | |
| 2002-10-19 | TCU over Louisville | 2002 | |
| 1999-10-09 | Miami (OH) over Bowling Green | 1999 | |
| 1999-09-25 | Louisiana over Middle Tennessee | 1999 | |
| 1999-01-01 | Michigan over Arkansas | 1998 | Playoff |
| 1997-11-15 | Texas over Kansas | 1997 | |
| 1997-11-01 | East Carolina over Louisville | 1997 | |
| 1997-09-05 | San Diego State over Navy | 1997 | |
| 1996-11-09 | Louisiana over Northern Illinois | 1996 | |
| 1996-09-28 | Iowa State over Missouri | 1996 | |
| 1995-11-18 | Missouri over Iowa State | 1995 | |
| 1995-09-30 | Toledo over Cincinnati | 1995 | |
| 1994-10-22 | Utah over Colorado State | 1994 | |
| 1990-10-13 | UCLA over San Diego State | 1990 | |
| 1984-11-17 | Army over Montana | 1984 | |
| 1984-11-10 | Boston College over Army | 1984 | |
| 1978-10-14 | UCLA over Washington State | 1978 |