Has a College Football game ever ended 45-40?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 45-40 13 times. It first happened on October 26, 1991, when Ohio beat Kent State, and most recently on November 15, 2025, when Georgia Southern beat Coastal Carolina.
That makes 45-40 the 897th most common final score out of 2,216 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 46-40 has happened 4 times and 45-41 has happened 12 times.
Every 45-40 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-15 | Georgia Southern over Coastal Carolina | 2025 | |
| 2021-11-10 | Western Michigan over Akron | 2021 | |
| 2017-11-18 | Kansas State over Oklahoma State | 2017 | |
| 2016-10-15 | New Mexico over Air Force | 2016 | |
| 2016-10-08 | Oklahoma over Texas | 2016 | |
| 2016-09-11 | San Diego State over California | 2016 | |
| 2016-01-12 | Alabama over Clemson | 2015 | Playoff |
| 2011-10-08 | Texas A&M over Texas Tech | 2011 | |
| 2008-10-18 | Rice over Southern Miss | 2008 | |
| 2005-12-28 | Arizona State over Rutgers | 2005 | Playoff |
| 1999-09-25 | Virginia over BYU | 1999 | |
| 1995-11-11 | Rutgers over Tulane | 1995 | |
| 1991-10-26 | Ohio over Kent State | 1991 |