Has a College Football game ever ended 48-41?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 48-41 26 times. It first happened on November 13, 1982, when USC beat Arizona, and most recently on October 12, 2025, when Troy beat Texas State.
That makes 48-41 the 610th most common final score out of 2,216 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 49-41 has happened 8 times and 48-42 has happened 16 times.
Every 48-41 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-12 | Troy over Texas State | 2025 | |
| 2024-10-19 | Western Michigan over Buffalo | 2024 | |
| 2023-10-07 | NC State over Marshall | 2023 | |
| 2023-09-30 | USC over Colorado | 2023 | |
| 2019-11-02 | Arkansas State over UL Monroe | 2019 | |
| 2019-10-26 | Kansas State over Oklahoma | 2019 | |
| 2018-10-20 | Liberty over Idaho State | 2018 | |
| 2016-11-09 | Eastern Michigan over Ball State | 2016 | |
| 2016-10-01 | New Mexico over San José State | 2016 | |
| 2016-09-24 | Tulsa over Fresno State | 2016 | |
| 2015-11-14 | Michigan over Indiana | 2015 | |
| 2012-11-17 | Utah State over Louisiana Tech | 2012 | |
| 2011-10-01 | Central Michigan over Northern Illinois | 2011 | |
| 2011-10-01 | USC over Arizona | 2011 | |
| 2007-10-27 | Arizona over Washington | 2007 | |
| 2007-10-06 | Northwestern over Michigan State | 2007 | |
| 2004-09-18 | Iowa State over Northern Illinois | 2004 | |
| 2002-10-12 | Northern Illinois over Miami (OH) | 2002 | |
| 2001-10-20 | Auburn over Louisiana Tech | 2001 | |
| 2001-10-06 | Toledo over Ohio | 2001 | |
| 1999-11-20 | Hawai'i over Navy | 1999 | |
| 1999-09-18 | Oregon State over Georgia Southern | 1999 | |
| 1998-09-26 | Ole Miss over SMU | 1998 | |
| 1998-09-05 | Pittsburgh over Villanova | 1998 | |
| 1996-11-23 | UCLA over USC | 1996 | |
| 1982-11-13 | USC over Arizona | 1982 |