Has a College Football game ever ended 51-45?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 51-45 4 times. It first happened on November 17, 1990, when Utah State beat Pacific, and most recently on December 31, 2022, when TCU beat Michigan.
That makes 51-45 the 1361st most common final score out of 2,215 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 52-45 has happened 11 times and 51-46 has happened 2 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039. At one point the score disappeared for 26 years, between 1990 and 2016.
Every 51-45 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-31 | TCU over Michigan | 2022 | Playoff |
| 2022-09-24 | Clemson over Wake Forest | 2022 | |
| 2016-10-22 | Middle Tennessee over Missouri | 2016 | |
| 1990-11-17 | Utah State over Pacific | 1990 |