Has a College Football game ever ended 52-20?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 52-20 33 times. It first happened on October 20, 1945, when Indiana beat Iowa, and most recently on October 29, 2025, when James Madison beat Texas State.
That makes 52-20 the 530th most common final score out of 2,216 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 53-20 has happened 6 times and 52-21 has happened 54 times.
Every 52-20 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-29 | James Madison over Texas State | 2025 | |
| 2025-01-03 | Ole Miss over Duke | 2024 | Playoff |
| 2024-11-30 | Troy over Southern Miss | 2024 | |
| 2024-09-28 | North Texas over Tulsa | 2024 | |
| 2021-10-07 | Coastal Carolina over Arkansas State | 2021 | |
| 2019-11-16 | Notre Dame over Navy | 2019 | |
| 2019-09-14 | Washington over Hawai'i | 2019 | |
| 2017-10-21 | Auburn over Arkansas | 2017 | |
| 2016-11-02 | Western Michigan over Ball State | 2016 | |
| 2015-09-19 | Western Michigan over Murray State | 2015 | |
| 2015-09-19 | Georgia over South Carolina | 2015 | |
| 2013-09-07 | Tennessee over Western Kentucky | 2013 | |
| 2013-09-07 | Utah State over Air Force | 2013 | |
| 2011-11-05 | Texas over Texas Tech | 2011 | |
| 2009-10-17 | Boston College over NC State | 2009 | |
| 2008-11-15 | Missouri over Iowa State | 2008 | |
| 2006-09-09 | Michigan State over Eastern Michigan | 2006 | |
| 2004-09-04 | Missouri over Arkansas State | 2004 | |
| 2000-10-14 | Georgia Tech over Wake Forest | 2000 | |
| 1998-10-17 | Kansas State over Oklahoma State | 1998 | |
| 1997-10-25 | Notre Dame over Boston College | 1997 | |
| 1997-01-02 | Florida over Florida State | 1996 | Playoff |
| 1996-11-02 | North Carolina over NC State | 1996 | |
| 1995-11-11 | Texas over Houston | 1995 | |
| 1994-09-10 | Florida State over Maryland | 1994 | |
| 1988-09-10 | Oklahoma State over Miami (OH) | 1988 | |
| 1984-09-22 | Boston College over North Carolina | 1984 | |
| 1975-10-18 | Pittsburgh over Army | 1975 | |
| 1973-11-03 | Furman over Lenoir-Rhyne | 1973 | |
| 1965-11-06 | Colorado State over South Dakota State | 1965 | |
| 1953-10-24 | West Virginia over VMI | 1953 | |
| 1949-10-14 | Boston University over West Virginia | 1949 | |
| 1945-10-20 | Indiana over Iowa | 1945 |