Has a College Football game ever ended 52-35?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 52-35 17 times. It first happened on October 23, 1971, when The Citadel beat Chattanooga, and most recently on September 20, 2025, when Ohio beat Gardner-Webb.
That makes 52-35 the 792nd most common final score out of 2,216 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 53-35 has happened never and 52-36 has happened 4 times.
Every 52-35 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-20 | Ohio over Gardner-Webb | 2025 | |
| 2024-12-28 | Syracuse over Washington State | 2024 | Playoff |
| 2023-11-12 | LSU over Florida | 2023 | |
| 2022-10-15 | Arkansas over BYU | 2022 | |
| 2020-10-17 | North Texas over Middle Tennessee | 2020 | |
| 2019-11-23 | USC over UCLA | 2019 | |
| 2018-09-23 | Memphis over South Alabama | 2018 | |
| 2016-12-25 | Hawai'i over Middle Tennessee | 2016 | Playoff |
| 2013-11-09 | Indiana over Illinois | 2013 | |
| 2011-11-20 | Boise State over San Diego State | 2011 | |
| 2010-11-13 | Florida International over Troy | 2010 | |
| 2004-12-23 | Bowling Green over Memphis | 2004 | Playoff |
| 2000-10-14 | Northern Illinois over Akron | 2000 | |
| 1994-10-22 | Wyoming over San Diego State | 1994 | |
| 1989-11-04 | Duke over Wake Forest | 1989 | |
| 1979-10-13 | Auburn over Vanderbilt | 1979 | |
| 1971-10-23 | The Citadel over Chattanooga | 1971 |