Has a College Football game ever ended 52-49?
It has. 52-49 has been a College Football final 9 times in 84,433 games. The first was California beat Virginia Tech on December 27, 2003; the latest was Tennessee beat Alabama on October 15, 2022.
That makes 52-49 the 1041st most common final score out of 2,216 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 53-49 has happened never and 52-50 has happened 1 times. Nearly all of its occurrences fall between 2010 and 2039.
Every 52-49 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-15 | Tennessee over Alabama | 2022 | |
| 2021-11-02 | Eastern Michigan over Toledo | 2021 | |
| 2017-11-18 | North Texas over Army | 2017 | |
| 2017-01-02 | USC over Penn State | 2016 | Playoff |
| 2016-10-22 | UTEP over UTSA | 2016 | |
| 2016-10-22 | California over Oregon | 2016 | |
| 2012-10-14 | Ohio State over Indiana | 2012 | |
| 2009-11-28 | Utah State over Idaho | 2009 | |
| 2003-12-27 | California over Virginia Tech | 2003 | Playoff |