Has a College Football game ever ended 54-40?
Exactly once. On October 15, 2016, Northwestern beat Michigan State 54-40, and no College Football game before or since has ended that way. When it happened it was a scorigami, the first 54-40 in league history.
That makes 54-40 the 1820th most common final score out of 2,216 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 55-40 has happened 2 times and 54-41 has happened never.
Every 54-40 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-15 | Northwestern over Michigan State | 2016 |