Has a College Football game ever ended 9-8?
Yes. College Football has seen a final score of 9-8 14 times. It first happened on November 20, 1908, when Alabama beat Haskell, and most recently on September 22, 1962, when Xavier beat Kent State.
That makes 9-8 the 859th most common final score out of 2,216 that have ever occurred in College Football. One point away, 10-8 has happened 36 times and 9-9 has happened 14 times.
Every 9-8 in College Football history
| Date | Result | Season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962-09-22 | Xavier over Kent State | 1962 | |
| 1961-10-21 | The Citadel over Furman | 1961 | |
| 1960-10-15 | Holy Cross over Dartmouth | 1960 | |
| 1958-11-27 | Colorado State over Denver | 1958 | |
| 1953-11-21 | LSU over Arkansas | 1953 | |
| 1939-10-21 | Sam Houston over Rice | 1939 | |
| 1938-10-01 | Newport News over William & Mary | 1938 | |
| 1932-10-22 | Mississippi State over Millsaps | 1932 | |
| 1931-11-07 | Washington State over Idaho | 1931 | |
| 1927-09-24 | Wake Forest over North Carolina | 1927 | |
| 1911-10-28 | Michigan over Vanderbilt | 1911 | |
| 1911-10-14 | Swarthmore over Virginia | 1911 | |
| 1910-11-12 | Colorado School Of Mines over Wyoming | 1910 | |
| 1908-11-20 | Alabama over Haskell | 1908 |