List of 100-point games in college football
In college football, games in which 100 points are scored by a single team are a rarity, especially since 1940; in lopsided games, several deterrents exist to prevent running up the score. Of current NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision teams, only Arizona, Bowling Green, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma and Tulsa have eclipsed 150 points in a game. Neglecting games in the early 1900s, the Houston Cougars are the only Division I FBS football team to score 100 points against another FBS team, against Tulsa in 1968. The most lopsided game in college football history occurred in a 1916 contest when Georgia Tech beat Cumberland 222–0. King College, now King University, scored 206 points against Lenoir in 1922 and the former St. Viator College put up 205 points against Lane in 1916.
On September 25, 1884, Yale defeated Dartmouth 113–0, becoming not only the first game where one team scored over 100 points but also first time one team scored over 100 points and the opposing team scored zero points. The next week, Princeton outscored Lafayette by 140 to 0.
It is rare for a team to have scored in a game when the opponent scored over 100 points, but several cases exist. One is the Rice–Southern Methodist game of 1916 when SMU scored an early field goal but Rice "came back" to win 146–3.
Early records are often incomplete and sometimes contradictory. Scores listed in the table below have been confirmed in at least two sources except when there is a footnote to the score. A footnote by the date indicates a third reference source. The table includes not only scores from NCAA programs but also from those that compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and from games played before the advent of the NCAA or NAIA.
List of 100-point games
Team | Opponent | Score | Year |
Albion | River Rouge NTS | 178–0 | 1919 |
Alma College | Central Michigan | 106–0 | 1912 |
Appalachian State | Piedmont | 115–0 | 1936 |
Alabama | Marion Military Institute | 110–0 | 1922 |
Arkansas State | Central Arkansas | 101–0 | 1917 |
Arizona | New Mexico Military Institute | 110–0 | 1921 |
Arizona | Camp Harry Jones | 167–0 | 1920 |
Arkansas | Fourth District Normal | 100–0 | 1911 |
Austin College | Daniel Baker College | 109–0 | 1920 |
Baldwin–Wallace | Kent State | 118–0 | 1923 |
Baylor | Hardin–Simmons | 103–0 | 1917 |
Beloit | Northern Illinois | 115–0 | 1913 |
Bowling Green | Findlay | 151–0 | 1921 |
Butler | Hanover | 122–6 | 1921 |
Butler | Indiana State | 101–0 | 1905 |
California | 127–0 | 1920 | |
Carlisle Indians | Albright | 100–0 | 1904 |
Central Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | 183–0 | 1916 |
Central Oklahoma | Oklahoma Baptist | 157–0 | 1919 |
Central Oklahoma | East Central | 104–0 | 1921 |
Central State | Lane | 101–0 | 1989 |
Centre | Kentucky Military Institute | 104–0 | 1917 |
Centre | Howard | 120–0 | 1920 |
Centre | Georgetown | 103–0 | 1920 |
Chemawa Indians | Pacific U. | 104–0 | 1923 |
Chicago | Great Lakes Naval Station | 123–0 | 1919 |
Chicago | Monmouth | 108–0 | 1903 |
Cincinnati | Transylvania | 124–0 | 1912 |
Cincinnati | Kentucky Wesleyan | 115–0 | 1921 |
Clemson | Guilford | 122–0 | 1901 |
Coe | Highland Park | 115–0 | 1914 |
Colgate | RPI | 107–0 | 1915 |
Colorado | Regis | 109–0 | 1905 |
Colorado Mines | Colorado | 103–0 | 1890 |
Connecticut | Newport NTS | 125–0 | 1949 |
Cornell | Rochester | 124–0 | 1889 |
Cornell | Western Reserve | 110–0 | 1921 |
Dayton | Central Normal | 161–0 | 1923 |
Defiance | Findlay | 118–0 | 1921 |
Detroit | Toledo | 145–0 | 1917 |
Eastern Washington | Spokane Univ. | 114–0 | 1914 |
Emporia | Pittsburg Normal | 107–0 | 1910 |
Emporia | Olathe | 105–0 | 1914 |
Emporia State | Friends | 134–0 | 1912 |
Florida | Florida Southern | 144–0 | 1913 |
Fordham | Washington | 101–0 | 1920 |
Fort Hays State | Salina All Stars | 125–7 | 1913 |
Fort Valley State | Knoxville | 106–0 | 1969 |
Georgia | Alabama Presbyterian | 108–0 | 1913 |
Georgia | Dahlonega | 101–0 | 1914 |
Georgia | Locust Grove | 101–0 | 1910 |
Georgia Tech | Mercer | 105–0 | 1914 |
Georgia Tech | Cumberland | 222–0 | 1916 |
Georgia Tech | NC State | 128–0 | 1918 |
Georgia Tech | 11th Cavalry | 123–0 | 1918 |
Georgia Tech | Furman | 118–0 | 1918 |
Harvard | Exeter | 158–0 | 1886 |
Harvard | Wesleyan | 110–0 | 1887 |
Harvard | Amherst | 102–0 | 1888 |
Harvard | Wesleyan | 124–0 | 1891 |
Hawaii | National Guard | 101–0 | 1926 |
Hawaii | Field Artillery | 101–0 | 1926 |
Hendrix | Draughon Practical Business Col. | 112–0 | 1912 |
Hendrix | Henderson | 128–0 | 1919 |
Houston | Tulsa | 100–6 | 1968 |
Idaho State | Western Montana | 111–0 | 1931 |
Idaho State | Western Montana | 103–0 | 1930 |
Idaho State | Gooding | 106–0 | 1922 |
Illinois College | Carthage | 111–0 | 1915 |
King | Lenoir | 206–0 | 1922 |
Lehigh | Penn State | 106–0 | 1889 |
Louisiana Tech | Clarke | 100–0 | 1922 |
Louisville | Washington | 100–0 | 1913 |
Marion Military | Howard | 101–0 | 1918 |
Marquette | UW-Oshkosh | 103–0 | 1917 |
Marshall | Kentucky Wesleyan | 101–0 | 1916 |
Memphis | Somerville High School | 115–0 | 1916 |
Michigan | West Virginia | 130–0 | 1904 |
Michigan | Buffalo | 128–0 | 1901 |
Michigan | Michigan State | 119–0 | 1902 |
Michigan | Iowa | 107–0 | 1902 |
Michigan State | Olivet | 109–0 | 1920 |
Michigan State | Hillsdale | 104–0 | 1904 |
Michigan State | Kalamazoo | 103–0 | 1928 |
Michigan State | Ripon | 100–0 | 1931 |
Millikin | Indiana State | 158–6 | 1920 |
Millikin | Illinois State | 107–0 | 1920 |
Minnesota | Grinnell | 102–0 | 1902 |
Minnesota | Macalester | 112–0 | 1903 |
Minnesota | Grinnell | 146–0 | 1904 |
Minnesota | Twin Cities High School | 107–0 | 1904 |
Mississippi | SW Baptist | 114–0 | 1904 |
Mississippi Valley State | Rust | 101–0 | 1956 |
Missouri School of Mines | Kirksville Osteopaths | 150–0 | 1914 |
Missouri School of Mines | Pittsburg Normal | 104–0 | 1914 |
Montana | Mt. St. Charles | 133–0 | 1920 |
Montana | Montana Tech | 106–6 | 1924 |
Morehead State | Rio Grande | 104–0 | 1941 |
Murray State | Louisville | 105–0 | 1933 |
Murray State | Will Mayfield | 119–6 | 1928 |
Navy | Ursinus | 127–0 | 1918 |
Navy | Colby | 121–0 | 1919 |
Nebraska | Haskell | 119–0 | 1910 |
Nebraska | Kearney State | 117–0 | 1911 |
Nebraska | Creighton | 102–0 | 1905 |
Nebraska | Nebraska Wesleyan | 100–0 | 1917 |
Nevada | College of Pacific | 134–0 | 1919 |
Nevada | Mare Island Marines | 102–0 | 1919 |
New Mexico | Northern Arizona | 108–0 | 1916 |
New Mexico State | 2nd Cavalry-Fort Bliss | 116–0 | 1912 |
New Mexico State | New Mexico Mines | 108–0 | 1932 |
New Mexico State | New Mexico | 110–3 | 1917 |
NC State | Hampton Roads | 100–0 | 1919 |
North Central | Lewis Institute | 116–0 | 1915 |
North Dakota State | Wahpeton Indians | 123–0 | 1912 |
North Dakota State | Flandreau Indians | 105–0 | 1903 |
North Park | North Central | 104–32 | 1968 |
Northern Illinois | Wheaton | 114–7 | 1912 |
Northwestern State | Monroe High School | 134–0 | 1915 |
Notre Dame | American Medical | 142–0 | 1905 |
Notre Dame | Rose Poly | 103–0 | 1914 |
Ohio State | Oberlin | 128–0 | 1916 |
Ohio Wesleyan | Miami | 104–0 | 1891 |
Oklahoma | Kingfisher | 179–0 | 1917 |
Oklahoma | Kingfisher | 157–0 | 1919 |
Oklahoma | SW Oklahoma | 140–0 | 1916 |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma Baptist | 107–0 | 1916 |
Oklahoma | Kingfisher | 104–0 | 1911 |
Oklahoma | Arkansas | 103–0 | 1918 |
Oklahoma | NW Oklahoma | 102–0 | 1915 |
Oklahoma | NW Oklahoma | 101–0 | 1913 |
Oklahoma State | Phillips | 134–0 | 1914 |
Oklahoma State | Phillips | 112–3 | 1913 |
Oklahoma State | SW Oklahoma | 117–0 | 1916 |
Oregon | Puget Sound | 114–0 | 1910 |
Pacific U. | Pacific College | 118–0 | 1923 |
Penn State | Lebanon Valley | 109–7 | 1920 |
Pittsburg State | Fourth District Normal | 150–0 | 1912 |
Portland State | Delaware State | 105–0 | 1980 |
Princeton | Lafayette | 140–0 | 1884 |
Princeton | Johns Hopkins | 108–0 | 1885 |
Princeton | Johns Hopkins | 104–0 | 1888 |
Princeton | Virginia | 115–0 | 1890 |
Rice | SMU | 146–3 | 1916 |
Rockford | Trinity Bible | 105–0 | 2003 |
Blackburn | 104–0 | 1914 | |
St. Viator | Lane College | 205–0 | 1916 |
San Jose State | University of Mexico | 103–0 | 1949 |
Sewanee | Florence State | 101–0 | 1912 |
Southern | Bishop | 105–0 | 1952 |
Southern Illinois | International Univ. Arts & Sci. | 118–0 | 1914 |
Southern Miss | Smith County High School | 113–0 | 1921 |
Southwestern Louisiana | Patterson High School | 107–6 | 1918 |
S. F. Austin | Center High School | 120–0 | 1923 |
S. F. Austin | College of Marshall | 108–0 | 1926 |
Susquehanna | Lyken AC | 104–0 | 1902 |
Syracuse | Manhattan | 144–0 | 1904 |
Temple | Blue Ridge | 110–0 | 1927 |
Tennessee | American | 104–0 | 1905 |
Tennessee | Cumberland | 101–0 | 1915 |
Tennessee | King | 101–0 | 1912 |
Tennessee | Carson-Newman | 101–0 | 1915 |
Texas A&M | Daniel Baker College | 110–0 | 1920 |
Texas Tech | Wayland Baptist | 120–0 | 1925 |
Third District Normal | Will Mayfield | 110–0 | 1916 |
Third District Normal | DeSoto Athletic Club | 107–0 | 1916 |
Tulsa | Missouri School of Mines | 117–0 | 1916 |
Tulsa | Oklahoma Baptist | 152–0 | 1919 |
Tulsa | 121–0 | 1920 | |
Tulsa | NE Oklahoma | 151–0 | 1920 |
Utah | Fort Douglas | 107–0 | 1904 |
Utah | Fort Douglas | 129–0 | 1905 |
Utah | College of Idaho | 105–3 | 1923 |
Utah State | Crimsons | 100–0 | 1907 |
Utah State | Idaho State | 136–0 | 1919 |
Valparaiso | Lewis | 110–0 | 1923 |
Vanderbilt | Bethel | 105–0 | 1912 |
Vanderbilt | Henderson-Brown | 101–0 | 1915 |
Vanderbilt | Maryville | 100–3 | 1912 |
Virginia | Randolph-Macon | 136–0 | 1890 |
Virginia | Fort Monroe | 102–0 | 1894 |
Virginia Military | Hampden-Sydney | 136–0 | 1920 |
Xavier | Lees | 132–0 | 1927 |
Xavier | Fort Thomas | 121–0 | 1919 |
Washington | Whitworth | 100–0 | 1913 |
Washington | Whitman | 120–0 | 1919 |
Washington | Willamette | 108–0 | 1925 |
Washington & Jefferson | Grove City | 100–0 | 1913 |
Washington & Jefferson | Dickinson | 105–0 | 1914 |
Washington & Lee | Rose Poly | 103–0 | 1914 |
West Liberty State | Cedarville | 137–0 | 1932 |
Western Michigan | Hillsdale | 103–0 | 1918 |
Whittier | UCLA | 103–0 | 1920 |
Wisconsin | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 106–0 | 1890 |
Wisconsin–Stevens Point | St. Norbert | 108–0 | 1921 |
Wyoming | Northern Colorado | 103–0 | 1949 |
Yale | Dartmouth | 113–0 | 1884 |
Yale | Wesleyan | 136–0 | 1886 |
Yale | Wesleyan | 106–0 | 1887 |
Yale | Wesleyan | 105–0 | 1888 |
Breakdown of list
As a supplement to the list, the following summarizations are provided.Team appearances on list
Oklahoma leads the pack of most 100+ point victories with 8, followed by Georgia Tech with 5. Wesleyan holds the distinction of losing the most 100+ point games with 5, where Kingfisher College and Oklahoma Baptist are second with three each.A total of 15 teams appear on both the winning and losing side of 100+ point games: Arkansas, Colorado, Idaho State, Louisville, Marion Military Inst, Michigan State, Missouri School of Mines, NC State, New Mexico, North Central, Northern Illinois, Pacific, Penn State, Tulsa, and Virginia.
Games by decade
The 1920 season produced the most 100 point games in a single year with 16, but the 1910s proved to be the decade with the most 100 point games with 92. From 1910 to 1929, a total of 139 games were played with 100 points scored by one side. This is 35% of all such games being in this 20-year period.Decade | # games | Percent of total |
1880s | 12 | 6.0 |
1890s | 7 | 3.5 |
1900s | 24 | 11.9 |
1910s | 93 | 46.3 |
1920s | 46 | 22.9 |
1930s | 7 | 3.5 |
1940s | 4 | 2.0 |
1950s | 2 | 1.0 |
1960s | 3 | 1.5 |
1970s | 0 | 0.0 |
1980s | 2 | 1.0 |
1990s | 0 | 0.0 |
2000s | 1 | 0.5 |
2010s | 0 | 0.0 |