Decade leaderboard
Top 25 College Football Games of the 1960s
Every completed game in the decade, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 84/100
- Overtime
- 0
National ranking
The decade's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1966Week 11
Michigan State at Notre Dame
Michigan State 10, Notre Dame 10
No. 2 Michigan State vs. No. 1 Notre Dame · 0-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
84
Game score
- 1969Week 13
Texas at Arkansas
Texas 15, Arkansas 14
No. 1 Texas vs. No. 3 Arkansas · 1-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
82
Game score
- 1967Week 11
UCLA at USC
UCLA 20, USC 21
No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 1 USC · 1-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
81
Game score
- 1962PostseasonNeutral site
Wisconsin vs. USC
Wisconsin 37, USC 42
No. 2 Wisconsin vs. No. 1 USC · 5-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
79
Game score
- 1965PostseasonNeutral site
Michigan State vs. UCLA
Michigan State 12, UCLA 14
No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 5 UCLA · 2-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
79
Game score
- 1965Week 6
Texas at Arkansas
Texas 24, Arkansas 27
No. 5 Texas vs. No. 1 Arkansas · 3-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
78
Game score
- 1967PostseasonNeutral site
Tennessee vs. Oklahoma
Tennessee 24, Oklahoma 26
No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 5 Oklahoma · 2-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
78
Game score
- 1968PostseasonNeutral site
Kansas vs. Penn State
Kansas 14, Penn State 15
No. 6 Kansas vs. No. 3 Penn State · 1-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
77
Game score
- 1965Week 7
Michigan State at Purdue
Michigan State 14, Purdue 10
No. 1 Michigan State vs. No. 6 Purdue · 4-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1964PostseasonNeutral site
Alabama vs. Texas
Alabama 17, Texas 21
No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 5 Texas · 4-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1964Week 6
Arkansas at Texas
Arkansas 14, Texas 13
No. 4 Arkansas vs. No. 6 Texas · 1-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1968Week 12
USC at Notre Dame
USC 21, Notre Dame 21
No. 2 USC vs. No. 9 Notre Dame · 0-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1963Week 5
Ohio State at Illinois
Ohio State 20, Illinois 20
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 7 Illinois · 0-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1962PostseasonNeutral site
Arkansas vs. Ole Miss
Arkansas 13, Ole Miss 17
No. 6 Arkansas vs. No. 3 Ole Miss · 4-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
- 1964PostseasonNeutral site
Nebraska vs. Arkansas
Nebraska 7, Arkansas 10
No. 7 Nebraska vs. No. 3 Arkansas · 3-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
- 1968PostseasonNeutral site
Ohio State vs. USC
Ohio State 27, USC 16
No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 2 USC · 11-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Full Game · 1968 USC vs. Ohio State (Bowl Full Game)
- 1965PostseasonNeutral site
Arkansas vs. LSU
Arkansas 7, LSU 14
No. 2 Arkansas vs. No. 5 LSU · 7-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 1963Week 3
Oklahoma at USC
Oklahoma 17, USC 12
No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 8 USC · 5-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 1961PostseasonNeutral site
Ole Miss vs. Texas
Ole Miss 7, Texas 12
No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 4 Texas · 5-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 1969PostseasonNeutral site
Notre Dame vs. Texas
Notre Dame 17, Texas 21
No. 9 Notre Dame vs. No. 1 Texas · 4-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 1967Week 3
Texas at USC
Texas 13, USC 17
No. 8 Texas vs. No. 2 USC · 4-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 1965Week 3
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 21, Purdue 25
No. 8 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Purdue · 4-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 1962Week 6
Arkansas at Texas
Arkansas 3, Texas 7
No. 9 Arkansas vs. No. 1 Texas · 4-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 1961Week 8
Ole Miss at LSU
Ole Miss 7, LSU 10
No. 7 Ole Miss vs. No. 4 LSU · 3-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
- 1965Week 8
Nebraska at Missouri
Nebraska 16, Missouri 14
No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 9 Missouri · 2-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
73
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Older decades may have less complete poll, period, and box-score data.