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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.

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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)

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. 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.