Decade leaderboard
Top 25 College Football Games of the 1990s
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
- 83/100
- 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.
- 1991Week 12
Miami at Florida State
Miami 17, Florida State 16
No. 2 Miami vs. No. 1 Florida State · 1-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
83
Game score
- 1993PostseasonNeutral site
Nebraska vs. Florida State
Nebraska 16, Florida State 18
No. 2 Nebraska vs. No. 1 Florida State · 2-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
82
Game score
- 1996Week 15
Florida at Florida State
Florida 21, Florida State 24
No. 1 Florida vs. No. 2 Florida State · 3-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
81
Game score
- 1990PostseasonNeutral site
Notre Dame vs. Colorado
Notre Dame 9, Colorado 10
No. 5 Notre Dame vs. No. 1 Colorado · 1-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
80
Game score
- 1992Week 6
Florida State at Miami
Florida State 16, Miami 19
No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 2 Miami · 3-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
79
Game score
- 1999Week 4
Tennessee at Florida
Tennessee 21, Florida 23
No. 2 Tennessee vs. No. 4 Florida · 2-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
79
Game score
- 1996PostseasonNeutral site
Arizona State vs. Ohio State
Arizona State 17, Ohio State 20
No. 2 Arizona State vs. No. 4 Ohio State · 3-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
78
Game score
- 1992Week 3
Notre Dame at Michigan
Notre Dame 17, Michigan 17
No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 6 Michigan · 0-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
78
Game score
- 1998PostseasonNeutral site
Florida State vs. Tennessee
Florida State 16, Tennessee 23
No. 2 Florida State vs. No. 1 Tennessee · 7-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
77
Game score
- 1993Week 12
Florida State at Notre Dame
Florida State 24, Notre Dame 31
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 2 Notre Dame · 7-point margin
Ranking 49/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
77
Game score
- 1994Week 8
Auburn at Florida
Auburn 36, Florida 33
No. 6 Auburn vs. No. 1 Florida · 3-point margin
Ranking 45/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
77
Game score
Full Game · 1994 Florida vs. Auburn (Regular Season Full Game)
- 1999Week 13
Florida State at Florida
Florida State 30, Florida 23
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 3 Florida · 7-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1994PostseasonNeutral site
Nebraska vs. Miami
Nebraska 24, Miami 17
No. 1 Nebraska vs. No. 3 Miami · 7-point margin
Ranking 48/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
Full Game · 1994 Miami vs. Nebraska (Bowl Full Game)
- 1997Week 14
Ohio State at Michigan
Ohio State 14, Michigan 20
No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 1 Michigan · 6-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1994Week 3
Michigan at Notre Dame
Michigan 26, Notre Dame 24
No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 3 Notre Dame · 2-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1994Week 14
Florida State at Florida
Florida State 31, Florida 31
No. 7 Florida State vs. No. 4 Florida · 0-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
Full Game · 1994 Florida vs. Florida State (Regular Season Full Game)
- 1990Week 6
Auburn at Tennessee
Auburn 26, Tennessee 26
No. 5 Auburn vs. No. 6 Tennessee · 0-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1996Week 5
Florida at Tennessee
Florida 35, Tennessee 29
No. 4 Florida vs. No. 2 Tennessee · 6-point margin
Ranking 46/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
Full Game · Florida at Tennessee (Full Game)
- 1990Week 4
Michigan at Notre Dame
Michigan 24, Notre Dame 28
No. 7 Michigan vs. No. 1 Notre Dame · 4-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
- 1992Week 7
Miami at Penn State
Miami 17, Penn State 14
No. 2 Miami vs. No. 7 Penn State · 3-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
- 1994PostseasonNeutral site
Alabama vs. Florida
Alabama 23, Florida 24
No. 6 Alabama vs. No. 5 Florida · 1-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
Full Game · 1994 Florida vs. Alabama (SEC Championship Game Full Game)
- 1994Week 5
Colorado at Michigan
Colorado 27, Michigan 26
No. 7 Colorado vs. No. 4 Michigan · 1-point margin
Ranking 41/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
- 1993Week 8
Alabama at Tennessee
Alabama 17, Tennessee 17
No. 2 Alabama vs. No. 10 Tennessee · 0-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
75
Game score
- 1991Week 14
Florida State at Florida
Florida State 9, Florida 14
No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 5 Florida · 5-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
Game score
- 1997Week 8
Ohio State at Penn State
Ohio State 27, Penn State 31
No. 7 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Penn State · 4-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
74
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.