| November 30, 1893: In his only season as coach, College Football Hall
of Fame player Pudge Heffelfinger and California played Stanford to a 6-6 tie in San Francisco. The Golden Bears
finished the season 5-1-1. |
| December 1, 1951: No. 6 Georgia Tech set an NCAA record for most turnovers
gained after jumping on five fumbles and intercepting eight passes against in-state rival Georgia, winning the
game 48-6 in Atlanta. The win marked the Yellow Jackets' third in a series of eight-straight wins over the Bulldogs,
the longest winning streak in series history. |
| December 2, 1990: No. 11 Houston beat Arizona State 62-45 in Tokyo,
Japan. Cougar quarterback David Klingler set the FBS record for single-game passing yards throwing for 716 against
the Sun Devils. Klingler finished the game 41-70 with seven touchdowns and one interception. |
| December 3, 1994: In the first SEC Championship game played in Atlanta,
Steve Spurrier's sixth-ranked Florida Gators knocked off undefeated and third-ranked Alabama 24-23. 1996 NFF William
V. Campbell Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel threw a two-yard touchdown pass with five minutes left to win the game.
The game marked the third-straight year that the Gators and Crimson Tide met in the championship game. |
| December 4, 1971: In San Diego, San Diego State defeated North Texas
44-28 as the two teams set the FBS record for most combined plays in one game, snapping the ball 196 times. |
| December 5, 1993: With its first trip to the Rose Bowl in 31 years
on the line, No. 10 Wisconsin knocked off No. 25 Michigan State 41-20 in Tokyo. |
| December 6, 1873: Yale defeated Eton Players of England, 2-1. It was
the first game in the U.S. with 11 men on a side. |
