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Football Officiating => NCAA Discussion => Topic started by: ncwingman on September 17, 2025, 08:55:56 AM

Title: Largest Overtime Margin of Victory
Post by: ncwingman on September 17, 2025, 08:55:56 AM

Are there any examples in FBS of a team winning in overtime by more than a touchdown?

I came across one example of an FCS (actually it was I-AA at the time) game that ended 49-36 in overtime (https://geauxcolonels.com/news/1996/10/26/football-colonels-win-in-five-ots-at-texas-state.aspx) (five, actually). Nicholls State started the fifth overtime by scoring a touchdown, then had a pick-six during Texas State's series, thereby winning by 13 points.

Are there any other examples of teams winning by two scores in overtime? I assume 13 points is probably the record, because 14 would require TD+2 pt conversion+pick six, and I can't figure out how to get more than that.

Title: Re: Largest Overtime Margin of Victory
Post by: bossman72 on September 17, 2025, 09:20:13 AM

I had one in a D2 game with a similar scenario.  Home team kicks a field goal in the top of the first.  Then they get a pick 6 to ice it.  Win by 9

Title: Re: Largest Overtime Margin of Victory
Post by: zebrastripes on September 17, 2025, 11:59:39 AM

Pretty sure a Kansas-West Virginia game a couple years ago went to OT and ended on a pick-6, resulting in a two-score margin.