List of college football games played outside the United States
Games

List of college football games played outside the United States

Section Title: Games
Table Section Text: None

Date	Season	Score	Winning team	Losing team	Stadium	City	Country	Attendance	Notes/References

October 23, 1874	1874	3–0	Harvard	McGill	Montreal Cricket Grounds	Montreal	Canada	2,000

October 23, 1875	1875	1–0	Harvard	Montreal FBC	Montreal Cricket Grounds	Montreal	Canada

October 30, 1876	1876	1–0	Harvard	McGill	Montreal Cricket Grounds	Montreal	Canada

October 26, 1877	1877	1–0	Harvard	McGill	Montreal Cricket Grounds	Montreal	Canada

November 1, 1879	1879	1–0	Harvard	Britannias FBC	Montreal	Canada

November 3, 1879	1879	0–0	Harvard	McGill	Montreal Cricket Grounds	Montreal	Canada

November 1, 1880	1880	2–1	Harvard	Ottawa FBC	Ottawa	Canada

November 2, 1880	1880	0–0	Harvard	Montreal FBC	Montreal Cricket Grounds	Montreal	Canada

November 6, 1880	1880	13–6	Michigan	Toronto	Toronto Lacrosse Club	Toronto	Canada

October 29, 1881	1881	0–0	Harvard	Britannias FBC	Montreal	Canada

November 7, 1885	1885	8–2	Michigan	Windsor	Windsor	Canada	Was played under Canadian rules

December 25, 1907	1907	56–0	LSU	Havana	Almandares Park	Havana	Cuba	10,000	Was played as the Bacardi Bowl

January 1, 1910	1909	11–0	Cuban Athletic Club	Tulane	Almandares Park	Havana	Cuba	Was played as the Bacardi Bowl

January 1, 1912	1911	12–0	Mississippi A&M	Cuban Athletic Club	Almandares Park	Havana	Cuba	Was played as the Bacardi Bowl

October 28, 1912	1912	49–1	Carlisle	Toronto	Toronto	Canada	Was played as exhibition with the first half played under American and the second half under Canadian rules

November 2, 1912	1912	12–0	Assumption	Michigan State Normal	Windsor	Canada

December 25, 1912	1912	28–0	Florida	Vedado Tennis Club	Almandares Park	Havana	Cuba	1,500	Was played as the Bacardi Bowl

October 9, 1915	1915	33–0	Michigan State Normal	Assumption	Windsor	Canada

October 17, 1917	1917	28–0	Michigan State Normal	Assumption	Windsor	Canada

October 9, 1920	1920	27–13	Michigan State Normal	Assumption	Windsor	Canada

November 5, 1921	1921	13–0	Syracuse	McGill	Percival Molson Memorial Stadium	Montreal	Canada

December 31, 1921	1921	14–0	Cuban Athletic Club	Ole Miss	Almandares Park	Havana	Cuba	Was played as the Bacardi Bowl

October 7, 1922	1922	13–0	Michigan State Normal	Assumption	Windsor	Canada

October 15, 1927	1927	26–7	Michigan State Normal	Assumption	Windsor	Canada

January 1, 1937	1936	7–7	Auburn	Villanova	La Tropical Stadium	Havana	Cuba	Was played as the Bacardi Bowl

October 28, 1944	1944	7–6	Idaho State	Edmonton AAB	Clarke Stadium	Edmonton	Canada	5,500	Was played as exhibition against a squad of U.S. military servicemen called the Alaska Clippers

November 25, 1944	1944	7–6	Idaho State	Edmonton AAB	Clarke Stadium	Edmonton	Canada	Was played as exhibition against a squad of U.S. military servicemen called the Alaska Clippers

November 6, 1946	1946	12–0	Nevada	Edmonton AAB	Clarke Stadium	Edmonton	Canada	1,500	Was played as exhibition against a squad of U.S. military servicemen called the Alaska Clippers

December 7, 1946	1946	55–0	Mississippi Southern	Havana	La Tropical Stadium	Havana	Cuba	Was played as the Bacardi Bowl

October 1, 1954	1954	19–6	Eastern New Mexico	Notre Dame (Canada)	Taylor Field	Regina	Canada	4,000	Was the first night game played at Taylor Field and was played under American rules

June 1, 1976	1976	17–8	Texas A&I	Henderson State	West Berlin	West Germany	9,000	Was the first college football game in Europe

June 5, 1976	1976	21–7	Texas A&I	Henderson State	Prater Stadium	Vienna	Austria	18,000

June 12, 1976	1976	20–6	Texas A&I	Henderson State	Mannheim	West Germany

June 1976	1976	17–5	Texas A&I	Henderson State	Nuremberg	West Germany

June 1976	1976	21–13	Texas A&I	Henderson State	Stade Colombes	Paris	France	25,000

September 24, 1976	1976	42–16	Grambling State	Morgan State	Korakuen Stadium	Tokyo	Japan	50,000	Was played as the Pioneer Bowl, and was first college game played outside the western hemisphere

December 11, 1977	1977	35–32	Grambling State	Temple	Korakuen Stadium	Tokyo	Japan	50,000	Was played as the Mirage Bowl

September 3, 1978	1978	10–0	Utah State	Idaho State	Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium	Nishinomiya	Japan	15,000	Was the first college football season-opener played in Japan

December 2, 1978	1978	28–24	BYU	UNLV	Yokohama Stadium	Yokohama	Japan	27,500	Was played as the Yokohama Bowl

December 10, 1978	1978	28–24	Temple	Boston College	Korakuen Stadium	Tokyo	Japan	55,000	Was played as the Mirage Bowl

November 24, 1979	1979	40–15	Notre Dame	Miami (FL)	Korakuen Stadium	Tokyo	Japan	62,574	Was played as the Mirage Bowl

November 30, 1980	1980	34–3	UCLA	Oregon State	National Olympic Stadium	Tokyo	Japan	86,000	Was played as the Mirage Bowl

November 28, 1981	1981	21–16	Air Force	San Diego State	National Olympic Stadium	Tokyo	Japan	80,000	Was played as the Mirage Bowl

November 27, 1982	1982	21–17	Clemson	Wake Forest	National Olympic Stadium	Tokyo	Japan	64,700	Was played as the Mirage Bowl

November 26, 1983	1983	34–12	SMU	Houston	National Olympic Stadium	Tokyo	Japan	70,000	Was played as the Mirage Bowl

November 17, 1984	1984	45–31	Army	Montana	National Olympic Stadium	Tokyo	Japan	60,000	Was played as the Mirage Bowl

November 30, 1985	1985	20–6	USC	Oregon	National Olympic Stadium	Tokyo	Japan	65,000	Was played as the Mirage Bowl

December 6, 1985	1985	24–21	Wyoming	UTEP	VFL Park	Melbourne	Australia	19,107	Was played as the Australia Bowl

November 30, 1986	1986	29–24	Stanford	Arizona	National Olympic Stadium	Tokyo	Japan	55,000	Was played as the Coca-Cola Classic

November 28, 1987	1987	17–17	California	Washington State	National Olympic Stadium	Tokyo	Japan	45,000	Was played as the Coca-Cola Classic

December 4, 1987	1987	30–26	BYU	Colorado State	Princes Park	Melbourne	Australia	7,652	Was played as the Melbourne Bowl

October 16, 1988	1988	20–17	Richmond	Boston University	Crystal Palace National Sports Centre	London	United Kingdom	2,500

November 19, 1988	1988	38–24	Boston College	Army	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Ireland	42,525	Was played as the Emerald Isle Classic and was also the first major college football game played in Europe

December 3, 1988	1988	45–42	Oklahoma State	Texas Tech	Tokyo Dome	Tokyo	Japan	56,000	Was played as the Coca-Cola Classic

October 28, 1989	1989	28–25	Villanova	Rhode Island	Arena Civica	Milan	Italy	5,000	Was played as the Milano Kickoff Classic and was the first college football game played in Italy

December 2, 1989	1989	46–29	Pittsburgh	Rutgers	Lansdowne Road	Dublin	Ireland	19,800	Was played as the Emerald Isle Classic

December 4, 1989	1989	24–13	Syracuse	Louisville	Tokyo Dome	Tokyo	Japan	50,000	Was played as the Coca-Cola Classic

December 2, 1990	1990	62–45	Houston	Arizona State	Tokyo Dome	Tokyo	Japan	50,000	Was played as the Coca-Cola Classic

May 31, 1991	1991	20–7	Pacific Lutheran	Evangel	Workers' Stadium	Beijing	China	25,000

November 16, 1991	1991	24–19	Holy Cross	Fordham	Gaelic Grounds	Limerick	Ireland	17,411	Was played as the Wild Geese Classic and was the first non-Gaelic game played at Limerick

November 30, 1991	1991	33–21	Clemson	Duke	Tokyo Dome	Tokyo	Japan	50,000	Was played as the Coca-Cola Classic

September 19, 1992	1992	7–7	Heidelberg	Otterbein	Stadion am Bieberer Berg	Offenbach am Main	Germany	4,351	Was played as the Rhine River Cup, and was the first college football game played in reunified Germany

November 29, 1992	1992	7–6	Bowdoin	Tufts	Pearse Stadium	Galway	Ireland	2,500	Was played as the Christopher Columbus Classic

December 6, 1992	1992	38–24	Nebraska	Kansas State	Tokyo Dome	Tokyo	Japan	50,000	Was played as the Coca-Cola Classic

November 20, 1993	1993	17–14	Georgetown	Washington and Lee	Bermuda National Stadium	Hamilton	Bermuda	3,218	Was played as the Bermuda Bowl

December 5, 1993	1993	41–20	Wisconsin	Michigan State	Tokyo Dome	Tokyo	Japan	51,500	Was played as the Coca-Cola Classic

November 19, 1994	1994	28–14	Davidson	Sewanee	Bermuda National Stadium	Hamilton	Bermuda	2,000	Was played as the Bermuda Bowl

October 28, 1995	1995	17–10	Fordham	Holy Cross	Bermuda National Stadium	Hamilton	Bermuda	2,436	Was played as the Bermuda Bowl

November 2, 1996	1996	54–27	Notre Dame	Navy	Croke Park	Dublin	Ireland	38,651	Was played as the Shamrock Classic

January 6, 2007	2006	27–24	Cincinnati	Western Michigan	Rogers Centre	Toronto	Canada	26,717	Was played as the 2007 International Bowl

January 5, 2008	2007	52–30	Rutgers	Ball State	Rogers Centre	Toronto	Canada	31,455	Was played as the 2008 International Bowl

January 3, 2009	2008	38–20	Connecticut	Buffalo	Rogers Centre	Toronto	Canada	40,184	Was played as the 2009 International Bowl

January 2, 2010	2009	27–3	South Florida	Northern Illinois	Rogers Centre	Toronto	Canada	22,185	Was played as the 2010 International Bowl

May 21, 2011	2010	17–7	Drake	CONADEIP Stars	Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium	Arusha	Tanzania	11,781	Was played as the 2011 Kilimanjaro Bowl and was the first time an American football team played in Africa

August 31, 2012	2012	40–3	John Carroll	St. Norbert	Donnybrook Stadium	Dublin	Ireland

September 1, 2012	2012	50–10	Notre Dame	Navy	Aviva Stadium	Dublin	Ireland	48,820	Was played as the Emerald Isle Classic.

September 13, 2014	2014	30–16	Texas Southern	Central State	Thomas Robinson Stadium	Nassau	Bahamas	7,802	Was played as the HBCUX Classic

August 30, 2014	2014	26–24	Penn State	UCF	Croke Park	Dublin	Ireland	55,000	Was played as the Croke Park Classic.

December 24, 2014	2014	49–48	Western Kentucky	Central Michigan	Thomas Robinson Stadium	Nassau	Bahamas	13,667	Was played as the 2014 Bahamas Bowl

March 21, 2015	2015	36–7	Princeton	Kwansei Gakuin	KINCHO Stadium	Osaka	Japan	N/A	Was played as the Legacy Bowl, a memorial exhibition game celebrating the 125th anniversary of Kwansei Gakuin University's founding.

December 24, 2015	2015	45–31	Western Michigan	Middle Tennessee	Thomas Robinson Stadium	Nassau	Bahamas	13,123	Was played as the 2015 Bahamas Bowl

August 27, 2016	2016	51–31	California	Hawaiʻi	ANZ Stadium	Sydney	Australia	61,247	Played as the Sydney College Football Cup.

September 3, 2016	2016	17–14	Georgia Tech	Boston College	Aviva Stadium	Dublin	Ireland	40,562	Played as the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.

December 23, 2016	2016	24–20	Old Dominion	Eastern Michigan	Thomas Robinson Stadium	Nassau	Bahamas	13,422	Played as the 2016 Bahamas Bowl.

August 26, 2017	2017	62–7	Stanford	Rice	Allianz Stadium	Sydney	Australia	33,181	Played as the Sydney College Football Cup

December 22, 2017	2017	41–6	Ohio	UAB	Thomas Robinson Stadium	Nassau	Bahamas	13,585	Played as the 2017 Bahamas Bowl.

December 21, 2018	2018	35–32	FIU	Toledo	Thomas Robinson Stadium	Nassau	Bahamas	13,510	Played as the 2018 Bahamas Bowl.

March 9, 2019	2019	85-0	Penn	China All Stars	Shanghai Lixin University of Commerce Stadium	Shanghai	China	3,200	Played as Penn-China Global Ambassadors Bowl.

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The first game played outside the United States occurred on October 23, 1874, when McGill was defeated 3–0 in Montreal.

final_sentence: The first game played outside the United States occurred on October 23, 1874, when McGill was defeated 3–0 in Montreal.