Absolutely. Iowa State had no business being on the field with that Nebraska team, which was the predecessor to their 60-3 five year run. Or so we thought...The weirdest thing about that game was that it wasn't some weird fluke where the Cyclones were lucky to win. They simply outplayed the Huskers, who had just beaten two ranked teams (Colorado and Kansas) by a combined score of 101-14, thus providing a preview of the dominance to come. To this day, they say that Marv Seiler (sp?) is still running. A real hard pill to swallow, but give Iowa State all the credit - they earned that win. Dammit. The only time in Osborne's legendary career that one of his teams lost to a squad that finished with a losing record. Still boggles the brain. Cheers.
@@jamesfields2916 yeah that was weird. Kansas State with Roberson was the best team in the country most weeks but they just didn't have a good game against an Ohio State team that needed ref help to beat my 3-9 Nittany Lions. Kansas State just didn't show up in Arizona
I think the 1977 match between Michigan at Minnesota. Michigan came in as #1 and undefeated. And Minnesota shut them out 16-0. It was the first time in about 10 years the Gophers and won back the Little Brown Jug.
You mention that Barnett’s win over Notre Dame was the first time Northwestern beat ND since 1962. Northwestern also beat ND every year from 1959 through 1962 - 4 straight. It was a bad period for the Irish. After another bad year in 1963 (that did not include a game vs Northwestern), Notre Dame hired a new coach, Ara Parseighian, the Northwestern coach who beat them 4 in a row. Ara returned the Irish to glory, including multiple national titles.
I know at least 2 to 3 upsets that Maryland pulled off in this time frame. In 1983, North Carolina was ranked in the top 5 heading into the matchup with Maryland as it was the defacto ACC Football championship cause Clemson was on NCAA probation. Maryland stopped Carolina late in the 4th quarter and held on to win the ACC championship. Yes the Maryland-Miami game from 1984 is renowned as one of the greatest comebacks in college football history but what people didn't know that Miami were the defending national champion from 1983 and ranked in the top 10 at number 6.
83 game under portable lights for ESPN on Halloween. UNC had Lawrence Taylor and I think Kelvin Bryant. Terps had a huge line, Boomer and a tough D. I may still be hung over!!
The very first college football game I ever attended was the home opener for Iowa in the 1968 season with the Hawkeyes hosting that highly-regarded Oregon St team with Dee Andros as the HC. Iowa would pull off the 21-20 shocker.
@@JosePerez-vz1qq Yes they were. Was living in northern Virginia and hustling home from a fall baseball game in Fredericksburg to see it. Two local guys were starters for Miami and we were excited to finally get to see Miami play a game.
@@jamesfields2916 Halloween night. National television audience. Miami (fl)'s homecoming game. The beach boys and the Commodores played a twin bill concert the night before (right before Lionel Richie left for his solo career).
Northwestern's defeat of Notre Dame was not really forgotten. When Lou Holtz was a commentator on national TV he would bring it up often, pointing out that early season upsets may not not be looked back upon as an upset as the year goes on.
NC State over #2 Florida State, 24-7, in September 1998 is without a doubt, given the circumstances, the biggest win in NCSU school history, and an upset that doesn’t get the recognition it deserves outside its area. FSU had gone 47-1 since joining the ACC in 1992, and some would still argue that the lone ACC loss to Virginia in 1995 wouldn’t have been a loss had replay review been available at that time on the last play of the game. The 24-7 win in 1998 left no doubt, as FSU scored their lone touchdown within the first 30 seconds of the game, as NCSU’s defense pitched a shutout the rest of the way, in part to the future 2000 Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke throwing 6 interceptions. A 1998 Heisman Trophy candidate, Torry Holt for NCSU, would score on a 68 yard punt return for a touchdown, the first punt return TD given up by FSU since 1988, and he would torch the Noles for another TD on a 63 yard TD reception.
One upset I rarely hear discussed is Penn State vs Pitt in 1981. Sure, both teams were in the top ten, so Penn State winning wasn't necessarily a shock, but the margin was shocking. Down 14-0, on the road, Penn State came back to win 48-14. Good luck finding any other #1 team that got destroyed like that. Both teams also had an absurd amount of NFL talent between them.
Thanks for watching! I actually have another list called "Strangest Upsets" and it is probably mentioned in there. th-cam.com/video/grN9dUCDrZs/w-d-xo.html
1980: USC 20, Notre Dame 3. USC was 7-2-1 and on probation. Notre Dame was 9-0-1 and headed to the Sugar Bowl to play Georgia for a national title. Also the 1984 Rose Bowl when 6-4-1 UCLA beat 10-1 Illinois, 45-9.
Another deserving consideration is the 1975 Michigan State/Ohio State game played in East Lansing won by MSU 18 - 14. OSU was then #1 in the nation and had Heisman winner Archie Griffin & massive fullback Pete Johnson. MSU led most of the game but Ohio State began coming into its own by the 4th quarter, finally going ahead with a touchdown. But after OSU's kick off, a Michigan State back broke off a 75 yard (untouched) TD run, putting MSU up by what turned out to be the final tally. OSU scored what appeared to be the winning TD as the game clock was expiring - but after about 45 minutes of official discussion, it was determined the game clock had expired just before OSU's final play got underway. The loss dropped OSU from #1.
@@thomasbradford7170 I was there too, having snuck in a gallon jug of cider half filled with vodka , an elixor I shared liberally with my dorm mates in the student section. Seems in my telling I forgot Levi Jackson's name, the length of his run, and the final score. Such a failure of recall may be due to my age but, given my condition at that game, the long ago vodka laced cider might be the real culprit.
@@thomasbradford7170 Yep, you're absolutely right. Fact checking before posting stuff that happened almost 50 years ago makes a lot of sense. I have a computer. I probably ought to learn how to use it.
correct, 1974. I was in the end zone stands where all the controversy happened. Michigan State players sat on OSU players and would not let them up to run another play. The clock ran out because of that action by MSU. The ball was snapped, fumbled in the end zone and Brian Bashnagel fell on the ball. But, the refs said the clock ran out. The final call on this play and the clock issue was not determined for at least 20 minutes after the fateful play. Later that night on his show, Woody said "we got Screwed".
1992. LSU was pretty middle of the road from the mid-70s until Saban. They were ranked here and there, but nothing near what they have been since Saban-present. In fact I just looked and LSU was 2-9 that year. I live in Colorado and that win never made headlines. The big CSU headline win was 1994 at #6 Arizona.
Arizona State is a program that pulls off great wins that place the program in the big time - but they can’t handle success. They finished undefeated in ‘75, had everyone back for ‘76 and were ranked No. 2 to start the season, so naturally they - lost their first four games. That was the biggest fizzle in college football history.
I don't know who picked Arizona State as #1 going into 1984 or why. They went 6-4-1 in 1983. Then they lose their 1984 opener to an Oklahoma State team with a new head coach and true freshman running back Thurman Thomas by a score of 45-3 and never recovered.
You think that’s bad? U of A was in the former PAC-12 just as long as ASU, and we were the only team that had never been to a Rose Bowl, and now, after the recent conference realignment, our only hope is to 1: make the CFP, 2: land in the bracket that leads to the Rose Bowl Semifinal, and 3: make it to that semifinal in the first place.
How about preseason #1 Michigan losing to unranked Wisconsin in 1981 or unranked Wisconsin upsetting top 5 Nebraska in 1974 or unranked Wisconsin upsetting Ohio State 6-0 in Columbus in 1982 or any other games where Wisconsin upset Ohio State.
1981 Georgia Tech beating Alabama 24-21. Georgia Tech in 1980 record was 2-8-1. Bama was 10-2 (Cotton bowl winner) . Final regular season record was Georgia Tech 1-10 and Alabama 9-1-1 (co SEC Champs)
Where do you put the 1950 Michigan/Ohio State game? It took an unexpected Michigan victory. Plus various teams winning in the final Big Ten games of the season, for Michigan to win the Big Ten title and a trip to the Rose Bowl. The game was unique, to say the least. To play or not to play. I wonder where that game fits in college football history.
That might be another list idea. But there are so many games and things that happened with that rivalry. I have a few videos on the 1950 and 1951 season if you want to check them out, but thanks for watching
I remember the game FSU vs ND then ND loss to BC. Bobby Bowden said about Notre Dame. "Those kids played like they were possessed" I thought, season over for FSU.
1976 was a strange year for the Big 8. Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Colorado tied with each going 5-2 in conference. Nebraska had a down year by their standards at the time but still went 9-3-1 and beat OSU. Iowa State also went 4-3 in conference and 8-3 overall. Kansas had a winning record but no bowl game because they were 2-5 in conference.
In 1961 TCU, who finished 3-5-2, beat undefeated Texas who would finish 10-1, preventing them from taking at least a share of the the national championship. Darrel Royal said, “they’re like cockroaches, it’s not what they tote off but what they fall into and mess up.”
1998 Texas AM over Kansas State 36-33 in 2 OTs in the Big 12 Championship. Wildcats were 11-0 and would have played Tennessee for the national title. Loss knocked them all the way down to the Alamo Bowl where they didn't show up and got taken down by Drew Brees and Purdue.
The ending of Miami's home win streak of 56 games caused by the Washington Huskies has to rank up there. Dwayne "I need money for Hawaii" Johnson was on the D line for Miami. HA!!
1987 Syracuse over defending national champs Penn State in the Dome. Syracuse hadn't beaten Penn State since 1970. Syracuse was up 41-0 at halftime and coasted the second half winning 48-21. Syracuse finished 11-0-1.
1975 8-2 Arkansas over 10-0 Texas AM 31-6. AM was #2 and a win and then assuming they would have defeated Georgia in Cotton would have won national title when you factor in Ohio State loss in Rose. Instead got dumped into the Liberty Bowl where USC skunked them on a cold night 20-0. 3:52
you didnt talk about ohio state rose bowl loses 71 by stanford 76 by ucla andother big ten teams michigan in 72 by stanford and illinos in 84 by ucla and miami beating nebraska in the 84 orange bowl and the 87 fista bowl penn st. 14 miami 10
@@WrongedSports Thats what I thought the site I looked at was wrong But Nova beating The Bear may just have been the bigger upset though KY was not that good in 52
@@KevinPayton-fq8gd Definitely one of the greatest games in Razorback history. I feel like it's forgotten because the SEC has grown so much and big games/wins are a regular thing in the SEC.
…not one reference to the Kennedy speech when you brought up the Rice upset. I mean, Kennedy made that speech only a year before this game: a short bit away from his assassination in Dallas. Kennedy chose to go to the moon “not because [it was] easy, but because [it was] hard, and used the annual Rice-Texas football game as an example of an impossible task that Rice continued to attempt year after year, despite losing most matchups. One year later, Rice did the hard thing, and five years after that, we landed on the Moon That’s the greatest part of that upset, and you didn’t mention it. BOOOOOOOOO
Another upset noone ever talks about Georgia Tech ovet #1 Virginia 41-38 in one of the best game Ive ever seen. Tech went on to win the national title.
Thanks for watching. The game was a mid November FCS game and Bama got crushed. Don't think they lost to a small college or a school that was basically an FCS team until Mississippi College beat them a few years later.
Thanks for watching. Alabama was coming off of a 9-2 season in 1950 so that is why I said they were a fantastic team. The Villanova game was an early season match up and bama hadn't lost to a small eastern school like Nova in years
1992 Iowa State over Nebraska was also a huge upset people forget. Tommie Frazier lost 3 games in his career. That was one of them.
Absolutely. Iowa State had no business being on the field with that Nebraska team, which was the predecessor to their 60-3 five year run. Or so we thought...The weirdest thing about that game was that it wasn't some weird fluke where the Cyclones were lucky to win. They simply outplayed the Huskers, who had just beaten two ranked teams (Colorado and Kansas) by a combined score of 101-14, thus providing a preview of the dominance to come. To this day, they say that Marv Seiler (sp?) is still running. A real hard pill to swallow, but give Iowa State all the credit - they earned that win. Dammit. The only time in Osborne's legendary career that one of his teams lost to a squad that finished with a losing record. Still boggles the brain. Cheers.
Always weird to see my Huskers on these lists of upsets. Now the only upsets they're involved in is upsetting the entire state
Best overall upset of recent decades: 2003 Kansas State vs. Oklahoma. Oklahoma was REALLY good. And Kansas State DESTROYED them.
If it's 6:25 in Oklahoma what time is it in Kansas? 35 to 7!
Only bad thing was KSU played like crap against Ohio State in the Fiesta Bowl.
@@jamesfields2916 yeah that was weird. Kansas State with Roberson was the best team in the country most weeks but they just didn't have a good game against an Ohio State team that needed ref help to beat my 3-9 Nittany Lions. Kansas State just didn't show up in Arizona
@@aaronrider4051Roberson was held out for the first qtr for disciplinary reasons.
I think the 1977 match between Michigan at Minnesota. Michigan came in as #1 and undefeated. And Minnesota shut them out 16-0. It was the first time in about 10 years the Gophers and won back the Little Brown Jug.
You mention that Barnett’s win over Notre Dame was the first time Northwestern beat ND since 1962. Northwestern also beat ND every year from 1959 through 1962 - 4 straight. It was a bad period for the Irish.
After another bad year in 1963 (that did not include a game vs Northwestern), Notre Dame hired a new coach, Ara Parseighian, the Northwestern coach who beat them 4 in a row. Ara returned the Irish to glory, including multiple national titles.
I know at least 2 to 3 upsets that Maryland pulled off in this time frame. In 1983, North Carolina was ranked in the top 5 heading into the matchup with Maryland as it was the defacto ACC Football championship cause Clemson was on NCAA probation. Maryland stopped Carolina late in the 4th quarter and held on to win the ACC championship. Yes the Maryland-Miami game from 1984 is renowned as one of the greatest comebacks in college football history but what people didn't know that Miami were the defending national champion from 1983 and ranked in the top 10 at number 6.
83 game under portable lights for ESPN on Halloween. UNC had Lawrence Taylor and I think Kelvin Bryant. Terps had a huge line, Boomer and a tough D. I may still be hung over!!
@@fredlawrence8331 It was regionally broadcast on ABC and Lawrence Taylor and Kelvin Bryant were long gone from UNC in 1983 as they were in the NFL
Odd scheduling after Maryland beat North Carolina they played a late season game at Auburn and lost.
@@fredlawrence8331Taylor was long gone by 1983. Last season was 1980.
The very first college football game I ever attended was the home opener for Iowa in the 1968 season with the Hawkeyes hosting that highly-regarded Oregon St team with Dee Andros as the HC. Iowa would pull off the 21-20 shocker.
Not so much a single upset but Air Force defeating Notre Dame four consecutive seasons from 1982-1985.
Air Force gave Gerry Faust fits.
Miami (fl) beating Penn state in happy valley with a freshman Jim Kelly was big, too.
...and knocking off #1 Penn state in the orange bowl on Halloween two years later was also noteworthy
Wasn't Penn State's best team. The 1981 game literally put Miami on the national map.
@@jamesfields2916 weren't the lions ranked #1 going into that game?
@@JosePerez-vz1qq Yes they were. Was living in northern Virginia and hustling home from a fall baseball game in Fredericksburg to see it. Two local guys were starters for Miami and we were excited to finally get to see Miami play a game.
@@jamesfields2916 Halloween night. National television audience. Miami (fl)'s homecoming game. The beach boys and the Commodores played a twin bill concert the night before (right before Lionel Richie left for his solo career).
Favre kept FSU from playing for the National Title in 89.
How about great FCS over FBS upsets?
Northwestern's defeat of Notre Dame was not really forgotten. When Lou Holtz was a commentator on national TV he would bring it up often, pointing out that early season upsets may not not be looked back upon as an upset as the year goes on.
Memphis State beats USC on Labor Day in 1991 isn’t heard about outside of Memphis Tennessee
I remember that and it was a road game.
NC State over #2 Florida State, 24-7, in September 1998 is without a doubt, given the circumstances, the biggest win in NCSU school history, and an upset that doesn’t get the recognition it deserves outside its area.
FSU had gone 47-1 since joining the ACC in 1992, and some would still argue that the lone ACC loss to Virginia in 1995 wouldn’t have been a loss had replay review been available at that time on the last play of the game.
The 24-7 win in 1998 left no doubt, as FSU scored their lone touchdown within the first 30 seconds of the game, as NCSU’s defense pitched a shutout the rest of the way, in part to the future 2000 Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke throwing 6 interceptions.
A 1998 Heisman Trophy candidate, Torry Holt for NCSU, would score on a 68 yard punt return for a touchdown, the first punt return TD given up by FSU since 1988, and he would torch the Noles for another TD on a 63 yard TD reception.
Virginia over FSU in 95 with Ronde and Tiki Barber leading the way!
One upset I rarely hear discussed is Penn State vs Pitt in 1981. Sure, both teams were in the top ten, so Penn State winning wasn't necessarily a shock, but the margin was shocking. Down 14-0, on the road, Penn State came back to win 48-14. Good luck finding any other #1 team that got destroyed like that. Both teams also had an absurd amount of NFL talent between them.
Thanks for watching! I actually have another list called "Strangest Upsets" and it is probably mentioned in there.
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Oklahoma in 1983 took an ass beating from Kansas State in 2003.
Pitt scored so easily and so quickly I was chalking t up as a blow out. It sure was. Lol.
Pitt wasted vast amounts of talent.
@@jamesfields2916 Penn State was also incredibly talented then. The depth for both teams was insane
1980: USC 20, Notre Dame 3. USC was 7-2-1 and on probation. Notre Dame was 9-0-1 and headed to the Sugar Bowl to play Georgia for a national title. Also the 1984 Rose Bowl when 6-4-1 UCLA beat 10-1 Illinois, 45-9.
Another deserving consideration is the 1975 Michigan State/Ohio State game played in East Lansing won by MSU 18 - 14. OSU was then #1 in the nation and had Heisman winner Archie Griffin & massive fullback Pete Johnson. MSU led most of the game but Ohio State began coming into its own by the 4th quarter, finally going ahead with a touchdown. But after OSU's kick off, a Michigan State back broke off a 75 yard (untouched) TD run, putting MSU up by what turned out to be the final tally. OSU scored what appeared to be the winning TD as the game clock was expiring - but after about 45 minutes of official discussion, it was determined the game clock had expired just before OSU's final play got underway. The loss dropped OSU from #1.
1974.. And the score was 16 to 13. I was there.
Oh and the long run was 88 yards by Levi Jackson of Michigan State
@@thomasbradford7170 I was there too, having snuck in a gallon jug of cider half filled with vodka , an elixor I shared liberally with my dorm mates in the student section.
Seems in my telling I forgot Levi Jackson's name, the length of his run, and the final score.
Such a failure of recall may be due to my age but, given my condition at that game, the long ago vodka laced cider might be the real culprit.
@@thomasbradford7170 Yep, you're absolutely right.
Fact checking before posting stuff that happened almost 50 years ago makes a lot of sense.
I have a computer.
I probably ought to learn how to use it.
correct, 1974. I was in the end zone stands where all the controversy happened. Michigan State players sat on OSU players and would not let them up to run another play. The clock ran out because of that action by MSU. The ball was snapped, fumbled in the end zone and Brian Bashnagel fell on the ball. But, the refs said the clock ran out. The final call on this play and the clock issue was not determined for at least 20 minutes after the fateful play. Later that night on his show, Woody said "we got Screwed".
Crazy Kansas beat Oklahoma this year too lol
Dominated them. I think Oklahoma is the first team to win a national title after losing a game in November.
Colorado State beating LSU at their stadium at night in I think 1993
1992. LSU was pretty middle of the road from the mid-70s until Saban. They were ranked here and there, but nothing near what they have been since Saban-present. In fact I just looked and LSU was 2-9 that year. I live in Colorado and that win never made headlines. The big CSU headline win was 1994 at #6 Arizona.
Arizona State is a program that pulls off great wins that place the program in the big time - but they can’t handle success. They finished undefeated in ‘75, had everyone back for ‘76 and were ranked No. 2 to start the season, so naturally they - lost their first four games. That was the biggest fizzle in college football history.
I don't know who picked Arizona State as #1 going into 1984 or why. They went 6-4-1 in 1983. Then they lose their 1984 opener to an Oklahoma State team with a new head coach and true freshman running back Thurman Thomas by a score of 45-3 and never recovered.
You think that’s bad? U of A was in the former PAC-12 just as long as ASU, and we were the only team that had never been to a Rose Bowl, and now, after the recent conference realignment, our only hope is to 1: make the CFP, 2: land in the bracket that leads to the Rose Bowl Semifinal, and 3: make it to that semifinal in the first place.
2024 Florida State said hold my beer. Lol.
@@aaronholcomb237Sport Magazine! Got absolutely crushed by Oklahoma State 45-3 opening game at home.
@@aaronholcomb237saw two ASU games that season. At Stanford and home day game against Oregon State. Thankfully won both.
I believe UCLA beating Nebraska in 1972 deserves a mention. Actor Mark Harmon (aka NCIS’s Gibbs) played QB for UCLA, & he’s talked about that win.
Fun fact: the 1996 Arizona State game is the last time that Nebraska has been shut out. Their last shutout loss at home was vs Kansas State in 1968.
Nothing can top #5 Michigan losing to Appalachian State.
How about preseason #1 Michigan losing to unranked Wisconsin in 1981 or unranked Wisconsin upsetting top 5 Nebraska in 1974 or unranked Wisconsin upsetting Ohio State 6-0 in Columbus in 1982 or any other games where Wisconsin upset Ohio State.
@@markforster6457 we get it, you like Wisconsin 🤮
1981 Georgia Tech beating Alabama 24-21. Georgia Tech in 1980 record was 2-8-1. Bama was 10-2 (Cotton bowl winner) . Final regular season record was Georgia Tech 1-10 and Alabama 9-1-1 (co SEC Champs)
How about Ole Miss over Alabama 22-12 in 1988? First time Alabama ever lost a homecoming game and first time ever Ole Miss beat Alabama in Tuscaloosa.
I have 2 other upset lists to check out too
Where do you put the 1950 Michigan/Ohio State game? It took an unexpected Michigan victory. Plus various teams winning in the final Big Ten games of the season, for Michigan to win the Big Ten title and a trip to the Rose Bowl. The game was unique, to say the least. To play or not to play. I wonder where that game fits in college football history.
That might be another list idea. But there are so many games and things that happened with that rivalry. I have a few videos on the 1950 and 1951 season if you want to check them out, but thanks for watching
I remember watching the fsu vs usm game on espn, great game.
Not being that guy but I think that was TBS when the Superstation broadcast a lot of games.
Syracuse over Nebraska in '84.
Never felt like that game gets mentioned as one of the greatest upsets of all time.
Thanks for watching! I actually mention that upset in my "Strangest Upsets List" Check it out
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I remember this game. Last year (2022) I met a Syracuse person who was on campus when it happened.
I remember the game FSU vs ND then ND loss to BC. Bobby Bowden said about Notre Dame. "Those kids played like they were possessed" I thought, season over for FSU.
Where do you find betting odds for historical games?
I have googled it.
Oh wait, old newspapers?
Missed the 76 Missouri team. Three upsets against #8,2, and 3 ranked teams
I actually did a short video about them, I called them the best 6-5 team ever. I couldn't pick just one upset from them. But thanks for watching
1976 was a strange year for the Big 8. Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Colorado tied with each going 5-2 in conference. Nebraska had a down year by their standards at the time but still went 9-3-1 and beat OSU. Iowa State also went 4-3 in conference and 8-3 overall. Kansas had a winning record but no bowl game because they were 2-5 in conference.
The 1978 Missouri squad was even more notorious.
Missouri beat five teams that finished in the top 20 and didn't even make it to a bowl game.
In 1961 TCU, who finished 3-5-2, beat undefeated Texas who would finish 10-1, preventing them from taking at least a share of the the national championship. Darrel Royal said, “they’re like cockroaches, it’s not what they tote off but what they fall into and mess up.”
Thanks for watching. I go over that TCU team in a short video I have. It's in the shorts playlist.
1998 Texas AM over Kansas State 36-33 in 2 OTs in the Big 12 Championship. Wildcats were 11-0 and would have played Tennessee for the national title. Loss knocked them all the way down to the Alamo Bowl where they didn't show up and got taken down by Drew Brees and Purdue.
I think of President Kennedy's 1962 speech when he famously asked, "Why does Rice play Texas?". Ironically , in 1965, Rice upset Texas
Oregon State couldn't go to a bowl since you had to win the conference to go.
Ole Miss beat 11-1 Notre Dame in 1977, 13-1 Florida in 2008 and 13-1 Alabama in 2015. All three won the national title with Ole Miss the only loss.
The ending of Miami's home win streak of 56 games caused by the Washington Huskies has to rank up there. Dwayne "I need money for Hawaii" Johnson was on the D line for Miami. HA!!
1987 Syracuse over defending national champs Penn State in the Dome. Syracuse hadn't beaten Penn State since 1970. Syracuse was up 41-0 at halftime and coasted the second half winning 48-21. Syracuse finished 11-0-1.
1992 UofA beats No. 1 Washington. UofA was ranked but it was not in the top 10. Wash won Nat’l Championship in 1991.
1975 8-2 Arkansas over 10-0 Texas AM 31-6. AM was #2 and a win and then assuming they would have defeated Georgia in Cotton would have won national title when you factor in Ohio State loss in Rose. Instead got dumped into the Liberty Bowl where USC skunked them on a cold night 20-0. 3:52
The 90 Notre Dame-FSU game was NOT the game of the century, sir. There’s only one.
71 Nebraska-OU. Go big red.
Good video idea
Thank you please share
you didnt talk about ohio state rose bowl loses 71 by stanford 76 by ucla andother big ten teams michigan in 72 by stanford and illinos in 84 by ucla and miami beating nebraska in the 84 orange bowl and the 87 fista bowl penn st. 14 miami 10
Georgia Tech over Alabama in 1981 in the first game of season for both. Tech finished 1-10 and Alabama finished 9-2-1 with a loss in the Cotton Bowl.
That's in another upset list that i have
The "Bear" was coaching Texas A&M in 1952 so no Nova did not beat him when they won over KY.
Thanks for watching but Bear Bryant was at Kentucky from 1946-1953. then he was at Texas A&M from 1954-57
@@WrongedSports Thats what I thought the site I looked at was wrong
But Nova beating The Bear may just have been the bigger upset though KY was not that good in 52
JFK referenced this “rivalry” in his famous to the moon speech.
2001 #15 Colorado over #1 Nebraska by 62 to 36. I mourn this as the day the party ended.
It was really bad but i stopped my list at 2000. But hey atleast nebraska still got in the national title game.
@@WrongedSportswhich they also lost
No disrespect intended ...but can understand why some of those early upsets aren't talked about...
One that should've been included: Arkansas-LSU 2007
That one hardly gets talked about.
Thanks for watching and please share. The 2007 season was a very wacky season for upsets
That was a crazy game.
@@KevinPayton-fq8gd Definitely one of the greatest games in Razorback history. I feel like it's forgotten because the SEC has grown so much and big games/wins are a regular thing in the SEC.
@@finchborat Well with Texas and Oklahoma, we can expect to see more big games within the SEC.
Memphis over Tennessee in 1996. It's still the only win the Tigers have over the Vols.
I have that on another upset list. I believe the strangest upsets list
…not one reference to the Kennedy speech when you brought up the Rice upset. I mean, Kennedy made that speech only a year before this game: a short bit away from his assassination in Dallas. Kennedy chose to go to the moon “not because [it was] easy, but because [it was] hard, and used the annual Rice-Texas football game as an example of an impossible task that Rice continued to attempt year after year, despite losing most matchups. One year later, Rice did the hard thing, and five years after that, we landed on the Moon
That’s the greatest part of that upset, and you didn’t mention it. BOOOOOOOOO
Yeah check my most important ties video
Another upset noone ever talks about Georgia Tech ovet #1 Virginia 41-38 in one of the best game Ive ever seen. Tech went on to win the national title.
BYU vs. Miami
Alabama was already 1-2 with a loss to Vanderbilt when that played Villanova
Thanks for watching. The game was a mid November FCS game and Bama got crushed. Don't think they lost to a small college or a school that was basically an FCS team until Mississippi College beat them a few years later.
How was Alabama a "fantastic" team in 1951? They went 5-6!
Thanks for watching. Alabama was coming off of a 9-2 season in 1950 so that is why I said they were a fantastic team. The Villanova game was an early season match up and bama hadn't lost to a small eastern school like Nova in years