Worst Loss in College Football History

Kachina said:
Yep - a game back in 2007 doesn't just pop into my head, especially when I don't care much about either team.
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Uh Ap State Michigan was week 1 2007.

Honestly it set the stage for 2007. I remember at one point USF who no one had heard of was in the top 2. The consensus is WVU losing a game to their biggest rival in a monster upset is no 1 all time but there were a fuckton of big upsets that year. Kentucky thought they fucked LSU out of a natty and that might have been the one had Pitt not beat WVU. Hell, that season was so bent if we had a playoff then Kansas would have been in the mix. Fucking Kansas with a legitimate shot at a natty. And not like Cincy last year but like they could have taken LSU if given the shot.

That year was a lot of fun.
 
broncosmitty said:
Lost the first two games and the last two games. Finished 18th. Shut out ND and beat Sparty and finished second in the BIG.

Appy State won a Natty.

Pretty average Lloyd Carr season. Crazy way for the Big Ten Network to get started.
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That Florida game was just bizarre. Never really saw an offensive gameplan like that throughout the Carr era, and it was weird seeing a Michigan defense that struggled with spread offenses contain Tebow (17/33 for 154 yards (albeit 3 TDs), only 57 yards on 16 carries). Michigan left a lot of points off the board with redzone turnovers as well.
 
wazzu31 said:
The loss to Stanford was a million times worse than Oregon State. That Stanford team was one of worst P5 teams in history.
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Yeah... My brain fart there! That was the 2007 game, #2 USC was favored by about 40 points over the Trees. Carroll left QB Booty in with a fractured finger on his throwing hand, leadingt to 4 INTs... :tsk:

But that OreSt game was pretty bad to lose while SC ranked #3. :twitch:

:drink:
 
78Cyclones said:
I was at the 2nd loss the U.S. had to the Soviets in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul. They kicked U.S. butt that day with Sabonis, Marciulionis, Kurtinaitis, etc. That Soviet team was loaded! I also ran into and spoke to Al Maguire that day! U.S. loss aside, that was a cool day. It was an annoying loss though. I had a ticket to the Bronze Medal Game (U.S. vs. Australia), but I didn't go. Wish I had now instead of being a spoil-sport.
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You and your sports travels!
 
Iowa State beating Ok State should be high up there
 

1. Howard (+45.5) at UNLV​

  • Howard 43, UNLV 40
  • Sept. 2, 2017
UNLV hosted Howard in what was supposed to be a cakewalk to start the 2017 season. The Bison finished 2016 at 2-9.

But Cam Newton’s younger brother Caylin Newton, a true freshman, ran for 190 yards, threw for 140 and had three total touchdowns to lead the HBCU to victory.

2. Stanford (+40.5) at USC​

  • Stanford 24, USC 23
  • Oct. 6, 2007
It seems inconceivable that Stanford would be a 40-point dog against anyone, given the success the Cardinal’s had in the last decade. But this was Jim Harbaugh’s breakthrough in his first season — Stanford was 1-11 in 2006.

Powerhouse USC had five turnovers and Stanford scored 17 points in the fourth quarter to win 24-23.

3. Syracuse (+37) at Louisville​

  • Syracuse 38, Louisville 35
  • Sept. 22, 2007
This game was just two weeks before Stanford-USC — 2007 was a wild year for college football.

A strong Louisville team led by Brian Brohm had won 20 straight at home entering this content. And even with Brohm’s 555 passing yards, Syracuse led by 17 entering the fourth and hung on to win 38-35.

4. Temple (+35.5) at Virginia Tech​

  • Temple 28, Virginia Tech 24
  • Oct. 17, 1998
Temple has made big strides as a program in the last decade, but it was 0-6 entering this meeting with No. 14 Virginia Tech in 1998.

The Owls trailed 17-0, but stormed back in the second half to win 28-24. Temple won just a single game the rest of the season — a 34-33 win over Pitt. The Hokies lost just twice more and rolled Alabama in the Music City Bowl.

“I’ve never been so embarrassed in my life,” Virginia Tech defensive end Corey Moore said after the game.

5. Texas State (+35) at Houston​

  • Texas State 30, Houston 13
  • Sept. 1, 2012
How about that for your first game at the FBS level? Texas State out-gained Houston by more than 100 yards and held the ball for 43 of the 60 minutes.

The Cougars had lost quarterback Case Keenum to graduation and coach Kevin Sumlin to Texas A&M.

Mike Nesbitt, Houston’s offensive coordinator, resigned after the game.
 
I completely forgot about the Syracuse-Louisville one. Louisville did fall flat and failed to make a bowl game. Crazy to think they were 12-1 the year before with their lone blemish coming against Rutgers (and an 11-2 Rutgers team at that). That Cuse team was also awful
 
USC losing to Stanford in 2007 has to be up there. USC was a 41 point favorite, at home, and Stanford was terrible. That loss ultimately kept USC out of the NCG too.
 
Y'all missing out on what really is the biggest loss in college football history.

The Big XII losing Texas and OU.
 
CorpRebel said:
Yeah... My brain fart there! That was the 2007 game, #2 USC was favored by about 40 points over the Trees. Carroll left QB Booty in with a fractured finger on his throwing hand, leadingt to 4 INTs... :tsk:

But that OreSt game was pretty bad to lose while SC ranked #3. :twitch:

:drink:
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I vaguely remember. Weren’t the Beavers at least decent that year? The Trees the year they upset you weren’t even Big Sky level good. No one will convince me that wasn’t the biggest upset in college football because of just how awful Stanford was. No idea what even happened in the game, I just know an average at best local kid started for Stanford and saw the final score and couldn’t believe it.
 
Not sure if this has been mentioned, but USC lost to Stanford when they were at their peak. They were 41 point favorites and lost 24-23.
 
Check out Memphis over Tennessee in 1996 or Louisiana Tech over Alabama in 1999.

Alabama won SEC in 1999 and Tennessee beat everyone but Florida and Memphis and finished in top ten.
 
When you think of the hype of TAMU going into this year it's one of the most disappointing losses in recent memory. Why does TAMU never deliver? How much of an ass does Jimbo look like, especially when comparing his record to Sumlins?
 
Sgt Brutus said:
When you think of the hype of TAMU going into this year it's one of the most disappointing losses in recent memory. Why does TAMU never deliver? How much of an ass does Jimbo look like, especially when comparing his record to Sumlins?
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he had hype for the 2022 recruiting class, so any of them playing are doing so as true freshmen. No one in their right mind judges a team or a recruiting class 3 weeks into the season directly after they signed. And A&M is fielding a TON of freshmen, so not sure why you want to try to one up OP's nonsense but I'll let you have the floor back.
 
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