Greatest Upsets in College Football History |HD|

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[@SacTownLions0]

App state beating Michigan was pretty awesome. But that Fiesta Bowl where Oklahoma lost to Boise State is my all time favorite. That was a WAC team beating a Big 12 team that had Adrian Peterson on it. The announcer kept yelling, "this is why College football needs a playoff!"

[@chiphopp13]

I agree that the most exciting college game ever is the Boise State Fiesta Bowl, but if your going by biggest upsets it's got to be the Appalachian State beating Michigan, and in the "The Big House"!

[@MickeyMouse-lm6zj]

it was the #9 undefeated boise state team, it's not an upset neither would it have been a playoff game even in todays time

[@MarkSmithhhh]

Agree...that game was like a movie

[@MarkSmithhhh]

@@MickeyMouse-lm6zj lol you're a dipshit

[@brendancastleberry-cook2878]

I love seeing colleges that people haven't even heard of beat the big colleges

[@iraqlobster1850]

Brendan Castleberry-Cook so an analogy of what your saying is “me someone nobody barely knows fucking Kim Kardashian’’. Would you love seeing that?

[@bufordpusser424]

Appalachian State beating Michigan in 2007.

[@gohogs2277]

Hell yeah that’s what football is about

[@Tjnah214]

@@iraqlobster1850 huh

[@upbeatproductions7614]

@@bufordpusser424 mich ain’t that big.

[@davidgates6872]

That Boise State vs Oklahoma was one of the great all time Bowl games

[@TILLEYJS]

It really was. The wvu pitt game. I was in Austin texas. Coworker was like your team is going to the national championship (wvu). Told him.... It's a rivalry. Anything can happen. And it did.

[@MrOCal]

Only thing comparable would be the USC vs Texas game with Reggie bush and Vince young

[@fxust383]

And as an OU fan it hurts

[@pjmac550355]

Without a doubt. The final drive by boise st was unreal

[@Horrormovieguy2.9]

Boise over oklahoma is def the biggest for me because it was on a big stahe some schools just dont get up for schoola on any sat but that was a huge bowl game and thats whybtonme it was a huge upset

[@JimmieOC]

I can't imagine anything more humiliating than App State at Michigan. I'm not even remotely a fan of either of those programs, but that game will always be the Webster's definition of "CFB Upset"

[@rogan4338]

JimmieOC OSU fan here and watching highlights from that game never gets old.

[@markleiserowitz4510]

I was at Soldier Field watching Iowa vs N. Illinois. When that was announced you could almost believe that was the game being played there

[@joshperko1333]

I was a student at Ohio State at the time. We had a few TVs on the front porch of our rental to watch multiple games at once. To say the cheers up and down the street were loud would be very much an understatement.

[@Madmun357]

Appalachian State is Div IA now but at the time they weren't yet. Inexcusable loss. AT HOME!

[@ikarooz]

I am Michigan fan. That was embarrassing and the memory still hurts.

[@fake-km6ky]

kansas beating an fcs team is an upset

[@thetrashman5381]

O U C H

[@ryanpolhamus6682]

fake funny because it’s true

[@SW.Productions]

fake Kansas beating a pop warner team is an upset

[@TnD_BigJax]

Kansas beating a college marching band in football is an upset.

[@thfzn]

KU was actually pretty good about 2007 and 2008 but they fired their coach for yelling at his players.

[@fry_3313]

You can’t have a list like this without Appalachian State vs. Michigan. It ruined Michigan the year and completely destroyed them and took them off the AP pool. They were also favored by 30+ points. Best upset ever.

[@alexstephens4326]

They had them twice

[@edwardkelly3280]

I say it was the turning point of both programs

[@MickeyMouse-lm6zj]

it was the first game of the year

[@MickeyMouse-lm6zj]

off the ap poll after they were #5 too

[@thephantomeagle2]

I’m a life long Ohio State fan living in Michigan for most of my life. I cheered and cheered and cheered this kne

[@hudsonball4702]

App Atate over Michigan... nothing will ever top that... at least not for a very long time.

[@henrydupree8412]

Old Dominion over Virginia Tech?

[@thebigmack215]

Henry Dupree bouta say the same thing 😂😂

[@b1acktarhero1n77]

I’m a Michigan fan -_- I’m a big fan of upsets but every compilation I watch has a moment of pain for me

[@parkerwicker]

Purdue over Ohio State, 2018, 49 to 20

[@buckfuttler2877]

why? because it was michigan? and how it ended??? better FBS teams have been beaten by FAR worse FCS teams....thats the most overrated upset ever.

[@andraethegiant1987]

The Boise St./OU game was my favorite one!

[@allenwood3805]

One of the best bowl games ever played

[@fatmanjonestv7143]

allen wood yeessss

[@tygrkhat4087]

@@allenwood3805 One of the great football games ever.

[@briandaniels8880]

@@allenwood3805 _Yeah if you like Boise St.One the best bowl games was Oklahoma/ Georgia 2018 Rose Bowl.

[@Skylicity]

1:21 chills every time i see and hear it...

[@marcusmarks9817]

College Football Dojo shhh... i don’t like remembering that game

[@brennanb6653]

I'll never forget when an unranked Arkansas beat #1 LSU at their stadium in overtime

[@justinwithbags9155]

Brennan Brown Gonna happen next week

[@hayden6701]

check my playlist 🤣

[@rocktown5014]

Mind you that was one of the best backfields in CFB history playing for the Razorbacks --- Darren McFadden, Felix Jones, and Peyton Hillis.

[@richardbarneycastle1262]

@@rocktown5014 you got that right. That backfield was pretty much unstoppable.

[@JAD641]

Good snap... good hold... And the kick is blocked! Appalachian State! Has stunned the college football world!

[@daveporter0217]

The ASU Radio call is still ear splitting but amazing. "The kick is BLOCKED! AAAAAHHH!!!!! AAAAHH!"

[@highmarshalsigismund2036]

Dave Porter ITS A YARD SALE IN THE BIG HOUSE

[@konnorrockkonnoisseur4970]

@@daveporter0217 “THE MOUNTAINEERS HAVE BEATEN THE MICHIGAN WOLVERINES!!!”

[@8avexp]

@@konnorrockkonnoisseur4970 Loved it!

[@JonesDylan874]

"ONE OF THE GREATEST UPSETS IN SPORTS HISTORY!"

[@danielvancamp844]

I’ve seen the Central Michigan- Oklahoma State ending so many times, and it’s still good.

[@jdog6620]

I was watching the Boise St. game live and it was so frickin awesome! I couldn't believe what was happening.

[@ekibirigeable]

It was an awesome game. The funny thing is that BSU was dominating OU in the first half and pushing them all over the field and then they got really conservative offensively in most of the 2nd half, letting OU back into the game, not to mention the pick 6 late in the 4th before they started pulling out all the trick plays

[@donaldjohnson257]

@@ekibirigeable......Gutsiest calls by the Boise State coach I've ever seen....dayumm, what a game!

[@andypurvis6857]

I still have nightmares about the 2007 Backyard Brawl. I was a freshman and had come back to school early on black Friday to go to the game. I couldn't believe it. That being said, the 2008 fiesta bowl between Oklahoma and West Virginia should be on this list too. Probably one of the all time great bowl performances and absolutely no one thought West Virginia had a snowballs chance in hell to win that game.

[@chasechapman9302]

I think I was 11 when I saw that. We talked about that game in Boise for YEARS! I also remember having the utmost respect for Adrian peterson after dominating the run game and when he scored the first play of overtime. My relatives and I were like, "Well fuck..."

[@harperfox1029]

I love this channel because I love to see this support for my home town. I love this channel

[@rafalojc]

Cincy / Wisconsin 1999. Ron Dayne's only fumble while Wisconsin went to the Rose Bowl. I was a few feet away at Nippert in the southeast corner of the stadium, about to start my freshman year. Cincy finished 3-8, but that was one of the best memories I have of my college days.

[@shannonholcombe4736]

This is why I love college football. I'm a huge Alabama fan. Have been for 26 years. I don't like my team loosing but I really did enjoy this video. Even when my team gets beat. Keep putting out good videos like this. Again really enjoyed the video. Roll Tide Roll 🏈🏆🏈🏆

[@Dunwyche]

Great vid for sure, thx for post. I'm biased, but, bsu/ou was the best one i actually watched, and man did they do it. Boise native - go BSU!

[@Andrew-qu7lq]

The first Big 12 championship in 1996 game featured unranked Texas vs undefeated and back-to-back national championship Nebraska, a 20 point underdog. Texas spoiled their 3-peat.

[@thediehardarkansasrazorbak7288]

This is why I love this sport called College Football!!!

[@gohogs2277]

Yessir

[@alia7750]

It’s all you inbreds have in the pathetic south in particular Arkansas lol.

[@Know26874]

@@alia7750 go mind ur corner store

[@averagejonathansmithenjoyer]

@@alia7750 name is "Ali A"

[@averagejonathansmithenjoyer]

@@alia7750 opinion invalid and entirely untrue

[@coltonwarnes3516]

I remember watching the Illinois-Ohio st game, one of my all time favorite games. We suck now but that season was one to remember

[@recember]

this music enhances the video by a thousand times. great job

[@tohaz]

Some of these are conference games... (teams with comparable budgets/resources). The real upsets are when I-AA/FCS teams beat I-A/FBS teams.

[@chrisgeyer4002]

A few exceptions Stanford taking out 1 ranked USC was the largest point spread upset in college football history until just a few years ago

[@tanhelmet]

1985 UTEP 2-7 versus 9-0 #3 BYU ,former national champs. I might be a liitle off

[@charlesharmon8478]

Seeing Meeshigun LOSE always makes me happy.

[@mastick5106]

In most cases, I dislike having music playing over highlights. But "Heart of Courage" as background music for major upsets is SO appropriate. Kudos.

[@Sanctimoniously]

Hey, finally one of these compilations that has ULM knocking off Arkansas.

[@willieo6027]

App State over Michigan was amazing.

[@goldosprey]

And it set off an entire season of upsets. That game essentially said "hey! If an FCS can beat Michigan then what's keeping us from winning!? 53 Unranked upsets including 7 number 2's going down. USC and Oregon among those victims

[@papakenseth9]

Stfu

[@buckfuttler2877]

only because is was michigan and how it ended....better FBS schools have lost to FAR worse teams than app state...but its "MICHIGAN!" so everyone knows about it....

[@geraldrea5917]

@@buckfuttler2877 um and it was the first top 10 team to ever lose to a FCS team. I agree App St was a great team, but a top 10 program shouldn't have even struggled

[@buckfuttler2877]

@@geraldrea5917 an overrated "top ten" team that finished with i think 4 losses. So not really one of the ten best FBS schools. Not like they finished 12-1.

[@joeschmo7834]

Got so many goosebumps watching this.

[@luciferscrotum]

That Oregon state upset is one of the greatest Beaver moments ever. When I feel down about not having a great football team I just rewatch that game

[@septemberdan6540]

The Nevada cannon at the end, Love it!

[@karldabroncosfan2628]

amazing!

[@TimAaron]

NDSU beating Iowa a few years back in IOWA. Rushed for more yards in the second half then any other team in BIG10 history in Iowa. You would think it would be Ohio St. but no its was NDSU. Cant wait until they play Oregon to start the season this year. Oregon fans are going to have one of the toughest seasons to remember this year. Might start 0-3

[@felixculpa4192]

It's always hard for me to get through a video like this because I keep re-watching the last amazing finish...

[@LeNomEstYves]

That damn Statue of Liberty play still haunts. And I was only a little young'n when we watched it happen. But somehow the memory is so vivid

[@angeleyes2007]

4:54 - I was at the Jacksonville State - Ole Miss game!!! It was my Junior year at JSU. So much fun and very energetic!

[@TnD_BigJax]

When I first saw this video, I thought to myself, "No way." Now I'm a freshman at JSU in the Marching Southerners and when they used the audio from this game for this year's opener I was shocked.

[@kjthomas8335]

That QB for Nevada at the 10:00 mark when i seen him come back from his 3 step drop i knew it would be a perfect throw my goodness that was beautiful

[@lizmorganjake]

I was watching the Boise State/Nevada game with my dad, and we were both saying "That kicker can't catch a break."

[@therealnathnath154]

I always click on videos with a title like this knowing 13-9 will be here. Why do I do this to myself.

[@austinpapson420]

4:54 makes my heart happy😂 amazing effort

[@garretthorsch8143]

I am glad you gave Illinois some love

[@jawsh3893]

That Central Michigan Hail Mary was absolutely amazing.

[@thediehardarkansasrazorbak7288]

This is why I love this sport

[@Madmun357]

My poor hapless UTEP Miners beat defending national champs byu back in '85.

[@tanner3957]

Cory Lynch the one who blocked the kick for Appalachian state went to my high school

[@8avexp]

The 1957 ND-Oklahoma game ranks up there, too. Notre Dame snapped Oklahoma's 47-game winning streak that day.

[@jamesarmstrong1811]

I remember two upsets by Toledo,first when they beat Penn State in Happy Valley,24-6, second,when they beat Michigan in Ann Arbor,14-10

[@naswii4360]

The Boise State Oklahoma game is one of the greats. I won’t forget that one

[@RTBurke]

The 2007 Fiesta Bowl was the best College game ever played.

[@TrumpDoesntWipe]

If not, definitely the best ending without a doubt.

[@eewgeography]

as an illinois fan I cant describe it... gives me chills every time! 8:54

[@UnclePgames]

I remember watching Michigan vs Iowa that was great

[@DrEight-dg7xt]

This is why I love college football

[@Eric-qk3bk]

I love the smile with hands up from cop

[@holinyx77]

It's worth noting that those two 3OT losses by LSU was in the same season, and they ended up winning the National Championship that year.

[@chrisclarkson589]

"Touchdown USC!!!" Lol

[@benharris8078]

I was a senior at app state during the Michigan win...I hope they engrave that on my tombstone

[@ammilliousbennett]

this video should be updated weekly

[@travissloan5296]

I wouldn’t consider a 10 win Iowa team beating LSU an amazing upset.

[@thebigmack215]

ODU beating VT

[@stephaniebehunin6505]

The BigMack21 byu beats nebraska

[@fireskull6444]

odu vs vt not was a 2018 game and the video was uploaded in 2017

[@fatmanjonestv7143]

Yuuup He made this video before that game, cuz it definitely belongs on here

[@FaydsterTV]

Damn you Appalachian State!

[@multiyapples]

As someone from Arkansas I can tell you that the Razorbacks have a reputation to lose every game. So a peewee team could beat them and it wouldn’t be considered an upset for them.

[@okrajoe]

That Boise State win!

[@gsomoco2041]

One of the best ever.

[@briandaniels8880]

@MR FREEZE-98 No it wasn't Oklahoma was ranked #8 and Boise State was ranked #9. Florida vs Ohio State was the BCS championship game.

[@underhill918gaming5]

@@briandaniels8880 it was the championship bud

[@briandaniels8880]

@@underhill918gaming5 _No it wasn't . Where did you get that from. Look it up and get back with me. If I'm wrong I will apologize. But the same thing goes for you if you are wrong.

[@donaldjohnson257]

@@underhill918gaming5......no it was not, Bud!!

[@johnpatton7533]

My favorite that isn't on this list is Texas State's first year in division 1, they played an undefeated UH that was like #9. TXST was a 4 score underdog and won by 2 or 3 scores. Until recently it was the biggest upset in terms of the pregame line vs the resulting score difference

[@tem1pura]

the hawkeyes wolverines game, cj beathard, the qb of iowa, only had like 70+ yards passing lmao

[@Zimiii10]

As a Michigan fan, it took balls and guts to watch this

[@sirtalkalotdoolittle]

Michigan State v. Ohio State 1973. I was there and that will always be my greatest upset, bar none.

[@DemonPonyboy]

That wvu pitt game i watched live as a kid. I cried

[@Tony-rz4ks]

you forget BC field goal to beat undefeated #1 Notre Dame at the last game of the season in 1992 on their way to the national championship. I cried at that game. Nightmare for me.

[@RyanFRails]

"TOUCHDOWN USC!! Stanford, touchdown Stanford." Gets me every time

[@zacharyscott6779]

Right? Lol it almost sucks all the thrill out of the moment. Once he realized it was Stanford it's like "oh... touchdown Stanford..." hahaha

[@jpfense]

Conference opponents playing one another can't really be considered one of the biggest upsets of all time unless one of the teams is ranked 1 and the other is unusually bad. Like if Alabama were to lose to Vandy at any point over the last dozen years. Small schools vs big schools is what I think of when thinking of biggest upsets of all time.

[@calebmatalik6946]

“To try to talk off number two Clemson at Clemson all the way up and good” One of my favorite Pitt games ever

[@timothyjordan8748]

I was playing at Florida State when we were upset at ga tech it was sad when I was on the sidelines watching them pass us

[@chrisstamer8659]

There is a pile of Northern Illinois university upsets that you can pull from too. Especially beating Alabama in 2002

[@salvaje20]

Was that Richard Sherman catching a pass for Stanford?

[@mattwolds7]

salvaje20 yes

[@josephnoneo3535]

I was at the Boise Nevada game never forget that one go Wolf Pack!!!!

[@jackswanson8326]

Iowa beating LSU in the Capital One Bowl wasn't that huge of an upset; LSU was only favored by 7.

[@caelfielding5188]

Jack Swanson Doesn’t matter. A win is a win!

[@ono3869]

You forgot the time when South Central Louisiana State Mud Dogs beat Louisiana Cougars in the Bourbon Bowl. Bobby Boucher had 16 sacks that game, still the record today.

[@hawkeye99ar]

“The play is going to end on this play and drew Tate doesn’t know that... touchdown Iowa, touchdown Iowa. I don’t believe it”

[@Spitfirethedragon]

Man. The greatest upset would also be 1998 when the last D2 school beat an FBS team. North Alabama beat La.-Lafayette in Lafayette. That was the last year I think FBS could play D2 schools.

[@jamiedempsey2183]

Do upsets avoided like LSU vs kentucky etc...

[@BrisleyBear]

as a Michigan fan, the biggest upset of all was how the thumbnail upset me :'(

[@kingmoney8752]

Announcers add to the excitement

[@robbierustebakke9270]

What about the 2009 Idaho vs BGSU Bowl game? That was hands down the best bowl game outside of the BCS series. Come on!

[@bendodson3312]

Just missing the Iowa vs Ohio State game from last year

[@caelfielding5188]

Ben Dodson Yep, I was freaking out when that happened! Greatest thing ever.

[@R41D3RNAT10N]

Now Purdue vs OSU. An even better upset

[@JoeyJordison97]

@@R41D3RNAT10N No. Iowa beating OSU was better

[@cumulus1234]

Ben Dodson Just shows what can happen when you have 140+ yards in penalties + targeting and 5 turnovers.

[@cjennings2876]

the msu vs nebraska play was bs call by the ref. he was never forced out. but it is what it is!

[@billschilling2877]

John Cooper was the great upset highlights man. Only reason M has the most wins

[@ThreePhaseHigh]

What a Time to be alive you’ve got to be kidding me.

[@SoonerBear]

Or what about 10:43 when Nevada upset Boise St? In my opinion, when they upset Oklahoma in that Fiesta Bowl, it went to their head.

[@iheartTrollin420]

Going to need to work on your audio a bit lol

[@mbarbaro7694]

that illinois beat ohio state is amazing

[@danielkelegian5306]

You left off arguably the greatest upset ever...Miami over Nebraska in the Orange Bowl, January 1, 1984. Nebraska was putting up 60, 70 and even 80 burgers on teams that season.

[@clawexplosion5763]

What about North Dakota State vs. Iowa?

[@TomboBrewster]

Great video although doesn't need the music really. The football speaks for itself.

[@fordmaidenamill5196]

Didnt go back this far but Wake Forest wins in Gergia or at home vs Auburn in 1979 are both worthy.

[@jjakie07]

TOUCHDOWN IOWA!!! TOUCHDOWN IOWA!!!!! Man all these should be the local radio station making the calls

[@archieeekhoff6294]

go hawkeyes!

[@caelfielding5188]

Hawkeyes are the best. Everyone should get that.

[@BlaineK]

10:15 Even the guy changing graphics knew Boise state should've made it. If we had an actual good kicker that game, we might've gone all the way to the national championship game that year

[@Saberivy]

4:16 this happened this year, Texas A&M won 41-38

[@DMS-pq8]

The 1983 Nebraska team was considered the best team of all-time by many Their loss to a then upstart Miami team in the Orange bowl was a huge shock at the time

[@CatServant]

What about the 2003 upset of “greatest team of all time” Oklahoma by Kansas State?

[@briandaniels8880]

I'm a Oklahoma fan and I agree with you on this one.

[@ororinator5596]

I was at the Clemson Pitt game. Hands down the most annoying game ever (for Clemson fans). Everybody knew that Clemson's luck in the past games might run out that night, and it did. But hey, it paid off.

[@caelfielding5188]

Garrett Hawkins I can’t stand Clemson.

[@TnD_BigJax]

I hate colleges with generic team names.