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!"
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"!
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.
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
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"
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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..."
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.
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
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....
@@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
@@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.
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
@@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.
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 🏈🏆🏈🏆
A lot of it had to do with the fact that there was massive hype around Oklahoma and how so many in the industry were saying that there was no way Boise State could compete regardless of record. Funny thing is that 4 years later I heard the exact same pre-game arguments when Boise State played Georgia. Same end result.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I live not too far from App State and at the time thought like everyone it was it was HUGE....but looking back later I think it is a bit overrated. Not saying it wasn't a big upset but not as big as it seemed at the time. -First off, Michigan was WAY overrated at number 5. The very next week after losing to App St, Oregon ran them off the field. I know they still won 9 games but their defense was horrible. -App st. while yes they were a FCS team at the time, they were a dynasty FCS team in the midst of a three straight national championship run and at the time had the longest winning streak in all of division one (FCS and FBS). I remember the Monday after the game Jim Rome on his show was like "why was Michigan even playing that game" and pointing out that App st. would have probably blown out a lot of bad FBS teams.
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.
NCAAF should be ashamed of itself on the Div 1 level for including those low level teams in the "win" column" but dismissing them when it comes to playing for a title. It's like scheduling minor league teams during the regular season and counting the win. If they aren't good enough to compete on your level for a title, they belong in a different division. It took a ridiculous set of circumstances for Cincinnati to get in. Power 5 teams avoid playing them on the road too.
1984 Navy (4-5) destroys #2 South Carolina (9-0) 38-21. It was 38-7 in the 4th before 2 garbage time tds by the Gamecocks. Nobody ever mentions this game that ended USC's natty hopes. Maybe it didn't feel like an upset because the score was so lopsided, but I was there and it was unbelievable!
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.
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
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!"
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"!
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
Agree...that game was like a movie
@@MickeyMouse-lm6zj lol you're a dipshit
I love seeing colleges that people haven't even heard of beat the big colleges
Brendan Castleberry-Cook so an analogy of what your saying is “me someone nobody barely knows fucking Kim Kardashian’’. Would you love seeing that?
Appalachian State beating Michigan in 2007.
Hell yeah that’s what football is about
@@iraqlobster1850 huh
@@bufordpusser424 mich ain’t that big.
That Boise State vs Oklahoma was one of the great all time Bowl games
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.
Only thing comparable would be the USC vs Texas game with Reggie bush and Vince young
And as an OU fan it hurts
Without a doubt. The final drive by boise st was unreal
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
kansas beating an fcs team is an upset
O U C H
fake funny because it’s true
fake Kansas beating a pop warner team is an upset
Kansas beating a college marching band in football is an upset.
KU was actually pretty good about 2007 and 2008 but they fired their coach for yelling at his players.
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"
JimmieOC OSU fan here and watching highlights from that game never gets old.
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
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.
Appalachian State is Div IA now but at the time they weren't yet. Inexcusable loss. AT HOME!
I am Michigan fan. That was embarrassing and the memory still hurts.
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.
They had them twice
I say it was the turning point of both programs
it was the first game of the year
off the ap poll after they were #5 too
I’m a life long Ohio State fan living in Michigan for most of my life. I cheered and cheered and cheered this kne
App Atate over Michigan... nothing will ever top that... at least not for a very long time.
Old Dominion over Virginia Tech?
Henry Dupree bouta say the same thing 😂😂
I’m a Michigan fan -_- I’m a big fan of upsets but every compilation I watch has a moment of pain for me
Purdue over Ohio State, 2018, 49 to 20
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.
1:21 chills every time i see and hear it...
College Football Dojo shhh... i don’t like remembering that game
The Boise St./OU game was my favorite one!
One of the best bowl games ever played
allen wood yeessss
@@allenwood3805 One of the great football games ever.
@@allenwood3805 _Yeah if you like Boise St.One the best bowl games was Oklahoma/ Georgia 2018 Rose Bowl.
I’ve seen the Central Michigan- Oklahoma State ending so many times, and it’s still good.
Good snap... good hold... And the kick is blocked! Appalachian State! Has stunned the college football world!
The ASU Radio call is still ear splitting but amazing. "The kick is BLOCKED! AAAAAHHH!!!!! AAAAHH!"
Dave Porter
ITS A YARD SALE IN THE BIG HOUSE
@@daveporter0217 “THE MOUNTAINEERS HAVE BEATEN THE MICHIGAN WOLVERINES!!!”
@@konnorrockkonnoisseur4970 Loved it!
"ONE OF THE GREATEST UPSETS IN SPORTS HISTORY!"
I'll never forget when an unranked Arkansas beat #1 LSU at their stadium in overtime
Brennan Brown Gonna happen next week
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Mind you that was one of the best backfields in CFB history playing for the Razorbacks --- Darren McFadden, Felix Jones, and Peyton Hillis.
@@rocktown5014 you got that right. That backfield was pretty much unstoppable.
I was watching the Boise St. game live and it was so frickin awesome! I couldn't believe what was happening.
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
@@ekibirigeable......Gutsiest calls by the Boise State coach I've ever seen....dayumm, what a game!
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.
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.
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..."
Seeing Meeshigun LOSE always makes me happy.
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.
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
This is why I love this sport called College Football!!!
Yessir
It’s all you inbreds have in the pathetic south in particular Arkansas lol.
@@alia7750 go mind ur corner store
@@alia7750 name is "Ali A"
@@alia7750 opinion invalid and entirely untrue
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
1985 UTEP 2-7 versus 9-0 #3 BYU ,former national champs. I might be a liitle off
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.
App State over Michigan was amazing.
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
Stfu
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....
@@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
@@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.
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
ODU beating VT
The BigMack21 byu beats nebraska
odu vs vt not was a 2018 game and the video was uploaded in 2017
Yuuup
He made this video before that game, cuz it definitely belongs on here
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
My poor hapless UTEP Miners beat defending national champs byu back in '85.
Great video although doesn't need the music really. The football speaks for itself.
I always click on videos with a title like this knowing 13-9 will be here. Why do I do this to myself.
Got so many goosebumps watching this.
That Boise State win!
One of the best ever.
@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.
@@briandaniels8880 it was the championship bud
@@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.
@@underhill918gaming5......no it was not, Bud!!
I love this channel because I love to see this support for my home town. I love this channel
That Central Michigan Hail Mary was absolutely amazing.
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 🏈🏆🏈🏆
In most cases, I dislike having music playing over highlights. But "Heart of Courage" as background music for major upsets is SO appropriate. Kudos.
This is why I love college football
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.
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
"TOUCHDOWN USC!! Stanford, touchdown Stanford." Gets me every time
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
This is why I love this sport
I was watching the Boise State/Nevada game with my dad, and we were both saying "That kicker can't catch a break."
Cory Lynch the one who blocked the kick for Appalachian state went to my high school
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
I get that you want to call Boise state beating Oklahoma an upset that they finished that season 13-0. That was arguably the best team in football.
A lot of it had to do with the fact that there was massive hype around Oklahoma and how so many in the industry were saying that there was no way Boise State could compete regardless of record. Funny thing is that 4 years later I heard the exact same pre-game arguments when Boise State played Georgia. Same end result.
I wouldn’t consider a 10 win Iowa team beating LSU an amazing upset.
this music enhances the video by a thousand times. great job
"Touchdown USC!!!" Lol
The Nevada cannon at the end, Love it!
The Boise State Oklahoma game is one of the greats. I won’t forget that one
I love the smile with hands up from cop
4:54 - I was at the Jacksonville State - Ole Miss game!!! It was my Junior year at JSU. So much fun and very energetic!
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.
4:54 makes my heart happy😂 amazing effort
As a Michigan fan, it took balls and guts to watch this
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.
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!
Iowa beating LSU in the Capital One Bowl wasn't that huge of an upset; LSU was only favored by 7.
Jack Swanson Doesn’t matter. A win is a win!
the msu vs nebraska play was bs call by the ref. he was never forced out. but it is what it is!
The 1957 ND-Oklahoma game ranks up there, too. Notre Dame snapped Oklahoma's 47-game winning streak that day.
John Cooper was the great upset highlights man. Only reason M has the most wins
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.
as an illinois fan I cant describe it... gives me chills every time! 8:54
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.
Damn you Appalachian State!
Hey, finally one of these compilations that has ULM knocking off Arkansas.
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.
as a Michigan fan, the biggest upset of all was how the thumbnail upset me :'(
“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”
The 2007 Fiesta Bowl was the best College game ever played.
If not, definitely the best ending without a doubt.
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
TOUCHDOWN IOWA!!! TOUCHDOWN IOWA!!!!! Man all these should be the local radio station making the calls
go hawkeyes!
Hawkeyes are the best. Everyone should get that.
this video should be updated weekly
I was at the Boise Nevada game never forget that one go Wolf Pack!!!!
Michigan State v. Ohio State 1973. I was there and that will always be my greatest upset, bar none.
I was a senior at app state during the Michigan win...I hope they engrave that on my tombstone
the hawkeyes wolverines game, cj beathard, the qb of iowa, only had like 70+ yards passing lmao
I remember watching Michigan vs Iowa that was great
That wvu pitt game i watched live as a kid. I cried
I live not too far from App State and at the time thought like everyone it was it was HUGE....but looking back later I think it is a bit overrated. Not saying it wasn't a big upset but not as big as it seemed at the time.
-First off, Michigan was WAY overrated at number 5. The very next week after losing to App St, Oregon ran them off the field. I know they still won 9 games but their defense was horrible.
-App st. while yes they were a FCS team at the time, they were a dynasty FCS team in the midst of a three straight national championship run and at the time had the longest winning streak in all of division one (FCS and FBS). I remember the Monday after the game Jim Rome on his show was like "why was Michigan even playing that game" and pointing out that App st. would have probably blown out a lot of bad FBS teams.
amazing!
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.
Garrett Hawkins I can’t stand Clemson.
I hate colleges with generic team names.
“To try to talk off number two Clemson at Clemson all the way up and good” One of my favorite Pitt games ever
NCAAF should be ashamed of itself on the Div 1 level for including those low level teams in the "win" column" but dismissing them when it comes to playing for a title. It's like scheduling minor league teams during the regular season and counting the win. If they aren't good enough to compete on your level for a title, they belong in a different division. It took a ridiculous set of circumstances for Cincinnati to get in. Power 5 teams avoid playing them on the road too.
I am glad you gave Illinois some love
that illinois beat ohio state is amazing
Just missing the Iowa vs Ohio State game from last year
Ben Dodson Yep, I was freaking out when that happened! Greatest thing ever.
Now Purdue vs OSU. An even better upset
@@R41D3RNAT10N No. Iowa beating OSU was better
Ben Dodson Just shows what can happen when you have 140+ yards in penalties + targeting and 5 turnovers.
What a Time to be alive you’ve got to be kidding me.
What about Iowa State beating Oklahoma at Oklahoma?
5:50
Sorry I meant 6:00
Why is Iowa vs LSU and upset they were even teams
iowa had a 10-2 record and finished in top 10 the 2 previous years. head scratcher. o well.
Iowa is the best college team, as you can see by my picture.
Cael Fielding man I wouldn't wanna go to Iowa and play them in November...
I don’t blame you.
would have made more sense to see iowa beating #3 penn state in 2008 (or 2009 @ #5 PSU) instead of that one.
Announcers add to the excitement
Glad Liberty vs. Baylor was in there. Baylor was a 33 point favorite.
9:50 imagine scoring a touchdown and having your eardrum immediately blow out.
Iowa was actually higher ranked than LSU at the time of that game, not an upset
Ronnie James LSU was favored by 7, it’s an upset
@@parkerhoudeshell9993 It still shouldnt be considered one of the "Greatest upsets in college football history"
Rankings don’t mean crap... please learn this game before making judgements
Parker Houdeshell up by 7 isn’t the best upsets tho...
1984 Navy (4-5) destroys #2 South Carolina (9-0) 38-21. It was 38-7 in the 4th before 2 garbage time tds by the Gamecocks. Nobody ever mentions this game that ended USC's natty hopes. Maybe it didn't feel like an upset because the score was so lopsided, but I was there and it was unbelievable!
3:57 gives me chilled every time
Appalachian State!!!! Still the greatest upset ever. Proud to be a Mountaineer.
Was that Richard Sherman catching a pass for Stanford?
salvaje20 yes
dang like half of these are from 2007 alone. crazy season.
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.
I love seeing the Cupcakes bite back!
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
14 years and we STILL have the best upset 7:35