College Football: The 12 Greatest Plays In History

BabyTate by Senior Writer Written on July 18, 2008
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The stars come out for this look back into the greatest plays of all-time.

12) Nebraska's Dean Steinkuhler's Fumblerooskie in the '83 season Orange Bowl vs. Miami. It brought them back in the game by halftime, but they lost in the end 31-30.

11) Florida State's Deion Sanders' called touchdown on a punt return to beat Clemson in 1988. This was the real Clemson of Danny Ford, but Deion made them pay 24-21.

10) Pop Warner's Hidden Ball Trick in 1902 vs. Harvard. The Carlisle Indians hid the ball under a loose-fitting uniform for a kickoff TD but eventually fell 12-11.

9) Colorado QB Kordell Stewart's Bomb to beat Michigan in 1994 on the final play, 27-26.

8) Lee Grosscup creates the Utah Shovel Pass in 1957 as the Utes come up short in a battle with Army 39-33. Coach Jack Curtice sites Pop Warner as inspiration.

7) Kentucky douses Coach Morris and celebrates victory over LSU just as Tigers score on game's final play to beat the Wildcats 33-30 in the 2002 Bluegrass Miracle.

6) The 1953 season's Cotton Bowl saw Alabama's Tommy Lewis leave the bench during play to tackle Rice's Dickie Maegle and prevent a 95-yard TD. Rice won 28-6.

5) The Lonesome End of Army, Bill Carpenter. Red Blaik invents an offense in 1958 where the receiver never comes to the huddle. Receives hand signals for play.

4) Boise State's Statue of Liberty brings down Oklahoma in the 2006 season's Fiesta Bowl.

3) Vince Dooley of Georgia uses an obscure Hook and Lateral to defeat defending national champion Alabama 18-17 in the first game of the 1965 season.

2) Doug Flutie's Hail Mary on the final play beats defending national champion Miami 47-45 in 1984 to win QB shootout with Bernie Kosar of the Hurricanes.

1) Cal beats Stanford 25-20 in 1982 using "The Play" in John Elway's final game, returning a kickoff through the Stanford band after several laterals.

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