College Football: The 50 Greatest Upsets in College Football History

College football is unique in that there is no playoff to determine a champion, and every week, the teams are ranked based on the opinions of coaches or sports writers, or more recently, computers.

This also gives college football a unique ability to feature massive upsets. No other sport ranks their teams in such a way, and with the absence of a playoff system, each game's importance is magnified; a loss in September can derail your entire season.

But what makes an upset truly great?

First, it usually has to be a massive upset. Point spreads are a relatively recent invention, but they're only part of the upset equation. Public opinion also comes into play.

It's also difficult to separate out upsets from the past few years from 1929. The recent games are still fresh in our memories, and there are very few people left alive who were old enough in 1929 to actually remember the game.

Obviously, ranking upsets is completely subjective. But it's also a lot of fun.

Here's our list of the 50 greatest upsets in college football history.

50: St. John's (Minn.) over Mt. Union (Ohio) (2003)

In the 2003 Division III National Championship game, the Mt. Union Purple Raiders came into the game a massive favorites.

Not only was Mt. Union 13-0 coming into the game, they were riding an NCAA All-Division record 55-game winning streak.

While St. John's was also 13-0, no one expected the Raiders to lose a game—something they hadn't done since 1999.

The Jonnies won 24-6, capturing their first D-III title since 1976 and avenging a title game loss to the Raiders in 2000.

49: Southern Mississippi over Florida State (1989)

Brett Farve is a name known by every football fan in the world.

But most people know him as the long time Green Bay Packers quarterback who just didn't know when to hang up the pads.

At Southern Mississippi, he was known long before Cheeseheads even knew he existed.

The 1989 season wasn't expected to bring great things to Southern Mississippi's football program, and in the end, it didn't.

But the season opener would be one for the ages.

Brett Farve led the Golden Eagles to a shocking 30-26 upset of Florida State in Week 1.

48: Michigan Tech over Grand Valley State (2010)

Grand Valley State, a dominant force in Division II football, traveled to the northernmost reaches of Michigan to face the Huskies of Michigan Tech.

Grand Valley State was the No. 1 team in the nation, and Michigan Tech hadn't managed a win against the Lakers since a 27-20 decision in 1984.

The Lakers, 8-0, faced off against a pesky Michigan Tech defense that harassed Laker quarterback Kyle McMahon, a senior transfer from Eastern Michigan and stunned the Lakers 20-17.

47: Arizona State over Nebraska (1996)

The Nebraska Cornhuskers were ranked as the top team in the nation and were early favorites to win another Big 8 championship and fight for another national title as well.

Arizona State was 2-0, but wins against Washington and North Texas aren't the stuff of which dreams are made.

Arizona beat the Huskers by a surprisingly lopsided 19-0 final score.

The Sun Devils rode that success all the way to the 1996 Pac-10 championship and Rose Bowl berth.

46: Georgia Tech over Alabama (1981)

The 1981 season is a fine example of how one win can make all the difference.

For Georgia Tech, it's one and only win came against Alabama.

The second game of the year found the 0-1 Yellow Jackets taking on the 1-0 and second-ranked Crimson Tide at Legion Field in Birmingham.

Tech beat Alabama 24-21 but didn't manage another win the entire season. Alabama, however, went on to win the SEC.

45: Pitt over West Virginia (2007)

The Mountaineers were 10-1 entering the Big East finale with Pitt. WVU looked like a lock for a berth in the BCS title game, and Pitt was 28-point underdogs.

What could possibly go wrong?

WVU's offense is what went wrong.

Missed field goals and lack of execution with the ball led to WVU's downfall and a 13-9 Pitt victory.

44: Illinois over Michigan (1924)

Illinois was enjoying their new stadium and welcomed the vaunted Michigan Wolverines to town.

Illinois had an impressive back by the name of Red Grange. The Michigan staff assured the national media that Grange wouldn't be a problem for the Wolverine defense.

But when the game was over, Grange was known as the Galloping Ghost, and Illinois had won 39-14.

43: Colorado over Michigan (1994)

This game will live forever in Colorado football lore as “The Miracle at Michigan.”

With Michigan leading 26-21 with only six seconds remaining. Colorado had the ball, but the line of scrimmage was their own 36-yard line.

Out of options, Colorado quarterback Kordell Stewart heaved the ball 70 yards in a classic Hail Mary.

Colorado's prayers were answered when the ball was tipped directly into the waiting arms of Colorado's Michael Westbrook.

Colorado won 27-26 and finished the season 11-1.

42: UCLA over USC (2006)

USC tore through the 2006 season and was 10-1 coming into the season finale against crosstown rival UCLA.

Win or lose, USC would be Pac-10 champions, but a win would probably give the Trojans a ticket to the BCS championship game.

UCLA came into the game with only six wins on the year, and it looked as if USC would once again be playing for a national championship.

But as so often happens when one team is looking forward to a game not yet on their schedule, the Trojans inexplicably let the Bruins slip by as UCLA claimed a stunning 13-9 victory.

41: East Carolina over Boise State (2007)

Everyone knows Boise State.

And by the start of the 2007 season, everyone knew them for more than just their blue field.

The Broncos were coming off an undefeated 2006 season that culminated with an upset of their own in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl against Oklahoma.

Big things were expected from Boise State in 2007, and the Broncos finished the regular season with a 10-2 record.

Boise State was matched up with 7-5 East Carolina in the 2007 Hawai'i Bowl, and everyone expected another Bronco bowl win.

As the Pirates jumped out to a 31-14 lead, it seemed as if Boise State may have been a one-hit wonder. But the Broncos came storming back to tie the game at 38 in the fourth quarter.

ECU responded by calmly marching the ball down the field to set up a game-winning field goal as time expired.

40: Texas over Nebraska (1996)

In 1996, Nebraska met up with Texas in the Big 12 Championship game, and the Huskers were huge favorites.

Nebraska claimed the previous two national championships. They were five-time defending conference champions in the Big 8. The Huskers had also won 25 of their last 26 games.

In the Big 12 Championship's first installment, it was Texas that emerged with a 37-27 victory and earned the conference's berth in the Fiesta Bowl.

39: UCLA over Ohio State (1976)

The Ohio State Buckeyes marched through the Big Ten in 1975 and earned a berth to the 1976 Rose Bowl.

The Buckeyes were 11-0 and the top ranked team in the nation.

The Buckeyes were also led by the incomparable Woody Hayes. UCLA won the Pac-8 Championship but sported a record of 8-2-1.

Coincidentally, UCLA and Ohio State had already met during the 1975 season, and Ohio State topped the Bruins easily, 41-20.

Most observers expected a similar result, but the Bruins managed to shock Hayes and the Buckeyes with a 23-10 victory.

38: Utah over Alabama (2008)

The Utah Utes had waltzed through their schedule and had finished the year 12-0.

More than a couple folks from the media and SEC country were sure that the Utes' success was due to their comparatively easy schedule.

“They'd never be 12-0 in the SEC. The SEC is on a whole other level.”

Okay. So Alabama should easily handle this upstart BCS-buster in the Sugar Bowl.

Whoops.

Not only did Utah beat Alabama, it wasn't even close.

Alabama, from the SEC, was the fourth-ranked team in the nation. The Utes, undefeated though they were, were a member of the Mountain West Conference. And Utah wanted to show everyone in SEC-land that they could play with the best of them.

After the first quarter, Utah led 21-0. So much for that SEC superiority.

Utah went on to win easily, 31-17.

37: LSU over Alabama (1993)

The thing most people remember about the 1993 Alabama season is that the Tide were forced to forfeit every game they played because of the Antonio Langham fiasco.

Rather than finishing 9-3-1, the season is recorded as 1-12.

But LSU fans remember that Alabama was on a 31-game unbeaten streak when the Tigers traveled to Tuscaloosa and topped the Crimson Tide 17-13.

36: Miami University over LSU (1986)

When you talk about big wins, Miami U isn't exactly the first school to come to mind.

LSU, however, is a school that wins many big games and is nearly impossible to beat on their home field.

As Miami came to Baton Rouge to take on the No. 8 LSU Tigers, no one gave the Redhawks a chance.

It didn't seem to matter much, as Miami left Baton Rouge with a 21-12 victory under their belts and the program's biggest victory in history to their credit.

35: Texas Tech over Texas (2008)

Texas was poised for another trip to the BCS Championship game.

Texas Tech had other plans for the Longhorns.

In front of a national television audience, the Red Raiders pulled off an improbable 29-26 upset of the top-ranked team in the nation, spoiling the national championship hopes of Longhorn fans everywhere.

34: Washington over USC (2009)

The 2009 USC team was ready for great things.

After an impressive 2008 campaign and loads of returning talent, it looked as if USC was on track for another shot at the national title in 2009.

After an impressive win against Ohio State in Columbus in Week 2, USC was at or near the top of everyone's Top 25.

Jack Locker and the Huskies rallied an always-noisy crowd at Husky Stadium and stunned the USC faithful, and most everyone else in the nation, with a 16-13 win over the Trojans.

33: Ole Miss over Florida (2008)

Following a 3-9, 2007 season, Mississippi was under new leadership.

Houston Nutt guided his Rebels to a less-than-impressive 2-2 start, with wins against Memphis and FCS Samford.

Losses to Wake Forest and Vanderbilt had most SEC pundits writing off Ole Miss when the Rebels entered The Swamp to take on Tim Tebow and company.

Florida was the fourth-ranked team in the nation, and no one—absolutely no one—gave the Rebels much of a chance in this matchup.

As Florida led 17-7 at the half, it seemed as if only mop up duty would be required in the second half, and Florida would move on to the likes of Arkansas and LSU.

The Rebels outplayed the Gators in the second half and took a one-point lead late in the game.

Tim Tebow attempted to guide the Gators back, but after being stuffed on a fourth-and-short, his fate was face the media, apologize to Gator fans and pledge that he would work harder than anyone else in the nation.

Tebow came through on his pledge and led Florida to a BCS title.

32: Oregon State over USC (2008)

The year began with Oregon State suffering embarrassing losses to Stanford and Penn State.

After a much-needed, but expected, win against Hawai'i, the Beavers found themselves hosting the top-ranked team in the nation, USC.

The first half was all Oregon State, and the Beavers amassed a 21-0 halftime lead.

By now, the entire nation had been placed on upset alert and tuned in to this late game on the West Coast.

USC mounted their charge in the second half, but a young freshman by the name of Jacquizz Rodgers led the Beavers to an improbably upset of USC, winning 27-21.

31: TCU over Oklahoma (2005)

TCU began the 2005 season by traveling to Norman, Oklahoma to face the mighty Sooners.

As a Week 1 game on national television, everyone expected the No. 7 Sooners to take care of business, especially in the era of scheduling guaranteed wins in the early weeks of the season.

After all, TCU was coming off a 5-6 season where they had lost to the likes of South Florida, UAB and Tulane.

But apparently, no one told the Horned Frogs they were supposed to lose, and they shocked Norman and the nation with a 17-10 victory over the Sooners.

30: Syracuse over Louisville (2007)

For the vast majority of Syracuse fans, 2007 wasn't looking too promising.

The year began with losses to Washington, Iowa and Illinois.

In the fourth game of the year, the Orangemen found themselves facing a Louisville team ranked in the Top 25.

No one, especially Louisville, saw what was coming. Syracuse led 21-7 at the half.

Louisville, obviously awakened by Syracuse's upset bid, came out in the second half with a vengeance.

But Syracuse had built a lead that the Cardinals could not top. Syracuse shocked Louisville 38-35 at Louisville.

29: Tulane over LSU (1982)

For almost 30 years, LSU has dominated the “Battle for the Rag,” winning each meeting since 1983.

When Tulane was a member of the SEC, their football team was much more competitive that it is today. Consequently, the rivalry between the two Louisiana schools was much more intense.

Tulane's last victory in the series came in 1982, and it was also arguably the biggest win for Tulane, possibly in the program's history.

28: Stanford over Ohio State (1971)

The 1971 Rose Bowl between Ohio State and Stanford was supposed to be a foregone conclusion.

Ohio State had won 27 of their last 28 games and was heavily favored over Stanford.

The Indians (Stanford's nickname was changed to “Cardinals” in 1972 and to “Cardinal” in 1981) jumped out to an early lead, only to see the Buckeyes come storming back to lead 14-10 at halftime.

But the Indians would not be denied. Trailing 17-13 in the fourth quarter, they outscored OSU 14-0 in the final quarter to win their first Rose Bowl since 1941.

27: Cal over Stanford (1986)

This game is mainly remembered for “The Play.”

As time expired, Cal returned the Stanford kickoff for a touchdown, using laterals, dodging defenders and plowing over the clueless Stanford band.

What is lost is the fact that Stanford was heavily favored in the game.

What is even more entertaining is the fact that although Cal won the game 25-20, Stanford still lists the game as a victory for the Cardinal, 20-19, as they claim that one of the Cal players had his knee down on the disputed return.

Lucky for Cal fans, there was no instant replay in those days.

26: Michigan over Ohio State (1969)

The Michigan-Ohio State game is easily the greatest rivalry in all of sports.

For years, these two great programs have battled it out in the Big Ten. It's also one of those rivalries where hatred is key.

The series is best exemplified by the “Ten Year War” between Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes.

As so often happens, whenever Ohio State puts together a team that can compete for a national championship, Columbus papers begin to throw around the moniker “greatest team in college football history.”

But in 1969, that oft-used hyperbole in Ohio looked as if it could actually be true.

Ohio State was coming off a national championship year and was headed towards another in 1969.

Michigan, for their part, was looking to rebuild under brand new head coach Bo Schembechler.

Ohio State, frankly, laid a whopper of an egg, as the Buckeyes turned the ball over seven times. The Schembechler-led Wolverines won, 24-12.

And the war began.

25: Columbia over Army (1947)

Army, a national powerhouse, was riding a 32-game unbeaten streak.

Army was heavily favored in the game, and Columbia was expected to be dispatched with relative ease.

Columbia staged an impressive second-half comeback, erasing a 13-point deficit to upend Army, 21-20.

24: Mississippi State over Florida (2004)

Florida began the 2004 season as one of the early favorites in the SEC.

The Gators were ranked as high as 10th in some preseason polls, and Gator fans were hoping for big things from Florida and head coach Ron Zook.

Florida lost two of their first six games, but those loses came to teams also ranked in the Top 25.

The Gators traveled to Mississippi State and were huge favorites to beat the overmatched Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs had other ideas in mind and beat the Gators 38-31. Ron Zook was promptly fired (but allowed to finish the season).

23: Temple over Virginia Tech (1998)

If you're a Temple football fan, there's not too much to hang your hat on.

One exception is the 1998 game against Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech was the No. 5 team in the nation, and Temple had yet to win a game.

The Owls rallied from a 17-point halftime deficit to top the Hokies, who were four touchdown favorites, 28-24.

22: Northwestern over Notre Dame (1995)

In 1995, the Northwestern Wildcats were 28-point underdogs to the formidable Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.

In fact, the game didn't get much attention outside of the Chicago area, as Notre Dame was expected to easily handle the Wildcats.

By the time the game was over, the story was national.

Northwestern had pulled off the improbably upset, 17-15.

After the loss, Notre Dame posted the second-worst drop in the AP Poll's history (most at the time), dropping 16 spots in one week from No. 9 to No. 25.

21: Missouri over Notre Dame (1972)

It's not too often a team that is a five-touchdown favorite loses.

But in 1972, that's exactly what happened to Notre Dame.

The Missouri Tigers came into the contest massively overmatched, as the point spread of 35 showed.

In a hard-fought, back-and-forth game, the Irish couldn't hold off the surging Tigers.

Missouri shocked the nation by beating the talented Irish, 30-26.

20: Louisiana Tech over Alabama (1999)

The Crimson Tide had climbed to the No. 18 spot in the polls by the third week in the season and welcomed Louisiana Tech to a game played in Birmingham.

The Bulldogs said, “thank you very much” and went home with a 29-28 last-second victory.

19: Kansas over Oklahoma (1975)

Oklahoma was the No. 2 team in the nation as was riding a 37-game winning streak.

Kansas was unranked, as was 0-11 against the Sooners over the previous 11 seasons.

Taking full advantage of eight Sooner turnovers, the Jayhawks cruised to a 23-3 victory.

18: Cincinnati over Wisconsin (1999)

Wisconsin and eventual Heisman winner Ron Dayne traveled to Cincinnati as heavy favorites over the Bearcats.

The Cincinnati defense was ready for Dayne, limiting him to just one touchdown en route to a 17-12 upset victory.

17: UTEP over BYU (1985)

The 1985 game between UTEP and BYU is another game in which one team is not only heavily favored, but the point spread is absolutely massive.

BYU was 36-point favorites entering the game, but the Miners didn't seem to take notice.

With an effective offensive display, UTEP beat the Cougars 23-16.

16: NC State over Florida State (1998)

After an impressive 1997 year which saw the Seminoles win 11 games and the Sugar Bowl, 1998 was supposed to be a national championship chase.

As the preseason No. 2, Florida State needed only to win games in this new BCS era. If they could maintain their No. 2 ranking, they were guaranteed a shot at the title.

Those hopes didn't last long as NC State intercepted six passes to help lift the Wolfpack to a highly unexpected 24-7 victory over the Seminoles.

15: Oregon State over Washington (1985)

Oregon State headed into their 1985 game against Washington as 37-point underdogs.

To say that no one expected them to win would be pretty obvious.

The Beavers held their own but were still trailing very late in the game.

Oregon State forced a punt and shocked the football world with a block returned for a touchdown to top the Huskies, 21-20, in one of the most improbably victories based on point spread.

14: Navy over Army (1950)

The annual Army-Navy game is one of the great rivalries in all of sports.

While today, the game doesn't have much (if any) bearing on the national championship discussion, the same wasn't true during and immediately after the World War II era.

During that time, the nation's fastest and strongest attended America's service academies, helping to build the US into the world superpower it is today.

In 1950, Army was again chasing a national championship, and the Midshipmen from Annapolis seemed to be only a mildly annoying speed bump.

But it was the Midshipmen who had the last word on that day, as they beat Army 14-2 in front of over 100,000—including the President of the United States, Harry Truman.

Oh, and Bill the Goat was recovered, unharmed.

13: Boston College over Notre Dame (1993)

The Fighting Irish looked as if they were well on their way to a national championship. Ranked No. 1 in the nation and heavily favored against rival Boston College, the Irish faithful didn't have too much to worry about, right?

But the Golden Eagles found themselves leading the game 38-17 with under 11 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter.

Notre Dame valiantly fought back to take a 39-38 lead late only to watch helplessly as BC nailed a 41-yard field goal as time expired to top the Irish 41-39.

12: Notre Dame over Oklahoma (1957)

Oklahoma was riding a 47-game win streak—an FBS record that still stands.

After winning 47 consecutive games, it's not all that surprising that Oklahoma may have been a little complacent about their winning every single week for four straight years.

The Irish defense stifled any chances the Sooners had of scoring all afternoon and used a late fourth quarter drive of 20 plays to hand the Sooners their first loss in what seemed like forever.

Notre Dame 7, Oklahoma 0

11: Jacksonville State over Ole Miss (2010)

SEC teams just love to schedule cupcake FCS teams.

It's almost a requirement in the SEC that there must be an embarrassingly easy scrimmage on the schedule each and every year.

In 2010, Mississippi decided that Jacksonville State would be their well-paid victim.

After the third quarter, the game was well in hand, and Mississippi was ready to pack it in and prepare for next week.

But Jacksonville State still had the last word, scoring 21 points in the fourth quarter to force overtime.

After the second overtime, Jacksonville State emerged the unlikely victor, 49-48.

10: Kansas State over Oklahoma (2003)

Kansas State capped an impressive 2003 season by capturing the Big 12 North Division Championship, and the berth in the Big 12 Championship game that went along with it.

Impressive thought it was, no one gave the Wildcats much of a chance, as their opponent was the top-ranked Sooners from Oklahoma.

The game was expected to be a blowout, and it was.

Except that Kansas State was the winner, 35-7.

9: James Madison over Virginia Tech (2010)

The 2010 season started with Virginia Tech highly ranked and ready to take on perennial BCS-buster Boise State.

Boise squeaked out a three-point victory against the Hokies, but losing to another highly ranked team doesn't necessarily start a panic.

Following up that loss with another, this time to an FCS team, does.

The Hokies struggled on offense all afternoon and held a slim 13-7 lead into the locker room.

James Madison held the Hokies to just three more points while scoring 14 of their own to win 21-16.

8: Michigan State over Ohio State (1998)

Ohio State was attempting to go wire-to-wire as the top team in the nation.

A preseason No. 1, Ohio State were massive favorites in every game they played.

Ohio State rattled off eight straight wins, and it looked as if no one could stop the Buckeye juggernaut.

No one, except Sparty.

With a 24-18 lead heading into the final 15 minutes, MSU rallied to top the Buckeyes 28-24.

7: Holy Cross over Boston College (1942)

Boston College was early season favorites to challenge for a national championship in 1942.

Not only was Boston College 8-0, they had only given up 19 points all season.

Holy Cross entered the game with a 4-4-1 record and wasn't expected to put up much resistance to the overwhelming BC defense.

Holy Cross absolutely lit up to scoreboard, amassing 55 points en route to a 55-12 win that dashed any hopes of a Boston College national championship.

6: Carnegie Tech over Notre Dame (1926)

This game has a story line that is just too good to be true.

Notre Dame was such a heavy favorite, that head coach Knute Rockne decided he could take the day off.

After all, Army and Navy were playing in Chicago, and Rockne thought it would be a good game to watch—so he went.

Oops.

Without Rockne on the sidelines, Carnegie Tech beat the Irish 19-0.

Rockne never took another game off.

5: Stanford over USC (2007)

Some of the best examples of upsets are games in which one team is expected to blow out the other, decides the game is a foregone conclusion, doesn't show up and the underdog makes them pay.

That describes the 2007 Stanford-USC game perfectly.

USC came into the game as the top ranked team in the nation. Stanford, not so much.

In fact, Stanford was a whopping 40-point underdog.

On top of that, Stanford's starting quarterback, TC Ostrander, was out.

Backup Tavita Pritchard was named as the starter against USC, and boy did he have a game to remember.

A pass from Pritchard to Mark Bradford gave the Cardinal the most improbable of wins, 24-23.

4: Boise State over Oklahoma (2006)

This was supposed to be the game that proved that the non-AQ teams didn't belong.

It was supposed to prove that the BCS system was perfect, and that there was never going to ever be a need for any type of playoff system.

Boise State didn't care what was supposed to happen.

In one of the most exciting finishes to any football game over the last 50 years, Boise State went from leading, to losing, to out of it, to mounting an incredible comeback, to using two trick plays to beat the Sooners and win the Fiesta Bowl.

If ever there was an argument for going for two in overtime when you don't have to, this is it.

Boise State won, and the FBS would never be the same.

3: Navy over Notre Dame (2007)

Navy and Notre Dame hold a special place in college football rivalries.

This rivalry is one of the least mean-spirited rivalries around, and that's probably due to one team's dominance in the sport and the other team's relative national weakness.

The US Navy came to the rescue of Notre Dame during World War II. Like many colleges, Notre Dame was in a dire financial situation during the war as most college age men were fighting for their country, not attending college and paying tuition bills.

The US Navy decided to assist Notre Dame by making it a naval training center. The money the Navy paid to Notre Dame was enough to keep the university from closing.

After the war, Notre Dame has honored Navy's open invitation to play the team annually and does so out of a sense of honor and obligation to repay a debt.

The series is the current record holder for longest, uninterrupted series as it has been played every year since 1927. It will probably always remain so, as the series is scheduled to continue indefinately.

Coming into the 2007 game, Navy was 12-71-1 against the Irish, and Notre Dame was riding a 43-game winning streak in the series.

Granted, Notre Dame didn't field the best of teams in 2007, but Navy's improbably triple overtime thriller in South Bend still marks one of the greatest wins in Navy history.

And because of the great tradition of the game and the mutual respect both institutions share with one another (including both teams standing at attention during the playing of the other's alma mater following each game), it's probably one of the Notre Dame's “best” losses.

2: Centre College over Harvard (1921)

In the early days of college football, the center for the competitive world was the Ivy League.

Almost as a favor to Centre College (Kentucky), the Crimson agreed to play this school of fewer than 300 students.

In a surprising defensive display, Centre College held Harvard scoreless, winning 6-0.

The stunning victory snapped Harvard's 19-game unbeaten streak (17-0-2) and avenged the previous season's 31-14 loss to Harvard.

Centre finished their season by beating Clemson, Kentucky, Arizona and Auburn, finishing the year 10-1.

1: Appalachian State over Michgian (2007)

What a way to make $400,000.

That's the amount of the check cut to Appalachian State by the University of Michigan in exchange for coming to Ann Arbor to get plastered by the No. 5 Wolverines.

Never in the history of the world have 110,000 people made so little noise.

Before Michigan met Appalachian State, the Wolverines had a winning record against every collegiate athletic conference in the nation.

Now, Michigan is 0-1 against the SoCon.

Michigan's defense couldn't solve the amazing speed and versitility of the Mountaineer offense.

Even when it appeared that Michigan may eek out a win on a last-second field goal, ASU's speed and elusiveness was displayed as the kick was blocked as time expired.

Appalachian State won, 34-32, and football fans in Boone, North Carolina erupted in joy, tearing down the goalposts on campus and depositing them on the Appalachian State president's front lawn in celebration.

Joining the celebration were fans in Columbus and East Lansing.

Not only did many odds-makers not even post odds for this game, it also saw Michigan record the largest single-week drop by any team in college football history, going from fifth in the nation to unranked.

It also led the AP to institute the "Appalachian State Rule," allowing voters to place FCS schools on their Top 25 ballots—which many did, which eventually saw the Mountaineers ranked.