College Football: The 10 Most Ridiculous Moments in History
In the history of college football, there have been moments through the years that have made fans in the stands shake their heads in disgust or in plain confusion about what happened on the field.
The following slideshow takes a look at 10 of the most ridiculous moments throughout the years that are not remembered for a win or loss, but for the strangeness of the situation.
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The Bluegrass Miracle
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Date: November 9th, 2002
It was a perfect game in Lexington. The fans were on the sidelines ready to rush the field, and then-Kentucky coach Guy Morriss was already doused in Gatorade, as an upset of LSU was imminent.
But then the Tigers and quarterback Marcus Randall tore out the hearts of Wildcat fans with a 72-yard touchdown to Devery Henderson in the waning seconds of the game.
Les Miles, Herbivore
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Date: November 6th, 2010
For those that were watching the LSU-Alabama game last season, the CBS cameras saw Tigers coach Les Miles reach down, clip a piece of grass and chew on it as the broadcast cut away from the action in the later stages of the ballgame.
Even though Miles said in interviews after fans caught the scene on television that it was a tradition, I think the grass-eating thing is still weird, even for the Mad Hatter.
Georgia Tech 222, Cumberland 0
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Date: October 7th, 1916
If people get upset these days about a team running up the score by 30 or 40, those same people will most likely fall into a coma after the Yellow Jackets scored at least 42 points in each quarter of their massive win against Cumberland.
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The Upset at the Big House
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Date: September 1st, 2007
In probably in one of the darkest days in the history of the Michigan Wolverines program, the Mountaineers of Appalachian State made the trip to Ann Arbor from deep in North Carolina to score the biggest upset in the history of college football for an FCS team.
Andrew Luck, Bulldozer
5 of 10Date: November 20th, 2010
With all apologizes to the Golden Bear defender who was on the other end of this, Andrew Luck was the irresistible force and the Cal player didn't really do a great job at being the immovable object, as the likely first selection in next year's NFL draft made short work of him on the way down the field.
Wrong Way Riegels
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Date: January 1st, 1929
All right, I'm sorry for picking on the Cal Golden Bears, but the infamous run by player Roy Riegels in the 1929 Rose Bowl has been etched into the fabric of college football forever.
After picking up a fumble by Georgia Tech, Riegels ran 65 yards in the wrong direction only to be stopped at the 3-yard line by quarterback Benny Lorn. On the next play the Golden Bears' punt was blocked by a Yellow Jacket player, ending the whole crazy situation with a 2-0 Georgia Tech lead; they eventually won 8-7.
Wide Right I, II, III and Wide Left
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Dates: 1991, 1992, 2000 and 2004
While missed field goals are a common part of football, the three misses by Florida State kickers in the Seminoles-Hurricanes rivalry series could have made the career of legendary coach Bobby Bowden even more successful. Miami would win a split of the national championship in 1991 with the Washington Huskies.
The Play
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Date: November 20, 1982
Here you go, Cal fans. I'll make up for putting down the Golden Bears in a two earlier slides in this article.
"The Play" has to be the most iconic moment in all of college football history in addition to being one of the craziest, as the Golden Bears got off 15 laterals among seven players all before taking out the trombone player on the way to a 25-20 win over John Elway and Stanford.
The Statue of Liberty Play
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Date: January 1st, 2007
The Statue of Liberty play not only sealed the game for the BCS-busting Boise State Broncos over the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl but is also one of the sneakiest trick plays in all of football, as it has been used by others in college football and by NFL teams, most notably New England.
The Fifth Down
10 of 10Date: October 6, 1990
As a fan, I think it would be easy for the referees to count the downs, but I guess that didn't apply for the crew that was working the game during the game between the Colorado Buffaloes and Missouri Tigers in Columbia.
Besides the strangeness of the game, there was a lot of controversy after the blown call, as the Buffaloes claimed a split of the 1990 national championship with Georgia Tech, who actually finished the season undefeated with only one tie.
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