College Football History: Top 10 Upsets to Review

Embark on a journey through the annals of college football as we uncover the top 10 upsets in history, providing intriguing insights for bettors exploring the betting lines for College Football.

The buzz regarding the 2024-2025 College Football Season has already begun to build. With that in mind, we thought it was a suitable time to check out the top ten upsets, in our opinion, in college football history.

Keep reading for the most memorable ten college football games that ended badly for the favorites.

MyBookie Football Preview for the Fight for the Championship

In 2003, Ohio State went undefeated. Still, the Buckeyes faced Ken Dorsey and mighty Miami in the National Championship game. OSU beat the Hurricanes 31-24 in a two overtime National Championship classic.

Ohio State Buckeyes vs Miami Hurricanes

Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona on January 3, 2003

Navy	0	14	3	0	7	7	31
Notre Dame	7	0	7	3	7	0	24

Navy Over Notre Dame in 2007

Since 1927, the first Notre Dame versus Navy game, the Midshipmen were a horrendous 12-71-1. On November 3, 2007, the Irish fell to Navy after triple overtime in a 46-44 game.

Notre Dame Stadium in South Bend, Indiana on January 3, 2003

Teams	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Navy	0	14	6	8	7	3	8	46
Notre Dame	7	14	0	7	7	3	6	44

Temple Beats Virginia Tech in 1998

VA Tech was a 28 points favorite heading into their 1998 showdown versus winless Temple. All Temple did was play a perfect game to shock the fifth ranked team in the nation 28-24.

Teams	1	2	3	4	Total
Temple	0	7	14	7	28
Virginia Tech	10	7	0	7	24

Knute Rockne thought the Irish were such a lock that he watched the Army versus Navy game in Chicago before coaching and playing in this one.

Carnegie Tech					19
Notre Dame					0

VA Tech Falls to James Madison in 2010

Anytime a squad like James Madison beats a Power 5 Conference team, we must take notice. In this case, the massive underdog caught Virginia Tech bouncing after a tough loss to Kellen Moore and Boise State. Madison bested VA Tech 21-16.

James Madison	0	7	7	7	21
Virginia Tech	7	6	3	0	16

Oregon State Blows Up Washington’s National Championship Dreams in 1985

Heading into the annual Pac matchup, the Huskies were an amazing -37 chalk. Oregon State had no shot according to oddsmakers and sports bettors.

Oregon State	7	7	0	7	21
Washington	3	7	7	3	20

Stanford Upsets USC in 2007

The number one ranked Trojans were as good as it gets. But versus Stanford, things didn’t work out well. The Cardinal was down to backup quarterback Tavita Prichard and it didn’t matter. Pritchard led Cardinal to a 34-23 victory.

Stanford	0	0	7	17	24
USC	3	6	7	7	23

Maybe, the best. Who was Centre College? Nobody really knew. But Harvard couldn’t get by Centre College’s defense in a 6-0 upset loss.

Centre Praying Colonels vs Harvard Crimson

Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts on October 29, 1921

Centre Praying	0	0	6	0	6
Harvard	0	0	0	0	0

Cal Beats Stanford in 1982 | “The Play”

Cal was down 20-19. Stanford fans thought the game for sure was over. So as Cal produced lateral after lateral, and the refs didn’t throw a flag, Stanford’s band began to go out onto the field. The Golden Bears weaved through the band and made it all the way to the end zone for an improbable, some say the most improbable, college football touchdown in history to beat the Cardinal.