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The Post-Gazette compiled the top five greatest upsets in the history of college football.


5. Appalachian State 34, Michigan 32 (2007). Playing the nation's winningest college football team at the historic Big House, the Mountaineers block a field goal in the final seconds to secure the shocker. The Mountaineers are the two-time defending I-AA champions, but no one expected them to knock off the Wolverines. "This will be in Lloyd Carr's obit," Cook said. "In the first or second paragraph."


4. Mississippi Southern 25, Alabama 19 (1953). A lot of similarities between this game and the Appalachian State-Michigan game. Alabama was ranked No. 5 going into this game as well. According to Cook, famed sports writer Grantland Rice picked Alabama before the season as his national champion. What geniuses among us picked Michigan to win it all?


3. Holy Cross 55, Boston College 12 (1942). Boston College had allowed 19 points in its first eight games but got blitzed by the Crusaders. The loss likely cost Boston College the national championship because a one-loss Ohio State team was voted No. 1. The loss turned out to be a saving grace for Boston College players. They had planned a victory celebration at the Boston nightclub Cocoanut Grove but canceled it in the wake of the defeat. That night, the Cocoanut Grove caught fire, and 492 people died. One other interesting note from that game: The two Boston College captains pictured on the game program wore jersey numbers 55 and 12.


2. Centre College 6, Harvard 0 (1921). Harvard competes in Division I-AA today, but the Crimson was once a national power. Harvard, already winners of seven national titles, had a 25-game unbeaten streak going into the game against Centre, which is in Danville Kentucky. It turns out Centre was no slouch. It also beat Clemson, Kentucky, Auburn and Arizona that year and finished 10-1. "They were still writing about that game 30 years later," Cook said.

1. Navy 14, Army 2 (1950). Army was the supreme power of the day, having won national championships in 1944, '45 and '46. The Cadets, ranked No. 1 at the time, had not lost since 1947 and were heavy favorites over the Middies, who carried a 1-6-1 record into the game. "That's the greatest upset in my mind," Cook said.

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[Al wilson]

#5 and #2 good choices. What about 22 years ago at New Orleans when the team that was not even suppose to be on the same field took the Miami Hurricanes to the wood shed. Just recently a team that suprised Au..USF and thay haven't been in football that long either.One other game was N.D. vs Mich St in '66 10-10- tie and put Bama out in the cold for a title.