HISTORICAL UPSETS: TCU Dashed Oklahoma Title Hopes in 2005
No one was surprised when the Oklahoma Sooners opened the 2005 season as 24.5-point favorites at sportsbooks over a mediocre TCU Horned Frogs team. After finishing the 2004 season ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll and No. 2 in the Coaches Poll, the Sooners were legitimate national title contenders heading into the 2005 season (+1400, via SportsOddsHistory.com). TCU had been a 10- […]
HISTORICAL UPSETS: Texas A&M Stunned Auburn in 2014 Classic
When Texas A&M faced Auburn in 2014, the Tigers were the No. 3 team in the nation, had a 7-1 record, and were coming off a big win against then-No. 4 Ole Miss. Texas A&M was 6-3, struggled the previous week against Louisiana Monroe, and had lost its last three SEC games by a combined […]
HISTORICAL UPSETS: Texas Shocked Baylor in 2015 Affair
For the first time in 17 years, the Texas Longhorns entered their Dec. 5, 2015, contest against the Baylor Bears as more than 20-point underdogs. The Longhorns were closing out a bowl-less regular season, while the Bears had the Big 12 title in their grasp. Despite Texas being left for dead, it managed to pull […]