First-year Wolverines coach Bo Schembechler stunned his mentor, Woody Hayes, to earn a share of a Big Ten title and end OSU's 22-game winning streak. Northwest Championship also involves Washington and Washington State. No. Nov. 16, 2013 22. No. Euro Cup 2021. In the newest installment of ESPN's yearlong initiative marking 150 years of college football, we set out to rank the 150 greatest games in history. No. The last of Huskers fullback Jeff Kinney's four short touchdown runs -- this one with 1:38 to play -- flipped the scoreboard to the visitors. The following is a list of the all-time leading NCAA Division I-A college football teams (in the United States) ranked by the number of consecutive games in which they scored. Rose Bowl, Jan. 4, 2006 Kordell Stewart threw to Michael Westbrook for 21 yards, and Stewart spiked the ball with 6 seconds left. The Nittany Lions never trailed, Curt Warner (117 yards) outgained Heisman winner Herschel Walker (103) and quarterback Todd Blackledge clinched the victory early in the fourth quarter with a 47-yard pass to Gregg Garrity. Nov. 5, 2011 The Maroons scored a safety in the final 10 minutes to end Michigan's 56-game unbeaten streak. Navy (2-6) stunned Army (8-0), ending the Black Knights' 28-game unbeaten streak. No. At USC 20, No. The Sooners hadn't lost since the Irish beat them, 28-21, in the 1953 opener. 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The Spartans' Jalen Watts-Jackson caught the fumble and returned it 38 yards for the winning points. 1 USC 42, No. Auburn tailback Michael Dyer sprinted to a 37-yard gain after the Ducks thought they had him down to set up Wes Byrum's 19-yard winning field goal at the final gun. Simpson burst through the left side of the Trojan line, cut to the middle of the field so sharply that it left the Bruins' national title hopes in tatters -- and 64 yards later put the Trojans ahead to stay. Here are 15 college football stars whose careers ended far too soon. 92. Next game scheduled for 2023. Navy 14, No. When Doug Flutie scrambled to his right, again confounding the exhausted Hurricane defensive front; when he heaved that 48-yard pass into the end zone scrum with zeroes on the clock; when Gerard Phelan, camped just behind the scrum, caught the ball like it were a punt; when Brent Musburger screamed, "I don't believe it!" Yards per Play. On the Bama 8 with 9 seconds left, WR Chris Conley slipped at the 5 after catching Georgia QB Aaron Murray's deflected pass. Northwest Championship also involves Oregon State and Washington State. Third Downs per Game. Matterral Richardson intercepted LSU's 2-point try in the third overtime to end it. Kentucky coach Bear Bryant used three defensive tackles and nine men in the box to slow down the Sooners and end their 31-game winning streak. NFL combine Day 2 recap: Which draft prospects are rising? The plane crashed near the airport in Huntington, West Virginia, after the team returned from a game at East Carolina. College football games could be shorter in 2023 after several proposed changes by . 9 Notre Dame 31 Average Time of Possession (Excluding OT) Time of Possession Percentage (Excluding OT) Seconds per Play. INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Linebacker Ochaun Mathis went all-in by betting an extra year of college football could help him make an NFL roster. 87. Trainers covered Montana in blankets and fed him chicken soup at halftime. Colorado scored with 2:16 to play, and Michigan committed a false start penalty that turned a third-and-2 to clinch the game into third-and-7. 117. Professional gamers inspire people to play. Visit ESPN to view 2022 College Football team stats. Disputed series record: Vanderbilt records show that Tennessee has 76335 series lead due, including Vanderbilt's 1918 victory. 41. Women's football was not added until 1996. Nov. 9, 1974 Charlie O'Rourke ran 24 yards for the winning TD on the fake pass/inside run. 1 Michigan State 12 2 Florida State 28 1 Irish were undefeated under first-year coach Ara Parseghian going into their regular-season finale at unranked USC. Nevertheless, there are some high-earning professional gamers who inspire . Legend Bowl is an old-school game that aims to incorporate certain modern solutions into classic gameplay. Between those scores, USC head coach Pete Carroll went for fourth-and-2 near midfield. Lehigh and Lafayette are members of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). 22. Quarterback Kerry Collins was 7-for-7 on a 96-yard winning drive punctuated by Brian Milne's 2-yard TD run with 57 seconds left. (Pro Football HOF) There have been games before that, but the Lions started the tradition as we know it. All Rights Reserved. By Evan Bleier @itishowitis. Pittsburgh 13, at No. 7 USC 7, No. 110. Instead, Miami finished one play away, but which one? But Tom Osborne didn't want to finish No. The big, bad Hurricanes swaggered into the Valley of the Sun. * All Games qualifier is on pace for at least 1 games * Home Games qualifier is on pace for at least 0 games There were three lead changes in the final five minutes of the first CFP championship game rematch. 1. The offenses combined to set one NCAA and nine SEC records. At No. Arkansas 53, at No. No. Walk-on linebacker Bill Newton blocked both punts, and defensive back David Langner returned both for touchdowns. Wayne Bullock and Mark McLane ran for touchdowns to give the Irish a 13-0 lead. USC snapped the Fighting Irish's 26-game unbeaten streak, and the Trojans claimed their first national championship. Oct. 3, 1987 2 USC 23 Northwest Championship also involves Oregon and Oregon State. The team that the Irish beat the week before, Florida State, went on to win the national championship. But Army scored a touchdown, recovered an onside kick and drove to Navy's 2-yard line. History. Austin (KXAN) In the legendary history of Texas football, only one player has won the Butkus Award, given to the nation's best linebacker. TCU's defense stopped UT on three drives inside the Horned Frogs' 5 and knocked out Texas star James Saxton, and QB Sonny Gibbs connected with Buddy Iles on a 50-yard TD pass. 1 Alabama 31 1 LSU 7, No. 9 Boise State 43, No. Down 21 points with 10:40 left in the fourth quarter, Baylor scored the last 24 points. No. 140. No. In the second OT, the Buckeyes barely converted a fourth-and-1 before Curtis Samuel scored on a 15-yard run to beat Michigan a fifth straight time. The Vols missed a 19-yd FG from the right hash with 18 seconds left. 105. Sugar Bowl, Dec. 31, 1973 The Crimson Tide trailed 10-0 in the fourth quarter, but QB Kenny Stabler brought Bama back, running for a touchdown and throwing for a 2-point conversion. It was the first in what would be a handful of haunting FSU losses to the Hurricanes. Nov. 5, 1988 The Nittany Lions finished second in the final AP poll. The Irish marched down the field to get in field goal range. 9 Irish. No. A 44-yard toss from James Street to Randy Peschel on fourth-and-3 sparked the game-winning drive. The Seminoles overcame the Hokies -- and star quarterback Michael Vick -- to hand coach Bobby Bowden his second national title in a season in which they went wire-to-wire as No. 1 Clemson 40 2 Iowa Pre-Flight 13 Nov. 18, 2011 6 Kansas 14 Oct. 4, 1969 1 Ohio State 13 The Volunteers rallied from 31-7 down in the first half to go up 35-34 with 4:03 left on an Andy Kelly-to-Aaron Hayden TD pass. 2. Georgia scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns to go ahead of Auburn 38-37. But the Mountaineers, two-time defending FCS champions, had a magician, Armanti Edwards, at quarterback. Oct. 11, 1958 President Richard Nixon attended the game and presented the Longhorns with a plaque declaring them national champions -- before postseason bowl games were played. . Game MVP Ambrose Schindler ran for one touchdown and passed for another to lead the Trojans to the Rose Bowl win. Blake Corum, RB, Michigan. In a matchup of legendary coaches Knute Rockne and Pop Warner, Notre Dame's Elmer Layden -- one of the fabled Four Horsemen -- scored three touchdowns, including two on interception returns. [73], *The NCAA record book includes a special note about 6 interceptions by Dick Miller (Akron) versus Baldwin-Wallace on Cincinnati WR/KR Mardy Gilyard exploded for 374 all-purpose yards and 2 TDs as the Bearcats rallied from down 21. Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1966 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jameis Winston rallied the Seminoles back from an 18-point deficit and threw the winning 2-yard touchdown to Kelvin Benjamin with 13 seconds left in the last BCS National Championship. 93. 3 Army 21, Navy 21 12 Michigan 24, No. 3 Texas 13, No. Minnesota's Andy Uram ran 79 yards for the winning touchdown on punt-return lateral from Bud Wilkinson with 1:08 left. On-field record is 74-34-3. Sept. 25, 1971 5 Boston College, one . Western Michigan QB Alex Carder threw seven touchdown passes. The Spartans rallied from a 13-3 deficit in the fourth quarter to take the lead over the No. But on third-and-8 from the Irish 3, quarterback Tom Clements threw a 35-yard pass out of his end zone to backup tight end Robin Weber. Sanders ran for 215 yards with two touchdowns. Disputed series record: North Carolina forfeited their win in 1956 (or 1957) but there was no NCAA sanction. Did he ever. At Texas A&M, a statue of a confederate general . The Crimson Tide had gone 11-0 but -- who thought of this? Municipal Stadium, Philadelphia, Nov. 27, 1948 4 Auburn 34, No. The Midshipmen limited No. Montana vacated its last five wins of the 2011 season due to NCAA violations. 1 vs. No. Notre Dame 27, Stanford 10 At Toledo 66, Western Michigan 63 The No. He's the only Heisman winner ever to play in the NBA. The Sooners rolled to a 20-0 second-quarter lead, but the Buckeyes rallied to go in front 28-20 in the fourth. 2 Alabama 11 [103], Minimum one punt return and one kickoff return. Seasons: 1994-95. While practicing for the Vols, Leahy decided to incorporate a play out of the Tennessee playbook. * Last 4 Weeks qualifier is 2 Irish led 24-7 in the third quarter, but the Seminoles rallied behind quarterback Charlie Ward. 8 Syracuse 27 It was Alabama's fourth national title in seven years under Nick Saban. Minnesota finished 8-0 and earned the first of three straight national championships under coach Bernie Bierman. 115. Ken Hatfield's 81-yard punt return gave Arkansas an early lead and Freddie Marshall's 34-yard TD pass to Bobby Crockett in the fourth put the Hogs ahead to stay. No. No. 7 Oklahoma 42 (OT) SEC championship game, Birmingham, Dec. 5, 1992 ESPN's promotion machine was in full force last Sept. 1, when two of the most hallowed names in college football, Alabama and Michigan, kicked off the season in a prime-time Saturday game . 8 Penn State 27, No. NOTE: The stats on this page include data ONLY from games involving two FBS schools. Thanksgiving is known for the three F's - food, family, and football. 5 Miami 31, No. Cincinnati grabbed its first lead with 33 seconds left on Tony Pike's 29-yard TD pass to Armon Binns. 98. Trojans quarterback Matt Leinart pushed and spun his way into the end zone -- with help from tailback Reggie Bush and a few more teammates -- to score a 1-yard touchdown with three seconds left. 18. 2 Arkansas 14 Connelly's C-USA preview, part 2: Which returning teams could rule new-look league? Nov. 14, 1998 Those were the first points the Blue Devils had allowed all season. This player, Derrick Johnson, is receiving well-deserved recognition for his outstanding time as a longhorn. . Case Keenum 200820092011. Columbia 7, Stanford 0 Both teams finished at 6-1 in the league. Arkansas 50, at No. Most extra point attempts, game . Nov. 26, 1994 10 Florida 32, No. The Buckeyes' chance to win ended when quarterback Art Schlichter threw a late interception to Tigers linebacker Charlie Bauman. 1 Ohio State 42, No. 2020. Sept. 24, 1994 And then all hell broke loose. Alabama forfeited a game in 1993 that officially results in a Mississippi State win instead of an Alabama loss. Bear Bryant tried to pin Notre Dame deep and force a late punt. 42. Only Rockne knew whether Gipp actually asked him to one day, when things were wrong and the breaks were beating the boys, ask his team to win just one for the Gipper. Oct. 25, 1947 The Buckeyes did, and the game continued. While Josh Mabin isn't exactly a household name, he has earned a spot on this list because he's . 14. Rose Bowl, Jan. 1, 1940 2 Florida State 29 Georgia broadcaster Larry Munson screamed. This might have been Red Blaik's best Army team, but the Black Knights finished second behind Notre Dame, a team they had tied 0-0, because of this final game. The Trojans would claim a share of the national championship. The Nittany Lions wore navy jerseys and white hats, the heroes in the Morality Play in the Desert. Joe Tessitore, Mack Brown and others describe just how unique and shocking a college football upset can be. The "gutty little Bruins" stunned No. Fourth Down Conversions per Game. With its starting kicker injured on an earlier FG block for a TD, backup Rob Leonard lined up for a 27-yarder. Most-played conference rivalry between FBS teams outside the Power Five conferences. The No. Oct. 28, 1922 63. BCS National Championship, Glendale, Arizona, Jan. 11, 2011 148. Fans from both sides will never forget the "Bush Push." But then Broncos head coach Chris Petersen called the Statue of Liberty. Players # Active # of HOF PB G TDs Highest Career AV AV Most Touchdowns TDs Most Games Played Games; 1: Notre Dame: IN: 623: 44: 14: 190 . For nearly two decades, Nittany Lion head coach Joe Paterno knocked on the door on the college football elite. Choke at Doak. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.. Which college football team in the FBS has won the most college championships? The NCAA did not act on the 1980 vacation. Northwest Championship also involves Oregon State and Washington. But the Nittany Lions' defensive wizardry tricked 'Canes QB Vinny Testaverde into throwing five interceptions, including the game-sealer to LB Shane Conlin late in the fourth quarter. BCS National Championship, Pasadena, California, Jan. 6, 2014 No. Johnson's 63-yard pass to Jacquez Green set the Gators up for the winning score, and Dwayne Thomas intercepted a third-down pass to clinch the game. Stanford outgained Columbia 264-101 on a rainy, sodden day in Pasadena, but the Lions made "KF-79" famous. 9. All of these games are impacted by players' luck. The Big Red scored what was the winning TD with under a minute left on a fifth down. The Maroons finished 11-0 under Amos Alonzo Stagg, outscoring their opponents 271-5, and were retroactively named national champions. Holiday Bowl, Dec. 19, 1980 into CBS's microphone; when the Eagles accepted the Cotton Bowl's invitation; when Flutie won the 1984 Heisman; when in 2008 Boston College erected a statue of Flutie, shoulders angled as if throwing this very pass: Maybe then we grasped the full meaning of this Hail Mary. TCU 6, at No. Nov. 9, 1907 Eight days after the Aggie Bonfire collapse that killed 12 and injured 27, the Big 12 archrivals met in a somber Kyle Field. The loss spoiled No. Seminoles kicker Gerry Thomas missed a 34-yard field goal wide right with 29 seconds remaining to give the Hurricanes a road victory. Tide back T.J. Yeldon had to step out of bounds at the Auburn 38 a split second before time expired. (Gators coach Steve Spurrier complained that FSU hit him late, too.) Nov. 30, 1935 LB, Oklahoma State. Saban and athletic director Greg Byrne tested . Haden connected with Shelton Diggs, who made a diving catch on the 2-point conversion, to win it. After beating Arkansas in the Game of the Century the previous month, the No. * Home Games qualifier is With 1:43 left, Arkansas QB Clint Stoerner's "Hand of God" fumble gave the ball back to Tennessee. No. Football is US: The College Player The Scottsdale, Arizona, native played at just 6-foot-1 and around 260-270 pounds but dominated offensive linemen throughout his career, capping things off by winning both the Outland Trophy and Nagurski Trophy in 1993, effectively making him the best defensive player in college football that year. Nov. 16, 1940 The controversy never dimmed. 4 Georgia 28 QB Mike Shula drove the Crimson Tide 45 yards to the Auburn 35 in six plays, converting a fourth-and-6 along the way, and Van Tiffin split the uprights from 52 yards out. 20 Ole Miss 32 15 Nebraska 0
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