Low and behold, the Bulldogs recovered the kick, marched into field goal territory, and Drew Bevelhimer knocked in a 44-yard field goal with only four seconds remaining to complete the shocking upset win over Youngstown State.". After the Hokies led 16-7 early in the third quarter, they would allow the Dukes to score the final 14 points of the game. Newton rushed for 190 yards and two touchdowns and 21 carries and passed for another 140 yards and a score. It put Appalachian State on the map nationally and forever changed that program's name, one now synonymous with slaying a giant. He was basically seen as a stepping stone for title contenders, but somehow he took out anyone who came his way. When unranked Notre Dame arrived to Norman to face No. With the team motivated, and Tebow under center, the Broncos went on a 7-4 run to finish off the season, which took the team into the postseason. After taking the series 2-1, the Bulldogs moved on to the College World Series. There was a palpable buzz around the state in 2007 that lasted for weeks with everyone on the hunt for Mountaineers apparel after the seismic win in Ann Arbor. At Ole Miss, Oher was a standout player, and was eventually taken with the 23rd overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. 10 seed Utah and No. The previous four seasons, the Irish had smoked Carnegie Tech by an average of 23 points per game. They defied the odds though, as they took down the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles in a 4-1 series victory. During his first year, Warner threw for 4,353 yards and 41 touchdowns. Hamilton, who was the first overall pick of the 1999 MLB Draft by the Tampa Bay Rays, infamously fell apart during his days with the team's minor league system during the early 2000s. He finished his career 38-6-1, but still, no moment was bigger than his defeat of Tyson and his brief stint as the heavyweight champion of the world. The idea of an underdog is quite possibly the biggest oxymoron there can be, as we aspire to see these things succeed, things that were nothing to … With the Rangers, Hamilton has bounced back from his negative image, turning into the one of the greatest players in the game today. Like your first kiss, everyone remembers their favorite upset. While the 1994-95 New Jersey Devils were not exactly an eighth seed, the fact that they took that year's Stanley Cup over the dominant Detroit Red Wings—who took home the Presidents' Trophy—was a true underdog performance. While the team certainly wasn't bad—they finished the season 28-1—they were fighting against the odds, and the ideologies of many people who were fans of the game. But as you will come to see, Ruettiger's story just doesn't stand up to these other underdogs. He was given a shot with the Houston Rockets, but they eventually dropped him. While the Jeremy Lin story is just beginning, and still has a chance to fade out, there is no doubt that New York Knicks' phenom guard has taken the NBA by storm. They continued to have success into the Western Conference finals, as they took down the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4-1, making their way into the Stanley Cup. Warner was the team's backup, but was quickly inserted into the starting role after Trent Green was knocked out for the year during the 1999 preseason. Fans forget just how good Appalachian State was coming into that game, led by quarterback Armanti Edwards — one of the best FCS players ever. Nobody saw them making a run like this. After the game, the Associated Press made FCS schools eligible to receive votes in the AP Poll. Many people were iffy of Wimbledon's behavior on the field during the 1980s, as the team was known for being unsophisticated and unprofessional. They continued to shock many, and from what we now know, the great career of Brady was just getting underway. Leicester City wins 2015-16 Premier League title Leicester’s run during the 2015-16 Premier League season may go down as the biggest longshot championship in sports history. In the past, the AP Poll was FBS-only. At one point in his career, he was ranked No. One of the greatest stories in sports history is Jimmy Valvano and his NC State Wolfpack, who claimed the 1983 NCAA men's basketball title. 247Sports take: How big was this upset? Will the 2020 NFL season see the death of home-field advantage? Unfortunately, the underdog story was cut short as the team fell to the No. Going into a round robin game against the Soviet Union in the tournament, many had them pegged as dead men walking. Final score: James Madison 21, Virginia Tech 16. After taking out teams like Long Beach State and University of San Diego, the team was pitted against the the Arizona State Sun Devils in the Super Regional round. 2 Oklahoma, the Sooners were 19-point favorites.". After entering as 37-point underdogs, the Orange took a 38-21 lead in the fourth quarter before holding on to win by three. Eventually, he was not only fostered, but adopted by the Tuohy family. Here are the 10 biggest college football upsets we've seen in the last 25 years. It was not an easy road for Ivanisevic, as he had to go through Carlos Moya, Andy Roddick, Marat Safin, Tim Henman and then Patrick Rafter to win the title, but he made it through each one of them to claim the 2001 Wimbledon title. 5-ranked FBS program seemed like an easy win for the Wolverines.". It was the Sooners’ first shutout loss in 123 games, per Notre Dame's records. With a tough place to grow up, Oher frequented many different homes as he continued to pursue a career in football as a high school student. Coming into the playoffs, the team was the eighth seed in the Western Conference with an overall record of 41-28-13. Still, these nobodies have somehow made their way to become somebodies. Texas State was playing its first game after moving up the FBS level and wasn't given much a shot to compete against Houston, a team that had gone 13-1 the season before. Sports Illustrated: "Against the Hokies fourth-best defense, Temple rallied behind Scott’s 155 yards and two touchdowns to secure a stunning come-from-behind road win over Virginia Tech. There have been setbacks, but continues to find ways to make the most of his second chance. 247Sports take: The Huskies, as a huge favorite, did everything in their power to lose this game. As the worst seed, they had to go through some of the best teams in the conference, as well as play most of their games on the road. I'm shellshocked. Dick Lynch, whose Irish were 19-point underdogs, provided the game's only touchdown on a fourth-and-goal 3-yard run late in the game to cap a 20-play, 80-yard scoring drive. They did have a much easier time in the next round, but that wasn't until they won four straight games after dropping the first two to the San Jose Sharks. The Appalachian State Mountaineers had won two straight FCS National Championships and were a powerhouse FCS program, but a matchup against a No. 247Sports take: This one has stood the test of time, long-remembered as one of the biggest wins in Notre Dame football history.