College football upsets galore: Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri, Michigan, USC all lose

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College football upsets galore: Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri, Michigan, USC all lose

Saturday was a tough day for some of college football’s most storied programs and highest-ranked teams, as five of the top 11 teams in the AP Top 25 lost – and lost all five games on the road.

Top-ranked Alabama lost 40-35 at Vanderbilt. No. 4 Tennessee lost 19-14 at Arkansas. No. 9 Missouri was blown out by No. 25 Texas A&M 41-10.

And the surprises weren’t just limited to the Southeastern Conference. In the Big Ten, No. 10 Michigan lost 27-17 in Washington. And No. 11 USC lost 24-17 at Minnesota.

And that may not be all the surprises, as No. 8 Miami was losing 14-10 early in the second quarter in the Hurricanes’ game in California.

With all the surprises, there is sure to be significant shake-up at the top of the rankings when the new rankings are announced on Sunday.

Of course, plenty of top teams still won this weekend: No. 6 Oregon beat Michigan State 31-10, No. 3 Ohio State beat Iowa 35-7, No. 5 Georgia beat Auburn 31-13 and No. 7 Penn State defeated UCLA 27-11. All four of these winners played at home.

The only AP Top 25 teams to win on the road were: No. 12 Ole Miss, which beat South Carolina 27-3; No. 15 Clemson, which defeated Florida State 29-13; and No. 23 Indiana, which defeated Northwestern 41-24.

– Joel Odom