Biggest Sports Upsets

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1) US def USSR Hockey 1980

“they were a bunch of kids playing against pros how can you not vote for them”

“these is the #1 upset because USA all the way we never give up”

“Al Michaels trademark game! Was biggest upset until Michigan.”

2) Duke upsets UNLV 1991 Final Four

“Nevada Las Vegas returned the same team that beat Duke for the National Championship 103-73 the largest margin ever.”

3) Appalachian State def Michigan 2007

“oh god I knew this would be here... this is gonna follow me the rest of my life... THAT WAS THE DAY MY PHONE STOPPED WORKING”

wolf10

“As a MICHIGAN FAN, I’m still in shock. This is the biggest upset of all, we will rebound. Hats of to Appalachian State. You humbled us.”

“Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes.”

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4) Broncos def Packers Super Bowl 32

“It was my 33rd birthday that day and I told everyone at the party I would run down the street in my birthday suit if the Broncos won! OMG! It was a brisk 18 degrees out by that time of the night! bRRRRR! Go Giants!”

“One of the best Super Bowls EVER!”

5) Patriots def Rams Super Bowl 36

“BEST SUPERBOWL EVER”

“Start of a dynasty for the Pats.”

6) Giants Defeat Patriots In Super Bowl XLII

“I jumped for joy when Eli threw that touchdown pass on the Giants final drive. It was great to see thos cheaters loose their only game that year in the biggest game in Superbowl history. can you say choke!”

crazyeyes56

“Unbelievable for fans of the game and patriots fans alike. GO PATS we will see next year”

“Nobody thought the Giants were gonna win more than 5 games in the season not 2 mention beat a previously undefeated Patriots team”

7) Buster Douglas def Mike Tyson 1990

“Back in 1990 would of ranked No 2, but seeing Tyson after...”

8) #8 Golden State beats #1 Dallas in first round of 2007 NBA Playoffs

“Dallas was favorite to win the whole thing that year.”

9) Greece Football Team European Champions 2004

10) Villanova def Georgetown 1985 Final 4

“This was a game that redefinied the term "cinderella."”

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11) Dodgers def A's 88 World Series

“Kurt Gibson walk off HR and A’s were never the same.”

12) NC State def Houston 1983 Final 4

“This one should be #3 or 4 easily. Nobody predicted it would be close much less a "pass" that was slammed home at the buzzer to win.”

“Valvano beats Phi Slamma Jamma. What a game.”

13) Texas Western def Kentucky 1966 Final Four Championship

“amazing upset. They made a movie. It’s really good.”

ziggy22

“Are you kidding me, best basketball upset of all time, like the Emancipation Proclamation of basketball! Definitely put Rupp in his place!”

crimson_stampede

“No other small college basketball team will win the National Championship!”

14) Red Sox come back from 0-3 to beat the Yankees

“No team has ever come back in the ALCS after trailing by three games. The fact that this is considered the "greatest rivalry in all of sports" by many should only magnify the emotion that was felt after this comeback.”

“maybe not an upset but one of the best come backs (or worst chokes) in sports!”

15) UConn def Duke 1999 Final 4

“UConn shocked the world!”

16) John Daly wins the PGA

“It should be #3 after ASU vs. Michigan. Daly was the last alternate added. He never played a practice round. He just "gripped it and ripped it" for four great rounds, shocking the golf world along the way.”

17) Stanford def. USC 2007

“41 point underdog Stanford upsets USC and shocks the nation”

“This was a much bigger upset than the App St / Michigan game! Stanford was ranked over 100 at the time they played! App St is a perennial powerhouse in football.”

“This is definitely a top ten nominee. Not even Stanford believed it after it was already over.”

18) Denmark Football Team European Champions 1992

19) Jets beat Colts in Super Bowl III

“New AFL league champs stun established NFL champs. This was the game that started the mergers of the two leagues”

20) Houston Rockets def Orlando Magic in 1994

21) Pitt beats West Virginia 2007

“pitt keeps wv out of title game”

22) UCLA def USC 2006

“UCLA kept USC out of BCS title game”

23) Boise State def. Oklahoma 2007 Fiesta Bowl

“the trick play that defeated a powerhouse”

24) Steelers Win Superbowl XL from the 6th Seed

“come on who can’t see this as a upset that can never been broken just tied.”

25) Giants def Packers 2007 NFC Championship Game

“What a field goal! 47 yards, very disappointing for every Packer fan and every Packer player. But hopefully Favre wonâ€™t retire!”

26) Oregon St. def Cal 2007

27) Cassius Clay knocks out Sonny Liston

28) Golden State Sweeps Washington in 4 in '75

29) Pirates def Yankees 1960

“No one seems to remember this one often enough, but when baseball was king, this was the king of all upsets.”

30) Florida Def Ohio State 2006 BCS Title Game

“Gators surprise the Nation by defeating the heavily favored Buckeyes for the National title 41-14”

31) Jaguars def Steelers Twice in Pittsburgh in 2007

32) 1969 Mets def Orioles in World Series

33) Kansas Jayhawks upsets Oklahoma for NCAA Championship in 1988

34) #16 seed Harvard def #1 seed Stanford in 1998 Women's NCAA Tournament

“Only time a 16 seed has beat a 1 seed, and Stanford had home court advantage!”

35) #15 Seed Hampton U def #2 Seed Iowa 2001 NCAAs

36) BYU def SMU 1980 Holiday Bowl

“jim mcmahon throwing the last hail mary to win it with 3 seconds left!”

37) Knicks def Heat 3-2 in 1999

“Knicks eight seeded team defeated number one seeded heat team in the first round and then later on went to the nba finals.”

38) Oregon upset by Arizona 2007

39) Holy Cross 55 def. Boston College 12 and then the Cocoanut Grove fire

“stunning upset followed by real tragedy”