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There comes a point in his betting career when he realizes that sometimes the college football point spreads we’re awarded just don’t matter. All sports have surprises, but only in college football can a surprise be so monumental. The reason why some of these annoyances are so significant is due to the fact that sometimes one program is surpassed by the superior program. But you know what they say about what can happen on any given Sunday (I know we’re talking about college football, any given Saturday). Here are 3 examples of upsets where the college football point spread was completely shattered.

1. North Carolina State defeats Florida State 24-7 (1998) In the years leading up to this game, North Carolina State had not done very well against the mighty Seminoles, losing by scores like 51- 17, 77-17 and 62-3. The Wolfpack were underdogs by 25 points, but they took out Florida State quarterback Chris Weinke 6 times en route to the easy win.

2. Oregon State defeats Washington 21-20 (1985) This is the biggest upset in terms of college football point differential reversals. No one, including Vegas, gave the Beavers a chance to turn them into a massive 37-point underdog. Oregon State found itself down by just 6 points late in the game when they forced Washington to punt. The Beavers blocked the punt in the end zone to tie the game and kicked the extra point to cap it off.

3. Cincinnati defeats Wisconsin 17-12 (1999) Another outright win no one saw coming. Wisconsin was a 28-point favorite and Cincinnati appeared to be totally outclassed. Despite a 231-yard rushing performance from that year’s Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne, the Badgers were only able to get 1 touchdown.

There have been many times in the history of college football point spreads where the underdog not only covered the spread but went on to win the game outright. These examples are only meant to give you an idea of ​​what can happen in the wonderful world of sports.