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In 1976, Oklahoma beat Nebraska 20-17, scoring on two trick plays on the final drive. In 2016, Syracuse and Pitt combined to score 137 points to set a new FBS record for points in a regulation four quarter game in the modern era. It’s now second on that list. In 1998, Phil Luckett misheard Jerome...
In 1993, Dallas’ Leon Lett committed his second blunder in 10 months. This one cost his Cowboys the game. In 1971, undefeated and top-ranked Nebraska beat #2 Oklahoma in college football’s ‘Game of the Century.’ In 2023, Alabama converted a fourth and goal from the 21 to score the game winning touchdown to beat Auburn...
In 1963, two days after the assassination of JFK, the NFL made the controversial decision to play games. Dallas was in Cleveland but because they represented the city where the President had been shot, they were not welcome. In 1966, the Dallas Cowboys played their first Thanksgiving day game. Every year since with the exception...
This is a bonus episode for Nov. 23. In 1996, Alabama scored the winning points in the final 30 seconds to beat Auburn and win the Iron Bowl. In 1975, a Middleweight fight between Wilford Scypion and Willie Classen had a tragic end but led to needed changes to boxing.
In 1984, Doug Flutie found Gerard Phelan on the final play to win ‘The Miracle in Miami.’ In 1991, Michigan’s Desmond Howard returned a punt 93 yards for the touchdown and then struck the Heisman pose in the endzone. In 2007, top-ranked LSU lost for the second time in 2007. The Arkansas Razorbacks topped the...
In 1975, Ohio State scored two TDs in the final 3:30to beat Michigan 21-14 but its what happened in the week leading up to the game that was the story. In 2014, Wake Forest and Virginia Tech played one of the worst college football games in the history of the game. In 1950, the Minneapolis...
In 1987, Indiana basketball coach Bobby Knight was ejected from an exhibition game and then pulled his team off the floor. In 1949, Bill Veeck sold the Cleveland Indians to pay $2.2 million towards his divorce settlement with his first wife. In 1981, Southern Cal’s Marcus Allen closed out his college career with 219 yards...
In 1971, Michigan scored a late touchdown and then came up with a interception to secure the 10-7 win over Ohio State. In 1993, Boston College walk-on kicker David Gordon ended the national championship dreams of Notre Dame to give the Eagles the win in the Holy War. In 1982, the Stanford band stepped on...
In 2018, the LA Rams and Kansas City Chiefs combined for 105 points and 1001 total yards in the Greatest Monday Night Football game. In 1983, the Oregon State Beavers and the Oregon Ducks played in monsoon like conditions and finished in a 0-0 tie. In 1978, Philadelphia Eagle Herm Edwards picked up a New...
In 2006, #1 Ohio State vs. #2 Michigan in the ‘Game of the Century.’ There were 81 combined points and 900 combined total yards. In 1967, #1 UCLA vs. #2 USC in the ‘Game of the Century.’ OJ Simpson had the game winning score on one of the greatest runs in college football. In 1985,...