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Baylor plays LSU on Tuesday night in the Texas Bowl, Dave Aranda’s team looking for its seventh straight win to finish the season in a matchup that sets the table for the Fiesta Bowl quarterfinal.
The Bears are bumping right up against a College Football Playoff game, which is fitting because one might argue Baylor could be in it without the most brutal loss in school history – one of the wildest on record in a sport made for mind-melting defeats.
As we prepare to cross over into 2025, let’s celebrate the 25 worst losses of all time. “Worst” is mostly an evaluation of circumstances, with consequences factoring heavily. Your garden-variety Hail Mary isn’t enough. We’re talking plays that can’t possibly be duplicated, calls that can’t be explained, gigantic leads blown, and/or great seasons squandered.
One game that didn’t qualify: The original “Fifth Down” game between Cornell and Dartmouth in 1940. Cornell scored a touchdown to win 7-3 on an extra down that shouldn’t have been permitted, circumstances similar to one of the games on the list that follows. But Cornell sent a telegram the next day to Dartmouth, officially forfeiting the game.
Auburn 17, Alabama 16, Dec. 1, 1972: “Punt Bama Punt”
Colorado 33, Missouri 31, Oct. 6, 1990
Texas A&M 36, Kansas State 33 (double OT), Dec. 5, 1998 (Big 12 title game)
Michigan State 27, Michigan 23, Oct. 17, 2015
Tennessee 28, Arkansas 24, Nov. 14, 1998
Auburn 34, Alabama 28, Nov. 30, 2013
Cal 60, Washington State 59, Oct. 4, 2014
Georgia Tech 23, Miami 20, Oct. 7, 2023
Michigan State 41, Northwestern 38, Oct. 21, 2006
Texas Tech 44, Minnesota 41, Dec. 29, 2006 (Insight Bowl)
Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34, Jan. 2, 2015 (Armed Forces Bowl)
BYU 46, SMU 45, Dec. 19, 1980 (Holiday Bowl)
Maryland 42, Miami 40, Nov. 10, 1984
Penn State 15, Kansas 14, Jan. 1, 1969 (Orange Bowl)
TCU 47, Oregon 41 (triple OT), Jan. 2, 2016 (Alamo Bowl)
Miami 13, Holy Cross 6, Jan. 1, 1946 (Orange Bowl)
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