Biggest Sports Upsets of All Time
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1.
USA Hockey vs Russia 1980 Olympics
Lake Placid NY was the scene of this upset/
130 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
2.
Super Bowl III
125 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
3.
Buster Douglas vs. Mike Tyson
Buster beat Mike Tyson for the heavyweight boxing crown.
110 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
4.
1969 Miracle Mets
101 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye - 1 comment
Comments:
The Orioles had one of baseball histories greatest teams. No way they could lose, no way.......WRONG...... This was a huge upset!
Added 14 years ago by tboneya, 1 point
5.
NY Giants defeat undefeated New England Patriots in Super Bowl
95 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
6.
2009 Confederations Cup Semi Finals - United States Defeats Spain 2 - 0
The United States team defeated currently #1 ranked in the world and European Champion Spain in the Confederations Cup semi final. The United States had showed that it was struggling in recent World Cup Qualifiers prior to the tournament. The struggling continued as the team only got to the semi finals by the 3rd tie breaker - Goals Scored, beating out Italy and Egypt. Spain was on a 15 game winning stream and had not lost in 35 games. It is easily considered one of the greatest upsets in soccer.
83 points - added 15 years ago by guest -
7.
1950 World Cup's Miracle on Grass - United States Beats England 1 - 0
This is considered one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history. It is also considered one of the greatest if not the greatest upset in United States soccer. It was called the Miracle on Grass. The United States was filled with amatuers and a few immigrants while England was a team of professionals and easily one of the best teams in the world at the time.
81 points - added 15 years ago by guest -
8.
Villanova stuns Georgetown
1984 NCAA Basketball tournament championship game
80 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
9.
Cincinnati Reds sweep A's in 1990 World Series
63 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye - 1 comment
Comments:
I've been a rabid Cincinnati Reds fan for 40 years, but I tell ya, this wasn't as much of an upset as some think. Oakland had one of the great choke, overrated teams in baseball history. Cincinnati had one of the best pitching staffs of the 1990's. Good pitching will always stop good hitting.....ALWAYS! As a Red's fan, this was sweet revenge for 1972.....
Added 14 years ago by tboneya, 0 points
10.
Appalachian State vs. Michigan
College Football FCS vs. FBS App State -34 vs #5 Michigan -32
57 points - added 15 years ago by guest -
11.
Man O' War loses only race
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12.
USSR Defeats USA in Olympics Basketball
USA had never lost this event until this game
50 points - added 15 years ago by guest - 2 comments
Comments:
this should not be an upset, it was a crappy officiating call
Added 14 years ago by wrestla88, 0 points
I'm not one to be bitter, I'm really not.....BUT.....all you have to do is look at the film and you will see that Team USA didn't lose this game. It was taken from them by inept officials hell bent on giving the game to the communists.....
Added 14 years ago by tboneya, 0 points
13.
Los Angeles Dodgers beat Oakland A's in 1988 World Series
43 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye - 1 comment
Comments:
Once again, good pitching will handle supposed good hitting. Another example of how this Oakland A's team was overrated......Made a legend out of Kirk Gibson. The Dodgers weren't that good of a team. If Oakland was as good as the media made them out to be, LA wouldn't have made it past Game 5.....
Added 14 years ago by tboneya, 0 points
14.
Larry Owings beats undefeated Dan Gable at the 1970 NCAA wrestling tournament
28 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
15.
North Carolina State grounds Phi Slamma Jamma
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16.
Rulon Gardner defeats Alexander Karelin
Sydney Olympics. Karelin had not been even scored on in a decade.
21 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
17.
Uconn stunned by George Mason
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18.
Denver Nuggets eliminate Seattle SuperSonics in 1994 NBA playoffs
19 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
19.
1987 Washington Redskins (replacement players) VS Dallas Cowboys
No team in the NFL had more players cross the picket line during the 1987 strike than the Cowboys. Entering a game with the Redskins on Monday Night Football. Washington had also won their two games during the strike, but without any veterans. For this game the Cowboys had Danny White, Randy White, Tony Dorsett, Ed Jones among other veterans, but were upset by the replacement Redskins players
10 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
20.
Chaminade knocks of Virginia
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21.
Browns beat Eagles 35-10 in its fist NFL game against 1949 champs
9 points - added 15 years ago by guest -
22.
Duke tops UNLV
1991 NCAA Basketball tournament
9 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
23.
Denver Broncos drop Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXII
5 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
24.
2009 Robin Soderling beats Rafael Nadal at the French Open
4 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
25.
Netherlands beat Dominican Republic at WBC
4 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
26.
Steven Bradbury wins Speed Skating Gold Medal
The guy from tropical Australia, hardly a speed skating powerhouse is now well past his prime. In the semi finals a collision allows him to narrowly squeak into the finals. In the finals Steven is trailing all the other skaters by a very large margin. They all collide. Steven because he is so far behind avoids the chaos and coast over the finish line giving Australia its first every Olympic gold medal. Watch it on youtube, hilarious.
3 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
27.
Australia II defeats Liberty in 1983 America's Cup sailing regatta,ending the longest winning streak in sporting history.
3 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
28.
Connecticut beats Duke for 1999 NCAA men's basketball title
3 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
29.
Jack Fleck beats Ben Hogan at 1955 U.S. Open
1 point - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
30.
Norton's Coin, 1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner
This winner was sent off at a price of 100-1.
0 points - added 4 months ago by guest -
31.
Argentina v Cameroon - World Cup 1990
Cameroon scored the only goal of the opening game of the tournament that turned the sporting world upside down. Argentina went on to be runners up to Germany in the final.
0 points - added 11 years ago by guest -
32.
1954 Kentucky upset at home by Ga. Tech
Was UK's first loss at home in eight ? years, maybe 16 or so to a SEC opponent. Ragtag Tech team did not substitute...played same five. Tech was beaten previous year by Kentucky both times by over 50 points. Tech player stold ball in final seconds to make winning shots..UK fans were actually crying in the stands
0 points - added 15 years ago by guest -
33.
NCSTATE VS OHIO STATE
2012 BCS TITLE GAME soon to come. NCSTATE win in overtime. 30 to 24
-5 points - added 15 years ago by guest -
34.
Soviet Union wins controversial gold over U.S. basketball team at 1972 Olympics
-12 points - added 15 years ago by BrendaKaye -
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