Vanderbilt's stunning upset of No. 1 Alabama that led to crazed fans marching the goal posts through the streets of Nashville was just the appetizer. Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (2) celebrates a touchdown with offensive lineman Gunnar Hansen (55) during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Alabama, Saturday, Oct.
5, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. Saturday proved to be one of the wildest days in The Associated Press college football poll in years. Four teams ranked in the top 11 in the latest poll were upset by unranked teams, the first time that happened on a single day since Nov.
12, 2016, when five teams did it, according to Sportradar. What looked on paper to be a calm day — with only one matchup between ranked teams — turned out to be anything but predictable, with No. 1 Alabama, No.
4 Tennessee, No. 10 Michigan and No. 11 Southern California all losing to unranked teams.
One other top-10 team lost Saturday, with No. 9 Missouri getting blown out 41-10 at No. 25 Texas A&M.
No. 8 Miami rallied to avoid falling, too, escaping with a 39-38 victory at California. The Hurricanes overcame a 25-point deficit in the second half, taking the lead with 35 seconds left in the game that ended near midnight on the West Coast.
This marked the first time that two SEC teams ranked in the top five lost to unranked conference opponents on the same day and was the fifth time in the past 20 years that at least five teams ranked in the top 11 lost on the same day. Vand.
