AP upset archive
Biggest College Football Upsets of 1969
The season's 10 strongest AP-defined upsets, led by the quality of the ranked team defeated and the game-time ranking gap.
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Upsets ranked
2
Unranked winners
0
Market-confirmed
Top 10 AP upsets
- Major upsetPostseasonNeutral
No. 13 Ole Miss 27, No. 3 Arkansas 22
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 46/50 · Rank gap 20/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
66
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 11Home
No. 7 Michigan 24, No. 4 Ohio State 12
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 44/50 · Rank gap 6/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
50
AP score
- UpsetWeek 10Home
No. 13 Ole Miss 38, No. 9 Tennessee 0
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 34/50 · Rank gap 8/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
42
AP score
- UpsetPostseasonNeutral
No. 15 Florida 14, No. 11 Tennessee 13
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 30/50 · Rank gap 8/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
38
AP score
- UpsetWeek 8Home
No. 17 Ole Miss 26, No. 12 LSU 23
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 28/50 · Rank gap 10/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
38
AP score
- UpsetPostseasonNeutral
No. 17 Houston 36, No. 12 Auburn 7
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 28/50 · Rank gap 10/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
38
AP score
- UpsetWeek 5Home
No. 19 Ole Miss 25, No. 14 Georgia 17
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 24/50 · Rank gap 10/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
34
AP score
- UpsetWeek 7Home
No. 18 Colorado 31, No. 14 Missouri 24
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 24/50 · Rank gap 8/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
32
AP score
- UpsetWeek 3Home
Unranked Kentucky 10, No. 20 Ole Miss 9
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 12/50 · Rank gap 12/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
24
AP score
- UpsetWeek 5Home
Unranked Vanderbilt 14, No. 20 Alabama 10
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 12/50 · Rank gap 12/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
24
AP score
How the ranking works
An upset qualifies only when the winner was unranked or ranked below an AP Top 25 opponent at kickoff. Regular-season games use that game's AP poll week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. The 100-point score splits evenly between defeated-opponent strength and ranking gap. Betting lines and pregame win probability are shown separately as supporting evidence and never change the AP score, so missing market data cannot lower a game.