AP upset archive
Biggest College Football Upsets of 1974
The season's 25 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
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Unranked winners
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Market-confirmed
Top 25 AP upsets
- Historic upsetWeek 10Home
Unranked Michigan State 16, No. 1 Ohio State 13
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 50/50 · Rank gap 50/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
100
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 4Road
Unranked Purdue 31, No. 2 Notre Dame 20
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 48/50 · Rank gap 48/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
96
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 3Home
Unranked Wisconsin 21, No. 4 Nebraska 20
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 44/50 · Rank gap 44/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
88
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 5Home
Unranked Kansas 28, No. 5 Texas A&M 10
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 42/50 · Rank gap 42/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
84
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 6Road
Unranked Missouri 21, No. 5 Nebraska 10
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 42/50 · Rank gap 42/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
84
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 10Home
Unranked SMU 18, No. 5 Texas A&M 14
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 42/50 · Rank gap 42/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
84
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 4Home
Unranked Texas Tech 26, No. 6 Texas 3
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 40/50 · Rank gap 40/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
80
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 10Home
Unranked Georgia 17, No. 6 Florida 16
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 40/50 · Rank gap 40/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
80
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 3Road
Unranked Texas A&M 21, No. 7 LSU 14
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 38/50 · Rank gap 38/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
76
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 4Home
Unranked Missouri 9, No. 7 Arizona State 0
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 38/50 · Rank gap 38/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
76
AP score
- Historic upsetWeek 10Home
Unranked NC State 12, No. 7 Penn State 7
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 38/50 · Rank gap 38/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
76
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 2Home
No. 20 Arkansas 22, No. 5 USC 7
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 42/50 · Rank gap 30/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
72
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 3Road
Unranked Navy 7, No. 8 Penn State 6
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 36/50 · Rank gap 36/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
72
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 6Home
Unranked Vanderbilt 24, No. 8 Florida 10
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 36/50 · Rank gap 36/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
72
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 11Home
Unranked Kentucky 41, No. 9 Florida 24
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 34/50 · Rank gap 34/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
68
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 3Road
Unranked Oklahoma State 26, No. 10 Arkansas 7
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 32/50 · Rank gap 32/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
64
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 7Home
Unranked North Carolina 33, No. 10 NC State 14
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 32/50 · Rank gap 32/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
64
AP score
- Major upsetPostseasonNeutral
No. 9 Notre Dame 13, No. 2 Alabama 11
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 48/50 · Rank gap 14/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
62
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 4Home
Unranked Colorado 24, No. 11 Wisconsin 21
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 30/50 · Rank gap 30/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
60
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 4Road
No. 18 USC 16, No. 8 Pittsburgh 7
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 36/50 · Rank gap 20/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
56
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 3Home
Unranked Iowa 21, No. 12 UCLA 10
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 28/50 · Rank gap 28/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
56
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 4Home
Unranked Baylor 31, No. 12 Oklahoma State 14
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 28/50 · Rank gap 28/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
56
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 10Home
Unranked Baylor 34, No. 12 Texas 24
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 28/50 · Rank gap 28/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
56
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 9Home
No. 11 Florida 25, No. 5 Auburn 14
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 42/50 · Rank gap 12/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
54
AP score
- Major upsetWeek 13Home
No. 17 Texas 32, No. 8 Texas A&M 3
AP evidence · primary
Opponent strength 36/50 · Rank gap 18/50
Market evidence · supporting
No betting line · Pregame win chance —
54
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.