"On Oct. 26, 1985, UTEP pulled one of the biggest upsets in WAC history, holding BYU's Robbie Bosco to 15-for-35 passing with four interceptions and upsetting the No. 7 Cougars -- the defending national champions -- in a 23-16 shocker. BYU had won 30 of its previous 31 games heading into the game, and UTEP had begun the season 0-6."
"UCLA's 42-37 win over Penn State was the most stunning result of the 2025 season to date, and combined with Florida's 29-21 win over Texas in The Swamp -- a much more normal upset, as far as those things go -- it severely wounded the College Football Playoff odds of what were the top two teams in the preseason AP poll"
A 1985 UTEP upset over No. 7 BYU remained a benchmark for historic shocks heading into the season. UCLA produced a massive upset with a 42-37 win over No. 7 Penn State at the Rose Bowl. SP+ gave UCLA a 2.1% pregame win probability, making the result unusually chaotic and too extreme for a planned Chaos Superfecta projection. Florida's 29-21 victory over Texas in The Swamp further reshaped national perceptions. Those two upsets together severely harmed the College Football Playoff prospects of the preseason top-two teams. The rest of Week 6 featured more missed upset opportunities than true shockers.
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