Upset Mind-Set
Lowest-ranked teams that beat No. 1-ranked teams in bowl games
* No. 11 UCLA over Ohio State: (1976 Rose)
* No. 7 Kentucky over Oklahoma: (1951 Sugar)
* No. 6 Notre Dame over Texas: (1971 Cotton)
* No. 6 Washington over Minnesota: (1961 Rose)
* No. 5 Texas over Alabama: (1965 Orange)
* No. 5 Notre Dame over Texas: (1978 Cotton)
* No. 5 Miami over Nebraska: (1984 Orange)
Note: Teams were ranked No. 1 in final AP regular-season polls; No. 7 Washington State plays No. 1 Michigan in this season’s Rose Bowl.
Source: World Features Syndicate
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