College football upsets yesterday: Week 6 scores saw 5 top-11 ranked losses

The day of Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, is going to be the talk of college football for years to come.

Heading into Week 6, it would have been fair for fans to call out the slate of games for the first weekend of October to be underwhelming. However, by the end of the day, it almost felt like it may have been better not to be a top-ranked team but rather a home underdog.

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Despite eight teams ranked inside the top 25 of the US LBM Coaches Poll on bye during Week 6, five of the teams in the top 11 suffered losses, including No. 2 Alabama, while another top-10 team in No. 8 Miami had a close call on the road.

Saturday’s college football games will have a major impact on the new national polls, which are due out later Sunday.

Here’s a recap of the major college football upsets in Week 6:

College football upsets yesterday

Vanderbilt 40, No. 2 Alabama 35

Diego Pavia ended the Commodores’ putrid showing against top-5 opponents with an impressive home win, which resulted in a field storming and a potential fine from the SEC. Prior to Saturday’s win, Vanderbilt had been 0-60 against AP top-5 opposition. The Crimson Tide were coming off a win over No. 1 Georgia.

Alabama was a -23.5 point favorite over the Commodores, a program it had not lost to since 1984. But the Commodores always seemed to be in control of the win, leading by as much as 20-7 in the first half and answering an Alabama score each time the Crimson Tide got within one possession.

A New Mexico State transfer, Pavia completed 16 of 20 passes for 252 yards in the win. His 80% completion rate was the highest against Alabama since South Carolina’s Stephen Garcia completed 85% of his passes in 2010 vs. the Crimson Tide, per ESPN.

Arkansas 19, No. 4 Tennessee 14

The Razorbacks pulled…

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Publish date : 2024-10-06 14:54:55

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