Biggest upsets

[TyWebb]

Working on a list of the biggest upsets in sports for either a column or blog entry. I'm sure this has been covered repeatedly, but I was wondering what the SportsJournalists.com crowd thought was the biggest upset in sports of all time.

The two at the top of my list are 1980 US Hockey over Russia and Buster Douglas over Tyson. Is there anything that tops either of those?

 

[DisembodiedOwlHead]

Chaminade.

 

[spnited]

Chaminade.

Not even close to '80 hockey or Douglas

Great win by D-2 over powerhouse Ralph Sampson team in a meaningless XMass Tourney

 

[zeke12]

Villanova over Georgetown.

 

[Chi City 81]

NC State over Houston, '69 Mets over everyone, 1990 Reds over A's.

 

[lawrenceofalabia]

Pigs will learn to fly, trees will walk on water, and elephants will drive in the Indy 500 before NC State finds a way to beat Houston.

IIRC, that was in the Washington Post before the game. This game is distinguished slightly from Villanova's upset of Georgetown, in that 'Nova beat a familiar conference opponent in the final.

 

[slappy4428]

three_bags_full over Dooley Womack in the regional final

 

[kingcreole]

1950 World Cup. USA 1, England 0. A group of part-time players, who had played together for three weeks, beat the best team in the world on a neutral field.

 

[Simon_Cowbell]

Beckett winning 17 or fewer games

 

[Freelance Hack]

NC State over Houston, '69 Mets over everyone, 1990 Reds over A's.

I disagree on the 90 Reds. They played in a tougher division, tougher league and won wire-to-wire.

 

[zeke12]

Pigs will learn to fly, trees will walk on water, and elephants will drive in the Indy 500 before NC State finds a way to beat Houston.

IIRC, that was in the Washington Post before the game. This game is distinguished slightly from Villanova's upset of Georgetown, in that 'Nova beat a familiar conference opponent in the final.

It might have been a familiar opponent, but Villanova played an almost perfect basketball game to win it.

 

[lawrenceofalabia]

Pigs will learn to fly, trees will walk on water, and elephants will drive in the Indy 500 before NC State finds a way to beat Houston.

IIRC, that was in the Washington Post before the game. This game is distinguished slightly from Villanova's upset of Georgetown, in that 'Nova beat a familiar conference opponent in the final.

It might have been a familiar opponent, but Villanova played an almost perfect basketball game to win it.

True...both games are right there together. Tough to pick one over the other.

 

[Tommy_Dreamer]

Jets over the Colts - Super Bowl III should be up there as well.

 

[old_tony]

Just for Doc:

Anytime the Cubs beat anyone.

 

[Chi City 81]

Just for Doc:

Anytime the Cubs beat anyone.

*****_Eaten cockdian *****.

I blame your team for not allowing you to make the wedding, so there!

 

[cougargirl]

1988 L.A. Dodgers over the Oakland Athletics
2004 Red Sox-Yankees - not so much for the team but for Boston coming back from the brink.

 

[Songbird]

Whatever song beat Fastball's "The Way" in that year's Grammys. That was, by far, the best song of the year; great song for driving.

 

[old_tony]

Just for Doc:

Anytime the Cubs beat anyone.

*****_Eaten cockdian *****.

I blame your team for not allowing you to make the wedding, so there!

I can't blame the team, but I can blame the bosses.

Of course, my original statement would have been a lot more meaningful a month ago. Now it's really an upset when the Cubbies lose.

 

[chazp]

Miami over Nebraska in 1984 Orange Bowl.

 

[chazp]

Almost forgot, Notre Dame snaps Oklahoma's 47-game winning streak in 1957.