Top 10 Spectacular College Football Finishes (2010-2019)
The Auburn Tigers football program represents Auburn University in the sport of American college football. Tied at 28, Alabama's game-winning field goal came up short only to be returned by Auburn's Chris Davis, who ran it back 101 yards for the game-winning touchdown and an upset of Alabama.
The Alabama Crimson Tide refers to the 21 men and women varsity teams that represent the University of Alabama. Having rallied from 20-7 down with a backup freshman quarterback named Tua Tagliova, the Crimson Tide trailed 23-20 in overtime to Georgia. Following a big loss, Tua dropped back and fired a touchdown pass to a teammate for the game-winning touchdown.
The Clemson Tigers are the athletic teams representing Clemson University. They compete as a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I level (Football Bowl Subdivision, primarily competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference for all sports since the 1953-54 season. In the second meeting between Clemson and Alabama for the national championship game, the Tigers trailed the Crimson Tide 31-28. But Deshaun Watson would guide Clemson on a game-winning drive, which ended with a touchdown pass to Hunter Renfroe with one second left.
The Auburn Tigers football program represents Auburn University in the sport of American college football. Having blown a 37-17 lead to Georgia, Auburn was facing 4th and 18. The Tigers would then pull off a miraculous touchdown when a Georgia defender tipped a pass right to an Auburn receiver, who went into the endzone for a stunning win.
The Miami Hurricanes are the varsity sports teams of the University of Miami, located in the Coral Gables suburb of Miami, Florida. Duke was leading Miami when they kicked off in the final seconds. Miami would then pull off a series of laterals before they would run it back into the endzone for the surprising win.
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. It is widely known for its men's basketball program, which has won two national championships. Michigan had the lead of 23-21 with 10 seconds. Yet, they were going to punt to Michigan State. But the punter fumbled the snap and lost the ball, which the Spartans recovered for the game-winning touchdown by the defense.
Facing their final possession, the Aggies were down 38-31. LSU had just drenched their head coach with a bucket of water. But the Aggies would get a game-tying touchdown at the buzzer. A&M would go on to win in seven overtimes 74-72.
Representing the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, the Yellow Jackets are part of the ACC. Known for their football program, they have also excelled in other sports like baseball and basketball. The team's colors are gold and white. Tied at 16, FSU was lining up for a field goal to win in Atlanta. But the kick was blocked and the Yellow Jackets of GT returned the kick back for a touchdown to upset the #9 ranked Seminoles.
Facing a few yards for a game-winning touchdown, LSU was stopped by the Volunteers who appeared to have won the game except that they were called for too many men on the field. LSU got a second chance and this time, they secured the touchdown to win.
The Baylor Bears are the sports teams of Baylor University. Baylor's men's sports teams are named the Bears, and some women's teams are named the Lady Bears. With the score tied at 38, Robert Griffin III would cap off his Heisman campaign by throwing a game-winning touchdown pass to Terrance Williams. This would give Baylor their first win over fifth-ranked Oklahoma in their program history.