Georgia, Alabama and Texas all lose on same day for first time since 1996

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 13:19 · Archive

Top-ranked Georgia lost to unranked Auburn and fellow elite programmes Alabama and Texas also suffered defeats on the same Saturday.

College football experienced historic upheaval on Saturday as multiple top-ranked teams suffered major upsets across the nation. No. 1 ranked Georgia collapsed in stunning fashion against unranked Auburn, with the Tigers securing a fourth-quarter comeback to win 27-24. The defeat left the Southeastern Conference without a single undefeated programme heading into late October. No. 6 ranked Alabama fell 26-10 to Tennessee, marking the first time since 2013 that the Crimson Tide have suffered back-to-back defeats. Texas, which had been ranked No. 2, lost 27-24 to unranked Florida. This marked the first time since October 1996 that Georgia, Alabama and Texas all lost on the same weekend. The results follow a pattern of top-ranked teams falling to unranked opponents. Georgia's loss was the second straight week that the nation's top-ranked squad fell to an unranked opponent, after Texas were defeated by Oklahoma Sooners the previous weekend. This represented the first time since 1990 that No. 1 teams have fallen to unranked foes in back-to-back weeks, breaking a 36-year record.

How it is being reported

• College football chaos: Historic upsets, Arch Manning's fiasco, clock controversy and CFP ramifications ariseAlabama, Georgia and Texas hadn't lost on the same weekend since 1996, while Ohio State barely survived Indiana in a chaotic SEC football Saturday.Fox News · 18 Oct, 12:57
• College football turned on its head as Georgia and Texas break unwanted 36-year record and No 1 team falls in dramatic circumstancesFans have been left stunned after college football was plunged into pure mayhem on Saturday afternoon, following a number of top-ranked teams suffering major upsets.Daily Mail Sport · 18 Oct, 00:50

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