r/CFB • u/CFB_Referee /r/CFB • 28d ago

Postgame Thread [Postgame Thread] Vanderbilt Defeats NC State 35-31

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Team 1 2 3 4 T
NC State 14 3 7 7 31
Vanderbilt 0 7 7 21 35
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u/THEREWILLBECAK3 Mississippi State • Alabama 28d ago

I will take “Dumbest way to lose a college football game” for $500, Alex

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u/Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu11 Michigan Wolverines • Akron Zips 28d ago

Honestly, I’m having trouble trying to think of one that compares.

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u/radil LSU Tigers • Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 28d ago

Les Miles lost to Ole Miss in 2009 by spiking the ball as the clock expired when they were down 2, well within FG range, one play after letting like 15 extra seconds tick off the clock before taking a timeout.

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u/RVAforthewin Georgia Bulldogs • Arizona Wildcats 28d ago edited 28d ago

What about that GT loss where all they had to do was take a knee, but they ran it, fumbled it, and the opponent (Miami, I think?) ran it back for a TD? I think I’m remembering that correctly.

ETA: was it the other way around? Someone help me out. I just know it was a brutal way to lose.

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u/Neolife Virginia Cavaliers • NC State Wolfpack 26d ago

2023, Miami ran it and fumbled when they could have just kneeled on 3rd and 10 with 0:35 on the clock and GT had no timeouts remaining. GT recovered with 0:26 left and threw a TD on 2nd down. Bad and absolutely a coaching blunder, not necessarily a QB error like this one.