1985 Oregon State vs. Washington football game

Third Biggest Overcome Point Spread in College Football History
Conference game
Oregon State Beavers Washington Huskies
(2–4) (4–2)
21 20
Head coach: 
Dave Kragthorpe		 Head coach: 
Don James
1234 Total
Oregon State 7707 21
Washington 3773 20
DateOctober 19, 1985
Season1985
StadiumHusky Stadium
LocationSeattle, Washington
FavoriteWashington by 38
National anthemUniversity of Washington Husky Marching Band
Halftime showUniversity of Washington Husky Marching Band
Attendance58,771

The 1985 Oregon State vs. Washington football game was a college football game between the Oregon State Beavers and Washington Huskies that took place at Husky Stadium in Seattle on October 19, 1985. The Pac-10 conference game featured the largest overcome point spread in college football history at the time when the Huskies, favored by 38 points at home,[1][2][3] lost 21–20 after the Beavers blocked a punt and recovered the ball in the end zone with 1:29 left to play.[4] It is considered one of the greatest upsets in college football history.[5][6][7]

Since this game, there have been two games in college football history with higher point spread upsets. On October 6, 2007, Stanford, a 41-point road underdog, defeated No. 2 USC 24–23. Ten years later in 2017, UNLV lost as a 45-point home favorite to Howard 43–40 on September 2, establishing a new record for the greatest point-spread upset in college football history.

  1. ^ "Oregon State (2-4) at Washington (4-2)". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 19, 1985. p. B1.
  2. ^ "UW looks to keep rolling in Pac-10 play". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 19, 1985. p. 3B.
  3. ^ "The Latest Line". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 19, 1985. p. 22.
  4. ^ "Oregon State stuns UW, 21-20". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 20, 1985. p. 3C.
  5. ^ Edmonston. Jr., George. "Eating Crow". OSU Alumni Association. Archived from the original on June 5, 2007. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
  6. ^ Curtis, Jake (September 3, 2007). "Putting Appalachian State's win in perspective". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
  7. ^ "Biggest upset ever? Take a look at the rest". Archived from the original on September 5, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007.