re: Worst team to ever beat the eventual national champions

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VT - 7-6 with wins over two ranked opponents.
Ole Miss - 5-6 with one win over ranked opponent.

Hmmm.

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The records aren't comparable given the different eras and conference strengths.

1977 ole miss only played 11 games in the regular season. It lost 4 of those games by one score.

2014 VT played 12 regular season games in a schit ACC. They had the same 5-6 record as '77 Ole Miss after 11 games. Vt also lost 4 of those first 11 games by 1 score. But, their schedule was not on par with that of Ole Miss 77, nor their competitiveness.

They essentially were both 5-6 teams. Yet, VT grabbed an FCS win and snuck past some traditional FBS bottom dwellers (scoring no points in regulation vs WF, with only 3 points in the 2OT loss) to get a better overall record with the benefit of more games in a different era.

Hmmmm....