1985 Oregon State vs. Washington football game
| Third Biggest Overcome Point Spread in College Football History | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Conference game | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | October 19, 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Husky Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Seattle, Washington | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Washington by 38 | ||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | University of Washington Husky Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | University of Washington Husky Marching Band | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 58,771 | ||||||||||||||||||
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, lost 21–20 after the Beavers blocked a punt and recovered the ball in the end zone with 1:29 left to play. It is considered one of the greatest upsets in college football history.
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. The record was broken again ten years later on September 2, 2017, when UNLV lost to Howard 43–40 as a 45-point home favorite.