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Worst Losses in Big 12 History

 
So some people might think Nebraska beating Western Michigan isn’t a big deal. Just a reality check: we barely beat Ball State last year. So beating Western Michigan with ease isn’t satisfying? Go ask Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, Mississippi State, Michigan, and Pitt, all of whom lost to non-BCS schools. We are in a different era, my friends. With that, Mike Finger San Antonio Express ranks the most embarrassing losses in Big 12 history.   1. UCLA 66, Texas 3  (Sept. 13, 1997) Probably the lowest point in UT football history. This was the game that ultimately spelled the end for coach John Mackovic, and the afternoon Austin American-Statesman columnist Kirk Bohls described with the classic opening line, “At least the band kept playing.”   2. UNLV 27, Baylor 24 (Sept. 11, 1999) Of all of the Bears’ embarrassments, this one is the standard by which the rest are measured. Baylor led 24-21 with the ball near the UNLV goal line in the ... (link)

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