Does UMBC top list of most shocking upsets in the history of sports?
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UMBC 74, Virginia 54
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Boise State 43, Oklahoma 42 (2007 Fiesta Bowl)
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Muhammad Ali defeats Sonny Liston (1964, WBC heavyweight title fight)
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John Daly, champion (1991 PGA Championship)
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Harvard 71, Stanford 67 (1998, NCAA women’s basketball tournament first round)
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Duke 79, UNLV 77 (1991 Final Four)
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Warriors 4, Mavericks 2 (2007 NBA playoffs first round)
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Pistons 4, Lakers 1 (2004 NBA Finals)
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Appalachian State 34, Michigan 32 (2007 season opener)
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Mississippi State 66, UConn 64 (2017 NCAA Women’s Final Four)
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NC State 54, Houston 52 (1983 NCAA basketball national championship)
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Holly Holm defeats Ronda Rousey (2015, UFC women’s bantamweight title fight)
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Chaminade 77, Virginia 72 (1982 regular season)
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Giants 17, Patriots 14 (Super Bowl XLII)
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Buster Douglas defeats Mike Tyson (1990, undisputed heavyweight title fight)
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Villanova 66, Georgetown 64 (1985 NCAA basketball national championship)
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New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7 (Super Bowl III)
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USA 4, Soviet Union 3, (men’s hockey medal round, 1980 Olympic Games)
There are few things more thrilling in sports than a major upset, unless of course your team is on the wrong end of one. But some of the most memorable and iconic moments in all of sports are remembered most because they were so unexpected. The underdog caught fire or found the right moment to rise to the occasion and execute a David and Goliath-like moment.
So we’ve taken the time to identify some of the most extraordinarily surprising results in the history of sports. Where does UMBC’s upset over Virginia fit in?