Two more top-five teams were eliminated, including the #1 seed 2020 Alabama, as well as #5 2005 USC. 1976 Pittsburgh and 1996 Florida provided the upsets. 1993 Florida State and 2020 Auburn also won in close games as the favorites.
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Round of 16:
Game 32: (16) 1976 Pittsburgh defeats (1) 2020 Alabama, 28-10
Game 33: (9) 2010 Auburn defeats (25) 1991 Michigan, 26-17
Game 34: (4) 1993 Florida State defeats (13) 2002 USC, 21-17
Game 35: (12) 1996 Florida defeats (5) 2005 USC, 38-37
1976 Pittsburgh 28, 2020 Alabama 10
Tony Dorsett vs. DeVonta Smith
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 Pittsburgh | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| 2020 Alabama | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
A huge upset, as the #1 overall seed goes down. Pitt forced three first-half turnovers and jumped out to a 21-0 lead. Alabama cut the lead to 21-10 and seemed to have some momentum, but Tony Dorsett’s second touchdown put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter.
| Quarter | Alabama | Pittsburgh | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | punt | ||
| punt | |||
| TD (Matt Cavanaugh pass to Jim Corbett), XP good | 0-7 | ||
| interception | |||
| punt | |||
| 2 | interception | ||
| TD (Matt Cavanaugh pass to Gordon Jones), XP good | 0-14 | ||
| punt | |||
| punt | |||
| fumble | |||
| TD (Tony Dorsett run), XP good | 0-21 | ||
| end of half | |||
| 3 | punt | ||
| fumble | |||
| FG good (Will Reichard) | 3-21 | ||
| punt | |||
| TD (Mac Jones pass to DeVonta Smith), XP good | 10-21 | ||
| 4 | punt | ||
| punt | |||
| TD (Tony Dorsett run), XP good | 10-28 | ||
| turnover on downs | |||
| punt | |||
| end of game |
2010 Auburn 26, 1991 Michigan 17
Cam Newton vs. Desmond Howard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 Michigan | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 2010 Auburn | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 26 |
Michigan was in it until the end, but the Tigers’ Wes Bynum made a clutch field goal, his fourth of the contest, in the closing minutes to put it out of reach.
| Quarter | Auburn | Michigan | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | punt | ||
| fumble | |||
| punt | |||
| punt | |||
| fumble | |||
| 2 | FG good (Wes Byrum) | 3-0 | |
| FG good (J.D. Carlson) | 3-3 | ||
| FG good (Wes Byrum) | 6-3 | ||
| punt | |||
| TD (Cam Newton run), XP good | 13-3 | ||
| end of half | |||
| 3 | punt | ||
| TD (Desmond Howard punt return), XP good | 13-10 | ||
| FG missed | |||
| punt | |||
| TD (Mario Fannin run), XP good | 20-10 | ||
| turnover on downs | |||
| FG good (Wes Byrum) | 23-10 | ||
| 4 | punt | ||
| punt | |||
| TD (Tyrone Wheatley run), XP good | 23-17 | ||
| FG good (Wes Byrum) | 26-17 | ||
| turnover on downs | |||
| end of game |
1993 Florida State 21, 2002 USC 17
Charlie Ward vs. Carson Palmer
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 USC | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
| 1993 Florida State | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
The Trojans had three turnovers and a missed field goal as the Seminoles built a 14-0 third-quarter lead. Down 21-3, the Trojans scored twice and recovered an onside kick, but a desperation pass to the end zone on the final play fell incomplete.
| Quarter | Florida State | USC | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fumble | ||
| FG missed | |||
| interception | |||
| TD (Sean Jackson run), XP good | 7-0 | ||
| punt | |||
| 2 | fumble | ||
| punt | |||
| punt | |||
| interception | |||
| FG missed | |||
| end of half | |||
| 3 | TD (Charlie Ward pass to Sean Jackson), XP good | 14-0 | |
| FG missed | |||
| punt | |||
| FG good (Ryan Killeen) | 14-3 | ||
| 4 | TD (Warrick Dunn run), XP good | 21-3 | |
| punt | |||
| punt | |||
| TD (Justin Fargas run), XP good | 21-10 | ||
| punt | |||
| TD (Sultan McCullough run), XP good | 21-17 | ||
| USC recovers onside kick | |||
| end of game |
1996 Florida 38, 2005 USC 37
Danny Wuerffel vs. Reggie Bush
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Florida | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
| 2005 USC | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
The Trojans have only themselves to blame, as they committed four turnovers and gave up touchdowns on an interception, a punt return and a kickoff return. The Gators’ Jacquez Green had three TDs, two on the punt and kickoff returns, and the third came on a reception that put Florida up 38-31 in the third quarter. USC managed just two field goals the rest of the way and for the second straight game, it ended with a Trojans hail mary attempt going incomplete.
| Quarter | USC | Florida | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TD (Reggie Bush run), XP good | 7-0 | |
| fumble | |||
| interception | |||
| TD (interception return), XP good | 7-7 | ||
| punt | |||
| TD (Jacquez Green punt return), XP good | 7-14 | ||
| FG good (Mario Danelo) | 10-14 | ||
| 2 | punt | ||
| TD (Lendale White run), XP good | 17-14 | ||
| TD (Elijah Williams run), XP good | 17-21 | ||
| TD (Matt Leinart pass to Reggie Bush), XP good | 24-21 | ||
| FG good (Bart Edmiston) | 24-24 | ||
| fumble | |||
| end of half | |||
| 3 | TD (Jacquez Green kickoff return), XP good | 24-31 | |
| interception | |||
| punt | |||
| TD (Matt Leinart pass to Steve Smith), XP good | 31-31 | ||
| TD (Danny Wuerffel pass to Jacquez Green), XP good | 31-38 | ||
| FG good (Mario Danelo) | 34-38 | ||
| punt | |||
| 4 | FG good (Mario Danelo) | 37-38 | |
| interception | |||
| punt | |||
| punt | |||
| turnover on downs | |||
| punt | |||
| end of game |
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