In the final weekend of November, there were plenty of candidates for the worst losses of the week. Here were the three teams that suffered most in Week 13.
Thanksgiving weekend didn’t leave every fan base with something to be thankful for. Of course, now that ties are no longer a thing in college football, there will always be a disappointed fan base after every game. But no two defeats are exactly the same, and ultimately some losses are worse than others.
That was certainly the case in Week 13, as we saw the No. 1 and No. 2 team both lose on the same weekend for the first time since 2012. One, though, came against the No. 6 team in the country in a virtual divisional championship game. The other came against a team that won’t go bowling even after pulling off the upset over the holiday weekend.
But qualifying among the worst losses of any given weekend doesn’t necessarily require a team to be ranked. Sometimes it involves giving up a big lead late in the game, or losing to a hated rival and suffering longer-term repercussions in the aftermath.
So, out of the more than five dozen teams that sustained defeat in Week 13, which three suffered the worst losses of the weekend? Keep reading for our picks for the worst losses of the holiday weekend and the last full schedule of regular-season games ahead of championship weekend.