60 straight top-5 losses? Vanderbilt’s stunning Alabama distressed by the

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Simply one week after emerging triumphant in among the most thrilling college football games in current memory, top-ranked Alabama followed up its win over then-No. 2 Georgia with a loss … to Vanderbilt, which went into the match with simply two SEC wins to its name because the end of the 2019 season.The outcome surprised the college football world and the general sports scene alike. Here are some of the most impressive numbers behind the unbelievable upset:1: In addition to No. 1 being Alabama’s ranking,

Saturday’s win represented a number of firsts for Vanderbilt. It was the school’s first win over a top-ranked program. It also marked the very first time the Commodores scored more than 40 points in a game versus a top-five challenger.3: Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia is something of an upset expert. Pavia got in the contest tied with Eric Dungey(Syracuse )and Skylar Thompson (Kansas State)for the most wins by a quarterback in games where their team was a 21+point underdog over the previous 20 seasons with two. Both of Pavia’s previous wins came throughout his time at New Mexico State. He now adds another such triumph to his ledger, as Vanderbilt closed as a 22.5 point underdog at ESPN BET.4: Alabama becomes the 4th No. 1 group in the AP Survey age to lose a game to an unranked opponent the week after a win over a top-2 ranked challenger. Such a result hadn’t took place considering that 1960, when the Minnesota Golden Gophers fell to the Purdue Boilermakers.13: Throughout 4 games against Alabama throughout Nick Saban’s period, Vanderbilt scored 13 points.Total.The Commodores scored 13 points in the first quarter of Saturday’s contest alone.23: Alabama had actually won

23 consecutive games on the field against Vanderbilt (in 1993 Alabama won but the win later on flipped to Vanderbilt via surrender due to NCAA infractions versus the Crimson Tide from that season)before Saturday’s

upset, a streak going back to 1984. The matchup had not even been decided by a one-score margin because 2006.60: Vanderbilt entered Saturday’s game with an 0-60 mark against AP top-5 opposition. Its 60 consecutive losses against those challengers was the longest such streak in the AP Poll period, dating back to 1936.80: Pavia ended up Saturday 16-for-20, throwing for 252 lawns and a set of ratings.

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80%conclusion rate was the highest mark by an opposing quarterback versus the Crimson Tide since 2010 when Stephen Garcia completed with an 85%mark for the South Carolina Gamecocks.ESPN Research study contributed to this story