The 8 biggest national championshup game upsets since 1998, from Vince Young & Texas to Stetson Bennett & Georgia

The Sporting News lists the 8 biggest national championship game upsets since 1998. They are listed in chronolgical order. Vince Young and Texas were upset by Stetson Bennett. Appalachian State beat Michigan at the Big House and Boise State won the Fiesta Bowl.

No. 1 Oklahoma beat No. 3 Florida State 13-2 in the 2001 Orange Bowl. The Seminoles were 11.5-point favorites.

No. 2 Ohio State beat No. 1 Miami 24-31 in the 2003 Fiesta Bowl. The Buckeyes were 11.5-point underdogs. Willis McGahee broke his knee in that game. Maurice Clarett's 5-yard score in second overtime won it for OSU.

No. 2 Texas beat No. 1 USC in the 2006 Rose Bowl. The game is considered the greatest college football game ever. The 8 biggest national championshup game upsets since 1998 include Vince Young & Texas to Stetson Bennett & Georgia.

No. 2 Florida beat No. 1 Ohio State 41-14 in the 2008 Fiesta Bowl. The Buckeyes had been undefeated and ranked No 1 in AP rankings. Florida raced out to a 20-point lead in second quarter and didn't relinquish it.

No. 2 Alabama beat No. 1 LSU 21-0 in the 2012 national championship game. Courtney Upshaw was named Defensive Player of the Game.

2014 Ohio State lost to Virginia Tech in the second game of the season. The Buckeyes won the Big Ten championship game and beat Wisconsin in a thrilling game. They beat No. 1 Alabama in their first College Football Playoff semifinal and then beat Oregon's Marcus Mariota.

No. 2 Clemson beat No. 1 Alabama 44-16 in the 2019 national championship game. The Tigers became the first team to finish 15-0 in over a century.  The 8 biggest national championshup game upsets since 1998 include Vince Young and Texas, Stetson Bennett and Georgia.

2022: No. 3 Georgia 33, No 1 Alabama 18. Georgia's defense held Alabama to 24 points in last year's CFP final. Stetson Bennett led the Bulldogs on two touchdown drives in the fourth quarter. Brock Bowers' 79-yard pick-six secured Georgia the national title.