Texas Posts Big Numbers In Ucla Loss

Think big Texas, because the Longhorns just endured the biggest defeat by any team ever ranked in The Associated Press college football poll.

Texas’ 66-3 loss to UCLA on Saturday in Austin was the largest losing margin since the AP poll began in 1936. The Longhorns (1-1) were No. 11 entering the game.

The previous mark was set on Nov. 17, 1945, when No. 6 Penn State lost to No. 1 Army 61-0.

In addition, the 66 points allowed by Texas was the third-most given up by a ranked team. Northern Illinois defeated No. 24 Fresno State 73-18 on Oct. 6, 1990, and No. 25 UCLA defeated No. 19 BYU 68-14 on Oct. 9, 1993.

There’s more.

Since the AP went to a Top 25 format in 1989, Texas became the highest-ranked team to tumble out of the poll in one week. When the poll had 20 teams, No. 11 Texas A&M dropped out after a 27-0 loss to No. 17 LSU on Sept. 3, 1988 and on Sept. 26, 1987, No. 10 Arkansas dropped out after losing to No. 5 Miami 51-7.

The highest-ranked team to fall out of the Top 20 in one week’s time was No. 2 Oklahoma, after a 45-13 loss to No. 10 Northwestern on Sept. 26, 1959.