Texas Upsets and Scares 1980-2019

Total upset score over 40 years is 4249. Average per year is 106.225

Total Upset Score	Result	Upset Value	Away Bonus	Blowout Bonus
264	On Oct 19, 1985, unranked Texas defeated 4th ranked Arkansas by 2 points away.	220	44	0
252	On Oct 16, 2010, unranked Texas defeated 5th ranked Nebraska by 7 points away.	210	42	0
230	On Dec 7, 1996, unranked Texas defeated 3rd ranked Nebraska by 10 points at a neutral site.	230	0	0
228	On Oct 21, 1989, unranked Texas defeated 7th ranked Arkansas by 4 points away.	190	38	0
228	On Oct 31, 1998, unranked Texas defeated 7th ranked Nebraska by 4 points away.	190	38	0
220	On Oct 13, 1990, unranked Texas defeated 4th ranked Oklahoma by 1 points at a neutral site.	220	0	0
200	On Oct 12, 1991, unranked Texas defeated 6th ranked Oklahoma by 3 points at a neutral site.	200	0	0
200	On Nov 27, 1998, unranked Texas defeated 6th ranked Texas A&M by 2 points at home.	200	0	0
196	On Dec 31, 2019, unranked Texas defeated 12th ranked Utah by 28 points at a neutral site.	140	0	56
180	On Oct 29, 2016, unranked Texas defeated 8th ranked Baylor by 1 points at home.	180	0	0
168	On Dec 5, 2015, unranked Texas defeated 12th ranked Baylor by 6 points away.	140	28	0
160	On Oct 10, 2015, unranked Texas defeated 10th ranked Oklahoma by 7 points at a neutral site.	160	0	0
160	On Sep 4, 2016, unranked Texas defeated 10th ranked Notre Dame by 3 points at home.	160	0	0
154	On Nov 10, 1990, 14th ranked Texas defeated 3rd ranked Houston by 21 points at home.	110	0	44
150	On Oct 23, 1999, 18th ranked Texas defeated 3rd ranked Nebraska by 4 points at home.	150	0	0
140	On Oct 12, 2013, unranked Texas defeated 12th ranked Oklahoma by 16 points at a neutral site.	140	0	0
132	On Oct 17, 1987, unranked Texas defeated 15th ranked Arkansas by 2 points away.	110	22	0
132	On Sep 16, 2017, unranked Texas narrowly lost to 4th ranked USC by 3 points away.	110	22	0
120	On Oct 6, 2018, 19th ranked Texas defeated 7th ranked Oklahoma by 3 points at a neutral site.	120	0	0
110	On Nov 23, 1985, unranked Texas defeated 15th ranked Baylor by 7 points at home.	110	0	0
110	On Oct 14, 1989, unranked Texas defeated 15th ranked Oklahoma by 4 points at a neutral site.	110	0	0
110	On Dec 29, 2012, unranked Texas defeated 15th ranked Oregon State by 4 points at a neutral site.	110	0	0
100	On Oct 10, 1992, unranked Texas defeated 16th ranked Oklahoma by 10 points at a neutral site.	100	0	0
100	On Sep 18, 1993, unranked Texas tied 6th ranked Syracuse at home.	100	0	0
80	On Oct 21, 2017, unranked Texas narrowly lost to 10th ranked Oklahoma State by 3 points at home.	80	0	0
70	On Sep 13, 2014, unranked Texas narrowly lost to 12th ranked UCLA by 3 points at a neutral site.	70	0	0
55	On Oct 1, 1994, 16th ranked Texas narrowly lost to 5th ranked Colorado by 3 points at home.	55	0	0

For this table an upset is a win over an opponent ranked 10 or more slots better. Unranked teams are considered ranked 26th. The upset score is 10 points multiplied by the difference in ranking, thus a 21st ranked team beating a 1st ranked team is a better upset (200 points) than a 21st ranked team beating an 11th ranked team (100 points). Winning away grants a 20% bonus. Winning by 21 points or more is a blowout and grants a 40% bonus. A scare is a tie or a loss within 3 points of a better ranked team. Scares are worth 50% of upsets, and can get an away bonus. Leave a comment if you would like to see another school, other years, or different criteria for determining an upset or scare.