Five of the AP Poll's Top 11 Fall in Week 6: Looking Back at Saturday's Full of Surprises in College Football

From Nashville to Seattle, the sixth week of the college football season was filled with field rushes, goalpost poaching and more big upsets in a single day than the sport has seen in eight seasons.

Five of the top 11 teams in the AP Poll lost on Saturday, four of them to unranked teams.

The most surprising upsets came in the SEC, where Vanderbilt — yes, Vandy — beat No. 1 Alabama for the first time in 40 years. The Commodores' 40-35 win was coach Kalen DeBoer's first loss as Nick Saban's replacement with the Crimson Tide.

“We’re going to get through it as a team and keep moving forward,” DeBoer said.

Commodores fans pulled down the goal post from an end zone and marched with it down Broadway in Nashville.

Later, No. 4 Tennessee was beaten 19-14 by Arkansas, prompting a field rush in Fayetteville – although Razorbacks fans managed to protect the goalposts.

“These guys are happy; They’re not surprised,” Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said.

The last time two AP Top 5 teams lost to unranked teams on the same day was Nov. 12, 2016. Three lost that day: No. 2 Michigan to Iowa; No. 3 Clemson to Pitt and No. 4 Washington to USC. This was also the last time that at least four of the top 10 teams in the AP Poll were beaten by unranked teams on the same day.

Saturday also marked the first time ever that two top-five SEC teams lost to unranked teams on the same day. No. 9 Missouri was also beaten 41-10 by No. 25 Texas A&M.

In the Big Ten, No. 10 Michigan lost a national championship rematch at Washington, the Wolverines' new conference rival, 27-17, and No. 11 USC fell to Minnesota 24-17.

No. 8 Miami needed a 25-point second-half comeback at Cal to narrowly avoid becoming the sixth top-11 team and the fifth from an unranked team.

It's been a long day for Bears fans, starting before dawn with the first visit to the school from ESPN's “College GameDay.” Finally, they filled their stadium and watched as their team took a 35-10 lead before Cam Ward and the Hurricanes stormed back for their second straight heartbreaking win.

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