Michigan entered the 2007 season as the No. 3 team in the country its eyes on a potential national title run.
Tragically for the Wolverines and their fans, those hopes did not survive the first game of the season.
Appalachian State, the two-time defending FCS champion, strolled into Michigan Stadium and handed the Wolverines the biggest upset loss in college football history in the first game ever broadcast by BTN.
Wolverine tailback Mike Hart carried the ball 23 times for 188 yards and three touchdowns, but his defense had no answer for Mountaineer quarterback Armanti Edwards (289 total yards, four total touchdowns) and wide receiver Dexter Jackson (three receptions, 92 yards, and two touchdowns).
After clawing back from a 31-20 third quarter deficit, Michigan had a chance to win the game after a fourth quarter drive put them at the Appalachian State 30-yard line.
On the final play of the game, Mountaineer safety Corey Lynch broke through the line and blocked Jason Gingell's 37-yard attempt to seal the 34-32 victory for the Mountaineers.
"It is one of the biggest losses ever, but give all the credit to Appalachian State," Hart told reporters after the game.
Appalachian State would go on to win their third title in as many years.
Further reading:
- ESPN recap.
- How Michigan played right into Appalachian State's hands.
- An oral history of the biggest upset in college football history.
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