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Which FCS school stunned preseason #5 Michigan in the 2007 college football season opener, delivering the first FBS loss to an FCS opponent?
Answer
Appalachian State University
Appalachian State, then a two-time defending FCS national champion, beat #5 Michigan 34–32 at Michigan Stadium on September 1, 2007, becoming the first FCS team to defeat a ranked FBS opponent.
💡 Did you know?
Appalachian State's 2007 upset over #5 Michigan marked college football's first FBS loss to an FCS team, shocking fans so deeply that Michigan fired their coach mid-season.
Other options people guess
- Montana State University
- Youngstown State University
- James Madison University
Topics
- college-football
- upsets
- 2000s
- underdogs
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