In 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 combined, 10 teams ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in the AP Poll at the time of kickoff lost during the regular season.

2007 did that 11 times within 56 days, from Oct. 6 to Dec. 1.

Seven of those were No. 2 teams, and three times, both the No. 1 and No. 2 lost in the same weekend, something that hadn’t happened even once in a season since 1996.

The unfolding disaster:

It’s hard to overstate how fun 2007 West Virginia was. The offense scored 40 points per game, ninth-most in the country, despite running 70 percent of the time. White was a magician like Vince Young, throwing for 8 yards an attempt and running for 6.8. He and Slaton each finished above 1,000 yards, with Devine in the 600s. Schmitt was their escort, and Reynaud (with 12 touchdowns) the main option when WVU got bored of running. The philosophy, per star fullback Owen Schmitt: "just score a bunch of fucking points and win the games." "I thought our schemes in general were kept very simple, which allowed us as players to not have to think and more so react," Schmitt says. "So what does that do? That lets an athlete be an athlete. You know what I mean? You don’t want an athlete thinking, because that’s gonna slow him down. "I think we had 12 plays, maybe. Ran ‘em out of like 12 different formations, a couple of motions, different personnels. So we gave you a ton of different looks, but we ran the same plays. "I think [head coach Rich Rodriguez] is a genius, honestly. Some coaches get it. Some coaches don’t." The defense was close to as good, led by junior linebackers Reed Williams and Mortty Ivy. "There was a lot of hype, and then it just seemed like every week, shit was just falling into place. You know what I mean?" Schmitt says. "And teams were losing that needed to lose for us to move up, and it was happening." WVU climbed from No. 9 in the Week 7 BCS standings to No. 2 by Week 13. A home win as a 28.5-point favorite against 4-7 Pitt in the Backyard Brawl would send the Mountaineers to the BCS Championship. "And then you get to the fucking last game of the season and blow it," Schmitt says, "against the shittiest fucking team in the fucking world." The full story of WVU’s epic, disastrous loss to Pitt is here

On the long list of reasons 2007 was the most bizarre season in the history of our bizarre sport, the Curse of No. 2 is near the top.

The nickname sprouted before the spree had even ended, and after the most gut-wrenching upset of them all, even the losing party had to utter its name.

When asked to explain what happened in West Virginia’s 13-9 loss to Pitt, West Virginia fullback Owen Schmitt said, "The No. 2 curse, apparently." West Virginia defensive lineman Johnny Dingle said: "I don’t want to talk about that No. 2 curse. It happened."

Toward the end, fans were expecting silliness to erupt every weekend. We got spoiled on carnage.

And even despite that, results like West Virginia, which lost that rivalry upset and then lost its head coach, beating Big 12 champ Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl still kept shocking us.

We knew we were going to be surprised, and 2007 still found ways to surprise.

And all that was far from the only top-10 mayhem. So very far. Everything went stupid. It was awesome.

Three times, the No. 3 team lost while favored. All three times, it was Oklahoma.

Only one No. 4 lost, but it was Florida to Auburn as a 17.5-point favorite.

The No. 5 spot featured four upsets, including Michigan dropping arguably the biggest upset ever.

A No. 6 lost to an unranked team.

So did a No. 7, a No. 8, a No. 9 ...

... and a team at every other ranking spot through No. 25.

In the BCS Championship, something had to give: the Curse of No. 2, which required No. 2 LSU to lose, vs. Total Weirdness, which demanded an upset. LSU harnessed the curse and lit up Ohio State’s elite defense, becoming the first two-loss AP champ since 1960.

The Tigers finished undefeated in regulation.

All the FBS games won by the lower-ranked team in 2007

Date Winner Score Loser Score Date Winner Score Loser Score Sep. 1 Appalachian State (FCS) 34 No. 5 Michigan 32 Sep. 3 Clemson 24 No. 19 Florida State 18 Sep. 8 South Carolina 16 No. 11 Georgia 12 Sep. 8 USF 26 No. 17 Auburn 23 Sep. 8 Washington 24 No. 22 Boise State 10 Sep. 15 Kentucky 40 No. 9 Louisville 34 Sep. 15 Utah 44 No. 11 UCLA 6 Sep. 15 No. 21 Boston College 24 No. 15 Georgia Tech 10 Sep. 15 Alabama 41 No. 16 Arkansas 38 Sep. 20 Miami 34 No. 20 Texas A&M 17 Sep. 22 Michigan 14 No. 10 Penn State 9 Sep. 22 No. 22 Georgia 26 No. 16 Alabama 23 Sep. 22 Syracuse 38 No. 18 Louisville 35 Sep. 28 No. 18 USF 21 No. 5 West Virginia 13 Sep. 29 Colorado 27 No. 3 Oklahoma 24 Sep. 29 Auburn 20 No. 4 Florida 17 Sep. 29 Kansas State 41 No. 7 Texas 21 Sep. 29 Maryland 34 No. 10 Rutgers 24 Sep. 29 No. 6 Cal 31 No. 11 Oregon 24 Sep. 29 Georgia Tech 13 No. 13 Clemson 3 Sep. 29 Illinois 27 No. 21 Penn State 20 Sep. 29 Florida State 21 No. 22 Alabama 14 Oct. 4 No. 11 South Carolina 38 No. 8 Kentucky 23 Oct. 6 Stanford 24 No. 2 USC 23 Oct. 6 Illinois 31 No. 5 Wisconsin 26 Oct. 6 Tennessee 35 No. 12 Georgia 14 Oct. 6 No. 20 Cincinnati 28 No. 21 Rutgers 23 Oct. 6 Kansas 30 No. 24 Kansas State 24 Oct. 11 Wake Forest 24 No. 21 Florida State 21 Oct. 13 No. 17 Kentucky 43 No. 1 LSU 37 Oct. 13 Oregon State 31 No. 2 Cal 28 Oct. 13 Louisville 28 No. 15 Cincinnati 24 Oct. 13 Iowa 10 No. 18 Illinois 6 Oct. 13 Penn State 38 No. 19 Wisconsin 7 Oct. 18 Rutgers 30 No. 2 USF 27 Oct. 20 Vanderbilt 17 No. 6 South Carolina 6 Oct. 20 No. 14 Florida 45 No. 8 Kentucky 37 Oct. 20 UCLA 30 No. 10 Cal 21 Oct. 20 Alabama 41 No. 20 Tennessee 17 Oct. 20 Pitt 24 No. 23 Cincinnati 17 Oct. 20 Oklahoma State 41 No. 25 Kansas State 39 Oct. 27 No. 20 Georgia 42 No. 9 Florida 30 Oct. 27 UConn 22 No. 11 USF 15 Oct. 27 Mississippi State 31 No. 14 Kentucky 14 Oct. 27 Tennessee 27 No. 15 South Carolina 24 Oct. 27 North Carolina 29 No. 21 Virginia 24 Nov. 3 Florida State 27 No. 2 Boston College 17 Nov. 3 Cincinnati 38 No. 20 USF 33 Nov. 3 Virginia 17 No. 21 Wake Forest 16 Nov. 3 Arkansas 48 No. 23 South Carolina 36 Nov. 10 Illinois 28 No. 1 Ohio State 21 Nov. 10 Maryland 42 No. 8 Boston College 35 Nov. 10 Wisconsin 37 No. 13 Michigan 21 Nov. 10 Cincinnati 27 No. 16 UConn 3 Nov. 10 Mississippi State 17 No. 21 Alabama 12 Nov. 15 Arizona 34 No. 2 Oregon 24 Nov. 17 Texas Tech 34 No. 3 Oklahoma 27 Nov. 17 No. 18 Boston College 20 No. 15 Clemson 17 Nov. 22 No. 11 USC 44 No. 7 Arizona State 24 Nov. 23 Arkansas 50 No. 1 LSU 48 Nov. 23 Texas A&M 38 No. 13 Texas 30 Nov. 24 No. 3 Missouri 36 No. 2 Kansas 28 Nov. 24 UCLA 16 No. 9 Oregon 0 Dec. 1 No. 9 Oklahoma 38 No. 1 Missouri 17 Dec. 1 Pitt 13 No. 2 West Virginia 9 Dec. 1 Oregon State 38 No. 18 Oregon 31 Dec. 23 East Carolina 41 No. 24 Boise State 38 Dec. 27 No. 17 Texas 52 No. 12 Arizona State 34 Dec. 31 No. 22 Auburn 23 No. 15 Clemson 20 Dec. 31 Oregon 56 No. 23 USF 21 Jan. 1 Michigan 41 No. 9 Florida 35 Jan. 1 Texas Tech 31 No. 21 Virginia 28 Jan. 2 No. 11 West Virginia 48 No. 3 Oklahoma 28 Jan. 3 No. 8 Kansas 24 No. 5 Virginia Tech 21 Jan. 7 No. 2 LSU 38 No. 1 Ohio State 24

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