You Can't Be Serious: Striking Small-School Shellings of Major Universities
December 4th, 2013 - 20:10
For whatever reason, there is an accident-gawking infatuation with Southern (La.) slaughtering obscure Champion Baptist (Ark.), 116-12. On the other hand, standing out among small-school triumphs this season for Metro State (Colo.) and Nova Southeastern (Fla.) against NCAA Division I universities were their double-digit margins of victory. Nova whipped Florida International by 18 points while Metro handily beat Canisius (14) and Fairleigh Dickinson (11). However, FDU, flogged by Montclair (N.J.) State in the late 1960s, is well aware that these impressive wins pale in comparison to the following "dirty dozen" list detailing widest margins of victory by small colleges over DI schools since the early 1960s:
| Margin | Victorious Small Schools | Major-College Losers | Score | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Winston-Salem (N.C.) State | Delaware State | 111-58 | 1977-78 |
| 43 | Norwich (Vt.) | Vermont | 113-70 | 1964-65 |
| 42 | Hayward (Calif.) State | St. Mary's | 105-63 | 1967-68 |
| 40 | Roanoke (Va.) | The Citadel | 107-67 | 1969-70 |
| 39 | Montclair (N.J.) State | Fairleigh Dickinson | 100-61 | 1968-69 |
| 39 | Puget Sound (Wash.) | Montana | 89-50 | 1970-71 |
| 39 | Springfield (Mass.) | New Hampshire | 117-78 | 1967-68 |
| 38 | Carson-Newman (Tenn.) | Austin Peay State | 121-83 | 1970-71 |
| 38 | Central State (Ohio) | New Hampshire | 97-59 | 1967-68 |
| 37 | Fairmont (W. Va.) State | Delaware State | 94-57 | 1976-77 |
| 37 | Fort Hays (Kan.) State | Northern Colorado | 108-71 | 1962-63 |
| 37 | Xavier (La.) | Grambling State | 106-69 | 1991-92 |