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AZProgressive

(29,348 posts) Sat Oct 23, 2021, 03:16 PM Oct 2021

Illinois finally upsets #7 Penn State

It took 9 overtimes to do it. It was still a low scoring game in overtime. The score is 20-18.

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Illinois finally upsets #7 Penn State (Original Post) AZProgressive Oct 2021 OP

Good for Illinois (Never been a Penn State fan) hlthe2b Oct 2021 #1

I've hated Penn State ever since Joe Paterno campaigned for Ronald Reagan. Sibelius Fan Oct 2021 #2

The most overtimes of any football game... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2021 #3

hlthe2b

(106,248 posts)

1. Good for Illinois (Never been a Penn State fan)

Reply to AZProgressive (Original post)

Sat Oct 23, 2021, 03:25 PM

Oct 2021

Sibelius Fan

(24,630 posts)

2. I've hated Penn State ever since Joe Paterno campaigned for Ronald Reagan.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 23, 2021, 03:43 PM

Oct 2021

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,035 posts)

3. The most overtimes of any football game...

Reply to AZProgressive (Original post)

Sat Oct 23, 2021, 03:47 PM

Oct 2021

... from high school on up, or so I heard. That could be a premature declaration, though?

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Wrong! (I was stupid to trust a poster on a sports forum!)
It was the most OT's for a college game, but here's a high school game that lasted for 12 OT's!
https://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/30/high-school-football-game-goes-12-overtimes/amp/
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The new rules, with nothing but 2-point conversion attempts after the 2nd overtime, surely made it easier to happen.

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