I'm trying to remember...

[ERCougar]

what happened the last time we beat the #3 team in the country in the first game of the year.

[Shaka]

I think they were so disheartened by the loss they stunk up the rest of the season. Similar thing happened to Washington last year.

[Babs]

All I know is LAST time we came off of a national-title loss to open with an embarrassing upset from a MWC mid-major, we went on to an 8-4 season.

[U-Ute]

what happened the last time we beat the #3 team in the country in the first game of the year.

They created the BCS.

[BigPiney]

They created the BCS.

Nice.

[Indy Coug]

what happened the last time we beat the #3 team in the country in the first game of the year.

Here are the worst seasons by teams ranked in the preseason top 5. Bama was 1-12 due to forfeiture.

Season	Team	      Rank	Wins	Losses	Ties
1993	Alabama	        2	1	12	0
1956	Notre Dame	3	2	8	0
1954	Illinois	5	1	8	0
2000	Alabama	        3	3	8	0
1967	Michigan St.	3	3	7	0
1976	Arizona St.	3	4	7	0
1984	Pittsburgh	3	3	7	1
1981	Notre Dame	3	5	6	0
1999	Arizona	        4	6	6	0
2005	Tennessee	3	5	6	0