Losing at home is never fun. Losing at home to an unranked team as a ranked team is less fun. Losing at home to an unranked team as a ranked team when you were favored by 22.5 points? Absolutely devastating.
It’s also what the No. 20 Florida Gators did on Monday night, losing to previously winless Texas Southern, 69-54. Yes, you read that right. They not only lost, but lost by 15. It wasn’t really close at any point as the Tigers took a 10-point lead into halftime.
Texas Southern took the lead at 16-15 with 11:30 remaining in the first half on a jumper from PJ Harvey, and they never looked back. Florida got it back to single digits at the 17:34 mark of the second half, but the deficit promptly jumped back to 11 with a three from the Tigers.
0-7 Texas Southern beat 20th-ranked Florida, 69-54. Since 1980, the previous worst record by any team that defeated an AP-ranked opponent was 0-3 (Louisville over Maryland on Dec. 13, 1980). pic.twitter.com/CxrA72b3oN
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 7, 2021
According to Tipico Sportsbook, the money line was -5000 for the Gators, who have wins over Florida State and Ohio State already this season. The Tigers only have one win, but boy is it a memorable one.
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