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10 worst games of the 2016 college football season

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 3:51 p.m. ET

Sports Illustrated, SI.com Staff/Sports Illustrated

They can’t all be well played. After honoring the 10 best games of the season on Tuesday, it’s time to acknowledge the other side of the coin: the biggest duds of the season.

Maybe one team (or both) just didn’t show up ready to play or maybe some poorly timed errors overshadowed any semblance of quality football. Still, while these games may not have left us on the edge of our seats in the same way Ohio State-Michigan did, they were often strangely riveting, if only in the same way you can’t look away from a car accident. Their weird entertainment value makes them worth celebrating. Here are the 10 worst games of the 2016 college football season.