How many other 3-9 teams did he lose to?
LSU lost to Troy, at home, season prior to winning a championship. I can find many bad losses for nearly any program in the nation. It’s Football.
Name me a program in College Football that doesn’t have a “mental lapse” and lose a game (on the road) they aren’t supposed to. Besides, Stanford won on some miraculous play, Oregon lost their OC and had missing players. Weak example.