Yeah, it wouldn't be an acceptable excuse. But, the good thing is that your professor wouldn't bitch you out, he simply wouldn't care, most likely. They'd just say "I'm sorry, no late work accepted."
What's great about college is that nothing is personal. Rules are laid out for you at the beginning of the course, so you know what to expect.
Cept for I've had some pretty crappy professors now that I think about it...most are good, but there have been a few that I've had after class meetings with because they suck...now that I think about it I'm not sure if any of my post right here is valid, so disregard everything up until this ....it's pretty much luck of the draw.