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The Upset Report
2002 · Week 4 · Saturday, September 14, 2002

California upsets No. 15 Michigan State, 46–22

It was unranked California taking down the No. 15 team in the AP poll.

Final46–22
Upset size5.5
Rank in 200227th of 64
Unranked beat No. 15

It was the 3rd-biggest of 3 upsets in 2002 Week 4, and the 27th-biggest of the 2002 season. California pulled off 2 other upsets in 2002.

Other upsets in 2002 Week 4

  1. Unranked beat No. 8Recap
    Upset size9
  2. No. 20 beat No. 7Recap
    Upset size6.5

California’s other 2002 upsets

  1. Week 12Unranked beat No. 25Recap
    Upset size0.5
  2. Week 7Unranked beat No. 12Recap
    Upset size7

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