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The Upset Report
2013 · Bowl season · Friday, January 3, 2014 · Neutral site

No. 12 Clemson upsets No. 7 Ohio State, 40–35

Clemson closed as a 4-point underdog and won outright. No. 12 beat No. 7 in the AP poll.

Final40–35
Upset size6.5
Rank in 201383rd of 164
4-point underdogNo. 12 beat No. 7

It was the 6th-biggest of 13 upsets in 2013 Bowl season, and the 83rd-biggest of the 2013 season. Clemson pulled off 1 other upset in 2013.

Other upsets in 2013 Bowl season

  1. 16.5-point underdogNo. 15 beat No. 6Recap
    Upset size21
  2. 16-point underdogNo. 11 beat No. 3Recap
    Upset size20
  3. 13-point underdogUnranked beat No. 16Recap
    Upset size18
  4. 9.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 23Recap
    Upset size11
  5. 7.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5

Clemson’s other 2013 upsets

  1. Week 1No. 8 beat No. 5Recap
    Upset size1.5

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