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The Upset Report
2014 · Bowl season · Wednesday, December 31, 2014 · Neutral site

No. 21 Boise State upsets No. 12 Arizona, 38–30

Boise State closed as a 4-point underdog and won outright. No. 21 beat No. 12 in the AP poll.

Final38–30
Upset size8.5
Rank in 201474th of 179
4-point underdogNo. 21 beat No. 12

It was the 3rd-biggest of 18 upsets in 2014 Bowl season, and the 74th-biggest of the 2014 season. It was Boise State's only upset win of 2014.

Other upsets in 2014 Bowl season

  1. 9-point underdogNo. 5 beat No. 1Recap
    Upset size11
  2. 7.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 22Recap
    Upset size9.5
  3. 7-point underdogNo. 10 beat No. 8Recap
    Upset size8
  4. 6.5-point underdogNo. 5 beat No. 3Recap
    Upset size7.5
  5. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5

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