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The Upset Report
2014 · Bowl season · Monday, January 12, 2015 · Neutral site

No. 5 Ohio State upsets No. 3 Oregon, 42–20

Ohio State closed as a 6.5-point underdog and won outright. No. 5 beat No. 3 in the AP poll.

Final42–20
Upset size7.5
Rank in 201488th of 179
6.5-point underdogNo. 5 beat No. 3

It was the 5th-biggest of 18 upsets in 2014 Bowl season, and the 88th-biggest of the 2014 season. Ohio State pulled off 3 other upsets in 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. 4-point underdogNo. 21 beat No. 12Recap
    Upset size8.5
  4. 7-point underdogNo. 10 beat No. 8Recap
    Upset size8
  5. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5

Ohio State’s other 2014 upsets

  1. Week 153-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3
  2. Week 11No. 13 beat No. 7Recap
    Upset size5
  3. Bowl9-point underdogNo. 5 beat No. 1Recap
    Upset size11

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