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The Upset Report
2016 · Week 3 · Saturday, September 17, 2016

No. 12 Michigan State upsets No. 18 Notre Dame, 36–28

Michigan State closed as a 7-point underdog and won outright.

Final36–28
Upset size7
Rank in 2016113th of 198
7-point underdog

It was the 6th-biggest of 8 upsets in 2016 Week 3, and the 113th-biggest of the 2016 season. It was Michigan State's only upset win of 2016.

Other upsets in 2016 Week 3

  1. 14.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 13FCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size21
  2. 15.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size15.5
  3. 6-point underdogUnranked beat No. 11Recap
    Upset size13.5
  4. 11.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size11.5
  5. 4.5-point underdogNo. 10 beat No. 2Recap
    Upset size8.5

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