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The Upset Report
2016 · Week 5 · Saturday, October 1, 2016

No. 5 Clemson edges No. 3 Louisville, 42–36

No. 5 beat No. 3 in the AP poll.

Final42–36
Upset size1
Rank in 2016197th of 198
No. 5 beat No. 3

It was the 17th-biggest of 17 upsets in 2016 Week 5, and the 197th-biggest of the 2016 season. Clemson pulled off 2 other upsets in 2016.

Other upsets in 2016 Week 5

  1. 17.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 19Recap
    Upset size21
  2. 12-point underdogUnranked beat No. 12Recap
    Upset size19
  3. 8-point underdogUnranked beat No. 17Recap
    Upset size12.5
  4. 12-point underdogRecap
    Upset size12
  5. 8-point underdogRecap
    Upset size8

Clemson’s other 2016 upsets

  1. Bowl3-point underdogNo. 3 beat No. 2Recap
    Upset size3.5
  2. Bowl6-point underdogNo. 3 beat No. 1Recap
    Upset size7

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