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

North Carolina stuns No. 12 Florida State, 37–35

North Carolina closed as a 12-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked North Carolina taking down the No. 12 team in the AP poll.

Final37–35
Upset size19
Rank in 201625th of 198
12-point underdogUnranked beat No. 12

It was the 2nd-biggest of 17 upsets in 2016 Week 5, and the 25th-biggest of the 2016 season. North Carolina pulled off 1 other upset in 2016.

Other upsets in 2016 Week 5

  1. 17.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 19Recap
    Upset size21
  2. 8-point underdogUnranked beat No. 17Recap
    Upset size12.5
  3. 12-point underdogRecap
    Upset size12
  4. 8-point underdogRecap
    Upset size8
  5. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5

North Carolina’s other 2016 upsets

  1. Week 77-point underdogUnranked beat No. 16Recap
    Upset size12

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