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The Upset Report
2016 · Week 11 · Thursday, November 10, 2016

Duke stuns No. 15 North Carolina, 28–27

Duke closed as a 10.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Duke taking down the No. 15 team in the AP poll.

Final28–27
Upset size16
Rank in 201638th of 198
10.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 15

It was the 7th-biggest of 15 upsets in 2016 Week 11, and the 38th-biggest of the 2016 season. Duke pulled off 1 other upset in 2016.

Other upsets in 2016 Week 11

  1. 18.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 2Recap
    Upset size30.5
  2. 19-point underdogUnranked beat No. 3Recap
    Upset size30.5
  3. 10-point underdogUnranked beat No. 4Recap
    Upset size21
  4. 11-point underdogUnranked beat No. 10Recap
    Upset size19
  5. 14.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 18Recap
    Upset size18.5

Duke’s other 2016 upsets

  1. Week 420-point underdogRecap
    Upset size20

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