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The Upset Report
2016 · Week 1 · Saturday, September 3, 2016 · Neutral site

No. 15 Houston stuns No. 3 Oklahoma, 33–23

Houston closed as a 10-point underdog and won outright. No. 15 beat No. 3 in the AP poll.

Final33–23
Upset size16
Rank in 201636th of 198
10-point underdogNo. 15 beat No. 3

It was the 7th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2016 Week 1, and the 36th-biggest of the 2016 season. Houston pulled off 1 other upset in 2016.

Other upsets in 2016 Week 1

  1. 34-point underdogRecap
    Upset size34
  2. 45, 42
    27.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size27.5
  3. 22, 16
    23-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size23
  4. 28, 13
    21.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size21.5
  5. 9.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 5Recap
    Upset size20

Houston’s other 2016 upsets

  1. Week 1217-point underdogUnranked beat No. 3Recap
    Upset size28.5

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