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The Upset Report
2016 · Week 8 · Saturday, October 22, 2016

Penn State stuns No. 2 Ohio State, 24–21

Penn State closed as a 20-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Penn State taking down the No. 2 team in the AP poll.

Final24–21
Upset size32
Rank in 20163rd of 198
20-point underdogUnranked beat No. 2

It was the biggest of 14 upsets in 2016 Week 8, and the 3rd-biggest of the 2016 season. Penn State pulled off 1 other upset in 2016.

Other upsets in 2016 Week 8

  1. 24-point underdogUnranked beat No. 11Recap
    Upset size31.5
  2. 17.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size17.5
  3. 17.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size17.5
  4. 17-point underdogRecap
    Upset size17
  5. 7-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7

Penn State’s other 2016 upsets

  1. Week 14No. 8 beat No. 6Recap
    Upset size2

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