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

Indiana stuns No. 17 Michigan State, 24–21

Indiana closed as a 8-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Indiana taking down the No. 17 team in the AP poll.

Final24–21
Upset size12.5
Rank in 201662nd of 198
8-point underdogUnranked beat No. 17

It was the 3rd-biggest of 17 upsets in 2016 Week 5, and the 62nd-biggest of the 2016 season. It was Indiana's only upset win of 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. 12-point underdogRecap
    Upset size12
  4. 8-point underdogRecap
    Upset size8
  5. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5

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