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The Upset Report
2017 · Week 1 · Saturday, September 2, 2017

Maryland stuns No. 23 Texas, 51–41

Maryland closed as a 18.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Maryland taking down the No. 23 team in the AP poll.

Final51–41
Upset size20
Rank in 201715th of 180
18.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 23

It was the 3rd-biggest of 7 upsets in 2017 Week 1, and the 15th-biggest of the 2017 season. Maryland pulled off 2 other upsets in 2017.

Other upsets in 2017 Week 1

  1. 43, 40
    45-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size45
  2. 33-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size33
  3. 17, 10
    15-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size15
  4. 12.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size12.5
  5. 4-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4

Maryland’s other 2017 upsets

  1. Week 96.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5
  2. Week 513.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size13.5

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