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The Upset Report
2017 · Week 13 · Saturday, November 25, 2017

No. 20 Stanford upsets No. 9 Notre Dame, 38–20

Stanford closed as a 3-point underdog and won outright. No. 20 beat No. 9 in the AP poll.

Final38–20
Upset size8.5
Rank in 201767th of 180
3-point underdogNo. 20 beat No. 9

It was the 5th-biggest of 13 upsets in 2017 Week 13, and the 67th-biggest of the 2017 season. Stanford pulled off 2 other upsets in 2017.

Other upsets in 2017 Week 13

  1. 12-point underdogUnranked beat No. 2Recap
    Upset size24
  2. 14-point underdogUnranked beat No. 16Recap
    Upset size19
  3. 19-point underdogRecap
    Upset size19
  4. 10.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size10.5
  5. 5-point underdogNo. 6 beat No. 1Recap
    Upset size7.5

Stanford’s other 2017 upsets

  1. Week 117-point underdogUnranked beat No. 9Recap
    Upset size15.5
  2. Week 6Unranked beat No. 20Recap
    Upset size3

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