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The Upset Report
2017 · Week 9 · Saturday, October 28, 2017

Houston stuns No. 17 South Florida, 28–24

Houston closed as a 10-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Houston taking down the No. 17 team in the AP poll.

Final28–24
Upset size14.5
Rank in 201728th of 180
10-point underdogUnranked beat No. 17

It was the 4th-biggest of 16 upsets in 2017 Week 9, and the 28th-biggest of the 2017 season. It was Houston's only upset win of 2017.

Other upsets in 2017 Week 9

  1. 21.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size21.5
  2. 7-point underdogNo. 25 beat No. 4Recap
    Upset size17.5
  3. 14.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size14.5
  4. 11-point underdogRecap
    Upset size11
  5. 9.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size9.5

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