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

Howard stuns UNLV, 43–40

Howard closed as a 45-point underdog and won outright.

Final43–40
Upset size45
Rank in 20171st of 180
45-point underdogFCS beat FBS

It was the biggest of 7 upsets in 2017 Week 1, and the biggest of the 2017 season. It was Howard's only upset win of 2017.

Other upsets in 2017 Week 1

  1. 48, 45
    33-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size33
  2. 51, 41
    18.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 23Recap
    Upset size20
  3. 17, 10
    15-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size15
  4. 35, 30
    12.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size12.5
  5. 31, 26
    4-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4

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