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The Upset Report
2017 · Bowl season · Sunday, December 24, 2017 · Neutral site

Fresno State edges Houston, 33–27

Fresno State closed as a 3-point underdog and won outright.

Final33–27
Upset size3
Rank in 2017158th of 180
3-point underdog

It was the 12th-biggest of 15 upsets in 2017 Bowl season, and the 158th-biggest of the 2017 season. Fresno State pulled off 2 other upsets in 2017.

Other upsets in 2017 Bowl season

  1. 9.5-point underdogNo. 10 beat No. 7Recap
    Upset size11
  2. 9-point underdogRecap
    Upset size9
  3. 7-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7
  4. 3.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 19Recap
    Upset size7
  5. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5

Fresno State’s other 2017 upsets

  1. Week 136.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 25Recap
    Upset size7
  2. Week 86.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5

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