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The Upset Report
2017 · Bowl season · Saturday, December 30, 2017 · Neutral site

No. 24 Mississippi State upsets Louisville, 31–27

Mississippi State closed as a 6.5-point underdog and won outright.

Final31–27
Upset size6.5
Rank in 2017100th of 180
6.5-point underdog

It was the 5th-biggest of 15 upsets in 2017 Bowl season, and the 100th-biggest of the 2017 season. Mississippi State pulled off 1 other upset 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

Mississippi State’s other 2017 upsets

  1. Week 37.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 12Recap
    Upset size14.5

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