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

Iowa State upsets No. 19 Memphis, 21–20

Iowa State closed as a 3.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Iowa State taking down the No. 19 team in the AP poll.

Final21–20
Upset size7
Rank in 201789th of 180
3.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 19

It was the 4th-biggest of 15 upsets in 2017 Bowl season, and the 89th-biggest of the 2017 season. Iowa State pulled off 3 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. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5
  5. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5

Iowa State’s other 2017 upsets

  1. Week 97-point underdogNo. 25 beat No. 4Recap
    Upset size17.5
  2. Week 87-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7
  3. Week 630.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 3Recap
    Upset size42

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