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The Upset Report
2018 · Bowl season · Tuesday, January 1, 2019 · Neutral site

No. 16 Kentucky upsets No. 13 Penn State, 27–24

Kentucky closed as a 6.5-point underdog and won outright. No. 16 beat No. 13 in the AP poll.

Final27–24
Upset size8
Rank in 201876th of 181
6.5-point underdogNo. 16 beat No. 13

It was the 5th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2018 Bowl season, and the 76th-biggest of the 2018 season. Kentucky pulled off 3 other upsets in 2018.

Other upsets in 2018 Bowl season

  1. 13-point underdogNo. 14 beat No. 6Recap
    Upset size17
  2. 7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 18Recap
    Upset size11
  3. 7-point underdogUnranked beat No. 20Recap
    Upset size10
  4. 8.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 24Recap
    Upset size9.5
  5. 7-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7

Kentucky’s other 2018 upsets

  1. Week 97.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5
  2. Week 410-point underdogUnranked beat No. 14Recap
    Upset size16
  3. Week 213.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 25Recap
    Upset size14

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