Ball State stuns No. 23 Buffalo, 38–28

Ball State closed as a 12.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Ball State taking down the No. 23 team in the AP poll.

It was the biggest of 7 upsets in 2020 Week 16, and the 25th-biggest of the 2020 season. Ball State pulled off 2 other upsets in 2020.

Other upsets in 2020 Week 16

1. Oregon 31, No. 13 USC 24

   3-point underdogUnranked beat No. 13Recap
   Upset size9.5
2. No. 25 San José State 34, Boise State 20

   6.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6.5
3. Stanford 48, UCLA 47

   6.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6.5
4. UAB 22, Marshall 13

   4.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size4.5
5. No. 12 Oklahoma 27, No. 8 Iowa State 21

   No. 12 beat No. 8Recap
   Upset size2

Ball State’s other 2020 upsets

1. Ball State 27, Toledo 24

   Week 1310-point underdogRecap
   Upset size10
2. Ball State 34, No. 25 San José State 13

   Bowl9-point underdogUnranked beat No. 25Recap
   Upset size9.5

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