No. 8 Michigan State upsets No. 6 Michigan, 37–33
Michigan State closed as a 4-point underdog and won outright. No. 8 beat No. 6 in the AP poll.
Final37–33
Upset size5
Rank in 2021124th of 199
It was the 9th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2021 Week 9, and the 124th-biggest of the 2021 season. Michigan State pulled off 3 other upsets in 2021.
Other upsets in 2021 Week 9
Washington State 34,
Arizona State 21Upset size16.5
Miami 38,
No. 17 Pittsburgh 34Upset size14
Bowling Green 56,
Buffalo 44Upset size13.5- Upset size11
West Virginia 38,
No. 22 Iowa State 31Upset size9.5
Michigan State’s other 2021 upsets
No. 12 Michigan State 30,
Penn State 27Upset size4.5
Michigan State 38,
No. 24 Miami 17Upset size8
Michigan State 38,
Northwestern 21Upset size3
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