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The Upset Report
2022 · Bowl season · Saturday, December 17, 2022 · Neutral site

BYU upsets SMU, 24–23

BYU closed as a 4.5-point underdog and won outright.

Final24–23
Upset size4.5
Rank in 2022157th of 215
4.5-point underdog

It was the 7th-biggest of 16 upsets in 2022 Bowl season, and the 157th-biggest of the 2022 season. BYU pulled off 2 other upsets in 2022.

Other upsets in 2022 Bowl season

  1. 8.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 18Recap
    Upset size12.5
  2. 8-point underdogNo. 3 beat No. 2Recap
    Upset size8.5
  3. 7-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7
  4. 6-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6
  5. 4.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4.5

BYU’s other 2022 upsets

  1. Week 109.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size9.5
  2. Week 2No. 21 beat No. 9Recap
    Upset size6

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