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The Upset Report
2023 · Bowl season · Friday, December 29, 2023

Memphis stuns Iowa State, 36–26

Memphis closed as a 10.5-point underdog and won outright.

Final36–26
Upset size10.5
Rank in 202340th of 180
10.5-point underdog

It was the 2nd-biggest of 20 upsets in 2023 Bowl season, and the 40th-biggest of the 2023 season. It was Memphis's only upset win of 2023.

Other upsets in 2023 Bowl season

  1. 13.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 17Recap
    Upset size18
  2. 4.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 16Recap
    Upset size9.5
  3. 8.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size8.5
  4. 17, 10
    6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5
  5. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5

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