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The Upset Report
2024 · Bowl season · Saturday, December 28, 2024 · Neutral site

No. 18 Iowa State upsets No. 15 Miami, 42–41

Iowa State closed as a 5.5-point underdog and won outright. No. 18 beat No. 15 in the AP poll.

Final42–41
Upset size7
Rank in 202493rd of 174
5.5-point underdogNo. 18 beat No. 15

It was the 6th-biggest of 13 upsets in 2024 Bowl season, and the 93rd-biggest of the 2024 season. Iowa State pulled off 1 other upset in 2024.

Other upsets in 2024 Bowl season

  1. 16.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 11Recap
    Upset size24
  2. 13.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size13.5
  3. 9.5-point underdogNo. 21 beat No. 14Recap
    Upset size13
  4. 10.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size10.5
  5. 7.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5

Iowa State’s other 2024 upsets

  1. Week 2Unranked beat No. 21Recap
    Upset size5

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