TCU upsets No. 16 USC, 30–27

TCU closed as a 4.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked TCU taking down the No. 16 team in the AP poll.

It was the 4th-biggest of 15 upsets in 2025 Bowl season, and the 57th-biggest of the 2025 season. TCU pulled off 1 other upset in 2025.

Other upsets in 2025 Bowl season

1. East Carolina 23, Pittsburgh 17

   13.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size13.5
2. No. 10 Miami 24, No. 3 Ohio State 14

   7.5-point underdogNo. 10 beat No. 3Recap
   Upset size11
3. Iowa 34, No. 13 Vanderbilt 27

   3-point underdogUnranked beat No. 13Recap
   Upset size9.5
4. No. 6 Ole Miss 39, No. 2 Georgia 34

   6-point underdogNo. 6 beat No. 2Recap
   Upset size8
5. Ohio 17, UNLV 10

   6.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6.5

TCU’s other 2025 upsets

1. TCU 17, No. 25 Houston 14

   Week 13Unranked beat No. 25Recap
   Upset size0.5

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