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The Upset Report
2015 · Bowl season · Thursday, December 31, 2015 · Neutral site

No. 14 Houston upsets No. 9 Florida State, 38–24

Houston closed as a 6.5-point underdog and won outright. No. 14 beat No. 9 in the AP poll.

Final38–24
Upset size9
Rank in 201564th of 161
6.5-point underdogNo. 14 beat No. 9

It was the biggest of 12 upsets in 2015 Bowl season, and the 64th-biggest of the 2015 season. Houston pulled off 2 other upsets in 2015.

Other upsets in 2015 Bowl season

  1. 7.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5
  2. 7.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5
  3. Unranked beat No. 12Recap
    Upset size7
  4. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5
  5. 37, 29
    6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5

Houston’s other 2015 upsets

  1. Week 13No. 21 beat No. 16Recap
    Upset size2.5
  2. Week 212.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size12.5

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