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The Upset Report
2016 · Week 1 · Saturday, September 3, 2016 · Neutral site

Wisconsin stuns No. 5 LSU, 16–14

Wisconsin closed as a 9.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Wisconsin taking down the No. 5 team in the AP poll.

Final16–14
Upset size20
Rank in 201620th of 198
9.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 5

It was the 5th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2016 Week 1, and the 20th-biggest of the 2016 season. Wisconsin pulled off 2 other upsets in 2016.

Other upsets in 2016 Week 1

  1. 34-point underdogRecap
    Upset size34
  2. 45, 42
    27.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size27.5
  3. 22, 16
    23-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size23
  4. 28, 13
    21.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size21.5
  5. 19-point underdogRecap
    Upset size19

Wisconsin’s other 2016 upsets

  1. Week 9No. 11 beat No. 7Recap
    Upset size2
  2. Week 46-point underdogNo. 11 beat No. 8Recap
    Upset size7.5

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