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The Upset Report
2016 · Week 3 · Saturday, September 17, 2016

California stuns No. 11 Texas, 50–43

California closed as a 6-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked California taking down the No. 11 team in the AP poll.

Final50–43
Upset size13.5
Rank in 201655th of 198
6-point underdogUnranked beat No. 11

It was the 3rd-biggest of 8 upsets in 2016 Week 3, and the 55th-biggest of the 2016 season. California pulled off 2 other upsets in 2016.

Other upsets in 2016 Week 3

  1. 14.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 13FCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size21
  2. 15.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size15.5
  3. 11.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size11.5
  4. 4.5-point underdogNo. 10 beat No. 2Recap
    Upset size8.5
  5. Upset size7

California’s other 2016 upsets

  1. Week 135.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size5.5
  2. Week 5Unranked beat No. 18Recap
    Upset size4

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