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The Upset Report
2016 · Week 12 · Thursday, November 17, 2016

Houston stuns No. 3 Louisville, 36–10

Houston closed as a 17-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Houston taking down the No. 3 team in the AP poll.

Final36–10
Upset size28.5
Rank in 20167th of 198
17-point underdogUnranked beat No. 3

It was the biggest of 15 upsets in 2016 Week 12, and the 7th-biggest of the 2016 season. Houston pulled off 1 other upset in 2016.

Other upsets in 2016 Week 12

  1. 24, 21
    21-point underdogRecap
    Upset size21
  2. 10.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 11Recap
    Upset size18
  3. 10.5-point underdogNo. 21 beat No. 16Recap
    Upset size13
  4. 9.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size9.5
  5. 8.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 25Recap
    Upset size9

Houston’s other 2016 upsets

  1. Week 110-point underdogNo. 15 beat No. 3Recap
    Upset size16

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