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The Upset Report
2016 · Bowl season · Thursday, December 22, 2016 · Neutral site

Idaho stuns Colorado State, 61–50

Idaho closed as a 13-point underdog and won outright.

Final61–50
Upset size13
Rank in 201657th of 198
13-point underdog

It was the 2nd-biggest of 15 upsets in 2016 Bowl season, and the 57th-biggest of the 2016 season. Idaho pulled off 3 other upsets in 2016.

Other upsets in 2016 Bowl season

  1. 12.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 23Recap
    Upset size14
  2. 10-point underdogRecap
    Upset size10
  3. 6.5-point underdogNo. 10 beat No. 6Recap
    Upset size8.5
  4. 6-point underdogNo. 3 beat No. 1Recap
    Upset size7
  5. Unranked beat No. 14Recap
    Upset size6

Idaho’s other 2016 upsets

  1. 23, 13
    Week 107.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5
  2. 34, 31
    Week 63-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3
  3. 33, 30
    Week 413-point underdogRecap
    Upset size13

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