2016 · Bowl season · Saturday, December 31, 2016 · Neutral site
No. 3 Clemson edges No. 2 Ohio State, 31–0
Clemson closed as a 3-point underdog and won outright. No. 3 beat No. 2 in the AP poll.
Final31–0
Upset size3.5
Rank in 2016162nd of 198
It was the 10th-biggest of 15 upsets in 2016 Bowl season, and the 162nd-biggest of the 2016 season. Clemson pulled off 2 other upsets in 2016.
Other upsets in 2016 Bowl season
Wake Forest 34,
No. 23 Temple 26Upset size14
Idaho 61,
Colorado State 50Upset size13
Baylor 31,
Boise State 12Upset size10- Upset size8.5
No. 3 Clemson 35,
No. 1 Alabama 31Upset size7
Clemson’s other 2016 upsets
No. 5 Clemson 42,
No. 3 Louisville 36Upset size1
No. 3 Clemson 35,
No. 1 Alabama 31Upset size7
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