No. 9 USC edges No. 5 Penn State, 52–49

No. 9 beat No. 5 in the AP poll.

It was the 14th-biggest of 15 upsets in 2016 Bowl season, and the 185th-biggest of the 2016 season. USC pulled off 2 other upsets in 2016.

Other upsets in 2016 Bowl season

1. Wake Forest 34, No. 23 Temple 26

   12.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 23Recap
   Upset size14
2. Idaho 61, Colorado State 50

   13-point underdogRecap
   Upset size13
3. Baylor 31, Boise State 12

   10-point underdogRecap
   Upset size10
4. No. 10 Florida State 33, No. 6 Michigan 32

   6.5-point underdogNo. 10 beat No. 6Recap
   Upset size8.5
5. No. 3 Clemson 35, No. 1 Alabama 31

   6-point underdogNo. 3 beat No. 1Recap
   Upset size7

USC’s other 2016 upsets

1. USC 26, No. 4 Washington 13

   Week 1110-point underdogUnranked beat No. 4Recap
   Upset size21
2. USC 21, No. 21 Colorado 17

   Week 6Unranked beat No. 21Recap
   Upset size2.5

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