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The Upset Report
2017 · Week 3 · Saturday, September 16, 2017

Mississippi State stuns No. 12 LSU, 37–7

Mississippi State closed as a 7.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Mississippi State taking down the No. 12 team in the AP poll.

Final37–7
Upset size14.5
Rank in 201729th of 180
7.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 12

It was the 2nd-biggest of 13 upsets in 2017 Week 3, and the 29th-biggest of the 2017 season. Mississippi State pulled off 1 other upset in 2017.

Other upsets in 2017 Week 3

  1. 30, 28
    34.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size34.5
  2. 35, 31
    13-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size13
  3. 9-point underdogUnranked beat No. 19Recap
    Upset size12.5
  4. 10.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size10.5
  5. 5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 18Recap
    Upset size9

Mississippi State’s other 2017 upsets

  1. Bowl6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5

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