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The Upset Report
2017 · Week 2 · Saturday, September 9, 2017

Central Michigan edges Kansas, 45–27

Central Michigan closed as a 3-point underdog and won outright.

Final45–27
Upset size3
Rank in 2017164th of 180
3-point underdog

It was the 11th-biggest of 12 upsets in 2017 Week 2, and the 164th-biggest of the 2017 season. Central Michigan pulled off 3 other upsets in 2017.

Other upsets in 2017 Week 2

  1. 17, 10
    12-point underdogRecap
    Upset size12
  2. 7.5-point underdogNo. 5 beat No. 2Recap
    Upset size9
  3. 7.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5
  4. 22, 12
    7.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size7.5
  5. 7-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7

Central Michigan’s other 2017 upsets

  1. Week 133-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3
  2. Week 103.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3.5
  3. Week 611-point underdogRecap
    Upset size11

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