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The Upset Report
2017 · Week 8 · Saturday, October 21, 2017

No. 13 Notre Dame edges No. 11 USC, 49–14

No. 13 beat No. 11 in the AP poll.

Final49–14
Upset size1
Rank in 2017171st of 180
No. 13 beat No. 11

It was the 12th-biggest of 12 upsets in 2017 Week 8, and the 171st-biggest of the 2017 season. It was Notre Dame's only upset win of 2017.

Other upsets in 2017 Week 8

  1. 10-point underdogRecap
    Upset size10
  2. 25, 24
    9.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size9.5
  3. 9.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size9.5
  4. 9-point underdogRecap
    Upset size9
  5. 7-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7

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