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The Upset Report
2017 · Week 5 · Friday, September 29, 2017

No. 16 Washington State stuns No. 5 USC, 30–27

Washington State closed as a 4.5-point underdog and won outright. No. 16 beat No. 5 in the AP poll.

Final30–27
Upset size10
Rank in 201752nd of 180
4.5-point underdogNo. 16 beat No. 5

It was the 3rd-biggest of 6 upsets in 2017 Week 5, and the 52nd-biggest of the 2017 season. Washington State pulled off 1 other upset in 2017.

Other upsets in 2017 Week 5

  1. 20.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 25Recap
    Upset size21
  2. 13.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size13.5
  3. 8-point underdogRecap
    Upset size8
  4. 3-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3
  5. 3-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3

Washington State’s other 2017 upsets

  1. Week 10No. 25 beat No. 18Recap
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