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The Upset Report
2017 · Week 9 · Saturday, October 28, 2017

No. 6 Ohio State edges No. 2 Penn State, 39–38

No. 6 beat No. 2 in the AP poll.

Final39–38
Upset size2
Rank in 2017169th of 180
No. 6 beat No. 2

It was the 16th-biggest of 16 upsets in 2017 Week 9, and the 169th-biggest of the 2017 season. Ohio State pulled off 1 other upset in 2017.

Other upsets in 2017 Week 9

  1. 21.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size21.5
  2. 7-point underdogNo. 25 beat No. 4Recap
    Upset size17.5
  3. 14.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size14.5
  4. 10-point underdogUnranked beat No. 17Recap
    Upset size14.5
  5. 11-point underdogRecap
    Upset size11

Ohio State’s other 2017 upsets

  1. Week 14No. 8 beat No. 3Recap
    Upset size2.5

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