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The Upset Report
2017 · Week 1 · Thursday, August 31, 2017

Tennessee State stuns Georgia State, 17–10

Tennessee State closed as a 15-point underdog and won outright.

Final17–10
Upset size15
Rank in 201726th of 180
15-point underdogFCS beat FBS

It was the 4th-biggest of 7 upsets in 2017 Week 1, and the 26th-biggest of the 2017 season. It was Tennessee State's only upset win of 2017.

Other upsets in 2017 Week 1

  1. 43, 40
    45-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size45
  2. 33-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
    Upset size33
  3. 18.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 23Recap
    Upset size20
  4. 12.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size12.5
  5. 4-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4

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