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

UNLV upsets Idaho, 44–16

UNLV closed as a 4.5-point underdog and won outright.

Final44–16
Upset size4.5
Rank in 2017125th of 180
4.5-point underdog

It was the 9th-biggest of 12 upsets in 2017 Week 2, and the 125th-biggest of the 2017 season. UNLV pulled off 2 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

UNLV’s other 2017 upsets

  1. Week 123-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3
  2. Week 921.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size21.5

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