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The Upset Report
2017 · Week 5 · Saturday, September 30, 2017

New Mexico edges Air Force, 56–38

New Mexico closed as a 3-point underdog and won outright.

Final56–38
Upset size3
Rank in 2017162nd of 180
3-point underdog

It was the 5th-biggest of 6 upsets in 2017 Week 5, and the 162nd-biggest of the 2017 season. New Mexico pulled off 1 other upset in 2017.

Other upsets in 2017 Week 5

  1. 20.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 25Recap
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  2. 13.5-point underdogRecap
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  3. 4.5-point underdogNo. 16 beat No. 5Recap
    Upset size10
  4. 8-point underdogRecap
    Upset size8
  5. 3-point underdogRecap
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New Mexico’s other 2017 upsets

  1. Week 49-point underdogRecap
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