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The Upset Report
2017 · Bowl season · Monday, January 1, 2018 · Neutral site

No. 4 Alabama edges No. 1 Clemson, 24–6

No. 4 beat No. 1 in the AP poll.

Final24–6
Upset size1.5
Rank in 2017170th of 180
No. 4 beat No. 1

It was the 13th-biggest of 15 upsets in 2017 Bowl season, and the 170th-biggest of the 2017 season. Alabama pulled off 1 other upset in 2017.

Other upsets in 2017 Bowl season

  1. 9.5-point underdogNo. 10 beat No. 7Recap
    Upset size11
  2. 9-point underdogRecap
    Upset size9
  3. 7-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7
  4. 3.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 19Recap
    Upset size7
  5. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5

Alabama’s other 2017 upsets

  1. BowlNo. 4 beat No. 3Recap
    Upset size0.5

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