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The Upset Report
2017 · Bowl season · Wednesday, December 20, 2017 · Neutral site

Louisiana Tech upsets SMU, 51–10

Louisiana Tech closed as a 4-point underdog and won outright.

Final51–10
Upset size4
Rank in 2017132nd of 180
4-point underdog

It was the 8th-biggest of 15 upsets in 2017 Bowl season, and the 132nd-biggest of the 2017 season. Louisiana Tech 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

Louisiana Tech’s other 2017 upsets

  1. Week 34.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4.5

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