2018 · Bowl season · Tuesday, January 1, 2019 · Neutral site
No. 16 Kentucky upsets No. 13 Penn State, 27–24
Kentucky closed as a 6.5-point underdog and won outright. No. 16 beat No. 13 in the AP poll.
Final27–24
Upset size8
Rank in 201876th of 181
It was the 5th-biggest of 14 upsets in 2018 Bowl season, and the 76th-biggest of the 2018 season. Kentucky pulled off 3 other upsets in 2018.
Other upsets in 2018 Bowl season
No. 14 Texas 28,
No. 6 Georgia 21Upset size17
Iowa 27,
No. 18 Mississippi State 22Upset size11
Northwestern 31,
No. 20 Utah 20Upset size10
Oklahoma State 38,
No. 24 Missouri 33Upset size9.5
Florida International 35,
Toledo 32Upset size7
Kentucky’s other 2018 upsets
No. 12 Kentucky 15,
Missouri 14Upset size7.5- Upset size16
Kentucky 27,
No. 25 Florida 16Upset size14
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