Middle Tennessee edges Rice, 40–34

Middle Tennessee closed as a 3.5-point underdog and won outright.

It was the 6th-biggest of 10 upsets in 2020 Week 8, and the 101st-biggest of the 2020 season. Middle Tennessee pulled off 2 other upsets in 2020.

Other upsets in 2020 Week 8

1. Indiana 36, No. 8 Penn State 35

   6.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 8Recap
   Upset size15.5
2. Wake Forest 23, No. 19 Virginia Tech 16

   10.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 19Recap
   Upset size14
3. Jacksonville State 19, Florida International 10

   10.5-point underdogFCS beat FBSRecap
   Upset size10.5
4. Rutgers 38, Michigan State 27

   9.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size9.5
5. San José State 17, Air Force 6

   7.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size7.5

Middle Tennessee’s other 2020 upsets

1. Middle Tennessee 20, Troy 17

   Week 1211-point underdogRecap
   Upset size11
2. Middle Tennessee 31, Florida International 28

   Week 66.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6.5

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