Rutgers upsets Michigan State, 38–27

Rutgers closed as a 9.5-point underdog and won outright.

It was the 4th-biggest of 10 upsets in 2020 Week 8, and the 51st-biggest of the 2020 season. Rutgers 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. San José State 17, Air Force 6

   7.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size7.5
5. Middle Tennessee 40, Rice 34

   3.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size3.5

Rutgers’s other 2020 upsets

1. Rutgers 27, Maryland 24

   Week 153-point underdogRecap
   Upset size3
2. Rutgers 37, Purdue 30

   Week 1312.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size12.5

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