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The Upset Report
2022 · Bowl season · Saturday, December 31, 2022 · Neutral site

No. 3 TCU upsets No. 2 Michigan, 51–45

TCU closed as a 8-point underdog and won outright. No. 3 beat No. 2 in the AP poll.

Final51–45
Upset size8.5
Rank in 202280th of 215
8-point underdogNo. 3 beat No. 2

It was the 2nd-biggest of 16 upsets in 2022 Bowl season, and the 80th-biggest of the 2022 season. TCU pulled off 3 other upsets in 2022.

Other upsets in 2022 Bowl season

  1. 8.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 18Recap
    Upset size12.5
  2. 7-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7
  3. 6-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6
  4. 4.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4.5
  5. No. 14 beat No. 8Recap
    Upset size4.5

TCU’s other 2022 upsets

  1. Week 117.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size7.5
  2. Week 7No. 13 beat No. 8Recap
    Upset size2.5
  3. Week 55-point underdogUnranked beat No. 18Recap
    Upset size9

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