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The Upset Report
2023 · Week 8 · Saturday, October 21, 2023

Ball State upsets Central Michigan, 24–17

Ball State closed as a 5-point underdog and won outright.

Final24–17
Upset size5
Rank in 2023115th of 180
5-point underdog

It was the 10th-biggest of 17 upsets in 2023 Week 8, and the 115th-biggest of the 2023 season. Ball State pulled off 1 other upset in 2023.

Other upsets in 2023 Week 8

  1. 24-point underdogUnranked beat No. 10Recap
    Upset size32
  2. 11.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size11.5
  3. Upset size7
  4. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5
  5. 6.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size6.5

Ball State’s other 2023 upsets

  1. Week 119.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size9.5

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