Boston College stuns No. 17 SMU, 23–14

Boston College closed as a 13.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked Boston College taking down the No. 17 team in the AP poll.

All 2023 Bowl season upsets, biggest first

Upset size is the points the winner overcame on the closing line plus a bonus for beating a ranked team. How it’s scored

1. Boston College 23, No. 17 SMU 14

   13.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 17Recap
   Upset size18
2. Memphis 36, Iowa State 26

   10.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size10.5
3. USC 42, No. 16 Louisville 28

   4.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 16Recap
   Upset size9.5
4. Coastal Carolina 24, San José State 14

   8.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size8.5
5. Duke 17, Troy 10

   6.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6.5
6. Georgia Tech 30, UCF 17

   6.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6.5
7. Northwestern 14, Utah 7

   6.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size6.5
8. No. 11 Ole Miss 38, No. 10 Penn State 25

   5.5-point underdogNo. 11 beat No. 10Recap
   Upset size6
9. Maryland 31, Auburn 13

   5.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size5.5
10. South Florida 45, Syracuse 0

    5.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size5.5
11. Western Kentucky 38, Old Dominion 35

    4.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4.5
12. No. 9 Missouri 14, No. 7 Ohio State 3

    3.5-point underdogNo. 9 beat No. 7Recap
    Upset size4.5
13. No. 2 Washington 37, No. 3 Texas 31

    3.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3.5
14. Kansas State 28, No. 19 NC State 19

    Unranked beat No. 19Recap
    Upset size3.5
15. Fresno State 37, New Mexico State 10

    3.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3.5
16. No. 25 Tennessee 35, No. 20 Iowa 0

    No. 25 beat No. 20Recap
    Upset size2.5
17. Virginia Tech 41, No. 23 Tulane 20

    Unranked beat No. 23Recap
    Upset size1.5
18. Air Force 31, No. 24 James Madison 21

    Unranked beat No. 24Recap
    Upset size1
19. No. 6 Georgia 63, No. 4 Florida State 3

    No. 6 beat No. 4Recap
    Upset size1
20. No. 14 Arizona 38, No. 12 Oklahoma 24

    No. 14 beat No. 12Recap
    Upset size1