Howard 43 UNLV 40 F
London gets big W.
Next up-Kent State,that lost to Clemson 56-3
http://www.espn.com/college-football/game?gameId=400945252
Cam's little brother doing it all.
http://www.espn.com/chalk/story/_/id/20555460
Howard's win over UNLV is biggest upset vs. spread in college football history
Caylin Newton, Cam’s younger brother, had three touchdowns. (Getty)
Unless you were up late Saturday night, you missed a gambling upset of epic proportions.
FCS-level Howard, a 45-point underdog, took down UNLV 43-40 in Las Vegas. It’s the largest upset vs. the spread in college football history and the
first win over an FBS opponent in Howard’s history.
Howard was a 45-point underdog at UNLV. Howard just beat UNLV.
That's the largest point-spread upset in college football history.
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— ESPN (@espn)
September 3, 2017
Biggest upset in college football history: $100 on Howard would have paid $60,000.
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— Andy Slater (@AndySlater)
September 3, 2017
MIKE LONDON'S HOWARD BISON UPSET UNLV, 43-40
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— Dr. Saturday (@YahooDrSaturday)
September 3, 2017
Before Saturday night, Stanford’s upset of USC in 2007 was the biggest spread upset in college football. The Jim Harbaugh-coached Cardinal were 40-point underdogs entering the game. And while Howard’s upset is still notable, it is worth noting that spreads aren’t always given on games between FCS and FBS opponents.
If you had bet Howard to win straight up, you could have gotten rich too.
$100 money line bet on Howard to beat UNLV would have paid off …
$71,500!!!!
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— Eric Edholm (@Eric_Edholm)
September 3, 2017
While UNLV isn’t a powerhouse, it made some sense why Howard — now coached by former Virginia coach Mike London — was such a big underdog. The Bison are 2-19 over the past two seasons at college football’s second level and were outscored 104-27 in games vs. Maryland and Rutgers a year ago. Remember, Rutgers was outscored 224-0 to Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State and Penn State in 2016. Howard also lost 76-0 to Boston College in 2015.
Howard quarterback Caylin Newton had a big game. Caylin, the younger brother of Carolina Panthers quarterback
Cam Newton, had 21 carries for 190 yards and two touchdowns. He also was 15-of-26 passing for 140 yards, a touchdown and an interception.
The Bison weren’t the only big underdog to win Saturday night either. Liberty, a team making the transition to college football’s top level in 2018,
beat Baylor 48-45. Liberty closed as 33.5-point underdogs.
- And Howard was actually paid $600,000 for the honor of beating UNLV, according to USA Today, which reported that “Howard had to arrange for its band and cheerleaders to arrive in Las Vegas by noon the day before the game to participate in various events” to receive the full guarantee.
