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The Upset Report
2008 · Week 5 · Saturday, September 27, 2008

No. 8 Alabama edges No. 3 Georgia, 41–30

No. 8 beat No. 3 in the AP poll.

Final41–30
Upset size2.5
Rank in 200845th of 70
No. 8 beat No. 3

It was the 6th-biggest of 7 upsets in 2008 Week 5, and the 45th-biggest of the 2008 season. Alabama pulled off 1 other upset in 2008.

Other upsets in 2008 Week 5

  1. Unranked beat No. 1Recap
    Upset size12.5
  2. Unranked beat No. 4Recap
    Upset size11
  3. Unranked beat No. 9Recap
    Upset size8.5
  4. Unranked beat No. 16Recap
    Upset size5
  5. Unranked beat No. 20Recap
    Upset size3

Alabama’s other 2008 upsets

  1. Week 1No. 24 beat No. 9Recap
    Upset size7.5

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