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The Upset Report
2010 · Week 1 · Saturday, September 4, 2010 · Neutral site

No. 21 LSU edges No. 18 North Carolina, 30–24

No. 21 beat No. 18 in the AP poll.

Final30–24
Upset size1.5
Rank in 201045th of 52
No. 21 beat No. 18

It was the 2nd-biggest of 2 upsets in 2010 Week 1, and the 45th-biggest of the 2010 season. LSU pulled off 1 other upset in 2010.

Other upsets in 2010 Week 1

  1. Unranked beat No. 15Recap
    Upset size5.5

LSU’s other 2010 upsets

  1. Week 10No. 12 beat No. 5Recap
    Upset size3.5

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